User manual BROTHER MFC-9160

[. . . ] MFC-9160 OWNER'S MANUAL i Using This Manual Thank you for purchasing a Brother machine. This machine has been designed to be simple to use, with LCD screen prompts to guide you through functions. However, you can use the machine to its fullest potential by taking a few minutes to read this manual. Finding Information All chapter headings and subheadings are listed in the Table of Contents. You will also be able to find information about a specific feature or function by checking the Index at the back of this manual. [. . . ] Enter the new file name and choose the file type or select a name from the File Name text box. (You can scroll through the Directories and File Name listing for prompting. ) Select the OK button to save your file, or Cancel to return to the PaperPort® without saving it. Using ScanSoftTM PaperPort® for Brother and ScanSoftTM TextBridge® 49 Accessing the Scanner To choose TWAIN_32 Brother MFL Pro Colour as your scanner driver, select it under the "Select scanner"--OR--"Select source" option in your software. From the PaperPort® window, select Acquire from the File drop-down menu or select the TWAIN or Scan button. The Colour Setup dialog box will appear: Scanning a Document into your PC 1 2 Insert the document face up in the ADF, or face down on the glass platen. Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup window: x Resolution x Scan Type (Black & White, Grey [Error Diffusion], True Grey, 256 Colour, 24 bit colour, 24 bit colour (fast)) x Brightness x Contrast x Size 3 Select the Start button from the Scanner window. When scanning is completed, close the scanner window. The PaperPort ® screen will appear showing the image you scanned highlighted in red. Settings in the Scanner Window Image Resolution Select the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop down list. Higher resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but can achieve a finer scanned image. 50 Chapter 6 Scan Type Black & White: Set the Scan Type to Black & White for text or line art. Grey Scale: For photographic images, set the Scan Type to Grey (Error Diffusion) or True Grey. Colours: Choose either 256 Colour, which scans up to 256 colours, 24 Bit colour which scans up to 16. 8 million colours. Although using 24 Bit colour creates an image with the most accurate colours, the image file will be approximately three times larger than a file created with 256 Colour. Brightness Adjusting the brightness settings to obtain the best image. The Brother MFC Software Suite offers 100 brightness settings (-50 to 50). The default value is 0, representing an "average" setting. You can set the brightness level by dragging the slidebar to the right to lighten the image or to the left to darken the image. You can also type a value in the box to set the settings. If the scanned image is too light, set a lower brightness value and scan the document again. If the image is too dark, set a higher brightness value and scan the document again. Contrast The contrast setting is adjustable only when you have selected one of the Colour Type settings, but it is not available when Black & White is selected as the Colour Type. Increasing the contrast level (by dragging the slidebar to the right) emphasizes dark and light areas of the Image, while decreasing the contrast level (by dragging the slidebar to the left) reveals more detail in grey areas. Instead of using the slidebar, you can type a value in the box to set the contrast. Custom Size Set the Size to one of the following: x Letter (8 1/2 x 11 inches) x A4 (210 x 297 mm) x Legal (8 1/2 x 14 inches) x A5 (148 x 210 mm) x B5 (182 x 257 mm) x Executive (7 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches) x Business Card (60 x 90 mm) x Custom (User adjustable from 0. 35 x 0. 35 inches to 8. 5 x 14 inches) After you select a custom size, you can adjust the scanning area further by using the left mouse button to drag the dotted outline of the scanning area. This is required when you want to crop an image when scanning. [. . . ] 11 Print Date & Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Print Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Printer Driver Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]