Brother MFC-8480DN User Manual

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Copy difficulties
Difficulties Suggestions
Cannot make a copy.
 Make sure that Copy is illuminated. (See Entering copy mode
on page 84.)
 Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function Lock settings.
Vertical black line appears in
copies.
Black vertical lines on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on the
glass strip, or the corona wire for printing is dirty. (See Cleaning the scanner
on page 155 and Cleaning the corona wire on page 157.)
Printing difficulties
Difficulties Suggestions
No printout.  Check that the machine is plugged in and the power switch is turned on.
 Check that the toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly. (See
Replacing the drum unit on page 164.)
 Check the interface cable connection on both the machine and your computer.
(See the Quick Setup Guide.)
 Check that the correct printer driver has been installed and chosen.
 Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message. (See Error and
maintenance messages on page 139.)
 Check that the machine is online:
(Windows Vista
®
) Click the Start button, Control Panel,
Hardware and Sound, and then Printers. Right-click
Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that Use Printer Offline is
unchecked.
(Windows
®
XP and Windows Server
®
2003) Click the Start button and
choose Printers and Faxes. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make
sure that Use Printer Offline is unchecked.
(Windows
®
2000) Click the Start button and choose Settings and then
Printers. Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX Printer. Make sure that
Use Printer Offline is unchecked.
 Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function Lock settings.
The machine prints unexpectedly
or it prints garbage.
 Pull out the paper tray and wait until the machine stops printing. Then turn off
the machine’s power switch and disconnect from the power for several
minutes. (The machine can be turned off for approximately 60 hours without
losing faxes stored in the memory.)
 Check the settings in your application to make sure it is set up to work with
your machine.
 If you are using the parallel port connection, check that the port is BRMFC and
not LPT1.
The machine prints the first couple
of pages correctly, then some
pages have text missing.
 Check the settings in your application to make sure that it is set up to work with
your machine.
 Your computer is not recognizing the machine’s input buffer’s full signal. Make
sure that you connected the interface cable correctly. (See the Quick Setup
Guide.)

Brother MFC-8480DN Specifications

General

Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Economical printing	Yes
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	32 ppm
Grayscale levels	256
Input color depth	48 bit
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, TIF
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	32 cpm
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	600 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Power supply type	AC
Weight (imperial)	40.3 lbs
Dimensions (WxDxH)	530.8 x 449.5 x 474.9 mm
Power requirements	110 - 240V, 50/60 Hz
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Standard media sizes	2.75'' - 8.5\
Maximum internal memory	0.576 GB
Color all-in-one functions	scan, n
Compatible operating systems	Windows OS Mac OS
Package dimensions (W x D x H)	24.7 x 22.3 x 22.6 \
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets
Display	LCD
Market positioning	Business
Internal memory	64 MB
Sound pressure level (copying)	56 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	30 dB
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media types	Bond paper, Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA, LLMNR, LPR/LPD, IPP/IPPS, FTP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, TFTP, SMTP, APOP, POP, SMTP, SMTP-AUTH, SNMPv1/v2c/v3, ICMP, LLTD, CIFS, SNTP, NDP, RA, DNS, mDNS, ICMPv6
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Power consumption (standby)	18 W
Power consumption (average operating)	680 W
Package weight	21645 g
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Maximum duty cycle	30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle	3500 pages per month
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 32.2 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %