Brother MFC 8420 User Manual

PRINTING REPORTS   9 - 3
Printing reports
Five reports are available: 
To print a report
1Press Menu, 5.
2Press   or   to select the report you want.
Press 
Set.
—OR—
Enter the number of the report you want to print. 
For example, press 
1 to print the Help List.
3Press Start.
1.Help ListPrints the Help List so you can see at-a-glance 
how to quickly program your MFC. 
2.Auto DialLists names and numbers stored in the 
One-Touch and Speed-Dial memory, in numerical 
order. 
3.Fax ActivityLists information...

MAKING COPIES   10 - 1
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Using the MFC as a copier
You can use your MFC as a copier, making up to 99 copies at a time.
Enter Copy mode
Before making copies, make sure that (Copy) is illuminated 
in green. If it is not, press 
(Copy) to enter Copy mode. The 
default set ting is Fax. You can change the number of seconds or 
minutes that the MFC stays in Copy mode after a copy operat ion. 
(
See Setting the Mode Timer on page 4-5.)
The printable area of your MFC begins at approximately 0.14 in. 
(3.64 mm)...

10 - 2   MAKING COPIES
Temporary copy settings
You can improve your copies by using the Temporary Copy Keys: 
Enlarge/Reduce, Contrast, Quality, Tray Select, Sort and 
N in 1 (For MFC-8420) or Duplex/N in 1 (For MFC-8820D and 
MFC-8820DN ). These settings are temporary, and the MFC returns 
to Fax mode 1 minute after it finishes copying. If you want t o use 
these temporary settings again, place the next original in the ADF or 
on the scanner glass within that  time. However, if you have set the 
Mode...

MAKING COPIES   10 - 3
Making a single copy from the ADF
1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. Place the original 
f ace up in the ADF.
2Press Start.
Do NOT pull on the original while copying is in progress. 
Making multiple copies from the ADF
1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. Insert the original 
f ace up in the ADF.
2Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want  (up t o 
99).
3Press Start. 
To stop copying and eject the original,  press Stop/Exit.
To sort the copies, press the...

10 - 4   MAKING COPIES
Single or multiple copies using the scanner glass
You can make mult i pl e c opi es  usi ng t he sc anner gl ass.  Mul ti ple copi es  
wil l  be s t ac ked (all  copi es  of  page 1, t hen al l c opies of  page 2,  and s o 
on).  Us e t he Temporary  Copy keys  t o c hoos e more s et t i ngs.  (See Usi ng 
t he copy  k ey s (Temporary  sett i ngs) on page 10-6.)
1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. Lift the Document 
Cover.
2Using the document guidelines on the left, center...

MAKING COPIES   10 - 5
Out of Memory message
If t he memory becomes full while you 
are making copies,  the LCD message 
will guide you through the next step.
If the Out Of Memory message 
appears, press 
Stop/Exit to cancel or 
Start to copy scanned pages. You will need to clear some jobs from 
the memory before you can continue.
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%.
To gain extra memory, you...

10 - 6   MAKING COPIES
Using the copy keys
(Temporary settings)
When you want to change the settings only for the next copy, use the 
Temporary Copy Keys.
You can use different combinations. The large LCD shows your 
current Copy mode settings.Temporary Copy keys
Duplex N in 1
Example of Copy mode LCD
Enlg/Red:100%
Quality :Auto
Contrast:- +
Tray :#1(LTR) 
Press▲▼ or Start  01
 

MAKING COPIES   10 - 7
Enlarge/Reduce
You can select the following enlargement or reduct ion rat ios.
Auto sets the MFC to calculate the reduction ratio that fits the size 
of your paper.
Custom allows you to enter a ratio from 25% to 400%.
1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. Place the original 
f ace up in the ADF,  or face down on the scanner glass.
2Use the dial pad to enter the number of  copies you want 
(up to 99).
3Press Enlarge/Reduce. 
4Press Enlarge/Reduce or  . Press 
Enlarge/Reduce100%...

10 - 8   MAKING COPIES
5Press   or   to select t he enlargement or reduction ratio 
you want.
Press 
Set.
—OR—
You can select Custom and press 
Set.
Use the dial pad to ent er an enlargement or reduction ratio f rom 
25% to 400%.
Press 
Set.
(For example, press 
5 3 to enter 53%.)
6Press Start.
—OR—
Press other temporary copy keys f or more settings.
Quality (type of original) 
You can select the Quality for your type of original. The default 
setting is Auto, which is used for originals that contain...

MAKING COPIES   10 - 9
Sorting copies using the ADF
If you want to sort multiple copies, use the ADF. Pages will be printed 
in the order 123, 123, 123, and so on.
1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green. Place the original 
f ace up in the ADF.
2Use the dial pad to enter the number of  copies you want 
(up to 99).
3Press Sort.
4Press Start.
—OR—
Press other Temporary Copy keys for more settings.
Contrast
You can adjust copy contrast to make copies darker or light er.
1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in...