Brother MFC 8890DW User Manual

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Improving copy quality12
You can choose from a range of quality 
settings. The default setting is Auto.
„Auto
Auto is the recommended mode for 
ordinary printouts. Suitable for documents 
that contain both text and photographs.
„Text
Suitable for documents containing only 
text.
„Photo
Suitable for copying photographs.
To temporarily change the quality setting, 
follow the steps below:
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Contrast/Quality. Press a or b to 
choose Quality.
PressOK.
ePress d or c to choose Auto, Text or 
Photo. Press OK.
fPress Start.
To change the default setting, follow the 
steps below:
aPress Menu, 3, 1.
bPress a or b to choose the copy quality.
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Sorting copies using the ADF12
You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be 
stacked in the order 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3, and so 
on.
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document in the ADF.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Sort.
ePress Start.
Changing text copy 
resolution12
You can change the text copy resolution to 
1200x600dpi if you are using the scanner 
glass and have selected Text as the 
Contrast/Quality and an enlargement or 
reduction ratio of 100%. The default setting is 
600dpi.
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bPut your document on the scanner 
glass.
cPress Menu, 3, 2.
dPress a or b to choose the text copy 
resolution.
PressOK.
ePress Stop/Exit.
 
						

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12 Adjusting Contrast and 
Brightness12
Contrast12
Adjust the contrast to help an image look 
sharper and more vivid.
To temporarily change the contrast setting, 
follow the steps below:
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Contrast/Quality.
Press a or b to choose Contrast. 
PressOK.
 
Contrast:-nnonn+c
Quality :Auto
Enlg/Red:100%
Tray :MP>T1
Selectdc&OK
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ePress d or c to increase or decrease the 
contrast.
PressOK.
fPress Start.
To change the default setting follow the steps 
below:
aPress Menu, 3, 4.
bPress d or c to increase or decrease the 
contrast.
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Brightness12
Adjust the copy brightness to make copies 
darker or lighter.
To temporarily change the copy brightness 
setting, follow the steps below:
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress a or b to choose Bright. 
Quality :Auto
Enlg/Red:100%
Tray :MP>T1
Bright :-nnonn+c
Selectdc&OK
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ePress c to make a lighter copy or press 
d to make a darker copy. 
PressOK.
fPress Start.
To change the default setting follow the steps 
below:
aPress Menu, 3, 3.
bPress c to make a lighter copy or press 
d to make a darker copy.
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
 
						

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Making N in 1 copies 
(page layout)12
You can reduce the amount of paper used 
when copying by using the N in 1 copy 
feature. This allows you to copy two or four 
pages onto one page, which lets you save 
paper.
IMPORTANT
• Please make sure the paper size is set to 
Letter, A4, Legal
1 or Folio1.
•(P) means Portrait and (L) means 
Landscape.
• You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce 
setting with the N in 1 feature.
1You can choose Legal and Folio for MP Tray only.
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Nin1.
ePress a or b to choose 2in1(P), 
2in1(L), 4in1(P), 
4in1(L) or Off(1 in 1).
PressOK.
fPress Start to scan the page.
If you placed the document in the ADF, 
the machine scans the pages and starts 
printing.
If you are using the scanner glass, go 
to stepg.
gAfter the machine scans the page, 
press1 to scan the next page.
 
Flatbed Copy:
Next Page?
a1.Yes
b2.No
Selectabor OK
hPut the next page on the scanner glass.
PressOK.
Repeat stepsg and h for each page of 
the layout.
iAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press 2 in stepg to finish.
If you are copying from the ADF:12
Insert your document face up in the direction 
shown below:
„2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L)
 
„4 in 1 (P)
 
„4 in 1 (L)
 
 
						

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If you are copying from the scanner 
glass:
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Insert your document face down in the 
direction shown below:
„2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L)
 
„4 in 1 (P)
 
„4 in 1 (L)
 
Duplex (2-sided) 
copying 
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If you want to use the duplex copy feature, 
load your document in the ADF.
If you get an Out of Memory message 
while you are making duplex copies, try 
installing extra memory. (See Out of memory 
message on page 86.)
Duplex Copy 
(long edge flip)12
„1 sided i 2 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
„2 sided i 2 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
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„2 sided i 1 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies (up to 99) 
using the dial pad.
dPress Duplex and a or b to select 
1sidedi2sided, 
2sidedi2sided or 
2sidedi1sided.
 
Duplex
aOff
1sidedi2sided
b2sidedi2sided
Selectabor OK
PressOK.
ePress Start to copy the document.
Note
Duplex copy using a 2-sided legal size 
document is not available.
 
Advanced Duplex Copy 
(short edge flip)12
„Advanced 2 sided i 1 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
„Advanced 1 sided i 2 sided
Portrait
 
Landscape
 
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies (up to 99) 
using the dial pad.
dPress Duplex and a or b to select 
Advanced.
 
Duplex
aOff
1sidedi2sided
b2sidedi2sided
Selectabor OK
PressOK.
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ePress a or b to select 
2sidedi1sided or 
1sidedi2sided.
PressOK.
 
Duplex Advanced
a2sidedi1sided
b1sidedi2sided
Selectabor OK
fPress Start to copy the document.
Note
Duplex copy using a 2-sided legal size 
document is not available.
 
Tray selection12
You can change the Tray Use only for the 
next copy.
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Tray Select.
ePress d or c to choose the MP>T1, 
T1>MP, #1(XXX)1 or MP(XXX)1.
PressOK.
fPress Start.
1XXX is the paper size you set in Menu, 1, 2, 2.
Note
• T2 or #2 appears only if the optional paper 
tray is installed.
• To change the default setting for Tray 
Select, see Tray Use in copy mode 
on page 24.
 
Press 
 
MP>T1 or M>T1>T2
T1>MP or T1>T2>M
#1(XXX)
1
#2(XXX)1
MP(XXX)1
 
						

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Out of memory 
message
12
If the memory becomes full while you are 
making copies, the LCD message will guide 
you through the next step.
If you get an Out of Memory message 
while scanning a subsequent page, you will 
have the option to press Start to copy the 
pages scanned so far, or to press Stop/Exit 
to cancel the operation.
To gain extra memory, you can do the 
following:
„Print the faxes that are in the memory. 
(See Printing a fax from the memory 
on page 51.)
„You can turn off Fax Storage. (See 
Turning off Remote Fax Options 
on page 68.) 
Note
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%.
 
 
						

							Section IV
Direct printingIV
Printing data from a USB Flash memory drive 
or a digital camera supporting mass storage
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With the Direct Print feature, you do not need 
a computer to print data. You can print by just 
plugging your USB Flash memory drive into 
the machine’s USB direct interface. You can 
also connect and print directly from a camera 
set to USB mass storage mode.
Note
• Some USB Flash memory drives may not 
work with the machine.
• If your camera is in PictBridge mode, you 
cannot print data. Please refer to the 
documentation supplied with your camera 
to switch from PictBridge mode to mass 
storage mode.
 
Supported file formats13
Direct Print supports the following file 
formats:
„PDF version 1.7
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„JPEG
„Exif + JPEG
„PRN (created by Brother driver)
„TIFF (scanned by all MFC or DCP Brother 
models)
„PostScript
® 3™ (created by the Brother 
BRScript3 printer driver)
„XPS version 1.0
1PDF data including a JBIG2 image files, a 
JPEG2000 image file or transparency files are not 
supported.
Creating a PRN or 
PostScript
® 3™ file for 
direct printing
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Note
The screens in this section may vary 
depending on your application and 
operating system.
 
aFrom the menu bar of an application, 
click File, then Print.
bChoose Brother MFCXXXX Printer(1) 
and check the Print to file box (2).
Click Print.
 
cChoose the folder you want to save the 
file to and enter the file name if you are 
prompted to.
If you are prompted for a file name only, 
you can also specify the folder you want 
to save the file in by entering the 
directory name. For example:
C:\Temp\FileName.prn
If you have a USB Flash memory drive 
or digital camera connected to your 
computer, you can save the file directly 
to the USB Flash memory drive.
Printing data from a USB Flash 
memory drive or a digital camera 
supporting mass storage
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Printing data directly 
from the USB Flash 
memory drive or a 
digital camera 
supporting mass 
storage
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aConnect your USB Flash memory drive 
or digital camera to the USB direct 
interface (1) on the front of the machine.
Your machine will enter Direct Print 
mode automatically.
 
 
Note
• If the Direct Print setting of Secure 
Function Lock 2.0 is set to “Disable” for 
all users (including Public mode settings), 
“Not Available” will appear on the 
LCD and then the machine will go back to 
the Ready mode. You cannot access the 
Direct Print function.
• If the current restricted user ID you are 
using is restricted for the Direct Print 
function from Secure Function Lock 2.0, 
but other restricted users (including Public 
mode settings) are allowed access, 
“Access Denied” will appear on the 
LCD and then the machine will ask your 
name.
If you are a restricted user with access to 
Direct Print, press a or b to choose your 
name and enter your four-digit password.
• If your administrator has set a page limit 
for Direct Print and the machine has 
already reached the maximum number of 
pages, the LCD will show 
“Limit Exceeded” when you insert a 
USB flash memory drive or digital camera.
 
bPress a or b to choose the folder name 
or file name you want to print.
Press OK.
If you have chosen the folder name, 
press a or b to choose the file name you 
want to print.
 
Direct Print
a1.FILE0_1.PDF
2.FILE0_2.PDF
b3.FILE0_3.PDF
Selectabor OK
Press OK.
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