Brother Mfc 6890cdw User Manual

							
Section III
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How to copy11
Entering Copy mode11
When you want to make a copy, press (Copy ) to illuminate it in blue.
 
The LCD shows:
 
1 No. of Copies
Press the number box directly and enter the 
number you want. 
Also you can enter the number of copies by 
pressing   or   on the screen (as shown 
above) or by using the dial pad.
Press  dor c to scroll through the  Copy key 
options. 
„ Quality  (See page 97.)
„ Enlarge/Reduce  (See page 98.)
„ Tray Select  (See page 102.)
„ Paper Type  (See page 101.)
„ Paper Size  (See page 101.)
„ Brightness  (See page 101.)
„ Contrast  (See page 101.)
„ Stack/Sort  (See page 100.)
„ Page Layout  (See page 99.) „
Skew Adjustment  (See page 102.)
„ Book Copy  (See page 103.)
„ Watermark Copy  (See page 103.)
„ Duplex Copy  (See page 104.)
„ Favorite Settings  (See page 106.)
Press the option you want.
Note
• The default setting is Fax mode. You can  change the amount of time that the 
machine stays in Copy mode after the last 
copy operation. (See  Mode Timer 
on page 28.)
• Book Copy  and Watermark Copy  
features are supported by technology 
from Reallusion, Inc.
 
Making a single copy11
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document.
(See Loading documents  on page 24.)
cPress Black Start  or Color Start .
Making copies11
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COPYC O PY
Quality Tray Select Favorite
Enlarge/  Reduce
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Making multiple copies11
You can make up to 99 copies in one print 
run.
aPress (Copy).
bLoad your document.
(See Loading documents  on page 24.)
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress Black Start  or Color Start .
Note
To sort the copies, press  dor c to choose 
Stack/Sort . (See Sorting copies using 
the ADF  on page 100.)
 
Stop copying11
To stop copying, press  Stop/Exit.
Copy settings11
You can change the copy settings temporarily 
for the next copy. 
These settings are temporary, and the 
machine returns to its default settings 
1 minute after copying, unless you have set 
the Mode Timer to 30 seconds or less. (See 
Mode Timer  on page 28.)
If you have finished choosing settings, press 
Black Start  or Color Start .
If you want to choose more settings, press 
d or c.
Note
You can save some of the settings that 
you use most often by setting them as 
default. These settings will stay until you 
change them again. (See  Setting your 
favorites  on page 106.)
 
Changing copy quality11
You can choose from a range of quality. The 
factory setting is  Normal.
„ Fast
Fast copy speed and lowest amount of ink 
used. Use to save time printing 
documents to be proof-read, large 
documents or many copies.
„ Normal
Normal is the recommended mode for 
ordinary printouts. This produces good 
copy quality with good copy speed.
„ Best
Use best mode to copy precise images 
such as photographs. This provides the 
highest resolution and slowest speed.
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document.
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dPress  dor c to display  Quality.
ePress Quality .
fPress Fast, Normal  or Best .
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
Enlarging or reducing the 
image copied11
You can choose an enlargement or reduction 
ratio. If you choose  Fit to Page, your 
machine will adjust the size automatically to 
the paper size you set.
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display 
Enlarge/Reduce .
ePress Enlarge/Reduce .
fPress 100%, Enlarge , Reduce , 
Fit to Page  or Custom(25-400%) .
gDo one of the following:
„ If you chose  Enlarge or Reduce , 
press the enlargement or reduction 
ratio you want.
„ If you chose  Custom(25-400%) , 
enter an enlargement or reduction 
ratio from  25% to 400% .
Press  OK.
„ If you chose  100% or Fit to Page , 
go to step h.
hIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
Note
•Page Layout  and Skew Adjustment  
are not available with  Enlarge/Reduce.
• Book Copy , Sort , Duplex Copy  and 
Watermark Copy  are not available with 
Fit to Page .
• Fit to Page  does not work properly 
when the document on the scanner glass 
is skewed more than 3 degrees. Using the 
document guidelines on the left and top, 
place your document in the upper left 
hand corner, with the document face down 
on the scanner glass.
• Fit to Page  is not available for a Legal 
size document.
 
100%
198% 4x6 iA4
186% 4x6 iLTR
130% LTR iLGR
104% EXE iLTR
97% LTR iA4
93% A4 iLTR
83% LGL iA4
78% LGL iLTR
64% LGR iLTR
46% LTR i4x6
Fit to Page
Custom(25-400%)
 
						

							
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Making N in 1 copies or a 
poster (Page Layout) 11
The N in 1 copy feature can help you save 
paper by letting you copy two or four pages 
onto one printed page.
The 1 to 2 feature copies one Ledger or A3 
size page onto two Letter or A4 size pages. If 
you use this setting, use the scanner glass.
You can also produce 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.
IMPORTANT
• Make sure paper size is set to Letter, 
Ledger, A4 or A3.
• You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce  setting with the N in 1 and Poster features.
• If you are producing multiple color copies,  N in 1 copy is not available.
• (P)  means Portrait and  (L) means 
Landscape.
• You can only make one poster copy and  1 to 2 copy at a time.
 
Note
Watermark Copy , Book Copy , Sort , 
Enlarge/Reduce , Duplex Copy  and 
Skew Adjustment  are not available with 
Page Layout .
 
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display  Page Layout .
ePress Page Layout .
fPress dor c to display  Off(1in1) , 
2in1(P) , 2in1(L) , 4in1(P) , 
4in1(L) , 1to2 , Poster (2 x 2)  
or  Poster (3 x 3) .
If you chose  2in1 or 
Poster (2 x 2) with Ledger or A3, 
go to step g to choose the paper size of 
your document.
If you choose another setting, go to 
step h.
gDo one of the following:
„ If you chose  2in1(P) or 2in1(L) , 
press  LGRx2 iLGRx1 , 
LTRx2 iLGRx1 , A3x2 iA3x1  or 
A4x2 iA3x1 .
„ If you chose  Poster (2 x 2) , 
press  LGRx1 iLGRx4 , 
LTRx1 iLGRx4 , A3x1 iA3x4  or 
A4x1 iA3x4 .
hPress  Black Start  or Color Start  to 
scan the document if you do not want to 
adjust any settings.
If you placed the document in the ADF 
or are making a poster, the machine 
scans the pages and starts printing.
If you are using the scanner glass, go 
to step i.
iAfter the machine scans the page, 
press Yes to scan the next page.
jPlace the next page on the scanner 
glass. Press  Black Start or Color Start  
to scan the document if you do not want 
to adjust any settings.
Repeat steps i and  j for each page of 
the layout.
kAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press  No to finish.
Note
If photo paper has been chosen in the 
Paper Type setting for N in 1 copies, the 
machine will print the images as if Plain 
paper had been chosen.
 
 
						

							
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If you are copying from the ADF, insert the 
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, 
place the document face down in the 
direction shown below:
„ 2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L)
 
„1 to 2
 
„4 in 1 (P)
 
„4 in 1 (L)
 
„Poster (2 x 2)
You can make a poster size copy of a 
photograph.
 
„Poster (3 x 3)
You can make a poster size copy of a 
photograph.
 
Sorting copies using the ADF11
You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be 
stacked in the order 321, 321, 321, and so on.
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display  Stack/Sort .
ePress Stack/Sort .
fPress Sort.
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
Note
Fit to Page , Page Layout  and 
Book Copy  are not available with  Sort.
 
 
						

							
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Adjusting Brightness and 
Contrast11
Brightness11
You can adjust the copy brightness to make 
copies darker or lighter.
aPress (
Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display  Brightness .
ePress Brightness .
fPress d to make a darker copy or press 
c  to make a lighter copy.
Press  OK.
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
Contrast11
You can adjust the copy contrast to help an 
image look sharper and more vivid.
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display  Contrast .
ePress Contrast .
fPress c to increase the contrast or press 
d  to decrease the contrast.
Press  OK.
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
Paper Options11
Paper Type (Tray #1)11
If you are copying on special paper, set the 
machine for the type of paper you are using to 
get the best print quality.
Note
If you want to change the Paper Type for 
Tray #2, see  Paper Size and Type  
on page 28. 
 
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display  Paper Type .
ePress Paper Type .
fPress Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , 
Brother BP71 , Other Glossy  or 
Transparency .
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Black Start or 
Color Start .
Paper Size (Tray #1)11
If copying on paper other than Letter size, you 
will need to change the paper size setting. 
You can copy only on Ledger, A3, Letter, 
Legal, A4, A5 or Photo 4 in. ×6in. 
(10 cm ×15 cm) paper.
Note
If you want to change the Paper Size for 
Tray #2, see  Paper Size and Type  
on page 28. 
 
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document. 
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dPress  dor c to display  Paper Size .
ePress Paper Size .
fPress Letter , Legal , A4 , A5 , 4x6 , 
A3  or  Ledger .
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
Tray Select11
You can change the tray that will be used for 
next copy only. To change the default tray 
see  Tray use in Copy mode  on page 29.
aPress (Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display  Tray Select .
ePress Tray Select .
fPress Tray#1  or Tray#2 .
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
Skew Adjustment11
If your copy is scanned skewed, your 
machine can correct the data automatically. 
This setting is only available when using the 
scanner glass and Enlarge/Reduce is set to 
100%.
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document. 
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display 
Skew Adjustment .
ePress Skew Adjustment .
fPress Auto (or Off ).
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
Note
•Page Layout , Enlarge/Reduce , 
Book Copy  and Watermark Copy  are 
not available with  Skew Adjustment .
• You cannot use this setting with Ledger,  A3 or paper that is smaller than 
2.52 in. ×3.58 in. (64 mm ×91 mm).
• This setting is only available for paper that  is rectangular or square. 
• You cannot use this setting with a thick  document, such as a book. 
• Skew Adjustment  is only available if the 
document is skewed by less than 
3 degrees.
 
 
						

							
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Book Copy11
Book copy corrects dark borders and skew 
when copying from the scanner glass. Your 
machine can correct the data automatically or 
you can make specific corrections.
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document. 
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display  Book Copy .
ePress Book Copy .
fDo one of the following:
„ If you want to correct the data 
yourself, press  On(Preview). 
Press  Black Start  or Color Start  
and go to step g.
„ If you want the machine to correct 
the data automatically, press  On and 
go to step h.
gAdjust the skewed data using  or .
Remove the shadows by using  dor c.
hIf you are finished making corrections, 
press  Black Start  or Color Start .
Note
Page Layout , Sort , Fit to Page , 
Skew Adjustment , Duplex Copy  or 
Watermark Copy  are not available with 
Book Copy .
 
Watermark Copy11
You can place a logo or text into your 
document as a Watermark. You can select 
one of the template watermarks 
(CONFIDENTIAL , DRAFT , or COPY ), data 
from your media cards or USB Flash memory 
drive, or scanned data.
Note
Fit to Page , Page Layout , 
Skew Adjustment , Duplex Copy  and 
Book Copy  are not available with 
Watermark Copy .
 
aPress (Copy).
bPress  dor c to display 
Watermark Copy .
cPress Watermark Copy .
dPress Use Watermark .
Do one of the following:
„ If you want to use a template from 
the machine, press 
Edit Template  and go to stepe. 
„ If you want to use your own data as a 
watermark, press  Use Image and 
go to step f.
ePress  Text and choose the data you 
want to use,  CONFIDENTIAL , DRAFT  or 
COPY . Press  OK.
Change other watermark settings from 
the available options as needed. 
Press  OK.
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fDo one of the following: „ If you want to use a document as the 
watermark, press  Scan.
Place the document that you want to 
use for the watermark on the scanner 
glass and press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
The scanned data will be displayed 
on the LCD.
If you want to adjust the degree of 
Transparency for your scanned data, 
press  Transparency . 
Press  dor c to adjust the degree, 
and then press  OK.
If you do not want to adjust the 
transparency or have finished 
adjusting it, press  OK and remove the 
watermark document that you 
scanned.
Go to step g.
„ If you want to use data from a media 
card or USB Flash memory drive as 
the watermark, insert the media card 
or USB flash memory drive.
After  Photo Capture  stops blinking, 
press  Media .
The image will be shown on the LCD.
Press the image you want to use for 
the watermark.
Change other watermark settings 
from the available options as 
needed.
Press  OK.
Go to step g.
IMPORTANT
DO NOT take out the memory card or 
USB Flash memory drive while 
Photo Capture  is blinking to avoid 
damaging the card, USB Flash memory 
drive or data stored on the card.
 
gPress  OK to confirm to use watermark.
Load your document. 
hEnter the number of copies you want.
iIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Black Start or 
Color Start .
Duplex (2-sided) copying 
(Tray #1 only)11
You can reduce the amount of paper used for 
copies by copying on both sides of the paper.
We recommend you load your document in 
the ADF for duplex copying. For 2-sided 
documents and books use the scanner glass.
(long edge flip)
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
(short edge flip)
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
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