Brother DCP 8020 User Manual

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Using the Brother TWAIN scanner 
driver with your Macintosh
® 
The Brother DCP software includes a TWAIN Scanner driver for 
Macintosh®. You can use this Macintosh® TWAIN Scanner driver 
with any applications that support the TWAIN specifications.
Accessing the scanner
Run your Macintosh® TWAIN-compliant application software. The 
first time you use the Brother TWAIN driver (MFL Pro/P2500), set it 
as the default by choosing Select Source (or the other menu name...

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Scanning an image into your Macintosh®
You can scan a whole page
—OR—
scan a portion after prescanning the document.
Scanning a whole page
1Place the original face up in the ADF, or face down on the 
scanner glass.
2Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner Setup 
dialog box:
Resolution
Color Type
Scanning Area
Brightness
Contrast
3Click Start.
When scanning has finished, the image will appear in your 
graphics application.
 

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Pre-Scanning an image
Pre-Scanning allows you to scan an image quickly at a low 
resolution. A thumbnail version will appear in the Scanning Area. 
This is only a preview of the image, so you can see how it will look. 
The PreScan button will allow you to crop unwanted areas from the 
images. When you are satisfied with the preview, click Start to scan 
the image.
1Insert the original face up in the ADF, or face down on the 
scanner glass.
2Click PreScan.
The...

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Settings in the Scanner window
Image
Resolution
From the Resolution pop-up menu choose the scanning resolution. 
Higher resolutions use more memory and transfer time, but produce 
a finer scanned image.
 

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Color Type
Black & White—Set the image Type to Black and White for text or 
line art. For photographic images, set the image type to Gray (Error 
diffusion) or True Gray.
Gray (Error Diffusion)
—is used for documents with photographic 
images or graphics. (Error Diffusion is a method for creating 
simulated gray images by placing black dots instead of the true gray 
dots in a specific matrix instead of true gray dots.)
True Gray
—is used for documents with...

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Scanning Area
Set the Size to one of the following:
■Letter (8.5 × 11 in.) 
■A4 (210 × 297 mm) 
■Legal (8 1/2 × 14 in.)
 
■A5 (148 × 210 mm) 
■B5 (182 × 257 mm) 
■Executive (7.25 × 10.5 in.)
 
■Business Card (90 × 60 mm) 
■Custom (User adjustable from 0.35 × 0.35 in. to 8.5 × 14 in. or 
8.9 
× 8.9 mm to 216 × 356 mm) 
After you choose a custom size, you can adjust the scanning area. 
Click and hold the mouse button as you drag the mouse to crop the 
image....

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Adjusting the Image
Brightness
Adjust the Brightness setting to get the best image. The Brother 
TWAIN Scanner driver offers 100 Brightness levels (-50 to 50). The 
default value is 0, representing an ‘average’ setting.
You can set the Brightness level by dragging the slide bar to the 
right to lighten the image or to the left to darken the image. You can 
also type a value in the box to set the level. Click OK.
If the scanned image is too light, set a lower...

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Using Presto! PageManager®
Presto! PageManager® is application software for managing the 
documents in your computer. Since it is compatible with most image 
editors and word processing programs, Presto! PageManager
® 
gives you unmatched control over your computer files. You can 
easily manage your documents and edit your E-mail files and read 
documents with the OCR software built into Presto! PageManager
®.
If you use the DCP as a scanner, we recommend that...

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System requirements 
■PowerPC processor 
■System 8.6, 9X, 10.1, or greater 
■CD-ROM drive 
■Hard disk drive with at least 120 MB of free disk space
Recommended: 
■8-bit Color or higher video adapter. 
■Eudora Mail, or Outlook Express electronic mail software 
Technical Support 
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Postal Address: 4113 Clipper Court Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Telephone: 510-4458600
FAX: 510-4458601
E-mail Address:  [email protected]
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12 - 1   NETWORK SCANNING (WINDOWS® 98/98SE/ME/2000 PROFESSIONAL AND XP ONLY)
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To use the DCP as a Network Scanner, the NC-9100h Network 
board should be installed into the DCP and configured with TCP/IP 
and mail server settings if you use scan to E-mail (E-mail server). 
You can set or change NC-9100h settings from the control panel or 
with the BRAdmin Professional utility or Web Management. (Please 
see the NC-9100h Users Guide on the CD-ROM.)
Registering your PC with the DCP
If you need to...