Brother MFC-8420 - Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
1
Introduction ..........................................................................1-1
Using this Guide ...............................................................1-1
Finding information.....................................................1-1
Symbols used in this Guide........................................1-1
MFC part names and operations................................ 1-2
Control panel overview ..................................................... 1-5
Status LED indications .............................................1-10
About fax machines ........................................................ 1-12
Fax tones and handshake........................................1-12
ECM (Error Correction Mode)...................................1-13
Connecting the MFC....................................................... 1-14
Connecting an external telephone............................ 1-14
Connecting an external telephone answering device
(TAD)....................................................................1-15
Sequence ............................................................. 1-15
Connections .........................................................1-16
Recording outgoing message (OGM) on an
external TAD ....................................................1-17
Using extension telephones (For U.K. only)......... 1-18
Multi-line connections (PBX) .................................... 1-20
If you are installing the MFC to work
with a PBX........................................................1-20
Custom features on your phone line......................... 1-20
2
Paper .....................................................................................2-1
About paper ...................................................................... 2-1
Type and size of paper ............................................... 2-1
Recommended paper................................................. 2-1
Choosing acceptable paper.............................................. 2-2
Paper capacity of the paper trays........................... 2-3
Paper specifications for each paper tray ................ 2-4
How to load paper ......................................................2-5
To load paper or other media in the paper tray ...... 2-5
To load paper or other media in the manual
feed tray (For MFC-8420)...................................2-7
To load paper or other media in the multi-purpose
tray (MP tray) (For MFC-8820D) ........................ 2-9
To use Automatic Duplexing for fax, copy and print
operations (For MFC-8820D) ...............................2-11