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USER’S GUIDE
MFC-8460N
MFC-8660DN
MFC-8860DN
MFC-8870DW
Version B
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If you need to call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW (Circle your model number) 1 Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: 1 The serial number is on the back of the unit.
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Brother numbers IMPORTANT For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. Register your product By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother: may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt; may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covere
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Brother fax back system (USA only) Brother has installed an easy-to-use fax back system, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to receive faxed instructions and an Index of fax back subjects. In USA only: 1-800-521-2846 Ordering accessories and supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, which are available at most
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Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada) BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S), AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY BROTHER’S LICENSOR) MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE SOFTWARE. BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S) DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRE
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® Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) Who is covered: 3 Damage caused by another device or software used with this Product (including This limited warranty (“warranty”) is given but not limited to damage resulting from only to the original end-use/retail purchaser ® (referred to in this warranty as “Original use of non Brother -brand parts and Purchaser”) of the accompanying product, Consumable and Accessory Items); consumables and accessories (collectively 4 Co
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® Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) discretion. Brother reserves the right to supply period on your original Product has expired or a refurbished or remanufactured replacement has not been sufficiently validated with a copy Machine and/or accompanying Consumable of the proof of purchase (bill of sale). The and Accessory Items and use refurbished replacement Machine you receive (even if parts provided such replacement products refurbished or remanufactured) will
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BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only) Pursuant to this limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts, Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. (“Brother”), or its Authorized Service Centers, will repair this MFC/Facsimile machine free of charge if defective in material or workmanship. This Limited Warranty does not include cleaning, consumables (including, without limitation, print cartridges, print head, toner and drum
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Table of Contents Section I General 1 General information Using the documentation....................................................................................... 2 Symbols and conventions used in the documentation .................................... 2 Accessing the complete User’s Guide...................................................................2 Viewing documentation ................................................................................... 2 ® Accessing Brother Support
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4 Security features Security................................................................................................................24 Setting Lock...................................................................................................24 Secure Function Lock....................................................................................25 Section II Fax 5 Sending a fax Entering fax mode........................................................................................
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Additional receiving operations............................................................................44 Printing a reduced incoming fax ....................................................................44 Duplex (2-sided) printing for Fax mode (MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only) ...................................................44 Setting the Fax Receive Stamp .....................................................................45 Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation..............
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Remote Retrieval .................................................................................................66 Setting a remote access code .......................................................................66 Using your Remote Access Code..................................................................66 Retrieving fax messages ...............................................................................67 Changing the Fax Forwarding number .........................................
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Section V Appendixes A Safety and Legal Choosing a location .............................................................................................86 To use the machine safely...................................................................................87 Important Information...........................................................................................90 Standard telephone and FCC Notices...........................................................90 Industry Canada Compli
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Machine Information ..........................................................................................134 Checking the serial number.........................................................................134 Checking the page counters........................................................................134 Checking the remaining life of parts ............................................................135 D Menu and Features On-screen programming.......................................
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Section I General I General information 2 Loading documents and paper 11 General setup 18 Security features 24
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General information 1 1 Using the Accessing the documentation 1 complete User’s Guide 1 Thank you for buying a Brother machine! The printed User’s Guide does not contain all Reading the documentation will help you the information about your machine. The make the most of your machine. advanced features of the Printer, Network, Scanner, and PC Fax are explained in the complete User’s Guide that you can find on Symbols and conventions the CD-ROM. used in the documentation 1 Viewing documenta
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General information c If the model name screen appears, click Software User's Guide: 1 your model name.The CD-ROM main Scanning a document using the TWAIN menu will appear. 1 driver in Chapter 2 Scanning a document using the WIA driver ® (For Windows XP only) in Chapter 2 Using ControlCenter2 in Chapter 3 Network Scanning (For models with built- in network support) in Chapter 4 ® PaperPort User's Guide: 1 Instructions for scanning directly from ® ® ScanSoft PaperPort If this window
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Chapter 1 ® Viewing Documentation (Macintosh ) 1 Software User's Guide: 1 ® ® Scanning from a Macintosh in Chapter 8 a Turn on your Macintosh . ® ® (MFC-8460N, MFC-8860DN and (For Mac OS 9.1-9.2/Mac OS X 10.2.4 MFC-8870DW) or greater) Insert the Brother CD-ROM labeled Using ControlCenter2 in Chapter 9 ® Macintosh into your CD-ROM drive. ® (For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater) on (MFC-8660DN) page 148 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your Network Scanning in Chapter 10 CD-ROM drive. ® (For Mac O
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General information Accessing Brother Support 1 ® (For Windows ) 1 You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions Center), Customer Service and Brother Authorized Service Centers on page i and on the Brother CD-ROM. Click Brother Support on the main menu. The following screen will appear: To access our web site (www.brother.com) click Brother Home Page. To view all Brother Numbers, including Customer Service numbers for the USA and Canada, cli
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Chapter 1 Control panel overview 1 MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW have similar control keys. 12 3 11 10 9 1 One-Touch keys 5Dialpad These 20 keys give you instant access to 40 Used to enter telephone and fax numbers or to previously stored numbers. enter text. Shift The # key temporarily switches the dialing Lets you access One-Touch numbers 21 to 40 mode from Pulse to Tone during a telephone when held down. call (For Canada only). 2 Status LED 6Stop/Exit The LED will fl
