Brother Control Center 3 User Guide
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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 users guide, please read MFC as DCP. Not all models are available in all countries. Version B USA
i Table of Contents Section I Windows® 1Printing2 Using the Brother printer driver..................................................................................................................2 Features ....................................................................................................................................................2 Choosing the right type of paper................................................................................................................3 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing ..............................................................................................3 Clearing data from the memory .................................................................................................................3 Status Monitor............................................................................................................................................4 Monitoring the machine’s status ..........................................................................................................4 Turning off the Status Monitor .............................................................................................................5 Printer driver settings.................................................................................................................................6 Accessing the printer driver settings..........................................................................................................6 Basic tab ....................................................................................................................................................7 Media Type ..........................................................................................................................................8 Quality .................................................................................................................................................8 Paper Size ...........................................................................................................................................9 Color Mode ..........................................................................................................................................9 Page Layout ......................................................................................................................................10 Orientation .........................................................................................................................................10 Copies ...............................................................................................................................................11 Advanced tab...........................................................................................................................................12 Color/Grayscale .................................................................................................................................13 Color Settings ....................................................................................................................................13 Ink Save Mode (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W) ........................................................................15 Use Watermark..................................................................................................................................15 Watermark Settings ...........................................................................................................................16 Other Print Options............................................................................................................................18 Support ....................................................................................................................................................25 Using FaceFilter Studio for photo printing by REALLUSION ...................................................................27 Starting FaceFilter Studio with your Brother machine turned On ......................................................28 Starting FaceFilter Studio when your Brother machine is turned Off ................................................29 Printing an image...............................................................................................................................30 Smart Portrait ....................................................................................................................................32 Red-eye Reduction ............................................................................................................................32 Print Expression List ..........................................................................................................................33 Uninstalling FaceFilter Studio ............................................................................................................33
ii 2Scanning34 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver ........................................................................................34 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................34 Pre-Scanning to crop a portion you want to scan ..............................................................................36 Settings in the Scanner Setup dialog box..........................................................................................37 Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows ® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows®7) ...................41 WIA compliant ...................................................................................................................................41 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................41 Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass .........................................................44 Scanning a document using the WIA driver (Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Fax and Scan users) ..............................................................47 Scanning a document into the PC .....................................................................................................47 Pre-Scanning and cropping a portion using the scanner glass .........................................................49 Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE with OCR by NUANCE™ ..............................................................51 Viewing items ....................................................................................................................................52 Organizing your items in folders ........................................................................................................53 Quick links to other applications ........................................................................................................53 ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE with OCR lets you convert image text into text you can edit.............53 Importing items from other applications.............................................................................................54 Exporting items into other formats .....................................................................................................54 Uninstalling ScanSoft™ PaperPort™11SE with OCR .......................................................................54 3 ControlCenter3 55 Using ControlCenter3 ..............................................................................................................................55 Switching the user interface ..............................................................................................................57 Turning the Auto Load feature off ......................................................................................................57 SCAN.......................................................................................................................................................58 File Type ............................................................................................................................................59 Auto Crop (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W) ................................................................................60 Image (example: Microsoft ® Paint)....................................................................................................61 OCR (Word Processing program) .....................................................................................................63 E-mail ................................................................................................................................................64 File .....................................................................................................................................................65 CUSTOM SCAN ......................................................................................................................................66 File Type ............................................................................................................................................67 Auto Crop (For MFC-J615W and MFC-J630W) ................................................................................67 Customizing a user-defined button ....................................................................................................68 PHOTOCAPTURE...................................................................................................................................73 Open PCC Folder (PCC: PhotoCapture Center ®) .............................................................................73 Copy From PCC ................................................................................................................................74 Copy To Application ..........................................................................................................................75 FaceFilter Studio ...............................................................................................................................76 COPY ......................................................................................................................................................78 PC-FAX (MFC models only) ....................................................................................................................80 Send ..................................................................................................................................................81 Receive/View Received (Not available for MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) .....................................................................................................81 Address Book ....................................................................................................................................82 Setup .................................................................................................................................................82
iii DEVICE SETTING...................................................................................................................................83 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) .....................................................................................................84 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) .....................................................................................................85 Ink Level ............................................................................................................................................85 4 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) 86 Remote Setup..........................................................................................................................................86 5 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only) 88 PC-FAX sending ......................................................................................................................................88 Setting up user information................................................................................................................88 Sending setup....................................................................................................................................89 Setting up a cover page.....................................................................................................................90 Entering cover page information........................................................................................................90 Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface ................................................91 Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface ....................................................92 Address Book ..........................................................................................................................................94 Brother Address Book .......................................................................................................................95 Setting up a member in the Address Book ........................................................................................95 Speed Dial setup ...............................................................................................................................96 Setting up a group for broadcasting ..................................................................................................97 Editing member information...............................................................................................................97 Deleting a member or group ..............................................................................................................98 Exporting the Address Book ..............................................................................................................98 Importing to the Address Book ........................................................................................................100 PC-FAX receiving (Not available for MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) ......................................................................................................................................102 Enabling the PC-FAX Receiving software on your machine ...........................................................103 Running the PC-FAX Receiving software on your PC.....................................................................103 Setting up your PC ..........................................................................................................................104 Configuring the Network PC-FAX Receiving Settings .....................................................................105 Viewing new PC-FAX messages .....................................................................................................106 6 PhotoCapture Center®107 Using PhotoCapture Center®................................................................................................................107 For Network Users (For models with built-in network support) ..............................................................109 7 Firewall settings (For Network users) 110 Before using the Brother software .........................................................................................................110 Windows® XP SP2 users ................................................................................................................110 Windows Vista® users .....................................................................................................................112 Windows®7 users 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iv Section II Apple Macintosh 8 Printing and Faxing 120 Setting up your Macintosh .....................................................................................................................120 Choosing the right type of paper............................................................................................................120 Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing ....................................................................................120 Clearing data from the memory .......................................................................................................120 Status Monitor .................................................................................................................................121 Using the Brother Ink driver ...................................................................................................................122 Choosing page setup options ..........................................................................................................122 Choosing printing options ................................................................................................................123 Basic settings.........................................................................................................................................124 Media Type ......................................................................................................................................124 Quality .............................................................................................................................................125 Color Mode ......................................................................................................................................126 Advanced settings .................................................................................................................................127 Color/Grayscale ...............................................................................................................................127 Other Settings..................................................................................................................................129 Other Print Options..........................................................................................................................130 Support ..................................................................................................................................................131 Sending a fax (MFC models only) .........................................................................................................132 Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application (Mac OS X 10.4.11) .........................135 Using Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x Addresses panel.........................................................................137 9Scanning139 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver ......................................................................................139 Accessing the TWAIN driver............................................................................................................139 Scanning an image into your Macintosh..........................................................................................140 Pre-Scanning an image ...................................................................................................................140 Settings in the Scanner window ......................................................................................................141 Scanning a document using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 10.6.x) .............................................................145 Using Image Capture.......................................................................................................................145 Scanning directly from the “Print & Fax” section .............................................................................148 Using Presto! PageManager..................................................................................................................151 Features ..........................................................................................................................................151 System requirements for Presto! PageManager .............................................................................151 Technical support ............................................................................................................................152 10 ControlCenter2 154 Using ControlCenter2 ............................................................................................................................154 Turning the AutoLoad feature off .....................................................................................................155 SCAN.....................................................................................................................................................156 File types .........................................................................................................................................157 Image (example: Apple Preview).....................................................................................................157 OCR (word processing application) .................................................................................................159 E-mail ..............................................................................................................................................160 File ...................................................................................................................................................161
v CUSTOM SCAN ....................................................................................................................................162 File types .........................................................................................................................................163 User-defined button .........................................................................................................................163 Scan to Image .................................................................................................................................164 Scan to OCR ...................................................................................................................................165 Scan to E-mail .................................................................................................................................166 Scan to File......................................................................................................................................167 COPY / PC-FAX (PC-FAX is MFC models only) ...................................................................................168 DEVICE SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................................170 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) ...................................................................................................171 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) ...................................................................................................172 Ink Level ..........................................................................................................................................172 11 Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center®173 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) ..........................................................................................................173 PhotoCapture Center ®...........................................................................................................................175 For USB cable users .......................................................................................................................175 For network users (For models with built-in network support) .........................................................176 Section III Using the Scan key 12 USB cable scanning 179 Using the Scan key over a USB cable connection ................................................................................179 Scan to E-mail .................................................................................................................................180 Scan to Image .................................................................................................................................180 Scan to OCR ...................................................................................................................................181 Scan to File......................................................................................................................................182 Scan to Media..................................................................................................................................183 How to set a new default for Scan to Media ....................................................................................186 13 Network Scanning (For models with built-in network support) 187 Before using Network Scanning ............................................................................................................187 Network license (Windows®) ...........................................................................................................187 Configuring Network Scanning for Windows®.................................................................................188 Configuring network scanning for Macintosh...................................................................................192 Using the Scan key on your network .....................................................................................................194 Scan to E-mail (PC) .........................................................................................................................194 Scan to Image .................................................................................................................................195 Scan to OCR ...................................................................................................................................196 Scan to File......................................................................................................................................197 AIndex198
Section I Windows ® I Printing2 Scanning34 ControlCenter355 Remote Setup (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) 86 Brother PC-FAX Software (MFC models only)88 PhotoCapture Center®107 Firewall settings (For Network users)110
2 1 1 Note • The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. Screens on your PC may vary depending on your operating system. • If your PC 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 Firewall settings (For Network users) on page 110 to configure your Windows ® Firewall. If you are using any other personal Firewall software, see the User’s Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer. Using the Brother printer driver1 A printer driver translates the data from your PC application, and using a page description language, converts it into a format that can be understood by the printer/multi-function device. You will find appropriate drivers on the CD-ROM supplied with the machine. Install those drivers by following the Quick Setup Guide. You can also download the latest drivers from the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions.brother.com/ Features1 This machine offers many features you will find in a high quality ink jet printer. Brilliant High Quality Output Printing at up to 1200 6000 dpi on glossy paper to get the highest possible resolution. (See Resolution in the Specifications in the Basic User’s Guide.) The printer driver supports N in 1, Watermark printing, Color Enhancement technology and many other features. Low Running Cost Whenever a particular ink color requires replacement, you only have to replace that individual cartridge. USB The Universal Serial Bus Interface provides fast communication with your PC. Ethernet (For Network models) The Ethernet interface lets your machine communicate with multiple PCs connected on a network. This feature is available for Network Standard models only. (Not available for MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W and MFC-J415W) Wireless LAN (IEEE802.11b/g) (For Wireless models only) The wireless LAN capability lets your machine communicate with other wireless devices using the IEEE802.11b/g wireless standard in Infrastructure and Ad-hoc modes. (See the Network User’s Guide for details.) This feature is available for Wireless Network Standard models only. Printing1
Printing 3 1 Choosing the right type of paper1 For high quality printing, it is important to choose the right type of paper. Be sure to read Loading paper in the Basic User’s Guide before buying paper. Simultaneous printing, scanning and faxing1 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 paper, it pauses the PC printing operation, and then continues printing when copying or fax receiving has finished. Clearing data from the memory1 If the LCD shows Data Remaining, you can clear the data that is left in the printer memory by pressing the Stop/Exit key on the control panel.
Printing 4 1 Status Monitor1 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 PC. There is also a link to the Brother Genuine Supplies web site. Click the Visit the Genuine Supplies website button for more information on Brother genuine supplies. Click the Troubleshooting button to access the troubleshooting web site. Note For more information about using the Status Monitor software, right-click the Brother Status Monitor icon and choose Help. Monitoring the machine’s status1 Once you start up your PC, the Brother Status Monitor icon appears on the tasktray. A green icon indicates the normal stand-by condition. A yellow icon indicates a warning. A red icon indicates an error has occurred. There are two locations where you can display the Brother Status Monitor on your PC—in the tasktray or on the desktop.