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 OK (4).
Note
This area (5) shows the current settings.
 
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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 selections that are available will vary 
depending on the media type you choose. (See Resolution in the Specifications in the Basic User’s Guide.)
Highest
Use for printing precise images such as photographs. This is the highest resolution and slowest speed.
Photo
Use for printing photographs. Since the print data is much larger than a normal document, the processing 
time, data transfer time and print time will be longer.
Fine
Better print quality than Normal mode and faster print speed than Photo.
Normal
Good print quality with typical print speed.
Fast Normal
Better print quality than Fast mode and faster print speed than Normal.
Fast
The fastest print mode and the lowest amount of ink used. Use for printing large volume documents or 
documents for proofing.
Note
The default settings are shown in bold.
 
Media TypeColor/GrayscalePrint Quality Selection
Plain Paper Color/Grayscale Fast, Fast Normal, Normal, Fine
Inkjet Paper Color/Grayscale Fine, Photo
Brother BP71 Photo Paper, 
Brother BP61 Photo Paper or 
Other Photo PaperColor/Grayscale Fine, Photo, Highest
Transparencies Color/GrayscaleNormal, Fine 
						

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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 correct paper thickness to improve the quality of your 
output.
 
To do borderless printing1
From the Paper Size pull down list choose the size of paper you want to print such as Letter (Borderless).
Color Mode1
Color is adjusted to get the closest color match with the PC monitor.
Natural: Use for photographic images. The color is adjusted to print more natural colors.
Vivid: Use for business graphics such as charts, graphics and text. The color is adjusted to print more vivid 
colors. 
						

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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 no border around each page on the sheet.
 
Orientation1
Orientation chooses the position your document will be printed (in Portrait or Landscape).
 
Note
If your application software contains a similar function to this, we recommend you use the one in the 
application.
 
Portrait (Vertical)Landscape (Horizontal)
   
						

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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 the data from left to right.
Check Reverse Printing to reverse the data up to down.
Note
Mirror Printing is not available when you choose Transparencies as the Media Type.
 
eYou can print a logo or text onto your document as a Watermark (5). You can choose one of the preset 
Watermarks, or you can use a bitmap file or text file that you have created.
fClick the Other Print Options button to set more Printer functions (6).
gClick OK to apply your chosen settings.
To return to the default settings, click Default (7), then OK (8).
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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.
 White Balance
Adjusts the hue of the white areas of an image. Lighting, camera settings and other influences will effect 
the appearance of white. The white areas of a picture may be slightly pink, yellow or some other color. By 
adjusting the white balance you can adjust those white areas.
 Brightness
Adjusts the brightness of the whole image. To lighten or darken the image, move the scroll bar to the right 
or left.
 Contrast
Adjusts the contrast of an image. This will make darker areas darker and lighter areas lighter. Increase the 
contrast when you want an image to be clearer. Decrease the contrast when you want an image to be more 
subdued.
 Red
Increases the intensity of  Red in the image to make the image redder.
 Green
Increases the intensity of  Green in the image to make the image greener.
 Blue
Increases the intensity of  Blue in the image to make the image bluer.
Bi-Directional Printing
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When  Bi-Directional Printing  is checked, the print head prints in both directions offering faster print speeds. 
When unchecked, the print head will only print in one direction giving higher quality printouts, but slower 
printing speeds.
Improve Pattern Printing
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Select the Improve Pattern Printing  option if the printed fills and patterns appear different to how they 
appear on your computer screen.