Brother MFC 8420 User Manual

							GLOSSARY   G - 3
Exte nsion phone  A telephone on the fax number that is plugged 
into a separate wall jack.
Exte rnal phone  A TAD (telephone answering device) or telephone 
t hat is plugged into the EXT jack of your MFC.
F/T Ring Time  The length of time that the Brother MFC rings (when 
t he Receive Mode setting is Fax/Tel) to notify you to pick up a 
voice call that  it answered.
Fax Activity Report  Lists information about the last  200 incoming 
and outgoing faxes. TX means Transmit. RX means Receive.
Fax Forwarding  Sends a fax received into the memory to another 
preprogrammed fax number.
Fax Receive Code  Press this code (
51) when you answer a fax 
call from an extension or external phone to transfer the call to the 
MFC.
Fax Storage  You can print stored faxes later, or retrieve them from 
another locat ion using Fax Forwarding, Paging, or Remote 
Retrieval operat ions.
Fax/Tel  You can receive faxes and telephone calls. Do not use this 
mode if  you are using a telephone answering device (TAD).
Fax tones  The signals sent by sending and receiving fax machines 
while communicating information.
Fine resolut ion  Resolution is 203 × 196 dpi. It  is used for small print 
and graphs.
Gray scale  The shades of gray available for copying and faxing 
photographs.
Group number  A combination of One-Touch, Speed-Dial numbers 
t hat are stored as a Speed-Dial number for Broadcasting.
Help list  
A printout of the complete Menu that you can use to program 
your MFC when you do not have the User’s Guide with you.
Interval   The preprogrammed time period between automatically 
printed Act ivity Report s. You can print Activity Reports on demand 
without interrupting this cycle.
LCD (liquid crystal display)  The display screen on the MFC that 
shows interactive messages during On-Screen Programming and 
shows the date and time when the MFC is idle.
 
						

							G - 4   GLOSSARY
Manual fax  When you lift the handset of your ext ernal telephone or 
press 
Hook so you can hear t he receiving fax machine answer 
before you press Start t o begin transmission.
Menu mode  Programming mode for changing your MFC’s settings.
MFL-Pro Suite  Turns your MFC into a printer and a scanner and 
enables PC faxing using the MFC.
OCR (optical character recognition)  The bundled ScanSoft
® 
TextBridge® software application converts an image of text to text  
you can edit .
One -Touch  Keys on t he MFC control panel where you can store 
numbers for easy dialing.  You can st ore a second number on 
each key if you press 
Shift and the O ne-Touch key together.
Out of Paper Reception  Receives faxes into the MFC’s memory 
when the machine is out of paper.
Overseas Mode  Makes temporary changes t o the f ax tones to 
accommodate noise and static on overseas phone lines.
Pa gin g  This feature enables your MFC to call your pager when a fax 
is received into its memory.
Pa use   Allows you to place a 3. 5 second delay in the dialing 
sequence stored on Speed-Dial numbers. Press 
Pause as many 
times as needed f or longer pauses.
Phot o resoluti on  A resolution setting that uses varying shades of 
gray for the best representation of photographs.
Polling  The process of  a fax machine calling another fax machine 
to retrieve waiting fax messages.
Pulse   A f orm of rotary dialing on a telephone line.
Real Time Transmission  When memory is f ull, you can send faxes 
in real time.
Remaining jobs  You can check which jobs are waiting in memory 
and cancel jobs individually.
Remote Retri eval Access  The ability to access your MFC remotely 
from a touch tone phone.
 
						

							GLOSSARY   G - 5
Remote Access Code  Your own four-digit code that allows you to 
call and access your MFC from a remote location.
Resolution  The number of vert ical and horizontal lines per inch. 
See: St andard, Fine, Super Fine and Photo.
Ring Delay  The number of rings before the MFC answers in FAX 
mode.
Ring Volume  Volume set ting for the MFC’s ring.
Scanning  The process of  sending an electronic image of a paper 
document into your computer.
Search  An electronic, alphabetical listing of stored One-Touch, 
Speed-Dial and Group numbers.
Speed-Dial  A preprogrammed number for easy dialing.  You must 
press t he 
Search/Speed Dial key and then #, and the three digit 
code to start the dialing process.
Standard resolution  203 x 97 dpi. It is used for regular size text 
and quickest transmission.
Station ID  The stored information that appears on the top of faxed 
pages. It includes the sender’s name and fax number.
Sup er fine  res olu tion   203 x 391 dpi. Best for very small print and 
line art.
TAD (telephone answ ering device)  You can connect an external 
TAD to the EXT. jack of the MFC.
Telephone Ans wer Code  (Fa x/Te l mode)   When t he MFC 
answers a voice call, it pseudo/ double-rings.  You can pick up at 
an extension phone by pressing this code (
# 51).
Temporary Settings  You can select cert ain opt ions for each f ax 
t ransmission and copy without changing the default settings.
Tone   A form of dialing on the telephone line used for Touch Tone 
t elephones.
T one r c art rid ge   An accessory that holds toner for the drum unit on 
Brother laser models.
Tone r Save    A process that causes less toner to be affixed to the 
page t o extend the life of the toner assembly. This will make the 
receiving document significantly lighter.
 
						

							G - 6   GLOSSARY
Transmission  The process of sending faxes over the phone lines 
from your MFC to the receiving fax machine.
Trans miss ion Ve rif icati on Re port   A listing for each transmission, 
that shows its date, time and number.
True Type fonts   The fonts that are used in the Windows
® operating 
systems. If you install the Brother True Type fonts, more types of 
fonts will be available for Windows
® applications.
User Settings  A printed report that shows the current settings of  
your MFC.
 
						

							SPECIFICATIONS   S - 1
S
Product description
The MFC-8420, MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN are 5 i n 1 
Multi-Function Centers: Printer, Copier, Color Scanner, Fax, and PC 
Fax (via your PC). The MFC-8820D includes Duplex Printing. The 
MFC-8820DN includes Duplex Printing and Network capabilit y.
General
Specifications
Memory Capacity32 MB 
Optional Memory1 DIMM slot; Memory expandable up to 160 MB
Automatic Document 
Feeder (ADF)Up to 50 pages
Temperature: 68
°F - 86°F (20°C  - 30°C)
Humidity: 50% - 70%
Paper: 75 g/m
2 or 20 lb Letter size
Paper Tray250 Sheets (20 lb)
Multi-Purpose Tray50 Sheets (20 lb) (MFC-8820D, MFC-8820DN only)
Manual Feed TraySingle sheet (20 lb) (MFC-8420 only)
Printer TypeLaser
Print MethodElectrophotography by semiconductor laser beam 
scanning
LCD (Liquid Crystal 
Display)22 characters × 5 lines
Warm-upMax. 18 seconds at 73.4
°F (23°C)
Power Source120V AC 50/60Hz (USA, Canadian Version Only)
Power ConsumptionAverage Operating (Copying): 440 W or less (25
°C)
Peak: 
Sleep: 
Standby: 1090 W or less 
14 W or less
16 W  or less (When Network  LAN board 
(NC-9100h) is installed.)
75 W or less (25
°C)
Dimensions21.28 x 17.76 x 18.76 (in.)
532 × 444 × 469 (mm)
WeightWithout Drum/Toner Unit:
MFC-8420: 36.6 lb/16.6 kg
MFC-8820D/MFC-8820DN: 39.9 lb/18.1 kg
NoiseOperating:
Standby: 53 dB A or less
30 dB A or less
 
						

							S - 2   SPECIFICATIONS
Print media
CopyGeneral (continued)
TemperatureOperating:
Storage:50 - 90.5°F (10 - 32.5°C)
32 - 104
°F (0 - 40°C)
HumidityOperating: 
Storage: 20 to 80% (without condensation)
10 to 90% (without condensation)
Paper Input  Paper Tray
■Paper type:
Plain paper, recycled paper and 
transparencies, envelopes (Manual 
Feed/Multi-purpose Tray)
■Paper size:
A4, Letter, Legal, B5 (ISO), B5 (JIS), 
Executive, A5, A6, B6 (ISO)
Weight: 16 - 28 lb (60 - 105 g/m
2) (Paper Tray)
For more details, see Paper specifications for 
each paper tray on page 2-4.
■Maximum paper tray capacity: Approx. 250 
sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m
2) plain paper
■Maximum multi-purpose tray capacity: Approx. 
50 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m
2) plain paper
(MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN only)
Manual Feed Tray/Multi-Purpose Tray
■Paper size:
Width: 20 lb 2.75 -  8.66
(69.8 - 220.0 mm)
Height: 4.57 - 16.00 (116.0  - 406.4 mm)
Weight: 16 - 43 lb (60 - 161 g/m2)
Paper OutputUp to 150 sheets of plain paper (Face down print 
delivery to the output paper support)
Color/MonochromeMonochrome
Copy SpeedUp to 17 copies/minute (Letter paper) 
Multiple CopiesStacks or Sorts up to 99 pages
Enlarge/Reduce25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)
ResolutionMax. 1200 x 600 dpi
 
						

							SPECIFICATIONS   S - 3
Fax 
CompatibilityITU-T Group 3
Coding SystemMH/MR/MMR/JBIG
Modem Speed33600-2400 bps
Automatic Fallback
Original SizeADF Width:  5.8 to 8.5 (148 mm to 216 mm)
ADF  Height:  5.8 to 14.0 (148 mm to 356 mm)
Scanner Width:  Max. 8.48 (212 mm)
Scanner Height:  Max. 14.0 (356 mm)
Scanning Width8.2 inches (208 mm)
Printing Width8.2 inches (208 mm)
Gray Scale64 levels
Polling TypesStandard, Sequential 
Contrast ControlAutomatic/Light/Dark
(manual setting)
Resolution  Horizontal 203 dot/inch (8 dot/mm)
 Vertical
  Standard 98 line/inch (3.85 line/mm)
  Fine, Photo 196 line/inch (7.7 line/mm)
  Superfine 392 line/inch (15.4 line/mm)
One-Touch Dial40 (20 × 2)
Speed-Dial300 stations
Automatic Redialone time 
Auto Answer0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 rings
Communication SourcePublic switched telephone network.
Memory TransmissionUp to 600
*1/500*2 pages
Out of Paper ReceptionUp to 600
*1/500*2 pages
*1“Pages” refers to the “Brother Standard Chart No. 1” (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, 
JBIG code). Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.
*2Pages refers to the ITU-T Test Chart #1 (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, JBIG code). 
Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.
 
						

							S - 4   SPECIFICATIONS
Scanner
Color/MonochromeColor/Monochrome
TWAIN Compliant
Yes  (Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional 
and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0)
Mac OS 8.6-9.2/OS X 10.2.1 or greater
WIA CompliantYes  (Windows® XP)
ResolutionUp t o 9,60 0 × 9,600  dpi ( interp olate d)*
Up t o 600 × 2 ,400 d pi (op tical)
* Max imum 1 200 x  1200 d pi sc anning  with  
Win dows
® X P (reso lutio n up to 9 600 x 96 00 dpi 
can  be se lected  by u sing t he Bro ther s canner  
uti lity)
Document SizeADF Width: 5.8 to 8.5 (148 mm to 216 mm)
ADF Height: 5.8 to 14.0 (148 mm to 356 mm)
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 (216 mm)
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 14.0 (356 mm)
Scanning Width8.35 inches (212 mm)
Gray Scale256 levels
Scanning directly to a networked PC is available with Windows® 
98/98SE/ Me/2000 Professional and XP.
OS X scanning is supported in OS X 10.2.1 or greater.
 
						

							SPECIFICATIONS   S - 5
Printer
Interfaces
EmulationPCL6 (Brother Printing System for Windows® 
emulation mode of HP LaserJet) and BR-Script 
(PostScript
®) Level 3
Printer DriverWindows
® 95/98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP 
and Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0 driver 
supporting Brother Native Compression mode and 
bi-directional capability
Apple
® Macintosh® QuickDraw® Driver and 
PostScript (PPD) for OS 8.6-9.2/OS X 10.1/10.2.1 
or Greater
ResolutionHQ1200 (Max. 2400 × 600 dots/inch)
Print QualityNormal printing mode
Economy printing mode (saves toner usage)
Print SpeedUp to 17 pages/minute letter size
(when loading paper from paper tray)
Duplex Printing
Up to 8.5 pages/minute: (MFC-8820D and 
MF C- 88 20 DN o nl y)
( 8. 5  s i de s pe r  min ut e , 4. 2 5 sh ee t s pe r  min ut e )
First PrintUp to 12 seconds (using letter size paper in paper 
tray)
Interface Recommended Cable
ParallelA bi-directional shielded parallel cable that is 
IEEE 1284 compliant and not longer than
6 feet (2 m).
USBA Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable that is not longer than
6 feet (2 m).
Please make sure t hat you use a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified 
cable if your computer uses a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface.
Even if your computer has a USB 1.1 interface you can connect 
t he MFC.
 
						

							S - 6   SPECIFICATIONS
Computer requirements
Minimum System  Requirements
Computer Platform & Operating 
System Version
Processor 
Mi n i mum  
Speed Mi ni mumRAM
Re co mm-
e nded
RAM
Available  Hard Disk Space
DriverApp licati on 
Software*1
Windows® 
Operating 
System95, 98, 98SEPentium 
75 M Hz24 MB 32 MB
80 MB100 MB MePentium 
150MHz
32 MB 64 MBNT® Workstation 4.0Pentium 
75 M Hz
2000 ProfessionalPentium 
133MHz
64 MB 128 MB
XPPentium 
233MHz180 MB
Apple
® 
Macintosh® 
Operating 
SystemOS 8.6 - 9.2 
(Printing, Scanning and 
PC-FAX Send Only)
All base 
models meet 
min im u m 
Re qui r emen t s
32 MB 64 MB
50 MB 200 MB Mac OS X 10.1/10.2.1 
or greater 
(Printing,  
Sc ann i ng *2,  PC-FAX 
Send and Remote Setup 
Only)128 MB 160 MB
NOTE : USB is not supported under Windows
® 95 or Windows NT® WS 4.0. 
All registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies.
For the latest drivers, go to the Brother Solutions Center at http://sol utions.brother.com/
■*1 Application software is different for Windows® and 
Macintosh®.
■*2 Scanning is supported in 10.2.1 or greater.