Brother Mfc 5200c Multifunction Owners Manual

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13
13Printer driver settings 
(Windows
® Only)
Printer driver settings
You can change the following printer settings when you print from 
your computer:

Media Type/Quality (Speed)

Page Layout

Near Edge Print

Color Matching/Halftone

Color Enhancement (True2Life®)

Scaling

Watermark

Print Date & Time 

Quick Print Setup
How to access the printer driver settings
1Select Print from the File menu in your application software.
2Select Brother MFC5200C (USB)...

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Basic tab
1Select the Media Type and Quality.
2Select the Paper Size, Page Layout, Border Line (if any), 
Orientation, number of Copies, the page order and Near Edge 
Print.
3Select the Paper Feed.
4Click the Apply button to apply your selected settings.
To return to the default settings, click the Default button, then 
click the Apply button.
* This area shows the current settings of Quality, Paper Size, 
Page Layout, Orientation, Collate/Reverse Order,...

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Media Type
To achieve the best print results, the media being printed on should 
be selected in the driver. The MFC changes the way it prints, 
depending on the selected media type.
Plain Paper
Inkjet Paper
Glossy Paper (4 color)
Glossy Paper (3 color)
Transparencies
Quality
The quality selection allows you to choose the print resolution you 
want for your document. Print quality and speed are related. The 
higher the quality the longer it will take to print...

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Bi-Directional Printing
When Bi-Directional Printing is selected, the print heads print in both 
directions and offer faster print speeds. When not selected, the print 
heads will only print in one direction to provide higher quality printouts.
Media Type Color/Mono Print Quality Selection
Plain Paper  Color/Mono Fast, Normal, Fine, S.Fine
Inkjet Paper ColorFine, S.Fine, Photo
Inkjet Paper MonoS.Fine, Photo
Glossy Paper (4 or 3 color) Color S.Fine, Photo...

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Paper Size
The paper size selection provides a large selection of standard paper 
sizes. If you wish, you can create a custom size ranging from 3.5 
× 
4 (88.9 × 101.6 mm) to 8.5 × 14 (216.0 × 355.6 mm). From the 
drop-down box, select the Paper Size you are using. 
You can enter custom size by selecting User Defined. Select the 
proper paper thickness to improve the quality of your output.
Page Layout
The Page Layout selection can reduce the image size of a...

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Orientation
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed 
(Portrait or Landscape). 
Copies
The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed 
(1 to 999).
Collate
With the collate check box selected, one complete copy of your 
document will be printed and then repeated for the number of copies 
you selected. If the collate check box is not selected, then each page 
will be printed for all the copies selected before...

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Paper Feed
The Paper Feed pull-down box allows you to choose how the 
machine feeds paper.

Auto Feed: The machine feeds subsequent pages automatically. 

Manual Feed: The machine feeds one sheet at a time. After the 
first page is printed, the machine’s LCD instructs you to insert a 
sheet of paper. Use this mode if you are using the Manual Feed 
Slot for thicker paper. (See Using the manual feed slot on page 
12-3.) 

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Advanced tab
Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons:
1.Color
2.Scaling
3.Watermark
4.Device Options
To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
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Color
Color/Grayscale
This selection allows a color document to be printed in black and 
white using gray scale.
Image Type
The printer driver will select the most suitable color matching and half 
tone method, depending on your image type. Generally, text and 
business graphics are printed vividly and photographic images are 
printed softly.

Auto: The printer driver automatically selects the image type.

Photo: Select this mode for photographic images....

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Custom Image Type
You can select the color matching method manually. Select the best 
one for your document.
Match Monitor
Color is adjusted to get the closest color match to the PC monitor.

Natural: Suitable for photographic images. This color is adjusted 
to set the natural color.

Vivid: Suitable for business graphics such as charts, graphics 
and text. The color is adjusted to give more vivid color.
Halftone Pattern
The MFC can use two methods...