Brother MFC 9840CDW User Manual

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Copy options 
(temporary settings)
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When you want to quickly change the copy 
settings temporarily for the next copy, use the 
temporary Copy keys. You can use different 
combinations.
 
The machine returns to its default settings 
after 60 seconds or if the Mode Timer returns 
the machine to Fax mode. (See Mode 
timeron page 22.)
Changing 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.
PressOK.
fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.To change the default setting, follow the 
steps below:
aPress Menu, 3, 1. 
31.Quality
aAuto
Text
bPhoto
Selectabor OK
bPress a or b to choose the copy quality.
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Enlarging or reducing the 
image copied12
You can choose the following enlargement or 
reduction ratios:
Custom(25-400%) allows you to enter a 
ratio from 25% to 400%.
Press
 
100%*
104% EXEiLTR
141% A5iA4
200%
Custom(25-400%)
50%
70% A4iA5
78% LGLiLTR
83% LGLiA4
85% LTRiEXE
91%FullPage
94% A4iLTR
97% LTRiA4
 
						

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To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow the 
instructions 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 Enlarge/Reduce.
Press c.
eDo one of the following:
„Press a or b to choose the 
enlargement or reduction ratio you 
want.
PressOK.
„Press a or b to choose 
Custom(25-400%).
PressOK.
Use the dial pad to enter an 
enlargement or reduction ratio from 
25% to 400%. (For example, press 
53 to enter 53%.)
PressOK.
fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.
Note
Page Layout Options 2in1(P), 
2in1(L), 4in1(P), 
4in1(L) are not available with 
Enlarge/Reduce.
 
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.
Important12
„Please make sure the paper size is set to 
Letter, A4, Legal or Folio.
„(P) means Portrait and (L) means 
Landscape.
„You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce 
setting with the N in 1 feature.
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), 
2 in 1 (L), 4 in 1 (P), 
4 in 1 (L) or Off(1 in 1).
PressOK.
fPress Mono Start or Colour 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 
tog.
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 g and h for each page of the 
layout.
iAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press 2 in g to finish.
 
						

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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)
 
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) copying12
If you want to use the “2 sided i 2 sided” or 
“2 sided i 1 sided” 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 
messageon page 85.)
Duplex copy (long edge)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.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Duplex and a or b to select 
1sidedi2sided, 
2sidedi2sided or 
2sidedi1sided.
 
Duplex
a1sidedi2sided
2sidedi2sided
b2sidedi1sided
Selectabor OK
PressOK.
ePress Mono Start or Colour Start to 
scan the document.
Note
Duplex copy using a 2-sided legal size 
document is not available.
 
Advanced Duplex copy (short edge)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.
cUse the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies (up to 99).
dPress Duplex and a or b to select 
Advanced.
 
Duplex
a1sidedi2sided
2sidedi2sided
b2sidedi1sided
Selectabor OK
PressOK.
 
						

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ePress a or b to select 
2sidedi1sided or 
1sidedi2sided. 
PressOK.
 
Duplex Advanced
a2sidedi1sided
b1sidedi2sided
Selectabor OK
fPress Mono Start or Colour Start to 
scan the document.
Note
Duplex copy using a 2-sided legal size 
document is not available from the ADF.
 
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 Mono Start or Colour Start.
Adjusting brightness, 
contrast and colour12
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
ePress c to make a lighter copy or press 
d to make a darker copy. 
PressOK.
fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.
 
						

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To change the default setting follow the steps 
below:
aPress Menu, 3, 2. 
32.Brightness
-nnonn+
Selectdc&OK
bPress c to make a lighter copy or press 
d to make a darker copy.
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
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
ePress d or c to increase or decrease the 
contrast.
PressOK.
fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.To change the default setting follow the steps 
below:
aPress Menu, 3, 3. 
33.Contrast
-nnonn+
Selectdc&OK
bPress d or c to increase or decrease the 
contrast.
PressOK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Colour adjust12
You can change the default setting for colour 
saturation.
To change the default setting follow the steps 
below:
aPress Menu, 3, 4. 
34.Color Adjust
1.Red
2.Green
3.Blue
Selectabor OK
bPress a or b to choose 1.Red, 2.Green 
or 3.Blue.
PressOK.
cPress d or c to increase or decrease the 
colour saturation.
PressOK.
dReturn to b to choose the next colour. 
Or press Stop/Exit.
 
						

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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 and MP(XXX)1.
PressOK.
fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.
1XXX is the paper size you set in Menu, 1, 3.
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 
modeon page 23.
 
Out of memory 
message
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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 Mono Start or 
Colour Start to copy the pages scanned so 
far, or to press Stop/Exit to cancel the 
operation.
To make extra memory available, you can do 
the following:
„Print the faxes that are in the memory. 
(See Printing a fax from the 
memoryon page 49.)
„Turn off Fax Storage. (See Turning off 
remote fax optionson page 67.) 
„Add optional memory. (See Memory 
boardon page 110.)
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%.
 
Press Tray SelectMP>T1 or M>T1>T2
T1>MP or T1>T2>M
#1(XXX)
1
#2(XXX)1
MP(XXX)1
 
						

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							Section IV
Direct printingIV
Printing photos from a digital camera88
Printing data from a USB flash memory drive92
 
						

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Your Brother machine supports the 
PictBridge standard, allowing you to connect 
to and print photos directly from any 
PictBridge compatible digital camera.
If your camera is using the USB Mass 
Storage standard, you can also print photos 
from a digital camera without PictBridge. 
(See Connecting a camera as a storage 
deviceon page 90.)
Before using 
PictBridge
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PictBridge requirements13
To avoid errors, remember the following 
points:
„The machine and the digital camera must 
be connected using a suitable USB cable.
„The image file must be taken with the 
digital camera you want to connect to the 
machine.
Using PictBridge13
Setting your digital camera13
Make sure your camera is in PictBridge 
mode. The following PictBridge settings may 
be available from the LCD of your PictBridge 
compatible camera. 
„Copies
„Quality
„Paper size
„Date print
„File name print
„Layout
Note
The names and availability of each setting 
depends on the specification of your 
camera.
 
You can also set the following PictBridge 
settings by using the control panel.
1If you choose the paper size Letter, A4 or B5, Portrait 
will be chosen. If you choose A5, B6 or A6, 
Landscape will be chosen.
Printing photos from a digital 
camera
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Menu selectionsOptions
Paper Size Letter, A4, B5, A5, B6, A6
Orientation
Portrait, Landscape
1
Date & Time Off, On
File Name Off, On
Print Quality Normal, Fine