Brother MFC 990CW User Manual

							Section III
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How to copy12
Entering Copy mode12
When you want to make a copy, press (Copy) to illuminate it in blue.
 
The LCD shows: 
1 No. of CopiesPress the number box directly and enter the 
number you want. 
Also you can enter the number of copies by 
pressing   or   on the screen (as shown 
above).
Press  dor c to scroll through the copy 
options. Press the option that you want to set.
„ Quality (See page 91.)
„ Enlarge/Reduce (See page 92.)
„ Paper Type  (See page 94.)
„ Paper Size  (See page 95.)
„ Brightness  (See page 94.)
„ Contrast (See page 94.)
„ Stack/Sort  (See page 94.)
„ Page Layout  (See page 93.)
„ Book Copy (See page 95.)
„ Watermark Copy  (See page 95.)
„ Favorite Settings  (See page 96.)
Note
• The default setting is Fax mode. You can 
change the amount of time that the 
machine stays in Copy mode after the last 
copy operation. (See  Mode Timer 
on page 25.)
• Book Copy and  Watermark Copy  
features are supported by technology 
from Reallusion, Inc. 
 
Making a single copy12
aPress ( Copy).
bLoad your document.
(See Loading documents  on page 21.)
cPress Mono Start  for B&W copy or 
Colour Start  for colour copy.
Making multiple copies12
You can make up to 99 copies in one print 
run.
aPress (Copy).
bLoad your document.
(See Loading documents  on page 21.)
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress Mono Start  for B&W copy or 
Colour Start  for colour copy.
Note
To sort the copies, press  dor c to choose 
Stack/Sort . (See Sorting copies using 
the ADF  on page 94.)
 
Stop copying12
To stop copying, press  Stop/Exit.
Making copies12
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Copy settings12
You can change the copy settings temporarily 
for the next multiple copies. 
The machine returns to its default settings 
after 1 minute, or if the Mode Timer returns 
the machine to Fax mode. (See  Mode Timer 
on page 25.)
If you have finished choosing settings, press 
Mono Start  or Colour Start .
If you want to choose more settings, press 
d or c.
Note
You can save some of the settings that 
you use most often by setting them as a 
favourite (up to three can be saved). 
These settings will stay until you change 
them again. (See  Setting your favourites  
on page 96.)
 
Changing copy speed and 
quality12
You can choose from a range of quality. The 
factory setting is  Normal.
„ Fast
Fast copy speed and lowest amount of ink 
used. Use to save time printing 
documents to be proof-read, large 
documents or many copies.
„ Normal
Normal is the recommended mode for 
ordinary print outs. This produces good 
copy quality with good copy speed.
„ Best
Use best mode to copy precise images 
such as photographs. This provides the 
highest resolution and slowest speed.
aPress (Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display  Quality.
ePress Quality.
fPress Fast,  Normal or Best.
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start  or 
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Enlarging or reducing the 
image copied12
You can choose an enlargement or reduction 
ratio. If you choose  Fit to Page, your 
machine will adjust the size automatically to 
the paper size you set. If you want this 
setting, use the scanner glass.
aPress (Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display 
Enlarge/Reduce.
ePress  Enlarge/Reduce.
fPress 100%,  Enlarge,  Reduce, 
Fit to Page  or Custom(25-400%) .
gDo one of the following:
„ If you chose  Enlarge or Reduce, 
press the enlargement or reduction 
ratio you want.
„ If you chose  Custom(25-400%) , 
enter an enlargement or reduction 
ratio from 25% to  400%.
Press  OK.
„ If you chose  100% or Fit to Page , 
go to step h.
hIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Note
•Page Layout  is not available with 
Enlarge/Reduce.
• Page Layout , Sort,  Book Copy  and 
Watermark Copy  are not available with 
Fit to Page .
• Fit to Page  does not work properly 
when the document on the scanner glass 
is skewed more than 3 degrees. Using the 
document guidelines on the left and top, 
place your document in the upper left 
hand corner, with the document face down 
on the scanner glass.
• Fit to Page  is not available for a Legal 
size document.
 
100%
198% 10x15cm iA4
186% 10x15cm iLTR
142% A5 iA4
97% LTR iA4
93% A4 iLTR
83% LGL iA4
69% A4 iA5
47% A4 i10x15cm
Fit to Page
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Making N in 1 copies or a 
poster (Page Layout)12
The N in 1 copy feature can help you save 
paper by letting you copy two or four pages 
onto one printed page.
You can also produce a poster. When you 
use the poster feature your machine divides 
your document into sections, then enlarges 
the sections so you can assemble them into a 
poster. If you want to print a poster, use the 
scanner glass.
Note
Watermark Copy
, Book Copy, Sort 
and  Enlarge/Reduce are not available 
with  Page Layout .
 
Important
„ Please make sure paper size is set to 
Letter or A4.
„ You cannot use the  Enlarge/Reduce 
setting with the N in 1 and Poster features.
„ If you are producing multiple colour 
copies, N in 1 copy is not available.
„ (P) means Portrait and  (L) means 
Landscape.
„ You can only make one poster copy at a 
time.
aPress (Copy ).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress dor c to display  Page Layout .
ePress Page Layout .
fPress dor c to display  Off(1in1), 
2in1(P),  2in1(L), 4in1(P) , 
4in1(L) or  Poster (3 x 3) .
gPress the setting of your choice.
hIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start  or 
Colour Start  to scan the page.
If you placed the document in the ADF 
or are making a poster, the machine 
scans the pages and starts printing.
If you are using the scanner glass, go 
to step i.
iAfter the machine scans the page, 
pressYes to scan the next page.
jPlace the next page on the scanner 
glass.
Press  Mono Start or  Colour Start.
Repeat steps i and j for each page of 
the layout.
kAfter all the pages have been scanned, 
press  No to finish.
Place the document face down in the 
direction shown below: „ 2 in 1 (P)
 
„2 in 1 (L) 
„4 in 1 (P) 
„4 in 1 (L) 
„Poster (3 x 3)
You can make a poster size copy of a 
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Sorting copies using the ADF12
You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be 
stacked in the order 321, 321, 321, and so on.
aPress (Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress  dor c to display  Stack/Sort .
ePress Stack/Sort .
fPress Sort.
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Note
Fit to Page , Page Layout  and 
Book Copy are not available with  Sort.
 
Adjusting Brightness and 
Contrast12
Brightness12
You can adjust the copy brightness to make 
copies darker or lighter.
aPress (Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress dor c to display  Brightness .
ePress Brightness .
fPress dor c to make a darker or lighter 
copy.
Press  OK.
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Contrast12
You can adjust the copy contrast to help an 
image look sharper and more vivid.
aPress (Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress dor c to display  Contrast.
ePress Contrast.
fPress dor c to change the contrast.
Press  OK.
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Paper Options12
Paper Type12
If you are copying on special paper, set the 
machine for the type of paper you are using to 
get the best print quality.
aPress (Copy).
bLoad your document.
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress dor c to display  Paper Type .
ePress Paper Type .
fPress Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , 
Brother BP71 , Other Glossy  or 
Transparency .
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
 
						

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Paper Size12
If copying on paper other than A4 size, you 
will need to change the paper size setting. 
You can copy only on Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or 
Photo 10 cm×15 cm paper.
aPress (Copy ).
bLoad your document. 
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress dor c to display  Paper Size .
ePress Paper Size .
fPress A4, A5, 10x15cm,  Letter or 
Legal.
gIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Book Copy12
Book copy corrects dark borders and skew 
when copying from the scanner glass. Your 
machine can correct the data automatically or 
you can make specific corrections.
aPress (Copy ).
bLoad your document. 
cEnter the number of copies you want.
dPress dor c to display  Book Copy.
ePress Book Copy.
fDo one of the following:
„ If you want to correct the data 
yourself, press  On(Preview). 
Press  Mono Start  or Colour Start  
and go to step g.
„ If you want the machine to correct 
the data automatically, press  On and 
go to step h.
gAdjust the skewed data using  or .
Remove the shadows by using  dor c.
hIf you have finished making corrections, 
press  Mono Start or  Colour Start.
Note
Book Copy is not available with 
Page Layout , Sort, Fit to Page  
and  Watermark Copy .
 
Watermark Copy12
You can place a logo or text into your 
document as a Watermark. You can select 
one of the template watermarks, data from 
your media cards or USB Flash memory 
drive, or scanned data.
Note
Watermark Copy is not available with 
Fit to Page , Page Layout  and 
Book Copy.
 
aPress (Copy).
bPress  dor c to display 
Watermark Copy .
cPress Watermark Copy .
dPress Use Watermark .
Do one of the following:
„ If you want to use a template from 
the machine, press 
Edit Template  and go to stepe. 
„ If you want to use your own data as a 
watermark, press Use Image  and 
go to step f.
ePress Text and choose the data you 
want to use, CONFIDENTIAL , DRAFT  or 
COPY. Press  OK.
Change other watermark settings from 
the available options as needed. 
Press  OK. Go to step g.
 
						

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fDo one of the following: „ If you want to use a document as the 
watermark, press Scan.
Place the document that you want to 
use for the watermark on the scanner 
glass and press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
The scanned data will be shown on 
the LCD.
Press  OK and remove the watermark 
document you scanned.
Go to step g.
„ If you want to use data from a media 
card or USB Flash memory drive as 
the watermark, insert the media card 
or USB flash memory drive and then 
press  Media.
The image will be shown on the LCD.
Press the image you want to use for 
the watermark.
Change other watermark settings 
from the available options as 
needed. 
Press  OK.
Go to step g.
CAUTION 
DO NOT take out the memory card or USB 
Flash memory drive while  Photo Capture 
is blinking to avoid damaging the card, USB 
Flash memory drive or data stored on the 
card.
 
gPress  OK to confirm to use watermark.
Load the document you want to copy. 
hEnter the number of copies you want.
iIf you do not want to change additional 
settings, press  Mono Start or 
Colour Start .
Setting your favourites12
You can store the copy settings that you use 
most often by setting them as a favourite. You 
can set up to three favorites.
aPress (Copy).
bChoose the copy option and settings 
you want to store. 
cPress dor c to display 
Favorite Settings .
dPress Favorite Settings .
ePress Store.
Note
Set Watermark Copy  to Off or 
Template when storing Favorite 
Settings.
 
fPress the location where you want to 
store your setting for Favorite:1, 
Favorite:2  or Favorite:3 .
gDo one of the following:
„ If you want to rename your setting, 
press   to delete characters. Then 
enter the new name (up to 
12 characters).
Press  OK. (See  Entering Text  
on page 195.)
„ If you do not want to rename your 
setting, press OK.
 
						

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Retrieving your favourite setting12
When you are ready to use one of your 
favourite set of settings, you can recall it.
aPress (Copy ).
bPress Favorite.
cPress the favourite setting you want to 
retrieve.
Rename your favourite setting12
After you stored your favorite setting, you can 
rename it.
aPress (Copy ).
bPress dor c to display 
Favorite Settings .
cPress Favorite Settings .
dPress Rename.
ePress the favourite setting you want to 
rename.
fEnter the new name (up to 
12 characters). (See  Entering Text 
on page 195.)
gPress  OK.
‘Out of Memory’ 
message
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If the Out of Memory  message appears 
while scanning documents, press  Stop/Exit 
to cancel or  Mono Start or  Colour Start to 
copy the scanned pages.
You will need to clear some jobs from the 
memory before you can continue.
To free up extra memory, do the following:
„ Turn off Memory Receive. (See  Memory 
Receive (Monochrome only)  on page 48.)
„ Print the faxes that are in the memory. 
(See  Printing a fax from the memory  
on page 54.)
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%.
 
						

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