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) In USA: Please go to the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/ and click Manuals on your model page to download the other manuals. For DCP users; This documentation is for both MFC and DCP models. Where it says 'MFC' in this user's guide, please read 'MFC-xxxx' as 'DCP-xxxx - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 2
it may violate the wireless telecommunication and power regulations of that country. In this manual, the LCD messages of the MFC-8910DW are used unless specified. Windows® XP in this document represents Windows® XP Professional, Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows® XP Home Edition - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 3
Support ...4 Printing the Internal Font List...6 Printing the Print Configuration List ...7 Test Print ...8 Duplex (two-sided) Print ...9 Auto Continue...10 Restoring default printer settings...11 Using the scan keys...11 Section II Windows® 2 Printing 13 Using the Brother printer driver - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 4
to scan 50 Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box 51 Scanning a document using the WIA driver 56 WIA compliant ...56 Scanning a document into the PC ...56 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass 59 Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows Photo Gallery - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 5
Setup (For MFC models 81 Accessing Quick Dial (For MFC models 82 Configuring Scan key settings ...82 Launching the BRAdmin utility...84 Support tab ...85 Opening ControlCenter Help ...85 Using Brother Solutions Center ...85 Accessing the Brother CreativeCenter 85 Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 6
messages...124 7 Firewall settings (For Network users) 125 Before using the Brother software ...125 Windows® XP SP2 or greater...125 Windows Vista® users ...128 Windows® 7 users ...131 Section III Apple Macintosh 8 Printing and Faxing 136 Features in the printer driver (Macintosh 136 Duplex - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 7
-sided) document (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T 164 Pre-Scanning an image ...165 Settings in the Scanner window ...166 Scanning a document using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 10.6.x or greater 169 Choosing your machine from Print & Fax or Print & Scan 174 Using Presto! PageManager...175 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 8
®) ...222 Configuring Network Scanning (Windows 223 Configuring Network Scanning (Macintosh 226 Using the Scan key on your network ...227 Scan to E-mail ...229 Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, For MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T): standard, MFC-8510DN and MFC-8710DW: available as a download 231 Scan to - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 9
Section I Machine operation keys I Using the control panel 2 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 10
to set your password in the printer driver dialog box. If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in memory will be cleared. For 5-line LCD models 1 a Press Secure Print. Note If the LCD displays No Data Stored, there is no secured data in the memory. b Press a or b to choose the user - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 11
Using the control panel For Touchscreen models a Press Secure Print. b Press a or b to display the user name. Press the user name. The LCD displays the secured job list for that name. c Press a or b to prints the data. Note After you print the secured data, it will be cleared from memory. 1 1 3 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 12
PCL6 language of a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet laser printer. Many applications support this type of laser printer. Using this mode will allow your machine to run at its best with those applications. BR-Script3 Mode BR-Script is an original Brother page description language and a PostScript® language - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 13
Stop/Exit. For Touchscreen models 1 a Press Menu. b Press Printer. c Press a or b to display Emulation. Press Emulation. d set the emulation setting with your application software or network server. If the setting does not work properly, choose the required emulation mode manually using the control - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 14
Using the control panel Printing the Internal Font List 1 You can print a list of the machine's internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you choose 1 it. For 5-line LCD models 1 a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Print Options. - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 15
Using the control panel Printing the Print Configuration List You can print a list of current printer settings. For 5-line LCD models a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Print Options. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Configuration. Press OK. e Press - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 16
. f Press Stop/Exit. For Touchscreen models a Press Menu. b Press Printer. c Press a or b to display Print Options. Press Print Options. d Press Test Print. e Press Start. f Press Stop/Exit. Note If the problem appears on the printout: uu Basic User's Guide: Improving the print quality. 1 1 1 1 8 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 17
you want to automatically print on both sides of the paper. The setting in the printer 1 driver will take priority over the setting made on the control panel. For 5-line LCD models 1 a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Duplex. Press OK. d Press a or - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 18
Using the control panel Auto Continue 1 If this setting is enabled the machine will automatically clear a paper size error, and will use any compatible 1 paper from other paper trays. For 5-line LCD models 1 a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Printer. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Auto - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 19
Using the control panel Restoring default printer settings You can return the machine's printer settings to the factory settings. This will not reset the network settings. To reset the machine's network settings to the factory settings: uu Network User's Guide. For 5-line LCD models a Press Menu. b - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 20
Section II Windows® Printing Scanning ControlCenter4 Remote Setup (For MFC models) Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Firewall settings (For Network users) II 13 48 70 105 107 125 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 21
Firewall settings (For Network users) uu page 125 to configure your Windows® Firewall. If you are using any other personal Firewall software, see the User's Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer. Using the Brother printer driver 2 A printer driver is software that translates - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 22
Basic User's Guide) 2 a From your application, choose the Print command. If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX* as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your software software. If your application software does not support your - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 23
the stack. When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or poor print quality. If there is a paper jam: uu Basic User's Guide: Error and maintenance messages. If you have a print quality problem: uu Basic User's Guide: Improving the print quality. Automatic - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 24
1 Toner Save Mode Secure Print Administrator 1 User Authentication 1 Macro 1 Density Adjustment Improve Print Output Skip Blank Page 1 Print Profiles 1 1 These settings are not available with the BR-Script3 printer driver for Windows®. 2 Manual duplex printing / Manual - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 25
the printer driver settings a (For Windows® XP and Windows Server®) Click Start, and then Printers and Faxes. (For Windows Vista®) Click the button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. (For Windows® 7) Click the button and Devices and Printers. b (For Windows® XP, Windows Vista - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 26
on the left side of the Basic tab. 2 (1) (4) (2) (3) a Choose Paper Size, Orientation, Copies, Media Type, Resolution and Print Settings (1). b Choose Multiple Page and Duplex / Booklet (2). c Choose Paper Source (3). d Confirm your current settings in the window (4). e Click OK to apply your chosen - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 27
selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) 2 2 Copies 2 The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. Collate With the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 28
paper or rough paper choose Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For bond paper, choose Bond Paper. • When printing on envelopes choose Envelopes. If the toner is not fixed to the envelope correctly when Envelopes has been selected, choose Env. Thick. If the envelope is crumpled when Envelopes has been - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 29
graphics. Text This is the best mode for printing text documents. Manual You can change the settings manually by choosing Manual and clicking the Manual Settings... button. You can set brightness, contrast and other settings. Multiple Page 2 The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 30
at the center of the print output without having to change the order of the pages. • Booklet The machine prints on both sides of the paper automatically. • Booklet (Manual) The machine prints all the even-numbered sides first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the instructions required - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 31
Manual), the Duplex Settings... button becomes available to select. You can set the following settings in the Duplex Settings sets, it still allows you to fold at the center of the smaller individual booklet sets without having to change 1 2, MP Tray or Manual and specify separate trays for printing - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 32
Printing Advanced tab Change the tab settings by clicking one of the following selections: Scaling (1) Reverse Print (2) Use Watermark (3) Header-Footer Print (4) Toner Save Mode (5) Secure Print (6) Administrator (7) User Authentication (8) Other Print Options (9) 2 2 (1) (2) (3) - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 33
Printing Scaling 2 You can change the print image scaling. Reverse Print Check Reverse Print to reverse the data flip it upside down. 2 2 Use Watermark 2 You the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file that you have created. Check Use Watermark and then click the Settings... button. 25 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 34
Printing Watermark Settings 2 2 Transparent 2 Check Transparent to print the watermarked image in the background of your document. If this feature is not checked then the watermark will be - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 35
Add button to add the watermark settings and then choose Use Text or Use Bitmap File in Watermark Style. 2 2 You can change the additional watermark's size and position You can also set the scaling size of the image. Position Use this setting if you want to control the position of the watermark on the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 36
Print If you select Login User Name, your PC login user name will be printed. If you select Custom and enter the text in the Custom edit box, the text you entered will be printed. Toner Save Mode 2 You can conserve toner use with this feature. When you set Toner Save Mode to On, prints appears - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 37
authority to limit access to functions such as scaling and watermark. 2 2 Password Enter the password into this box. Note Click Set Password... to change the password. Copies Lock Lock the copy pages selection to prevent multiple copy printing. Multiple Page & Scaling Lock Lock the scaling - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 38
set your ID and PIN in the User Authentication Settings dialog. Click Settings of User Lock 2.0: uu Network User's Guide. Note • When you Printer Function: Macro Density Adjustment Improve Print Output Skip Blank Page Macro 2 You can save a page of a document as a macro to machine's memory - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 39
do not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in Media Type to the thin setting. Note This operation will decrease the temperature of the machine's fusing process. 2 2 Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 40
are editable presets designed to give you quick access to frequently used printing configurations. 2 2 5 1 2 4 3 Print profile list box (1) display the Print Profiles tab at the front of the window from the next time you print, check Always show Print Profiles tab first.. c Click OK - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 41
desired title in Name. 2 b Choose an icon you want to use from the Icon list, then click OK. c The current settings shown on the left side of the printer driver window will be saved. Delete Profile 2 The Delete Profile dialog appears by clicking Delete Profile. You can delete any of the profiles - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 42
Click Support... in the Printing Preferences dialog box. 2 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Brother Solutions Center (1) The Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/) is a Web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 43
and home users by clicking this button. 2 Print Settings (4) This will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the machine have been configured. Check Setting (5) You can check the current driver settings. About (6) This will show the list of the printer driver files and - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 44
will match the installed options. Paper Source Setting (2) This feature recognizes the paper size set from the control panel menu for each paper tray when you click Auto Detect (4). Serial No. (3) By clicking Auto Detect (4), the printer driver will probe the machine and display its serial - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 45
settings in the printer driver. When you click Auto Detect, options that are installed on the machine will be listed in Available Options (1). You can manually access the Ports tab, see Accessing the printer driver settings uu page 17. If you want to change the port where your machine is connected - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 46
BR-Script3 printer driver, you must install the driver using the Custom Install from the installer CD-ROM. (uu Quick Setup Guide) Printing Preferences 2 Note You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother MFC-XXXX BR-Script3 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 47
Printing • Orientation Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed. (Portrait, Landscape or Rotated Landscape) • Print on Both Sides 2 If you want to do duplex printing, choose Flip on Short Edge or Flip on Long Edge. • Page Order Specifies the order in which the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 48
, Auto Select, Tray1, Tray2 1 2, MP Tray or Manual Feed. Automatically Select This setting will automatically pull paper from any paper source that has a paper size defined in the printer driver that matches your document. 2 Auto Select This setting will automatically pull paper from any paper - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 49
who know the password will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at the machine, you must enter the password using the control panel of the machine to print them. To send a secured document: a Check Secure Print. b Enter your password and click OK. c To print secured documents, you - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 50
Font (the default) to use equivalent printer fonts for printing documents that contain TrueType fonts. This will permit faster printing; however, you might lose special characters not supported by the printer font. Click Download as Softfont to download TrueType fonts for printing instead of using - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 51
Printing c You can change settings by choosing a setting in the Printer Features list (3): 2 3 Print Quality You can choose the following print quality settings. • 300 dpi • 600 dpi • HQ 1200 • 1200 dpi Media Type You can use the following types of media in your machine. For the best print - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 52
not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. Note This operation will decrease the temperature of the machine's fusing process. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 53
Printing Ports tab 2 If you want to change the port where your machine is connected or the path to the network machine you are using, choose or add the port you want to use. 2 45 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 54
configurable software /Brother/MFC-XXXX on your PC. (Windows® 7) If you have set Troubleshooting and Brother Genuine Supplies Web site. Click Visit the Genuine Supplies website button for more information on Brother genuine supplies. Note • For more information about using the Status Monitor software - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 55
Printing Monitoring the machine's status The Status Monitor icon will change color depending on the machine's status. A green icon indicates the normal stand-by condition. A yellow icon indicates a warning. 2 2 A red icon indicates a printing error has occurred. - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 56
already been made. For more information, see Firewall settings (For Network users) uu page 125. Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 3 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol for communicating between - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 57
TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXX or TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN from the Available Scanners list. (Where XXXX is your model name.) f Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel. g Click Scan. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears. 3 h Adjust the following settings, if needed - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 58
with the preview, click the Start button in the Scanner Setup dialog box to scan the image. a Follow the steps from a to g of Scanning a document into the PC uu page 48. b Choose the settings for Scan (Image Type), Resolution, Scan Type, Brightness, Contrast and Document Size, as needed. Note - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 59
only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort™ 12SE window (or your application window). g In the PaperPort™ 12SE window, use the options available to refine the image. Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box 3 Scan (Image Type) 3 Choose the output image type from Photo, Web or - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 60
resolution from the Resolution drop-down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose and the available colors. Resolution 100 x 100 dpi 150 x 150 dpi 200 x 200 dpi 300 x - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 61
also enter a value in the box to set the level. If the scanned image is too light, set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again. If the image is too dark, set a higher Brightness level and scan the document again. Note The Brightness setting is not available when 256 Color is chosen - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 62
(184.1 x 266.7 mm) Business Card 3.5 x 2.4 in (90 x 60 mm) To scan business cards, choose the Business Card size, and then place the business card face down at the top left of the scanner glass. 4 x 6 in (10 x 15 cm) 5 x 8 in (13 x choose 'mm' or 'inch' as the unit for Width and Height. 54 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 63
size you chose on the screen. 3 • Width: shows the width of scanning area. • Height: shows the height of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the rough data size in Bitmap format. The size will be different for other file formats such as JPEG. • User adjustable from 0.35 x 0.35 in to 8.5 x 14 in or - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 64
viewer that Brother included with your machine or you can scan images directly into any other application that supports WIA or TWAIN scanning. 3 Note • Windows® XP does not support Duplex Scan in the WIA driver. • Duplex Scan is supported by the DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T). Scanning - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 65
h Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: Paper source (1) Picture type (2) Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3) Page size (4) Preview (5) Scan (6) 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 i Choose Document Feeder from the Paper source drop-down list - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 66
type from Advanced Properties. Click OK after you have changed the setting. 3 Note • The scanner resolution can be set as high as 1200 dpi. • For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, use the Scanner Utility. (See Scanner Utility uu page 61.) m Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box (6). The - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 67
to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass 3 The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with the preview, click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box to scan the image. a Follow the steps from a to - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 68
, Resolution (DPI) and Picture type from Advanced Properties. Click OK after you have changed the setting. g Click Scan in the Scan dialog box (6). The machine starts scanning the document. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort™ 12SE window (or your application - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 69
Scanning Scanner Utility 3 The Scanner Utility is used for configuring the WIA scanner driver for resolutions greater than 1200 dpi and for changing the paper size (Windows® XP only). If you want to set Legal size as the default size, use this utility to change the setting. You must restart your PC - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 70
Scanning Note (Windows Vista® and Windows® 7) When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. • For users who have administrator rights: Click Allow. 3 • For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK. 62 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 71
Scan is supported by the DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T). a Load your document. b Open your software application to scan the document. c Do one of the following: (Windows Photo Gallery) Click File, then Import from Camera or Scanner. (Windows Fax and Scan) Click File, New, then Scan - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 72
Scanning Scanner (1) Profile (2) Source (3) Paper size (4) Color format (5) File type (6) Resolution (DPI) (7) Brightness (8) Contrast (9) Scanning area (10) Preview (11) Scan (12) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 10 g Click Scan in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 73
63. b Put the document face down on the scanner glass. 3 c Choose Flatbed in the Source drop-down list. Adjust the additional settings, if needed, in the Scan dialog box. d Click Preview. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the scanning area. e Press and hold down the left - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 74
™ PaperPort™ 12SE supports Windows® XP (SP3 or greater), XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2 or greater), Windows Vista® (SP2 or greater) and Windows® 7 only. Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE for Brother is a document management application. You can use PaperPort™ 3 12SE to view scanned documents. PaperPort - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 75
Scanning ImageView displays a close-up of a single page. You can open a PaperPort™ 12SE item by clicking the Open , its contents (both PaperPort™ 12SE MAX files and non PaperPort™ 12SE files) appear in Desktop. You can also use Windows® Explorer to manage the folders and items shown in Desktop. 67 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 76
recognize one of the applications on your PC, you can manually create a link using the New Link button from the application. PaperPort™ 12SE uses the optical character recognition software (OCR), which comes with PaperPort™ 12SE. PaperPort™ Windows® Bitmap (BMP) or Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). 68 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 77
Scanning Exporting items into other formats 3 You can export or save PaperPort™ 12SE items in several popular file formats, such as BMP, JPEG, TIFF or PDF Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE 3 (Windows® XP) 3 a Click Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and click the Change or Remove Programs icon. b - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 78
two user interfaces: Home Mode and Advanced Mode. ControlCenter4 also controls the settings for the SCAN key on the control panel or Scan on the touchscreen of your Brother machine. For information about how to configure the settings for the SCAN key or Scan on 4 the machine, see Configuring Scan - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 79
. (For MFC models) 3 Access the settings available to configure your device. 4 Link to Brother Solutions Center, Brother CreativeCenter and the ControlCenter Help file. 5 You can select which machine ControlCenter4 will connect with from the Model drop-down list. 6 You can change the user interface - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 80
See Accessing Quick Dial (For MFC models) uu page 82. See Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82. See Launching the BRAdmin utility uu page 84. Support (See Support tab uu page 85.) See Opening ControlCenter Help uu page 85. See Using Brother Solutions Center uu page 85. See Accessing - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 81
options: Save, Print, Open with an Application, Send E-mail and OCR. This section briefly introduces the Scan tab function. For more details of each function, click (Help). 4 1 PC Scan setting area 2 Image viewer 3 Save button 4 Print button 5 Open with an Application button 6 Send E-mail button - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 82
E-mail Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) -Recommended for most users when Scanning pictures. TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) -Recommended for Scanning and sharing documents. Secure PDF (*.pdf) Searchable PDF (*.pdf) XML Paper - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 83
Specification files. • If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose "Uncompressed" or "Compressed". • When you use the scanner glass to scan a multiple page document, check Manual multi-page scan and follow the on-screen instructions. • Searchable PDF is a file format that - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 84
and print copies using any of the features of ControlCenter4 supported by your Brother machine's printer driver. a Select the Scan tab. b Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area. c Click (Scan). 4 d Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer. e Click (Print - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 85
Webmail services are not supported by Scan to E-mail. Using the OCR feature 4 The (OCR) button lets you scan a document and convert it into text. This text can be edited using your favorite word processing software. a Select the Scan tab. b Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 86
introduces the PC-FAX tab function. For more details of each function, click (Help). Note The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents in Letter size. 4 1 Send Image File button 2 Send Scanned Image button 3 View Received PC-FAX button 4 PC Scan setting area 5 Scan Image area 6 Send - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 87
automatically send the image as a fax from your computer using the Brother PC-FAX software. a Select the PC-FAX tab. b Click Send Scanned Image. c Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area. d Click (Scan). e Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer. f Click - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 88
lets you view and print received fax data using the Brother PC-FAX software. Before you use the PC-FAX Receive function, you must select the PC-FAX Receive option from the control panel menu of your Brother machine. (See Enabling PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine uu page 120.) a Select - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 89
3 Device Scan Settings button 4 BRAdmin button Configuring Remote Setup (For MFC models) 4 The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program to configure most of the machine's settings. a Select the Device Settings tab. b Click Remote Setup. c The Remote Setup Program window will appear - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 90
register or change the Quick Dial numbers from your PC. a Select the Device Settings tab. b Click Quick Dial. c The Address Book window will appear. For Address Book configuration, see Remote Setup (For MFC models) uu page 105. 4 Configuring Scan key settings 4 The Device Scan Settings button - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 91
Note 4 • Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. • You can change the data compression ratio of the scanned image with File size. OCR tab 4 Lets you configure settings for Scan to OCR by pressing the SCAN key or Scan on your Brother machine. Choose the settings for File - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 92
setup of the Brother network connected devices. It can also search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as the IP address. To install BRAdmin Light from the installer CD-ROM: uu Network User's Guide. If you require more advanced - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 93
open the Brother Solutions Center Web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine. a Select the Support tab. b Click Brother Solutions Center. c The Brother Solutions Center Web site - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 94
Center, Brother CreativeCenter and the Help file. 6 You can configure your original settings tab by right clicking the tab area. 7 You can select which machine ControlCenter4 will connect with from the Model drop-down list. 8 You can open the configuration window for each scan function and change - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 95
95.) See Configuring Remote Setup (For MFC models) uu page 95. See Accessing Quick Dial (For MFC models) uu page 95. See Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96. See Launching the BRAdmin utility uu page 97. Support (See Support tab uu page 98.) See Using Brother Solutions Center uu page - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 96
ControlCenter4 Scan tab There are four scan options: Image, OCR, E-mail and File. This section briefly introduces the Scan tab function. For more details of each function, click 4 (Help). 4 1 PC Scan setting area 2 Image button 3 OCR button 4 E-mail button 5 File button 88 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 97
and File Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) -Recommended for most users when Scanning pictures. TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) -Recommended for Scanning and sharing documents. Secure PDF (*.pdf) Searchable PDF (*.pdf) XML Paper - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 98
Specification files. • If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose "Uncompressed" or "Compressed". • When you use the scanner glass to scan a multiple page document, check Manual multi-page scan and follow the on-screen instructions. • Searchable PDF is a file format that - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 99
(E-mail) and then change your settings. If you want to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan. Click OK. c Click (E-mail). d Your default E-mail application will open and the image will be attached to a new, blank E-mail. Note Webmail services are not supported by Scan to E-mail. 91 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 100
one of the file types shown in the file attachment list. a Select the Scan tab. b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click (File) and then change your settings. If you want to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan. Click OK. 4 c Click (File). d The image will be saved in - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 101
of the features of ControlCenter4 supported by your Brother machine's printer driver. a Select the PC-Copy tab. b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click the button you want to change and then change the 4 settings. If you want to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 102
automatically send the image as a fax from your computer using the Brother PC-FAX software. a Select the PC-FAX tab. b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click (Send Scanned Image) and then change your settings. If you want to preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan. Click - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 103
the Address Book window in the Remote Setup Program. You can then easily register or change the Quick Dial numbers from your PC. a Select the Device Settings tab. b Click (Quick Dial). c The Address Book window will appear. For Address Book configuration, see Remote Setup (For MFC models) uu page - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 104
tab 4 Lets you configure settings for Scan to Image by pressing the SCAN key or Scan on your Brother machine. Choose the settings for File Type, Target Application, File size, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast as needed. Click OK. If you choose Secure PDF from the File - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 105
setup of the Brother network connected devices. It can also search for Brother products in a TCP/IP environment, view the status and configure basic network settings, such as the IP address. To install BRAdmin Light from the installer CD-ROM: uu Network User's Guide. If you require more advanced - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 106
open the Brother Solutions Center Web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine. a Select the Support tab. b Click (Brother Solutions Center). c The Brother Solutions Center Web site - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 107
. For more details, click (Help) . Creating a Custom tab 4 You can create up to three customized tabs including up to five customized buttons with your custom settings. a Click Configuration and then select Create custom tab. 4 99 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 108
from the menu. The settings dialog will appear. 4 4 b Enter the button name and change the settings if necessary. Click OK. (The setting options vary depending on the created button.) Note You can change or remove the created tab, button or settings. Click Configuration and follow the menu. 100 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 109
4 This section introduces an example operation of scanning a PDF file using (File) in Advanced Mode. If you want to change your machine's SCAN key or Scan on the touchscreen for Scan to PC settings using ControlCenter4, see Changing the Scan key settings for Scan to PC menu uu page 104. Note The - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 110
the file type for saving to a folder. Click Configuration, and then select Button settings, Scan and File. 4 The configuration dialog box appears. You can change the default settings. 1 2 3 4 5 1 Choose PDF (*.pdf) from the File Type pull-down list. 2 You can enter the file name you want to use - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 111
ControlCenter4 f Click OK. g Click File. The machine starts the scanning process. The folder where the scanned data is saved will open automatically. 4 103 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 112
Changing the Scan key settings for Scan to PC menu 4 You can change your machine's SCAN key or Scan on the touchscreen for Scan to PC settings using ControlCenter4. 5-line LCD models Touchscreen models 4 a Open ControlCenter4 by clicking Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX (where MFC - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 113
(For MFC models) 5 Remote Setup 5 The Remote Setup program lets you configure many machine and network settings from a Windows® application. When you start this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your PC and displayed on your PC screen. If you change the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 114
protected by a firewall, and is unable to use Remote Setup, you may need to configure the 5 firewall settings to allow communication through port number 137 and 161. (See Firewall settings (For Network users) uu page 125.) • If you are using Windows® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 115
6 Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) 6 PC-FAX sending 6 The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you use your PC to send a document from an application as a standard fax. You can send a file created in any application on your PC as a PC-FAX. You can even attach a cover page. All you have to do is set - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 116
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) c Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The PC-FAX sending dialog appears: d Enter a fax number using any of the following methods: Use the dial pad to enter the number and then click the button. 6 Click the Address Book button - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 117
, Brother, MFC-XXXX (or MFC-XXXX LAN), PC-FAX Sending, then PC-FAX Setup. The PC-FAX Setup dialog box appears: 6 b Enter this information to create the fax header and cover page. c Click OK to save the User Information. Note You can set up the User Information separately for each Windows® account - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 118
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Sending setup 6 From the PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen below. Outside line access 6 Enter a number to access an outside line here. This is sometimes - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 119
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Entering cover page information 6 Note If you are sending a fax to more than one recipient, the recipient information will not be printed on the cover page. To Choose the recipient information you want to add - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 120
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Address Book 6 If Outlook or Outlook Express is installed on your PC, you can choose in the Select Address Book pull-down which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are five types: Brother Address Book, Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail Address - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 121
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Brother Address Book 6 a Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX or MFC-XXXX LAN (where XXXX is your model name), PC-FAX sending, then PC-FAX Address Book. The Address Book dialog box appears: Setting up a member in the Address Book In the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 122
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Setting up a group for broadcasting 6 You can create a group to send the same PC-FAX to several recipients at one time. a In the Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group. The Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: 6 b Enter the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 123
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Editing member information a Choose the member or group you want to edit. b Click the edit icon. c Change the member or group information. d Click OK. Deleting a member or group a Choose the member or group you want to delete. b Click the delete icon - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 124
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Exporting the Address Book 6 You can export the File, Export, then vCard and go to step e. From the Address Book, click File, Export, then Remote Setup Dial Data and go to step e. b From the Available Items column, choose the data fields you want to export - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 125
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) e Enter the name of the file, and then click Save. Importing to the Address Book 6 You can import ASCII text files (*.csv), vCards (electronic business cards) or Remote Setup Dial Data into 6 your Address Book. Importing an ASCII text file 6 a Do one of the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 126
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) e Enter the name of the file, and then click Open. Note If you chose Text file in step a, Files of type: will be Text file (*.txt; *.csv). 6 118 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 127
. • If your PC is protected by a firewall and is unable to use PC-FAX receive, you may need to configure the firewall settings to allow communication through port number 54926 and 137. (See Before using the Brother software uu page 125.) Depending on the operating system you are using, you may get - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 128
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Enabling PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine 6 You can optionally enable the Backup Print option. When enabled, the machine will print a copy of the fax before the fax is sent to the PC or the PC is switched off. For 5-line LCD models a Press Menu. b - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 129
are automatically erased from your machine's memory when they have been successfully sent to your PC. Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC 6 Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX/MFC-XXXX LAN, PC-FAX Receiving and Receive. The PC-FAX icon appears in your PC tasktray - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 130
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Setting up your PC 6 a Right-click the PC-FAX icon on your PC tasktray, and then click PC-Fax Rx Setup. The PC-Fax Rx Setup dialog box appears: 6 b In Save file to, click the Browse button if you want to change the path where PC-FAX files are saved. c In - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 131
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings 6 The settings to send received faxes to your computer were automatically configured during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see uu Quick Setup Guide and choose the correct Brother machine you want to use - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 132
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Viewing new PC-FAX messages 6 Each time your PC is receiving a PC-FAX, the icon will alternate between and . Once the fax has been received, the icon will change to been viewed. . The icon will change to once the received fax has a Double-click to - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 133
7 Firewall settings (For Network users) 7 Before using the Brother software 7 Firewall settings on your PC may reject the necessary network connection for network printing, network scanning and PC Fax. If you are using the Windows® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the installer CD-ROM - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 134
Firewall settings (For Network users) d Add port 54925 for network scanning by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example "Brother Scanner". 2 In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 135
Firewall settings (For Network users) h Add port 161 for network scanning, network printing and Network PC-Fax receiving by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example "Brother Network Print". 2 In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 136
Firewall settings (For Network users) Windows Vista® users 7 a Click the button, Control Panel, Network and Internet, Windows Firewall and click Change settings. b When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. For users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. For users - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 137
Firewall settings (For Network users) d Click the Exceptions tab. e Click the Add port... button. 7 f To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: 1 In Name: Enter any description, for example "Brother Scanner". 2 In Port number: Enter "54925". 3 Make sure UDP is selected. - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 138
Firewall settings (For Network users) i Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK. j If you still have trouble with your network connection such as Network Scanning or Printing, check File and Printer Sharing box in the Exceptions tab and then click OK. 7 130 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 139
Firewall settings (For Network users) Windows® 7 users 7 a Click the button, Control Panel, System and Security and then Windows Firewall. Make sure the Windows Firewall state is set to On. b Click Advanced settings. The Windows Firewall with Advanced Security window appears. c Click Inbound Rules. - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 140
Firewall settings (For Network users) f To add a port enter the information below: For network scanning Choose UDP and enter "54925" in the Specific local ports:. Click Next. For Network PC-Fax Choose UDP and enter "54926" in the Specific local ports:. Click Next. 7 g Choose Allow the connection - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 141
Firewall settings (For Network users) j Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked. k Click Outbound Rules. 7 l Click New Rule. m Choose Port and click Next. 133 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 142
settings (For Network users) n To add port enter the information below: For network scanning Choose UDP and enter "54925" in the Specific remote ports:. Click Next. For Network PC-Fax example "Brother Scanner" or "Brother PC-Fax") and click Finish. r Make sure that the new setting is added and - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 143
Section III Apple Macintosh Printing and Faxing Scanning ControlCenter2 Remote Setup (For MFC models) II I 136 162 178 202 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 144
the stack. When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that there may be paper jams or poor print quality. If there is a paper jam: uu Basic User's Guide: Error and maintenance messages. If you have a print quality problem: uu Basic User's Guide: Improving the print quality. Automatic - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 145
or fax receiving has finished. Choosing page setup options 8 You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale. a From an application such as TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup. Make sure Brother MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name.) is chosen in the Format for pop-up menu. You can change the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 146
Printing and Faxing b From an application such as TextEdit, click File, then Print to start printing. (Mac OS X 10.5.8 to 10.6.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. 8 138 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 147
Printing and Faxing (For Mac OS X 10.7.x) For more page setup options, click Show Details. 8 Note You can save the current settings as a preset by choosing Save As from the Presets drop-down list. 139 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 148
Printing and Faxing Choosing printing options 8 To control special printing features, choose the options you want to change from the Print dialog box. 8 140 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 149
Printing and Faxing Cover Page 8 You can choose the following cover page settings: Print Cover Page If you want to add a cover page to your document, use this function. 8 Cover Page Type Choose a template for the cover page. - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 150
Printing and Faxing Layout 8 Pages per Sheet The Pages per Sheet selection can reduce the image Check Reverse Page Orientation to reverse the data from up to down. Flip horizontally (Mac OS X 10.6.x to 10.7.x) Check Flip horizontally to print as a reflection flipped left-to-right. 142 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 151
of the machine to print them. To send a secured document: a Check Secure Print. b Enter your password, user name and job name and click Print. c You must print the secured document from the control panel of the machine. (See Secure Print Key uu page 2.) To delete a secured document: You need to - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 152
and Faxing Print Settings 8 You can change settings by choosing a setting in the Print Settings list: Media Type You can change the media change the resolution as follows: • 300 dpi • 600 dpi • HQ 1200 • 1200 dpi Paper Source You can choose Auto Select, Tray 1, Tray 2 1 2, MP Tray or Manual - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 153
Center is a Web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), User's Guides, driver updates and tips for using your machine. Advanced print settings When you click the triangle mark (c) beside Advanced, the advanced print settings appear. 8 Toner - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 154
and Faxing Improve Print Output This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper Curl If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. If you are printing only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 155
Printing and Faxing Duplex Printing 8 Automatic Duplex Printing Select Layout. Choose Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding in Two-Sided. 8 Manual duplex Select Paper Handling. Choose Even Only and print, and then reload the printed paper into the tray (blank side face down in Tray 1 or - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 156
Printing and Faxing Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 8 a Log in as an 'Administrator'. b From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences. Click Print & Fax or Print & Scan, then choose the printer you want to remove and remove it by clicking the - button. 8 148 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 157
BR-Script3 printer driver does not support the PC-Fax Sending. • If you want to add the PS driver (BR-Script3 printer driver), please go to Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/ and visit FAQ's on your model page for instructions. Choosing printing options 8 To control special - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 158
Printing and Faxing Printer Features Feature Sets: General 1 Print Quality You can choose the following print quality settings. • 300 dpi • 600 dpi • HQ 1200 • 1200 dpi Media Type You can change the media type to one of the following: • Plain Paper • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Paper • - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 159
you do not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting. 8 Note This operation will decrease the temperature of the machine's fusing process. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 160
Printing and Faxing Feature Sets: General 2 Ghost Reduction Setting If you are using the machine in a high humidity environment this setting may reduce ghosting on the paper. Do not use this setting if the ambient humidity is below 30% or ghosting may increase. Note 8 This feature may not - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 161
Printing and Faxing Secure Print 8 Secure documents are documents that are password protected when they are sent to the machine. Only the people who know the password will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at the machine, you must enter the password using the control panel of - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 162
. Status Monitor will start up. For Mac OS X 10.6.x to 10.7.x a Run the System Preferences, select Print & Fax or Print & Scan, then choose the machine. b Click the Open Print Queue..., then click Printer Setup. Select the Utility tab then click Open Printer Utility. Status Monitor will start up - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 163
and Faxing Hiding or showing the window 8 After starting the Status Monitor, you can hide or show the window. To hide the window, go to the menu bar, Brother Status Monitor and choose Hide Status Monitor. To show the window, click the Brother Status Monitor icon in the dock. Quitting the window - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 164
application. Note Fax documents will be sent in Black and White only. a Create a document in a Macintosh application. b From an application such as TextEdit, click File, then Print. (Mac OS X 10.5.8 to 10.6.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 165
Printing and Faxing (For Mac OS X 10.7.x) For more page setup options, click Show Details. 8 157 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 166
Printing and Faxing c Choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. d Choose Facsimile from the Output pop-up menu. 8 158 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 167
Printing and Faxing e Enter a fax number in the Input Fax Number box, and then click Print to send the fax. Note If you want to send a fax to more than one number, click Add after entering the first fax number. The destination fax numbers will be listed in the dialog box. 8 159 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 168
Printing and Faxing Using the Addresses panel 8 You can address a fax number using the Addresses button. a Click Addresses. 8 b Choose the fax number from the Addresses panel and then click To. 160 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 169
Printing and Faxing c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print. 8 161 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 170
) or the Flatbed scanner glass. For more information on loading the documents: uu Basic User's Guide: Loading documents. Note If you want to scan from a machine on a network, choose the networked machine in the Device Selector application located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 171
an image into your Macintosh You can scan a whole page, or scan a portion after pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page a Load your document. b Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: Resolution Scan Type Document Size Adjust Image • Brightness - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 172
two-sided) document (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) 9 a Load your document. b Check Duplex (two-sided) Scanning and choose Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding. c Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: Resolution Scan Type Document Size - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 173
in step a, skip this step. e Adjust the settings for Resolution, Scan Type, Brightness and Contrast in the Scanner Setup dialog box as needed. f Click Start. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the application window. g You can refine the image in your editing software. 165 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 174
Scanning Settings in the Scanner window 9 Resolution 9 You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution pop-up menu. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but produce a finer scanned image. The following table shows the resolutions you can choose and the available colors - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 175
size, and then place the business card face down at the top left of the scanner glass. 4 x 6 in 5 x 8 in 3.5 x 5 in 5 x 7 in Postcard 1 3.9 x 5.8 in Postcard 2 (Double) 5.8 x 7.9 in Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 × 0.35 in. to 8.5 × 14 in. or 8.9 × 8.9 mm to 215.9 × 355.6 mm - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 176
the image, while a decrease reveals more detail in gray areas. You can also enter a value in the box to set the Contrast. Note The Contrast setting is only available if you have set Scan Type to Gray (Error Diffusion), True Gray or 24bit Color. Reduce Noise You can improve and enhance the quality - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 177
using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 10.6.x or greater) 9 You can scan a document using the ICA driver. If you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the installer CD-ROM, the ICA driver has been already installed to your Macintosh. If you don't see your machine in the Print & Fax or Print & Scan list, you can - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 178
Scanning c Select the machine from the list on the left side of the screen. If you connected the Brother machine and your Macintosh with a USB cable, you will see the machine in the DEVICES area. If connected via LAN, you will see it in the SHARED area. Note (For Mac OS X 10.7.x) If you - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 179
Document Feeder for Mode and the size of your document for Scan Size. If you place the document on the scanner glass, select Flatbed for Mode. Note • (Mac OS X 10.6.x) When the Detect Separate Items box is unchecked, the document will be scanned as one item and saved as one file. When the Detect - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 180
. Orientation or Rotation Angle: Select the orientation of the document from the Document Feeder or the angle of the scan from the flatbed. Auto selection (Mac OS X 10.7.x): If you check Use Custom Size when using the Flatbed, you can choose the scanner driver's automatic detection features. 172 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 181
Format: Select the file format of the scanned data. Combine into single document (Mac OS X 10.7.x): When you choose PDF or TIFF for the file format, check this box to scan a document as one item and saved as one file. Image Correction: From the manual setting you can adjust Brightness, Contrast - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 182
on the screen, remove your machine by clicking the - button from the Print & Fax or Print & Scan list. Then add the machine by clicking the + button. 9 e Click Scanner. f Go to step d of Scanning a document using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 10.6.x or greater) uu page 169 to continue. The screens vary - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 183
nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/brother/PM9SEinstaller_BR_multilang.dmg To install Presto! PageManager: uu Quick Setup Guide. Note The complete NewSoft Presto! PageManager 9 User's Guide can be viewed from the Help menu in the software. Features 9 OCR: In one step you can scan an image, recognize the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 184
Scanning NewSoft Technical Support 9 For USA Company name: Postal Address: Telephone: Fax: E-mail Address: URL: For Canada E-mail Address: Germany Company name: Postal Address: Telephone: E-mail Address: URL: UK Company name: Postal Address: Telephone: Fax Avanquest UK The Software Centre East Way - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 185
Scanning Italy Company name: Telephone: E-mail Address: URL: Spain Company name: Telephone: E-mail Address: Other countries E-mail Address: 9 5CA 0899399878 (For callers from within Italy, this - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 186
via your Macintosh and access the PC-FAX applications available for your device. (3) d Access the settings available to configure your device. (4) e Choose which machine ControlCenter2 will connect with from the Model pop-up menu. (5) Open the Device Selector window by choosing Other... from the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 187
icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences. The ControlCenter2 preference window appears. b Uncheck Start ControlCenter on computer startup. c Click OK to close the window. Note The ControlCenter2 application icon is in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/ControlCenter. 10 179 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 188
to a disk file. You can change the file type and destination folder, as needed. ControlCenter2 gives you the ability to configure the SCAN key or Scan on your machine and the ControlCenter2 Software button for each scan feature. To configure the SCAN key or Scan on your machine choose the Device - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 189
Image, E-mail and File 10 Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) -Recommended for most users when Scanning pictures. TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) -Recommended for Scanning and sharing documents. Secure PDF (*.pdf) For OCR 10 Text - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 190
page document using the scanner glass, check the Manual multi-page scan box. If you want to scan a duplex document, check Duplex (two-sided) Scanning and choose 10 Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding. (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) Change the other settings, if needed. To - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 191
Name and click the Delete button. Note This function is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to OCR. The window may vary depending on the function. If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, the Set PDF Password dialog box appears. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 192
be edited by any word processing application. You can change the default word processing application. To configure Scan to OCR, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose Software Button. To change the word processing application, choose the destination word processing application - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 193
using the scanner glass, check the Manual multi-page scan box. If you want to scan a duplex document, check Duplex (two-sided) Scanning and choose Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding. (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) Note Webmail services are not supported by Scan to E-mail - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 194
File 10 The Scan to File feature lets you scan an image to a folder on your hard disk in any file format. This lets you easily archive your paper documents. To configure the file type and folder, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose Software Button. You can change the File - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 195
while holding down the Ctrl key, and the configuration window appears. There are four scan functions: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. Scan to Image Lets you scan a page directly into any image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor application on - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 196
Image, E-mail and File 10 Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) -Recommended for most users when Scanning pictures. TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) -Recommended for Scanning and sharing documents. Secure PDF (*.pdf) For OCR 10 Text - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 197
ControlCenter2 Scan to Image 10 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 10 189 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 198
, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Manual multi-page scan, Duplex (two-sided) Scanning (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)), Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, the Set PDF Password dialog box appears - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 199
ControlCenter2 Scan to OCR 10 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 10 191 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 200
Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Manual multi-page scan, Duplex (two-sided) Scanning (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)), Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. Note The Scan to OCR function is available - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 201
ControlCenter2 Scan to E-mail 10 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 10 193 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 202
the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Manual multi-page scan, Duplex (two-sided) Scanning (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)), Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. Note Webmail services are not supported by Scan to E-mail. 10 194 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 203
ControlCenter2 Scan to File 10 General tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 10 195 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 204
scan, Duplex (two-sided) Scanning (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)), Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings and enter the file name if you want to change it. If you want to specify the destination of the scanned image, check Show Save As window. If you want to scan - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 205
driver installed on your Macintosh including network printers. PC-FAX - Lets you scan a page or document and automatically send the image as a fax from the Macintosh. You can configure your preferred settings on up to four buttons. The Copy1-Copy4 buttons can be customized to let you use advanced - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 206
the configured copy button opens the print settings. For more options click the triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. To copy, click the Print button. To fax, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu and then choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. (See Sending a fax (For MFC - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 207
SETTINGS 10 You can configure or check the machine settings. Remote Setup (For MFC models) Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. (See Remote Setup (For MFC models) uu page 202.) Quick-Dial (For MFC models) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup (For MFC - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 208
ControlCenter2 Remote Setup (For MFC models) 10 The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure most machine and network setting menus. Note For details, see Remote Setup (For MFC models) uu page 202. 10 200 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 209
ControlCenter2 Quick-Dial (For MFC models) 10 The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Address Book window in the Remote Setup Program, so you can easily register or change the Quick-Dial numbers on your Macintosh. Status Monitor 10 10 The Status Monitor button allows you to monitor the status of - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 210
is in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities. • No password is required by default. You can use BRAdmin Light or Web Based Management to change this password. (See uu Network User's Guide.) • If your machine is connected via a Network, enter a password if you have set one. 11 OK Lets you - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 211
of MFL-Pro Suite (see uu Quick Setup Guide), or if the network environment was changed, you need to specify the new machine. Open the Device Selector and choose the new machine. (For network users only.) • If the Secure Function Lock (For network models) is set to on, you cannot use Remote - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 212
Section IV Using the Scan key IV Scanning (For USB cable users) 205 Network Scanning 222 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 213
tab of ControlCenter2. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) For details about how to configure the scan settings of ControlCenter4 or ControlCenter2 buttons - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 214
edge) Document Layout Table • Duplex scan is supported for DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T). • Duplex Scan is available from the ADF only. • The XPS file format is available for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7, or when using applications which 12 support XML Paper Specification files. 206 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 215
users) Scan to USB 12 You can scan black & white and color documents directly to a USB Flash memory drive. Black and white documents will be stored in the TIFF (*.TIF), PDF (*.PDF), PDF/A (*.PDF), Secure PDF (*.PDF) or Signed PDF (*.PDF User's Guide). After the installation, you can configure - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 216
PDF / TIFF PDF / PDF/A / Secure PDF / Signed PDF / TIFF PDF / PDF/A / Secure PDF / Signed PDF / TIFF For 5-line LCD models 12 a Press (SCAN). b Put a USB Flash memory drive into your machine. c Load your document. d Press a or b to choose Scan to USB. Press OK. If your machine does not support - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 217
it is reading the data. You could lose your data or damage the USB Flash memory drive. Changing the default file size 12 You can set your own default setting for the file size. For a higher quality scan, choose the large file size. For a smaller file size, choose the small file size. a Press - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 218
Color or Gray file format: Press a or b to choose PDF, PDF/A, Secure PDF, Signed PDF, JPEG or XPS. Press OK. g Press Stop/Exit. Changing the default file name a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose USB Direct I/F. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Scan to USB. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 219
cable users) Understanding the Error Messages 12 Once you are familiar with the types of errors that can occur while you are using the Scan to USB, you can easily identify and troubleshoot any problems. Protected Device This message will appear if the write-protect switch of the USB Flash memory - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 220
you want. Press Start to start scanning without changing additional settings. Go to step k. k If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Do Not Remove media. Next Page?. After you finish scanning, make sure you choose No before removing the USB Flash memory drive from the machine. 12 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 221
with the types of errors that can occur while you are using the Scan to USB, you can easily identify and troubleshoot any problems. Protected Device This message will appear if the write-protect switch of the USB Flash memory drive is on. Rename the File 12 This message will appear if there - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 222
5-line LCD models 12 a Load your document. b Press (SCAN). c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose E-mail. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step e. e Press a or b to choose 1sided - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 223
the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) • If you want to change the default file size for JPEG, PDF or Secure PDF, choose - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 224
For 5-line LCD models 12 a Load your document. b Press (SCAN). c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose Image. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step e. e Press a or b to choose 1sided - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 225
of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) • If you want to change the default file size for JPEG, PDF or Secure PDF, choose - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 226
favorite word processing software. For 5-line LCD models 12 a Load your document. b Press (SCAN). c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose OCR. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 227
Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (Windows®) • If you want to change between color or black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the scan type option on the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4. (See Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 228
you have chosen in the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Scan To File screen of ControlCenter2. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) For 5-line - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 229
Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) • If you would like to display the folder window after scanning the document, select Show Folder on the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. • If you would like to change - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 230
. You can set or change the address settings from the control panel (see uu Network User's Guide: Printing the Network Configuration Report) or by using the BRAdmin Professional software. If you installed the machine following the instructions for a network user (uu Quick Setup Guide) then the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 231
, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, then Scanners and Cameras (or Control Panel, Scanners and Cameras). (Windows Vista®) Click the button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then Scanner and Cameras. (Windows® 7) Click the button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-xxxx LAN, Scanner Settings, then - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 232
Network Scanning Note (Windows Vista® and Windows® 7) When the User Account Control screen appears, do the following. • (Windows Vista®) For users who have administrator rights: Click Continue. (Windows® 7) For users who have administrator rights: Click Yes. • (Windows Vista®) For users who do not - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 233
Network Scanning c Click the Network Setting tab and choose the appropriate connection method. Specify your or click Browse and choose the device you want to use and then click OK. d Click the Scan To Button tab and enter your PC name in the Display Name (Max 15 characters) field. The machine - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 234
made. To use the machine as a network scanner, the machine must be configured with a TCP/IP address. You can set or change the address settings from the control panel. uu Network User's Guide: Control Panel Setup a From Library, choose Printers, Brother, Utilities and DeviceSelector, and then double - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 235
tab of ControlCenter2. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) For details about how to configure the scan settings of ControlCenter4 or ControlCenter2 buttons - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 236
edge) Document Layout Table • Duplex scan is supported for DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T). • Duplex Scan is available from the ADF only. • The XPS file format is available for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7, or when using applications which support XML Paper Specification files. 13 228 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 237
or b to choose E-mail. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step e. e Press a or b to choose 1sided, on the control panel. Press OK. g Press a or b to choose Start Scan. Press OK. h Press Start. The machine starts - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 238
the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) • If you want to change the default file size for JPEG, PDF or Secure PDF, choose - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 239
please download the necessary software from the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com/). When you choose Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server) you can scan a black and white or color document and send it directly to an E-mail address from the machine. You can choose PDF, PDF/A, Secure PDF - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 240
pad or use the One Touch key or Speed Dial number. Press Start. The machine will start the scanning process. Note If your network supports the LDAP protocol, you can search for E-mail addresses on your server. (For information on how to configure the LDAP protocol: uu Network User's Guide.) 232 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 241
machine supports Duplex Scan and you want to scan both sides of your document, press Duplex. d Press Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Note You can store the scan resolution (Scan Profile) for each stored E-mail address in a One Touch or Speed Dial number. (See uu Basic User's Guide - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 242
the Address Book: uu Basic User's Guide.) g Press d or c to display Quality. Press Quality and then press the quality you want. Do one of the following: If you want to change the file type, go to step h. Press Start to start scanning without changing additional settings. Go to step l. h Press - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 243
press the setting you want. e Press Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Note You can store the scan resolution (Scan Profile) for each stored E-mail address in a One Touch or Speed Dial number. (For more information on how to use One Touch and Speed Dial: uu Basic User's Guide.) 13 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 244
or b to choose Image. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step e. e Press a or b to choose 1sided, on the control panel. Press OK. g Press a or b to choose Start Scan. Press OK. h Press Start. The machine starts the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 245
the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) • If you want to change the default file size for JPEG, PDF or Secure PDF, choose - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 246
favorite word processing software. For 5-line LCD models 13 a Load your document. b Press (SCAN). c Press a or b to choose Scan to PC. Press OK. d Press a or b to choose OCR. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 247
screen. (Windows®) • If you want to change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the scan type option on the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4. (See Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 248
that you have configured in the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Scan To File screen of ControlCenter2. You can change the Scan configuration. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 249
tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82 for Home Mode or Configuring Scan key settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) • If you would like to change the file name of scanned documents, enter the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 250
and then you can configure or change the settings in Scan to FTP/Network under the Scan tab. You can configure up to ten FTP Scan to FTP settings in Scan to FTP/Network Profile. Note If you want to find the IP address of your machine: uu Network User's Guide: Printing the Network Configuration - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 251
fields and click Submit. A maximum of 15 single-byte characters can be entered in each of the user defined name fields. Note Using certain characters or symbols in a file name may cause a problem accessing the file. We recommend to only use combinations of the following characters in a file name. 13 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 252
Network Scanning Configuring the FTP Default Settings 13 You can set Passive Mode to Off or On depending on your FTP server and network firewall configuration. By default this setting is On. You can also change the port number used to access the FTP server. The default for this setting is port 21. - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 253
machine using Web Based Management. Choose Signed PDF from Administrator in Web Based Management. (How to install a certificate uu Network User's Guide). k (For Touchscreen models) If you are using the scanner glass, choose A4, Letter or Legal/Folio for Glass Scan Size. l If you choose color or Gray - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 254
FTP profile is complete, you will automatically go to step j. If User Select was configured using Web Based Management, you will be prompted to choose the scan quality, file type and file size from the control panel. If the Scan to FTP profile is not complete, for instance, the quality or file - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 255
using numbers 0-9 before it starts scanning. • If you choose Signed PDF, you must install and then configure a certificate to your machine using Web Based Management. h If you are using the scanner glass, press to choose Letter, A4 or Legal/Folio for the scanner glass setting. Go to step i. 13 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 256
Start and go to step m. Note If you want to change the file name manually, go to step l. l Press a or b to choose . Press OK. Enter the file name you want to use the machine starts the scanning process. If you are using the scanner glass, the LCD displays Next Page?. Press Yes or No. - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 257
when Scan to Network profiles are configured by using Web Based Management. • YOU MUST CONFIGURE THE SNTP PROTOCOL (NETWORK TIME SERVER), OR YOU MUST SET THE DATE, TIME AND TIME ZONE CORRECTLY FOR AUTHENTICATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION: uu NETWORK USER'S GUIDE. • We recommend Windows® Internet - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 258
fields and click Submit. A maximum of 15 single-byte characters can be entered in each of the user defined name fields. Note Using certain characters or symbols in a file name may cause a problem accessing the file. We recommend to only use combinations of the following characters in a file name. 13 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 259
from seven preset and two user defined file names. The file name that will be used for your document will be the file name you selected plus the last 6 digits of the flatbed/ADF scanner counter plus the file extension (For example, Estimate098765.pdf). You can also manually enter a file name up to - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 260
machine using Web Based Management. Choose Signed PDF from Administrator in Web Based Management. (How to install a certificate uu Network User's Guide). i (For Touchscreen models) If you are using the scanner glass, choose A4, Letter or Legal/Folio for Glass Scan Size. j If you choose color or - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 261
SCAN). c Press a or b to choose Scan to Network. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step e. If your machine supports Duplex Scan User Select was configured using Web Based Management, you will be prompted to choose the scan quality, file type and file size from the control - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 262
OK. If the profile is complete, you will automatically go to step k. If User Select was configured using Web Based Management, you will be prompted to choose the scan quality, file type and file size from the control panel. If the profile is not complete, for instance, the quality or file - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 263
using numbers 0-9 before it starts scanning. • If you choose Signed PDF, you must install and then configure a certificate to your machine using Web Based Management. i If you are using the scanner glass, press to choose Letter, A4 or Legal/Folio for the scanner glass setting. Go to step j. j Press - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 264
) feature is available for MFC-8910DW: standard, MFC-8510DN and MFC-8710DW: available as a download. Scan to FTP and Network features are available for DCP-8110DN, DCP-8150DN, DCP-8155DN, MFC-8510DN, MFC-8710DW and MFC-8910DW. a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose General Setup. Press OK. c Press - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 265
more information on using the Address Book: uu Basic User's Guide.) 13 f Press and choose your new setting. Repeat this step for each setting you want to change. g After changing the last setting, press d or c to display Set New Default. Press Set New Default. h Press Yes to confirm. i Press - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 266
, press Address Book and go to step e. Note If your network supports the LDAP protocol, you can search for E-mail addresses on your server. (For information on how to configure the LDAP protocol: uu Network User's Guide.) d Enter the E-mail address. Press to choose numbers, letters or special - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 267
greater) and Windows® 7 users to scan using a Brother machine on the network. You must install the driver via Web Services. For information about installing drivers used for Web Services: uu Network User's Guide: Installing drivers used for printing and scanning via Web Services (Windows Vista® and - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 268
Network User's Guide: Installing drivers used for printing and scanning via Web Services (Windows Vista® and Windows® 7). Note • If the LCD shows Out of Memory, decrease the Paper size setting or the Resolution (DPI) setting. • Certain characters in the messages displayed on the LCD may be replaced - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 269
Configuring scan settings for Web Services 13 If the LCD shows Out of Memory, decrease the Paper size setting or the Resolution (DPI) setting. a (Windows Vista®) Click the button, Control Panel, Hardware and Sound, then Scanner and Cameras. (Windows® 7) Click the button, All Programs, Brother, MFC - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 270
printer driver 38 Duplex printing 22 R Remote Setup Macintosh 202 Windows 105 S Scan Macintosh ICA driver 169 OCR 175 Presto! PageManager 175 Resolution 166 TWAIN Compliant 163 Windows® Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE 66 OCR 66 Resolution 52 TWAIN Compliant 48 A Web Services - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 271
Canada) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, CANADA H9B 3H6 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com/ These machines are approved for use in the country of purchase only. Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries.
Software User’s Guide
Not all models are available in all countries.
(DCP-8110DN, DCP-8150DN and DCP-8155DN) In USA:
Please go to the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/
and click Manuals on your model
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For DCP users; This documentation is for both MFC and DCP models. Where it says ‘MFC’ in this user’s
guide, please read ‘MFC-xxxx’ as ‘DCP-xxxx’.
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