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Choosing the Right Kind of Paper
To achieve high quality printing using your MFC, it's very important to select the right kind of paper.
Be sure to read "Brother Paper", Chapter 23 in this manual. before selecting and purchasing paper
for the MFC.
Multi-purpose Sheet Feeder
The multi-purpose sheet feeder can feed plain paper, coated paper, glossy paper, transparencies,
envelopes, and organizer paper (K, L). When the MFC receives data from your computer, it begins
the print process by loading paper from the multi-purpose sheet feeder.
1
Select the print command from your PC.
2
Your PC sends a print command and data to the MFC. The screen displays RECEIVING DATA.
3
If there are more pages, the MFC begins to print the next page automatically.
4
When the MFC finishes printing all data, it returns to display the date and time.
You can select paper source, paper size, and orientation in your application
software. If your application software does not support your custom paper size,
select the next larger paper size. Then adjust the print area by changing the right
and left margins in your application software.
Loading Paper
You can use plain paper, coated paper, transparencies, glossy paper, envelopes and organizer (K, L)
in the multi-purpose sheet feeder. (See Chapter 3 for more information about paper types.)
1
Open the control panel cover by
pulling it toward, you then lift the
top cover toward the back. When
you want to print on regular paper,
keep the purple paper thickness
adjustment lever up. When you
want to use thick paper, press the
lever down. Then, close the top
cover and the control panel cover.
2
Remove any paper in the Feeder,
and load the new paper. Fan the
stack of paper before loading.
3
Load the paper stack with the
printing (coated) side facing up. Adjust the paper guide. Make sure the paper is stacked below
the arrow. You can load up to approximately 100 sheets of 20 lb (75g/m
If you see ink smudges on the top centre of the printed pages, press the purple
thickness adjustment lever down.
(For regular paper)
(For thick paper)
Purple Paper
Thickness Ajustment
Lever
Using the MFC as a Printer
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) plain paper.
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