Brother 7840 W User Guide

Section I
GeneralI
General information2
Loading paper and documents9
General setup21
Security features24 

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Using the 
documentation
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Thank you for buying a Brother machine! 
Reading the documentation will help you 
make the most of your machine.
Symbols and conventions 
used in the documentation1
The following symbols and conventions are 
used throughout the documentation.
Accessing the 
Software User’s Guide 
and Network User’s 
Guide (MFC-7440N and 
MFC-7840W only)
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This User’s Guide does not contain all the 
information about the machine such as how 
to use the advanced features of Fax, Printer,...

General information3
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Viewing documentation1
Viewing documentation (Windows®)1
To view the documentation, from the  Start 
menu, point to  Brother, MFC-XXXX (where 
XXXX is your model name) from the program 
group, and then click  User’s Guides in 
HTML format .
If you have not installe d the software, you can 
find the documentation by following the 
instructions below:
aTurn on your PC.
Insert the Brother CD-ROM labelled 
Windows
® into your CD-ROM drive.
bIf the language selection screen 
appears,...

Chapter 1
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How to find scanning instructions1
There are several ways you can scan 
documents. You can find the instructions as 
follows:
Software Users Guide:1
„ Scanning a document using the TWAIN 
driver in Chapter 2
„ Scanning a document using the WIA 
driver (For Windows
® XP/Windows Vista® 
only) in Chapter 2
„ Using ControlCenter3 in Chapter 3
„ Network Scanning in Chapter 4 (MFC-
7440N and MFC-7840W only)
ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with 
OCR How-to-Guides
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„The complete ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 
11SE...

General information5
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How to find scanning instructions1
There are several ways you can scan 
documents. You can find the instructions as 
follows:
Software Users Guide:1
„Scanning in Chapter 9
„ Using ControlCenter2 in Chapter 10
„ Network Scanning in Chapter 11 (MFC-
7440N and MFC-7840W only)
Presto!® PageManager® Users Guide:1
„The complete Presto!® PageManager® 
User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help 
selection in the Presto!
® PageManager® 
application. 

Chapter 1
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Control panel overview1
MFC-7320
 
MFC-7440N  and MFC-7840W  have the same keys.
 
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General information7
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Chapter 1
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1 Fax and telephone keys: Tel/R
This key is used to have a telephone 
conversation after picking up the external 
handset during the F/T pseudo-ring.
When connected to a PBX, you can use this 
key to gain access to an outside line, to recall 
an operator, or to transfer a call to another 
extension.
Resolution
Sets the resolution when sending a fax.
Redial/Pause
Redials the last number called. It also inserts a 
pause when programming quick dial numbers 
or when dialling a number manually.
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Loading paper and 
print media
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The machine can feed paper from the 
standard paper tray or manual feed slot.
When you put paper into the paper tray, note 
the following:„ If your application software supports 
paper size selection on the print menu, 
you can select it through the software. If 
your application software does not 
support it, you can set the paper size in 
the printer driver or by using the control 
panel buttons.
„ Before using paper that has holes in it, 
such as organizer...

Chapter 2
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cPut paper in the tray, and make sure that 
the paper is below the maximum paper 
mark (1). The side to be printed on must 
be face down.
 
CAUTION 
To prevent damage to your machine 
caused by paper misfeeding, make sure the 
paper guides touch t he sides of the paper.
 
dPut the paper tray firmly back in the 
machine. Make sure t hat it is completely 
inserted into the machine.
eFold out the support flap (1) to prevent 
paper from sliding off the face-down 
output tray.
 
Loading paper in...