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Using the BR-Script3 printer driver (PostScript® 3™ language emulation for Windows®) (HL-3070CW only)

(For more information, see the Help text in the printer driver.)
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To use the BR-Script3 printer driver you must install the driver using the Custom Install from the CD-ROM.
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The screens in this section are from Windows® XP. The screens on your computer may vary depending on your operating system.

Printing Preferences

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You can access the Printing Preferences dialog box by clicking Printing Preferences... in the General tab of the Brother HL-3070CW BR-Script3 Properties dialog box.
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Layout tab
You can change the layout setting by choosing the settings for Orientation, Page Order and Page Per Sheet.
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Orientation
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed. (Portrait, Landscape or Rotated Landscape)
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Page Order
Specifies the order in which the pages of your document will be printed. Front to Back prints the document so that page 1 is on top of the stack. Back to Front prints the document so that page 1 is on the bottom of the stack.
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Page Per Sheet
The Page Per Sheet selection can reduce the image size of a page allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or enlarging the image size for printing one page on multiple sheets of paper.
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Paper/Quality tab
Choose the Paper Source and Color.
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Paper Source
You can choose Automatically Select, Tray1 or Manual Feed.
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Color
Choose how to print color graphics either Black and White or Color.
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Advanced options

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Choose the Paper Size and Copy Count (1).
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Paper Size
From the drop-down box choose the Paper Size you are using.
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Copy Count
The copy selection sets the number of copies that will be printed.
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Set the Image Color Management, Scaling and TrueType Font settings (2).
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Image Color Management
Specifies how to print your color graphics.
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If you don’t want to enable Image Color Management, click ICM Disabled.
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If you want the calculations for color matching to be performed on the host computer before it sends the document to the printer, click ICM Handled by Host System.
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If you want the calculations for color matching to be performed on your printer, click ICM Handled by Printer using printer calibration.
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Scaling
Specifies whether to reduce or enlarge documents, and by what percentage.
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TrueType Font
Specifies the TrueType font options. Click Substitute with Device Font (the default) to use equivalent printer fonts for printing documents that contain TrueType fonts. This will permit faster printing; however, you might lose special characters not supported by the printer font. Click Download as Softfont to download TrueType fonts for printing instead of using printer fonts.
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You can change settings by choosing a setting in the Printer Features list (3):
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Print Quality
You can choose the following print quality settings.
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Normal
600×600 dpi. Recommended for ordinary printing. Good print quality with reasonable print speeds.
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Fine
2400 dpi class. The finest print mode. Use this mode to print precise images such as photographs. Since the print data is much larger than in normal mode, processing time / data transfer time and printing time will be longer.
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The print speed will change depending on what print quality setting you choose. Higher print quality takes longer to print, while lower print quality takes less time to print.
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(HL-3040CN only) If you choose Fine, the LCD may show Out of Memory because the printer’s memory is full. If you still get the same error message after you try printing several times, add more memory. (See Installing extra memory.)
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Media Type
You can use the following types of media in your printer. For the best print quality, select the type of media that you wish to use.
Plain Paper
Thin Paper
Thick Paper
Thicker Paper
Bond Paper
Envelopes
Env. Thick
Env. Thin
Recycled Paper
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Secure Print
Secure Print allows you to secure documents that are password protected when they are sent to the printer. Only the people who know the password will be able to print them. Since the documents are secured at the printer, you must enter the password using the control panel of the printer. The secured document must have a Password and Job Name.
(For more information about the secure print function, see Printing Secure data.)
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Password
Choose the password for your secured document that you send to the machine from the drop-down box.
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Job Name
Choose the Job name from the drop-down list for your secured document.
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Toner Save
You can conserve toner use with this feature. When you set Toner Save Mode to On, print appears lighter. The default setting is Off.
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We do not recommend Toner Save for printing Photo or Grey Scale images.
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Sleep Time
When the printer does not receive data for a certain period of time, it enters sleep mode. In sleep mode, the printer acts as though it were turned off. When you choose Printer Default the timeout setting has been set to a specific time set at the factory, this can be altered in the driver or at the printer. While the printer is in sleep mode, the LCD shows Sleep, but the printer can still receive data. Receiving a print file or document or pressing Go will automatically wake up the printer to start printing.
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Color/Mono
You can choose the following color mode:
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Color
Selecting Color mode prints your documents in color.
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Mono
Selecting Mono mode prints your documents in greyscale.
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Auto
The printer checks the content of your documents for color. If color is detected, it prints in color. If no color content is detected, it prints in monochrome. The total printing speed may become slower.
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If the Cyan, Magenta or Yellow toner reaches the end of its life, choosing Mono will allow you to keep printing as long as the Black toner does not reach the end of its life.
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Color Mode
The following options are available in Color Matching mode:
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Normal
This is the Default color mode.
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Vivid
The color of all elements are adjusted to become a more vivid color.
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None
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Improve Grey Color
You can improve the image of a shaded area.
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Enhance Black Printing
If a black graphic cannot print correctly, choose this setting.
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Halftone Screen Lock
Stops other applications from modifying the Halftone settings. The default setting is On.
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High Quality Image Printing
You can get high quality image printing. If you set High Quality Image Printing to On, the printing speed will be slower.
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Improve Print Output
This feature allows you to improve a print quality problem.
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Reduce Paper Curl
If you choose this setting, the paper curl may be reduced.If you are printing only a few pages, you do not need to choose this setting. We recommend that you change the printer driver setting in Media Type to a thin setting.
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This operation make the temperature of the printer’s fusing process lower.
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Improve Toner Fixing
If you choose this setting, the toner fixing on paper may be improved. If this selection does not provide enough improvement, select Thicker paper in Media type settings.
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This operation make the temperature of the printer’s fusing process upper.
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Ports tab

Choose the port where your printer is connected or the path to the network printer you are using.
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