Brother International MFC-7460DN Software Users Manual - English
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SOFTWARE USER'S GUIDE Not all models are available in all countries. For DCP users; This documentation is for both MFC and DCP models. Where it says 'MFC' in this user's guide, please read 'MFC' as 'DCP'. Version 0 USA - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 2
II Windows® 2 Printing 8 Using the Brother printer driver...8 Printing a document...9 Duplex printing...10 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 10 Automatic duplex printing (Not available for MFC-7360N 10 Manual duplex printing ...10 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 11 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 3
...28 Support ...29 Tray Settings...31 Status Monitor...33 Features in the BR-Script 3 printer driver (For MFC-7860DW) (PostScript® 3™ language emulation 34 Printing Preferences ...34 Advanced options ...36 Ports tab ...38 Status Monitor...39 Monitoring the machine's status ...40 3 Scanning 41 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 4
image ...79 PC-Copy tab ...80 Printing the scanned image ...80 PC-FAX tab (MFC models only) ...81 Sending an image file from your computer 81 Sending a scanned image ...81 Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data 82 Device Settings tab...83 Configuring Remote Setup ...83 Accessing Quick Dial...83 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 5
PC 106 Setting up your PC ...107 Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings 108 Viewing new PC-FAX messages...109 7 Firewall settings (For Network users) 110 Before using the Brother software ...110 Windows® XP SP2/SP3 users...110 Windows Vista® users ...112 Windows® 7 users ...115 iv - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 6
for MFC-7360N 122 Manual duplex printing ...122 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 123 Choosing page setup options ...123 Choosing printing options ...125 Cover Page...125 Layout ...126 Secure Print (For MFC-7460DN and MFC-7860DW 127 Print Settings ...128 Removing the Printer driver for - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 7
File types ...176 Document Size ...176 User-defined button ...176 Scan to Image ...177 Scan to OCR ...178 Scan to E-mail ...180 Scan to File...181 COPY / PC-FAX (MFC models only) ...182 DEVICE SETTINGS ...184 Remote Setup (MFC models only 185 Quick-Dial (MFC models only)...186 Status Monitor ...186 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 8
Network Scanning 195 Before using Network Scanning ...195 Network license (Windows®) ...195 Configuring Network Scanning (Windows 196 Configuring Network Scanning (Macintosh 199 Using the Scan key...200 Scan to E-mail ...200 Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server) (For MFC-7460DN and MFC-7860DW 201 Scan - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 9
Section I Machine operation keys I Using the control panel 2 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 10
, press Job Cancel. You can clear the data that is left in the printer memory by pressing Job Cancel. To cancel multiple print jobs, hold down this key until the LCD shows Job Cancel (All). Secure Key (For MFC-7460DN and MFC-7860DW) 1 Secured data is password protected. Only those people who know - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 11
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-Script 3 Mode (Not available for HL-2280DW) BR-Script is an original Brother page description language and - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 12
. Note If the problem appears on the printout, see Improving the print quality in the Basic User's Guide. 1 1 1 Duplex Print (For HL-2280DW and MFC-7860DW) 1 You can choose whether you want to automatically print on both sides of the paper. The setting in the printer driver will take priority over - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 13
Improving the print quality in the Basic User's Guide. Restoring default printer settings (For HL-2280DW and MFC-7860DW) 1 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 14
Using the control panel Using the scan keys 1 1 You can use (SCAN) on the control panel to scan documents into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or a folder on your computer. See Section IV Using The Scan key for details. 6 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 15
Section II Windows® Printing Scanning ControlCenter4 Remote Setup (MFC models only) Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Firewall settings (For Network users) II 8 41 61 89 91 110 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 16
your Brother device. You can install them easily into your Windows® system using our installer program. The drivers support our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows® applications, and allows you to set various printer settings, including Toner Save Mode and custom paper size - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 17
the paper tray. The paper tray can feed many types of paper and envelopes. (See the Basic User's Guide for information about the Paper Tray and Recommended paper.) 2 a From your application, choose the Print command. If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother MFC - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 18
is closed. If paper is curled, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray. Use regular paper or thin paper. DO NOT use bond paper. Manual duplex printing 2 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first. Then, the printer driver instructs you (with a pop - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 19
scanning, printing and faxing 2 Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer. Fax sending will not be stopped during the computer printing. However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on paper - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 20
Printing Printer driver settings Note For Macintosh users see Printing and Faxing on page 121. You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer: Paper Size Orientation Copies Media Type Resolution Print Settings Multiple Page Duplex / Booklet Paper - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 21
Printing Accessing the printer driver settings a (For Windows® 2000) Click Start, Settings and then Printers. (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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 22
Printing Features in the Windows® printer driver 2 For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Note 2 • The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your operating system. • To access the printer driver settings, see - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 23
Media Type, Resolution and Print Settings (1). b Choose Multiple Page and Duplex / Booklet (2). c Choose the Paper Source (3). d Confirm your current settings in the window (4). e Click OK to apply your chosen settings. To return to the default settings, click Default, then OK. Paper Size 2 From the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 24
Bond Paper. • When you use 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 selected, choose Env. Thin. For more information, see the Basic User's Guide. 16 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 25
or enlarge the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper. Page Order When N in 1 option is selected, the page order can be selected from the drop-down list. Border Line When printing multiple pages onto one sheet, with the Multiple Page feature, you can choose to have a solid - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 26
options. • Duplex (Not available for MFC-7360N) The machine prints on both sides of the paper automatically. • Duplex (Manual) The machine prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the instructions required to re-install the paper. When you click OK the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 27
Printing Paper Source 2 You can choose Auto Select, Tray1 or Manual and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards. 2 19 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 28
(7) (8) (9) 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) Scaling You can change the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 29
your document as a watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file that you have created. Check Use Watermark and then click the Settings... button. 2 Watermark Settings 2 Transparent 2 Check Transparent to print the watermarked image in the background of - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 30
when you choose a text watermark. Custom Settings 2 2 You can choose the watermark to be printed on the first page or on the other pages. Click the Add button to add the watermark of the image. Position Use this setting if you want to control the position of the watermark on the page. 22 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 31
appears lighter. The default setting is Off. Note • We do not recommend Toner Save for printing Photo or grayscale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 resolution. Secure Print (For MFC-7460DN and MFC-7860DW) 2 Secure documents are documents that are password protected when they - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 32
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 setting and - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 33
each print job. If you want to remember the ID Name/PIN, enter your ID and PIN. If your PC login name is registered to Secure Function Lock 2.0, you can select Use PC Login Name instead of entering your ID and PIN. For more information about Secure Function Lock 2.0, see the Network User's Guide - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 34
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 setting in Media Type to a thin - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 35
Printing Print Profiles tab 2 2 (1) (2) (3) (4) Print Profiles (1) The printer driver of the machine has preset print profiles. Select a desired profile and click OK to select the preset print settings. Edit a profile (2) You can edit and save a new print profile. Restore default profiles - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 36
a Configure the print settings in the print driver. See Basic tab on page 15 and Advanced tab on page 20. b Click the Print Profiles tab. 2 c Click the Edit a profile button. (1) (2) d Choose the icon from the drop-down list (1) and enter a profile name (2). e Choose the print profile you want - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 37
dialog box. 2 2 (1) (2) (3) (5) (4) (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 updates and tips for using - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 38
machine have been configured. Check Setting (5) You can check the current driver settings. About (6) This will list the printer driver files and version information. Print Fonts (7) (For HL-2280DW and MFC-7860DW) This will print pages showing all the internal fonts of the machine. 30 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 39
menu, select Printers and Faxes 1. Right-click the Brother MFC-XXXX Printer icon 2 (where XXXX is your model name) and select Properties to access the Tray Settings tab. 1 Select Settings and then Printers for Windows® 2000 users. You can define the paper size for each paper tray and auto detect - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 40
Printing Serial No. (2) By clicking Auto Detect, the printer driver will query the machine and display its serial number. If it fails to is Off. • The machine is in an error mode. • The machine is in a network shared environment. • The cable is not connected to the machine correctly. 32 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 41
status (any errors that may happen with the machine) when printing. If you would like to turn the status monitor on, follow these steps: 2 Click the Start button, All Programs 1, Brother MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) and then Status Monitor. 1 Programs for Windows® 2000 users 33 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 42
in the BR-Script 3 printer driver (For MFC-7860DW) (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) 2 Note 2 The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system. Printing Preferences 2 Note You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 43
This setting will automatically pull paper from any paper source that has a paper size defined in the printer driver that matches your document. Tray1 This setting will pull paper from Tray1. Manual Feed This setting will pull paper from the manual feed slot. The paper size should match the size - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 44
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 MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 45
your machine. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use. Plain Paper Env. Thick Thin Paper Env. Thin Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Recycled Paper Label Envelopes Secure Print Secure documents are documents that are password protected when they are sent - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 46
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 setting in Media Type to a thin - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 47
paper empty or paper jam. 2 You can check the device status at anytime by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or by choosing Status Monitor located in Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX on your PC. Note (For Windows® 7) If you have set the Enable Status Monitor on startup during installation - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 48
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. There are two locations where you can display the Status Monitor on your PC - in the tasktray or on the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 49
. If you are using Windows® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made. For more information, see Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 110. Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 3 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 50
are using from the Available Scanners list. Note Choose TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXX or TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. f Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel. 3 g Click Scan. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears. h Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 51
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 on page 41. 3 b Choose the settings for Scan (Image Type), Resolution, Scan Type, Brightness, Contrast and Document Size, as needed. c Click - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 52
mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. 3 1 1 Scanning area Note You can enlarge the image using the original size 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. 44 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 53
Yes Yes Yes No No No No No True Gray/24bit Color Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Scan Type 3 Black & White Use for text or line art. Gray (Error Diffusion) Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images without using true - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 54
scan resolutions of 300 × 300 dpi, 400 × 400 dpi or 600 × 600 dpi. Brightness 3 Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default settings for the contrast and resolution to see which setting best suits your needs. Document Size 3 Choose one of the following sizes: A4 8.3 x 11.7 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 55
'mm' or 'inch' as the unit for Width and Height. Note • You can see the actual paper size you chose on the screen. • 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 56
. b Start the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE software that was installed during the MFL-Pro Suite installation to scan a document. Note The instructions for scanning in this Guide are for when you use ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE. The scanning steps may vary when using other software applications. c Click - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 57
Page size (4) 1 3 2 3 4 i Choose Document Feeder from the Paper source drop-down list (1). j Choose the picture type (2). k Choose the Page size from the drop-down list (4). l If you need advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3). You can choose Brightness, Contrast - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 58
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 g of Scanning a document into the PC on page 48. b Choose Flatbed in the Paper source drop-down list (1). 3 Paper source (1) Picture type (2) Adjust the quality of - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 59
). 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 for - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 60
of the file you are trying to scan. If you do not have enough memory or hard disk space then your PC may freeze and you could lose your file. Note (Windows Vista® and Windows® 7) The User Account Control screen appears, do the following. • For users who have administrator rights: Click Allow. • For - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 61
page 55.) 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. d Choose the scanner you want to use. e Click Import. The - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 62
f Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner dialog box. Profile (1) Source (2) Paper size (3) Color format (4) File type (5) 3 Resolution (DPI) (6) Brightness (7) Contrast (8) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 g Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 63
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 e of Scanning a document into the PC on page 53. b Put the document face down on the scanner glass. 3 c Choose - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 64
Scanning e Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. 3 f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in your application window. 56 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 65
• For Windows® 2000 (SP4 or higher) users, you can download ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE by 3 Nuance™ during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite. See the Quick Setup Guide. ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE for Brother is a document management application. You can use PaperPort™ 12SE to view scanned documents - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 66
Scanning As long PaperPort™ 12SE files) appear in Desktop. You can also use Windows® Explorer to manage the folders and items shown in Desktop. Quick links ™ 12SE does not automatically recognize one of the applications on your PC, you can manually create a link using the New Link button on - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 67
your own OCR application. Importing items from other applications 3 As well as scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort™ 12SE in a variety of ways: Print to the Desktop from another application, such as Microsoft® Word. Import files saved in other file formats, such as Windows® Bitmap ( - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 68
Scanning Uninstalling ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE with OCR 3 (Windows® XP) 3 a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and click the Change or Remove Programs icon. b Choose Nuance PaperPort 12 from the list and click Change or Remove. 3 (Windows Vista® and Windows® 7) 3 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 69
the need to manually launch specific applications. ControlCenter4 has two user interfaces: Home Mode control over the details of your machine's functions. You can add up to three customized tabs in your original settings. See Using ControlCenter4 in Advanced Mode on page 74. Changing the user - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 70
function, click Help. 4 1 Scan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphics application of your choice. 2 Access the PC-FAX applications available for your device. 3 Access the settings available to configure your device. 4 Link to Brother Solutions Center, Brother CreativeCenter and the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 71
printing received PC-FAX data on page 69. Device Settings (See Device Settings tab on page 70.) See Configuring Remote Setup on page 70. See Accessing Quick Dial on page 71. See Configuring Scan button settings on page 71. See Launching the BRAdmin utility on page 72. Support (See Support - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 72
tab 4 There are five scan 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 73
Network Graphics (*.png) 4 PDF (*.pdf) Secure PDF (*.pdf) XML Paper Specification (*.xps) Note • The XML Paper Specification is available for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 or when using applications which support XML Paper (A4), the scanned image will be divided into two A5 size documents. 65 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 74
. Click OK. f The image will be saved in your chosen folder. Printing the scanned image 4 You can scan a page on the machine 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 75
E-mail button lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment. a Select the Scan tab. b Configure the settings in the PC Scan setting area. c Click the Scan button. 4 d Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 76
PC-FAX tab (MFC models only) 4 This section briefly 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 Received PC-FAX button - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 77
Start. Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data 4 The Received PC-FAX button 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 the Brother machine. (See - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 78
of each function, click Help. 4 1 Remote Setup button 2 Quick Dial button 3 Device Scan Settings button 4 BRAdmin button Configuring Remote Setup 4 The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure most machine and network setting menus. a Select the Device Settings - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 79
. b Click Quick Dial. c The Address Book window will appear. For Address Book configuration, see Remote Setup (MFC models only) on page 89. 4 Configuring Scan button settings 4 The Device Scan Settings button lets you configure your machine's Scan key settings. a Select the Device Settings tab - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 80
the IP address. To install BRAdmin Light from the installation CD-ROM, see the Network User's Guide. If you require more advanced machine management, use the latest version of BRAdmin Professional 3 utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. 4 a Select the Device - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 81
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 MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 82
. 4 1 Scan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphics application of your choice. 2 Access the PC-Copy feature available via your PC. 3 Access the PC-FAX applications available for your device. 4 Access the settings available to configure your device. 5 Link to Brother Solutions Center - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 83
printing received PC-FAX data on page 82. Device Settings (See Device Settings tab on page 83.) See Configuring Remote Setup on page 83. See Accessing Quick Dial on page 83. See Configuring Scan button settings on page 84. See Launching the BRAdmin utility on page 85. Support (See Support - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 84
tab function. For more details of each function, click Help. 4 1 PC Scan setting area 2 Image button 3 OCR button 4 E-mail button 5 File button Note • You can change the default settings of each button by right-clicking the appropriate button or clicking Configuration. When the configuration dialog - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 85
is available for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 or when using applications which support XML Paper Specification files. • If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose "Uncompressed" or "Compressed". • Secure PDF is available for Scan to Image, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 86
display the converted text data. Attaching the scanned data to E-mail 4 The E-mail button lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment. a Select the Scan tab. b If you want to change the scan settings, right-click the E-mail button and - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 87
on your hard disk in 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 the File button and then change settings. If you want to preview and configure the scanned image, check Pre Scan. Click OK. c Click File - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 88
ControlCenter4 PC-Copy tab 4 Printing the scanned image 4 You can scan a page on the machine and print copies using any 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 89
Help. Note The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents in Letter size. Sending an image file from your computer The Send Image File button lets you send an image file as a fax from your computer using the Brother PC-FAX software. 4 4 a Select the PC-FAX tab. b Click Send Image - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 90
data 4 The Received PC-FAX button 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 the Brother machine. (See Enabling PC-FAX Receiving software on your - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 91
button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure most machine and network setting menus. a Select the Device Settings tab. 4 b Click Remote Setup. c The Remote Setup Program window will appear. For Remote Setup configuration, see Remote Setup on page 89. Accessing Quick Dial - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 92
ControlCenter4 Configuring Scan button settings The Device Scan Settings button lets you configure your machine's SCAN key settings. 4 4 a Select the Device Settings tab. b Click Device Scan Settings. c The Device Scan Settings dialog will appear. You can change settings of each Scan button - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 93
as the IP address. To install BRAdmin Light from the installation CD-ROM, see Network User's Guide. If you require more advanced machine management, use the latest version of BRAdmin Professional 3 utility that is available as a download from http://solutions.brother.com/. 4 a Select the Device - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 94
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 MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 95
ControlCenter4 Custom tab 4 This section briefly introduces adding a Custom tab. For more details, click Help. Creating a Custom tab You can create up to three customized tabs including up to five customized buttons with your preferred settings. a Click Configuration and then select Create custom - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 96
ControlCenter4 Creating a Custom button a Click Configuration and then select Create custom button. Select a button you want to create 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 97
Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (or MFC-XXXX LAN) and Remote Setup. Note • If your machine is connected via a Network, you have to enter your password. 5 • The default password is "access". You can use BRAdmin Light or Web Based Management to change this password. (See the Network User's Guide for - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 98
machine. • If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to use Remote Setup, you may need to configure the firewall settings to allow communication through port number 137. (See Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 110.) • If the Secure Function Lock is set to on, you cannot use - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 99
, Brother, MFC-XXXX (or MFC-XXXX LAN), PC-FAX Sending, then PC-FAX Setup. The Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box appears: 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 100
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Sending setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen below. 6 Outside line access Enter a number to access an outside line. This is sometimes required by local PBX telephone systems (for example, dialing 9 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 101
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Simple style 6 Facsimile style 6 6 Setting up a cover page 6 From the PC-FAX dialog box, click the icon to access the Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup screen. The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box appears: 93 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 102
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 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 to the cover page. From Choose the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 103
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) c Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Facsimile style user interface appears: Note 6 If the Simple style user interface appears, change the user interface selection setting. (See Sending setup on page 92.) d Enter a fax - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 104
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface 6 a Create a file in any application on your PC. b Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: 6 c Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. The Simple style user - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 105
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) f Click the send icon. Note If you want to cancel the fax, click the cancel icon. 6 97 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 106
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 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 four types: Brother Address Book, Outlook, Outlook Express Windows Mail Address - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 107
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 Brother Address Book dialog box appears: Setting up a member in the Address Book In the Brother Address Book dialog box you can add, edit - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 108
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Speed Dial setup 6 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Speed Dial (Facsimile style only) tab. (To use this feature, you must choose the Facsimile style user interface.) 6 You can register a member or group on each of the ten Speed Dial - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 109
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 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 Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 110
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) Exporting the Address Book 6 You can export first choose the member. • If you choose vCard in step a, Save as type: will be vCard (*.vcf). a Do one of the following: 6 From the Address Book, click File, Export, then Text. From the Address Book, click - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 111
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) e Enter the name of the file, and then click Save. Importing to the Address Book 6 6 You can import ASCII text files (*.csv), vCards (electronic business cards) or Remote Setup Dial Data into your Address Book. Importing an ASCII text file 6 a Do one of - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 112
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 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 files (*.txt; *.csv). 6 104 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 113
(MFC models only) PC-FAX receiving 6 The Brother PC-FAX Receive Software lets you view and store faxes on your PC. It is automatically installed when you install the MFL-Pro Suite and works on locally or network connected machines. When enabled, your machine will receive faxes in its memory - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 114
PC. When Backup Print is off, your fax messages 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 115
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 File Format, choose .tif or .max as the received document format. The default format is .tif. d To play - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 116
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 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 the Quick Setup Guide). If you are using a different machine than the one - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 117
Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 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 MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 118
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 CD-ROM, the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 119
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: Enter - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 120
Firewall settings (For Network users) h Add port 137 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 MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 121
settings (For Network users) c Make sure that Windows Firewall Settings on the General tab is set to On. d Click the Exceptions tab. 7 e Click the Add port... button. f To add port 54925 for network scanning, enter the information below: 1 In Name: Enter any description, for example "Brother Scanner - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 122
"Brother PC-Fax". 2 In Port number: Enter "54926". 3 Make sure UDP is selected. Then, click OK. 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 123
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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 124
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 MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 125
Firewall settings (For Network users) i Enter any description in Name: (for example "Brother Scanner" or "Brother PC-Fax") and click Finish. 7 j Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked. k Click Outbound Rules. 117 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 126
Firewall settings (For Network users) l Click New Rule. 7 m Choose Port and click Next. 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 Choose UDP and enter "54926" in the Specific remote - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 127
Firewall settings (For Network users) o Choose Allow the connection and click Next. p Check the applicable items and click Next. q Enter any description in Name: (for example "Brother Scanner" or "Brother PC-Fax") and click Finish. 7 r Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked. 119 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 128
Section III Apple Macintosh III Printing and Faxing 121 Scanning 150 ControlCenter2 166 Remote Setup 187 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 129
8 Printing and Faxing 8 Features in the printer driver (Macintosh) 8 This machine supports Mac OS X 10.4.11 - 10.5.x - 10.6.x. Note The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5. The screens on your Macintosh will vary depending on your operating system version. 8 121 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 130
Printing and Faxing Duplex printing 8 The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing. Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 8 If the paper is thin, it may wrinkle. If paper is curled, turn over the stack, straighten it and then put it back in the paper tray or manual feed - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 131
scanning, printing and faxing 8 Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer. Fax sending will not be stopped during the computer printing. However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on paper - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 132
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. 8 124 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 133
Printing and Faxing Choosing printing options 8 To control special printing features, choose Print Settings from the Print dialog box. Cover Page You can make the following cover page settings: 8 8 Print Cover Page If you want to add a cover page to your document, use this function. Cover - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 134
Printing and Faxing Layout 8 Pages per Sheet 8 The Pages per Sheet selection can reduce the image size of a page by allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper. Layout Direction When you specify the pages per sheet, you can also specify the direction of the layout. - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 135
panel 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 Key (For MFC-7460DN and MFC-7860DW) on page 2.) To delete - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 136
Faxing Print Settings 8 You can change settings by choosing a setting in the Print Settings list: Basic tab Media Type You can change the media type to one of the following: • Plain Paper • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Paper • Bond Paper • Envelopes • Env. Thick • Env. Thin • Recycled Paper - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 137
.com/) and our Web site for 8 original/genuine Brother supplies by clicking the Support button. The Brother Solutions 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 138
is the best mode for printing text documents. Skip Blank Page If Skip Blank Page is checked, the printer driver automatically detects blank pages and excludes them from printing. Improve Print Output This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper Curl If you - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 139
Printing and Faxing Duplex Printing 8 Automatic Duplex Printing (Not available for MFC-7360N) Select Layout. Choose Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding in Two-Sided. 8 Manual duplex Select Paper Handling. • (Mac OS X 10.4.11) Choose Even numbered pages and print, and then choose Odd numbered - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 140
Printing and Faxing • (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) Choose Even Only and print, and then choose Odd Only and print. 8 132 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 141
Printing and Faxing Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 8 For Mac OS X 10.4.11 8 a Log in as an 'Administrator'. b Run the Printer Setup Utility (from the Go menu, choose Applications, Utilities), then choose the printer you want to remove and remove it by clicking the Delete button. For Mac - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 142
download the driver and visit FAQ's for installation instructions. • If you use a USB cable and Mac OS, only one printer driver for a machine can be registered in Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS X 10.4.11) or Print & Fax in System Preferences (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x). If a Brother Laser driver - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 143
and Faxing Printer Features 8 (Mac OS X 10.4.11) Feature Sets: Set 1 8 Media Type You can change the media type to one of the following: • Plain Paper • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Paper • Bond Paper • Envelopes • Env. Thick • Env. Thin • Recycled Paper • Label Secure Print Secure Print - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 144
Printing and Faxing Password Choose the password for your secured Toner Save You can conserve toner using this feature. When you check Toner Save, your prints appear lighter. The default setting is Off. Note • We do not recommend Toner Save for printing photo or gray scale images. • Toner - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 145
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 MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 146
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) Feature Sets: General 1 Media Type You can change the media type to one of the following: • Plain Paper • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Paper • Bond Paper • Envelopes • Env. Thick • Env. Thin • Recycled Paper • Label Resolution You can choose - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 147
feature allows you to improve a print quality problem. • Reduce Paper Curl If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced. 8 If you are printing only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 148
may increase. Note This feature may not reduce ghosting for all types of paper. Before you buy a lot of paper, test a small quantity to make sure that the paper is suitable. Density Adjustment Increase or decrease the print density. Note The Density Adjustment is not available when you set the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 149
Printing and Faxing Secure Print (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 150
Utility. Status Monitor will start up. For Mac OS X 10.6.x a Run the System Preferences, select Print & Fax, then choose the machine. 8 b Click the Open Print Queue..., then click Printer Setup. Select the Utility tab then click Open Printer Utility. Status Monitor will start up. Updating the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 151
Printing 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 Management in the Network User's Guide. 143 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 152
Fax documents will be sent in Black and White only. a Create a document in a Macintosh application. b From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Print. (Mac OS X 10.4.11) 8 (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 153
Printing and Faxing c Choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. d Choose Facsimile from the Output pop-up menu. 8 145 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 154
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. 8 146 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 155
Printing and Faxing Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application (Mac OS X 10.4.11) 8 You can address a fax number using a vCard (an electronic business card) from the Mac OS X Address Book application. a Click Address Book. b Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application to the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 156
Printing and Faxing c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print. Note The vCard used must contain a work Fax or home Fax number. Using Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x Addresses panel You can address a fax number using the Addresses button. a Click Addresses. 8 8 148 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 157
Printing and Faxing b Choose the fax number from the Addresses panel and then click To. c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print. 8 149 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 158
on loading the documents, see Loading documents in the Basic User's Guide. 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/DeviceSelector or from the Model pop-up menu of - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 159
an image into your Macintosh 9 You can scan a whole page, or scan a portion after pre-scanning the document. Scanning a whole page 9 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 MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 160
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. Resolution Black & White - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 161
Scanning Scan Type 9 Black & White Use for text or line art images. Gray (Error Diffusion) Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images without using true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give the gray appearance.) - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 162
Choose one of the following document sizes: A4 JIS B5 Letter Legal A5 Executive Business Card To scan business 2 (Double) 9 Custom After you choose a custom size, you can adjust the scanning area. Click and hold the mouse button as you drag the mouse to crop the image - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 163
best image. The default value is 0, representing an average, and is usually suitable for most images. You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. You can also enter a value in the box to set the level. If the scanned - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 164
from the "Print & Fax" section Using Image Capture 9 In order to use Image Capture included with Mac OS X 10.6.x, the ICA Scanner Driver is required. The Brother CUPS Printer Driver for Mac OS X 10.6.x contains the ICA Scanner Driver. To install the ICA Scanner Driver, go to the downloads selection - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 165
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. document in the ADF, select "Document Feeder" for Mode and the size of your document for Scan Size. 9 157 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 166
as one file. When the Detect Separate Items box is checked, the program will detect each image and save them as separate files. If the program does not automatically crop the document as you want, you can do it manually by dragging the mouse pointer over the portion you want to scan from - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 167
Black & White or Text. Resolution: Choose the resolution you want to scan your document at. Scan Size: Select the paper size of the document being scanned from the Document Feeder or the scan scanned image. Format: Select the file format of the scanned data. Image Correction: From the manual - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 168
Print & Fax" section 9 If you already added your Brother machine in the Print & Fax section, you can scan directly from there. Please follow the steps below: a Connect your Brother machine to the Macintosh using a USB cable. Or connect your Brother machine to the same LAN (if you are using a network - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 169
as one file. When the Detect Separate Items box is checked, the program will detect each image and save them as separate files. If the program does not automatically crop the document as you want, you 9 can do it manually by dragging the mouse pointer over the portion you want to scan from - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 170
Feeder or Flatbed. Kind: Choose from Color, Black & White or Text. Resolution: Choose the resolution you want to scan your document at. Scan Size: Select the paper size of the document being scanned from the Document Feeder or the scan area from the Flatbed. 9 Orientation or Rotation - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 171
.com.tw/download/brother/PM9SEinstaller_BR_multilang.dmg To install Presto! PageManager, see the Quick Setup Guide. Note The complete NewSoft Presto! PageManager 9 User's Guide can be viewed from the Help menu in NewSoft Presto! PageManager 9. Features 9 OCR: In one step you can scan an image - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 172
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: E-mail Address: URL: France Company name - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 173
Scanning Italy Company name: Telephone: E-mail Address: URL: Spain Company name: Telephone: E-mail Address: Other countries E-mail Address: 5CA 0899399878 (For callers from within Italy, this - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 174
applications. Using ControlCenter2 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. The icon will appear on the menu bar. To open the ControlCenter2 window, click the the following operations: icon and choose Open. ControlCenter2 has a Scan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 175
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. 10 167 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 176
Macintosh. You must have Presto! PageManager installed on your Macintosh. Presto! PageManager is available as a download from http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/brother/PM9SEinstaller_BR_multilang.dmg E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software) Lets you scan a page or document directly into an - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 177
images to be saved in. (For Image, E-mail and File scan) Windows Bitmap (*.bmp) JPEG (*.jpg) TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) Secure PDF (*.pdf) (For OCR scan) Text (*.txt) Rich Text Format (*.rtf) HTML (*.htm) Excel 97 (*.xls - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 178
into your graphics application for image editing. To change the default settings, click the button while holding down the control key and choose Software Button. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box. Change the - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 179
. 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 Password box and then click OK. Note - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 180
into text which can 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 control key and choose Software Button. To change the word processing application, choose the destination word - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 181
ControlCenter2 E-mail 10 The Scan to E-mail feature lets you scan a document to your default E-mail application, so you can send the scanned job as an attachment. To change the default E-mail application or attachment file type, click the button while holding down the control key and choose - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 182
check Show Folder box. To specify the destination of the scanned image everytime, check Show Save As Window box. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box. Note For supported file types, see File types on page 169. 174 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 183
application for the editable text. You must install Presto! PageManager for this feature. Presto! PageManager is available as a download from http://nj.newsoft.com.tw/download/brother/PM9SEinstaller_BR_multilang.dmg Scan to E-mail Attaches the scanned images to an E-mail message. You can - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 184
a "1 to 2" document size, such as 1 to 2 (A4), the scanned image will be divided into two A5 size documents. User-defined button 10 To customize a button, click the button while holding down the control key, and the configuration window appears. Follow these guidelines for button configuration. 176 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 185
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 Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. 177 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 186
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. 10 178 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 187
Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. Note The Scan to OCR function is available for English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 188
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 Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. 180 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 189
the file to the default folder or choose your 10 preferred folder by clicking the Browse button. Choose the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, destination of the scanned image, check Show Save As Window. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 190
copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print the copies using any of the features of the machine's printer driver, or you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver installed on your Macintosh including network printers. PC-FAX - Lets you scan a page or document and - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 191
the pop-up menu. To fax, choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. (See Sending a fax (MFC models only) on page 144.) (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) For more options click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. To copy, click the Print button. To fax, click the disclosure triangle beside - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 192
can configure or check the machine settings. Remote Setup (MFC models only) Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. (See Remote Setup on page 187.) Quick-Dial (MFC models only) Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup on page 187.) Status Monitor Allows you to - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 193
ControlCenter2 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 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 on page 187. 10 185 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 194
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 one devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of errors such as a paper jam - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 195
11 Remote Setup 11 Remote Setup (MFC models only) 11 The Remote Setup application lets you configure many machine and network settings from a Macintosh application. When you access this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your Macintosh and displayed on - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 196
that was registered to your Macintosh during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see the 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 is - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 197
Section IV Using The Scan key IV Scanning (For USB cable users) 190 Network Scanning 195 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 198
connected to a network, see Network Scanning on page 195. You can use (SCAN) on the control panel to scan documents into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or a folder on your computer. Before you can use (SCAN) on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 199
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 or Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan button settings on page 71 for - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 200
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 or Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan button settings on page 71 for - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 201
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 button settings on page 71 for Home - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 202
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 or Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan button settings on page 71 for - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 203
the address settings from the control panel (see Printing the Network Configuration List in the Network User's Guide) or by using the BRAdmin Professional software. If you installed the machine following the instructions for a network user in the Quick Setup Guide then the machine should already - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 204
Configuring Network Scanning (Windows®) 13 If you are using a different machine than the one that was originally registered to your PC during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite software (see the Quick Setup Guide), follow the steps below. a (Windows® 2000) Click the Start button, Settings, Control - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 205
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 MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 206
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's LCD displays the name you enter. The default setting is your PC name. You can enter any name that you like - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 207
Software following the network installation steps in the Quick Setup Guide then this selection should already be made. a From Library, choose Printers, Brother, Utilities and DeviceSelector, and then double-click Device Selector. The Device Selector window appears. This window can also be opened - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 208
Network Scanning Using the Scan key 13 You can use (SCAN) on the control panel to scan documents into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or a folder on your computer. Before you can use (SCAN) on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro Suite and connect - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 209
Internet to computers or other Internet Fax machines. In order to use this function, 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 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 210
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 or Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan button settings on page 71 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 211
tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration 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 button settings on page 71 for Home - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 212
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 or Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. (For Windows®, see Configuring Scan button settings on page 71 13 - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 213
profiles and you can choose what profile numbers (1 to 10) to use for Scan to FTP settings in FTP Scan Settings. Note If you want to find the IP address of your machine, see Printing the Network Configuration List in the Network User's Guide. In addition to seven preset file names you can store two - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 214
Network Scanning 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. Configuring the FTP Default Settings 13 You can set Passive Mode to OFF or ON depending on your FTP - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 215
Network Scanning g Enter the destination folder where your document will be stored on the FTP server (for example brother\abc) (up to 60 characters). h Choose the file name you want to use for the scanned document. You can choose from seven preset and two user defined File Names. The file name that - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 216
password using numbers 0-9 before it starts scanning. h Press a or b to choose Small, Middle or Large. Press OK and go to step i. i Do one of the following: If you want to start scanning want to change the file name manually, go to step k. k Press a or b to choose . Press OK. Enter the file - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 217
3 printer driver 34 Duplex printing 18 Printer driver 14 R Remote Setup Macintosh 187 Windows 89 S Scan Macintosh OCR 163 Presto! PageManager 163 Resolution 152 TWAIN Compliant 151 Windows® Resolution 45 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 12SE 57 TWAIN Compliant 41 WIA Compliant 48 Scan key Network - Brother International MFC-7460DN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 218
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.
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