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USER’S GUIDE
MFC-8460N
MFC-8660DN
MFC-8670DN
MFC-8860DN
MFC-8870DW
Version D
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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-8670DN, 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
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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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Ordering accessories and supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, which are available at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (You can visit us online for a complete selection of the Brother accessories and supplies that are available for purchase.) Note In Canada only Visa and MasterCard are accepted. In
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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 CORRECT
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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
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® ® Brother Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Rep One-Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service lacement Service (USA only) (USA only) discretion. Brother reserves the right to supply damage to the product; or (iv) the warranty a refurbished or remanufactured replacement period on your original Product has expired or Machine and/or accompanying Consumable has not been sufficiently validated with a copy and Accessory Items and use refurbished of the proof of purchase (bill of sale). The p
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BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only) Pursuant to the limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts, Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. ("Brother"), or its Authorized Service Centres, will repair or replace (at Brother's sole discretion) this MFC/Fax machine free of charge if defective in material or workmanship. This warranty applies only to products purchased and used in Canada. This limited Warranty does not inc
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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 complete User’s Guide...................................................................2 Viewing documentation ...................................................................................2 ® Accessing Brother Support (
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4 Security features 24 Security................................................................................................................24 Setting Lock...................................................................................................24 Secure Function Lock....................................................................................25 Section II Fax 5 Sending a fax 30 Entering fax mode..................................................................................
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Setting the Fax Receive Stamp.....................................................................45 Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation.................................................45 Printing a fax from the memory .....................................................................45 7 Phone services and external devices 46 Phone line services..............................................................................................46 Voice Mail.................................
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Remote Retrieval .................................................................................................67 Setting a remote access code .......................................................................67 Using your Remote Access Code..................................................................67 Retrieving fax messages ...............................................................................68 Changing the Fax Forwarding number .........................................
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Section V Appendixes A Safety and Legal 88 Choosing a location .............................................................................................88 To use the machine safely...................................................................................89 Important Information...........................................................................................92 Standard telephone and FCC Notices...........................................................92 Industry Canada Com
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D Menu and Features On-screen programming....................................................................................140 Menu table...................................................................................................140 Memory storage...........................................................................................140 Menu keys .........................................................................................................140 Menu Table....................
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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 How to find Scanning instructions 1 your model name.The CD-ROM main There are several ways you can scan menu will appear. 1 documents. You can find the instructions as follows: Software User's Guide: 1 Scanning a document using the TWAIN driver in Chapter 2 Scanning a document using the WIA driver ® ® (For Windows XP and Windows Vista ) in Chapter 2 Using ControlCenter2 in Chapter 3 If this window does not appear, use Net
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Chapter 1 ® Viewing Documentation (Macintosh ) 1 Software User's Guide: 1 ® ® Scanning from a Macintosh in Chapter 9 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 10 ® Macintosh into your CD-ROM drive. ® (For Mac OS X 10.2.4 or greater) on page 156 (MFC-8660DN and MFC-8670DN) Network Scanning in Chapter 11 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your ® CD-ROM d
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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-8670DN, MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW have similar control panel keys. 12 3 11 10 9 1 One-Touch keys Scrolls through the menus and options. These 20 keys give you instant access to 40 5Dialpad previously stored numbers. Used to enter telephone and fax numbers or to Shift enter text. Lets you access One-Touch numbers 21 to 40 The # key temporarily switches the dialing when held down. mode from Pulse to Tone during a telephone 2Stat
