Brother MFC 8460N User Manual

Security features
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4
Setting up restricted users4
You can set up users with restrictions and a 
password.
aPress Menu, 1, 9, 2. 
19.Security
2.Function Lock
aLock OffiOnbSet Password
Select 
ab & OK
bPress a or b to select Setup User. 
PressOK.
cEnter the administrator password. 
PressOK.
 
19.Security
Setup User
aPublic
bUser01
Select ab & OK
dPress a or b to select User01. 
PressOK.
eUse the dial pad to enter the user name. 
(See Entering Text on page 157.) 
PressOK.
fEnter a four-digit password for...

Chapter 4
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Switching Users4
This setting allows a restricted user to log on 
the machine when Secure Function Lock is 
turned on.
Note
After a restricted user has finished using 
the machine, it will return to the Public 
setting within the same time as the Mode 
Timer setting (Menu, 1, 1). See Mode 
timer on page 18. Also, you can exit from 
an individual user by pressing the lighted 
Mode key.
 
aHold down Shift as you press Secure. 
Function Lock
Change User
aJohn
bMary
Select ab & OK
bPress a or b...

Section II
FaxII
Sending a fax30
Receiving a fax40
Phone services and external devices46
Dialing and storing numbers55
Remote fax options63
Printing reports70
Polling72
 

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5
Entering fax mode5
To enter fax mode press  (Fax), and the 
key will glow blue.
Sending a single-sided fax 
from the ADF5
Using the ADF to send your faxes is the 
easiest way. To cancel a fax in progress 
press Stop/Exit. 
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bPut your document face up in the ADF.
cDial the fax number. See How to Dial on 
page 55.
dPress Start.
The machine will now scan and send your 
document.
Sending a 2-sided fax from 
the ADF 
(MFC-8670DN, MFC-8860DN 
and MFC-8870DW only)5
You can...

Sending a fax
31
5 Sending a fax from the 
scanner glass5
You can use the scanner glass to fax the 
pages of a book, or a single page at a time. 
The documents can be up to Letter, A4, Legal 
or Folio size. Press Stop/Exit to cancel a fax 
in progress.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bPut your document on the scanner 
glass.
cDial the fax number. See How to Dial on 
page 55.
dPress Start.
eAfter the machine scans the page, the 
LCD will prompt you to choose one of 
the options below:
 
Flatbed Fax:...

Chapter 5
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Broadcasting5
Broadcasting lets you send the same fax 
message to more than one fax number. You 
can include Groups, One-Touch, Speed-Dial 
numbers and up to 50 manually dialed 
numbers in the same broadcast. For 
information see How to Dial on page 55.
You can broadcast up to 390 different 
numbers. This will depend on how many 
groups, access codes or credit card numbers 
you have stored, and on how many delayed 
or stored faxes in memory.
Note
Use the Search/Speed Dial to help you 
choose...

Sending a fax
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5
Additional sending 
operations
5
Sending faxes using multiple 
settings5
Before you send a fax, you can change any 
combination of these settings: contrast, 
resolution, overseas mode, delayed fax timer, 
polling transmission, real time transmission 
or cover page settings.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
After each setting is accepted, the LCD 
asks if you want to enter more settings:
 
22.Setup Send
Other Settings?
a1.Yes
b2.No
Select 
ab & OK
bDo one of the following:
„To choose...

Chapter 5
34
Send a cover page for the next fax5
If you want to send a cover page only for the 
next fax, your machine will ask you to enter 
the number of pages you are sending so it 
can be printed on the cover page.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bLoad your document.
cPress Menu, 2, 2, 7. 
22.Setup Send
  7.Coverpg Setup
aNext Fax:On
bNext Fax:Off
Select ab & OK
dPress a or b to choose Next Fax:On 
(or Next Fax:Off). PressOK.
ePress a or b to choose a comment.
PressOK.
fEnter two digits to show the...

Sending a fax
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5
Contrast5
For most documents the default setting of 
Auto will give the best results. It 
automatically chooses the suitable contrast 
for your document.
If your document is very light or dark, 
changing the contrast may improve the 
quality of the fax. 
Use Dark to increase the contrast of a light 
document.
Use Light to decrease the contrast of a dark 
document.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bLoad your document.
cPress Menu, 2, 2, 1. 
22.Setup Send
1.Contrast
aAuto
bLight
Select...

Chapter 5
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Dual access5
You can dial a number, and start scanning the 
fax into memory—even when the machine is 
sending from memory, receiving faxes or 
printing PC data. The LCD shows the new job 
number.
The number of pages you can scan into the 
memory will vary depending on the data that 
is printed on them.
Note
If the Out of Memory message appears 
while scanning documents, press 
Stop/Exit to cancel or Start to send the 
scanned pages.
 
Real time transmission5
When you are sending a fax, the...