User manual BROTHER MFC-9180

[. . . ] MFC-9180 OWNER'S MANUAL THIS EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH A TWO WIRE ANALOGUE PSTN LINE FITTED WITH THE APPROPRIATE CONNECTOR. APPROVAL INFORMATION Brother advises that this product may not function correctly in a country other than where it was originally purchased, and does not offer any warranty in the event that this product is used on public telecommunication lines in another country. i ii Using This Manual Thank you for purchasing a Brother fax 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. Additionally, the machine has a Reports key. Press Reports and 1 to print a help list of basic operational steps and functions. Finding Information All chapter headings and subheadings are listed in the Table of Contents. [. . . ] 50 sheets of 75 g/m2 (20 lb) A4/Letter paper Cut Sheet Basis Weight 64 to 158 g/m (17 to 42 lb) 2 Envelope 75 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lb) single thickness 0. 084 to 0. 14 mm (0. 0033 to 0. 0058 inches) single thickness 4% to 6% by weight 100 to 250 (Sheffield) Caliper 0. 08 to 0. 2 mm (±0. 003 to ±0. 008 inches) 4% to 6% by weight 100 to 250 (Sheffield) Moisture Content Smoothness Recommended paper types: Plain Paper: Transparency: Label: Xerox Premire 80 3M CG3300 Avery laser label L7163 64 Chapter 11 12 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) Using the Brother MFC-9180 Printer Driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer into the format required by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. The printer drivers are on the supplied CD-ROM. The latest printer driver can also be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Centre at http://solutions. brother. com Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® Users Only) The screens shown in this section are from Windows ® 98. The screens on your PC may vary depending on your Windows ® Operating System. For more detailed information, please see the on-line Help in the printer driver. Basic Tab 1 2 PRINTER/SCANNER 1. Select the Paper size, Multiple Page and Orientation. Select number of Copies and Media Type. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 65 Paper Size From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using. Multiple Page The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper. Ex. 1 in 2x2 pages Border Line When printing multiple pages on one sheet with the Multiple Page feature you can select to have a solid border, dash border or no border around each page on the sheet. Orientation Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Portrait Landscape Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed. Collate The collate selection is active if more than one copy is selected. With the collate check box selected, one complete copy of your document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies you selected. If the collate check box is not selected then each page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page in the document is printed. Collate box checked Collate box not checked 66 Chapter 12 Media Type You can use the following types of media in your printer. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use. Plain Paper Thin Paper Thick Paper Thicker Paper Bond Paper Transparencies When using ordinary plain paper, select Plain Paper. When using heavier weight paper, envelopes or rough paper select Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For bond paper, select Bond Paper and for OHP transparencies, select Transparencies. Advanced Tab 1 2 3 4 5 PRINTER/SCANNER Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons: 1. Device Option Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 67 Print Quality Resolution You can change the resolution as follows: x 300 dpi x 600 dpi Toner Save You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, which reduces the print density. Print Setting (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only) Print Setting is used for optimizing your print quality for the type of document being printed (Photos, Graphics or Scanned Images). When you choose Auto (Recommended), the printer automatically prints with the most suitable print settings. With the Print Setting set to Manual, you can change the Brightness, Contrast and Graphics Quality options manually. Duplex Printing Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Manual Duplex features available. Manual Duplex Check the Manual Duplex box and there are six types of duplex directions available for each orientation. In this mode, the machine prints all the even numbered pages first. Then the printer driver stops and shows the instructions required to re-install the paper. When you click OK the odd numbered pages are printed. Binding Offset Check the Binding Offset option, you can specify the offset value of the binding side in inches or millimetres (0 ­ 8 inches) [0 ­ 203. 2 mm]. 68 Chapter 12 Watermark You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark by using a bitmap file as your source file or select one of the preset Watermarks. Print Watermark The Print Watermark feature offers printing choices of: On all pages On first page only From second page Custom PRINTER/SCANNER In background With the In background feature checked the Watermark will print behind your document on the page. If this feature is not checked then the Watermark will print on top of your document. You can change the size and the position of the Watermark on the page by selecting the Watermark and clicking the Edit button. If you want to add a new Watermark, click the New button and select Text or Bitmap from the Watermark Style. Watermark Text Enter your Watermark Text into the Text Box and select the Font, Size, Darkness and Style. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 69 Watermark Bitmap Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in the File box or Browse for the file location. [. . . ] 90 Inserting Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 International Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 P PABX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 19 Packing and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Page Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 PAPER JAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Paper Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Paper Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 PaperPort® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 PC FAX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 PC FAX (Sending) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 J Job Cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 JOURNAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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