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MFC 1780
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MFL QUICK START MANUAL
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If You Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model: MFC1780 (Circle your model number) Serial Number:* Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: *The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this Quick-Start Manual with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase, in the event of a theft, fire or warranty service. Year 2000 Compliant Brother is addressing the Year 2000 related issues for all Brother fax machines and multi-
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i Table of Contents Setting Up the ® Before You Install Multi-Function Link ............................................................... 1 Brother Machine and Computer to Package Contents ........................................................................................................ 1 1 Work Together PC Configuration Requirements ................................................................................. 2 Connecting the Brother Machine to PC ................................
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ii Using Brother Machine as a Printer .......................................................................... 15 ® Printing From Any Windows Application ........................................................ 15 Printing a Received Fax ..................................................................................... 16 Printing from the Log Manager ................................................................ 16 Compilation and Publication Notice ....................................
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1 Setting Up the Brother Machine and Computer to 1 Work Together Before Y ou Install ® Multi-Function Link This chapter takes you through each step of the installation process. Read it carefully to ensure a problem-free installation. Package Contents ® Before you begin the Multi-Function Link installation, please check the contents of your package: n Brother CD-ROM n Multi-Function Link Cable and PC I/F Box n Warranty, Upgrade and Licensing Materials
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2 PC Configuration Requirements Your PC must meet or exceed the following minimum system configuration ® requirements for you to install and use Multi-Function Link : CPU 80486/66 or higher ® RAM 8MB or greater for Windows 3.1x ® 8MB or greater for Windows 95/98 (16MB recommended) ® 16MB or greater for Windows NT Workstation Version 4.0 (32MB recommended) Hard Disk Drive 50MB ® ® Operating System Windows 3.1x, 95/98 or NT Workstation Version 4.0 Port Available Serial port CD-ROM Drive Connecting
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3 Available Options ® Install Multi-Function Link Software ® Click on Install Multi-Function Link Software to access the Software Installation window. On-Line Documentation On-Line Documentation includes all online documentation. To view the On-Line Documentation, you must first install the Acrobat Reader software from the CD-ROM, by clicking on the Install Acrobat Reader button. Product Support This is a page of all Brother support numbers. Brother Web Link Brother WEB Link visits the Internet
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4 ® Installing the Multi-Function Link Software Make sure your Brother machine is connected to your PC as described earlier and that both machines are plugged in and switched on. Overview of Basic Steps Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive and access the 1 Installation Window. ® Enter the command for your version of Windows , if needed. 2 Select the option “Install Multi-Function Link Software”. 3 Follow the installation instructions. 4 Accessing the Software Installation Window ® ®
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5 ® Click on the “Install Multi-Function Link Software” option. 3 The Software Installation window will appear. The Software Installation screen automatically loads. Multi-Function ® ® ® Link includes Visioneer PaperPort applications. Follow the installation instructions: 4 Follow the instructions on the screen. The last step will be to restart ® Windows . Viewing On-Line Documentation This manual explains only Quick Start procedures. For detailed explanations, see the Online Documentatio
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7 Using the Multi-Function ® Link Software 2 Introduction This chapter outlines the basics of the Brother software, so you can get ® started using the Multi-Function Link software. Detailed installation and setup instructions are in the On-Line Documentation section of the Brother CD-ROM that is included with your Brother machine. Be sure to check the online ReadMe file for last-minute, important information that was not included in the On-Line Documentation. Running the Brother Software The
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8 ® Multi-Function Link ® The Multi-Function Link Main Menu is the application used for all fax sending and receiving operations. It also contains an electronic Phone Book program and a Log Manager that maintains a record of all PC fax transactions. The Main Menu can be accessed through the Brother ® Multi-Function Link program group. ® ® Visioneer PaperPort LE ® ® Visioneer PaperPort LE for Brother is a document management ® application. You will use PaperPort to view incoming faxes and scan
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9 Sending a Fax from Your PC Sending a Quick Fax A QuickFax is a cover page only fax with a message. This option is very useful when you want to fax a quick, short message from your PC. From the Main Menu, select the QuickFax button or select 1 QuickFax from the Start pull-down menu. The QuickFax screen will appear. Enter the Fax number, Name, and Company information in these fields 2 on the screen––OR––Select the Open Phone Book... button to choose someone from your phone book. Complete the
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10 Sending a Fax from the Main Menu You can send a fax from the Main Menu and attach multiple files. The “attachments” can even be in a different formats. From the Main Menu window, select the Send Fax ––OR––Select 1 Send Fax from the Start pull-down menu. The Send Fax window will appear: Enter the Fax number, Name, and Company information in these fields 2 ––OR––Select the Open Phone Book button to choose someone from your phone book. Complete the Subject and Cover page note fields. 3 Click on
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11 ® Sending a Fax from a Windows Application ® You can send a fax directly from any Windows application using the following steps: ® Create the document in a Windows application. 1 Select Brother MFL Fax as your printer. 2 Select the Print command to begin the fax transmission. 3 The Fax Sending dialog box will appear : Enter the name and fax number of the recipient or select the Open 4 Phone Book... button and choose a name. Select Close to return to the Send Fax dialog box. Select the Send c
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12 Receiving Faxes into the PC See To receive faxes into your PC through the Brother machine, you must first Using the connect your Brother machine to your computer. Then, you can load the Brother software. Machine with Your PC Before You Begin Use the following checklists for the Brother machine and PC, to make sure you have properly set up the Brother machine and PC to work together. Checklist for the Brother Machine: The default setting for MF Link mode is PC PRIMARY. In this setting all faxe
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13 Viewing Received Faxes Faxes that are received into the PC will appear in the InBox of the Log Manager. To access the Log Manager, from the Main Menu click the Log Manager button . ––OR––From the Start pull-down menu, select Mail/Log. In the Log Manager, select the Fax folder. 1 Then select the InBox folder. A listing of your incoming messages will 2 appear on the right side of the window. Double-click on the fax you wish to view. 3 ® ® The Visioneer PaperPort Viewer will run automatically
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14 Scanning Options ® When you scan using the Brother Multi-Function Link Scanner driver, a scanning options dialog box will appear: Brother Serial MFC Resolution Contrast 200 DPI STD Light 200 DPI FINE Auto 400 DPI S.FINE Dark Image Type User Defaults Text Photo Status: Ready Scan Cancel Set the following options based on each document to be scanned, then click the SCAN button to start scanning. Resolution You can choose one of three resolutions, 200 DPI STD, 200 DPI FINE, or 400 DPI S.FINE. T
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15 Contrast To have the scanner adjust the contrast automatically, choose Auto. If your original is too light, set the contrast to Light. If the original is too dark, set the contrast to dark. Image Type If you are scanning text or black and white line art, choose Text as the image type. If you’re scanning a photo or detailed picture with many different colors, choose Photo as the image type. ® Scanning into the PaperPort Viewer ® To scan into the PaperPort viewer that was provided with your
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16 Printing a Received Fax When a fax is received into the PC, it automatically goes into the ® Multi-Function Link Log Manager. Click on the Log Manager button, in either the Main Menu or Status Monitor window, to view the Log Manager Receive window. Printing from the Log Manager Double-click to open the fax(es) you want to print. 1 Select Print File from the File menu to begin printing. 2 The Print dialog box will be displayed for you to select printing options. Compilation and Publication Not
