Brother Control Center 3 User Guide

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3 Quick-Dial (Not available for DCP models, MFC-J220, MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, 
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The Quick-Dial button lets you open the Set Quick-Dial window in the Remote Setup Program. You can then 
easily register or change the Quick-Dial numbers from your PC.
 
Ink Level3
The Ink Level button opens the Brother Status Monitor window, which displays the ink level for each 
cartridge.
  
						

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Remote Setup4
The Remote Setup program lets you configure many machine settings from a Windows® application. When 
you start this application, the settings on your machine will be downloaded automatically to your PC and 
displayed on your PC screen. If you change the settings, you can upload them directly to the machine.
Click the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, and Remote Setup.
 
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 again and then click OK.
Cancel
Lets you exit the Remote Setup application without uploading data to the machine.
Apply
Lets you upload data to the machine without exiting the Remote Setup application.
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 read the settings from a file.
Remote Setup 
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MFC-J265W, MFC-J270W, MFC-J410W 
and MFC-J415W)
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Note
• You can use the Export button to save Quick-Dial or all your settings for your machine.
• If your PC is protected by a firewall, and is unable to use Remote Setup, you may need to configure the 
firewall settings to allow communication through port number 137. For more information, see Firewall 
settings (For Network users) on page 110.
• If you are using Windows
® Firewall and you installed MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM, the necessary 
Firewall settings have already been made.
  
						

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PC-FAX sending5
The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you use your PC to send a document file from an application as a standard 
fax. You can send a file created in any application on your PC as a PC-FAX. You can even attach a cover 
page. All you have to do is set up the receiving parties as members or groups in your PC-FAX Address Book 
or simply enter the destination address or fax number into the user interface. You can use the Address Book 
Search feature to quickly find members to send to.
For the latest information and updates on the Brother PC-FAX feature, visit http://solutions.brother.com/
Note
The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents.
 
Setting up user information5
Note
You can access User Information from the FAX Sending dialog box by clicking the   icon. 
(See Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface on page 91.)
 
aClick the Start button, All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name), 
PC-FAX Sending, then PC-FAX Setup.
The Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box appears:
 
bEnter this information to create the fax header and cover page.
cClick OK to save the User Information.
Note
You can set up the User Information separately for each Windows® account.
 
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Sending setup5
From the Brother PC-FAX Setup dialog box, click the Sending tab to display the screen below.
 
Outside line access
Enter a number to access an outside line here. This is sometimes required by local PBX telephone 
systems (for example, dialling 9 to get an outside line in your office).
Include header
To add the header information you entered in the User Information tab to the top of your sent faxes, check 
the Include header box. See Setting up user information on page 88.
To add header information to the top of the fax pages, check Include header.
User interface
Choose the user interface from two choices: Simple style or Facsimile style.
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Setting up a cover page5
From the PC-FAX dialog box, click the   icon to access the Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup screen.
The Brother PC-FAX Cover Page Setup dialog box appears:
 
Entering cover page information5
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 want to add to the cover page.
Comment
Enter the comment you want to add to the cover page.
Form
Choose the cover page format you want to use.
Cover page title
If you choose Custom, you can put a bitmap file, such as your company logo, on the cover page.
Use the Browse button to choose the BMP file, and then choose the alignment style.
Count cover page
When Count cover page is checked, the cover page will be included in the page numbering. When 
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Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface5
aCreate a file in any application on your PC.
bClick File, then Print.
The Print dialog box appears:
 
cChoose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then click Print. 
The Facsimile style user interface appears:
 
Note
If the Simple style user interface appears, change the user interface selection setting. (See Sending setup 
on page 89.)
 
dEnter a fax number using any of the following methods:
Use the dial pad to enter the number.
Use your PC’s keyboard to enter the number.
Click any of the 10 Speed Dial buttons.
Click the Address Book button, and then choose a member or group from the Address Book.
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eTo include a cover page, click   Cover Page On.
Note
You can also click the cover page   icon to create or edit a cover page.
 
fClick Start to send the fax.
Note
• If you want to cancel the fax, click Stop.
• If you want to redial a number, click Redial to scroll through the last five fax numbers, choose a number, 
and then click Start.
 
Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Simple style user interface5
aCreate a file in any application on your PC.
bClick File, then Print.
The Print dialog box appears:
 
cChoose Brother PC-FAX 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 89.)
  
						

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dEnter 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.
eTo send a cover page and note, check Cover Page On.
Note
You can also click the   icon to create or edit a cover page.
 
fClick the send   icon.
Note
If you want to cancel the fax, click the cancel   icon.
  
						

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Address Book5
If Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail or Windows Live Mail 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 Address Book, Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail Address or Windows Contacts.
For the address book file, you must enter the path and file name of the database file which contains the 
address book information.
Click the Browse button to choose the database file.
 
If you choose Outlook or Outlook Express, you can use the Outlook or Outlook Express Address Book 
(Windows
® 2000/XP), Windows Mail Address (Windows Vista®) or Windows Contacts (Windows®7) by 
clicking the Address Book button in the FAX Sending dialog box.
Outlook Express Address Book
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Note
To use your Outlook Address Book, you must select Microsoft® Outlook® 2000, 2002, 2003 or 2007 as 
your default E-mail application.