User Guide
Table Of Contents
- USER’S GUIDE MFC-8460N/MFC-8860DN/MFC-8870DW
- Approval Information and Compilation and Publication Notice
 - EC Declaration of Conformity under the R & TTE Directive
 - Table of Contents
 - Section I: General
- 1 General information
- Using the documentation
 - Accessing the complete User’s Guide
- Viewing documentation
- Viewing documentation (Windows®)
 - How to find Scanning instructions
 - Software User's Guide:
 - PaperPort® User's Guide:
 - How to find Internet FAX instructions (MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
 - Viewing Documentation (Macintosh®)
 - How to find Scanning instructions
 - Software User's Guide:
 - Presto!® PageManager® User's Guide:
 - How to find Internet FAX instructions (MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
 
 
 - Viewing documentation
 - Control panel overview
 
 - 2 Loading documents and paper
 - 3 General setup
 - 4 Security features
 
 - 1 General information
 - Section II: Fax
- 5 Sending a fax
- How to fax
 - Broadcasting
 - Additional sending operations
 
 - 6 Receiving a fax
 - 7 Phone and external devices
 - 8 Dialling and storing numbers
 - 9 Remote fax options
 - 10 Printing reports
 - 11 Polling
 
 - 5 Sending a fax
 - Section III: Copy
 - Section IV: Software
 - Section V: Appendices
- A Safety and Legal
 - B Options
 - C Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
 - D Menu and Features
 - E Specifications E
 - F Glossary
 
 - Index
 - brother UK/IRE/SAF
 
 
Chapter 3
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Sleep time 3
Setting the sleep time reduces power 
consumption by turning off the fuser while the 
machine is idle. 
You can choose how long the machine must 
be idle (from 00 to 99 minutes) before it goes 
into sleep mode. When the machine receives 
a fax, computer data or makes a copy, the 
timer will reset. The default setting is 05 
minutes. 
While the machine is in sleep mode the LCD 
will display Sleep. When printing or copying 
in sleep mode, there will be a short delay 
while the fuser warms up.
a Press Menu 1, 6, 2.
16.Ecology
2.Sleep Time
Sleep Time:05Min
Enter & OK Key
b Enter the length of time the machine is 
idle before entering sleep mode (00 to 
99). Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
To turn off sleep mode, press Secure and 
Job Cancel at the same time in b. Press a 
or b to select Off (or On). 
Press OK.
Note
When you turn off sleep mode, the setting 
will take effect the next time the machine 
copies, prints or is turned off and on.
Turning off the scanner lamp 3
The scanner lamp stays on for 16 hours 
before automatically switching off to preserve 
the life of the lamp and reduce power 
consumption. 
To turn the scanner lamp off manually press 
the d and c keys simultaneously. The 
scanner lamp will remain turned off until the 
next time you use the scanning feature.
Note
Turning the lamp off regularly will reduce 
the lamp’s life.
LCD Contrast 3
You can change the contrast to make the 
LCD look lighter or darker.
a Press Menu, 1, 8.
18.LCD Contrast
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Select d c & OK
b Press c to make the LCD darker.
Or press d to make the LCD lighter. 
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.










