Brother Mfc 5100c Multifunction Owners Manual

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Viewing Items
ScanSoft™ PaperPort® provides 
several ways to view items:  
Desktop View displays a 
thumbnail, a small graphic that 
represents each item in a Desktop 
or folder. Items in the selected 
folder appear on the PaperPort
® 
Desktop. You can see PaperPort® 
items (MAX files) and non-
PaperPort
® items (files created 
using other applications). Non-
PaperPort
® items include an icon 
that indicates the application that 
was used to...

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Links to Many Other Applications
ScanSoft™ PaperPort® automatically recognizes many other applications on 
your computer and creates a “working link” to them. The Link Bar at the bottom 
of Desktop view shows icons of those linked applications. To use a link, drag an 
item onto one of the icons to start the application represented by the icon. A 
typical use of the Link Bar is to select an item and then fax it.
This sample Link Bar shows several...

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Importing Items from Other Applications
In addition to scanning items, you can bring items into PaperPort® in a variety 
of ways and convert them to PaperPort® (MAX) files in several different ways:
Print to the Desktop View from another application, such as Microsoft Excel.
Import files saved in other file formats, such as Windows
® Bitmap (BMP) or 
Tag Image File Format (TIFF).
Exporting Items in Other Formats
You can export or save...

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Accessing the Scanner
To choose TWAIN-32 Brother MFL Pro Color as your scanner driver, select 
it under the Select scanner—OR—Select source option in your software.  
From the PaperPort
® window, select Acquire from the File drop-down menu or 
select the TWAIN or Scan button. The TWAIN-32 Brother MFL-Pro Color 
Setup dialog box will appear: 
Scanning a Document into the PC
1Place the original face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner...

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Settings in the Scanner Window
Resolution:
Select the scanning resolution from the Resolution drop down list.  Higher 
resolutions take more memory and transfer time, but can achieve a finer scanned 
image. You can choose:
•100 × 100 dpi
•150 × 150 dpi
•200 × 200 dpi
•300 × 300 dpi
•400 × 400 dpi
•600 × 600 dpi
•1200 × 1200 dpi (Black & white, Gray [Error Diffusion], True Gray and
24-bit color only)
•2400 × 2400 dpi (Black & white, Gray [Error...

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Contrast:
The contrast setting is adjustable only when you have selected one of the gray 
scale settings, but it is not available when Black & White is selected as the gray 
Scale.
Increasing the contrast level (by dragging the slidebar to the right) emphasizes 
dark and light areas of the Image, while decreasing the contrast level (by 
dragging the slidebar to the left) ravels more detail in gray areas. Instead of 
using the slidebar, you can...

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PreScanning an Image
PreScanning allows you to scan an image quickly at a low resolution.  A 
thumbnail version of the image 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 is 
used to preview an image for cropping any unwanted portions from the image. 
When you are satisfied with the preview, select the Start button from the 
scanner window to scan the image.
How to Use...

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15Setting Up and Using PC FAX 
(For Windows® Only)
Introduction
This chapter outlines the basics of the Brother software, so you can get started 
using the Multi-Function Link® Pro Suite software.  Detailed installation and 
setup instructions are in the On-Line Documentation section of the Brother CD-
ROM that is included with your MFC.
Multi-Function Link
® Pro Suite software for your MFC includes ScanSoft™ 
PaperPort® for Brother and...

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MFC Remote Setup
The MFC Remote Setup application allows you to quickly set up your MFC by 
taking advantage of the ease and speed of programming on your PC. When you 
access this application, the settings on your MFC will be downloaded 
automatically to your PC and displayed on your computer screen. If you change 
the settings, you can upload them directly to the MFC.
OK
This starts the process of uploading the data to the MFC and exiting the...

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PC FAX Sending (For Windows® Only)
The Brother PC FAX feature allows you to use your PC to send a file.  You can 
create a file in any application on your PC, and then send it as a PC FAX. You 
can even attach a cover page note. All you have to do is set up the receiving 
parties as Members or Groups in your PC FAX Address Book. Then you can use 
the Address Book Search feature to quickly find them to address your fax. 
Setting Up User Information...