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Table of Contents
Definitions of warnings, cautions, and notes ............................................................................. -i
To use the printer safely ............................................................................................................-ii
Brother Numbers (USA and Canada) .............................................................................................-iii
Register your product ...............................................................................................................-iii
Frequently asked questions (FAQs) ...............................................................................................-iii
Customer Service .....................................................................................................................-iv
Service center locator (USA only) ........................................................................................ -iv
Service center locations (Canada only) .............................................................................. -iv
Brother fax back system (USA only) ................................................................................... -iv
Internet addresses .................................................................................................................. -v
Important information: Regulations .................................................................................................-vi
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA) ...............-vi
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada) ..........................................................-vii
Radio interference (220 to 240 volt model only) ......................................................................-vii
International ENERGY STAR
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Compliance Statement ...........................................................-vii
Laser Safety (100 to 120 volt model only) ...............................................................................-vii
FDA Regulations (100 to 120 volt model only) .......................................................................-viii
IEC 60825 specification (220 to 240 volt model only) ............................................................-viii
IMPORTANT - For Your Safety ................................................................................................-ix
Trademarks .................................................................................................................................... -x
Compilation and Publication Notice ...................................................................................... -x
Table of Contents ..........................................................................................................................-xii
1
About this printer .................................................................................................................................... 1-1
What is in the box? ....................................................................................................................... 1-1
Interface cable .................................................................................................................... 1-1
Front view ............................................................................................................................... 1-2
Back view ............................................................................................................................... 1-3
Positioning the printer ................................................................................................................... 1-4
Power supply .......................................................................................................................... 1-4
Environment ........................................................................................................................... 1-4
What kind of paper can I use? ...................................................................................................... 1-5
Type and size of paper ........................................................................................................... 1-5
Recommended paper ............................................................................................................. 1-6
Printable area ......................................................................................................................... 1-7
Printing methods ........................................................................................................................... 1-8
Printing on plain paper ............................................................................................................ 1-8
Printing on plain paper from the paper tray ........................................................................ 1-8
Printing on plain paper from the manual feed slot ............................................................ 1-11
Printing on thicker paper and card stock .............................................................................. 1-14
Printing on envelopes ........................................................................................................... 1-17
Types of envelopes to avoid ............................................................................................. 1-17
Printing on envelopes from the manual feed slot ............................................................ 1-18
Printing on transparencies .................................................................................................... 1-21
Printing on transparencies from the paper tray ................................................................ 1-21
Printing on transparencies from the manual feed slot ...................................................... 1-24
Printing on both sides of the paper (Manual duplex printing) ............................................... 1-27
Manual duplex printing from the paper tray ...................................................................... 1-27
Manual Duplex printing from the manual feed slot ........................................................... 1-29
Guidelines for printing on both sides of the paper ............................................................ 1-31
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Driver and software ................................................................................................................................ 2-1
Printer driver ................................................................................................................................. 2-1
For Windows
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95/98/Me, Windows NT
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4.0 and Windows
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2000/XP ............................... 2-1