Brother MFC 8420 User Manual

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5Put the envelopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of 
the tray. Do not put more than 3 envelopes in the MP tray at any 
one time,  or it may cause a jam.
Make sure that the envelopes are neatly stacked and in the 
proper position in the MP tray. If they are not, t he envelopes may 
not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed print out or a jam.
 
						

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6Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size.
7Send the print data to the MFC.
8After you finish the print job, close the back output  tray.
When you put envelopes in the MP tray, please remember the 
following;
■During printing, the inside tray rises to f eed envelopes into 
the MFC.
■The side to be print ed on must be face up.
■Put the leading edge (t op of the envelope) in first and push 
it gently int o the tray.
 
						

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Printer operation keys
Job  Cancel
You can clear data from the memory.
Secure key
Secured data is password prot ected. Only those people that know 
the password will be able to print the data. The MFC will not print 
secure data until the password is entered. After the document is 
print ed, the data will be cleared from the memory. To use this 
function, you need t o set your password in t he printer driver dialog 
box. (See Device Options on page 12-11.)
1Press Secure.
—OR—
The LCD displays No Data! if there is no secured data in the 
memory.
2Press   or   to select the 
user name.
Press 
Set. The LCD displays job 
selections.
3Press   or   to select the 
job.
Press 
Set. The LCD prompts you 
to enter your four-digit password.
The Secure Key funct ion is not available when using the Brother 
BR-Script driver.
Secure Print
User?
▲MIKE▼ANDY
Select ▲▼ & Set
Secure Print
Job?
▲Test1▼Test2
Select ▲▼ & Set
 
						

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4Enter your password using the 
control panel.
Press 
Set.
5Press   or   to select 
Print. 
Press 
Set. The MFC prints the data.
—OR—
If you want to delete the secured data press   or   to 
select Delete.
Press 
Stop/Exit.
Setting the Emulation Selection
This MFC has an Automatic Emulation Selection function. When the 
MFC receives information from the PC, it automat ically chooses the 
emulation mode. This function has been set at the fact ory to AUTO. 
You can change the default emulation mode manually by using the 
control panel. 
1Press Menu, 4, 1.
2Press  or  to select Auto, 
HP Laser Jet or BR-Script3.
Press 
Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
■If you turn the power switch Off, the secured data saved in 
memory will be cleared.
■After you print the secured data it will be cleared from 
memory.
Try this function wit h your application software or network 
server. If the function does not work properly, either select the 
required emulation mode manually using the MFC panel buttons 
or use the emulation selection commands in your soft ware.
Secure Print
Test1
Password:XXXX
Enter & Set Key
41.Emulation▲Auto
HP LaserJet
▼BS-Script 3
Select ▲▼ & Set
 
						

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Printing the Internal Font List 
You can print a list  of the MFC’s internal (or resident ) fonts to see 
how each font  looks before you select it .
1Press Menu, 4, 2, 1.
2Press Start. The MFC prints the 
list.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Printing the Print Configuration List
You can print a list  of current printer settings.
1Press Menu, 4, 2, 2.
2Press Start. The MFC prints the 
settings.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Restoring factory default settings
You can return the MFC to the original factory settings. Fonts and 
macros in the temporary settings are cleared.
1Press Menu, 4, 3.
2Press 1 to restore the f actory 
settings
—OR—
Press 
2 to exit without making a change.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Only the printer settings will be returned to the original factory 
sett ings.
42.Print Options
1.Internal Font
Press Start
42.Print Options
2.Configuration
Press Start
43.Reset Printer
▲1.Reset▼2.Exit
Select ▲▼ & Set
 
						

							PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS   12 - 1
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Printer driver settings
You can change the following printer settings when you print f rom 
your computer:
■Me dia Type
■Multiple Page
■Duplex
■Watermark*
1*2
■Scaling*2
■Print Date & Time*1*2
■Quick Print Setup*1*2
■Secure Print*1
*1 These settings are not available wit h the BR-script driver.
*
2 These settings are not available wit h the Universal printer driver.
How to access the printer driver settings 
1Select Pr int from the File menu in your application software.
2Select Brot her MFC-842 0 or MFC-8820D (USB) Printer as 
your printer and click Preferences for Windows® 2000/XP 
(Properties for Windows®95/98/98SE and Me, Document 
Default for Windows NT® 4.0). The Printing Preferences 
dialog box will appear.
Printer driver settings
(Windows® Only)
The way you access the printer driver settings depends on your 
operating system and software applicat ions.
The screens shown in this section are from Windows® XP. 
The screens on your Computer may vary depending on your 
Windows Operating System.
Some descriptions in this chapt er are based on the 
MFC-8820D. These descriptions also apply to the MFC-8420 
and MFC-8820DN.
 
						

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Features in the Brother Native Driver
The Brother Native driver is a printer driver developed exclusively by 
Brother, this driver includes more features than the Microsoft® 
Windows® Universal printer driver.
Basic tab
1Select the Paper Size, Multiple Page, Border Line (if any) and 
Orientation.
2Select number of Copies and M edi a Type.
3Select Paper Source (First Page and Other Pages).
4Auto Select allows the printer driver to select  a suitable t ray f or 
Paper Size automatically. You can set the paper size for each 
tray in the Accessories tab. (See Accessories tab on page 
12-15.)
To return to the default settings, click the Default button.
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Paper Size
From the drop-down box select the Paper Size you are using.
Multiple  Pa ge
The Multiple Page selection can reduce the image size of a page 
allowing multiple pages to be printed on one sheet of paper or 
enlarging t he image size for printing one page on multiple sheet s of 
paper. 
Border Line
When printing multiple pages on one sheet  wit h the Multiple Page 
feature you can select to have a solid border,  dash border or no 
border around each page on the sheet.
Orientation
Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed 
(Portrait or Landscape).
Ex. 4 in 1 Ex.  1 in 2 × 2 pages
Portrait Landscape
 
						

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Copies
The copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed.
Collate
Wit h the Collate check box selected, one complete copy of your 
document will be printed and then repeated for t he number of copies 
you selected. If  the Collate check box is not selected, then each 
page will be printed for all the copies selected before the next page 
of the document is printed.
Media Type
You can use the following types of  media in your MFC.  For the best 
print  quality, select the t ype of media that you wish to use.
Pl ain Pap er
Thin Paper
Thick Paper
Thicker Paper
Bond Pape r
Transparencies
Envelopes
Env. Thick
Env. Thin
■When using ordinary plain paper (19 t o 25 lb), select Pla in 
Paper. When using heavier weight paper, envelopes or 
rough paper select  Thick Pa per or Thicker Paper.  For bond 
paper, select Bond Paper for OHP transparencies, select 
Transparencies.
■When you use envelopes, select Envelopes. If the toner is 
not fixed to t he envelope correctly when 
Envelopes has 
been selected, select 
Env. Thic k. If the envelope is crumpled 
when 
Envelopes has been selected, select Env. Thin.
Collate box checked  Collate box not checked
 
						

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Advanced tab
Change the tab settings by selecting one of  the following icons:
1 Print Quality
2 Duplex 
3 Watermark
4 Page Setting
5 Device O ptions
Print Quality 
Resolution
You can change the resolution as follows:
■HQ 1200
■600 dpi
■300 dpi
To return to the default settings, click the Default butt on.
When you select Use Duplex Unit, HQ1200 is not available.
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