Brother MFC 5860CN User Manual

							
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Print mediaD
1Use only transparencies recommended for inkjet printing.
2For glossy paper or transparencies, we recommend removing printed pages from the output paper tray immediately 
after they exit the machine to avoid smudging.
3See Paper type and size for each operation on page 14.
Paper Input  Paper Tray
„Paper type:
Plain paper, inkjet paper (coated paper), glossy paper
2, 
transparencies
12 and envelopes 
„ Paper size:
Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, A5, A6, JIS B5, envelopes 
(commercial No.10, DL, C5, Monarch, JE4), Photo 4 ×6, 
Index card and Post card
3.
For more details, see  Paper weight, thickness and 
capacity on page 15.
„ Maximum paper tray capacity: Approx. 100 sheets of 
20 lb (80 g/m
2) plain paper
Paper Tray#2 (MFC-5860CN only)
„ Paper type:
Plain paper 
„ Paper size:
Letter, Legal, Executive, A4, JIS_B5
„ Maximum paper tray capacity: Approx. 250 sheets of 
20 lb (80 g/m
2) plain paper
Paper Output Up to 50 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m
2) plain paper (face up print 
delivery to the output paper tray)
2
 
						

							
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FaxD
1‘Pages’ refers to the ‘Brother Standard Chart No. 1’ (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code). 
Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.
2‘Pages’ refers to the ‘ITU-T Test Chart #1’ (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code). Specifications 
and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.
CompatibilityITU-T Group 3
Coding System MH/MR/MMR/JPEG
Modem Speed Automatic Fallback
33,600 bps 
Document Size  ADF Width: 5.8 in. to 8.5 in. (148 mm to 215.9 mm)
ADF Height: 5.8 in. to 14 in. (148 mm to 355.6 mm)
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)
Scanning Width 8.2 in. (208 mm)
Printing Width 8.03 in. (204 mm)
Gray Scale 256 levels
Polling Types Standard, Sequential: (Black only)
Contrast Control Automatic/Light/Dark
(manual setting)
Resolution „Horizontal 203 dot/in. (8 dot/mm)
„ Vertical
Standard
98 line/in. (3.85 line/mm) (Black)
196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm) (Color)
Fine
196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm) (Black/Color)
Photo
196 line/in. (7.7 line/mm) (Black)
Superfine
392 line/in. (15.4 line/mm) (Black)
Speed-Dial 100 stations 
Broadcasting 150 stations
Automatic Redial 1 time after 5 minutes
Auto Answer 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 rings
Communication Source Public switched telephone network.
Memory Transmission Up to 480
1/4002 pages 
Out of Paper Reception Up to 480
1/4002 pages 
 
						

							
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CopyD
1Based on Brother standard pattern. (Fast mode/Stack Copy) Copy speeds vary with the complexity of the document.
Color/Black Yes/Yes
Document Size  ADF Width: 5.8 in. to 8.5 in. (148 mm to 215.9 mm)
ADF Height: 5.8 in. to 14 in. (148 mm to 355.6 mm)
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)
Copy Speed Black: Up to 22 pages/minute (Letter paper)
1
Color: Up to 20 pages/minute (Letter paper)1
Multiple CopiesStacks up to 99 pages
Sorts up to 99 pages 
Enlarge/Reduce 25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)
Resolution Plain, inkjet, glossy paper or OHP/Transparency:
„ Scans up to 1200 ×1200 dpi
„ Prints up to 1200 ×1200 dpi
 
						

							
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PhotoCapture Center®D
1xD-Picture Card™ Conventional Card from 16MB to 512MB
xD-Picture Card™ Type M from 256MB to 1GB
xD-Picture Card™ Type H from 256MB to 1GB
2Progressive JPEG format is not supported.
3See Paper type and size for each operation on page 14.
PictBridgeD
Available Media 
CompactFlash® Version 1.0
  (Type I only)
  (Microdrive™ is not compatible)
  (Compact I/O card such as Compact LAN card and    
Compact Modem card are not supported.)
Memory Stick
® 
Memory Stick Pro™ 
  (Not available for music data with MagicGate™)
MultiMediaCard™
Secure Digital™ 
xD-Picture Card™
1
File Extension
(Media Format)
(Image Format) DPOF, EXIF, DCF
Photo Print: JPEG
2
Scan to Card:JPEG, PDF (Color)
TIFF, PDF (Black)
Color Enhancement True2Life
Number of Files Up to 999 files in the media card
 (including the folder inside media)
Folder File must be in the 3rd folder level of the Media Card.
Borderless Letter, A4, Photo 4 × 6, Photo 5  × 7
3
Compatibility Supports the Camera & Imaging Products Association
PictBridge standard CIPA DC-001.
Visit http://www.cipa.jp/pictbridge for more information.
Interface PictBridge (USB) Port
 
						

							
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ScannerD
1Windows® XP in this User’s Guide includes Windows® XP Home Edition, Windows® XP Professional, and Windows® 
XP Professional x64 Edition.
2Maximum 1200  × 1200 dpi scanning when using the WIA Driver for Windows® XP (resolution up to 19200  × 19200 dpi 
can be chosen by using the Brother scanner utility)
Color /Black Yes/Yes
TWAIN Compliant Yes (Windows
®98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP/
Windows
®XP Professional x64 Edition)
Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater
WIA Compliant Yes (Windows
® XP1)
Color Depth 48 bit color Processing (Input)
24 bit color Processing (Output)
Resolution Up to 19200 × 19200 dpi (interpolated)
2
Up to 1200  × 2400 dpi (optical)
Scanning Speed Color: up to 4.55 sec. 
Black: up to 3.35 sec.
(Letter size in 100 × 100 dpi)
Document Size ADF Width: 5.8 in. to 8.5 in. (148 mm to 215.9 mm)
ADF Height: 5.8 in. to 14 in. (148 mm to 355.6 mm)
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)
Scanning Width 8.26 in. (210 mm)
Gray Scale 256 levels
 
						

							
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PrinterD
1Output image quality varies based on many factors including, but not limited to input image resolution and quality and 
print media.
2Based on Brother standard pattern.
Letter size in draft mode.
3When you set the Borderless feature to On.
4See Paper type and size for each operation on page 14.
InterfacesD
1Your machine has a USB 2.0 Full-speed interface. This interface is compatible with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed; however, the 
maximum data transfer rate will be 12 Mbits/s. The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1 
interface.
2Third party USB ports are not supported for Macintosh®.
3See the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM for detailed network specifications.
Printer Driver
Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/
XP/Windows
®XP Professional x64 Edition driver supporting 
Brother Native Compression mode and bi-directional 
capability
Brother Ink Driver 
For Mac OS
® X 10.2.4 or greater
Resolution Up to 1200 × 6000 dpi 
1
1200  × 2400 dpi
1200  × 1200 dpi
600  × 600 dpi
600  × 300 dpi
600  × 150 dpi
Print Speed Up to 30 pages/minute (Black)
2
Up to 25 pages/minute (Color)2
Printing Width8.03 in. (8.5 in.3)
Disk-Based Fonts 35 TrueType
Borderless Letter, A4, A6, Photo 4×6, Index Card, Post Card
4
USB A USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 6 feet 
(2.0 m).
12
LAN cable3Ethernet UTP cable category 5 or greater.
 
						

							
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Computer requirementsD
Minimum System Requirements and Supported PC Software Functions
Computer Platform 
& Operating 
System Version
Supported 
PC 
Software 
FunctionsPC 
InterfaceProcessor 
Minimum 
Speed Minimum 
RAMRecommended 
RAMAvailable Hard 
Disk Space
for 
Drivers
for 
Applications
Windows® 
Operating 
System
1
98, 98SEPrinting, 
PC Fax
4, 
Scanning, 
Removable 
Disk
3
USB
Ethernet
Intel® Pentium®II 
or equivalent32 MB 128 MB 120 MB 130 MB
Me
2000 Professional64 MB 256 MB
XP Home
XP Professional
128 MB 256 MB 170 MB 220 MB
XP Professional  
x64 Edition
AMD Opteron™
AMD Athlon™64
Intel
® Xeon™ 
with Intel
® EM64T
Intel
® Pentium® 4  
with Intel
® EM64T
256 MB 512 MB 170 MB 220 MB
Apple® 
Macintosh
® 
Operating 
System
OS X 10.2.4 
or greater Printing, 
PC Fax 
Send
4, 
Scanning, 
Removable 
Disk
3
USB2
Ethernet PowerPC G3 
/G4/G5,
Intel Core Solo/
Duo
350MHz
128 MB 256 MB 80 MB 200 MB
1Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5 or 
greater.
2Third party USB ports are not 
supported.
3Removable disk is a function of 
PhotoCapture Center®.
4PC FAX supports black and white 
faxing only.
For the latest driver updates access the Brother Solutions 
Center at http://solutions.brother.com/
 
						

							
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Consumable itemsD
InkThe machine uses individual Black, Yellow, Cyan and Magenta ink 
cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly.
Service Life of Ink 
Cartridge The first time you install the ink cartridges the machine will use extra 
ink to fill the ink delivery tubes.
This is a one-time process that enables high quality printing. 
Afterward, replacement ink cartridges will print the specified 
number of pages.
Replacement Ink Cartridges
Standard Black - Approximately 500 pages at 5% coverage
High Yield Black - Approximately 900 pages at 5% coverage
Yellow, Cyan and Magenta - Approximately 400 pages at 5% 
coverage
The above figures are based upon the following assumptions:
„ Continuous printing at a resolution of 600  × 600 dpi in normal 
mode after installing new ink cartridge;
„ The printing frequency;
„ The number of pages printed;
„ Periodic, automatic, print head assembly cleaning (Your 
machine will clean the print head assembly periodically. This 
process will use a small amount of ink); and,
„ Ink remaining in cartridge identified as ‘empty’ (It is necessary to 
leave a small amount of ink in the ink cartridge to prevent air 
from drying out and damaging the print head assembly).
Replacement 
Consumables  LC51BK, 
 LC51HY-BK,  LC51C, 
LC51M,  LC51Y
 
						

							
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Network (LAN)D
1See the Computer requirements on page 141.
LAN You can connect your machine to a network for Network 
Printing, Network Scanning and PC Fax Send and PC Fax 
Receive
1 (Windows® only). Also included is Brother 
BRAdmin Professional Network Management software. 
Support for
Windows®98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/XP Professional x64 Edition
Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater
Ethernet 10/100 BASE-TX Auto Negotiation
Protocols TCP/IP
ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), NetBIOS 
Name Resolution, WINS, DNS Resolver, LPR/LPD, Custom 
Raw Port/Port9100, FTP Server, mDNS, TELNET, SNMP
 
						

							
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E
This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of 
these features depends on the model you purchased.
GlossaryE
ADF (automatic document feeder)
The document can be placed in the ADF 
and scanned one page at a time 
automatically.
Auto Reduction Reduces the size of incoming faxes.
Automatic Redial A feature that enables your machine to 
redial the last fax number after five 
minutes if the fax did not go through 
because the line was busy.
Backup Print Your machine prints a copy of every fax 
that is received and stored in memory.This 
is a safety feature so you will not lose 
messages during a power failure.
Beeper Volume Volume setting for the beep when you 
press a key or make an error.
Brightness Changing the Brightness makes the whole 
image lighter or darker.
Broadcasting The ability to send the same fax message 
to more than one location.
Caller ID A service purchased from the telephone 
company that lets you see the number (or 
name) of the party calling you.
CNG tones The special tones (beeps) sent by fax 
machines during automatic transmission 
to tell the receiving machine that a fax 
machine is calling. Coding method
Method of coding the information 
contained in the document. All fax 
machines must use a minimum standard 
of Modified Huffman (MH). Your machine 
is capable of greater compression 
methods, Modified Read (MR), Modified 
Modified Read (MMR) and JPEG, if the 
receiving machine has the same 
capability.
Communication error (Comm. Error) An error during fax sending or receiving, 
usually caused by line noise or static.
Compatibility group The ability of one fax unit to communicate 
with another. Compatibility is assured 
between ITU-T Groups.
Contrast Setting to compensate for dark or light 
documents, by making faxes or copies of 
dark documents lighter and light 
documents darker.
Distinctive Ring A subscriber service purchased from the 
telephone company that gives you 
another phone number on an existing 
phone line. The Brother machine uses the 
new number to simulate a dedicated fax 
line.
Dual Access Your machine can scan outgoing faxes or 
scheduled jobs into memory at the same 
time it is sending a fax from memory or 
receiving or printing an incoming fax.
Easy Receive Enables your machine to respond to CNG 
tones if you interrupt a fax call by 
answering it.