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Loaded legal paper into the tray slot by extending the tray size. When I hit print it does not detect the paper. Also, the extended tray sticks out beyond the back of the printer with this configuration so I'm not sure how it is supposed to grab the paper. Thanks.
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This is for a temporary, as needed solution: Press "Menu/Set" button. Select "General Setup". Scroll down and select "Paper Size", find and select "Legal" size. Press Menu/Set button again. Press "Stop/Exit" button. Insert legal size paper to be copied on the feeder tray and put a legal size paper in the Manual slot. Hit "Print" You need to do these same steps again to return the settings to Letter size again.
Yes, it can print on legal size paper.
Do the following:
Lower the paper tray, and if necessary, slide the paper-width guide to the
outermost position.
Fold out the paper-tray extender to catch paper as it exits the device.
Tip: For best results when loading legal-size paper, fold in the
paper-tray extender before loading the paper to avoid a paper
jam.
Check your owners manual to see what the acceptable paper sizes are. Legal paper is 8.5"x14". If legal paper is listed in the acceptable paper sizes there should be a tray to handfeed this size paper. Look for the term "single sheet manual bypass" in the owners manual. I beleive this tray or slot is on the left hand side of the printer.
Sounds like your secratery's printer is set to ignore paper mismatch errors. It depends on the setting you have in your driver. Can you set your driver on your printer to ignore paper mismatch errors. If not when your printer errors, just try hitting the go button and it should print the document any way.
I have a Brother MFC-8840Dn (full legal-size flatbed as well as document feeder). I use Windows XP Pro and a USB connection. I'm not sure my fix works with other Brother models or different Windows operating systems, but it's a way to start troubleshooting at least.
I've always been able to print legal-sized pages from word processing or spreadsheet programs and receive legal-sized faxes. But I never could make legal-sized photocopies or PDF scans. The image was always cut off at Letter size. The fix is a Brother Utility set-up setting:
*** Go to Start / All Programs / Brother / MFL-Pro Suite MFC 8840Dn / Scanner Utility. (This link may also be called something like Scanner Settings.)
*** At the "Maximum Scanning Size", select "Legal" instead of "Letter/A4".
*** Click OK and restart your PC for the new setting to take effect.
It's like magic -- I can now scan a full legal-sized PDF, whether on the flatbed or through the ADF. I also tried a compressed TIFF scan and it came out fine.
**** Make sure your software and/or Brother Control Center scanning configurations are set to Legal if that's what you want for the particular image scan. The Brother Utility setting simply enables the option of choosing the larger legal-sized paper, which then allows the full legal-sized image scan, Youalways have to set your software to make that choice, just as you would to make and print smaller images on Letter, A4, envelopes, etc. (NOTE: I always start scans through software on my PC, like Adobe Acrobat or PaperPort, and the Utility Setting fix is working fine. However, I just tried pressing the SCAN button on the front panel of the MFC itself with a legal-sized document on the flatbed and through the document feeder. I still got Letter-sized image scans. So, there must be another setting somewhere for starting scans directly from the MFC that I'll locate later.)
I was about to buy a different brand of scanner because of the frustration with legal-sized images. It's like having a new scanner now :) I hope this Utility Setting info helps you troubleshoot your legal-sized image problem.
In your printer settings as you hit print
select the printer setting prefferences
select paper size( change from letter to legal) and your problem is solved
When you copy through the software program from brother you can change this in there. Just redo the prefferences.
To answer more effectively - how is the printer connected to the iMac? Is it a USB connection, a printer cable, is the MFC 6800 connected to a print server, an AirPor, etc? A second question I have is if you are trying any kind of tricky printing such as manualduplex printing.
Also, a shot in the dark...Is the Auto Reduction set to on or off? To check: 1. Press MENU/SET, 2 (Fax), 1 (Setup Receive), then 4 (Auto Reduction).
2. Press the up or down navigation key (keys located above and below the MENU/SET key) until the display shows "Reduction: ON?".
3. Press MENU/SET.
4. Press STOP/EXIT.
Another item to keep in mind: You can use three sizes of paper for printing your faxes and copies---letter, legal and A4. When you change the size of paper you ha ve loaded in the Brother machine, you need to change the setting for the paper size so your Brother machine can fit the incoming fax on the page. To set the Paper Size:
1. Press MENU/SET, 1 (General Setup), then 1 (Paper Size).
2. Press the up or down navigation key to select LETTER, LEGAL, or A4.
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