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Brother MFC-8870DW User's Guide

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USER’S GUIDE MFC-8460N/MFC-8660DN/MFC-8670DN/MFC-8860DN/MFC-8870DW
Section II: Fax
Section V: Appendixes
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Sending a fax

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5

Contrast

5

For most documents the default setting of 

Auto

 will give the best results. It 

automatically chooses the suitable contrast 
for your document.

If your document is very light or dark, 
changing the contrast may improve the 
quality of the fax. 

Use 

Dark

 to increase the contrast of a light 

document.

Use 

Light

 to decrease the contrast of a dark 

document.

a

Make sure you are in Fax mode 

.

b

Load your document.

c

Press 

Menu

2

2

1

.

 

22.Setup Send

1.Contrast

a

Auto

b

Light

Select 

ab 

& OK

d

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to select 

Auto

Light

 or 

Dark

. Press

OK

.

Note

Even if you choose 

Light

 or 

Dark

, the 

machine will send the fax using the 

Auto

 

setting if you choose 

Photo

 as the Fax 

Resolution.

 

Changing fax resolution

5

The quality of a fax can be improved by 
changing the fax resolution. Resolution can 
be changed for the next fax 

or

 for all faxes.

To change the fax resolution for the 
next fax

5

a

Make sure you are in Fax mode 

.

b

Load your document.

c

Press 

Resolution

, then 

a

 or 

b

 to 

select the resolution. Press

OK

.

To change the default fax resolution

5

a

Make sure you are in Fax mode 

.

b

Press 

Menu

2

2

2

.

 

22.Setup Send

2.Fax Resolution

a

Standard

b

Fine

Select 

ab 

& OK

c

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to select the resolution 

you want. Press

OK

.

Below is a list of the available fax 

resolution settings. The finer the 

resolution, the longer the fax will take to 

transmit.

„

Standard

Suitable for most typed documents.

„

Fine

Good for small print.

„

S.Fine

Good for small print or artwork.

„

Photo

Use when the document has varying 

shades of gray or is a photograph.

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