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SOFTWARE USER'S GUIDE MFC-9125CN MFC-9325CW Not all models are available in all countries. Version 0 USA - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 2
. Compilation and Publication Under the supervision of Brother Industries, Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the typographical and other errors relating to the publication. Copyright and License ©2011 Brother Industries, Ltd. This product includes software developed by the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 3
the Brother printer driver...2 Printing a document...3 Duplex printing...4 Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper 4 Manual duplex printing ...4 Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 5 Printer operation keys...6 Job Cancel...6 Secure Key ...6 Printer Emulation Support ...7 Printing - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 4
language emulation) printer driver 31 Printing Preferences ...31 Advanced options ...33 Ports tab ...36 2 Scanning 37 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 37 Scanning a document into the PC ...37 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan 39 Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 5
Status Monitor ...81 User's Guide...82 4 Remote Setup 83 Remote Setup...83 5 Brother PC-FAX Software 85 PC-FAX sending ...85 Setting up user information...85 Sending setup...86 Setting up a cover page...87 Entering cover page information...88 Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 6
Apple Macintosh 7 Printing and Faxing 115 Printer operation key...115 Job Cancel...115 Secure Key ...115 Printer Emulation Support ...116 Printing the Internal Font List...117 Printing the Print Configuration List 117 Test Print ...117 Output Color ...118 Restoring default printer settings...118 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 7
173 E-mail ...174 File ...175 CUSTOM SCAN ...176 File types ...177 Document Size ...177 User-defined button ...177 Scan to Image ...178 Scan to OCR ...179 Scan to E-mail ...180 Scan to File...181 COPY / PC-FAX ...182 DEVICE SETTINGS ...184 Remote Setup...184 Quick-Dial ...185 Status Monitor ...185 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 8
Section III Using The Scan key 11 Scanning (For USB cable users) 189 Using the Scan key...189 Scan to USB (MFC-9325CW only 189 Scan to E-mail ...192 Scan to Image ...193 Scan to OCR ...194 Scan to File...195 12 Network Scanning 196 Before using Network Scanning ...196 Network license ...196 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 9
Section I Windows® Printing Scanning ControlCenter3 Remote Setup Brother PC-FAX Software Firewall settings (For Network users) I 2 37 58 83 85 104 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 10
on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the drivers by following the Quick Setup Guide. The latest printer driver can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com Windows® Printing The dedicated printer drivers for Microsoft® Windows® XP/XP Professional x64 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 11
the User's Guide for information about the Paper Tray and Recommended paper.) a From your application, choose the Print command. If any other printer drivers are installed on your computer, choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer* as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your software - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 12
jam, see Paper jams in the User's Guide. If you have a print quality problem, see Improving the print quality in the User's Guide. Manual duplex printing 1 The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper first. Then, the Windows® driver instructs you (with a pop-up message - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 13
Printing Simultaneous scanning, printing and faxing 1 1 Your machine can print from your computer while sending or receiving a fax in memory, or while scanning a document into the computer. Fax sending will not be stopped during PC printing. However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 14
people who know the password will be able to print the secured data. The machine will not print secure data until the password is entered. After the document is printed, the data will be cleared from the memory. To use this function, you need to set your password in the printer driver dialog box. If - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 15
the emulation mode. The default setting is Auto. Your machine has the following emulation modes. You can change the setting by using the control panel or a web browser. HP LaserJet Mode The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode in which this printer supports the PCL6 language of - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 16
the list. d Press Stop/Exit. Printing the Print Configuration List 1 You can print a list of current printer settings. a Press Menu, 4, 2, 2. b Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine prints the settings. c Press Stop/Exit. Test Print 1 If you are having problems with print quality, you can do - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 17
information about the color settings, see Color/Mono on page 16. c Press OK. d Press Stop/Exit. Restoring default printer settings You can return the machine's printer settings to the factory settings. a Press Menu, 4, 4. b To restore the default settings, press 1 to choose 1.Reset. To exit without - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 18
, allowing you to get immediate notification of error messages such as paper empty or paper jam. 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. (For Windows® 7) If - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 19
's status The Status Monitor icon will change color depending on the machine status. A green icon indicates the normal stand-by condition. 1 1 A yellow icon indicates a warning. A red icon indicates a printing error has occurred. There are two locations where you can display the Status - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 20
Manual Duplex / Booklet 1 Paper Source Scaling Reverse Print Use Watermark 1 Header-Footer Print 1 Toner Save Mode Secure Print Administrator 1 User Authentication 1 Color Calibration 1 Improve Print Output 1 These settings are not available with the BR Script printer driver - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 21
more information, see the Help text in the printer driver. Note • The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC will vary depending on your operating system. • You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 22
settings by clicking the illustration on the left side of the Basic tab. 1 1 (1) (4) (2) (3) a Choose the Paper Size, Orientation, Copies, Media Type, Print Quality and Color / Mono (1). b Choose the Multiple Page and Manual Duplex / Booklet (2). c Choose the Paper Source (3). d Confirm your - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 23
check box is not selected, then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page of the document is printed. Media Type 1 You can use the following types of media in your printer. For the best print envelopes, choose Envelopes. If the toner is not fixed to the envelope - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 24
settings as follows: Auto The printer checks the content of your documents for color. If color is detected, it prints in color. If no color content is detected, it prints in monochrome. Color When your document contains color and you want to print it in color, select this mode. Mono Select - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 25
from the Basic tab. 1 1 Color Mode The following options are available in Color Matching mode: • Normal This is the default color mode. • Vivid The color of all elements are adjusted to become a more vivid color. • Auto The printer driver automatically selects the Color Mode type. • None If you - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 26
the image quality of thin lines. 1 Improve Pattern Printing Select this option if printed fills and patterns are different from the patterns and fills you see on your computer. Settings If you want to change the color settings such as brightness, contrast, intensity or saturation, click - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 27
sheet. Manual Duplex / Booklet 1 When you want to print a booklet or do manual duplex printing, use this function. None Disable duplex printing. Manual Duplex In this mode, the printer prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the printer driver will stop and show the instructions required - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 28
Source 1 You can choose Auto Select, Tray1 or Manual and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for 1 printing from the second page onwards. Note The printer automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed slot even if another setting is selected. 20 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 29
(2) Use Watermark (3) Header-Footer Print (4) Toner Save Mode (5) Secure Print (6) Administrator (7) User Authentication (8) (MFC-9325CW only) Other Print Options (9) Scaling You can change the print image scaling. Reverse Print Check Reverse Print to reverse the data from up to down - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 30
your document as a watermark. You can choose one of the preset Watermarks, 1 or you can use a bitmap file that you have created. Check Use Watermark and then click the Settings... button. Watermark Settings 1 Transparent 1 Check Transparent to print the watermarked image in the background of your - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 31
Check In Outline Text if you only want to print an outline of the watermark. It is available when you choose 1 a text watermark. Print Watermark 1 You can print the Text box, and then choose the Font, Style, Size and Choose Color. Bitmap Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 32
, you must enter the password using the control panel of the machine to print them. To send a secured document: a Click Settings... of the Secure Print and 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 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 33
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 multiple page setting. Color / Mono Lock Lock the Color / Mono settings as Mono to prevent - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 34
will start color calibration and then the printer driver will attempt to get the calibration data from your printer. Note If you print by using the Direct Print feature, PictBridge feature or BR-Script printer driver, you need to perform the calibration from the control panel. See User's Guide for - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 35
. 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 setting. Note This operation will decrease the temperature of the machine's fusing process. 1 1 Improve Toner Fixing If you choose - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 36
Printing Tray Settings tab Note From the Start menu, select Control Panel and then Printers and Faxes. Right-click the Brother MFC-XXXX Printer icon and select Properties to access the Tray Settings tab. 1 1 You can define the paper size for each paper tray and auto detect the serial - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 37
Support... in the Printing Preferences dialog box. 1 1 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 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 MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 38
Printing Print Settings (3) This will print the pages that show how the internal settings of the printer have been configured. 1 Check Setting (4) You can check the current driver settings. About (5) This will show the list of the printer driver files and version information. 30 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 39
printer driver. Note The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system. Printing Preferences 1 Note You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother MFC-XXXX - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 40
source (tray or manual feed slot) that has a paper size defined in the printer driver that matches your document. Tray1 This setting will pull paper from Tray1. Manual Feed This setting will pull any size of paper from the Manual Feed Slot. • Color Choose how to print color graphics either Black - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 41
Font (the default) to use equivalent printer fonts for printing documents that contain TrueType fonts. This will permit faster printing; however, you might lose special characters not supported by the printer font. Click Download as Softfont to download TrueType fonts for printing instead of using - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 42
will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at the printer, you must enter the password using the control panel of the printer. The secured document must have a Password and Job Name. Password Choose the password for your secured document that you send to the machine from the drop - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 43
1 lighter. The default setting is Off. Note We do not recommend Toner Save for printing Photo or GrayScale images. Color/Mono You can choose the following color mode: • Auto The printer checks the content of your documents for color. If color is detected, it prints in color. If no color content is - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 44
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 setting. Note This operation will decrease the temperature of the machine's fusing process. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 45
through port number 54925 and 137. (See Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 104.) Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver 2 The Brother MFL-Pro Suite software includes a TWAIN compliant scanner driver. TWAIN drivers meet the standard universal protocol for communicating between - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 46
the Select button. e Choose the scanner you are using from the Available Scanners list. Note 2 Choose TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXX or TWAIN: TW-Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. f Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel. g Click Scan. The Scanner Setup dialog box appears. h Adjust - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 47
Size, as needed. c Click PreScan. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the Scanning Area (1) of the Scanner Setup dialog box. (1) d Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. 1 1 Scanning area Note You can enlarge the image using the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 48
Scanner Setup dialog box 2 Image Type 2 Choose the output image type from Photo, Web or Text. Resolution and Scan Type will be altered for each default setting. The default dpi Black & White/ Gray (Error Diffusion) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 256 Color Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 49
this selection. The Reduce Noise setting is available when using 24bit Color and scan resolutions of 300 × 300 dpi, 400 × 400 dpi or 600 × 600 dpi. Brightness 2 Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value is 0, representing an average. You can set the Brightness level - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 50
only available when Gray (Error Diffusion) or True Gray is chosen. When scanning photographs or other images scan business cards, choose the Business Card size, and then place the business card face down at the top left of the scanner glass, as indicated by the document guidelines on the machine. - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 51
Scanning Custom If you choose Custom as the size, the Custom Document Size dialog can see the actual paper size you chose on the screen. • Width: shows the width of scanning area. • Height: shows the height of scanning area. • Data Size: shows the rough data size in Bitmap format. The size will be - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 52
the left side of the screen. d Click Select button. e Choose the scanner you are using from the Available Scanners list. Note Choose WIA: Brother MFC-XXXX or WIA: Brother MFC-XXXX LAN. f Check the Display scanner dialog box on the Scan or Get Photo panel. g Click Scan. The Scanner Setup dialog box - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 53
h Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box: 2 1 2 3 4 1 Paper source 2 Picture type 3 Adjust the quality of the scanned picture 4 Page size i Choose Document Feeder from the Paper source drop-down list (1). j Choose the picture type (2). k Choose the Page size - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 54
m Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan using the scanner glass 2 2 The Preview button is used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. When you are satisfied with - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 55
choose Brightness, Contrast, Resolution and Picture type from Advanced Properties. Click OK after you choose a setting. g Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the PaperPort™ 11SE window (or - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 56
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. 2 Running the utility You can run the utility by choosing the Scanner Utility located in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 57
User Account Control screen appears, do the following. • (Windows Vista®) For users who have administrator rights: Click Allow. 2 (Windows® 7) For users who have administrator rights: Click Yes. • (Windows Vista®) For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 58
page 52.) a Load your document. b Open your software application to scan the document. c Do one of the following: (Windows Photo Gallery) Click File, then Import from Camera or Scanner. (Windows Fax and Scan) Click File, New, then Scan. d Choose the scanner you want to use. e Click Import. The - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 59
Brightness 2 8 Contrast Note The scanner resolution can be set as high as 1200 dpi. For resolutions greater than 1200 dpi, use the Scanner Utility. For more information, see Scanner Utility on page 48. g Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. 51 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 60
drop-down list. Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner dialog box. (1) (2) (3) (8) (4) (5) (6) (7) 1 Profile 2 Source 3 Color format 4 File type 5 Resolution 6 Brightness 7 Contrast 8 Scanning area d Click Preview. The whole image is scanned into the PC and appears in the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 61
Scanning e Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag it over the portion you want to scan. 2 f Click the Scan button in the Scan dialog box. The machine starts scanning the document. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in your application window. 53 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 62
text documents. It allows you to mix or 'stack' documents of different formats for printing, faxing or filing. This chapter only introduces the basic functions of the software. For more details, see the ScanSoft™ Getting Started Guide. To view the complete ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE Getting Started - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 63
Scanning Viewing items 2 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE gives several ways to view items: images. Page View displays a close-up of a single page. You can open a PaperPort™ 11SE item by double-clicking its icon or the thumbnail in Desktop. As long as you have the appropriate application on your PC to - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 64
Scanning nested'-that is, stored in other folders. When you double-click a folder, its contents (both PaperPort™ 11SE MAX automatically recognize one of the applications on your PC, you can manually create a ™ 11SE uses the optical character recognition software (OCR), which comes with PaperPort™ - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 65
scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort™ 11SE in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort™ 11SE (MAX) files in several different ways: Print , such as BMP, JPEG, TIFF or PDF. Exporting an image file 2 a Click File a Click the Start button, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 66
settings available to configure your device. (5) f You can choose which machine ControlCenter3 will connect with from the Model drop-down list. (6) g You can also open the configuration window for each function and a link to the Brother Solutions Center by clicking the Configuration button. (7) 58 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 67
ControlCenter3 Modern 3 3 Classic 3 Note • To be able to choose another connected model from the Model drop-down list, you must have the MFL-Pro Suite Software installed on your PC for that model. • For the Modern user interface, you need to install Adobe® Flash® Player 8 or greater. If you do - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 68
select SETUP then SKIN SELECT. b From the SKIN SELECT dialog, you can choose your preferred user interface. 3 3 Turning the Auto Load feature off 3 Once you start ControlCenter3 from the Start menu, the icon will appear on the tasktray. You can open the ControlCenter3 window by double-clicking - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 69
word processing application on your PC. E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software) Lets you scan a page or document directly into an E-mail application as SCAN key on your machine and the ControlCenter3 Software button for each scan feature. To configure the hardware SCAN key on your machine - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 70
for image editing. To change the default settings, right-click the Image button, click ControlCenter Configuration and click the Software Button tab. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box. Change the other - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 71
in the Software Button tab. Note This function is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to OCR. The window may vary depending on the function. If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, click the icon to open the Set PDF Password dialog box. Enter your password in the Password and Re - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 72
application to the list by clicking the Add button. To delete an application, click the Delete button in the Software Button tab. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box. You can also configure the other settings for - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 73
trouble using a custom application with ControlCenter3 you should choose an application from the list. You can also change the other settings used to create the file attachments. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 74
scanned image is saved when scanning is finished, check the Show Folder box. To let you specify the destination of the scanned image every time you scan, check the Show Save As Window box. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 75
-click the appropriate button and click ControlCenter Configuration. There are four options: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. 3 Scan to Image Lets you scan a page directly into any image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor application on your PC - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 76
available for Windows Vista® and Windows® 7, or when using applications which support XML Paper Specification files. • If you set the file type to TIFF or TIFF Multi-Page, you can choose "Uncompressed" or "Compressed". • Secure PDF is available for Scan to Image, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. 68 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 77
user-defined button 3 To configure a button, right-click the button, then click the ControlCenter Configuration button to see the configuration window. Scan scan from the Scan Action field. Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 78
will be automatically be saved with your document the next time you scan to a Secure PDF. If you want to change it, click the icon and set the new password. 3 Note Secure PDF is also available for Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. Scan to OCR 3 General tab To create the button name, enter a name in - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 79
ControlCenter3 Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast settings. 3 Scan to E-mail 3 General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 80
ControlCenter3 Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Brightness and Contrast settings. 3 Scan to File 3 General tab To create the button name, enter a name in the Please enter a name for the Custom Button text field (up to 30 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 81
the File Type drop-down list. Save the file to the default folder which is shown in the Destination Folder box or choose your preferred folder by clicking the icon. Check Show Folder to show where the scanned image is saved after scanning. Check Show Save As Window to specify the destination of the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 82
COPY 3 Lets you use the PC and any printer driver for enhanced copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print 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 the PC including network - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 83
ControlCenter3 3 Note You must configure each of the copy buttons before they can be used. 75 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 84
the control panel menu of the Brother machine. (See PC-FAX receiving on page 99.) Address Book Lets you open the Brother PC-FAX address book. (See Brother Address Book on page 93.) Setup Lets you configure the PC-FAX sending settings. (See Sending setup on page 86.) Note PC-FAX supports - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 85
ControlCenter Configuration. You can change the Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. 3 Receive/View Received 3 The Brother PC-FAX Receiving software option lets you view and store your faxes on your PC. It is automatically installed - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 86
can also activate the PC-FAX receiving software from the start menu. (See Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC on page Brother Address Book on page 93.) Setup 3 By clicking the Setup button, you can configure the user settings of the PC-FAX application. (See Setting up user information - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 87
Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup on page 83.) Status Monitor Allows you to open the Status Monitor Utility. (See Status Monitor on page 10.) User's Guide Lets you view the User's Guide, the Software User's Guide and the Network User's Guide. 3 3 79 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 88
ControlCenter3 Remote Setup 3 The Remote Setup button lets you open the Remote Setup Program window to configure most machine and network setting menus. Note For details, see Remote Setup on page 83. 3 80 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 89
Book window in the Remote Setup Program. You can then easily register or change the Quick-Dial numbers from your PC. 3 Status Monitor 3 The Status Monitor button allows you to monitor the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of errors such as paper empty or - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 90
ControlCenter3 User's Guide 3 The User's Guide button lets you view the Software User's Guide and the Network User's Guide. 3 82 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 91
All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (or MFC-XXXX LAN) and Remote Setup. 4 Note • If your machine is connected via a Network, you have to enter your password. • The default password is "access". You can use BRAdmin Light or Web Based Management to change this password. (See the Network Users Guide for - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 92
Remote Setup Print Lets you print the chosen items on the machine. You cannot print the data until it is uploaded to the machine. Click Apply to upload the new data to the machine and then click Print. Export Lets you save the current configuration settings to a file. Import Lets you - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 93
clicking the icon. (See Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface on page 89.) a Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (or MFC-XXXX LAN), PC-FAX Sending, then PC-FAX Setup. The Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box appears: b Enter this information to create - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 94
Brother PC-FAX Software Sending setup 5 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, Fax send, this number will be applied and Dial Prefix set in the function menu will be ignored. Include header To add the header information you entered in the User Information tab to the top of your sent faxes, check - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 95
Brother PC-FAX Software User interface Choose the user interface from two choices: Simple style or Facsimile style. Simple style Facsimile style 5 5 5 Setting up a cover page 5 From the PC-FAX dialog box, click the icon to access the Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup screen. The Brother PC-FAX - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 96
Brother PC-FAX Software Entering cover page information 5 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 sender information you - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 97
Brother PC-FAX Software Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface a Create a file in any application on your PC. b Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: 5 5 c Choose Brother PC-FAX v.2 as your printer, and then click Print. The Facsimile style user - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 98
PC. b Click File, then Print. The Print dialog box appears: c Choose Brother PC-FAX v.2 as your printer, and then click Print. The Simple style user interface appears: Note If the Facsimile style user interface appears, change the user interface selection setting. (See Sending setup on page 86.) 90 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 99
Brother PC-FAX Software d Enter the fax number using any of the following methods: Enter the fax number in the To: field. Click the To: button, and then choose destination fax numbers from the Address Book. If you make a mistake, click Clear to delete all the entries. e To send a cover page and - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 100
Brother PC-FAX Software Address Book 5 If Outlook or Outlook Express is installed on your PC, you can choose in the Select Address Book pull-down which address book to use for PC-FAX sending. There are four types: Brother the Address Book button in the FAX Sending dialog box. Outlook Express Address - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 101
Brother PC-FAX Software Brother Address Book 5 a Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX or MFC-XXXX LAN (where XXXX is your model name), PC-FAX sending, then PC-FAX Address Book. The Brother Address Book dialog box appears: 5 Setting up a member in the Address Book 5 In the Brother - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 102
Brother PC-FAX Software Speed Dial setup 5 From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Speed Dial tab. (To use this feature, you must choose the Facsimile style user interface.) 5 You can register a member or group on each of the ten Speed Dial buttons. Registering an address in a Speed - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 103
Brother PC-FAX Software Setting up a group for broadcasting You can create a group to send the same PC-FAX to several recipients at one time. a In the Brother Address Book dialog box, click the icon to create a Group. The Brother Address Book Group Setup dialog box appears: 5 5 b Enter the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 104
Brother PC-FAX Software Book as Remote Setup Dial Data that can be used by the Remote Setup application of your machine. (See Remote Setup on page 83 vCard in step a, Save as type: will be vCard (*.vcf). 5 5 a Do one of the following: From the Address Book, click File, Export, then Text. From - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 105
Brother PC-FAX Software e Enter the name of the file, and then click Save. 5 Importing to the Address Book 5 You can import ASCII text files (*.csv), vCards (electronic business cards) or Remote Setup Dial Data into your Address Book. Importing an ASCII text file 5 a Do one of the following: From - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 106
Brother PC-FAX Software e Enter the name of the file, and then click Open. 5 Note If you chose Text file in step a, Files of type: will be Text file (*.txt; *.csv). 98 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 107
you must unblock the program. 5 The Brother PC-FAX Receive Software lets you view and store faxes on your PC. It is automatically installed when you install the MFL-Pro Suite and works on locally or network connected machines. When enabled, your machine will receive faxes in its memory. Once it has - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 108
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 5 Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX/MFC-XXXX LAN, PC-FAX Receiving and Receive - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 109
Brother PC-FAX Software Setting up your PC 5 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: 5 b In Save file to, click the Browse button if you want to change the path where PC-FAX files are saved. c In File Format, - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 110
Brother PC-FAX Software Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings 5 The settings to send received faxes to your computer were automatically configured during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see the Quick Setup Guide). If you are using a different machine than the one that was registered - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 111
Brother PC-FAX Software Viewing new PC-FAX messages 5 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 run PaperPort™. b - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 112
6 Firewall settings (For Network users) 6 Before using the Brother software 6 Firewall settings on your PC may reject the necessary network connection for network printing, network scanning and PC Fax. If you are using the Windows® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 113
Firewall settings (For Network users) d Add port 54925 for network scanning by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example "Brother Scanner". 2 In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of the computer hosting this service on your network: - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 114
Firewall settings (For Network users) h Add port 137 for network scanning, network printing and Network PC-Fax receiving by entering the information below: 1 In Description of service: Enter any description, for example "Brother Network Print". 2 In Name or IP address (for example 192.168.0.12) of - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 115
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 MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 116
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. 6 108 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 117
Firewall settings (For Network users) Windows® 7 users 6 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 MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 118
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. 6 g Choose Allow the connection and click Next. h Check - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 119
Firewall settings (For Network users) i Enter any description in Name: (for example "Brother Scanner" or "Brother PC-Fax") and click Finish. 6 j Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked. k Click Outbound Rules. 111 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 120
Firewall settings (For Network users) l Click New Rule. 6 m Choose Port and click Next. n To add port enter the information below: For network scanning Choose UDP and enter "54925" in the Specific remote ports:. Click Next. For Network PC-Fax Choose UDP and enter "54926" in the Specific remote - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 121
Firewall settings (For Network users) o Choose Allow the connection and click Next. p Check the applicable items and click Next. q Enter any description in Name: (for example "Brother Scanner" or "Brother PC-Fax") and click Finish. 6 r Make sure that the new setting is added and is checked. 113 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 122
Section II Apple Macintosh II Printing and Faxing 115 Scanning 154 ControlCenter2 168 Remote Setup 186 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 123
7 Printing and Faxing 7 This machine supports Mac OS X 10.4.11 - 10.5.x - 10.6.x. Note The screens are from Mac OS X 10.5.x. Screens on your Macintosh may vary depending on your operating system. Printer operation key Job Cancel To cancel the current print job, press Job Cancel. You can clear the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 124
Printing and Faxing Note After you print the secured data, it will be cleared from memory. Printer Emulation Support 7 Your machine will receive print commands in a printer job language or emulation. Different operating systems and applications will send the print commands in different languages. - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 125
machine prints the list. d Press Stop/Exit. Printing the Print Configuration List You can print a list of current printer settings. a Press Menu, 4, 2, 2. b Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine prints the settings. c Press Stop/Exit. 7 7 Test Print 7 If you are having problems with print - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 126
and Faxing Output Color If the driver does not have color settings, you can choose the color settings. a Press Menu, 4, 3. b Press a or b to choose Auto, Color or B&W. Note For more information about the color settings, see Print Settings on page 126. c Press OK. d Press Stop/Exit. Restoring default - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 127
Utility. Status Monitor will start up. 7 For Mac OS X 10.6.x a Run the System Preferences, select Print & Fax, then choose the machine. b Click the Open Print Queue..., then click Printer Setup. Select the Utility tab then click Open Printer Utility. Status Monitor will start up. Updating the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 128
Printing and Faxing Hiding or showing the window 7 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 Brother Status Monitor. To show the window, click the Status Monitor icon in the dock or click the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 129
Printing and Faxing Features in the printer driver (Macintosh) 7 Note The screens in this section are from Mac OS X 10.5.x. The screens on your Macintosh will vary depending on your operating system version. Choosing page setup options 7 You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale. a From an - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 130
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. Choosing printing options To control special printing features, choose Print Settings from the Print dialog box. 7 7 122 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 131
Printing and Faxing Cover Page 7 You can make the following cover page settings: Print Cover Page If you want to add a cover page to your 7 7 You can choose Auto Select, Tray1 or Manual, and specify separate trays for printing the first page and for printing from the second page onwards. 123 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 132
. Border If you want to add a border, use this function. Reverse Page Orientation (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) Check Reverse Page Orientation to reverse the data from up to down. Flip horizontally (Mac OS X 10.6.x) Check Flip horizontally to print as a reflection flipped left-to-right. 124 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 133
, 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, user name and job name and click Print. c You must print the secured document from the control panel of the machine. (See Secure Key on page - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 134
Printing and Faxing Print Settings 7 You can change settings by choosing a setting in the Print Settings list: Basic tab 7 Media Type You can change the media type to one of the following: • Plain Paper • Thin Paper • Thick Paper • Thicker Paper • Bond Paper • Recycled Paper • Envelopes • Env. - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 135
lighter. The default setting is Off. Note We do not recommend Toner Save for printing Photo or Gray Scale images. Reverse Print (Mac OS X 10.4.11 only) Check Reverse Print to reverse the data from up to down. Support (Mac OS X10.4.11 to 10.5.x) You can visit the Brother Solutions Center (http - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 136
This is the Default color mode. • Vivid The color of all elements are adjusted to become a more vivid color. • None If you want to apply the color management settings of your application, choose this setting. The printer driver will not adjust the color. Enhance Black Printing If a black graphic - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 137
Printing and Faxing • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not provide enough improvement, select Thicker Paper in Media Type settings. Note This operation will increase the temperature of the machine's fusing process. - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 138
Printing and Faxing Duplex Printing 7 Manual duplex Select Paper Handling. • (Mac OS X 10.4.11) Choose Even numbered pages and print, and then choose Odd numbered pages and print. 7 • (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) Choose Even Only and print, and then choose Odd Only and print. 130 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 139
Printing and Faxing Removing the Printer driver for Macintosh 7 For Mac OS X 10.4.11 7 a Log in as an 'Administrator'. b (USB cable users) If you are using a USB cable, disconnect it from your machine. (Network users) Go to step c. c Run the Printer Setup Utility (from the Go menu, choose - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 140
cable. (See Printer Emulation Support on page 116.) • The BR-Script3 printer driver does not support the PC-Fax Sending. • For network users, see the Network User's Guide for installation steps. You need to install the BR-Script3 printer driver using the following instructions. (Mac OS X 10 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 141
Printing and Faxing c Open the Printer Setup Utility icon. d Click Add. 7 e Choose the printer name and make sure that Brother is shown in Printer Using. Select the printer name that shows BR-Script in the Model, and then click Add. 133 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 142
Printing and Faxing f Choose Quit Printer Setup Utility from the Printer Setup Utility menu. (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) a Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. 7 b Click the Print & Fax icon. 134 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 143
Printing and Faxing c Click the + button which is located below the Printers section. d Click the Default icon which is located at the top of the dialog box. 7 e Choose your machine from the Printer Name list and Select a driver to use... in Print Using. 135 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 144
Printing and Faxing f Choose the model name which shows BR-Script3 in Print Using, and then click Add. g Choose Quit System Preferences from the System Preferences menu. 7 136 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 145
Printing and Faxing Features in the BR-Script 3 (PostScript® 3™ language emulation) printer driver 7 Choosing page setup options 7 You can set the Paper Size, Orientation and Scale. a From an application such as Apple TextEdit, click File, then Page Setup. Make sure MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 146
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. Choosing printing options To control special printing features, choose Printer Features from the Print dialog box. 7 7 138 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 147
Printing and Faxing Cover Page 7 You can make the following cover page settings: Print Cover Page If you want to add a cover page to your document, use this function. Cover Page Type Choose a template for the cover page. Billing - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 148
down. Flip horizontally (Mac OS X 10.6.x) Check Flip horizontally to print as a reflection flipped left-to-right. Duplex Printing Manual duplex Select Paper Handling. (Mac OS X 10.4.11) Choose Even numbered pages and print, and then choose Odd numbered pages and print. 7 7 (Mac OS X 10.5.x to - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 149
using the control panel of the machine to print them. If you want to create a secure print job, click Secure Print and check the Secure Print box. Enter a password 7 in the Password box and click Print. (For more information about Secure Print, See Secure Key on page 115.) Printer Features 7 (Mac OS - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 150
secured document that you sent to the machine, from the drop-down list. Toner Save You can conserve toner using this feature. When you check Toner Save Mode, your prints appear lighter. The default setting is Off. Note We do not recommend Toner Save for printing photo or gray scale images. 142 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 151
Printing and Faxing Feature Sets: Set 2 Color/Mono You can change the Color/Mono settings as follows: • Auto 7 The printer checks the content of your documents for color. If color is detected, it prints in color. If no color content is detected, it prints in monochrome. The total printing - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 152
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 setting. Note This operation will decrease the temperature of the machine's fusing process. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose this - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 153
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) Feature Sets: General 1 Print Quality 7 You can choose the following print quality settings. • Normal 600 dpi class. Recommended for ordinary printing. Good print quality with good print speeds. • Fine 2400 dpi class. The finest print mode. - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 154
Printing and Faxing Toner Save You can conserve toner using this feature. When you check Toner Save, your prints appear lighter. The default setting is Off. Note We do not recommend Toner Save for printing photo or gray scale images. Color/Mono You can change the Color/Mono settings as - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 155
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 setting. Note This operation will decrease the temperature of the machine's fusing process. • Improve Toner Fixing If you choose - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 156
Printing and Faxing Sending a fax Macintosh You can send a fax directly from a Macintosh 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 Apple TextEdit, click File, then Print. (Mac OS X 10.4.11) 7 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 157
Printing and Faxing (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) For more page setup options, click the disclosure triangle beside the Printer pop-up menu. 7 c Choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. 149 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 158
Facsimile from the Output pop-up menu. 7 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. 150 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 159
Printing and Faxing Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application (Mac OS X 10.4.11) 7 You can address a fax number using a vCard (an electronic business card) from the Mac OS X Address Book application. a Click Address Book. b Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application to the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 160
Printing and Faxing c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print. Note The vCard used must contain a work fax or home Fax number. Using Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x Addresses panel You can address a fax number using Addresses button. a Click Addresses. 7 7 152 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 161
Printing and Faxing b Choose the fax number from Addresses panel and then click To. c When you are finished addressing your fax, click Print. 7 153 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 162
from a Macintosh 8 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. Note If you want to scan from a machine on a network, choose the networked machine in the Device - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 163
in step a, skip this step. e Adjust the settings for Resolution, Scan Type, Brightness and Contrast in the Scanner Setup dialog box as needed. f Click Start. This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the application window. g You can refine the image in your editing software. 155 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 164
Yes No No No No No True Gray/24bit Color Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 8 Yes Yes Yes Scan Type 8 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 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 165
To scan business cards, choose the Business Card size, and then place the business card face down at the top left of the scanner glass, as indicated by the document guidelines on the machine. 4 x 6 in 5 x 8 in 3.5 x 5 in 5 x 7 in 8 Postcard 1 Postcard 2 (Double) Custom (User - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 166
the document again. 8 Note The Brightness setting is only available if you have set Scan Type to Black & White, Gray (Error Diffusion), True Gray or 24bit Color. Contrast You can increase or decrease the contrast level by moving the slide bar to the left or right. An increase emphasizes dark - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 167
scan a document using one of the following methods: Using the Image Capture application Scanning directly from the "Print & Fax" section Using Image Capture 8 In order to use Image Capture included with Mac OS X 10.6.x, the ICA Scanner Driver is required. The Brother CUPS Printer Driver for Mac - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 168
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 or Wireless LAN, you will see it in the SHARED area. d Place your document in the ADF or on the scanner glass. If you - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 169
If you place the document on the scanner glass, select "Flatbed" for Mode. Note 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 and save them as separate - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 170
machine. Scan Mode: Choose Document Feeder or Flatbed. Kind: Choose from Color, Black & White or Text. Resolution: Choose the resolution you want to scan your document at. Scan the scanned image. Format: Select the file format of the scanned data. Image Correction: From the manual setting - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 171
Scanning Scanning directly from the "Print & Fax" section 8 If you already added your Brother machine in the Print & Fax section, you can scan directly from there. Please follow the steps below: a Connect your Brother machine to the Macintosh using a USB cable. Or connect your Brother machine to the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 172
Feeder" for Mode and the size of your document for Scan Size. If you place the document on the scanner glass, select "Flatbed" for Mode. Note 8 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 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 173
machine. Scan Mode: Choose Document Feeder or Flatbed. Kind: Choose from Color, Black & White or Text. 8 Resolution: Choose the resolution you want to scan your document at. Scan scanned image. Format: Select the file format of the scanned data. Image Correction: From the manual - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 174
read documents with the OCR software built into Presto! PageManager. If you use the machine as a scanner, we recommend that you install Presto! PageManager. To install Presto! PageManager, see the Quick Setup Guide. Note The complete NewSoft Presto! PageManager 9 User's Guide can be viewed from the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 175
Scanning NewSoft Technical Support For USA Company name: Postal Address: Telephone: Fax: E-mail Address: URL: For Canada E-mail Address: Other countries E-mail Address: NewSoft America Inc. 47102 Mission Falls Court, Suite 202 Fremont CA 94539 510-770- - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 176
choice. (1) b Custom Scan buttons let you configure a button to meet your own application needs. (2) c Access the Copy features available via your Macintosh. (3) d Access the settings available to configure your device. (4) e You can choose which machine ControlCenter2 will connect with from the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 177
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. 9 169 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 178
PageManager installed on your Macintosh. E-mail (Default: your default E-mail software) Lets you scan a page or document directly into an E-mail SCAN key on your machine and the ControlCenter2 Software button for each scan feature. To configure the hardware SCAN key on your 9 machine - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 179
scanned image will be divided into two A5 size documents. Image (example: Apple Preview) 9 The Scan To Image feature lets you scan an image directly into your graphics application for image editing. To change the default settings, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose Software - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 180
after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box. Scan to E-mail and Scan to OCR. The window may vary depending on the function. If you choose Secure PDF from the File Type list, the Set PDF Password dialog box appears. Enter your password in the Password and Re-type Password - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 181
can change the default word processing application. To configure Scan To OCR, click the button while holding down the Ctrl key and choose Software Button. 9 To button. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box. 173 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 182
a default list of compatible E-mail applications will appear in the pop-up menu. If you are having trouble using a custom application with ControlCenter2 you should choose an application from the list. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 183
saved when scanning is finished, check Show Folder box. To specify the destination of the scanned image everytime, check Show Save As window box. If you want to scan and then crop a portion of a page after pre-scanning the document, check the Show Scanner Interface box. Note For supported file types - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 184
down the Ctrl key, and the configuration window appears. There are four scan functions: Scan to Image, Scan to OCR, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. Scan to Image Lets you scan a page directly into any image viewer/editor software. You can choose any image editor application on your Macintosh as - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 185
you can choose "Uncompressed" or "Compressed". • Secure PDF is available for Scan to Image, Scan to E-mail and Scan to File. Document Size 9 You can choose the such as 1 9 to 2 (A4), the scanned image will be divided into two A5 size documents. User-defined button 9 To customize a button, click - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 186
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. 9 Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. 178 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 187
for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 9 Settings tab Choose the Target Application, File Type, OCR Software, OCR Language, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. 179 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 188
tab Enter a name in Name for Custom (up to 30 characters) to create the button name. Choose the type of scan from the Scan Action field. 9 Settings tab Choose the E-mail Application, File Type, Resolution, Scan Type, Document Size, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings. 180 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 189
the file format from the File Type 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, Show Scanner Interface, Brightness and Contrast settings and enter the file name if you want to change - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 190
copy operations. You can scan a page on the machine and print the copies using any of the features of the machine's printer driver, or you can direct the copy output to any standard printer driver installed on your Macintosh including network printers. PC-FAX - Lets you scan a page or document and - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 191
pop-up menu. To fax, choose Send Fax from the pop-up menu. (See Sending a fax on page 148.) (Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x) 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 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 192
ControlCenter2 DEVICE SETTINGS 9 You can configure or check the machine settings. Remote Setup Lets you open the Remote Setup Program. (See Remote Setup on page 186.) Quick-Dial Lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window of Remote Setup. (See Remote Setup on page 186.) Status Monitor Allows you - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 193
Quick-Dial window in the Remote Setup Program, so you can easily register or change the Quick-Dial numbers on your Macintosh. 9 Status Monitor 9 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 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 194
settings, you can upload them directly to the machine. Note The Remote Setup application icon is in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities. 10 OK Lets you start uploading data to the machine and exit the Remote Setup application. If an error message is displayed, enter the correct data - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 195
your Macintosh during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite (see the Quick Setup Guide), or if the network environment was changed, you need to specify the new machine. Open the Device Selector and choose the new machine. (For network users only.) • If the Secure Function Lock is set to on, you cannot - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 196
Section III Using The Scan key III Scanning (For USB cable users) 189 Network Scanning 196 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 197
on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro suite and connect the machine to your PC. If you installed the MFL-Pro Suite from the included CD-ROM then the correct drivers and ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 are installed. Scanning by (SCAN) follows the configuration on Device - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 198
If you choose color or Gray in the 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 1-9 before it starts scanning. h The - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 199
dpi. Press OK. c Do one of the following: For black & white file format: Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF. Press OK. For Color or Gray file format: Press a or b to choose PDF, Secure PDF, JPEG or XPS. Press OK. d Press Stop/Exit. 11 11 Changing the default file name 11 a Press - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 200
users) Understanding the Error Messages 11 Once you are familiar with the types of errors that can occur while you are using the Scan to USB, you can easily identify and troubleshoot any problems supported by your Brother machine. Scan to E-mail 11 You can scan either a black and white or color - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 201
data in black and white, choose black and white in scan type on the Device Button tab of the ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 configuration. • If 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 Button tab of - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 202
edited in your favorite word processing software. 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. e Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Note • Scan type depends on the settings of - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 203
each of the ControlCenter buttons while holding down the Ctrl key and choose Software Button) in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons. • If 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 Button - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 204
the BRAdmin Professional software. If you installed the machine following the instructions for a network user in the Quick Setup Guide then the machine should already be configured for your network. Note • For network scanning, a maximum of 25 clients can be connected to one machine on a network - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 205
using a different machine than the one that was originally registered to your PC during the installation of MFL-Pro Suite software (see the Quick Setup Guide), follow the steps below. a (Windows® XP) Click the Start button, Control Panel, Printers and Other Hardware, then Scanners and Cameras (or - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 206
and click OK. (Windows® 7) For users who do not have administrator rights: Enter the administrator password and click Yes. 12 c Click the Network Setting tab and choose the appropriate connection method. Specify your machine by address Enter the IP address of the machine in IP Address, and then - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 207
click Browse and choose the device you want to use. 2 Click OK. d Click the Scan To Button tab and enter your PC name in the Display Name 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 MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 208
choose Printers, Brother, Utilities and DeviceSelector, and then double-click Device Selector. The Device Selector window appears. This window can also be opened from ControlCenter2. For more information, see Using ControlCenter2 on page 168. b Specify your machine by IP address or mDNS service Name - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 209
) on the control panel, you have to install the Brother MFL-Pro suite and connect the machine to your computer. If you installed the MFL-Pro Suite from the included CD-ROM then the correct drivers and ControlCenter3 or ControlCenter2 are installed. Scanning by (SCAN) follows the configuration - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 210
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 Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Note • Scan type depends on the settings of the DeviceButton tab, Black Start or - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 211
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 Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Note • Scan type depends on the settings of the Device Button tab, Black Start or - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 212
destination computer on the control panel. Press OK. f Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts the scanning process. Note • Scan type depends on the key and choose Software Button) in the configuration menu for each of the SCAN buttons. • If you want to change the default file size, - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 213
in FTP/Network Scan Settings. Note If you want to find the IP address of your machine, press Menu and choose Print Reports, Network Config, and then press Black Start or Color Start to print the report the network settings. In addition to seven preset file names you can store two user defined file - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 214
last 6 digits of the flatbed/ADF scanner counter plus the file extension (For example, Estimate098765.pdf). You can also manually enter a File Name up to 15 characters. i Choose the scan quality from the drop-down list. You can choose Color 100, Color 200, Color 300, Color 600, BW 200, BW 200x100 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 215
or TIFF. Press OK. Note If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. h Do one of the following: If you want to start scanning, press Black Start or Color Start and go to step k. If you want to change the file name - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 216
Network User's Guide.) The Scan to Network feature supports Kerberos and NTLMv2 authentication. The details required to use Scan to Network Scan to Network profile. Choose FTP/Network Scan Settings in Web Based Management. In Create a User Defined File Name, enter a file name in one of the two user - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 217
-down list. You can choose PDF, Secure PDF, XPS or JPEG for color or gray scale documents and PDF, Secure PDF or TIFF for B/W document. Note If you choose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter the password before it starts scanning. i If you want to protect the profile, check Use PIN for - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 218
or TIFF. Press OK. Note If you chose Secure PDF, the machine will ask you to enter a 4 digit password using numbers 1-9 before it starts scanning. i Do one of the following: If you want to start scanning, press Black Start or Color Start. If you want to change the file name, go to step j. 210 - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 219
b to choose . Press OK. Enter the file name you want to use (up to 32 characters) and press OK. Press Black Start or Color Start. Note Scan type depends on the settings of the DeviceButton tab, Black Start or Color Start do not change the settings. How to set a new default for the file - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 220
Manual duplex printing 19 N Network PC FAX Macintosh (Send only 148 Windows 85 P PaperPort™ 11SE (Windows®) importing 57 OCR 56 Presto! PageManager (Macintosh 166 Print quality 16 Printer driver Macintosh 121 Windows 13 PS printer driver Macintosh 137 Windows 31 R Remote Setup Macintosh - Brother International MFC-9125CN | Software Users Manual - English - Page 221
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