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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 page to download the other manuals. For DCP users; This documentation is for - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 2
, covering the latest product's descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 3
Brother printer driver...13 Printing a document...14 Duplex (two-sided) printing ...15 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 15 Automatic duplex printing ...15 Manual duplex printing ...15 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 15 Printer driver settings...16 Accessing the printer - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 4
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 and Windows Fax and Scan 63 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 5
printing received PC-FAX data 80 Device Settings tab...81 Configuring Remote 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 6
8 Printing and Faxing 136 Features in the printer driver (Macintosh 136 Duplex (two-sided) printing ...136 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 136 Automatic duplex printing ...136 Manual duplex printing ...136 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 137 Choosing page setup - 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
...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 Image ...236 Scan to OCR ...238 Scan to File...240 Scan to FTP...242 Scan to Network (Windows®) ...249 How to set a new default for - 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
the printer keys You can operate the following features from your machine's control panel. 1 1 Job Cancel 1 To cancel the current print job, press Stop/Exit. You can clear the data that is left in the machine's memory by pressing Stop/Exit. Secure Print Key 1 Secured data is password protected - 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 display the job. Press the print job. Enter the four-digit password and press OK. d To print the - 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
e Press Stop/Exit. For Touchscreen models 1 a Press Menu. b Press Printer. c Press Stop/Exit. Note We recommend that you 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
or b to choose HP LaserJet or BR-Script 3. Press OK. f Press Start. The machine prints the list. g Press Stop/Exit. For Touchscreen models 1 a Press Menu. b Press Printer. c Press a or b to display Print Options. Press Print Options. d Press Internal Font. e Press to choose HP LaserJet or BR-Script - 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
1 You can choose whether 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 - 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
Press Menu. b Press Printer. c Press a or b to display Reset Printer. Press Reset Printer. d To restore the default settings, press Yes. To exit without making a change, press No. e Press Stop/Exit. 1 1 1 1 Using the scan keys 1 You can use (SCAN) on the control panel or Scan on the touchscreen - 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
a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. The printer drivers are on the installer CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the drivers by following the Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer drivers can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at: http - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 22
about the Paper Tray and Recommended paper: uu 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 application - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 23
pages on one side of the paper first. Then, the printer driver instructs you (with a pop-up message) to reinsert the paper. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it well, or you may get a paper jam. Very thin or thick paper is not recommended. Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 2 Your - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 24
Printing Printer driver settings 2 Note For Macintosh users see Printing and Faxing uu page 136. 2 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 / - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 25
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® and Windows Server®) Right-click the Brother MFC-XXXX Printer icon (where - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 26
, 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 settings. To return to the default settings, click Default, then OK. Paper Size 2 From the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 27
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 be printed and then repeated for the number of copies you selected. If the Collate check box is - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 28
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 selected, choose Env. Thin. For more information: uu Basic User's Guide. 20 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 29
Note The print speed will change depending on what print quality setting you choose. Higher print quality takes longer to print, while lower print quality takes less time to print. Print Settings 2 You can change the print settings as follows: Graphics This is the best mode for printing documents - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 30
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 to re-install the paper. When you - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 31
in inches or millimeters. Paper Source 2 You can choose Auto Select, Tray1, Tray2 1 2, MP Tray or Manual and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards. 1 Available if the optional tray is installed. 2 Tray2 is standard on MFC-8950DWT. 23 - 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
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 can put a logo or text into your document as a watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file that you - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 34
image in the background of your document. If this feature is not checked then the watermark will be printed on top of your document. In Outline Text 2 Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the watermark. It is only available when you choose a text watermark. 26 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 35
to print on the first page or on the other pages. Click the 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 the image. Position Use this setting if you want to control the position of the watermark on the page. 27 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 36
set Toner Save Mode to On, prints appears lighter. The default setting is Off. Note • We do not recommend Toner Save Mode for printing photo or grayscale images. • Toner Save Mode is not available for HQ 1200 and 1200 dpi resolutions. Secure Print 2 Secure documents are documents that are password - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 37
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 DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 38
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: uu Network User's Guide print speed - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 39
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 the thin - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 40
give you quick access to frequently used printing configurations. 2 2 5 1 2 4 3 Print profile list box (1) Delete Profile(2) Always show Print Profiles tab first.(3) Add Profile(4) Current print profile view(5) a Choose your profile from the print profile list box. b If you want to - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 41
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 you have added. a Choose your profile from the print - 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
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 version information. Print Fonts (7) This button will print the pages that show all the internal fonts of the machine. 35 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 44
are installed on the machine. Tray settings 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 45
machine is connected to the print server using a USB cable in a network shared environment. • The cable is not connected to the machine correctly. Ports tab 2 Note To access the Ports tab, see Accessing the printer driver settings uu page 17. If you want to change the port where your machine is - 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
bottom of the stack. • Pages Per Sheet 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. Also, you can print a document in the booklet style automatically when you choose Booklet - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 48
Printing • Paper Source You can choose Automatically Select, 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 49
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 must enter your password from the control panel of the machine. (See Secure - 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
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 quality, select - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 52
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 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
of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of error messages such as 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 55
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. There are two locations where you can display the Status Monitor on your PC - in - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 56
the installer CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 57
d Click Select. e Choose 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 - 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 Pre - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 59
are listed in the table below: Scan (Image Type) Resolution Photo Use for scanning photo images. 300 x 300 dpi Web Use for attaching the scanned image to web pages. 100 x 100 dpi Text Use for scanning text documents. 200 x 200 dpi Scan Type 24bit Color 24bit Color Black & White 51 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 60
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 gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give a gray - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 61
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 Contrast setting is only available when Gray (Error Diffusion), True Gray or 24bit Color is chosen. When scanning photographs or other images for use in - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 62
Scanning Document Size 3 Choose one of the following sizes: A4 8.3 x 11.7 in (210 x 297 mm) JIS 10 1/2 in (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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 63
Note • You can see the actual paper 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 64
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 a document into the PC 3 There are two ways in which you can - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 65
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 (1). j Choose the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 66
l If you need advanced settings, click Adjust the quality of the scanned picture (3). You can choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution (DPI) and Picture 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 67
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 uu page 56. b Choose Flatbed in the Paper source drop-down list (1). 3 Paper source (1) Picture type (2) Adjust the quality of - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 68
can choose Brightness, Contrast, 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 69
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 the new settings to take effect. Note If you scan the document at - 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
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 document. 11 12 64 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 73
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 mouse button and drag it over the portion you want - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 74
or 'stack' documents of different formats for printing, faxing or filing. This section only introduces the basic functions of the software. For more details, see the Nuance™ Getting Started Guide. To view the complete Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE Getting Started Guide, choose the Help tab from the ribbon - 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 with Image View button from the Desktop tab on the ribbon. As long as you have the appropriate application on your PC to display it, you can also open a non-PaperPort™ SE item by double - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 76
Scanning Quick links to other applications 3 Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE automatically recognizes many other applications on your PC and creates a 'working one of the applications on your PC, you can manually recognition software (OCR Print to the Desktop from another application, such as Microsoft - 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 3 (Windows® XP) 3 a Click Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, and click the Change or Remove Programs icon. b Choose Nuance PaperPort - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 78
ControlCenter4 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. ControlCenter4 has 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 79
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. (For MFC models) 3 Access the settings available to configure your device. 4 Link to Brother Solutions Center, Brother CreativeCenter and the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 80
uu page 79. See Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data uu page 80. Device Settings (See Device Settings tab uu page 81.) See Configuring Remote Setup (For MFC models) uu page 81. See Accessing Quick Dial (For MFC models) uu page 82. See Configuring Scan key settings uu page 82. See - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 81
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 DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 82
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 Specification (*.xps) For OCR Text (*.txt - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 83
that support XML Paper 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 84
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 Scan setting area. c Click (Scan). 4 d Confirm and edit (if necessary) the scanned image in the image viewer - 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
MFC models) 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 View Received PC-FAX button 4 PC Scan - 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
-FAX data 4 The View 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 your Brother machine. (See Enabling PC-FAX Receiving software - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 89
For more details 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 (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 - 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
Password boxes and then click OK. 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 92
is designed for initial 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 - 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
PC-Copy feature available via your PC. 3 Access the PC-FAX applications available for your device. (For MFC models) 4 Access the settings available to configure your device. 5 Link to Brother Solutions Center, Brother window for each scan function and change the user interface mode. 9 Access the Help - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 95
Sending an image file from your computer uu page 93. See Sending a scanned image uu page 94. See Viewing and printing received PC-FAX data uu page 94. Device Settings (See Device Settings tab uu page 95.) See Configuring Remote Setup (For MFC models) uu page 95. See Accessing Quick Dial (For - 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
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 Specification (*.xps) For OCR Text (*.txt - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 98
that support XML Paper 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 - 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
Type, Document Size, Brightness, Contrast, Manual multi-page scan and Duplex(two-sided) Scanning (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) as needed. c Click OK. The new settings will be used as the default settings. Note To preview and configure the scanned image, check PreScan in the settings - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 101
button with your custom settings. d The scanned image will be printed. PC-FAX tab (For MFC models) This section briefly introduces the PC-Fax tab function. For more details of each function, click Note The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents in Letter size. 4 (Help). Sending - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 102
printing received PC-FAX data 4 The (View 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 your Brother machine. (See Enabling PC - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 103
For Remote Setup configuration, see Remote Setup (For MFC models) uu page 105. Accessing Quick Dial (For MFC models) 4 The (Quick Dial) button lets you open 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 104
-down list, click the (Set PDF Password) button. The Set PDF Password dialog box will appear. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password boxes and then click OK. Note • Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. • You can change the data compression ratio of the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 105
is designed for initial 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 - 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
ControlCenter4 Custom tab 4 This section briefly introduces adding a Custom tab. 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 108
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 the created button.) Note You can - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 109
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 screens on your PC may vary depending on your model. a Load your document. 4 b Open ControlCenter4 by clicking Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 110
e Set 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 - 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
, Brother, MFC-XXXX (or MFC-XXXX LAN) and Remote Setup. Note • No password is required by default. You can use BRAdmin Light or Web Based Management to change 5 this password. (See uu Network User's Guide.) • If your machine is connected via a Network, enter a password if you have set one. OK - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 114
If your PC is 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 115
and updates on the Brother PC-FAX feature, visit http://solutions.brother.com/. Note The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents in Letter size. Sending a file as a PC-FAX 6 6 a Create a file in any application on your PC. b Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears - 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 PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) Setting up user information 6 Note You can access User Information from the PC-FAX sending dialog box by clicking the (See Sending a file as a PC-FAX uu page 107.) icon. a Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (or MFC-XXXX LAN), PC-FAX - 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 to the cover page. From Choose the - 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 The Address Book Member Setup dialog box appears: 6 6 b In the Member Setup dialog box, enter 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 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 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 - 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
Brother PC-FAX Software (For MFC models) 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 - 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
to your 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 - 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). If you are using a different machine than the one that - 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
any other personal Firewall software, see the User's Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer. UDP Port number information for Firewall configuration UDP Port Network Scanning Network PC-Fax Network Printing, Network Scanning, Network PC-Fax and Remote Setup 1 External 54925 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 134
"54925". 5 Make sure UDP is selected. 6 Click OK. 7 e Click Add. f Add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example "Brother PC-Fax". 2 In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 135
If you still have trouble with your network connection, click the Add button. j 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 136
, 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 who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 137
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. Then, click OK. g Click the Add port... button. h To add port 54926 for Network PC-Fax, enter the information - 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 140
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 and click Next. h Check - 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
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 Choose UDP and enter "54926" in the Specific remote ports:. Click Next. 7 o Choose Allow the connection and click Next. p Check - 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
. 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 duplex - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 145
fax on paper, it pauses the computer printing operation, and then continues printing when copying 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 - 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. Billing - 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 size of a page by allowing multiple pages to be 8 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 DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 151
and Faxing Secure Print 8 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 152
. Thin • Recycled Paper • Label Resolution You can 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. 1 Available if the optional tray is installed. 2 Tray 2 is standard on MFC-8950DWT. 8 144 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 153
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 Save Mode You can conserve toner use with - 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 Tray - 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
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 printing - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 158
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 • Bond Paper - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 159
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 DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 160
if the ambient humidity is below 30% or ghosting may increase. Note 8 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. 152 - 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
Printing and Faxing Status Monitor 8 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of the machine, letting you see error messages such as paper empty or paper jam at pre-set update intervals. You can also access the web based management. Before you can use the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 163
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 Network User's Guide: Web Based Management. 155 - 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
a document using the TWAIN driver 9 The Brother machine software includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh. You can use this Macintosh TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications that support TWAIN specifications. When you scan a document, you can either use the ADF (automatic document feeder - 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
scanning the correct area, click the Start button in the Scanner Setup dialog box to scan the image. a Load your document. b Click PreScan. The whole image is scanned into your Macintosh and appears in the Scanning for Resolution, Scan Type, Brightness and Contrast in the Scanner Setup dialog box as - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 174
Yes Yes Yes Yes 9 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 175
It requires the most memory and has the longest transfer time. Document Size 9 Choose one of the following document sizes: A4 8.3 x 11.7 in JIS B5 × 355.6 mm.) 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 176
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 DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 177
(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 add your machine by - 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 179
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 Separate Items box is checked, the program will detect each image - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 180
Scan Mode: Choose Document Feeder or Flatbed. Kind: Choose from Color, Black & White or Text. Resolution: Choose the resolution you want to scan your 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 181
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 (Mac OS X 10.7.x only), Tint, Temperature - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 182
Print & Fax or Print & Scan 9 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 model) where the Macintosh is connected. b Select System Preferences from the Apple Menu. c Click Print & Fax or Print & Scan - 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
the model number of your machine. Using ControlCenter2 10 ControlCenter2 is a software utility that lets you quickly and easily access your often used applications. Using ControlCenter2 eliminates the need to manually launch specific applications. The icon will appear on the menu bar. To open the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 187
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
, such as Microsoft® Word or any word processing application on your Macintosh. You must download Presto!PageManager and install it on your Macintosh. For installation information see Using Presto! PageManager uu page 175. E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software) Lets you scan a page or - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 189
Scanning pictures. TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) -Recommended for Scanning and sharing documents. Secure PDF (*.pdf glass to scan a multiple page document, check Manual multi-page scan and follow the on-screen instructions. Document Size - 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
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 Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. 10 183 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 192
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 Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding. (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) Note The Scan to OCR function is available for English - 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. 185 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 194
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 Long-edge binding or Short-edge binding. (For DCP-8155DN, MFC-8910DW and MFC-8950DW(T)) Note For supported file types, see File types uu page - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 195
image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor application on your Macintosh as a destination. Scan to OCR Converts scanned documents into editable text files. You can choose the destination application for the editable text. You must download Presto!PageManager and install it on - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 196
Scanning pictures. TIFF (*.tif) TIFF Multi-Page (*.tif) Portable Network Graphics (*.png) PDF (*.pdf) -Recommended for Scanning and sharing documents. Secure PDF (*.pdf glass to scan a multiple page document, check Manual multi-page scan and follow the on-screen instructions. Document Size - 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
Settings tab Choose the 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 - 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
pop-up menu. Save the file to the default folder or choose your preferred folder by clicking the Browse button. Choose the 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 205
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 DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 206
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 models) uu page - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 207
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 models) uu page 202.) Status - 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
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. (See Status Monitor - 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
Dial or all your settings for your machine. • If you need to change the machine that was registered to your Macintosh during the installation 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 - 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
to a network, see Network Scanning uu page 222. You can use (SCAN) on the control panel or Scan on the touchscreen to scan documents into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or a folder on your computer. Before you can use (SCAN) or Scan, you have to install the Brother MFL - 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
. • If you choose Signed PDF, you must install and then configure a certificate to your machine using Web Based Management. For the details of the certificate installation, see Using Certificates for device security (uu Network User's Guide). After the installation, you can configure a certificate - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 216
without changing additional settings, choose Start Scan. Press OK and go to step k. g Press a or b to choose the quality you want. Press OK. h Press a or b to choose the file type you want. Press OK. If you choose color or Gray in the resolution setting, go to step i. If you choose black & white - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 217
resolution setting, you cannot choose TIFF. • If you choose black & white in the resolution setting, you cannot choose JPEG or XPS. • If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 0-9 before it starts scanning. i Press a or b to choose the file size you - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 218
. f Do one of the following: For black & white file format: Press a or b to choose PDF, PDF/A, Secure PDF, Signed PDF or TIFF. Press OK. For 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 219
: If you want to change the duplex scan setting, go to step g. Press Start to start scanning without changing additional settings. Go to step k. 12 12 Note • If you choose color or gray in the quality setting, you cannot choose TIFF. • If you choose black and white in the quality setting, you - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 220
. Do one of the following: If you want to change the file name, go to step h. Press Start to start scanning without changing additional settings. Go to step k. h The file name is set automatically. However, you can create a name of your choice using the character keys on the control panel. Press - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 221
c to display Set New Default. Press Set New Default. e Press Yes to confirm. f Press Stop/Exit. Factory reset 12 a Press Scan. b Press Scan to USB. c Press d or c to display Factory Reset. Press Factory Reset. d Press Yes to confirm. e Press Stop/Exit. Understanding the Error Messages 12 Once you - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 222
can scan either a black and white or color document into your E-mail application as a file attachment. 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 E-mail. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 223
you want to change the default file size for JPEG, PDF or Secure PDF, choose your preferred rate by moving the scroll bar on the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Device Button tab of the ControlCenter2 configuration screen. • Webmail services are not supported by Scan to E-mail. 12 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 224
can scan either a black and white or color document into your graphics application for viewing and editing. 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 225
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 your preferred rate by moving - 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
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 page 96 for Advanced Mode.) Nuance™ PaperPort™ must be installed on your PC - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 228
settings uu page 96 for Advanced Mode. For Macintosh, see SCAN uu page 180.) 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 File. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step f. If your - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 229
document. b Press Scan. c Press Scan to PC. d Press File. Do one of the following: If you want to change the duplex setting, press Duplex Scan and then press Off change between color and black and white scanning, choose color or black and white in the scan type option on the Device Scan Settings - 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 machine - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 231
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 uu Quick Setup Guide), follow the steps below. a (Windows® XP) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Printers - 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 rights: Enter the administrator password and click OK. (Windows® 7) For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click Yes. 13 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 233
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 (Max. 15 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 234
located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities/DeviceSelector or from the Model drop-down list in the main screen of ControlCenter2. If you have already installed the MFL-Pro Suite Software following the network installation steps (uu Quick Setup Guide) then this selection should already - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 235
Scanning Using the Scan key on your network 13 You can use (SCAN) on the control panel or Scan on the touchscreen to scan documents into your word processing, graphics or E-mail applications or a folder on your computer. Before you can use (SCAN) or Scan, you have to install the Brother - 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
13 When you choose Scan to E-mail (PC) your document will be scanned and sent directly to the computer you designated on your network. ControlCenter4 or ControlCenter2 will activate the default E-mail application on the designated computer. You can scan and send a black and white or color document - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 238
you want to change the default file size for JPEG, PDF or Secure PDF, choose your preferred rate by moving the scroll bar on the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Device Button tab of the 13 ControlCenter2 configuration screen. • Webmail services are not supported by Scan to E-mail - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 239
Area Network or the 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 240
or b to choose PDF, PDF/A, Secure PDF, Signed PDF, JPEG or XPS. Press OK and go to step i. h Press a or b to choose PDF, PDF/A, Secure PDF, Signed PDF or TIFF. Press OK the One Touch key or Speed Dial number. Press Start. The machine will start the scanning process. Note If your network supports - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 241
registered can be used when you scan data using a One Touch or Speed Dial. (I-Fax addresses are not available for use.) a Load your document. b Press (SCAN). c Choose One Touch or Speed Dial number. If your machine supports Duplex Scan and you want to scan both sides of your document, press - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 242
Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 0-9 before it starts scanning. i Press d or c to display Duplex Scan. Press Duplex Scan and then press Off, DuplexScan : LongEdge or DuplexScan : ShortEdge. Do one of the following: If you want to change the scanner - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 243
can be used when you scan data using One Touch or Speed Dial. (For MFC-8950DW(T), I-Fax addresses are not available for use.) a Press . b Choose a One Touch or Speed Dial number on the touchscreen. c Press Send a E-mail. d Load your document. If you want to change the duplex setting, press Duplex - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 244
to the computer you designated on your network. ControlCenter4 or ControlCenter2 will activate the default graphics application on the designated computer. 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 - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 245
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 your preferred size by moving - 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
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 page 96 for Advanced Mode.) Nuance™ PaperPort™ must be installed on your PC - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 248
can scan a black & white or color document and send it directly to a computer you designate on your network. The file will be saved in the folder and file format that you have configured in the Device Scan Settings screen of ControlCenter4 or Scan To File screen of ControlCenter2. You can change the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 249
Press Scan to PC. d Press File. e Press a or b to choose the destination computer you want to send to. Press OK. If the LCD prompts you to enter a PIN number, enter the 4-digit PIN number for the destination computer on the control panel. Press OK. f Do one of the following: If you want to change - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 250
and you can choose what profile numbers (1 to 10) to use for 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 Report. In addition to seven preset file names you can store two - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 251
Network Scanning Choose Scan to FTP/Network in Web Based Management. In Create a User Defined File Name, enter a file name in one of the two user defined fields and click Submit. A maximum of 15 single-byte characters can be entered in each of the user defined name - 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
to enter a 4 digit password 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 Press a or b to choose Small, Medium or Large. Press OK and go to step j. j Do one of the following - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 255
File Type and then choose PDF, PDF/A, Secure PDF, Signed PDF or TIFF. Go to step l. Note • If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 0-9 before it starts scanning. • If you choose Signed PDF, you must install and then configure a certificate to - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 256
Network Scanning i Press File Size and then choose Small, Medium or Large. Go to step j. j Do one of the following: If you want to change the file name, go to step k. If you want to start scanning you want to change the file name manually, go to step l. l Press a or b to choose . Press OK - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 257
Network Scanning Scan to Network (Windows®) 13 When you choose Scan to Network, you can scan documents directly to a shared folder on a CIFS server located on your local network or the internet. (For more information about CIFS servers: uu Network User's Guide.) The Scan to Network feature supports - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 258
Network Scanning Choose Scan to FTP/Network in Web Based Management. In Create a User Defined File Name, enter a file name in one of the two user defined fields and click Submit. A maximum of 15 single-byte characters can be entered in each of the user defined name - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 259
Network Scanning Configuring the Scan to Network Default Settings 13 a Choose Network in Scan to FTP/Network from the Scan tab. Press Submit. b Choose the Profile you want to configure in Scan to FTP/Network Profile. c Enter the name that you want to use for the Scan to Network profile. This name - 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 to Network. Press OK. If your machine does not support Duplex Scan, go to step e. If your machine supports Duplex Scan, go to step d. d Press a or b to choose 1sided, 2sided (L)edge or 2sided (S)edge. Press OK. e Press a or b to choose one scan quality, file type and file size from the control - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 262
Network Scanning i Press a or b to choose PDF, PDF/A, Secure PDF, Signed PDF, or TIFF. Press OK, and go to step k. Note • If you chose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 0-9 before it starts scanning. • If you choose Signed PDF, you must install and then - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 263
File Type and then choose PDF, PDF/A, Secure PDF, Signed PDF, or TIFF. Go to step m. Note • If you chose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 0-9 before it starts scanning. • If you choose Signed PDF, you must install and then configure a certificate to - 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
a new default for Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, For MFC-8950DW(T)) 13 You can set your own default settings. Setting the new default 13 a Press Scan. b Press Scan to E-mail. c Enter the destination E-mail address. Do one of the following: To enter the E-mail address manually, press Manual and go - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 266
Press Scan to E-mail. c Enter the destination E-mail address. Do one of the following: To enter the E-mail address manually, press Manual and go to step d. If you have stored the E-mail address to the machine's address book, press Address Book and go to step e. Note If your network supports the - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 267
) 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 Windows - Brother International DCP-8155DN | Software User's Guide - English - Page 268
on your Brother machine's LCD if you have installed the driver for scanning via Web Services. See uu 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 - 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
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