Brother MFC-8860DN User Manual

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The machine prints unexpectedly
or it prints garbage.
 Turn off the machine’s power switch and then turn it on again. If the error
message continues leave the machine for several minutes and then try it
again. (The machine can be turned off for up to 4 days without losing faxes
stored in the memory.)
 Check the settings in your application to make sure it is set up to work with
your machine.
 If you are using the parallel port connection, check that the port is BRMFC and
not LPT1.
The machine prints the first couple
of pages correctly, then some
pages have text missing.
Your computer is not recognizing the machine’s input buffer full signal. Make sure
that you connect the interface cable correctly. (See the Quick Setup Guide.)
The machine cannot print full
pages of a document.
Out of Memory message
appears.
 Reduce the printing resolution. (See Advanced tab in the Software User’s
Guide on the CD-ROM.)
 Reduce the complexity of your document and try again. Reduce the graphic
quality or the number of font sizes within your application.
 Add more memory. See Installing extra memory on page 94.
The headers or footers appear
when the document displays on the
screen but they do not show up
when it is printed.
There is an unprintable area on the top and bottom of the page. Adjust the top and
bottom margins in your document to allow for this.
The machine does not print on both
sides of the paper even though the
printer driver setting is Duplex.
(MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870 DW
only)
Check the paper size setting in the printer driver. You need to select A4, Letter,
Legal or Folio.
The machine is not printing or has
stopped printing and the machine’s
status LED is yellow.
Press Job Cancel. As the machine cancels the job and clears it from the memory
it may produce an incomplete printout. Try to print again.
Scanning Difficulties
Difficulties Suggestions
TWAIN errors appear while
scanning.
Make sure that the Brother TWAIN driver is chosen as the primary source. In
PaperPort
®
, click File, Scan and choose the Brother TWAIN driver.
Software Difficulties
Difficulties Suggestions
Cannot install software or print. Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on the CD-ROM. This program will repair
and reinstall the software.
Cannot perform ‘2 in 1’ or ‘4 in 1’
printing.
Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the
same.
The machine does not print from
Adobe Illustrator
Try to reduce the print resolution. (See Advanced tab in the Software User’s Guide
on the CD-ROM.)
When using ATM fonts, some
characters are missing or some
characters are printed in their
place.
If you are using Windows
®
98/98SE/Me, click Start, and then Printer Settings.
Right-click Brother MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) and click
Properties. Click Spool Setting on the Details tab. Choose RAW from Spool
Data Format.
Printing Difficulties (Continued)
Difficulties Suggestions
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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