User Manual
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
 
 
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Loading documents 2
All fax, scan and copy operations can be 
performed from the ADF or the scanner 
glass.
Using the ADF 2
You can use the ADF (automatic document 
feeder) to fax, scan or copy sheets of paper. 
The ADF feeds each sheet one at a time.
When loading the ADF, make sure that 
documents written with ink are completely 
dry. 
Single-Sided Document
Documents must be from 148.0 to 215.9 mm 
wide (5.8 to 8.5 inches) wide and from 148.0 
to 355.6 mm (5.8 to 14 inches) long, and of a 
standard weight (80 g/m
2
 (20 lb)). 
2-Sided Document 
(MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only)
When you load a 2-sided document, the 
document must be from 148.0 to 215.9 mm 
(5.8 to 8.5 inches) wide and from 148.0 to 
297.0 mm (5.8 to 11.7 inches) long. 
For information on the capacity of the ADF 
see Specifications on page 148.
a Unfold the ADF document output 
support flap (1).
b Fan the pages well.
c Place your documents face up, top edge 
first in the ADF until you feel them touch 
the feed roller.
d Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of 
your documents.
CAUTION
To avoid damaging your machine while 
using the ADF, do not pull on the document 
while it is feeding.
To scan non-standard documents, see 
Using the scanner glass on page 12.
Loading documents and paper 2
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