User manual BROTHER MFC-590

[. . . ] MFC-590 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 multifunction centre (MFC). This MFC has been designed to be simple to use, with LCD screen prompts to guide you through functions. Please refer to the manual for explanation of advanced features. 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. [. . . ] Select the Paper Thickness, Scaling and Paper Source. Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 61 Paper Size The paper size selection provides a large selection of standard paper sizes or you can even create custom sizes ranging from 3. 5 x 5" to 8. 5 x 14". To select the paper size you want to use click the icon. Orientation Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape). Copy/Page Order Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed (1 to 50). 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. Reverse Order Reverse Order prints the pages of your document in the opposite order. 62 Chapter 12 Paper Thickness Depending on the thickness of the paper you are using, you can improve the quality of your output by selecting the correct thickness. For example if you were printing on thin paper, you would select Thin in the Paper Thickness selection to achieve the best paper handling and improved output for that paper type. Regular Thin Thick Thicker Scaling The Scaling feature reduces or enlarges your document from 50% to 200%. From the pull-down box you can select from the preset settings or a free setting. You can also select 2 in 1 printing for printing two pages on one sheet of paper. For Windows NT® Workstation 4. 0 and Windows® 2000 Professional, you can also select 4 in 1 printing. PRINTER/SCANNER Paper Source The Paper Source pull-down allows you to choose the source of the media you are using. Feeder Manual Feed Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 63 The Quality/Colour Tab The Quality/Colour tab screen provides Quality, Media type, Document type, Colour/Mono settings, Bi-directional Printing settings and Fast Draft Mode. All of these selections are designed to offer the best quality output for your document needs. Select the Apply button to apply your selected settings. To return to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the Apply button. Quality The quality selection allows you to choose the print resolution you want to use for your document. The quality selections available vary depending on the media selection. Use this mode to print large volume documents or a document for proofing. I Fine Better print quality than normal and faster print speed than Super Fine. I Super Fine Use this mode to print precise images such as photographs. Since the print data is much larger than normal mode, processing time, data transfer time, and printing time will be longer. 64 Chapter 12 Media To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should be selected in the driver. The machine changes the way it places dots, depending on the selected media type. Paper Type Plain Paper Inkjet Paper Glossy Paper (4 colour) Glossy Paper (3 colour) Transparencies Transparencies (mirror) Recommended Print Quality Selection Normal Fine Super Fine Super Fine Fine Fine The print quality of black ink varies depending on the kind of glossy paper you are using. If the glossy paper you are using repels the black ink, select Glossy Paper (3 colour), which simulates black ink by combining the three ink colours. Document The printer driver will select the most suitable colour matching method depending on your document type. Generally, text and business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are printed softly. I Graphics Select this mode for documents that contain text or business graphics (charts or clip art). I Custom If you want to select the colour matching method and halftone method, manually select this mode. PRINTER/SCANNER Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only) 65 Colour Matching You can select the colour matching method manually. [. . . ] Remote retrieval access code The four-digit code that allows you to call and access the machine to retrieve fax messages or change fax storage settings. Ring Delay The number of telephone rings before the machine answers a call in Fax/Tel (F/T) or Fax Only Mode. 148 Ring Volume Volume setting for the machine's ring. Scanning The process of sending an electronic image of an original paper document into your computer. APPENDIX ScanSoftTM PaperPort® for Brother Document management application where you can view received faxes and scanned image. Search You can search for names you have stored in Speed Dial memories. [. . . ]