Document Outline

• USER’S GUIDE MFC-8460N/MFC-8660DN/MFC-8670DN/MFC-8860DN/MFC-8870DW
  • Brother numbers
    • Register your product
    • FAQs (frequently asked questions)
    • For Customer Service
  • Ordering accessories and supplies
  • Compilation and Publication Notice
  • Table of Contents
  • Section I: General
    • 1 General information
      • Using the documentation
        • Symbols and conventions used in the documentation
      • Accessing the complete User’s Guide
        • Viewing documentation
          • Viewing documentation (Windows®)
          • How to find Scanning instructions
          • Software User's Guide:
          • PaperPort® User's Guide:
          • How to find Internet FAX instructions (MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
          • Viewing Documentation (Macintosh®)
          • How to find Scanning instructions
          • Software User's Guide:
          • Presto!® PageManager® User's Guide:
          • How to find Internet FAX instructions (MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
      • Accessing Brother Support (For Windows®)
      • Control panel overview
        • Status LED indications
    • 2 Loading documents and paper
      • Loading documents
        • Using the ADF
        • Using the scanner glass
      • Acceptable paper and other media
        • Recommended media
        • Handling and using media
          • Paper capacity of the paper tray
      • Loading paper and other media
        • Loading paper
        • Loading envelopes and other media
          • Loading Envelopes
        • Printable Area
          • Printable Area for copies
          • Printable Area when printing from a computer
    • 3 General setup
      • Mode timer
      • Paper settings
        • Paper Type
        • Paper Size
        • Tray use in Copy mode
        • Tray use in Fax mode
        • Tray use in Print mode
      • Volume Settings
        • Ring volume
        • Beeper volume
        • Speaker volume
      • Automatic daylight savings time
      • Ecology features
        • Toner save
        • Sleep time
        • Turning off the scanner lamp
      • LCD Contrast
    • 4 Security features
      • Security
        • Setting Lock
          • Setting up the password
          • Changing your password
          • Turning Setting Lock on/off
          • Turning Setting Lock on
          • Turning Setting Lock off
        • Secure Function Lock
          • Setting the password for the administrator
          • Setting up the Public user
          • Setting up restricted users
          • Turning Secure Function Lock on/off
          • Turning Secure Function Lock on
          • Turning Secure Function Lock off
          • Switching Users
  • Section II: Fax
    • 5 Sending a fax
      • Entering fax mode
        • Sending a single-sided fax from the ADF
        • Sending a 2-sided fax from the ADF (MFC-8670DN, MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
        • Sending a fax from the scanner glass
        • Faxing legal size documents from the scanner glass
        • Canceling a fax in progress
      • Broadcasting
        • Canceling a Broadcast in progress
      • Additional sending operations
        • Sending faxes using multiple settings
        • Electronic cover page
          • Composing your own comments
          • Send a cover page for the next fax
          • Send a cover page for all faxes
          • Using a printed cover page
        • Contrast
        • Changing fax resolution
          • To change the fax resolution for the next fax
          • To change the default fax resolution
        • Dual access
        • Real time transmission
          • Sending in real time for all faxes
          • Sending in real time for the next fax only
        • Overseas mode
        • Delayed faxing
        • Delayed batch transmission
        • Checking and canceling waiting jobs
        • Sending a fax manually
          • Manual transmission
          • Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
        • Out of Memory message
    • 6 Receiving a fax
      • Choose the correct Receive Mode
      • Using Receive Modes
        • Fax Only
        • Fax/Tel
        • Manual
        • External TAD
      • Receive Mode settings
        • Ring Delay
        • F/T Ring Time
        • Easy Receive
        • Setting the Print Density
      • Additional receiving operations
        • Printing a reduced incoming fax
        • Duplex (2-sided) printing for Fax mode (MFC-8670DN, MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
        • Setting the Fax Receive Stamp
        • If Memory Receive is Off:
        • Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation
        • Printing a fax from the memory
    • 7 Phone services and external devices
      • Phone line services
        • Voice Mail
        • Distinctive Ring
          • What does your telephone company’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
          • What does Brother’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
          • Do you have Voice Mail?
          • Before you choose the ring pattern to register
          • Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern Very important!
          • Turning off Distinctive Ring
        • Caller ID
          • Viewing Caller ID List
          • Printing Caller ID List
      • Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
        • Connections
        • Recording an outgoing message
        • Special line considerations
          • Roll over phone lines
          • Two-line phone system
          • Converting telephone wall outlets
          • Installing machine, external two-line TAD and two-line telephone
        • Multi-line connections (PBX)
      • External and extension phones
        • Operation from extension telephones
          • If you answer a call and no one is on the line:
        • For Fax/Tel mode only
        • Connecting an external phone
        • Using a cordless external handset
        • Using remote codes
          • Fax Receive Code
          • Telephone Answer Code
          • Changing the remote codes
    • 8 Dialing and storing numbers
      • How to Dial
        • Manual dialing
        • One-Touch dialing
        • Speed-Dialing
        • Search
        • LDAP Search (MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
        • Fax redial
      • Storing numbers
        • Storing a pause
        • Storing One-Touch dial numbers
          • MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN and MFC-8670DN:
          • MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW:
        • Storing Speed-Dial numbers
          • MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN and MFC-8670DN:
          • MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW:
        • Changing One-Touch and Speed-Dial numbers
        • Setting up Groups for broadcasting
        • Dialing access codes and credit card numbers
        • Pause
        • Tone or Pulse (For Canada only)
    • 9 Remote fax options
      • Fax Forwarding
      • Paging
      • Fax Storage
      • PC Fax Receive
      • Changing Remote Fax Options
        • Turning off Remote Fax Options
      • Remote Retrieval
        • Setting a remote access code
        • Using your Remote Access Code
        • Retrieving fax messages
        • Changing the Fax Forwarding number
      • Remote fax commands
    • 10 Printing reports
      • Fax reports
        • Transmission verification report
        • Fax journal
      • Reports
        • How to print a report
    • 11 Polling
      • Polling receive
        • Sequential polling
      • Polled transmit
        • Setup for polled transmit
  • Section III: Copy
    • 12 Making copies
      • How to copy
        • Entering copy mode
        • Making a single copy
        • Making multiple copies
        • Stop copying
      • Copy options
        • Changing copy quality
        • Changing text copy resolution
        • Enlarging or reducing the image copied
        • Making N in 1 copies or a poster (page layout)
          • Important
          • If you are copying from the ADF:
          • If you are copying from the scanner glass:
        • Duplex (2-sided) copying (MFC-8670DN, MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
          • Duplex Copy
          • Advanced Duplex Copy
        • Sorting copies using the ADF
        • Adjusting contrast
          • Contrast
        • Tray Select
      • Out of Memory message
  • Section IV: Software
    • 13 Software and Network features
  • Section V: Appendixes
    • A Safety and Legal
      • Choosing a location
      • To use the machine safely
      • Important Information
        • Standard telephone and FCC Notices
          • Important
          • Important-about the interface cable
        • Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only)
        • Disconnect device
        • LAN connection
        • Laser safety
        • FDA regulations
        • Important safety instructions
        • Trademarks
    • B Options
      • Options
      • Optional Paper Tray (LT-5300)
      • Memory Board
        • DIMM types
        • Installing extra memory
    • C Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
      • Troubleshooting
        • If you are having difficulty with your machine
        • Improving the print quality
        • Setting Dial Tone Detection
        • Phone line interference
      • Error messages
        • Checking if the machine has faxes in its memory
        • Sending faxes to another fax machine
        • Sending faxes to your PC
        • Document jams
          • Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit
          • Document is jammed under the document cover
          • Document is jammed at the output tray
          • Document is jammed in the duplex slot (MFC-8670DN, MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
        • Paper jams
          • Paper is jammed inside the machine
          • Paper is jammed at the back of the machine
          • Paper is jammed in the duplex tray (MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN, MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
          • Paper is jammed inside the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly
      • Routine maintenance
        • Cleaning the outside of the machine
          • Clean the outside of the machine as follows:
        • Cleaning the scanner glass
        • Cleaning the laser scanner window
        • Cleaning the corona wire
        • Cleaning the drum unit
        • Replacing the toner cartridge (TN-550/TN-580)
        • Replacing the toner cartridge
        • Replacing the drum unit (DR-520)
      • Replacing periodic maintenance parts
      • Packing and shipping the machine
      • Machine Information
        • Checking the serial number
        • Checking the page counters
        • Checking the remaining life of parts
    • D Menu and Features
      • On-screen programming
        • Menu table
        • Memory storage
      • Menu keys
      • Menu Table
      • Entering Text
    • E Specifications
      • General
      • Print media
      • Fax
      • Copy
      • Scan
      • Print
      • Interfaces
      • Computer requirements
      • Consumable items
      • Ethernet wired network
      • Ethernet wireless network (MFC-8870DW only) E
        • Authentication and encryption for wireless users only
          • Authentication method
          • Encryption methods
          • Network key
        • Wi-Fi Alliance certification
    • F Glossary
  • Index
  • brother US/CAN