Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] USER'S GUIDE
MFC-8420 MFC-8820D
THIS EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH A TWO WIRE ANALOGUE PSTN LINE FITTED WITH THE APPROPRIATE CONNECTOR.
APPROVAL INFORMATION
Brother advises that this product may not function correctly in a country other than where it was originally purchased, and does not offer any warranty in the event that this product is used on public telecommunication lines in another country.
Compilation and Publication Notice
Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd. , this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.
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Safety precautions
To use the MFC safely
Save these instructions for later reference.
WARNING
There are high voltage electrodes inside the machine. Before you clean the MFC or clear a paper jam, make sure you have unplugged the power cord from the power outlet. [. . . ] When you have finished the print job, close the back output tray.
Caution
Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stacking the sheets may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl.
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The multi-purpose tray (MP tray) (For MFC-8820D)
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Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Thick paper or Thicker paper Paper Source: MP Tray Open the back output tray, and then pull out the face-up output tray support if necessary.
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Open the MP tray and lower it gently. When putting paper in the MP tray, make sure it touches the back of the tray. Make sure that the paper is straight and in the proper position in the MP tray. If it is not, the paper may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a paper jam.
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While pressing the paper-guide release lever, slide the paper guide to fit the paper size. When you put paper in the MP tray, please remember the following; During printing, the inside tray rises to feed paper into the MFC. Put the leading edge (top of the paper) in first and push it gently into the tray.
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Send the print data to the MFC. When you have finished the print job, close the back output tray.
Caution
Remove each sheet immediately after printing. Stacking the sheets may cause a paper jam or the paper to curl.
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Printing on envelopes
To print on envelopes use manual feed tray or multi-purpose tray.
The MFC automatically turns on the Manual Feed mode when you put paper in the manual feed tray. All sides should be properly folded without any wrinkles or creases.
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Select the Paper Size, Media Type, Paper Source, and other settings in the printer driver. Media Type: Envelope, Env. thin or Env. thick
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For MFC-8420: 2 Open the back output tray.
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Open the manual feed tray. If envelopes are creased after they have been printed: At the back of the MFC, open the back output tray and push down the blue tabs at the left and right hand sides (as shown in the figure on the next page). When you have finished printing your envelopes, close the back output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position.
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Using both hands put the envelope in the manual feed tray until the front edge of the envelope touches the paper feed roller and the MFC will grip the envelope.
Make sure the envelope is straight as you insert it in the manual feed tray. If it is not, the envelope may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam. Do not put more than one envelope in the manual feed tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam. Put the envelope in the manual feed tray, making sure that the side to be printed on is face up in the tray.
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After the printed envelope comes out of the MFC, the MFC will wait until you put in the next envelope. After you finish the print job, close the back output tray.
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For MFC-8820D: 2 Open the back output tray, and then unfold the face-up output tray support if necessary.
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Open the MP tray and lower it gently. If envelopes are creased after they have been printed: At the back of the MFC, open the back output tray and push down the blue tabs at the left and right hand sides (as shown in the figure on the next page). When you have finished printing your envelopes, close the back output tray to reset the two blue tabs back to their original position.
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Put the envelopes in the MP tray so that they touch the back of the tray. Do not put more than 3 envelopes in the MP tray at any one time, or it may cause a jam.
Make sure that the envelopes are neatly stacked and in the proper position in the MP tray. If they are not, the envelopes may not be fed properly, resulting in a skewed printout or a jam.
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Press and slide the paper-width guide to fit the envelope size. [. . . ] S-2 capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 document size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-5 Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 PaperPort® accessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2 exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23 importing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23 PC FAX (For Windows®) . . . . 17-1 receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-19 sending address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-7 cover page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-14 facsimile style . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-16 group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-9 setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-14 simple style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-17 Phone line connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16 difficulties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-12 multi-line (PBX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20 Power failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
INDEX I - 3
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Gray scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Help List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
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Jams document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-6
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LAN Configuration . . . . 3-13, 3-14 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5, 9-3 LCD Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
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Maintenance, routine . . . . . . 22-24 Manual receive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]