Brother MFC 8420 User Manual

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Tray Select
You can change the tray use only for the next copy.
1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green.  Place the original 
face 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 Tray Select.
4Press   or   to select the tray usage.
Press 
Set.
5Press Start.
—OR—
Press other Temporary Copy keys for more settings.
(For MFC-8420 with the optional paper tray #2)
(For MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN with the...

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Duplex/N in 1
‘Duplex’ prints on both sides of t he paper.
Temporary 
keyLevel  1 Level  2 Option  original   Finished Layout
Press 
Duplex/N in 1
(MFC-8820D/
8820DN)
N in 1
(MFC-8420)
N in 1—2 in 1 (P)
2 in 1 (L)
4 in 1 (P)
4 in 1 (L)
Dupl ex(1  in  1)
(MFC-8820D/
8820DN)Portrait1—
Portrait2Sin gl e Sid ed
Dou bl e Sid ed
Landscape1Sin gl e Sid ed
Dou bl e Sid ed
Landscape2—
Dupl ex(2  in  1)(MFC-8820D/
8820DN)—Portrait1
Portrait2
Landscape1
Landscape2
Dupl ex(4  in  1)...

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Duplex/N in 1 copy
N in 1 copy
You can save paper by copying either two or f our pages onto one 
page. Please make sure paper size is set  to A4, Letter or Legal.
1Press (Copy) to illuminate it in green.  Place the original 
face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass.
2Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want 
(upto99).
3Press Duplex/N in 1.
Press 
Set to select N in 1.
4Press  or  to select 2 in 1(P), 2 in 1(L), 4 in 
1(P)or 4 in 1(L).
Press 
Set.
5If...

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Poster
You can make a poster 
size copy of  a 
photograph. You must 
use the scanner glass.
1Place the original face 
down on the scanner glass.
2Press Du plex/N in 1 and  or  to select Poster.
Press 
Set.
3Press Start.
The MFC starts scanning the original and prints the pages for 
t he poster.
Duplex (1 in 1) (For MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN)
Make a double-sided copy from a single-sided original
1Press  (Copy) to illuminate it  in green. Place the original 
f ace up in the ADF,  or...

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4Press   or   to select Portrait1, Portrait2, 
Landscape1 or Landscape2.
—OR—
If you select Portrait1 or Landscape2, go t o Step 6.
Press 
Set.
5Press   or   to select Single Sided for the original (If 
you are using the scanner glass or changed the number of copies 
at Step 2, this option will not appear).
Press Set.
6Press Start to scan the original.
If you placed the original in the ADF, t he MFC start s printing.
—OR—
If you placed the original on the scanner glass, go to Step...

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Duplex (2 in 1) and Duplex (4 in 1) 
(For MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN)
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 Duplex/N in 1 and   or   t o s el ect  Duplex(2 in 
1) 
or Duplex(4 in 1).
Press Set.
4Press   or   to select Portrait1, Portrait2, 
Landscape1 or Landscape2.
Press 
Set.
5Press Start to scan t he original.
I f you placed...

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Changing the default copy settings
You can adjust the copy set tings that are shown in the chart . These 
settings will stay until you change them again.
Quality
1Press Menu, 3, 1.
2Press   or   to select Text, 
Photo or Auto.
Press 
Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Contrast
You can change the contrast to help an image look lighter or darker.
1Press Menu, 3, 2.
2Press   to make lighter.
—OR—
Press   to make darker.
Press 
Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Submenu Menu Selections Options Factory...

USING THE MFC AS A PRINTER   11 - 1
11
Using the Brother MFC-8420, 
MFC-8820D or MFC-8820DN printer 
driver
A Printer Driver is software that t ranslat es data from the format used 
by a computer into the format required by a particular print er, using 
a printer command language or page description language.
The printer drivers are on the CD-ROM we have supplied. Install the 
drivers first by following the Quick Setup Guide. Also, the latest printer 
driver can be downloaded from the Brother Solutions...

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How to print your document
When the MFC receives data from your computer, it begins printing 
by picking up paper f rom t he paper t ray. The paper tray can feed 
many types of  paper and envelopes. 
1From your computer select the Print command.
If your computer is also connected to any other printers, select 
Brother MFC-8420 or MFC-8820D (USB) Printer as your 
printer driver from the Print or Print Sett ings menu in your 
soft ware application, and then click on OK...

USING THE MFC AS A PRINTER   11 - 3
Simultaneous printing and faxing
Your MFC can print from your computer while sending or receiving a 
fax, and scanning the original into the computer. Fax sending will not 
be stopped during PC printing.
Two-sided printing (Duplex Printing)
The supplied printer driver supports duplex printing.  (For more 
information, see Duplex Printing on page 12-7.)
Automatic Duplex Printing (For MFC-8820D and 
MFC-8820DN)
In this mode, the MFC prints on both sides of the A4, Letter...