Brother Printer Remote Printer User Manual

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Remote Printer Console  
User's Guide  
Version 2  
 
Specifications  
Required software  
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2 or greater  
Brother printer driver for the model being managed  
System requirements  
Windows® 2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition or Windows Vista™,  
Windows Server® 2003 / Windows Server® 2003 x64 Edition  
Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater: 128 MB RAM (160 MB recommended)  
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Table of Contents  
Remote Printer Console menu table.................................................................................................. 3-1  
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Remote Printer Console for Windows®  
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The Remote Printer Console is a software utility for changing printer settings independently of your software  
application. For example, you can change the printer margins, sleep mode, character set and other settings  
from the Remote Printer Console software. These settings are then remembered and used by the printer.  
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How to install the Remote Printer Console software  
Double-click setup.exe in the RPC folder on the CD-ROM, and follow the instructions.  
You must have Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed to run Remote Printer Console.  
The latest version of JRE is available from the following URL: http://java.sun.com/j2se/  
Note  
When the software is activated, the first screen will not always reflect the current printer settings. Follow  
the steps below to print the actual settings of the printer.  
If you are using an unsupported mode, you may not be able to change some of the settings.  
Some settings require a re-boot of the printer in order for the settings to be accepted.  
How to use the Remote Printer Console software  
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From the Start button, select All Programs > Brother Personal Utilities > Remote Printer Console >  
Remote Printer Console.  
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The printer window appears.  
Print the Printer Settings Page by clicking the Print Settings button.  
Change the item or items that you wish to change.  
Press the Send button.  
Re-print the Printer Settings Page to check that the settings have changed.  
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Remote Printer Console for Windows®  
What each button does  
Print Settings button  
The printer will print the current Printer Settings Page.  
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Print Fonts button  
The printer will print out its font list.  
User’s Guide button  
Remote Printer Console User’s Guide (this document) will open if you click this button.  
Default button  
Settings in the tab you are currently looking at will be reset to their default settings.  
Send button  
Settings in the tab you are currently looking at will be sent to the printer.  
Remote Printer Console menus  
There are ten main menus in the printer window. Click the menu tab for the setting you want to configure.  
For more information about the selections available in each menu, see Remote Printer Console menu table  
Note  
Some functions in the menus are only available for some models.  
Paper  
Quality  
Setup  
Print Menu  
PCL  
EPSON  
IBM  
Network  
Interface  
Custom  
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Remote Printer Console for Macintosh®  
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The Remote Printer Console is a software utility for changing printer settings independently of your software  
application. For example, you can change the printer margins, sleep mode, character set and other settings  
from the Remote Printer Console software. These settings are then remembered and used by the printer.  
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How to install the Remote Printer Console software  
Double-click BrotherRPCforMac.pkg in the RPC folder on the CD-ROM, and install the software following  
the instructions. After installation is done, an alias, called RemotePrinterConsole, will be created on your  
desktop.  
You must have Jave Runtime Environment (JRE) installed to run Remote Printer Console.  
The latest version of JRE is available from the following URL: http://java.sun.com/j2se/  
Note  
When the software is activated, the first screen will not always reflect the current printer settings.  
This application can be used with network ready models that are printing using the TCP/IP and AppleTalk®  
protocol.  
If you are using an unsupported mode, you may not able to change some of the settings.  
Some settings require a re-boot of the printer in order for the settings to be accepted.  
If you delete the alias RemotePrinterConsole on your desktop, use the RemotePrinterConsole in the  
\Library\Printers\Brother\Utilities\RPCJ folder.  
If you operate the files other than RemotePrinterConsole in the  
\Library\Printers\Brother\Utilities\RPCJ folder, the application will not work.  
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Remote Printer Console for Macintosh®  
How to use the Remote Printer Console software  
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Double-click the RemotePrinterConsole on your desktop.  
BRSelectPrinter screen appears. Select TCP/IP, and printer node names and other information will be  
shown in the box.  
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BRSelectPrinter buttons  
Search button:  
Searches for printers automatically.  
Select button:  
Opens the printer window of the printer you selected.  
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Highlight the printer you want to change the settings on and click the Select button. The printer window  
will appear.  
Note  
If you want to re-search for a printer, click the Search  
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Remote Printer Console for Macintosh®  
Printer window buttons  
Print Settings button  
The printer will print out the Printer settings Page.  
Print Fonts button  
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The printer will print out its font list.  
User’s Guide button  
Remote Printer Console User’s Guide (this document) will open if you click this button.  
Default button  
Settings in the tab you are currently looking at will be reset to their default  
Send button  
Settings in the tab you are currently looking at will be sent to the printer.  
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Print out the Printer Settings Page by clicking the Print Settings button.  
Change the item or items you want to change.  
Click the Send button.  
Reprint the Printer Settings Page to check the settings have changed.  
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Remote Printer Console for Macintosh®  
Remote Printer Console menus  
There are ten main menus in the printer window. Click the menu tab for the setting you want to configure.  
For more information about the selections available in each menu, see Remote Printer Console menu table  
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Note  
Some functions in the menus are only available for some models.  
Paper  
Quality  
Setup  
Print Menu  
PCL  
EPSON  
IBM  
Network  
Interface  
Custom  
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Remote Printer Console Menu Table  
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Remote Printer Console menu table  
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Note  
The default settings are different depending on your model.  
Main menu  
Sub menu  
Options  
Descriptions  
Paper  
Source  
Auto, MP Tray, Tray 1, Tray2, Selects which paper tray the paper will be  
Tray 3  
fed from.  
Tray Priority  
MP>T1>T2>T3,  
T1>T2>T3>MP, T1>T2>T3  
Selects the priority of paper tray the paper  
will be fed from.  
MP Media Fix  
off, Plain Paper, Thick Paper, Selects the media type of paper you put in  
Thicker Paper, the MP tray. When you select the media  
Transparencies, Thin Paper, type here (except OFF), the setting for  
Bond Paper, Envelopes,  
Env.Thick, Env.Thin,  
Recycled Paper  
Media Type selected in the printer driver will  
be ignored.  
Manual Feed  
Duplex  
off, on  
Selects whether you want to feed paper  
manually.  
off, on  
Selects whether you want to automatically  
print on both sides of the paper.  
Duplex Type  
Resolution  
Long Binding, Short Binding Selects the type of duplex binding direction.  
Quality  
HQ1200, 600 dpi, 300 dpi,  
1200 dpi  
You can select a print resolution of 300 dpi,  
600 dpi,1200dpi or HQ1200.  
HRC  
off, Light, Medium, Dark  
High Resolution Control (HRC) offers  
improved print quality of letters, numbers  
and graphics that conventional laser  
printers cannot achieve, with a resolution of  
300 or 600 dpi.  
Toner Save  
Density  
off, on  
Selects whether you want to print lighter to  
save toner.  
-6, -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, Increases or decreases the print density.  
4, 5, 6  
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Remote Printer Console Menu Table  
Main menu  
Sub menu  
Options  
Descriptions  
Setup  
Sleep Time  
(Power Save Time)  
1 to 240 min.  
Sets time for the printer to enter sleep mode  
after the last control panel operation. If you  
want to set Sleep Mode to off, go to the  
Sleep Mode submenu of the custom  
menu.  
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Auto Continue  
Reprint  
off, on  
off, on  
Selects whether you want the printer to  
recover from a recoverable error.  
Selects whether you want to use Reprint  
functions.  
The printer driver setting overrides the  
Remote Printer Console setting. If you want  
to change the Reprint setting regardless of  
the printer driver setting, go to the Reprint  
Mask sub menu of the Custom menu.  
Page Protection  
Emulation  
Auto, off, A4, Letter, Legal  
If you use Page Protection function, select  
either Auto, A4, Letter or Legal.  
Auto, PCL, EPSON, IBM,  
BR-SCRIPT  
Selects the emulation mode you want to  
use.  
Auto Emulation  
Keep PCL  
EPSON, IBM  
Selects the emulation mode when you  
select Auto in Emulation sub menu  
off, on  
Selects whether you want to save the  
current PCL settings  
Error Print  
off, on  
Selects whether you want to print out the  
error message when an error occurs.  
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Remote Printer Console Menu Table  
Main menu  
Sub menu  
Options  
Descriptions  
Print Menu  
Media Type  
Plain Paper, Thick Paper,  
Thicker Paper,  
You can set the media type you want to use.  
Transparencies, Thin Paper,  
Bond Paper, Envelopes,  
Env.Thick, Env.Thin,  
Recycled Paper  
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Paper  
Letter, Legal, A4, Executive, You can set the paper size you want to use.  
B5, C5, Com-10, DL,  
Monarch, A5, A6, B6, DL  
Long Edge, A4 Long, Folio,  
Post Card, Organizer J,  
Organizer K, Organizer L,  
Organizer M  
Copies  
1 to 999  
Sets the total number of copies to be  
printed.  
Orientation  
X offset  
Portrait, Landscape  
-500 to 500 dots  
Selects the paper orientation, Portrait or  
Landscape.  
Moves the print start position (top-left hand  
corner of the page) horizontally up to -500  
(left) to +500 (right) dots in 300 dpi.  
Y offset  
Auto FF  
-500 to 500 dots  
off, on  
Moves the print start position (top-left hand  
corner of the page) vertically up to -500  
(top) to +500 (bottom) dots in 300 dpi.  
Allows you to print the remaining data  
without pressing the Go button.  
FF Timeout  
1 to 99 sec.  
off, on  
Sets time when Auto FF is on.  
FF Suppress  
If you select on, form feed is not allowed  
when there is no data.  
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Remote Printer Console Menu Table  
Main menu  
Sub menu  
Options  
Descriptions  
PCL  
Font Number  
The number of fonts available Selects the default font from the fonts list.  
vary by model.  
Font Pitch/Point Size  
Symbol Set  
Auto LF  
Font Pitch: 0.1 to 576.0  
Selects the font pitch or point size.  
Point Size: 0.25 to 999.75  
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The Symbol Set available will Selects the symbol set.  
vary by model.  
on (CR CR + LF)  
off (CR CR)  
Selects whether a line feed will happen  
when the printer reaches the right margin.  
Auto CR  
on (LF LF + CR,  
FF FF + CR,  
VT VT + CR)  
Selects whether a carriage return will  
happen when the printer position reaches  
the right margin.  
off (LF LF,  
FF FF,  
VT VT)  
Auto Wrap  
Auto Skip  
off, on  
Selects whether a line feed carriage return  
will happen when the printer position  
reaches the right margin.  
off, on  
Selects whether a line feed carriage return  
will happen when the printer position  
reaches the bottom margin.  
Left Margin  
Right Margin  
Top Margin  
xx column(s)  
xx column(s)  
Sets the left margin at 10 cpi.  
Sets the right margin at 10 cpi.  
0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0  
inches  
Selects the top margin at a distance from  
the top edge of the paper.  
Bottom Margin  
Lines  
0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0  
inches  
Selects the bottom margin at a distance  
from the bottom edge of the paper.  
5 to 128  
Sets the number of lines on each page from  
5 to 128 lines.  
EPSON  
Font Number  
Font Pitch/Point Size  
Character Set  
Auto LF  
The number of fonts available Selects the default font from the fonts list.  
vary by model.  
Font Pitch: 0.1 to 576.0  
Point Size: 0.25 to 999.75  
Selects the font pitch or point size.  
The Symbol Set available will Selects the symbol set.  
vary by model.  
on (CR CR + LF)  
off (CR CR)  
Selects whether a line feed will happen  
when the printer reaches the right margin.  
Auto Mask  
off, on  
By selecting off, a line feed and carriage  
return will happen when the printer position  
reaches the bottom margin.  
Left Margin  
Right Margin  
Top Margin  
xx column(s)  
xx column(s)  
Sets the left margin at 10 cpi.  
Sets the right margin at 10 cpi.  
0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0  
inches  
Selects the top margin at a distance from  
the top edge of the paper.  
Bottom Margin  
Lines  
0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0  
inches  
Selects the bottom margin at a distance  
from the bottom edge of the paper.  
5 to 128  
Sets the number of lines on each page from  
5 to 128 lines.  
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Remote Printer Console Menu Table  
Main menu  
Sub menu  
Options  
Descriptions  
IBM  
Font Number  
The number of fonts available Selects the default font from the fonts list.  
vary by model.  
Font Pitch/Point Size  
Character Set  
Auto LF  
Font Pitch: 0.1 to 576.0  
Selects the font pitch or point size.  
Point Size: 0.25 to 999.75  
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The Symbol Set available will Selects the symbol set.  
vary by model.  
on (CR CR + LF)  
off (CR CR)  
Selects whether a line feed will happen  
when the printer reaches the right margin.  
Auto CR  
on (LF LF + CR,  
FF FF + CR,  
VT VT + CR)  
Selects whether a carriage return will  
happen when the printer position reaches  
the right margin.  
off (LF LF,  
FF FF,  
VT VT)  
Auto Mask  
off, on  
By selecting off, a line feed and carriage  
return will happen when the printer position  
reaches the bottom margin.  
Left Margin  
Right Margin  
Top Margin  
xx column(s)  
xx column(s)  
Sets the left margin at 10 cpi.  
Sets the right margin at 10 cpi.  
0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0  
inches  
Selects the top margin at a distance from  
the top edge of the paper.  
Bottom Margin  
0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0  
inches  
Selects the bottom margin at a distance  
from the bottom edge of the paper.  
Lines  
xx line(s)  
Sets the number of lines on each page.  
Sets the IP Address.  
Network  
Interface  
IP Address  
[000-255].[000-255].  
[000-255].[000-255]  
Subnet Mask  
Gateway  
[000-255].[000-255].  
[000-255].[000-255]  
Sets the Subnet Mask.  
Sets the Gateway.  
[000-255].[000-255].  
[000-255].[000-255]  
Auto Interface Timeout 1 to 99 sec.  
You need to set the time-out period for the  
auto interface selection.  
Input Buffer (Level)  
Parallel High-Speed  
Bi-Dir  
1 to 15  
on, off  
on, off  
Increases or decreases the input buffer  
capacity.  
Turns high-speed parallel communication  
ON or OFF.  
Turns bi-directional parallel  
communications ON or OFF.  
Input Prime  
on, off  
on, off  
Turns prime signal ON or OFF.  
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed  
Turns High-Speed USB 2.0 communication  
ON or OFF.  
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Remote Printer Console Menu Table  
Main menu  
Sub menu  
Options  
Descriptions  
Custom  
MP First  
off, on  
Selects whether to feed paper from the  
Multi-purpose (MP) tray as a priority.  
This function is available only for models  
which have the MP tray.  
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Sleep Mode  
on, off  
Turns the sleep mode ON or OFF.  
Sleep Indication  
off, Dimmed  
Selects whether the LED is to go off or be  
dimmed when the printer is in sleep mode.  
Toner Low Indication  
Printer Language  
Normal, Delay, off  
You need to select Delay if you want the  
Toner Low LED indication to appear when  
the toner amount becomes lower than the  
default Normal setting.  
English, French, German,  
Dutch...  
Selects the language you want to use.  
The printer driver setting overrides the  
Remote Printer Console setting. If you once  
send the data to printer using the printer  
driver, the printer’s language setting will be  
changed.  
Reprint Mask  
off, on  
off, on  
If you want to disable the Reprint function,  
select on. This setting overrides the printer  
driver Reprint setting.  
Thick Font  
IP Conifg  
If you select on, Brougham font will be  
replaced by bold Brougham font.  
AUTO, DHCP, BOOTP,  
RARP, STATIC  
Selects a method to configure IP address.  
This function is available only for the  
network-ready model.  
APIPA  
Enable, Disable  
1 to 15  
Turns the APIPA function enable or disable.  
This function is available only for the  
network-ready model.  
Net Memory Level  
Selects the capacity of memory which is  
used for network function.  
This function is available only for the  
network-ready model with Upnp support.  
Advanced Command  
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This function is used for specific service  
functions.  
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