Brother MFC 9760 User Manual

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Watermark
You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark by using a bitmap file as your source 
file or select one of the preset Watermarks.
Print Watermark
The Print Watermark feature offers printing choices of:
On all pages
On first page only
From second page
Custom
In background
With the In background feature checked the Watermark will print behind your document on the 
page. If this feature is not checked then the Watermark will print on top of your document.
You can change the size and the Position of the Watermark on the page by selecting the Watermark 
and clicking the Edit button. If you want to add a new Watermark, click the New button and select 
Text or Bitmap from the Watermark Style.
Watermark Text
Enter your Watermark Text into the Text Box and select the Font, Size, Darkness and Style.
 
						

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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.
Position
The position settings offer controls on where the Watermark can be positioned on the page.
Page Setting
You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature.
1. Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen.
2. Check Fit to Paper Size, if your document has an unusual size, or if you have only the standard 
size paper.
3. Check the Free box if you want to reduce or enlarge the output.
You can also use the Mirror Print or Reverse Print feature for your page setting.
 
						

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Device Options
Set one of the following Printer Functions:
•Quick Print Setup
•Administrator (For Windows
® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only)
•Print Date & Time
Quick Print Setup
The Quick Print Setup feature allows you to quickly select driver settings. To view settings, simply 
click your mouse button on the task tray icon. This feature can be set to ON or OFF from the Device 
Options section.
 
						

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Administrator (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Only)
The administrator selection permits the Copy, Scaling and Watermark features to be locked and 
Password protected.
Record your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference. If you forget 
your password these settings can not be accessed.
 
						

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Print Date & Time
When enabled the Print Date and Time feature will automatically print the date and time on your 
document from your computers system clock.
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 set the 
Darkness of the Date and Time background by changing the percentage.
Accessories Tab 
The Accessories Tab includes the settings for configuring the printer driver for what size paper is 
being used for each paper source. This tab also installs any additional options into the driver settings.
Paper Source Setting
To configure the paper size for each paper source, highlight the source from the Paper Source 
Setting list. Select the Paper Size from the pull-down box and click Update. (The Paper Source 
Setting is used when selecting Auto Select in the Basic Tab.)
The Date and Time indicated in the selection box represents 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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Default Source
The Default Source allows you to choose which paper source will be used when the paper size of 
the document being sent does not match the Paper Source Settings.
Available Options
In order to access the optional 2nd paper tray the option must be installed in the driver. Highlight the 
model number from the Available Options list and click Add. The optional tray will then be listed 
in the Installed box, Paper Source Setting list and the screen illustration will display the 2nd tray.
 
						

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Support Tab
The Support Tab provides driver version information and setting information. In addition there are 
links to the Brother Solution Centre and Driver Update Web sites.
Brother Solutions Centre
The Brother Solutions Centre is a Web site offering information about your Brother product 
including FAQ’s, User Guides, Driver updates and Tips for using the machine.
Web Update
Web Update checks the Brother web site for updated drivers and automatically downloads and 
updates the driver on your computer.
Check Setting
The Check Setting selection displays a list of your current drivers settings.
 
						

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Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 2000)
The Windows® 2000 printer driver utilizes Microsoft’s uni-driver architecture. The following 
section describes the driver features and selections available for Windows® 2000.
General Tab
Printing Preferences
In the General tab, click the Printing Preferences... button to access the Layout tab.
Layout Tab
Orientation
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed (Portrait or Landscape).
PortraitLandscape
 
						

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Pages Per Sheet
You can select 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 or 16 pages to be printed on one sheet of paper. The image of each page 
will be reduced as needed to fit on the paper.
Paper/Quality Tab
Tray Selection
Paper Source
Possible paper sources are: Automatically Select, Auto, Upper Paper Tray, Lower Paper Tray 
(optional paper tray) and Manual Feed Slot.
When Automatically Select is chosen the machine automatically will choose the tray with the 
appropriate size of paper.
The Auto option is for machines that can automatically detect the size of paper that is loaded in 
the paper source; Auto is not active for the machine.
The paper size for each paper source must be set in the Device Settings tab for 
the Automatically Select feature to work properly.
2 in 1
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Media
For the best print quality, select the type of media you are using:
Regular 
Thick Paper 
Thicker Paper  
Transparency 
When using ordinary plain paper, select Regular. When using heavier weight paper, envelopes, or 
rough paper, select Thick Paper or Thicker Paper. For OHP transparencies, select Transparency.
Advanced Options
Click the Advanced... button in the Paper/Quality tab to access the screen below:
Paper/Output
Paper Size—Select the paper size of the document you are printing. This size should be the same as 
the paper size that is set in your application software.
Copy Count—Type the number of copies you want.
Graphic
Print Quality—You can change the resolution as follows:
600 x 600 dots per inch
300 x 300 dots per inch
Document Options
Advanced Printing Features—You can Enable or Disable Advanced Printing Features from this 
selection. If you disable it, Page Order, Pages Per Sheet, Copy and Collate will be disabled.
Halftoning—This selection is for changing the dither pattern to achieve the best print results when 
printing graphics. The choices are as follows:
Auto Select
Super Cell
Dither 6 x 6
Dither 8 x 8