User manual BROTHER MFC-8420

[. . . ] USER'S GUIDE MFC-8420 MFC-8820D THIS EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH A TWO WIRE ANALOGUE PSTN LINE FITTED WITH THE APPROPRIATE CONNECTOR. APPROVAL INFORMATION Brother advises that this product may not function correctly in a country other than where it was originally purchased, and does not offer any warranty in the event that this product is used on public telecommunication lines in another country. Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd. , this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication. i ii Safety precautions To use the MFC safely Save these instructions for later reference. WARNING There are high voltage electrodes inside the machine. Before you clean the MFC or clear a paper jam, make sure you have unplugged the power cord from the power outlet. [. . . ] Press Duplex/N in 1 and or to select Duplex(2 in 1) or Duplex(4 in 1). Press or to select Portrait1, Portrait2, Landscape1 or Landscape2. If you placed the document in the ADF, the MFC starts printing. --OR-- If you placed the document on the scanner glass, go to Step 6. Place the next document on the scanner glass. Select 1 and press Set or press 1 to copy next page. After all the pages of the document have been scanned, select 2 and press Set or press 2 to print. MAKING COPIES 10 - 19 Changing the default copy settings You can adjust the copy settings that are shown in the chart. These settings will stay until you change them again. Submenu 1. Quality Menu Selections -- Options Text Photo Auto Factory Settings Auto 2. Contrast -- - + + + + + - + Quality 1 2 3 Press Menu, 3, 1. Press Stop/Exit. 31. Quality Auto Text Photo Select & Set Contrast You can change the contrast to help an image look lighter or darker. 32. Contrast 2 Press to make lighter. Select + & Set 3 --OR-- Press to make darker. Press Stop/Exit. 10 - 20 MAKING COPIES 11 Using the MFC as a printer Using the Brother MFC-8420, MFC-8820D printer driver A Printer Driver is software that translates data from the format used by a computer into the format required by a particular printer, using a printer command language or page description language. The printer drivers are on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the drivers first by following the Quick Setup Guide. Also, the latest printer driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions Center at: http://solutions. brother. com or visit the support site at: http://www. brother-uk. com Windows® Printing The dedicated printer driver and TrueTypeTM compatible fonts for Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP and Windows NT® workstation 4. 0 are available on the CD-ROM supplied with your MFC. You can install them easily into your Windows® system using our installer program. The driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows® applications, and allows you to set various printer settings, including economy printing mode and custom paper size. Popular Printer Emulation Support The MFC supports HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3 (Post Script 3) printer emulation mode. If you use DOS application software, you can use HP LaserJet (PCL level 6) and BR-Script 3 (Post Script 3) emulation mode for printer operations. USING THE MFC AS A PRINTER 11 - 1 How to print your document When the MFC receives data from your computer, it begins printing by picking up paper from the paper tray. The paper tray can feed many types of paper and envelopes. 1 From your computer select the Print command. If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select Brother MFC-8420 or MFC-8820D (USB) Printer as your printer driver from the Print or Print Settings menu in your software application, and then click on OK to begin printing. 2 Your computer sends a print command and data to the MFC. [. . . ] 4-4 To change the default setting of the scan, click on the Scan Settings tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-9 Tone signals on Pulse line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10 Toner cartridge replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-27 Tray use, setting copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]