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Brother MFC-8520DN Advanced User's Guide

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This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of
these features depends on the model you purchased.
Glossary C
ADF (automatic document feeder)
The document can be placed in the ADF
and scanned one page at a time
automatically.
Auto Reduction
Reduces the size of incoming faxes.
Automatic fax transmission
Sending a fax without picking up the
handset of the external telephone.
Automatic Redial
A feature that enables your machine to
redial the last fax number after five
minutes if the fax did not go through
because the line was busy.
Backup Print
Your machine prints a copy of every fax
that is received and stored in memory.
This is a safety feature so you will not lose
messages during a power failure.
Batch Transmission
As a cost saving feature, all delayed faxes
to the same fax number will be sent as one
transmission.
Beeper Volume
Volume setting for the beep when you
press a key or make an error.
Broadcasting
The ability to send the same fax message
to more than one location.
BT Call Sign
A subscriber service purchased from the
telephone company in the U.K. that gives
you another phone number on an existing
phone line. The Brother machine uses the
new number to simulate a dedicated fax
line.
Cancel Job
Cancels a programmed print job and
clears it from the machine’s memory.
CNG tones
The special tones (beeps) sent by fax
machines during automatic transmission
to tell the receiving machine that a fax
machine is calling.
Coding method
Method of coding the information
contained in the document. All fax
machines must use a minimum standard
of Modified Huffman (MH). Your machine
is capable of greater compression
methods, Modified Read (MR), Modified
Modified Read (MMR) and JBIG, if the
receiving machine has the same
capability.
Communication error (or Comm. Error)
An error during fax sending or receiving,
usually caused by line noise or static.
Compatibility group
The ability of one fax unit to communicate
with another. Compatibility is assured
between ITU-T Groups.
Contrast
Setting to compensate for dark or light
documents, by making faxes or copies of
dark documents lighter and light
documents darker.
Delayed Fax
Sends your fax at a specified later time
that day.
Dual Access
Your machine can scan outgoing faxes or
scheduled jobs into memory at the same
time it is sending a fax or receiving or
printing an incoming fax.

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Brother MFC-8520DN Specifications

General IconGeneral
Print technologyLaser
Maximum resolution1200 x 1200 DPI
Economical printingYes
Duplex printing modeAuto
Time to first page (black, normal)8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)36 ppm
Duplex print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)9 ppm
PictBridgeNo
Scan speed2.68 sec/page
Dimensions (WxDxH)405 x 415 x 423 mm
All-in-one functionsCopy, Fax, Print, Scan
Color all-in-one functionsScan
Printing colorsBlack
Maximum duty cycle- pages per month
Recommended duty cycle500 - 3500 pages per month
Number of print cartridges1
Page description languagesBR-Script 3, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 6
Copier resize25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies99 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)2, 4, 9, 16, 25
Time to first copy (black, normal)10.5 s
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)36 cpm
Scan toE-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB
Scan driversICA, ISIS, TWAIN
Scanner typeFlatbed & ADF scanner
Grayscale levels256
Input color depth48 bit
Maximum scan areaLegal (216 x 356) mm
Output color depth24 bit
Image formats supportedBMP, JPG
Maximum scan resolution19200 x 19200 DPI
Document formats supportedPDF
FaxingMono faxing
Fax memory500 pages
Modem speed33.6 Kbit/s
Fax coding methodsJBIG, JPEG, MH, MMR (Fax coding method), MR
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)300
Paper input typePaper tray
Total input capacity250 sheets
Total output capacity150 sheets
Maximum input capacity850 sheets
Maximum number of input trays2
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity50 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity35 sheets
Custom media width76.2 - 215.9 mm
Maximum print size216 x 356 mm
Custom media length127 - 355.6 mm
Paper tray media typesBond paper, Plain paper, Pre-Printed, Recycled paper, Thin paper
Paper tray media weight60 - 105 g/m²
Non-ISO print media sizesLegal
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)B5, B6
Multi-purpose tray media typesBond paper, Envelopes, Heavyweight paper, Labels, Plain paper, Recycled paper
Maximum ISO A-series paper sizeA4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight60 - 163 g/m²
Auto Document Feeder (ADF) media weight64 - 90 g/m²
DisplayLCD
Market positioningHome & office
Display number of lines5 lines
Display number of characters22
Standard interfacesEthernet, USB 2.0
Security algorithms802.1x RADIUS, EAP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, MD5, PEAP
Processor familyStar Sapphire
Maximum internal memory384 MB
Sound power level (standby)37 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)59 dB
Sound pressure level (quiet mode)54 dB
AC input voltage220 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)1.2 W
Power consumption (standby)8.1 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)336 W
Power consumption (average operating)651 W
Package weight20.100 g
Sustainability certificatesENERGY STAR

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