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Brother MFC-8520DN User Manual

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Cannot receive a fax.
(continued)
If you are using a telephone answering machine (External TAD mode) on the
same line as the Brother machine, make sure your answering machine is set up
correctly.
See Connecting an external TAD uu page 37.
1 Connect the external TAD as shown in the illustration uupage 37.
2 Set your answering machine to answer in one or two rings.
3 Record the outgoing message on your answering machine.
Record five seconds of silence at the beginning of your outgoing
message.
Limit your speaking to 20 seconds.
End your outgoing message with your Remote Activation Code for people
sending manual faxes. For example: “After the beep, leave a message or
press l51 and Start to send a fax.”
4 Set your answering machine to answer calls.
5 Set your Brother machine’s Receive Mode to External TAD.
See Receive Mode settings uu page 32.
Make sure your Brother machine's Fax Detect feature is turned On. Fax Detect is
a feature that allows you to receive a fax even if you have answered the call on an
external or extension telephone.
See Fax Detect uu page 33.
If you often get transmission errors due to possible interference on the telephone
line, try changing the Compatibility setting to Basic(for VoIP).
See Telephone line interference / VoIP uu page 121.
Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function Lock Settings.
Sending faxes
Difficulties Suggestions
Cannot send a fax. Check all line cord connections. Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged into
the telephone wall socket and the LINE socket of the machine.
Make sure that FAX is illuminated.
See How to send a fax uu page 26.
Print the Transmission Verification Report and check for an error.
uu Advanced User's Guide: Reports
Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function Lock Settings.
Ask the other party to check that the receiving machine has paper.
Poor sending quality. Try changing your resolution to Fine or S.Fine. Make a copy to check your
machine’s scanner operation. If the copy quality is not good, clean the scanner.
See Cleaning the scanner glass uu page 78.
Receiving faxes (continued)
Difficulties Suggestions

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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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