MFC-8950DWT
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
Improve my Brother machine's copy quality
Listed below are instructions for various adjustments that can be made to improve your Brother machine's copy quality:
- If you would like to adjust the general copy quality, refer to SECTION 1.
- If you would like the copies you make to be lighter or darker, refer to SECTION 2.
- If you would like the copies you make to be sharper and more vivid, refer to SECTION 3.
SECTION 1: COPY QUALITY SETTING
Your Brother machine offers a range of Copy Quality settings. Each setting is appropriate for copying a different type of document:
- Auto: Use this setting for ordinary printouts. Auto is the default setting, and is suitable for documents that contain both text and photographs.
- Text: This setting is suitable for copying text-only documents.
- Photo: This setting is recommended for copying detailed images, such as photographs.
- Graph: This setting is suitable for copying receipts.
Temporarily changing the Copy Quality setting:
To change the Copy Quality setting for your next copy job, follow these steps.
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Press Copy.
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Do one of the following:
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Place the document you want to copy into the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) face up, top edge first.
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Place the document you want to copy face down on the flatbed scanner glass.
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Place the document you want to copy into the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) face up, top edge first.
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Use the numeric keys to enter the number of copies you want to make (up to 99).
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Press the Left or Right arrow key to display Quality. Press Quality.
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Press Auto, Text, Photo, or Graph.
- If you do not want to change additional settings, press Start.
Programming a new default Copy Quality setting:
You can change your Brother machine's default Copy Quality setting by following these steps.
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Press Copy.
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Press the Left or Right arrow key to display Quality. Press Quality.
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Press Auto, Text, Photo or Graph.
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Press the Left or Right arrow key to display Set New Default. Press Set New Default.
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Press Yes.
- Press Stop/Exit.
Temporarily changing the Copy Brightness setting:
You can make your copied images darker or lighter by adjusting your Brother machine's Copy Brightness setting.
To change the Copy Brightness setting for your next copy job, follow these steps.
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Press Copy.
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Do one of the following:
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Place the document you want to copy into the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) face up, top edge first.
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Place the document you want to copy face down on the flatbed scanner glass.
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Place the document you want to copy into the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) face up, top edge first.
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Use the numeric keys to enter the number of copies you want to make (up to 99).
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Press the Left or Right arrow key to display Brightness. Press Brightness.
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Do one of the following:
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Press the Left arrow key to make a darker copy.
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Press the Right arrow key to make a lighter copy.
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Press the Left arrow key to make a darker copy.
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Press OK.
- If you do not want to change additional settings, press Start.
Programming a new default Copy Brightness setting:
You can change your Brother machine's default Copy Brightness setting by following these steps.
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Press Copy.
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Press the Left or Right arrow key to display Brightness. Press Brightness.
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Do one of the following:
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Press the Left arrow key to make a darker copy.
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Press the Right arrow key to make a lighter copy.
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Press the Left arrow key to make a darker copy.
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Press OK.
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Press the Left or Right arrow key to display Set New Default. Press Set New Default.
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Press Yes.
- Press Stop/Exit.
Temporarily changing the Copy Contrast setting:
You can make your copied images look sharper and more vivid by adjusting your Brother machine's Copy Contrast setting.
To change the Copy Contrast setting for your next copy job, follow these steps.
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Press Copy.
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Do one of the following:
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Place the document you want to copy into the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) face up, top edge first.
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Place the document you want to copy face down on the flatbed scanner glass.
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Place the document you want to copy into the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) face up, top edge first.
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Use the numeric keys to enter the number of copies you want to make (up to 99).
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Press the Left or Right arrow key to display Contrast. Press Contrast.
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Do one of the following:
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Press the Left arrow key to decrease the contrast.
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Press the Right arrow key to increase the contrast.
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Press the Left arrow key to decrease the contrast.
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Press OK.
- If you do not want to change additional settings, press Start.
Programming a new default Copy Contrast setting:
You can change your Brother machine's default Copy Contrast setting by following these steps.
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Press Copy.
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Press the Left or Right arrow key to display Contrast. Press Contrast.
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Do one of the following:
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Press the Left arrow key to decrease the contrast.
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Press the Right arrow key to increase the contrast.
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Press the Left arrow key to decrease the contrast.
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Press OK.
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Press the Left or Right arrow key to display Set New Default. Press Set New Default.
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Press Yes.
- Press Stop/Exit.