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Printing and Faxing Basic settings 9 You can choose the Media Type, Slow Drying Paper, Quality, Color Mode and Paper Source (Available on models with Paper Tray#2) settings. 9 Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly. This setting may cause some slight blurring of text. Media Type 9 To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be selected in the driver. The machine changes the way it prints depending on the selected media type. „ Plain Paper „ Inkjet Paper „ Brother BP71 Photo Paper „ Brother BP61 Photo Paper „ Other Photo Paper „ Transparencies 149

Section	Page
SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE	1
Table of Contents	3
Windows®	9
1 Printing	10
Using the Brother printer driver	10
Features	10
Choosing the right type of paper	11
Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing	11
Clearing data from the memory	11
Status Monitor	12
Monitoring the machine’s status	12
Turning off the Status Monitor	13
Printer driver settings	14
Accessing the printer driver settings	14
Basic tab	15
Media Type	16
Quality	16
Paper Size	17
To do borderless printing	17
Color Mode	18
Page Layout	18
Page Order	18
Border Line	18
Orientation	18
Copies	19
Collate	19
Reverse Order	19
Advanced tab	20
Color/Grayscale	21
Color Settings	21
Color Enhancement (True2Life®)	22
Use Watermark	22
Watermark Settings	23
Other Print Options	25
Support	34
Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION	36
Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On	37
Starting FaceFilter Studio when your Brother machine is turned Off	38
Printing an image	39
Smart Portrait	41
Red-eye Reduction	41
Print Expression List	42
Uninstalling FaceFilter Studio	42
2 Scanning	43
Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver	43
Scanning a document into the PC	43
Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan	45
Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box	46
Scan (Image Type)	46
Resolution	46
Scan Type	47
Brightness	47
Contrast	47
Document Size	48
Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows® XP/Windows Vista®)	50
WIA compliant	50
Scanning a document into the PC	50
Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass	52
Brother Scanner Utility	54
Scanning a document using the WIA driver (For Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users)	56
Scanning a document into the PC	56
Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass	58
Using the Scan key (For USB cable users)	60
Scan to E-mail	60
Scan to Image	61
Scan to OCR	62
Scan to File	63
Scan to Media	64
How to set a new default for Scan to Media	68
For 1 or 2 Line LCD models	68
For Color LCD models	69
For Touchscreen models	70
Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR by NUANCE™	71
Viewing items	72
Organizing your items in folders	73
Quick links to other applications	73
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR lets you convert image text into text you can edit	73
Importing items from other applications	74
Exporting items into other formats	74
Exporting an image file	74
Uninstalling ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR	74
For Windows® 2000 Professional	74
For Windows® XP	74
For Windows Vista®	74
3 ControlCenter3	75
Using ControlCenter3	75
Switching the user interface	77
Turning the AutoLoad feature off	77
SCAN	78
File Type	79
Image (example: Microsoft® Paint)	79
OCR (Word Processing program)	81
E-mail	82
File	83
CUSTOM SCAN	84
File Type	85
Customizing a user-defined button	86
Scan to Image	86
Scan to OCR	87
Scan to E-mail	88
Scan to File	89
PHOTOCAPTURE	90
Open PCC Folder (PCC: PhotoCapture Center®)	90
Copy From PCC	91
Creating the Copy Folder	91
Copy To Application	91
Creating the Copy Folder	92
FaceFilter Studio	92
Creating the Copy Folder	93
COPY	94
PC-FAX (MFC models only)	96
Send	97
Receive/View Received (Not available for MFC-250C and MFC-290C)	97
Address Book	98
Setup	98
DEVICE SETTING	99
Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C)	100
Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C)	100
Ink Level	101
User’s Guide	101
4 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support)	102
Before using Network Scanning	102
Network license	102
Configuring Network Scanning	103
Using the Scan key	106
Scan to E-mail (PC)	106
Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, MFC-6490CW only)	107
Scan to Image	109
Scan to OCR	110
Scan to File	111
How to set a new default for Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, MFC-6490CW only)	113
Setting the new default	113
Factory reset	113
Scan to FTP (For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW)	114
Pre-configuring your FTP profiles	114
Creating a user defined File Name	116
Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles	116
Scan to FTP Manual Method	118
How to set a new default for Scan to FTP	120
Setting the new default	120
Factory reset	121
Entering Text	122
For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW	122
5 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C)	123
Remote Setup	123
6 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only)	125
PC-FAX sending	125
Setting up user information	125
Sending setup	126
Setting up a cover page	127
Entering cover page information	127
Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface	128
Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface	129
Address Book	131
Brother Address Book	132
Setting up a member in the Address Book	132
Speed Dial setup	133
Setting up a group for broadcasting	134
Editing member information	134
Deleting a member or group	135
Exporting the Address Book	135
Exporting the whole current Address Book	135
Importing to the Address Book	137
PC-FAX receiving (Not available for MFC-250C and MFC-290C)	139
Enabling the PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine	140
Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC	140
Setting up your PC	141
Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings	142
Viewing new PC-FAX messages	143
7 PhotoCapture Center®	144
Using PhotoCapture Center®	144
For Network Users (For models with built-in network support)	146
8 Firewall settings (For Network users)	147
Before using the Brother software	147
For Windows® XP SP2 users	147
For Windows Vista® users	149
Apple® Macintosh®	151
9 Printing and Faxing	152
Setting up your USB-equipped Apple® Macintosh®	152
Choosing the right type of paper	152
Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing	152
Clearing data from the memory	152
Status Monitor	153
Using the Brother Ink driver	154
Choosing page setup options	154
To do borderless printing	155
Choosing printing options	156
Basic settings	157
Media Type	157
Quality	158
Color Mode	158
Advanced settings	159
Color/Grayscale	160
Other Print Options	162
Support	163
Sending a fax (MFC models only)	164
Drag a vCard from the Mac OS® X Address Book application (For Mac OS® X 10.2.x to 10.4.x)	167
Using Mac OS® X 10.5 Addresses panel	168
10 Scanning	170
Scanning from a Macintosh®	170
Accessing the scanner	170
Scanning an image into your Macintosh®	171
Scanning a whole page	171
Pre-Scanning an image	171
Settings in the Scanner window	172
Resolution	172
Scan Type	173
Document Size	174
Adjusting the Image	175
Using the Scan key (For USB cable users)	176
Scan to E-mail	176
Scan to Image	177
Scan to OCR	178
Scan to File	179
Scan to Media	180
How to set a new default for Scan to Media	184
For 1 or 2 Line LCD models	184
For Color LCD models	185
For Touchscreen models	186
Using Presto!® PageManager®	187
Features	187
System requirements for Presto!® PageManager®	187
Technical support	188
11 ControlCenter2	190
Using ControlCenter2	190
Turning the AutoLoad feature off	191
SCAN	192
File types	193
Image (example: Apple® Preview)	193
OCR (word processing application)	195
E-mail	196
File	197
CUSTOM SCAN	198
File types	198
User-defined button	199
Scan to Image	199
Scan to OCR	200
Scan to E-mail	201
Scan to File	202
COPY / PC-FAX (PC-FAX is MFC models only)	203
DEVICE SETTINGS	205
Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C)	206
Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C)	206
Ink Level	207
12 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support)	208
Before using Network Scanning	208
Configuring network scanning	208
Using the Scan key	210
Scan to E-mail (PC)	210
Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, MFC-6490CW only)	212
Scan to Image	214
Scan to OCR	215
Scan to File	216
How to set a new default for Scan to E-mail (E-mail Server, MFC-6490CW only)	218
Setting the new default	218
Factory reset	218
Scan to FTP (For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW)	219
Pre-configuring your FTP profiles	219
Creating a user defined File Name	221
Scan to FTP using FTP Server Profiles	221
Scan to FTP Manual Method	222
How to set a new default for Scan to FTP	224
Setting the new default	224
Factory reset	225
Entering Text	226
For MFC-5890CN and MFC-6490CW	226
13 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center®	227
Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-250C and MFC-290C)	227
PhotoCapture Center®	229
For USB cable users	229
For network users (For models with built-in network support)	231
Index	232