Brother Mfc 5100c Multifunction Owners Manual

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Color/Mono
This selection allows a color document to be printed in mono only.
Bi-Directional Printing
When Bi-Directional Printing is selected, the print head prints in both directions 
and offers faster print speeds. When not selected the print head prints in one 
direction only and provides higher print quality.
Fast Draft Mode
You can print much more quickly than mono draft mode, by using both black 
and cyan ink.
Advanced Tab
Select the Apply button to apply your selected settings.
To return to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the Apply button.
Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons:
•Watermark
•Device Options 
						

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Watermark
To place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark, use a bitmap file or 
text you created as your source file or select one of the preset Watermarks.
Print Watermark
The Print Watermark feature offers the following print choices:
On all pages
On first page only
From second page
Custom
In background
With the In background feature checked the Watermark will print on the page 
behind your document. If this feature is not checked then the Watermark will 
print on top of your document.
Watermark Style
You can change the Watermark’s size and the position on the page by selecting 
the Watermark, and then clicking the Edit button. If you want to add a new 
Watermark, click the New button, and then select Text or Bitmap in the 
Watermark Style. 
Watermark Text
Enter your Watermark text into the Text Box, and then select the Font, Size, 
Color and Style.
Watermark Bitmap
Enter the file name and location of your bitmap image in the File box or Browse 
for the file location. You can also set the scaling size of the image. 
						

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Position
The position settings offer controls for where the Watermark is positioned on 
the page.
Device Options
Set Print Date & Time as the Printer Function:
Print Date & Time
When enabled the Print Date and Time feature will automatically print the date 
and time from your computer’s system clock on your document.
Click the Setting button to change the Date and Time Format, Position and Font. To 
include a background with the Date and Time, select Opaque. When Opaque is selected, 
you can click on the Color button to change the color of the Date and Time background. 
NoteThe Date and Time indicated in the selection box shows the format that will be 
printed. The actual Date and Time printed on your document is automatically 
retrieved from the settings of your computer. 
						

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Support
The Support Tab provides driver version information and setting information. In 
addition there are links to the Brother Solutions Center and Driver Update Web sites.
Click the Support tab to display the following screen:
Select the Apply button to apply your selected settings.
To return to the default settings, click the Default button, then click the Apply 
button.
Web Update
Web Update checks the Brother web site for updated drivers, and then it 
automatically downloads and updates the printer driver on your computer.
Brother Solutions Center
The Brother Solutions Center is a Web site offering information about your 
Brother product including FAQs, User Guides, Driver updates and Tips for 
using your machine. 
						

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13
13Using the Windows®-Based 
Brother MFL-Pro Control 
Center
Brother MFL-Pro Control Center
The Brother Control Center is a software utility that pops up on the PC screen 
whenever paper is placed in the automatic document feeder. This allows you to 
quite easily, with very few mouse clicks, access the most frequently used 
scanning applications. Using the Control Center eliminates the need to manually 
launch the specific applications. 
The Brother Control Center provides three categories of functions:
1Scan directly to a file, E-mail, word processor or graphic application of choice
2Copy operations
3PC Faxing using the Brother MFL Pro PC Fax software
MFC-5100C
AutoLoad the Brother Control Center 
The Control Center is initially configured to automatically load each time 
Windows® is started. When the Control Center is loaded, the Control
Center   icon will appear in the task bar. If you don’t want the Control Center 
to load automatically, you can turn off AutoLoad.
If the Control Center   icon does not appear in your task bar, you will have to 
launch this software.
From the Start menu, select Programs, PaperPort, and then double-click Brother 
SmartUI POPUP. 
						

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How to Turn Off AutoLoad 
1Left click the Control Center   icon and click Show.
2When the Control Center icon appears, left click on the Smart Click   
Control Center button. A dialogue box with a check box labeled “AutoLoad 
Pop-up” will appear:
3Uncheck the AutoLoad Pop-Up option.
Using the Color Scan Key
You can use the Scan to key on the control 
panel to scan originals into your word 
processing, graphics or E-mail applications. 
The advantage of using the Scan to key is 
that you avoid the mouse clicks required to 
scan from your PC.
Before you can use the Scan to key on the control panel, you must have 
connected the MFC to your Windows
® based PC and loaded the appropriate 
Brother Drivers for your version of Windows®. When you are ready to use the 
Scan to key, make sure the Brother Control Center application is running on 
your PC. (For details about how to configure the Brother Control Center buttons 
to launch the application of your choice using the Scan to key, see 
Brother 
Control Center Features
, pages 13-4 to13-6.)
If you have connected a Macintosh, the Scan to key will not work with your 
computer. 
						

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Scan to E-mail
You can scan either a black and white or a color original into your E-mail 
application as a file attachment. Although the Brother Control Center can be 
configured to send only black and white or color file attachments at one time, 
you can easily change this setting. (For details see 
Scan to E-mail, pages 13-8 to 
13-10.)
1Place the original face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass.
2Press Scan to.
3Press     to select SCAN TO E-MAIL, and then press Menu/Set.
The MFC will scan the original, create a file attachment, and launch your E-mail 
application, displaying the new message waiting to be addressed. 
Scan Image
You can scan a color picture into your graphics application for viewing and 
editing.
1Place the original face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass.
2Press Scan to. 
3Press     to select SCAN IMAGE, and then press Menu/Set.
Scan/OCR
If your original is text, you can have it automatically converted by ScanSoft™ 
TextBridge® to an editable text file and then displayed in your word processing 
application for further editing. 
1Place the original face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass.
2Press Scan to.
3Press     to select SCAN/OCR, and then press Menu/Set.
The MFC will scan the original perform OCR in ScanSoft
™ TextBridge®, and 
then display the result in your word processing application for viewing and 
editing. 
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Brother Control Center Features
Auto Configuration
During the installation process the Control Center checks your system to 
determine the default applications for E-mail, word processing and graphics 
viewer/editor. For example, if you are using Outlook as your default E-mail 
application, the Control Center automatically will create a link and a scanning 
application button for Outlook.
You can change a default application by right clicking on any of the scan buttons 
in the Control Center and selecting a different application. For example, 
 you can change a scan button from MS Word   to MS Word Pad
   by changing the application that is listed for the Word Processor.
Scanning Operations
Scan to File—allows you to scan directly to a disk file with two mouse clicks. 
You can change the file type, destination directory and file name, as needed.
Scan to E-mail—enables you, with just two mouse clicks, to scan a picture  or 
text document directly into an E-mail application as a standard attachment. You 
have the option of selecting the file type and resolution for the attachment.
Scan to Word Processor—enables you to scan a text document, run ScanSoft 
TextBridge OCR and insert the text original (not graphic image) into a word 
processing file with just two mouse clicks. You have the option of selecting the 
destination word processing program, such as Word Pad, MS Word, Word 
Perfect, etc.
Scan to Graphic Application—allows you to scan an image directly into any 
graphic viewer/editor application. You can select the destination application, 
such as MS Paint or Corel PhotoPaint. 
						

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Copy Operations
Copy—allows you to use the PC and any Windows® printer driver for enhanced 
copy functions. You can scan the page on the Brother MFC and print the copies 
using any of the features of the Brother MFC printer driver—OR—you can 
direct the copy output to any standard Windows
® printer driver installed on the 
PC.
PC Fax Operation
Send a Fax—allows you to scan a picture or text original and automatically send 
the image as a fax from the PC using the Brother MFL Pro fax software.
Scanner Settings for Scan, Copy and PC Fax Buttons
When the Pop-Up screen window appears, you can access the Scanner Settings 
window.
Click the Smart Click   icon at the top right of the Brother Control
Center screen—OR—Click the Modify Settings… button on any of the 
Configuration screens.
Global Settings
AutoLoad Pop-Up—Click this checkbox if you want Brother MFL Control 
Center to load when you boot your computer.  
						

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Setting Up the Scanner Configurations
The Pop-Up application stores eight different scanning modes. Each time you 
scan an original, you will choose the most appropriate scanning mode from the 
following:
Faxing, Filing and Copying
Text for OCR
Photos
Photos (High Quality)
Photos (Quick Scan)
Custom
Draft Copy
Fine Copy
Each mode has its own set of stored settings. You can keep the factory default 
settings or change them at any time:
Resolution—Select the scanning resolution you most frequently use.
Color Mode—From the pull-down list, select
Scan Size—From the pull-down list, select
Brightness—Slide the adjuster from 0% to 100%
Contrast—Slide the adjuster from 0% to 100%
Click OK to save your changes. If you make a mistake or later decide to return 
to the original default setting, just click the Restore Defaults button when the 
scanning mode is displayed.
To Access the Scanner Configurations Screen
1Place the original face up in the ADF. Then the Brother Control Center screen 
pops up.
2Right-click the appropriate Control Center button to display Configurations…, 
then click it. The configuration screen for that Control Center button will appear.
3To save your settings, press the OK button—OR—To return to the factory 
default settings, press the Restore Defaults button.
Perform an Operation from the Control Center Screen
If you see this screen it means you left-clicked a button in the Control Center 
window without first placing an original in the ADF.
Place the original in the Brother machine’s ADF, then click OK to return to the 
Control Center screen.
If you want to scan the original from the scanner glass, please use Scan to key 
on the Control Center screen.