Brother MFC 215 User Manual
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MAKING COPIES 8 - 4 Changing the temporary copy settings Use the Copy Options key to quickly set the following copy settings temporarily for the next copy. After you choose your settings by pressing Menu/Set, the LCD shows Set temporarily . Press Mono Start or Colour Start if you’re finished choosing settings. — OR — Press ▲ or ▼ to select more settings. Press Copy Options Menu Selections Options Factory SettingPage Quality Fast /Normal /Best Normal 8-5 Enlarge/Reduce 50% /69% /78% /83% / 93% /97% /100% / 104% /142% /186% / 198% /200% / Custom(25-400%) 100% 8-6 Paper Type Plain /Inkjet / Glossy / Transparency Plain 8-7 Paper Size Letter /Legal / A4 /A5 / 10(W) x 15(H)cm A4 8-8 Brightness - + - + 8-8 Stack/Sort (MFC-425CN only) Stack/Sort Stack 8-9 Page Layout (MFC-425CN only) Off(1 in 1) / 2 in 1 (P) / 2 in 1 (L) / 4 in 1 (P) / 4 in 1 (L) / Poster(3 x 3) Off (1 in 1) 8-10 No. of Copies No. of Copies:01 (01-99)01 select select
8 - 5 MAKING COPIES Increasing copy speed or quality You can select the copy quality. The default setting is Normal. 1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. 2Load your document. 3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want (up to 99). 4Press Copy Options and ▲ or ▼ to select Quality. Press Menu/Set. 5Press ▲ or ▼ to choose the copy quality ( Fast, Normal or Best ). Press Menu/Set. 6Press Mono Start or Colour Start. Normal Recommended mode for ordinary printouts. Good copy quality with adequate copy speed. Fast Fast copy speed and lowest ink consumption. Use FAST to save time (document to be proof-read, large documents or many copies). Best Use this mode to copy precise images such as photographs. BEST uses the highest resolution and slowest speed.
MAKING COPIES 8 - 6 Enlarging or reducing the image copied You can select the following enlargement or reduction ratios. Custom(25-400%) allows you to enter a ratio from 25% to 400%. 1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. 2Load your document. 3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want (up to 99). 4Press Copy Options and ▲ or ▼ to select Enlarge/Reduce . Press Menu/Set. Press Copy Options and or to select Enlarge/Reduce Custom(25-400%) 200% 198% 10x15cm →A4 186% 10x15cm →LTR 142% A5 →A4 104% EXE →LTR 100% 97% LTR →A4 93% A4 →LTR 83% 78% 69% A4 →A5 50%
8 - 7 MAKING COPIES 5Press ▲ or ▼ to select the enlargement or reduction ratio you want. Press Menu/Set. — OR — You can select Custom(25-400%) and press Menu/Set. Use the dial pad to enter an enlargement or reduction ratio from 25% to 400% . Press Menu/Set. (For example, press 5 3 to enter 53%.) 6Press Mono Start or Colour Start. (MFC-425CN only) Page layout options are not available with Enlarge/Reduce. Setting paper type If you are copying on special paper, be sure to select the type of paper you are using so you will get the best print quality. 1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. 2Load your document. 3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want (up to 99). 4Press Copy Options and ▲ or ▼ to select Paper Type . Press Menu/Set. 5Press ▲ or ▼ to select the type of paper you are using ( Plain, Inkjet , Glossy or Transparency ). Press Menu/Set. 6Press Mono Start or Colour Start. You can change the default Paper Type setting at any time. (See Setting the Paper Type on page 2-4.)
MAKING COPIES 8 - 8 Setting paper size If copying on paper other than A4 size, you will need to change the paper size setting. 1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. 2Load your document. 3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want (up to 99). 4Press Copy Options and ▲ or ▼ to select Paper Size . Press Menu/Set. 5Press ▲ or ▼ to select the size of paper you are using ( Letter , Legal , A4 , A5 or 10(W) x 15(H)cm ). Press Menu/Set. 6Press Mono Start or Colour Start. Adjusting brightness You can adjust the copy brightness to make copies darker or lighter. 1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. 2Load your document. 3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want (up to 99). 4Press Copy Options and ▲ or ▼ to select Brightness . Press Menu/Set. 5Press ▲ to make a lighter copy. — OR — Press ▼ to make a darker copy. Press Menu/Set. 6Press Mono Start or Colour Start. You can copy on Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or Photo Card (10 (W) cm x 15 (H) cm) paper.
8 - 9 MAKING COPIES Sorting copies using the ADF (MFC-425CN only) You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be stacked in the order 321, 321, 321, and so on. 1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. 2Load your document. 3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want (up to 99). 4Press Copy Options and ▲ or ▼ to select Stack/Sort . Press Menu/Set. 5Press ▲ or ▼ to select Sort. Press Menu/Set. 6Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
MAKING COPIES 8 - 10 Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) (MFC-425CN only) You can reduce the number of pages for copies by using the N in 1 copy feature. This allows you to copy two or four pages onto one page, allowing you to save paper. It is also possible to create 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 make a poster, use the scanner glass. 1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. 2Load your document. 3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want (up to 99). 4Press Copy Options and ▲ or ▼ to select Page Layout . Press Menu/Set. 5Press ▲ or ▼ to select 2 in 1 (P) , 2 in 1 (L) , 4 in 1 (P) , 4 in 1 (L) , Poster(3 x 3) . Press Menu/Set. 6Press Mono Start or Colour Start (Single copies only) to scan the document. 7If you are making a poster or placed the document in the ADF, the machine scans the page and starts printing. If you are using the scanner glass: 8After the machine scans the page, LCD shows: Press 1 to scan the next page. ■ Please make sure Paper Size is set to A4. ■ You can use N in 1 copy feature with 100% copy size only. ■ (P ) means Portrait and ( L) means Landscape. Next Page? 1.Yes 2.No
8 - 11 MAKING COPIES 9Put the next document on the scanner glass. Press Menu/Set. Repeat Steps 8 and 9 for each page of the layout. 10After all the pages of the document have been scanned, press 2 to end. If Glossy has been selected in the Paper Type setting for N in 1 copies, the machine will print the images as if Plain paper had been selected. ■ If you are producing multiple colour copies, N in 1 copies are not available. ■ For Poster copies, you cannot make more than one copy. Set Next Page Then Press Set
MAKING COPIES 8 - 12 Place each page face down in the direction and sequence shown below. 2 in 1 (P) 4 in 1 (P) Poster (3X3) You can make a poster size copy of a photograph. 2 in 1 (L) 4 in 1 (L)
8 - 13 MAKING COPIES Changing the defaul t copy settings You can save the copy settings you use most often by setting them as default. These settings will remain until you change them again. Increasing copy speed or quality 1Press Menu/Set, 3, 1. 2Press ▲ or ▼ to select Normal, Best or Fast . Press Menu/Set. 3Press Stop/Exit. Adjusting brightness 1Press Menu/Set, 3, 2. 2Press ▲ to make a lighter copy. — OR — Press ▼ to make a darker copy. Press Menu/Set. 3Press Stop/Exit. Adjusting contrast You can change the contrast to help an image look sharper and more vivid. 1Press Menu/Set, 3, 3. 2Press ▲ to increase the contrast. — OR — Press ▼ to decrease the contrast. Press Menu/Set. 3Press Stop/Exit.