Brother International IntelliFAX-2940 driver and firmware
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Basic Users Guide - English - Page 3
... your Fax Machine/Multi-Function Center needs. You can download the latest software and utilities and read FAQs and troubleshooting tips to learn how to get the most from your Brother product.
http://solutions.brother.com/
Note
You can check here for Brother driver updates. To keep your machine's performance up to date, check here for the latest firmware upgrade...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 6
... these instructions for Printing, Scanning, Remote Setup, PC-Fax and using the Brother ControlCenter utility.
Where is it? Printed / In the Box
Printed / In the Box
Printed / In the Box
(For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) PDF file / Documentation CD-ROM / In the Box (For MFC-7240) PDF file / Installer CD-ROM / In the Box PDF file / Installer CD-ROM / In the Box
Download optional software...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 14
... Fax, Copy, Printer 1, Scanner 1 and PC-Fax 1. When you are ready to learn detailed information about these operations, read the Advanced User's Guide and Software User's Guide 1, that are on the Documentation CD-ROM or the Installer CDROM.
1 For MFC-7240
Viewing Documentation (For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940)
1
a Turn on your computer. Insert the
Documentation CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. For Windows...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 15
..., and then choose User's Guides.
If you have not installed the software, you can find the documentation on the Installer CD-ROM by following the instructions below:
a Turn on your computer. Insert the
Installer CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
Note
If the Brother screen does not appear automatically, go to My Computer (Computer), double-click the CD-ROM icon, and then double-click...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 16
... User's Guide can be viewed from the Help selection in the Presto! PageManager application.
Accessing Brother Support (Windows®) (MFC-7240 only)
1
You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions Center), Customer Service and Brother Authorized Service Centers in Brother numbers uu page i and on the Installer CD-ROM. Click Brother Support on the...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 43
6 Using PC-FAX (For MFC-7240) 6
Note
(FAX-2940 only) You can download PC-FAX Send software from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/.
PC-Fax Receive (For Windows® only)
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If you turn on the PC-Fax Receive feature your machine will store received faxes in memory and send them to your PC automatically. You can then use your PC...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 58
... machine can receive data from your computer and print it. To print from a computer, install the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Printing for Windows® or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh in Software User's Guide for details about the print settings.)
a Install the Brother printer driver from the
Installer CD-ROM. (See Quick Setup Guide.)
b From your application, choose the Print...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 59
...Setup Guide: Install MFL-Pro Suite.)
Note
(For FAX-2940) You can download the scanner driver without the Brother ControlCenter from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/. Please note that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users.
Scanning a document as a PDF file using ControlCenter4 (Windows®)
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(For detailed information, see Software...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 86
... on the PC. (For details about PC-Fax Receive, see Software User's Guide: PC-FAX receiving.)
b Make sure that you have set PC Fax Receive on the machine. (See PC-Fax Receive (For Windows® only) uu page 31.) If faxes are in the machine's memory when you set up PC-Fax Receive, the LCD will ask if you want to transfer...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 100
... and your computer. (See Quick Setup Guide.)
Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen.
Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and maintenance messages uu page 69.)
Check that the machine is online: (Windows® 7) Click the Start button and Devices and Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer and...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 101
..., click File, Select Source and choose the Brother TWAIN driver.
Mac OS X 10.6.x and 10.7.x users can also scan documents using the ICA Scanner Driver.
See Software User's Guide: Scanning a document using the ICA driver (Mac OS X 10.6.x - 10.7.x).
Try increasing the scanning resolution.
(Macintosh users) Make sure you have downloaded and installed Presto! PageManager from http://nj.newsoft.com.tw...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 102
... MFC-7240).)
If this problem occurs when making copies or printing received faxes, turn off Toner Save in the machine menu settings. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save.)
(For MFC-7240) Uncheck Toner Save Mode in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.)
Adjust the Print Density by pressing...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 104
..., Toner Save mode may be on. Turn off Toner Save in the machine menu settings or (for MFC-7240) Toner Save Mode in the printer Properties (or Preferences) of the driver. (See Advanced User's Guide: Toner Save or (for MFC7240) Software User's Guide: Advanced tab.)
Clean the corona wire of the drum unit. (See Cleaning...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 105
... appropriate media type in the printer driver (for MFC-7240) or in the machine's Paper Type menu setting. (See Acceptable paper and other print media
uu page 16 and (for MFC-7240) Software User's Guide: Basic tab.)
Ghost
(For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Ghosting mode in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Improve Print Output.)
Put...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 109
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(For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).)
Make sure that the paper is loaded properly. (See Loading paper uu page 9.)
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Basic Users Guide - English - Page 111
... on the left and right hand sides are in the up position.
Poor fixing
(For MFC-7240) Choose Improve Toner Fixing mode in the printer driver. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).) If this selection does not provide enough improvement, select Thicker Paper in Media Type...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 112
Examples of poor print quality Curled
Recommendation
(For MFC-7240) Choose Reduce Paper Curl mode in the printer driver when you do not use our recommended paper. (See Software User's Guide: Other Print Options (for Windows®) or Print Settings (For Macintosh).)
Turn the paper over in the paper tray, and print again. (Excluding letterhead...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 131
... x 1200 dpi scanning with the WIA driver in Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 (resolution up to 19200 × 19200 dpi can be chosen by using the scanner utility)
Note
(FAX-2940 only) You can download the scanner driver from the Brother Solutions Center at http://solutions.brother.com/.
Please note that FAX-2940 does not support the scanning function for Mac OS X 10...
Basic Users Guide - English - Page 133
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Advanced Users Guide - English - Page 2
... tips.
Learn more advanced operations: Fax, Copy, security features, printing reports and performing routine maintenance.
Follow these instructions for Printing, Scanning, Remote Setup, PC-Fax and using the Brother ControlCenter utility.
Where is it? Printed / In the Box
Printed / In the Box
Printed / In the Box
(For FAX-2840 and FAX-2940) PDF file / Documentation CD-ROM / In the Box (For MFC...