Brother MFC-8480DN User Manual

Chapter 5
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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 make the faxed document
lighter.
Use Light to make the faxed document
darker.
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 or OK
d Press a or b to choose Auto, Light or
Dark.
Press OK.
Note
Even if you choose Light or Dark, the
machine will send the fax using the Auto
setting if 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 setting
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 choose
the resolution.
Press OK.
To change the default Fax Resolution
setting
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 or OK
c Press a or b to choose the resolution
you want.
Press OK.
Note
You can choose four different resolution
settings.
Standard Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine Good for small print and transmits a
little slower than Standard resolution.
S.Fine Good for small print or artwork
and transmits slower than Fine resolution.
Photo Use when the document has
varying shades of gray or is a photograph.
This has the slowest transmission time.

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 %