Brother 8460 N Manual

							Section III
CopyIII
Making copies72 
						

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How to copy12
Entering copy mode12
Press  (Copy) to enter Copy mode.
 
1 Contrast
2Quality
3 Copy Ratio
4Tray Use
5 Number of Copies
Making a single copy12
aMake sure you are in Copy mode 
.
bLoad your document.
cPress Start.
Making multiple copies12
aMake sure you are in Copy mode 
. 
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Start.
Note
To sort your copies, press Sort (See 
Sorting copies using the ADF on page 79).
 
Stop copying12
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.
Making copies12
Contrast:-      +  
Quality :Auto
Enlg/Red:100%     
Tray    :MP>T1
Press ab or Startr1
4 3 2
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Copy options12
When you want to quickly change the copy 
settings temporarily for the next copy, use the 
Copy keys. You can use different 
combinations.
(MFC-8460N)
 
(MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW)
 
The machine returns to its default settings 
after 60 seconds or if the Mode Timer returns 
the machine to Fax mode. (See Mode timer 
on page 17.)
Changing copy quality12
You can select from a range of quality 
settings. The default setting is Auto.
„Auto
Auto is the recommended mode for 
ordinary printouts. Suitable for documents 
that contain both text and photographs.
„Text
Suitable for documents containing only 
text.
„Photo
Suitable for copying photographs.To temporarily change the quality setting, 
follow the instruction below:
aMake sure you are in Copy mode 
.
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
d(MFC-8460N)
Press Quality.
(MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
Press Contrast/Quality.
Press a or b to choose Quality. 
PressOK.
ePress d or c to choose Auto, Text or 
Photo. 
PressOK. 
fPress Start.
To change the default setting, follow the 
instructions below:
aPress Menu, 3, 1. 
31.QualityaAuto
Text
bPhoto
Select ab & OK
bPress a or b to choose the copy 
quality. Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit. 
						

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Changing text copy 
resolution12
You can change the text copy resolution to 
1200x600dpi if you have selected Text 
from the Quality or Contrast/Quality 
options, and make a copy with 100% ratio 
using the scanner glass. To change the text 
copy resolution, follow the instructions below:
aMake sure you are in Copy mode 
.
bPut your document on the scanner 
glass.
cPress Menu, 3, 2. 
32.FB Txt Quality
a1200x600dpi
b     600dpi
Select 
ab & OK
dPress a or b to choose the text copy 
resolution. Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.
Enlarging or reducing the 
image copied12
You can select the following enlargement or 
reduction ratios:
Custom(25-400%) allows you to enter a 
ratio from 25% to 400%.
Auto sets the machine to calculate the 
reduction ratio that best fits the size of paper.
To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow the 
instructions below:
aMake sure you are in Copy mode 
.
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Enlarge/Reduce.
ePress Enlarge/Reduce or c.
Press 
Enlarge/Reduce
 
100%*
104% EXEiLTR
141% A5iA4
200%
Auto
Custom(25-400%)
50%
70% A4iA5
78% LGLiLTR
83% LGLiA4
85% LTRiEXE
91% Full Page
94% A4iLTR
97% LTRiA4 
						

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fChoose one of the options below:
„Press a or b to select the 
enlargement or reduction ratio you 
want. Press OK.
„Press a or b to select Custom 
(25-400%). Press OK. Use the dial 
pad to enter an enlargement or 
reduction ratio from 25% to 400%. 
(For example, press 5 3 to enter 
53%.) Press OK.
gPress Start.
Note
• The Auto setting is available only when 
loading from the ADF.
• Page Layout Options 2 in 1(P), 2 in 1(L), 4 
in 1(P), 4 in 1(L) or Poster are not 
available with Enlarge/Reduce. 
(P) means Portrait and (L) means 
Landscape.
 
Making N in 1 copies or a 
poster12
You can reduce the amount of paper used 
when copying by using the N in 1 copy 
feature. This allows you to copy two or four 
pages onto one page, which lets you save 
paper. 
You can also make a poster. When you use 
the poster feature your machine divides your 
document into sections, then enlarges the 
sections so you can assemble them into a 
poster. If you want to print a poster, use the 
scanner glass.
Important12
„Please make sure the paper size is set to 
Letter, A4, Legal or Folio.
„(P) means Portrait and (L) means 
Landscape.
„You can only use the N in 1 copy and 
poster feature with 100% copy size.
„You can only make one poster copy at a 
time.
aMake sure you are in Copy mode 
.
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress N in 1.
ePress a or b to select 2in1(P), 
2in1(L), 4in1(P),  
4in1(L), Poster (3 x 3) or Off
(1 in 1).
Press OK.
fPress Start to scan the page.
If you are making a poster or placed the 
document in the ADF, the machine 
scans the pages and starts printing.
If you are using the scanner glass, go 
to g.
gAfter the machine scans the page, press 
1 to scan the next page.
 
Flatbed Copy:
 Next Page?
a1.Yesb2.No
Select 
ab & OK
hPut the next page on the scanner glass. 
Press OK.
Repeat g and h for each page of the 
layout.
iAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press 2 to finish. 
						

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If you are copying from the ADF:12
Insert your document face up in the direction 
shown below:
„2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L)
 
„4 in 1 (P)
 
„4 in 1 (L)
 
If you are copying from the scanner 
glass:
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Insert your document face down in the 
direction shown below:
„2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L)
 
„4 in 1 (P)
 
„4 in 1 (L)
 
„Poster (3x3)
You can make a poster size copy of a 
photograph.
  
						

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12 Duplex (2-sided) copying 
(MFC-8860DN and 
MFC-8870DW only)12
If you want to use the duplex copy feature, 
load your document in the ADF.
Duplex Copy12
„1 sided i 2 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
„2 sided i 2 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
„2 sided i 1 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode 
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Duplex and a or b to select 
1sidedi2sided,  
2sidedi2sided or  
2sidedi1sided.
 
Duplex
a1sided i 2sided
2sided i 2sided
b2sided i 1sided
Select 
ab & OK
Press OK.
ePress Start to scan the document.
Note
Duplex copy using a 2-sided legal size 
document is not available from the ADF.
 
If you are using the scanner glass, go 
to f.
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2
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fAfter the machine scans the page, press 
1 to scan the next page.
 
Flatbed Copy:
 Next Page?
a1.Yesb2.No
Select 
ab & OK
gPut the next page on the scanner glass. 
Press OK.
Repeat f and g for each page of the 
layout.
hAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press 2 in f to finish.
Advanced Duplex Copy12
„Advanced 2 sided i 1 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
„Advanced 1 sided i 2 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode 
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Duplex and a or b to select  
Advanced.
 
Duplex
a1sided i 2sided
2sided
 i 2sidedb2sided i 1sided
Select 
ab & OK
Press OK.
ePress a or b to select 
2sidedi1sided or 
1sidedi2sided. Press OK.
 
Duplex Advanced
a2sided i 1sidedb1sided i 2sided
Select 
ab & OK
fPress Start to scan the document.
Note
Duplex copy using a 2-sided legal size 
document is not available from the ADF.
 
If you are using the scanner glass, go 
to g.
gAfter the machine scans the page, press 
1 to scan the next page.
 
Flatbed Copy:
 Next Page?
a1.Yes
b2.No
Select 
ab & OK
hPut the next page on the scanner glass. 
Press OK.
Repeat g and h for each page of the 
layout.
iAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press 2 in g to finish.
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2
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2
1
2
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Sorting copies using the ADF12
You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be 
stacked in the order 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, and so 
on.
aMake sure you are in Copy mode .
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Sort.
ePress  Start.
Adjusting contrast12
Contrast12
Adjust the contrast to help an image look 
sharper and more vivid.
To temporarily change the contrast setting, 
follow the instruction below:
aMake sure you are in Copy mode 
.
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
d(MFC-8460N)
Press Contrast .
(MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
Press  Contrast/Quality .
Press  a or  b to choose  Contrast. 
Press OK.
 
Contrast:-nnonn +cQuality :Auto
Enlg/Red:100%
Tray    :MP>T1 
Select  d
 c & OK
ePress  d or  c to increase or decrease 
the contrast.
fPress  Start.
To change the default setting follow the 
instructions below:
aPress  Menu, 3, 3 . 
33.Contrast
-
nnonn + 
Select d c & OK
bPress  d or  c to change the contrast. 
Press  OK.
cPress  Stop/Exit . 
						

							
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Tray Select12
You can change the tray use only for the next 
copy.
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Tray Select . 
Contrast:-nnonn+   
Quality :Auto
Enlg/Red:100%
Tray    :MP>T1  c 
Select  d
 c & OK
ePress  d or  c to select the tray usage. 
Press  OK.
fPress  Start.
* XXX is the paper size you set in  Menu, 1 , 3 .
Note
• T2 and #2 appear only if the optional 
paper tray is installed.
• To change the Tray Select setting, See  Tray use in Copy mode  on page 18.
 
Out of Memory 
message
12
If the memory becomes full while you are 
making copies, the LCD message will guide 
you through the next step.
If you get an Out of Memory  message while 
scanning a subsequent page, you will have 
the option to press  Start to copy the pages 
scanned so far, or to press  Stop/Exit to 
cancel the operation.
To gain extra memory, choose one of the 
solutions below:
„ Print the faxes that are in the memory. 
(See  Printing a fax from the memory  on 
page 45.)
„ You can turn off remote fax options. (See 
Turning off remote fax options  on page 
62.) 
„ Add optional memory (See  Memory Board 
on page 93.)
Note
When you get an  Out of Memory 
message, you may be able to make 
copies if you first print incoming faxes in 
the memory to restore the memory to 
100%.
 
Press  Tray Select MP>T1 or M>T1>T2
T1>MP  or T1>T2>M
#1(XXX) *
#2(XXX) *
MP(XXX) *