Brother 8460 N Manual

Section I
GeneralI
General information2
Loading documents and paper10
General setup17
Security features23 

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Using the 
documentation
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Thank you for buying a Brother machine! 
Reading the documentation will help you 
make the most of your machine.
Symbols and conventions 
used in the documentation1
The following symbols and conventions are 
used throughout the documentation.
Accessing the 
complete User’s Guide
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The printed User’s Guide does not contain all 
the information about your machine. The 
advanced features of the Printer, Network, 
Scanner, and PC Fax are explained in the 
complete User’s Guide...

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If this window does not appear, use 
Windows
® Explorer to find and run the 
setup.exe program from the root 
directory of the Brother CD-ROM.
dClick  Documentation .
eClick the documentation you want to 
read:
„ Setup Guide : Setup and software 
installation instructions.
„ Users Guide : User’s Guide for 
stand-alone operations, Network 
User’s Guide, and Software User’s 
Guide.
„ PaperPort Users Guide : Document 
management software.
How to find Scanning instructions1
There are...

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How to find Scanning instructions1
There are several ways you can scan 
documents. You can find the instructions as 
follows:
Software Users Guide:1
„Scanning from a Macintosh® (For Mac 
OS
® 9.1-9.2/Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or 
greater)
„Using ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS
® X 
10.2.4 or greater)
„Network Scanning (For Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 
or greater)
Presto!® PageManager® Users Guide:1
„Instructions for scanning directly from 
Presto!
® PageManager®
How to find Internet FAX instructions
(MFC-8860DN and...

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Control panel overview1
MFC-8460N, MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW have similar control keys.
 
1 One-Touch keys
These 20 keys give you instant access to 40 
previously stored numbers.
Shift
Lets you access One-Touch numbers 21 to 40 
when held down.
2 Status LED (light emitting diode)
The LED will flash and change colour 
depending on the machine’s status.
3 LCD (liquid crystal display)
Displays messages to help you use your 
machine.
4 Menu keys:
Menu
Accesses the main menu....

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8 Copy keys
Duplex (MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW 
only)
Lets you print copies on both sides of the 
paper.
Contrast/Quality (MFC-8860DN and 
MFC-8870DW only)
Lets you change the quality or contrast for 
the next copy.
Contrast (MFC-8460N only)
Lets you change the contrast for the next 
copy.
Quality (MFC-8460N only)
Lets you change the quality for the next 
copy.
 Enlarge/Reduce
Reduces or enlarges copies.
Tray Select
Lets you change which tray will be used for 
the next copy.
Sort
Sorts...

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10 Fax and telephone keys
Tel/R
Lets you answer an incoming call on an 
external phone.
When connected to a PBX, you can use this 
key to gain access to an outside line, to recall 
an operator, or to transfer a call to another 
extension.
Resolution
Sets the resolution when sending a fax.
Search/Speed Dial
Lets you look up numbers stored in the 
dialling memory and LDAP server* 
(*MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only). 
You can search the stored number 
alphabetically. 
It also lets you...

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Status LED indications1
The Status LED (light emitting diode) will flash and change color depending on the machine’s 
status.
 
The LED indications shown in the table below are used in the illustrations in this chapter.
LED LED Status LED is off.
 
Green
 
Yellow
 
RedLED is on. 
Green
 
Yellow
 
RedLED is blinking.
LED Machine Status Description
 Sleep Mode The power switch is off or the machine is in Sleep mode.
 
GreenWarming Up The machine is warming up for printing.
 
GreenReady The...

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Note
When the power switch is off or the machine is in Sleep mode, the LED is off. 
  
RedService error Follow the steps below.
1.  Turn off the power switch.
2. Wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on and try to print 
again.
If you cannot clear the error and see the same service call 
indication after turning the machine back on, please call your 
Brother dealer for service. 
 
RedCover open The front cover, back cover, fuser cover or document cover is 
open. Close the...

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Loading documents2
All fax, scan and copy operations can be 
performed from the ADF or the scanner 
glass.
Using the ADF2
You can use the ADF (automatic document 
feeder) to fax, scan or copy sheets of paper. 
The ADF feeds each sheet one at a time.
When loading the ADF, make sure that 
documents written with ink are completely 
dry. 
Single-Sided Document
Documents must be from 148.0 to 215.9 mm 
wide (5.8 to 8.5 inches) wide and 148.0 to 
355.6 mm (5.8 to 14 inches) long, and of a 
standard weight...