Brother Control Center 3 User Guide

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Turning off the Status Monitor1
If you want to switch off the Status Monitor, follow these steps:
aRight-click the Brother Status Monitor icon or window and click Load Status Monitor on Startup to 
clear the check mark.
bRight-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 PC.
  

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Printer driver settings1
You can change the following printer settings when you print from your PC:
Media Type/Quality (Speed)
Paper Size
Page Layout
Color Settings
Scaling
Use Watermark
Print Date & Time
Accessing the printer driver settings1
aClick File, then Print in your application.
bChoose Brother MFC-XXXX Printer (where XXXX is your model name) and click Preferences.
The printer properties dialog box appears. 

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Basic tab1
 
aChoose your settings for Slow Drying Paper, Media Type and 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.
 
bChoose Borderless, Paper Size, Color Mode, Orientation, number of Copies and the page order, 
Reverse Order, Page Layout, Page Order, Border Line (if any) (2).
cClick OK (4) to apply your chosen settings.
To return to the default settings, click Default (3), then...

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Media Type1
To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be selected in the driver. The machine 
changes the way it prints depending on the selected media type.
Plain Paper
Inkjet Paper
Brother BP71 Photo Paper
Brother BP61 Photo Paper
Other Photo Paper
Transparencies
Quality1
The 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...

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Paper Size1
The Paper Size selection includes a large selection of standard paper sizes. If you want, you can create a 
custom size ranging from 3.55 in. (88.9127.0 mm) to 8.514 in. (215.9355.6 mm). You can also 
choose the borderless setting for specific paper sizes. 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...

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Page Layout1
The Page Layout option lets you choose the N in 1 options or the 1 in N options. The N in 1 options print 2, 
4, 9 or 16 pages of a document on 1 sheet of paper. The 1 in N options enlarges your print size and prints 
the document in poster print mode.
Page Order1
When the N in 1 option is selected, the Page Order can be selected from the drop-down menu.
Border Line1
When the N in 1 and Page Layout features are selected, you can choose to have a solid border, dashed 
border or...

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Copies1
The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed (1 to 999).
Collate1
With Collate checked, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then reprinted according to 
the number of copies you choose. If Collate is unchecked, then each page will be printed according to the 
number of copies chosen before the next page of the document is printed.
 
 
Reverse Order1
Reverse Order prints the pages of your document in the opposite order.
  

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Advanced tab1
 
aChoose your setting for Color/Grayscale (1).
bChoose Ink Save Mode to help reduce ink consumption (2). (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W)
cChoose your setting for Scaling feature (3).
Choose Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen.
Choose Fit to Paper Size if you want to enlarge or reduce the document to fit the paper size.
Choose Free if you want to reduce the size.
dYou can choose reverse printing options (4).
Check Mirror Printing to reverse...

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Color/Grayscale1
This selection allows a color document to be printed in black and white using grayscale.
Color Settings1
Click the Color Settings button to see options for enhanced print settings.
 
  

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Color Enhancement (True2Life®)1
Checking Color Enhancement (True2Life®) option enables the  True2Life® feature. This feature analyzes 
your image to improve its sharpness, white balance and color density. This process may take several minutes 
depending on the size of the image and the specifications of your PC.
 Color Density
Adjusts the total amount of color in the image. You can increase or decrease the amount of color in an 
image to improve a washed out or weak looking picture.
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