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FAQs & Troubleshooting

How do I adjust my Brother machine's tray use for copying and faxing?

Changing the default tray use in Copy Mode

You can change the default tray your Brother machine uses for printing copies by following these steps:

Temporarily changing the tray in Copy Mode

You can change the tray your Brother machine uses for the next copy only by following these steps:

Press the COPY key to illuminate it.
Do one of the following:
- Place the document you want to copy in the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) face up, top edge first.
- Place the document you want to copy face down on the flat scanner glass.
Use the keys on the touch screen to enter the number of copies you want to make.
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Press the LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW key to display Tray Select.
Press TRAY SELECT.
Press TRAY #1 or TRAY #2.
If you do not want to change additional copy settings, press the Black (Mono) Start or the Color (Colour) Start on the Brother machine.

Changing the tray use in Fax Mode

You can change the default tray your Brother machine uses for printing faxes by following these steps:

Press MENU on the touch screen.
Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display General Setup.
Press GENERAL SETUP.
Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display Tray Setting.
Press TRAY SETTING.
Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display Tray Use: Fax.
Press TRAY USE: FAX.
Press TRAY #1, TRAY #2, or AUTO SELECT.
Auto Select will allow your machine to take paper from Tray #1 first, or from Tray #2 if:
- Tray #1 is out of paper.
- Tray #2 is set to a different paper size that is more suitable for the received faxes.
- Both trays are using the same paper size, but Tray #1 is not set to use plain paper.
Press the STOP/EXIT key.

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