Brother MFC-8880DN Software User's Guide

Printing
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Printer Emulation Support 1
Your machine will receive print commands in a printer job language or emulation. Different operating systems
and applications will send the print commands in different languages. Your machine can receive print
commands in a variety of emulations and has an automatic emulation selection feature. When the machine
receives data from the computer, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. The default setting is Auto.
Your machine has the following emulation modes. You can change the setting by using the control panel or
a web browser.
 HP LaserJet Mode
The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode in which this printer supports the PCL6
language of a Hewlett-Packard
®
LaserJet laser printer. Many applications support this type of laser printer.
Using this mode will allow your printer to run at its best with those applications.
 BR-Script 3 Mode
BR-Script is an original Brother page description language and a PostScript
®
language emulation
interpreter. This printer supports PostScript
®
3™. The BR-Script interpreter of this printer allows you to
control text and graphics on the page.
For technical information about PostScript
®
commands, see the following manuals:
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
Language Reference, 3rd edition. Addison-Wesley
Professional, 1999. ISBN: 0-201-37922-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
Language Program Design. Addison-Wesley Professional,
1988. ISBN: 0-201-14396-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
Language Tutorial and Cookbook. Addison-Wesley
Professional, 1985. ISBN: 0-201-10179-3
 EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode
The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation modes that this printer supports to
meet the industry-standard for dot matrix printers. Some applications support these dot matrix printer
emulations. Use these emulation modes so your printer will work well when printing from those types of
applications.
Setting the Emulation mode 1
a For MFC models, press Menu, 4, 1.
For DCP models, press Menu, 3, 1.
b Press a or b to choose Auto(EPSON), Auto(IBM), HP LaserJet, BR-Script 3, Epson FX-850
or IBM Proprinter. Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Note
We recommend that you set the emulation setting with your application software or network server. If the
setting does not work properly, choose the required emulation mode manually using the control panel
buttons of the machine.

Brother MFC-8880DN Specifications

General

Print technology	Laser
Maximum resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Economical printing	Yes
Time to first page (black, normal)	8.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	30 ppm
Scan to	E-mail, E-mail Server, File, FTP, Image, OCR, USB
Scanner type	Flatbed & ADF scanner
Grayscale levels	256
Input color depth	24 bit
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 600 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
N-in-1 copy function (N=)	2, 4, 9, 16
Time to first copy (black, normal)	10.5 s
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	30 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
Internal memory	64 MB
Card reader integrated	No
Sound power level (standby)	30 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	56 dB
Display	LCD
Market positioning	Business
Dimensions (WxDxH)	531 x 451 x 475 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Print, Scan
Maximum internal memory	0.576 GB
Color all-in-one functions	Scan
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media types	Plain paper, Recycled paper
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5, B6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Standard interfaces	Ethernet
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (standby)	85 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	18 W
Power consumption (average operating)	680 W
Maximum duty cycle	- pages per month
Package weight	22100 g
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Server operating systems supported	Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64