Brother Control Center 3 User Guide

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8 Drag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application 
(Mac OS X 10.4.11)8
You can address a fax number using a vCard (an electronic business card) from the Mac OS X 
Address Book application.
aClick Address Book.
bDrag a vCard from the Mac OS X Address Book application to the Destination Fax Numbers field. 
 
Note
If both work and home fax numbers are stored in the Mac OS X Address Book, choose work fax or 
home fax from the Stored Fax Numbers pop-up menu, and then drag a...

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cWhen you are finished addressing your fax, click Print to send the fax. 
Note
The vCard used must contain a work fax or home fax number.
  

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Using Mac OS X 10.5.x to 10.6.x Addresses panel8
You can address a fax number using Addresses button.
aClick Addresses. 
bChoose fax number from Addresses panel and then click To.  

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cWhen you are finished addressing your fax, click Print to send the fax.  

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Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver9
The Brother machine software includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for Macintosh. You can use this Macintosh 
TWAIN Scanner driver with any applications that support TWAIN specifications.
When you scan a document, you can either use the ADF (automatic document feeder) or the Flatbed scanner 
glass. For more information on loading the documents, see Using the ADF (ADF models only) and Using the 
scanner glass in the Basic User’s Guide.
Note
If you want to scan...

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Scanning an image into your Macintosh9
You can scan a whole page, or a portion by pre-scanning the document.
Scanning a whole page9
aLoad your document. 
bAdjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup dialog box:
Resolution
Scan Type
Scanning Area
Document Size
Brightness
Contrast
cClick Start.
When scanning has finished, the image appears in your graphics application.
Pre-Scanning an image9
The PreScan button is used to preview and also lets you crop any unwanted...

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dLoad your document again.
Note
Skip this step if you loaded the document on the scanner glass in step a.
 
eAdjust the settings for Resolution, Scan Type (Grayscale), Brightness and Contrast in the Scanner 
Setup dialog box as needed.
fClick Start.
This time only the chosen area of the document appears in the application window.
gYou can refine the image in your editing software.
Settings in the Scanner window9
Resolution9
You can change the scanning resolution from the Resolution pop-up...

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Scan Type9
Black & White
Use for text or line art images.
Gray (Error Diffusion)
Use for photographic images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated gray images 
without using true gray dots. Black dots are put in a specific pattern to give the gray appearance.)
True Gray
Use for photographic images or graphics. This mode is more exact because it uses up to 256 shades of 
gray.
8BitColor
Uses up to 256 colors to scan the image.
24 Bit Color
Uses up to 16.8...

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Document Size9
Choose one of the following sizes:
A4210x297mm
JIS B5 182 x 257 mm
Letter 8.5 x 11 in.
Legal 8.5 x 14 in.
(Available on ADF models)
A5148x210mm
Executive 7.25 x 10.5 in.
Business Card
To scan business cards, choose the Business Card size, and then put the business card face down at 
the top left of the scanner glass.
Photo4x6in.
IndexCard5x8in.
PhotoL89x127mm
Photo2L127x178mm
Postcard 1 100 x 148 mm
Postcard 2 148 x 200 mm
Custom
For Models without a scanner...

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Adjusting the Image9
Brightness
Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to get the best image. The default value is 0, representing an average, and 
is usually suitable for most images.
You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image. 
You can also enter a value in the box to set the level.
 
If the scanned image is too light, set a lower Brightness level and scan the document again.
If the image is too dark, set a higher Brightness...