Improving Efficiency

Entering fax and e-mail addresses in the Address Book saves you the inconvenience of entering them number-by-number, letter-by-letter every time you have something to send. Display the addresses you use most frequently with the <Favorites> feature to quickly and easily send what you need to the people who need it. You can save your Address Book data on your computer and feel secure knowing that your important contact information is backed up.

To use the machine to enter addresses in the Address Book: Registering in the Address Book (MF8580Cdw / MF8550Cdn / MF8540Cdn / MF8280Cw Only)
To use your computer to enter addresses in the Address Book: Registering Address Book from Remote UI (MF8580Cdw / MF8550Cdn / MF8540Cdn / MF8280Cw Only)
To select an Address Book address as a fax destination: Specifying from Address Book (Fax)
To select an Address Book address as an e-mail destination: Specifying from Address Book
To save Address Book addresses on your computer or to export Address Book addresses that are saved on your computer to the machine: Saving/Loading Address Book (MF8580Cdw / MF8550Cdn / MF8540Cdn / MF8280Cw Only)

Take advantage of the shortcut keys on the operation panel so you don't have to reconfigure the same settings over and over again. The key enables you to save paper by allowing you to copy two or four pages onto one sheet. If you are using a machine capable of 2-sided printing, you can also copy on both sides of the sheet. For scanning, use the / keys to preset your favorite save destinations, scan types, and file formats. Just place your document and touch one of these shortcut keys to scan.

To save paper when you copy: Using the [Paper Save Copy] Key
To easily scan documents: Scanning Using the [Scan > PC] Key

Insert your USB stick directly into the machine and print JPEG and TIFF images right then and there. You can preview images before printing, or print a list of images. Simple and convenient printing, no connection to a computer necessary.

For more information about this function, see Printing from USB Memory (USB Print).

Convert paper documents into JPEG or PDF files and save them on a USB stick that you've inserted directly into the machine. There's no need to save the files to a computer or use specialized software. Just found out you need image files of a paper document for a meeting that's about to start? Head over to the machine, make some PDF files, and take the USB stick you stored them on into the conference room.

For more information about this function, see Scanning Documents Directly to USB Memory.

Remote UI lets you manage a lot from your computer, all without having to go over to the machine. Configure settings and keep an eye on the machine's status with an intuitive, easy-to-understand Web browser interface that you'll master immediately. Save your time and energy for things other than taking care of the machine.

For more information about this function, see Using Remote UI.