Brother Mfc 8370dn User Manual

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Using the Options key12
Use the Options key to quickly set the following copy settings temporarily for the next copy.
Press
 
Menu selections Options Page
Press a or b, then press OK
 Press a or b, then press OK 
Stack/Sort
(appears when the document is 
in the ADF)Stack*
Sort81
QualityAuto*
Photo
Text81
Brightnessb-nnnno+a
b-nnnon+a
b-nnonn+a*
b-nonnn+a
b-onnnn+a81
Contrastb-nnnno+a
b-nnnon+a
b-nnonn+a*
b-nonnn+a
b-onnnn+a82
Page LayoutOff(1 in 1)*
2 in 1 (P)
2 in 1 (L)
4 in 1 (P)
4 in 1 (L)82
Tray SelectMP>T1* or MP>T1>T2*
T1>MP or T1>T2>MP
#1(XXX)
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#2(XXX)1
MP(XXX)1
1“XXX” is the paper size. (T2 or 
#2 appears only if you installed 
the optional paper tray.)
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The factory settings are shown in Bold with an asterisk.
 
						

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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  .
bUnfold the ADF output tray and place 
your document face down in the ADF 
input tray.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Options and a or b to choose 
Stack/Sort.
PressOK.
ePress a or b to choose Sort.
PressOK.
fPress Start.
Improving copy quality12
You can choose 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 steps 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 Options. 
Press a or b to choose Quality.
PressOK.
ePress a or b to choose Auto, Photo or 
Text.
PressOK.
fPress Start.
To change the default setting, follow the 
steps below:
aPress Menu, 3, 1.
bPress a or b to choose the copy quality.
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Adjusting Contrast and 
Brightness12
Brightness12
Adjust the copy brightness to make copies 
darker or lighter.
To temporarily change the copy brightness 
setting, follow the steps 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 Options. 
Press a or b to choose Brightness.
Press OK.
ePress a to make a lighter copy or press 
b to make a darker copy. 
Press OK.
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To change the default setting follow the steps 
below:
aPress Menu, 3, 2.
bPress a to make a lighter copy or press 
b to make a darker copy.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Contrast12
Adjust the contrast to help an image look 
sharper and more vivid.
To temporarily change the contrast setting, 
follow the steps 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 Options.
Press a or b to choose Contrast.
Press OK.
ePress a or b to increase or decrease the 
contrast.
Press OK.
fPress Start.
To change the default setting follow the steps 
below:
aPress Menu, 3, 3.
bPress a or b to increase or decrease the 
contrast. Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Making N in 1 copies 
(page layout)12
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.
IMPORTANT
• Please make sure the paper size is set to 
Letter, A4, Legal
1 or Folio1.
•(P) means Portrait and (L) means 
Landscape.
• You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce 
setting with the N in 1 feature.
1You can choose Legal and Folio for MP Tray only.
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Options.
Press a or b to choose Page Layout.
Press OK.
ePress a or b to choose 2in1(P), 
2in1(L), 4in1(P), 
4in1(L) or Off(1 in 1).
Press OK.
fPress Start to scan the page.
If you placed the document in the ADF, 
the machine scans the pages and starts 
printing.
If you are using the scanner glass, go 
to stepg.
gAfter the machine scans the page, 
press1 to scan the next page.
 
Next Page?
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hPut the next page on the scanner glass.
Press OK.
Repeat stepsg and h for each page of 
the layout.
iAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press 2 in stepg to finish.
Place the document face down in the 
direction shown below:
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„2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L)
 
„4 in 1 (P)
 
„4 in 1 (L)
 
Tray selection12
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 Options.
Press a or b to choose Tray Select.
Press OK.
ePress a or b to choose the MP>T1>T2, 
T1>T2>MP, #1(XXX), #2(XXX) or 
MP(XXX).
Press OK.
fPress Start.
Note
• T2 or #2 appears only if the optional paper 
tray is installed.
• T2 or #2 is available for MFC-8380DN.
• To change the default setting for Tray 
Select, see Tray Use in copy mode 
on page 23.
 
 
						

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Duplex (2-sided) 
copying 
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If you want to use the duplex copy feature, 
load your document in the ADF.
If you get an Out of Memory message 
while you are making duplex copies, try 
installing extra memory. (See Out of memory 
message on page 86.)
Duplex Copy 
(long edge flip)12
MFC-8370DN
„1sidedi2 sided L
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bUnfold the ADF output tray and place 
your document face down in the ADF 
input tray.
cEnter the number of copies (up to 99) 
using the dial pad.
dPress Duplex and a or b to select 
1sidedi2sided L.
Press OK.
ePress Start to copy the document.MFC-8380DN
„1sidedi2sided L
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
„2sidedi2sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
„2sided Li1sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bUnfold the ADF output tray and place 
your document face down in the ADF 
input tray.
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cEnter the number of copies (up to 99) 
using the dial pad.
dPress Duplex and a or b to select 
1sidedi2sided L, 
2sidedi2sided or 
2Sided Li1Sided.
 
Duplex
1sidedi2sided Le
PressOK.
ePress Start to copy the document.
Note
• Duplex copy using a 2-sided legal size 
document is not available.
• (L) means Long edge and (S) means 
Short edge.
 
Advanced Duplex Copy 
(short edge flip)12
MFC-8370DN
„1sidedi2sided S
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bUnfold the ADF output tray and place 
your document face down in the ADF 
input tray.
cEnter the number of copies (up to 99) 
using the dial pad.
dPress Duplex and a or b to select 
1sidedi2sided S.
Press OK.
ePress Start to copy the document.
MFC-8380DN
„Advanced 2sided Si1sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
„Advanced 1sidedi2sided S
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bUnfold the ADF output tray and place 
your document face down in the ADF 
input tray.
cEnter the number of copies (up to 99) 
using the dial pad.
dPress Duplex and a or b to select 
Advanced.
Press OK.
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ePress a or b to select 
2Sided Si1Sided or 
1sidedi2sided S. Press OK.
fPress Start to copy the document.
Note
• Duplex copy using a 2-sided legal size 
document is not available.
• (L) means Long edge and (S) means 
Short edge.
 
Out of memory 
message
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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, you can do the 
following:
„Print the faxes that are in the memory. 
(See Out of Paper Reception on page 52.)
„You can turn off Fax Storage. (See 
Turning off Remote Fax Options 
on page 67.) 
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%.
 
 
						

							Section IV
Direct printingIV
Printing data from a USB Flash memory 
drive or a digital camera supporting mass 
storage
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With the Direct Print feature, you do not need 
a computer to print data. You can print by just 
plugging your USB Flash memory drive into 
the machine’s USB direct interface. You can 
also connect and print directly from a camera 
set to USB mass storage mode.
Note
• Some USB Flash memory drives may not 
work with the machine.
• If your camera is in PictBridge mode, you 
cannot print data. Please refer to the 
documentation supplied with your camera 
to switch from PictBridge mode to mass 
storage mode.
 
Supported file formats13
Direct Print supports the following file 
formats:
„PDF version 1.7
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„JPEG
„Exif + JPEG
„PRN (created by Brother driver)
„TIFF (scanned by all MFC or DCP Brother 
models)
„PostScript
® 3™ (created by the Brother 
BRScript3 printer driver)
„XPS version 1.0
1PDF data including a JBIG2 image file, a JPEG2000 
image file or transparency files are not supported.
Creating a PRN or 
PostScript
® 3™ file for 
direct printing
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Note
The screens in this section may vary 
depending on your application and 
operating system.
 
aFrom the menu bar of an application, 
click File, then Print.
bChoose Brother MFCXXXX Printer(1) 
and check the Print to file box (2).
Click Print.
 
cChoose the folder you want to save the 
file to and enter the file name if you are 
prompted to.
If you are prompted for a file name only, 
you can also specify the folder you want 
to save the file in by entering the 
directory name. For example:
C:\Temp\FileName.prn
If you have a USB Flash memory drive 
or digital camera connected to your 
computer, you can save the file directly 
to the USB Flash memory drive.
Printing data from a USB Flash 
memory drive or a digital camera 
supporting mass storage
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Printing data directly 
from the USB Flash 
memory drive or digital 
camera supporting 
mass storage
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aConnect your USB Flash memory drive 
or digital camera to the USB direct 
interface (1) on the front of the machine.
 
 
Note
For MFC-8380DN
• If the Direct Print setting of Secure 
Function Lock 2.0 is set to Off for all 
users (including Public mode settings), 
Not Available will appear on the LCD 
and then the machine will go back to the 
Ready mode. You cannot access to the 
Direct Print function.• If the current restricted user ID you are 
using is restricted for the Direct Print 
function from Secure Function Lock 2.0, 
but other restricted users (including Public 
mode settings) are allowed access, 
Access Denied will appear on the LCD 
and then the machine will ask your name. 
If you are a restricted user with access to 
Direct Print, press a or b to choose your 
name, press OK and enter your four-digit 
password.
• If your administrator has set a page limit 
for Direct Print and the machine has 
already reached the maximum number of 
pages, the LCD will show 
Limit Exceeded when you insert a 
USB flash memory drive or digital camera.
 
bWhen the machine has recognized the 
USB flash memory drive or digital 
camera, the Direct key turns blue.
Press the Direct key.
cPress a or b to choose the folder name 
or file name you want to print.
Press OK.
If you have chosen the folder name, 
press a or b to choose the file name you 
want to print.
Press OK.
Note
• Your digital camera must be switched 
from PictBridge mode to mass storage 
mode.
• If you want to print an index of the files, 
choose Index Print, and then press 
OK. Press Start to print the data.
• File names that are stored in your USB 
Flash memory drive can be displayed 
using the following characters on the LCD: 
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T 
U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 $ % ’ ` - @ 
{ } ~ ! # ( ) & _ ^
 
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