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SOFTWARE
USER’S GUIDE
For DCP users; This documentation is for
both MFC and DCP models. Where it
says 'MFC' in this user's guide, please
read 'MFC' as 'DCP'.
Not all models are available in all
countries.
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Applicable models This User’s Guide applies to the following models. MFC-J280W/J430W/J625DW/J825DW/J835DW Definitions of notes We use the following icons throughout this User’s Guide: CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, CAUTION may result in minor or moderate injuries. IMPORTANT indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not IMPORTANT avoided, may result in damage to property or loss of product functionality. Notes tell you how you should respo
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Table of Contents ® Section I Windows 1Printing 2 Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2 Features ....................................................................................................................................................2 Choosing the right type of paper...............................................................................................................
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2Scanning 39 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver........................................................................................39 Scanning a document into the computer...........................................................................................39 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan..............................................................................41 Auto Crop .....................................................................................
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Device Settings tab..................................................................................................................................73 Configuring Remote Setup ................................................................................................................73 Accessing Quick Dial.........................................................................................................................73 Configuring the Scan button settings............................
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5 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 96 PC-FAX sending......................................................................................................................................96 Setting up user information................................................................................................................96 Sending setup....................................................................................................................................97 Setting up a
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Section II Apple Macintosh 8 Printing and Faxing 127 Setting up your computer.......................................................................................................................127 Choosing the right type of paper............................................................................................................127 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing....................................................................................127 Clearing data from the mem
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CUSTOM SCAN ....................................................................................................................................173 File types .........................................................................................................................................174 Document Size ................................................................................................................................174 User-defined button...................................
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Section IV Printing on a Disc 14 Printing on a Disc (MFC-J825DW/J835DW only) 219 How to load a printable disc...................................................................................................................219 Print by copying .....................................................................................................................................222 Copying a disc label or document image................................................................................
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Section I ® Windows I Printing 2 Scanning 39 ControlCenter4 60 Remote Setup (For MFC-J625DW/J825DW/J835DW) 94 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 96 PhotoCapture Center™ (For MFC-J625DW/J825DW/J835DW) 115 Firewall settings (For Network users) 117
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Printing 1 1 1 Note ® • The screens in this section are from Windows XP. Screens on your computer may vary depending on your operating system. • If your computer is protected by a firewall, and you are unable to network print, network scan or PC-Fax, ® you may need to configure the firewall settings. If you are using the Windows Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary Firewall settings have already been made. If you did not install from the CD-ROM, see Firewal
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Printing Choosing the right type of paper 1 1 For high quality printing, it is important to choose the right type of paper. Be sure to read Loading paper and Loading documents in the Basic User’s Guide before buying paper, and to determine the printable area depending on the settings in the printer driver. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing 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 sendi
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Printing Status Monitor 1 1 The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of error messages such as paper empty, paper jam or ink replacement required. 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 computer. There is also a link to the Genuine Brother Supplies w
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Printing Turning off the Status Monitor 1 1 If you want to switch off the Status Monitor, follow these steps: a Right-click the Brother Status Monitor icon or window and click Load Status Monitor on Startup to clear the check mark. b Right-click again then click Exit. Note Even if the Status Monitor is off, you can check the machine’s status at any time by clicking Status Monitor from the Start menu on your computer. 5
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Printing Printer driver settings 1 1 You can change the following printer settings when you print from your computer: Media Type Print Quality Paper Size Orientation Color / Grayscale Ink Save Mode Scaling Accessing the printer driver settings 1 ® a From an application such as Microsoft Notepad, click File, then Print in your application. b Choose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your model name) and click Preferences. The printer driver window appears. 6
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Printing Basic tab 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 18 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 17 1 Media Type drop-down list 2 Slow Drying Paper check box 3 Print Quality drop-down list 4 Paper Size drop-down list 5 Borderless check box 6 Color Mode option 7 Orientation option 8 Copies option 9 Collate check box 10 Reverse Order check box 11 Multiple Page drop-down list 12 Page Order drop-down list 13 Border Line drop-down list 14 Duplex / Booklet drop-down list 15 Duplex Settings butt
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Printing a Choose your settings for Media Type, Slow Drying Paper and Print Quality. 1 Note Check Slow Drying Paper when printing with plain paper on which ink dries slowly. This setting may cause some slight blurring of text. b Choose Paper Size, Borderless, Color Mode, Orientation, number of Copies and the page order, Collate, Reverse Order, Multiple Page, Page Order, Border Line and Duplex / Booklet (if required). c Click OK to apply your chosen settings. To return to the default settin
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Printing Print Quality 1 1 The Print Quality selection lets you choose the print resolution. As print quality and speed are related, the higher the quality, the longer it will take to print the document. The quality selections that are available will vary depending on the media type you choose. Best Use for printing precise images such as photographs. This is the best resolution and slowest speed. Photo Use for printing photographs. Since the print data is much larger than a normal docume
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Printing Paper Size 1 1 The Paper Size drop-down list includes a large selection of standard paper sizes. If you want, you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5 5in. (88.9 127.0 mm) to 8.5 14 in. (215.9 355.6 mm). From the drop-down list, choose the Paper Size you are using. You can create a custom size by choosing User Defined. Specify the Width and Height values, and enter any name you want for this custom size. Choose the correct paper thickness to improve the quality of you
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Printing Orientation 1 1 Orientation chooses the position that your document will be printed (in Portrait or Landscape). Portrait (Vertical) Landscape (Horizontal) Note If your application software contains a similar function to this, we recommend you use the one in the application. Copies 1 The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed (1 to 999). Collate 1 With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then reprinted according to th
