Brother MFC 8420 User Manual

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING   3 - 13
Main MenuSub men uMenu 
SelectionsOptionsDescriptionsPag e
6.LAN
(option)
(Continued)3.Se tup  Mai l 
RX1.A uto  
Po lli ngOn
OffAutomatically checks 
the POP3 server for 
new messages.
See Net wor k 
User ’s  
Gui de 
on the 
CD-ROM.
2.P oll  
Fr equ en cy1 0Mi n Sets the interval for 
checking for new 
messages on the 
POP3 server.
3.H ead erAll
Subject+From
+To
N oneSelects the  contents 
of the mail header to 
be printed.
4.D el Err or  
Ma ilOn
OffDeletes error mails...

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Ma i n  Me nuSubmenuMe n u 
SelectionsOptionsDescriptionsPage
6.LA N
(option)
(Continued)
6.Setup Misc.1.Ne twa re On
Of fSel ect On to use the 
MFC on a Netware 
network.
See Net wor k 
User ’ s 
Gui de 
on t he 
CD - R OM .
2.Net Frame Auto
80 23
EN ET
80 22
SN APLets you specify the 
frame type.
3.Ap ple Ta lk On
Of fSel ect On to use the 
MFC on a  Macintosh 
network.
4.DL C/L LC On
Of fSel ect On to use the 
MFC on a DLC/LLC 
network.
5.Ne t B IO S
/IPOn
Of fSel ect On...

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING   3 - 15
(For MFC-8420 with the optional paper tray #2)
(For MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN with the optional paper tray #2)
I f you have the optional paper tray, the LCD displays these 
options. (
Menu, 1, 7/Menu, 1, 8)
Main MenuSub men uMenu 
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1.G en era l 
S etu p7.Tr ay 
Use :Co py—T ray #1  On ly
T ray #2  On ly
A utoSelect the tray that 
will be used for 
copying.4-11
8.Tr ay 
Use :Fa x—T ray #1  On ly
T ray #2  On ly
A utoSelect the tray that 
will...

GETTING STARTED   4 - 1
4
Initial Setup
Setting the Date and Time
Your MFC di spl ays t he date and ti me and if  you set  up the St at ion ID i t 
pri nt s on every f ax  you send.  
I f t here is a power failure, you may have 
to reset the date and time. All other settings will not be affected.
1Press Menu, 0, 2.
2Enter the last two digits of the year. 
Press 
Set.
3Enter two digits for the month. 
Press 
Set. 
(For example, enter 09 for September, or 10 f or October.)
4Enter two digits for the day....

4 - 2   GETTING STARTED
Setting the Station ID
You should store your name or company name and fax number and 
telephone number to be printed on all fax pages that you send.
1Press Menu, 0, 3.
2Enter your fax number (up t o 20 
digits). 
Press 
Set. 
3Enter your telephone number (up 
to 20 digits).
Press 
Set. 
(I f your t elephone number and fax number are the same, enter 
the same number again).
4Use the dial pad to enter your name 
(up to 20 characters). 
Press 
Set. 
(See Entering text on page 4-3.)...

GETTING STARTED   4 - 3
Entering text
When you are setting certain funct ions, such as the Station ID, you 
may need to type text into the MFC. Most number keys have t hree or 
four letters printed above them. The keys for 
0, # and   do not  have 
printed letters because they are used for special characters.
By pressing the appropriate number key repeatedly, you can access 
the character you want.
Inserting spaces
To enter a space, press   once between numbers and t wice 
between characters.
Making...

4 - 4   GETTING STARTED
Special characters and symbols 
Press , # or 0, and then press   or   to move t he cursor under 
the special character or symbol you want. Then press 
Set to select it.
Setting Tone and Pulse dialing mode 
(For Canada only)
1Press Menu, 0, 4.
2Press  or   to select 
Pulse (or Tone). 
Press 
Set.
3Press Stop/Exit. Press  for (space) !  # $ % & ’ ( )   + , - . /
Press 
#for : ; < = > ? @ [ ] ^ _
Press 
0for É À È Ê Î Ç Ë Ö 0
NOTICE (For USA)
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of...

GETTING STARTED   4 - 5
General Setup
Setting the Mode Timer
The MFC has three t emporary mode keys on the control panel: Fax, 
Copy and Scan. You can change t he number of seconds or minutes 
the MFC takes after t he last Copy or Scan operation before it  returns 
to Fax mode. If you select Off, the MFC stays in the mode you used 
last.
1Press Menu, 1, 1.
2Press   or   to select 
0 Sec, 30 Secs, 1 Min, 
2 Mins, 5 Mins or Off.
3Press Set.
Setting the Paper Type 
To get the best print  quality, set the...

4 - 6   GETTING STARTED
For MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN
1Press Menu, 1, 2, 1 to set the 
paper t ype for MP Tray.
—OR—
Press 
Menu, 1, 2, 2 to set the 
paper t ype for Tray #1.
—OR—
If you have the optional paper tray, press 
Menu, 1, 2, 3 to set 
the paper type for Tray #2.
2Press   or   to select Thin, 
Plain, Thick, Thicker or 
Transparency.
3Press Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the Paper Size
You can use eight sizes of paper f or printing copies: A4, letter, legal, 
execut ive, A5, A6, B5 and B6 and t...

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2Press   or   to select A4, Letter, Legal, Executive, 
A5, 
A6, B5 and B6.
Press 
Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
■If you are using the optional paper tray, paper size A6 is not 
available.
■If you select Transparency in 
Menu, 1, 2, you can only 
select A4, Letter or Legal.