Brother MFC 425CN User Manual

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5Press â–² or â–¼ 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 â–² or â–¼ to select Paper Type.
Press 
Menu/Set.
5Press â–² or â–¼ 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 2-3.)
 
						

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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 â–² or â–¼ to select Paper Size.
Press 
Menu/Set.
5Press â–² or â–¼ 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 â–² or â–¼ to select Brightness.
Press 
Menu/Set.
5Press â–² to make a lighter copy.
—OR—
Press 
â–¼ 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.
 
						

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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 â–² or â–¼ to select Stack/Sort.
Press 
Menu/Set.
5Press â–² or â–¼ to select Sort.
Press 
Menu/Set.
6Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
 
						

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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 â–² or â–¼ to select Page Layout.
Press 
Menu/Set.
5Press â–² or â–¼ 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.
â– Please make sure Paper Size is set to A4. 
â– You can use N in 1 copy feature with 100% copy size only.
â– (P) means Portrait and (L) means Landscape.
Next Page?
1.Yes 2.No
 
						

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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.
â– If you are producing multiple colour copies, N in 1 copies are 
not available.
â– For Poster copies, you cannot make more than one copy.
Set Next Page
Then Press Set
 
						

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Place document face down in the direction 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)
 
						

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Changing the default 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 â–² or â–¼ to select Normal, Best or Fast.
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Adjusting brightness
1Press Menu/Set, 3, 2.
2Press â–² to make a lighter copy.
—OR—
Press 
â–¼ 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 â–² to increase the contrast.
—OR—
Press 
â–¼ to decrease the contrast.
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
 
						

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Adjusting colour saturation
Colour saturation can only be changed through the default setting.
1Press Menu/Set, 3, 4.
2Press â–² or â–¼ to select Red, Green or Blue.
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press â–² to increase the colour saturation.
—OR—
Press 
â–¼ to decrease the colour saturation.
Press 
Menu/Set.
4Return to Step 2 to select the next colour.
—OR—
Press 
Stop/Exit.
 
						

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Legal limitations
Colour reproductions of certain documents are illegal and may result 
in either criminal or civil liability. This memorandum is intended to be 
a guide rather than a complete listing of every possible prohibition. In 
case of doubt, we suggest that you check with relevant authorities as 
to any particular questionable documents.
The following are examples of documents which should not be 
copied:
â– Money
â– Bonds or other certificates of debt
â– Certificates of Deposit
â– Service or Draft papers of the Armed Forces
â– Passports
â– Postage Stamps (cancelled or uncancelled)
â– Immigration Papers
â– Welfare documents
â– Cheques or Monetary Drafts drawn by Governmental Agencies
â– Documents, badges or insignias of identification
â– Licences and Certificates of Title to motor vehicles
Works subject to Copyright cannot be copied. Sections of works 
subject to Copyright can be copied for ‘fair use’. Multiple copies 
would indicate improper use.
Works of art should be considered as works subject to Copyright.
 
						

							9 - 1   WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTERâ„¢
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Introduction
Even if your machine is not connected to your computer, you can 
print photos directly from your digital camera media. Your Brother 
machine includes media drives (slots) for use with popular digital 
camera media: CompactFlash
® , SmartMedia®, Memory Stick®, 
Memory Stick Proâ„¢ , SecureDigitalâ„¢ (SD Card), MultiMediaCardâ„¢ 
and xD-Picture Cardâ„¢.
The PhotoCapture Center
â„¢ feature lets you print digital photos from 
your digital camera at high resolution to get photo quality printing.
Walk-Up PhotoCapture 
Center
â„¢
CompactFlash®
(Type I only)SmartMedia
®Memory Stick®
Memory Stick Proâ„¢
SecureDigitalâ„¢
MultiMediaCardâ„¢xD-Picture Cardâ„¢
â– miniSDâ„¢ can be used with miniSDâ„¢ adapter.
â– Memory Stick Duo
â„¢ can be used with Memory Stick Duoâ„¢ 
adapter.
â– Memory Stick Pro
â„¢ can be used with Memory Stick Pro 
Duoâ„¢ adapter.
â– Adapters are not included with the machine. Contact a third 
party supplier for adapters.