Brother MFC 8420 User Manual

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Toner Save
You can save running costs by turning on the Toner Save Mode, 
which reduces the print density.
Print Setti ng 
For Windows
® 95/98/98SE/Me
Print Setting is used for opt imizing your print quality for the type of 
original being print ed (Photos, Graphics or Scanned Images).  When 
you choose Aut o ( Re comme nde d), the printer automatically prints 
with the most suit able print settings. 
Wit h the Print  Set ting set to Manual, you can change the Brightness,...

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Duplex Printing
Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Duplex features 
available.
Use Duplex Unit (For MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN)
Check the Duplex box and then select Use Duplex Unit. In this 
mode the MFC prints on both sides of  the paper automatically.
Manual Duplex
Check the Duplex box and then select Manual Duplex. In this mode, 
the MFC prints all t he even numbered pages first. Then the printer 
driver stops and shows the instructions required to re-install...

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Binding Offset
Check the Binding Offset option, you can specify the offset value of 
the binding side in inches or millimeters (0 - 8 inches) [0 - 203.2 mm].
Wa term ark
You can place a logo or text into your document as a Watermark. 
You can select one of the preset Watermarks,  or you can use a 
bitmap file or text file that you have created.
Check Use Watermark, and t hen select  t he watermark you want to 
use.
In background
Check In bac kground to print the watermark...

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Print Watermark
The Print Watermark feat ure offers t he following print choices:
■On all pages
■On first page only
■From second page
■Custom
■Apply from second copy (collate only) (For Windows
® 
2000/XP/Windows NT® 4.0)
Watermark Setting
You can change the Watermark’s size and position on the page by 
select ing the Wat ermark, and clicking the Edit button. If you want to 
add a new Watermark, click the New button, and then select Text or 
Bitmap in the Watermark Styl...

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■Po sit ion
This setting offers you the control for where the Watermark is to 
be positioned on the page.
Page Setting
You can change the print size of your document with t he Scaling 
feature.  
■Check Off if you want to print the document  as it appears on your 
screen.
■Check Fit to Paper Size, if your document has an unusual size,  
or if you have only the standard size paper.
■Check the Free box if you want to manually reduce or enlarge the 
output.
■You can also...

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Device Options
Lets you set the following Printer Functions:
Secure Print
Secure documents are documents that  are password protected 
when they are sent to the MFC. Only the people who know the 
password will be able to print them. Since the documents are 
secured at the MFC, you must use the control panel of  the MFC (with 
the password) to print them.
To send a secured document:
1Select Secure Print from Printe r Func tion and check Sec ur e 
Print.
2Enter your...

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Quick Print Setup
The Quick Print Setup feature allows you to quickly select driver 
settings.  To view setting, simply click your mouse button on the task 
tray   icon. This feature can be set to ON or O FF f rom the Device 
Options section.
The fact ory sett ing is OFF.
 

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Admini strator ( For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me Users Onl y)
The administrat or select ion permits the Copy, Scaling and 
Watermark features to be locked and password protected.
Record your password and keep it in a safe place for future 
reference. If you f orget your password these settings can not be 
accessed.
 

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Print Date & Time
When enabled the Print Date and Time feature will automatically 
print the date and time from your computers system clock on your 
document.
Click the Setting button to change the Date and Time Format. You 
can change t he Font  by clicking the Font butt on or the Po sit ion. To 
include a background with the Date and Time select Opaque. When 
Opa que is selected you can set the Darkness of the Date and Time 
background by changing the percentage.
The...

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Accessories tab 
The Accessories Tab includes the settings for configuring the 
printer driver for the size of paper loaded in each paper source. This 
tab also installs any additional options into the driver set tings.
Paper Source Setting
To c onf igure the paper s iz e f or each paper sourc e,  hi ghl ight  t he sourc e 
in the 
Paper Source Setting list. Select the Paper Size from the 
pul l -down box  and cl i ck  
Update. When Auto Select (def aul t  paper 
source)...