Brother MFC-8860DN User Manual

Sending a fax
35
5
Contrast 5
For most documents the default setting of
Auto will give the best results. It
automatically chooses the suitable contrast
for your document.
If your document is very light or dark,
changing the contrast may improve the
quality of the fax.
Use Dark to increase the contrast of a light
document.
Use Light to decrease the contrast of a dark
document.
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Load your document.
c Press Menu, 2, 2, 1.
22.Setup Send
1.Contrast
a Auto
b Light
Select
ab & OK
d Press a or b to select Auto, Light or
Dark. Press OK.
Note
Even if you choose Light or Dark, the
machine will send the fax using the Auto
setting in any of the following conditions:
• When you send a colour fax.
• When you choose Photo as the Fax
Resolution.
Changing fax resolution 5
The quality of a fax can be improved by
changing the fax resolution. Resolution can
be changed for the next fax or for all faxes.
To change the fax resolution for the
next fax 5
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Load your document.
c Press Resolution then a or b to select
the resolution. Press OK.
To change the default fax resolution 5
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Press Menu, 2, 2, 2.
22.Setup Send
2.Fax Resolution
a Standard
b Fine
Select
ab & OK
c Press a or b to select the resolution
you want. Press OK.
Below is a list of the available fax
resolution settings. The finer the
resolution, the longer the fax will take to
transmit.
 Standard
Suitable for most typed documents.
 Fine
Good for small print.
 S.Fine
Good for small print or artwork.
 Photo
Use when the document has varying
shades of grey or is a photograph.
Downloaded from ManualsPrinter.com Manuals

Brother MFC-8860DN Specifications

General

Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	28 ppm
Scan to	e-mail, file, image, OCR
Grayscale levels	256
Input color depth	48 bit
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	28 cpm
Faxing	Mono faxing
Fax memory	500 pages
Modem speed	33.6 Kbit/s
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	300
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets
Auto document feeder (ADF) input capacity	50 sheets
Maximum internal memory	544 MB
Sound power level (standby)	30 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	55 dB
Display	LCD
Market positioning	Business
Paper tray media types	Envelopes, Plain paper, Recycled paper
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
Font styles	66 Scaleable fonts, Letter, Gothic 16.66, OCR-A, OCR-B, 11 Barcodes
Dimensions (WxDxH)	531 x 450 x 475 mm
Networking features	10/100 Base-TX
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	scan, n
Compatible operating systems	Windows98(SE)/Me/2000/XP/NT4.0WS Mac OS 9.1-9.2/ OS X 10.2.4 +
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
Power consumption (standby)	85 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	15 W
Power consumption (average operating)	1104 W
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR