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 about the last incoming and 
outgoing faxes.
(TX means Transmit.) (RX means Receive.)
4.TransmissionPrints a Transmission Verification  Report for your 
last transmission.
5.User SettingsLists your settings.
 
						

							MAKING COPIES   10 - 1
10
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) from both sides and 0.12 in. (3 mm) f rom the top or bottom 
of the paper.
Making copies
Unprintable 
area
0.12 (3mm) 0.14 (3.64mm)Ex: Letter (Original)      Letter (Paper) 
 
						

							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 Timer for Copy and Scan modes to 0 to 30 seconds, the MFC 
returns to the default settings af ter the number of seconds that  has 
been set for Mode Timer. (
See Setting the Mode Timer on page 4-5 
and 
see Usi ng the copy keys (Temporary setti ngs) on page 10-6.)
While the MFC is copying, incoming faxes will be received into 
the memory instead of  being printed.Temporary Copy Keys
 
						

							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 Sort key.
 
						

							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 the original 
face down on the scanner glass and close the document cover.
3Using t he dial pad, enter t he number of copies you want (up to 
99). 
For example, press 
3 8 for 38 copies. 
4Press Start.
The MFC will st art scanning the original.
If you want to sort  multiple copies, use the ADF.
(See Making a single copy from the ADF on page 10-3.)
Place the originals 
Face Down on the 
Scanner Glass
Document 
Guidelines
 
						

							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 can t urn off Fax Storage. 
(See Setting Fax Storage on page 8-3.)
—OR—
Print the faxes that are in the memory. (See Printing a fax from 
t he memory on page 5-5.)
Then if this error message appears more t han once you may 
wish to consider increasing the memory size. For more 
information on how to increase the memory size, See Memory 
board on page 23-1.
Out of Memory
Copy:Press Start
Quit:Press Stop
 
						

							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%
104% (EXE → LTR)
141% (A5 → A4)
200%
Auto
Custom (25 - 400%)
50%
70% (A4 → A5)
78% (LGL → LTR)
83% (LGL → A4)
85% (LTR → EXE)
91% (Full Page)
94% (A4 → LTR)
97% (LTR → A4)
Auto appears only when you place the original in the ADF.
Enlg/Red:100%  
Quality :Auto
Contrast:- +
Tray :#1(LTR)
01
 
						

							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 both text and 
phot ographs. Text is used for originals containing only text. Photo is 
used for copying photographs.
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 Quality.
4Press   or   to choose the type of original (Auto, Text or 
Photo). 
Press 
Set.
5Press Start.
—OR—
Press other Temporary Copy keys for more settings.
■Special Copy Opt ions (2in1, 4in1 or Poster) are not available 
with 
Enlarge/Reduce.
■Auto is not  available with the scanner glass.
 
						

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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 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 Contrast.
4Press   to make a copy lighter
—OR—
Press   to make a copy darker. 
Press 
Set.
5Press Start.
—OR—
Press other Temporary Copy keys for more settings.
Press 
Contrast-  +
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