Brother 8460 N Manual

Safety and Legal
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14 To protect your product against power surges, we recommend the use of a power protection 
device (Surge Protector).
15 To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to people, note the following:
„Do not use this product near appliances that use water, a swimming pool or in a wet 
basement.
„Do not use the machine during an electrical storm (there is the remote possibility of an 
electrical shock) or to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak. 

Chapter A
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TrademarksA
The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.
Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.
Multi-Function Link is a registered trademark of Brother International Corporation.
Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft in the U.S. and other countries.
Macintosh and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
PaperPort is a registered trademark of ScanSoft, Inc.
Presto! PageManager is a registered trademark...

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B
Optional Paper Tray 
(LT-5300)
B
An optional lower tray can be installed, and it 
can hold up to 250 sheets of 80 g/m
2 (20 lb) 
paper.
When an optional tray is installed, the 
machine can hold up to 550 sheets of plain 
paper. If you want to buy an optional lower 
tray unit, call your Brother dealer.
 
For setup, see the User’s Guide that we have 
supplied with the lower tray unit.
Memory BoardB
This machine has 32 MB of standard memory 
and one slot for optional memory expansion. 
You can expand...

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Note
• There might be some DIMMs that will not 
work with the machine.
• For more information, call the dealer you 
bought the machine from or Brother 
Customer Service.
 
Installing extra memoryB
aTurn off the machine’s power switch. 
Unplug the telephone line cord.
bDisconnect the interface cable from the 
machine, and then unplug the power 
cord from the electrical socket.
cRemove the DIMM cover and interface 
access cover.
 
 
dUnpack the DIMM and hold it by its 
edges.
CAUTION 
To prevent damage...

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C
TroubleshootingC
If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the chart below and follow the 
troubleshooting tips. 
Most problems can be easily resolved by yourself. If you need additional help, the Brother 
Solutions Center offers latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips. Visit us at 
http://solutions.brother.com
.
Solutions to common problemsC
If you think there is a problem with the way your faxes look, make a copy first. If the copy looks 
good, the problem is probably not your machine....

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Phone Line or Connections
DifficultiesSuggestions
Dialling does not work. Check for a dial tone.
Change Tone/Pulse setting. (See the Quick Setup Guide.) 
Check all line cord connections.
Check that the machine is plugged in and switched on.
If an external phone is connected to the machine, send a manual fax by lifting the 
handset of the external phone and dialling the number. Wait to hear fax receiving 
tones before pressing Start.
The machine does not answer 
when called.Make sure the machine is in...

Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
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Custom features on a single line. If you have Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller ID, Voice Mail, an answering 
machine, an alarm system or other custom feature on a single phone line with your 
machine, it may create a problem sending or receiving faxes.
For Example: If you subscribe to Call Waiting or some other custom service and 
its signal comes through the line while your machine is sending or receiving a fax, 
the signal can temporarily interrupt or disrupt...

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The machine prints unexpectedly 
or it prints garbage.„Turn off the machine’s power switch and then turn it on again. If the error 
message continues leave the machine for several minutes and then try it 
again. (The machine can be turned off for up to 4 days without losing faxes 
stored in the memory.)
„Check the settings in your application to make sure it is set up to work with 
your machine.
„If you are using the parallel port connection, check that the port is BRMFC and 
not LPT1. 
The machine...

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‘Unable to write to LPT1’, ‘LPT1 
already in use’ or ‘MFC is Busy’ 
error message appears.Make sure that the machine is on (plugged into the electrical socket and the power 
switch turned on) and that it is connected directly to the computer using the 
IEEE-1284 bi-directional parallel cable. The cable must not go through another 
peripheral device (such as a Zip Drive, External CD-ROM Drive, or Switch box).
Make sure that the LCD does not show an error...

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Printouts are too light. If this problem occurs when making copies or printing received faxes, turn Toner 
Save mode to off in the machine menu settings. (See Toner save on page 21.)
Set Toner Save mode to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver. (See 
Advanced tab in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)
Network Difficulties
DifficultiesSuggestions
Cannot print over a wired Network. Make sure your machine is powered on and is on-line and in Ready mode. Print 
the Network Configuration list...