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, 
Contrast and Graphics Quality options manually.
For Windows
® 2000/XP/NT® WS 4.0
■Check Use Printer Halftone to print using Halft one.
■Check Use System Halftone to print using Halftone of the 
system. To change the sett ing, press Setti ng.
■If the halftone cannot be printed correctly, check Improve gray 
print ing.
 
						

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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 the 
paper. When you click OK the odd numbered pages are printed.
Duplex Type
You can select Duplex  Type. There are six types of duplex 
directions available for each orient ation.
Flip on Left Edge 
Flip on Right Edge 
Flip on Top Edge 
Flip on Bottom Edge 
Flip on Top Edge (No Reverse) 
Flip on Bottom Edge (No Reverse) 
 
						

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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 image in the 
background of your document. If this feature is not checked then the 
Watermark will be printed on top of your document.
In Outline Text 
(Window
® 2000 Professional/XP/NT® WS 4.0 Only)
Chec k In Outline Text if  you only  want  t o print an out li ne of  t he wat ermark.
 
						

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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 e.
■Title
You can select the CONFIDENTIAL, COPY or DRAFT as the 
standard title or enter a title you like in the field.
■Watermark Text
Enter your Watermark text into the Tex t Box, and then select the 
Font, Size, Darkness and Style.
■Watermark Bitmap
Enter the f ile name and location of  your bitmap image in the File 
box, or Br ow se for the file location. You can also set the scaling 
size of the image.
 
						

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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 use t he Mirror Print or Reverse Print feature for 
your page setting.
 
						

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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 password, user name and job name and click OK.
3You must print the secured documents from the cont rol panel of 
t he MFC. (See Secure key on page 11-16.) 
To delet e a secured document:
You need to use the control panel of  the MFC to delete a 
secured document. (See Secure key on page 11-16.)
You can store up to 8 MB of  secured data in the MFCs memory.
 
						

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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 Date and Time indicated in t he selection box represents the 
format that will be printed. The actual Date and Time printed on 
your document is automatically ret rieved f rom t he sett ings of 
your computer.
 
						

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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) is set in the 
Basic tab of the printer driver (see Basic tab on page 
12-2), the printer driver will automatically use the 
Paper Source Setting 
to select a tray that matches the 
Pa p er Si ze setting in the printer driver.
Default Source
The Default Source allows you to choose the paper source that will be used when 
the paper size of the document being sent does not match the Paper Source settings.
Available Options
In order to access the optional 2nd 
paper t ray the option must be 
installed in the driver. Highlight t he 
model number from the Available 
Options list and click Add. The 
optional tray will then be listed in the 
Instal led box, Pap er So ur ce Set tin g 
list and the screen illustration will 
display the 2nd tray.