User Guide
Table Of Contents
- USER’S GUIDE MFC-8480DN/MFC-8680DN/MFC-8690DW/MFC-8890DW
- Brother numbers
- Ordering accessories and supplies
- Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
- Compilation and Publication Notice
- Brother™ One-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA Only)
- BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER / FAX MACHINELIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
- Table of Contents
- Section I: General
- 1 General information
- Using the documentation
- Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide
- Viewing documentation
- Viewing documentation (Windows®)
- How to find scanning instructions
- Software User’s Guide:
- ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR How-to-Guides:
- How to find Network setup instructions (MFC-8690DW and MFC-8890DW)
- Viewing documentation (Macintosh)
- How to find scanning instructions
- Software User’s Guide:
- Presto! PageManager User’s Guide:
- How to find Network setup instructions (MFC-8690DW and MFC-8890DW)
- Viewing documentation
- Accessing Brother support (Windows®)
- Control panel overview
- 2 Loading paper and documents
- 3 General Setup
- 4 Security features
- 1 General information
- Section II: Fax
- 5 Sending a fax
- How to fax
- Broadcasting
- Additional sending operations
- 6 Receiving a fax
- 7 Telephone services and external devices
- 8 Dialing and storing numbers
- 9 Remote Fax Options
- 10 Polling
- 11 Printing reports
- 5 Sending a fax
- Section III: Copy
- Section IV:Direct printing
- Section V:Software
- Section VI: Appendixes
- A Safety and legal
- B Options
- C Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
- D Menu and features
- E Specifications
- F Glossary
- Index
- brother USA/CAN

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Table of Contents
Section I General
1 General information 2
Using the documentation.......................................................................................2
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ....................................2
Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide ........................3
Viewing documentation ...................................................................................3
Accessing Brother support (Windows
®
) ................................................................5
Control panel overview ..........................................................................................6
Status LED indications ....................................................................................9
2 Loading paper and documents 10
Loading paper and print media............................................................................10
Loading paper in the standard paper tray......................................................10
Loading paper in the multi-purpose tray (MP tray) ........................................12
Unprintable area............................................................................................13
Acceptable paper and other print media..............................................................14
Recommended paper and print media ..........................................................14
Type and size of paper ..................................................................................15
Handling and using special paper .................................................................16
Loading documents .............................................................................................20
Using the automatic document feeder (ADF) ................................................20
Using the scanner glass ................................................................................21
3 General Setup 22
Mode Timer..........................................................................................................22
Paper settings......................................................................................................22
Paper Type ....................................................................................................22
Paper Size .....................................................................................................23
Tray Use in copy mode..................................................................................23
Tray Use in fax mode ....................................................................................24
Tray Use in print mode ..................................................................................25
Volume settings...................................................................................................25
Ring volume...................................................................................................25
Beeper volume ..............................................................................................25
Speaker volume.............................................................................................26
Automatic daylight savings time ..........................................................................26
Ecology features..................................................................................................27
Toner Save....................................................................................................27
Sleep Time ....................................................................................................27
Turning off the scanner lamp...............................................................................28
LCD Contrast.......................................................................................................28
Dial Prefix ............................................................................................................29
Setting up the prefix number .........................................................................29
Changing the prefix number ..........................................................................29










