Brother FAX 870MC manual

F AX 750 F AX 770 F AX 870MC MFC 970MC ® O WNER’ S MANU AL[...]

©1996 – 1998 Brother Industries, Ltd. Y ear 2000 Compliant Brother is addressing the Y ear 2000 related issues f or all Brother f ax machines and m ulti-function centers. Our f ocus is to ensure that our b undled third par ty software will continue to properly process date/time data after J anuar y 1, 2000. Brother f ax machines and m ulti-funct[...]

T able of Contents 1 In trod u cti o n Using This Manual ...................................................................................................... 1 Finding Information .................................................................................................... 1 T est Sheet Pr ocedures (f or USA only) .........................[...]

ii T ABLE OF CONTENTS 3 On-Screen Programming User -Friendly Pr ogramming ................................................................................... 21 Function Mode .......................................................................................................... 21 Alternating Displays ............................................[...]

iii T ABLE O F CONTENTS Distinctiv e Ringing ................................................................................................... 43 Registering the Distincti v e Ringing Pattern ....................................................... 44 Caller ID .......................................................................................[...]

iv T ABLE OF CONTENTS 8 T elep hone ( V oice ) Oper a tion Making V oice Calls .................................................................................................... 67 Manual Dialing ......................................................................................................... 67 One T ouch Dialing ........................[...]

v T ABLE O F CONTENTS T o erase messages all at once ......................................................................... 84 Setting Maximum T ime for Incoming Messages ...................................................... 84 Setting T oll Sav er .................................................................................................[...]

vi T ABLE OF CONTENTS T ransmission V erif ica tion (Xmit) Report ................................................................ 104 Activity Repor t Interval .......................................................................................... 104 13 Im po rtan t Inf o rma tio n Standard T elephone and FCC Notices ..........................[...]

vii T ABLE O F CONTENTS 15 Setting Up the MF C 97 0M C and Computer to Work Together Befor e Y ou Install Multi-Function Link ............................................................. 125 Package Contents .................................................................................................... 125 PC Configuration Requirements ......[...]

viii T ABLE OF CONTENTS Glossary ..................................................................................................................... 145 Index ........................................................................................................................... 149 Brother Numbers .............................................[...]

1 1 CHAPTER ONE In tr od u c ti o n Using This Man ual Thank you for purchasing a Brother fax machine (F AX) or multifunction center (MFC). T his F AX/MFC has been designed to be simple to use, with LCD screen prompts to guide you through functions. Ho wever , you can use your F AX/MFC to its fullest potential by taking a fe w minutes to read this [...]

2 CHAPTER ONE T est Sheet Pr ocedures (f or USA onl y) After programming your Station ID, please fill out the TEST SHEET included with your F AX/MFC and fax it to Brother’ s Automated Fax Response System as your first tr ansmission. This will verify that your F AX/MFC is properly installed. When this document is receiv ed a confirma tion sheet wi[...]

3 INTR ODUCTION When your F AX/MFC answers in F AX/TEL Mode, the F AX/MFC listens for CNG tones and then responds with recei ving tones. The fax “handshake” is the time in which the sending machine’ s CNG tones and the recei ving machines “chirps” over lap. This must be for at least 2 to 4 seconds, so the machines can understand ho w each[...]

4 CHAPTER ONE Contr ol P anel Overview F AX 750 and F AX 770 5 5 6 18 17 9 8 7 8 12 10 16 17 18 15 13 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 16 15 13 14 19 14 10 9 11 19 Hook Lets you dial telephone and fax numbers without lifting the handset. Hold Lets you put calls on hold. Redial / Pause Re-dials the last number called. Also inserts a pause in autodial numbers. Speed [...]

5 INTR ODUCTION 7 7 11 26 24 10 10 12 13 23 24 26 22 15 14 16 19 3 2 4 3 5 4 2 1 1 21 23 22 15 20 25 20 21 12 11 6 6 25 Microphone Picks up your voice when you speak to another party using speakerphone. Hold Lets you put calls on hold. Redial / Pause Re-dials the last number called. Also inserts a pause in autodial numbers. Speed Dial Lets you dial[...]

6 CHAPTER ONE[...]

7 2 CHAPTER TWO I nst al la ti on Caution 1 Nev er install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. 2 W e recommend that this product be used with a sur ge protection device to protect the product against lightning storms. 3 Nev er install a telephone jack in a wet location unless the jack is specifically designed for a wet location. 4 Nev er tou[...]

8 CHAPTER TWO P ac king List Make sure you ha ve the follo wing items: Telephone Line Cord Telephone Handset Paper Wire Extension Starter Printing Cartridge (Up to 100 pages) Paper Support Document Support Remote Control Access Card ** Owner’s Manual Multi-Function Link CD-ROM * Quick Reference Card Paper * (50 Sheets) Cable and PC I/F Box * Hand[...]

9 INST ALLA TION Choosing a Location Place your fax machine on a flat, stable surface , such as a desk. Select a place that is free of vibration and shocks. Locate the F AX/MFC near a telephone jack and a standard, grounded po wer outlet. A v oid placing your machine in a high-traff ic area. Do not place near heaters, air conditioners, w ater , che[...]

10 CHAPTER TWO Attach the paper wire e xtension and paper suppor t 1 Attach the paper wire extension. Paper Wire Extension 2 Insert the paper support into the openings as sho wn and then pull it out until you feel it click into place. Paper Support[...]

11 INST ALLA TION Install the printing car tridge 1 Open the front cov er . Front Cover 2 Open the top cov er , pressing the blue le vers on both sides of the top cov er . Blue Lever Top Cover 3 Remov e the plastic stopper from the printing cartridge. Stopper[...]

12 CHAPTER TWO 4 T urn the black spool on the right clockwise to tighten the rib bon as shown. Indented Arro w Black Spool 5 Install the printing cartridge by inserting the indented first and placing the cartridge into its four holders. Top Cover Front Cover 6 Press down on both sides of the top co ver to close it securely . 7 Close the front cov e[...]

13 INST ALLA TION Load the paper The paper cassette can hold about 100 sheets of 20-lb . paper . 1 Open the paper cov er . 2 Place up to 100 sheets of paper in the paper holder . Do not allow the le vel of paper to pass maximum paper line on the paper guides. 3 Close the paper cov er . Paper Guides Maximum Paper Line Acceptable P aper Size: Letter [...]

14 CHAPTER TWO Connect the power cor d When you connect the po wer , the screen displays 01/01 00:00 F AX. NO TICE: 1) This fax must be g rounded using a three-prong plug. 2) Since the F AX/MFC is grounded through the po wer outlet, you can protect yourself from potentially hazardous electrical conditions on the telephone network by k eeping the po[...]

15 INST ALLA TION T wo-Line Phone System A two-line phone system is nothing more than tw o separate phone numbers on the same wall outlet. The two phone numbers can be on separate jacks (RJ11) or combined into one jack (RJ14). Y our F AX/MFC must be plugged into an RJ11 jack. RJ11 and RJ14 jacks may be equal in size and appear- ance and both may co[...]

16 CHAPTER TWO Installing F AX/MFC, External T wo-Line T AD , and T wo-Line T elephone When you are installing an external two-line tele phone answering device (T AD) and a two-line telephone, your F AX/MFC must be isolated on one line at both the wall jack and at the T AD. The most common connection is to put the F AX/MFC on Line 2. The back of th[...]

17 INST ALLA TION Triplex Adapter Two Line Phone Two Line External TAD FAX/MFC Y ou can keep two-line telephones on other wall outlets as al ways. There are two ways to add a tw o-line telephone to the F AX/MFC’ s wall outlet. Y ou can plug the telephone line cord from the two-line telephone into the L1+L2 jack of the triplex adapter . Or , you c[...]

18 CHAPTER TWO As with all fax units, this machine must be connected to a two wire system. If your line has more than two wires, proper connection of the F AX/MFC cannot be made. If you are installing the F AX/MFC to work with a PBX: 1 It is not guaranteed that the unit will operate correctly under all circum- stances with a PBX. An y cases of diff[...]

19 INST ALLA TION Do not connect a T AD elsewhere on the same phone line—your F AX/MFC and T AD will both try to control the line. Connections The external T AD must be plugged into the left side of the F AX/MFC, into the jack labeled EXT . Y our F AX/MFC cannot work properly if you plug the T AD into a wall jack. 1 Plug the telephone line cord f[...]

20 CHAPTER TWO Outgoing Message (OGM) T iming is important in recording this message. The message sets up the ways to handle both manual and automatic f ax reception. 1 Record 5 seconds of silence at the beginning of your message. (This allo ws your F AX/MFC time to listen for the fax CNG tones of automatic transmissions before they stop.) 2 Limit [...]

21 User -Friendl y Pr ogramming W e ha ve designed your fax machine with on-screen programming and a Help ke y . User-friendly programming helps you tak e full advantage of all the functions your F AX/MFC has to offer . Since your fax programming is done on the LCD, we created step-b y-step on-screen prompts to help you program your F AX/MFC. All y[...]

22 CHAPTER THREE Alternating Displa ys When you see alternating displays, the LCD sometimes alternates between the currently selected option, and a help message gi ving brief instructions about how to proceed . The display you’ll probably see most often is sho wn belo w , sho wing you, when you place a document in the feeder , that you can dial a[...]

23 ON-SCREEN PR OGRAMMING 5. INTERR UPT Function Description Factory Set More Info Send a fax no w , e ven if you have the p. 61 machine set to send a fax later, or if you have it set for Polling. 4. CANCEL JOB Function Description Factory Set More Info Cancel a delayed fax or polling job. p. 6 0 3. SETUP SEND Function Description Factory Set More [...]

24 CHAPTER THREE 8. SETUP MSG CTR (F or F AX 870MC and MFC 970MC Only) Function Description Factory Set More Info 1. MSG STORA GE Select if memory will store fax, F AX: OFF p. 80 voice or both. V OICE: ON 2. B A CKUP PRINT Prints cop y of faxes recei ved O N p. 83 into memory . 3. OGM Select/Record outgoing message. MSG CTR OGM pp. 36, 81 4. ICM MA[...]

25 ON-SCREEN PR OGRAMMING 9. MSG CTR PR O (For F AX 870MC and MFC 970MC Only) Function Description Factory Set More Info 1. MSG CTR PRO Select ON or OFF . O F F p. 101 2. OGM Record outgoing announcements for — pp. 99, 100 first le vel and second lev el. 3. MAIL BO X Select primary (default) mailbox. — p. 96 4. V OICE INFO Store the voice infor[...]

26 CHAPTER THREE[...]

27 Getting Star ted Setting Dialing Mode (T one/Pulse) Y our F AX/MFC comes set to accommodate tone (multi-frequenc y) dialing service. If yo u have pulse (rotary) dialing service, you need to change the dialing mode. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 1 . The scr een prompts you to select TONE or PULSE. DIALING:TONE? DIALING:PULSE? 2 Use or to select dialin[...]

28 CHAPTER FOUR 4 Enter two digits for the month (for example , enter 09 for September , or 10 for October). The screen displays your entry . 5 Press Set . The screen prompts y ou to enter the day . ENTER DAY:XX 6 Enter two digits for the day (for e xample , 06). The screen displays your entry . 7 Press Set . The screen prompts y ou to set the time[...]

29 INITIAL SETUP Entering T ext When you are setting certain functions, such as the Station ID, you may need to enter te xt into the F AX/MFC. Most keys on the dial pad ha ve three or four letters printed abov e them. The k eys for 0, # and don’t ha ve printed letters because they are used for special characters. By pressing the appropriate numbe[...]

30 CHAPTER FOUR NO TICE The T elephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unla wful for any person to use a computer or electronic device to send any message via a telephone fax machine unless such messages clearly contain, in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page, or on the first page of the transmission, the date and time i[...]

31 INITIAL SETUP Setting the Handset V olume Y ou can adjust the handset volume an y time you are talking on the telephone. T her e are tw o handset volume le vels, LO W and HIGH. The default setting is LO W . Press or to adjust the volume le vel. The display shows the setting you are choosing. The ne w setting will remain until you change it again[...]

32 CHAPTER FOUR Memory Storage In the e vent of a po wer failure, all settings in the INITIAL SETUP , SETUP RECEIVE, SET A UTO DIAL, REMO TE F AX OPT , SETUP MSG CTR and MSG CTR PR O plus the CO VERPG SETUP and CO VERP A GE MSG (from SETUP SEND) functions are stored permanently . Y ou may hav e to reset the date and time.[...]

33 Basic Receiving Operations Select Answer Mode MANU AL —Y ou must answer all calls yourself. If you hear fax tones, press Star t to begin recei ving the fax, then hang up. Y ou can use this mode with Distinctiv e Ringing. F AX ONL Y —T he F AX/MFC automatically answers e very call as a fax call. Y ou cannot receiv e a voice call, b ut you can[...]

34 CHAPTER FIVE 09/06 15:25 FAX Current Answer Mode  (For F AX 750 and F AX 770 only) (For F AX 870MC and MFC 970MC only) MSG CTR 09/06 15:25 MC T o select or change y our Ans wer Mode 1 Press Mode . The screen displays y our current selection. The options on the F AX 750 and F AX 770 are: FAX ONLY FAX/TEL TAD:ANSWER MACH. MANUAL The options on [...]

35 SETUP RECEIVE Setting Ring Delay The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the F AX/MFC rings before it answers. If you hav e extension phones on the same line as the F AX/ MFC, keep the Ring Delay default setting of 4 . 1 Press F unctio n , 2 , 1 . If you ha ve a F AX 750 or F AX 770, go to Step 4. 2 Press or to select Ring Delay . [...]

36 CHAPTER FIVE Record F AX/TEL Outgoing Announcement (F/T OGM) (For F AX 870MC and MFC 970MC Onl y) This is the announcement played by your F AX/MFC (not an external T AD) when someone calls and your machine is set to F AX/TEL mode. Although callers hear your announcement, they cannot lea ve a messa ge. T o erase the announcement, follow the direc[...]

37 SETUP RECEIVE Printing a Reduced Incoming Document Y ou can always reduce the size of an incoming fax to a f ixed percentage, regardless of the size of the paper (up to le gal) in your F AX/MFC. If you choose A UTO , your machine chooses the lev el of reduction for you. 1 Press F unctio n , 2 , 5 . The screen displays 5.REDUCTION 2 Use or to sel[...]

38 CHAPTER FIVE Setting P aper Size Y ou can use three sizes of paper for printing your faxes — letter , le gal and A4. When you change the kind of paper you have loaded in the F AX/MFC, you will need to change the setting for paper size, so your machine will know ho w to f it the incoming fax on the page. Y ou can also select the le vel of page [...]

39 SETUP RECEIVE Ad v anced Receiving Operations Operation fr om Extension T elephone If you answer a fax call on an e xtension phone or on an external phone in the EXT . jac k, you can make your F AX/MFC take ov er by using the Fax Recei ve Code. When you press the F ax Receive Code 5 1 , the F AX/ MFC starts to receive a fax. If the F AX/MFC answ[...]

40 CHAPTER FIVE T o change Remote Codes 1 Press F unctio n , 2 , 4 . 2 Press or to select ON (or OFF). REMOTE ACT.:ON? 3 Press Set when the screen displays the setting you w ant. 4 If you want to, enter a ne w Fax Recei ve Code, then press Set . FAX RECEIVE: * 51 5 If you want to, enter a ne w T elephone Answer Code, then press Set . TEL ANSWER:#51[...]

41 SETUP RECEIVE Setting Up P olling Receive Polling Recei ve is when you call another fax machine to recei v e a fax from it. 1 Press F unctio n , 2 , 7 . The screen displays SELECT < - - > & SET POLLING RX:OFF? 2 Press or to choose ON. 3 Press Set . The screen prompts you to enter the fax n umber you want to poll, and then to press Star[...]

42 CHAPTER FIVE Setting Up Sequential P olling Receive Y our F AX/MFC can request documents from sev eral fax units in a single operation. Afterward, a Sequential Polling Report will be printed. 1 Press F unctio n , 2 , 7 . The screen displays: SELECT < - - > & SET POLLING RX:OFF? 2 Press or to select Polling ON. POLLING RX:ON? 3 Press Se[...]

43 SETUP RECEIVE Setting Multi-Function Link Mode (For MFC 970MC Onl y) If you connect your F AX/MFC to your PC, you can recei ve fax es into your PC. See chapter 15 to set up for Multi-Function Link (for MFC 970MC only). After completing all setup for Multi-Function Link, you can select Multi-Function Link Mode (PC Primary/PC Recei ve Only/Fax Rec[...]

44 CHAPTER FIVE Registering the Distinctive Ringing P attern 1 Disconnect the F AX/MFC from any T AD or telephone company voice mail. 2 Set the F AX/MFC to MANU AL mode. 3 Press F unctio n , 0 , 1 . The screen displays the current setting of this feature. 4 Press or to select the SET mode. The screen displays: DISTINCTIVE:SET? DISTINCTIVE:OFF? 5 Pr[...]

45 SETUP RECEIVE ■ Y ou will see the first 16 characters of the number or name. ■ OUT -OF-AREA display means call originates outside your Caller ID service area. ■ PRIV A TE CALL display means the caller has intentionally block ed transmission of information. ■ CALL PICKUP display remains on screen when no Caller ID information was transmit[...]

46 CHAPTER FIVE Printing Caller ID List 1 Press F unctio n , 0 , 2 . 2 Press or to select PRINT REPOR T?. 3 Press Set . 4 Press Star t . Call W aiting Caller ID The Call W aiting Caller ID feature lets you use the Call W aiting Caller ID service of fered by many local telephone companies. This feature displays the telephone number (or name, if a va[...]

47 SETUP RECEIVE Cop y Functions Y our F AX/MFC cannot scan anything closer than one-eighth inch from the edge of the paper . The default resolution for a single cop y is Super Fine. Set the resolution to PHO T O for photographs. 1 Place document face do wn in the feeder . 2 Press Copy . (Y ou can press Copy again for faster response—otherwise, c[...]

48 CHAPTER FIVE 1 Insert the document face do wn in the feeder . 2 Press Enlarge/Reduce . 3 Use or to choose a reduction ratio setting. 4 Press Copy — OR — Sort , if you want sorted copies. 5 Enter the number (1–99) of copies you want. F or example, press 9 for nine copies. 6 Press Copy .[...]

49 Bef ore Y ou Begin ■ Documents must be between 5.8 and 8.5 inches wide, and 5.9 and 23.7 inches long. Y our fax machine can only scan an image 8.2 inches wide, regardless of how wide the paper is. ■ Make sure you insert documents face down, top edge first . ■ Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of your document. Paper Guides ■ The a[...]

50 CHAPTER SIX ■ Press Resolution (before you send the fax) to select the resolution for the document you’ r e sending. ■ DO NO T use curled, wrinkled, folded or ripped paper , or paper with staples, paper clips, paste or tape attached. DO NOT use cardboard, newspaper or fabric. ■ Make sure documents written with ink are completely dry . Ma[...]

51 SETUP SEND Basic Sending Operations Composing Electr onic Co ver P age The cov er page is generated at the receiving par ty’ s machine. Y our cover page includes the name stored in the One T ouch or Speed Dial memory . If you’ re dialing manually , the name is left blank. The cover page indicates the fax is from your Station ID, and the numb[...]

52 CHAPTER SIX 6 Press or to vie w the comment selections. 1.COMMENT OFF 2.PLEASE CALL 3.URGENT 4.CONFIDENTIAL 5.(USER DEFINED) 6.(USER DEFINED) 7 Press Set when the screen displays your selection. 8 Enter two digits to indicate the number of pages your are sending. (Enter 0 0 to leave the number of pages blank.) If you make a mistake, press to bac[...]

53 SETUP SEND 4 If you selected ON, you must select a comment. Use or to view possible selections. (Y ou can select your custom comment.) 1.COMMENT OFF 2.PLEASE CALL 3.URGENT 4.CONFIDENTIAL 5.(USER DEFINED) 6.(USER DEFINED) 5 Press Set when the screen displays your selection. The screen displays: ACCEPTED 1.YES 2.NO OTHER SETTINGS? 6 Press 1 if you[...]

54 CHAPTER SIX Cover P age Message Y ou can set up two custom comments. Composing Y our Own Comments 1 Press F unctio n , 3 , 2 . The screen displays: CO VERP A GE MSG . 2 Use or to choose position 5 or 6 for your customized comment. 3 Press Set . 4 Use the dial pad to enter your customized comment (up to 27 characters). 5 Press Set . The screen di[...]

55 SETUP SEND Resolution When you hav e a document in the feeder , you can use the Resolution key . Press Resolution continuously until you see your selection on the screen. Standard —suitable for most typed documents. Fine —good for small print; transmits a little slo wer than standard resolution. Super Fine —good for small print or artwork;[...]

56 CHAPTER SIX Quic k Scan Fax T ransmission Y ou can scan a fax into the F AX/MFC’ s memor y to be sent as soon as the scan is complete. This w ay , you don’t ha ve to wait for the entire fax to be transmitted before you retrieve your original. If you get a “MEMOR Y FULL” message while scanning the first page of a fax, press St op to cance[...]

57 SETUP SEND 6 Press Set when the screen displays your selection. The screen displays ACCEPTED 1.YES 2.NO OTHER SETTINGS? 7 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns to the Setup Send menu— OR —Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings, and go to Step 8. The screen prompts you to enter the f ax number you want [...]

58 CHAPTER SIX 5 Press Set . The screen displays ACCEPTED 1.YES 2.NO OTHER SETTINGS? 6 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns to the Setup Send menu— OR —Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings and go to Step 7. The screen prompts you to enter the fax number . MEMORY 100% ENTER FAX NO. 7 Enter the fax numbe[...]

59 SETUP SEND Next-Fax Reservation Even if your F AX/MFC is receiving another f ax, you can set your machine to send your fax next. This w ay , you don’ t hav e to wait for it to f inish sending or recei ving the other fax. Y ou can dial this fax call manually , or by using Redial, One T ouch, Speed Dial, or Chain dialing. (When you use One T ouc[...]

60 CHAPTER SIX Setting Up for P olling T ransmit Polling T ransmit is when y ou set up your F AX/MFC to wait with a document so another fax machine can retrieve it. 1 Place document to be retrie ved in the feeder . 2 Press F unctio n , 3 , 8 . 3 The screen displays SELECT < - - > & SET POLLED TX:OFF? 4 Press or to choose ON. 5 Press Set .[...]

61 SETUP SEND Interrupting Dela yed F ax and P olling T ransmit Jobs Y ou can send a fax or make a copy no w , e ven if you hav e the F AX/MFC set to send a fax later , or if you ha ve it set to be polled. Ho we ver , you cannot use automatic redial or the function mode. 1 Press F unctio n , 5 . 2 W ait 2 seconds, then remov e the documents that ar[...]

62 CHAPTER SIX[...]

63 Storing Number s f or Easy Dialing Y ou can set up your F AX/MFC to do three types of easy dialing: One T ouch, Speed Dial, and Groups for Broadcasting of faxes. Storing One T ouch Dial Numbers Y ou can store eight fax/phone numbers that you can dial by pressing one ke y . Y ou also can store names with these numbers. When you press a One T ouch[...]

64 CHAPTER SEVEN 6 Press Set . The screen prompts y ou to select the type of number this is. Use or to select the type you want. FA X a fax only number TEL a telephone (voice) number F AX/TEL both a fax and telephone (voice) number CHAIN a number (usually an access code) for chain dialing. 7 Press Set . 8 Return to Step 2 to store another One-T ouc[...]

65 SETUP A UT O DIA L NUMBERS 3 Press Set . The screen displays your entr y , then prompts you to enter the number you’ re storing . #05: ENTER & SET 4 Enter the number (up to 20 digits). 5 Press Set . The screen now prompts y ou to store a name with this number . NAME: 6 Use the dial pad to enter the name (up to 15 characters). Y ou can use [...]

66 CHAPTER SEVEN Setting Up Groups f or Br oadcasting Groups allo w you to send the same fax message to many fax n umbers by pressing only one One T ouch key (Broadcasting). First , you’ ll need to store each fax number as a One T ouch or Speed Dial number . Then , you can combine them into a Group. Each Group uses up a One T ouch key . Finally ,[...]

Making V oice Calls Y ou can use your F AX/MFC to make voice telephone calls, by dialing manually , or by using T el-index, One T ouch or Speed Dial memory . Y ou can use the handset, or , if you ha ve the F AX 870MC or MFC 970MC, you can use the Speakerphone to make and receive calls. The Speakerphone allows you to operate the phone hands free, or[...]

68 CHAPTER EIGHT One T ouch Dialing 1 Pick up the handset— OR —Press Hook or Speaker Phone . 2 When you hear a dial tone, press the One T ouch key of the location you want to call. 3 If you pressed Hook to dial the call, pick up the handset when the other party answers. (The speaker wor ks only one way; the other party won’t be able to hear y[...]

69 TELEPHONE (V OICE) OPERA TION Pause Press Redial/Pause to insert a 3.5 second pause between numbers. T one/Pulse If you have pulse dialing service, but need to send tone signals (for telephone banking, for example), follo w the directions belo w . If you have touch tone service, you do not need this feature to send tone signals. 1 Lift the hands[...]

70 CHAPTER EIGHT[...]

9 Re mo t e F a x Opt ion s (For F A X 770 O nl y) CHAPTER NINE 71 This chapter is for Models F AX 770. If you hav e model F AX 870MC or MFC 970MC, your remote fax options are handled by the Message Center . Please see Chapter 10, Message Center and Chapter 11, Message Center Pro. F ax Forwar ding/ P aging Y ou cannot use Paging and F ax Forwarding[...]

72 CHAPTER NINE Pr ogramming Pa ging Number When Paging is selected, your F AX dials the pager number you’ ve programmed, and dials your Personal Identif ication Number (PIN) when connected, to activate your pager and let you know you have a fax message in the memory . 1 Press F unctio n , 8 , 1 . 2 Press or until the screen displays PAGING? 3 Pr[...]

73 REMO TE F AX OPTIONS (FOR F AX 770 ONL Y) Setting F ax Stora g e If you set Fax Storage to ON , you will be able to retrie ve fax messages from another location, using Fax Forwarding, Paging, or Remote Retrieval functions. The screen will indicate when you ha ve a f ax stored in memory . 1 Press F unctio n , 8 , 2 . The screen prompts you to cho[...]

74 CHAPTER NINE Remote Retrieval Y ou can call your F AX from any touch tone phone (or remote Group 3 fax machine) and use a Remote Access Code and other button presses to retrieve fax messages. Using Remote Access Code 1 Dial your F AX phone number from a touch tone phone. 2 When your F AX answers and beeps, immediately enter your Remote Access Co[...]

75 REMO TE F AX OPTIONS (FOR F AX 770 ONL Y) Program F ax F orward Number —Press 4 , then retrie ve Memory Status List (see page 76). T urn F ax Storage ON —Press 6 . T urn F ax Storage OFF —Press 7 . Retrieve a F ax Press 9 6 . Then to Print a Memory Status List —Press 1 . Retrieve all f axes —Press 2 . Erase all fax messages —Press 3 [...]

76 CHAPTER NINE Retrieving Memory Status List Y ou can retriev e the Memory Status List from a remote fax machine to see if you hav e any fax messages. 1 Dial your fax number . 2 When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access Code ( 1 5 9 ). 3 When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 6 1 . 4 Using the dial pad, enter[...]

77 REMO TE F AX OPTIONS (FOR F AX 770 ONL Y) Changing F ax Forwarding Number Y ou can change the default setting of your fax forwarding number from a remote fax machine. 1 Dial your fax number . 2 When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access Code ( 1 5 9 ). 3 When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 5 4 . 4 Enter t[...]

78 CHAPTER NINE[...]

79 Message Center Mode Message Center Mode allows you to store incoming f ax and voice messages in a fle xib le memor y . The memory stores 15 minutes of voice messages, or up to 20 pages of fax memory . An y voice or f ax message can be retriev ed remotely . Memory is shared between fax and v oice messages, w hich are stored on a “first-come, fi[...]

80 CHAPTER TEN 4. F AX:OFF V OICE:ON All memory is used to store voice messages—no fax messages will be stored. Incoming fax es will print on paper . Y ou can use the Paging feature, and retrieve voice messages remotely . 5. F AX:OFF V OICE:EXT Y ou need an external answering machine connected to the EXT jack for this setting. Incoming fax es are[...]

81 MESSA GE CENTER (FO R F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) Recor ding Message Center Outgoing Message Recording the Message Center Outgoing Message (MSG CTR OGM) is the second step you need to follow bef ore you can turn on the Message Center . Make sure your OGM is less than 20 seconds long. 1 Press F unctio n , 8 , 3 . The screen prompts you to cho[...]

82 CHAPTER TEN Activ ating Message Center Mode Press and hold until the screen displays MC:MSG CTR Message Indicator The Message light flashes when you hav e voice messages and/or f axes waiting for your re view . Once you listen to the message or print the fax, the light stops flashing. The LCD screen displays the total number of voice (including [...]

83 MESSA GE CENTER (FO R F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) Printing a Fax Messa ge Once you print a new f ax message stored in memory , it is erased from the memory automatically . 1 Press Play . After tw o seconds, the F AX/MFC begins to play v oice messages. 2 After playing voice messages, the displa y asks if you want to print fax messages th at a[...]

84 CHAPTER TEN T o erase voice messa ges individually 1 Press Play . After two seconds, the F AX/MFC beeps and begins message playback. Each message is preceded by one long beep, and followed by two short beeps. 2 T o erase a specif ic message, press Eras e immediately after the two short beeps, or while the message is playing. The screen prompts E[...]

85 MESSA GE CENTER (FO R F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) Setting T oll Sa ver When you set the toll sav er feature, the F AX/MFC ans wer s after f our rings if you don’ t hav e messages, and after two rings if you do ha ve messages. This way , w hen you call the F AX/MFC, if it rings three times, you kno w you hav e no messages, and can hang up, [...]

86 CHAPTER TEN Recording a Con ver sation Y ou can record a telephone con versation by pr essing R eco rd during the con versation. Y our recording can be as long as the Incoming Message Maximum T ime. Y ou and the other party will hear a beep e very 15 seconds while recording. Y ou cannot record a con v ersation using Speaker Phone. Fax Forwar din[...]

87 MESSA GE CENTER (FO R F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) Programming P a ging Number 1 Press F unctio n , 8 , 6 . 2 Press or until the screen displays PAGING? 3 Press Set . The screen pr ompts y ou to enter your pager number . PAG#: ENTER & SET 4 Enter your pager phone number (up to 20 digits) follo wed by . Do not include the area code if it i[...]

88 CHAPTER TEN Remote Retrie v al This section is for the F AX 870MC a n d MFC 970MC. (If you ha v e the F AX 770, please see Chapter 9 for your remote fax options.) Y ou can call your F AX/MFC from any touch tone phone (or remote Gr oup 3 fax machine) and use a Remote Access Code and other b utton presses to retrie ve v oice (and fax) messag es. Y[...]

89 MESSA GE CENTER (FO R F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) Remote Contr ol Commands Follo w the commands belo w to access features remotely . When you call the F AX/MFC and enter your Remote Access Code (159 ), the system will signal you with two short beeps to enter a remote control command. Remote control commands 91 Playing voice messages 1 (Skip [...]

90 CHAPTER TEN Retrieving Memory Status List Y ou can retriev e the Memory Status List from a remote fax machine to see if you hav e any fax messages. 1 Dial your F AX/MFC number . 2 When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access Code ( 1 5 9 ). 3 When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 6 1 . 4 Using the dial pad, e[...]

91 MESSA GE CENTER (FO R F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) Changing F ax Forwarding Number Y ou can change the default setting of your fax forwarding number from a remote fax machine. 1 Dial your F AX/MFC number . 2 When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access Code ( 1 5 9 ). 3 When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press [...]

92 CHAPTER TEN[...]

93 Message Center Pr o Message Center Pro works as an additional enhancement of Message Center and provides you with Personal Mailbo x and V oice-on-Demand. Up to fi v e Personal Mailbox es are av ailable. V oice-on-Demand stores v oice information messages for someone calling you. These memory boxes allow you to store voice messages that provide c[...]

94 CHAPTER ELEVEN Setting Up Message Center Pro Y ou must set up Message Center Pro in the follo wing order: Ho we ver , if you are using only V oice Information, follow Steps 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7. If you are using only Personal Mailbox, follow Steps 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7. 1 Record V oice-on-Demand information messages. ( F unctio n , 9 , 4 ) 2 Record Outgo[...]

95 MESSA GE CENTER PR O (FOR F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) V oice The V oice-on-Demand feature allo ws you to store voice messages into the memory boxes. Y ou can use the memory boxes to pro vide callers with more information automatically and ef fectiv ely , without answering the call yourself. Recor ding V oice Information in Memory Bo x 1 Pres[...]

96 CHAPTER ELEVEN Erasing V oice Information in Memory Bo x 1 Press F unctio n , 9 , 4 . The screen prompts you to enter a V oice Memory Box number . VOICE NO.: 2 Enter a memory box number (01–99). 3 Press Set . The screen prompts REC/ERASE/PLAY? 4 Press Eras e , 1 to erase the v oice messa ge stored in the selected memor y box. 5 Press St op to [...]

97 MESSA GE CENTER PR O (FOR F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) Playing P ersonal Mailbo x Messages The screen displays whether it has recei ved any messa ges. If any mailboxes contain messages, the screen will alternately display the numbers of those mailboxes, with ho w man y V OICE and F AX messages the Message Center has stored. T o listen to v oi[...]

98 CHAPTER ELEVEN T o erase all messag es 1 Press Eras e . 2 W ithin two seconds, press one of the One T ouch ke ys for the selected mailbox. Mailboxes 01 to 05 are assigned to One T ouch keys 1 to 5 respec- ti vely . The screen then prompts you to enter your 4-digit passw ord. 3 Enter your password. 4 Press Set . 5 Press or to select V OICE (erase[...]

99 MESSA GE CENTER PR O (FOR F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) Recor ding Second Le vel OGM After callers ha ve pressed 0 1 for Personal Mailbox, or 0 2 for V oice-on-Demand, they will need to hear more instructions from you in the 2nd Level OGM. Make sure you tell callers the memory box numbers of specific voice messages (2 3 , 2 4 , 2 5 , etc.) and[...]

100 CHAPTER ELEVEN Recor ding Fir st Le vel OGM This is the announcement all callers will hear . In this announcement, you need to tell callers how to select the option for Personal Mailbox (press 0 1 ) or V oice-on-Demand (press 0 2 ). This outg oing message should also tell callers that after the beep they can leave a voice message, or they can s[...]

101 MESSA GE CENTER PR O (FOR F AX 870MC AND MFC 970MC ONL Y) T urning On Messa g e Center Pr o This is the f inal ste p to turn on Message Center Pro. Y ou must hav e already stored information in Personal Mailboxes, or in V oice-on-Demand memory boxes. Y ou must hav e recorded a 1st Lev el and a 2nd Le v el OGM. 1 Press F unctio n , 9 , 1 . 2 The[...]

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12 CHAPTER TWELVE P rin tin g R e p o rts 103 F AX/MFC Settings and Activity Y ou can print the following lists and re ports: 1.XMIT REPORT Choose if T ransmission V erification Report is printed after all faxes sent. 2.ACT.REPORT Activity Report lists information about the last 30 incoming and outgoing fax es. TX means T ransmit; RX means Recei ve[...]

104 CHAPTER TWEL VE T o Print a Repor t 1 Press F unctio n , 7 . 2 Enter the number (see p. 103) of the report you want to print. F or example, press 4 to print the TEL-INDEX. 3 Press Star t . 4 Press St op to exit. T ransmission V erification (Xmit) Report Y ou can use the Xmit Report as proof that you sent a fax. This r eport lists the name or fa[...]

105 Standar d T elephone and FCC Notices These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States onl y . This equipment is hearing aid compatible. When programming emergency numbers and/or making test calls to emergency numbers: ■ Remain on the line and briefly explain to the dispatcher the reason for the call before hanging up. [...]

106 CHAPTER THIR TEEN The REN is useful to determine the quantity of de vices you may connect to your telephone line and still have those devices ring when your telephone number is called. In most, but not all areas, the sum of the RENs of all devices connected to one line should not e xceed fi v e (5). T o be certain of the number of devices you m[...]

107 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only) This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regula tions. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les e xigences du Règlement sur la matériel brouilleur du Canada. Federal Comm unications Comm[...]

108 CHAPTER THIR TEEN W ARNING For protection against the r isk of electrical shock, always disconnect all cables from the wall outlet before servicing, modifying or installing the equipment. This equipment may not be used on coin service lines provided by the telephone company or connected to party lines. Brother cannot accept any f inancial or ot[...]

109 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION Impor tant Saf ety Instructions 1 Read all of these instructions. 2 Sav e them for later reference. 3 Follo w all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 4 Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 5 Do not use this product ne[...]

110 CHAPTER THIR TEEN 14 Nev er push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots, since they may touch dang erous voltage points or short out parts resulting in a risk of f ire or electric shock. Ne ver spill liquid of any kind on the product. 15 Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or remo ving covers may exp[...]

111 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION Notice – Disclaimer of W arranties BR O THER’S LICENSOR(S) AND THEIR DIRECT ORS, OFFICERS, EMPLO YEES OR A GENTS (COLLECTIVEL Y BR O THER’S LICENSOR) MAKES NO W ARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMIT A TION THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDIN[...]

112 CHAPTER THIR TEEN T rademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademar k of Br other Industries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademar k of Brother Industries, Ltd. IBM, IBM PC, MW A VE and IBM Apti v a are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. V isioneer PaperPort is a register ed trademark of V isioneer , Inc.[...]

14 CHAPTER FOURTEEN T r ouble s ho ot i n g and M ain tena n ce 113 T r oubleshooting F ax-Back System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use Fax-Bac k System, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is av ailable 24 hours a day , 7 days a week. Y ou c[...]

114 CHAPTER FOUR TEEN Brother Bulletin Boar d Brother’ s Bulletin Board Numbers are USA: 1-888-298-3616 From within Canada: 1-514-685-2040 Err or Messages Y ou may occasionally encounter a diff iculty with your F AX/MFC or telephone line. If this happens, your F AX/MFC often identifies the problem and displays an error message. The list belo w e [...]

115 TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 2 Open the front cov er . 3 Then open the top cov er by pressing the blue lev ers on both sides of the top cov er . Blue Lever Front Cover Top Cover 4 Pull the jammed paper gently from the paper feeder to ward the back of the F AX/MFC. If the paper remains jammed, then pull it to ward the front of the machine.[...]

116 CHAPTER FOUR TEEN CLEAN UP SCANNER The scanner is dirty . See “Regular Maintenance” on p. 122. COMM.ERROR A poor quality phone line resulted in a communications error . T ry the call again. CONNECTION FAIL Y ou ha v e requested a polling call from another party , but the other f ax machine is not in Poll W aiting mode. DISCONNECTED The othe[...]

117 TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE MACHINE ERROR XX and PRESS STOP KEY Contact Brother Customer Service at USA: 1-800-284-4329 (v oice) From within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 (v oice) From within Montr eal: 1-514-685-6464 (v oice) NO RESPONSE/BUSY The number you called does not answer or is busy . Y ou may also hav e reached a number not connected [...]

118 CHAPTER FOUR TEEN If Y ou Are Ha ving Difficulty with Y our F AX/MFC If you think there is a problem with your F AX/MFC, make a cop y first. If the copy looks good, the problem is probably not your F AX/MFC. Check the diff iculties belo w and follow the troubleshooting tips. Printing or Receiving Fax es Condensed Print and Horizontal Streaks; T[...]

119 TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE Sending Fax es P oor T ransmitting Quality T ry changing your resolution to FINE or SUPERFINE (see “Resolution” p. 55). Make a copy to v erify the F AX/MFC’ s scanner operation. Dialing Does Not W ork Check for a dial tone. Change T ONE/PULSE setting (see “Setting Dialing Mode (T one/Pulse)” p. 27). [...]

120 CHAPTER FOUR TEEN T ransmission V erification Repor t Prints “Result: NG” There is probably temporary noise or static on the phone line. Try sending the fax again. If the problem continues, call the T elephone Company to check your phone line. Custom Features on a Single Line If you hav e Call W aiting, Caller ID, Call W aiting/Caller ID, R[...]

121 TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE P ac king and Shipping the F AX/MFC Whene ver you transport the F AX/MFC, use the packing materials that came with your F AX/MFC. I f y ou d o not pac k the F AX/MFC correctly , you could void y our warranty . 1 Unplug the F AX/MFC from the A C outlet. NO TE: Do not unplug the F AX/MFC after a print job until [...]

122 CHAPTER FOUR TEEN 4 Place additional parts (such as cords and telephone line) and documents (such as your manual) into the carton. * 5 Close the carton. * F or MFC 970MC only Regular Maintenance Cleaning the Scanner Before cleaning, unplug the po wer cord for safety . Clean the white tape and the glass strip under the tape with isopropyl alcoho[...]

123 TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE Cleaning the Print Head Before cleaning, unplug the po wer cord for safety . T o clean the F AX/MFC print head, wipe the metal part and plastic part with a lint-free cloth that is dry or lightly moistened with isopropyl alcohol. Plastic Part Metal Part For Customer Service USA: 1-800-284-4329 (voice) 1-908-575[...]

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125 Bef ore Y ou Install Multi-Function Link This chapter takes you through each step of the installa tion pr ocess. Read it carefully to ensure a problem-free installation. P acka ge Contents Before you begin the Multi-Function Link installa tion, please check the contents of your package: ■ Brother CD-R OM ■ Multi-Function Link Cable and PC I[...]

126 CHAPTER FIFTEEN PC Configuration Requirements Y our PC must meet or exceed the follo wing minimum system configura tion requirements for you to install and use Multi-Function Link: CPU 80486/66 or higher RAM 8MB or greater for W indo ws ® 3.1 or 3.11 8MB or greater for W indo ws ® 95 (16MB recommended) 16MB or greater for W indo ws NT ® W or[...]

127 SETTING UP THE MFC 970MC AND COMPUTER TO WORK TOGETHER A v ailable Options Install Multi-Function Link Software Click on Install Multi-Function Link Software to access the Software Installation windo w . On-Line Documentation On-Line Documentation includes all online documentation. T o view the On-Line Documentation, you must f irst install the[...]

128 CHAPTER FIFTEEN Installing the Multi-Function Link Software Make sure your MFC 970MC is connected to your PC as described earlier and that both machines are plugged in and switched on. Over vie w of Basic Steps 1 Insert the Brother CD-R OM into your CD-R OM dri ve and access the Installation W indo w . 2 Enter the command for your ver sion of W[...]

129 SETTING UP THE MFC 970MC AND COMPUTER TO WORK TOGETHER 3 Click on the “Install Multi-Function Link Softwar e” option. The Software Installation windo w will appear . The Software Installation screen automa tically loads. Multi-Function Link includes V isioneer P aperPort applications. 4 F ollow the installation instructions: Follo w the ins[...]

130 CHAPTER FIFTEEN[...]

131 Introduction This chapter outlines the basics of the Brother software, so you can get started using the Multi-Function Link software. Detailed installation and setup instructions are in the On-Line Documentation section of the Brother CD-ROM that is included with your MFC. Be sure to check the online ReadMe file for last-minute, important infor[...]

132 CHAPTER SIXTEEN Running the Br other Software The software included with your MFC consists of two parts, the Multi- Function Link and V isioneer PaperPort LE for Br other .[...]

133 USING THE MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK SOFTW ARE (FOR MFC 970MC ONL Y) Multi-Function Link The Multi-Function Link Main Menu is the application used for all f ax sending and recei ving operations. It also contains an electronic Phone Book program and a Log Manager that maintains a record of all PC fax transactions. The Main Menu can be accessed thr oug[...]

134 CHAPTER SIXTEEN Sending a F ax fr om Y our PC Sending a Quick F ax A QuickFax is a co ver page only f ax with a message. This option is v ery useful when you want to fax a quick, short message from your PC. 1 From the Main Menu, select the QuickFax button or select QuickFax from the Start pull-do wn menu. The QuickFax screen will appear . 2 Ent[...]

135 USING THE MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK SOFTW ARE (FOR MFC 970MC ONL Y) Sending a F ax from the Main Men u Y ou can send a fax from the Main Menu and attach multiple f iles. The “attachments” can e ven be in a dif ferent formats. 1 From the Main Menu windo w , select the Send Fax –– OR – – Select Send Fax from the Star t pull-down menu. The [...]

136 CHAPTER SIXTEEN Sending a Fax fr om a Windows ® Application Y ou can send a fax directly from an y W indo ws ® application using the following steps: 1 Create the document in a W indo ws ® a pplication. 2 Select Brother MFL Fax as your printer . 3 Select the Print command to begin the fax transmission. The Fax Sending dialog box will appear [...]

137 USING THE MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK SOFTW ARE (FOR MFC 970MC ONL Y) Receiving F ax es into the PC T o receiv e faxes into y our PC through the MFC, you must f irst connect your MFC to your computer . Then, you can load the softw are. Bef ore Y ou Begin Use the follo wing checklists for the MFC and PC, to make sure you ha ve properly set up the MFC a[...]

138 CHAPTER SIXTEEN Viewing Received F axes Fax es that are receiv ed into the PC will appear in the InBox of the Log Manager . T o access the Lo g Manager , from the Main Menu click the Log Manager button . –– OR –– From the Start pull-down menu, select Mail/Log. 1 In the Log Manager , select the F ax f older . 2 Then select the InBox fold[...]

139 USING THE MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK SOFTW ARE (FOR MFC 970MC ONL Y) T o choose the Brother Multi-Function Link as your scanner driv er , select it under the “Select scanner” or “Select source” option in your softw are. Scanning Options When you scan using the Brother Multi-Function Link Scanner dri ver , a scanning options dialog box will ap[...]

140 CHAPTER SIXTEEN Contrast T o hav e the scanner adjust the contrast automatically , c hoose Auto. If your original is too light, set the contrast to Light. If the original is too dark, set the contrast to dark. Image T ype If you are scanning text or black and white line art, choose T ext as the image type. If you’re scanning a photo or detail[...]

If you ha ve a F AX 750, F AX 770 or F AX 870MC, you can pur chase the optional Multi-Function Link package (also called “Missing Link”). Multi- Function Link tur ns y our f ax machine into a multifunction center , by enabling you to use your fax machine as a printer and a scanner and to use it to fax messages from W indo ws applications in you[...]

142 MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK (OPTION) FOR F AX 750, F AX 770 AND F AX 870MC[...]

T ype Desktop facsimile transcei ver Compatibility ITU-TS Group 3 Coding system Modif ied Huffman (MH) Modem speed 14400/12000/9600/7200/4800/2400; Automatic Fallback (F AX 870MC, MFC 970MC) 9600/7200/4800/2400; Automa tic F allback (F AX 750, F AX 770) Document input width 5.8 inches to 8.5 inches (148 mm to 216 mm) Scanning/Printing width 8.2 inc[...]

144 SPECIFICA TIONS Po wer source 120V AC 50/60Hz (U .S.A., Canadian V ersion Only) Po wer consumption Standb y: under 5 watts — Peak: under 170 w atts Dimensions 12.3 x 13.6 x 7.3 (inches)/ 307 x 341 x 182 (mm) W eight 9.56 lb / 4.3 kg Specifications are subject to c hange for improv ement without pr ior notice.[...]

145 GLOSSAR Y Glossary Activity Report Lists information about the last 30 incoming and outgoing faxes. TX means Transmit. RX means Receive. ADF (Automatic Document Feed) Refers to the number of pages that can be placed in the document feeder and fed one at a time automatically . All Dial List A listing of names and numbers stored in One T ouch and[...]

146 GLOSSAR Y Delayed F ax Sends your fax a t a later time that day . Distinctive Ring A ser vice purchased from the T elephone Company that provides another phone number on an existing phone line. The Brother F AX/MFC uses the new number to simulate a dedicated f ax line. ECM (Error Correction Mode) Detects errors during fax transmission and resen[...]

147 GLOSSAR Y Next F ax Reservation Accepts the next document in the document feeder for transmission while the F AX/MFC is still receiving. OGM (Out-Going Message) The message callers hear when you call your Message Center or external answering machine. One T ouch Ke ys on the F AX/MFC control panel where you can store numbers for easy dialing. Y [...]

148 GLOSSAR Y Standard resolution 98 x 203 dpi. It is used for regular size text and quickest transmission. Station ID The stor ed information that appears on the top of faxed pages. It includes the sender’ s name and fax number . super fine resolution 392 x 203 dpi. Best for very small print and line art. T el Index An electronic , alphabetical [...]

149 A Accessories .................................................... 154 Acti vity Report ...................................... 103, 104 ALL DIAL List .............................................. 103 Alternating Displays ........................................ 22 Answer Mode ...................................... 18 , 3 3 , 3 4 Assembly .....[...]

150 INDEX F F/T (Fax/T el) Mode ........................... 33, 34, 118 F/T (Fax/T el) Ring T ime ...................... 33, 35, 39 F/T OGM ......................................................... 36 Fax Forw arding .............................. 71, 73, 86, 89 F AX ONL Y Mode ........................................... 33 Fax Receive Code .......[...]

151 INDEX Pause .................................................... 63, 64, 69 PBXs .......................................................... 17, 18 Personal Mailbox ................................. 84, 93, 96 Personal Mailbox Memo ................................. 98 Personal Mailbox Remote Retrie val .......... 98, 99 Photo Resolution ........[...]

152 INDEX[...]

153 BR O THER NUMBERS Br other Numbers Fax-Back System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use Fax-Back System, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is a v ailable 24 hours a day , 7 days a week. Y ou can use the system to send faxes to an y fax mach[...]

154 ORDERING A CCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES Ordering Accessories and Supplies For the best quality results use only genuine Brother accessor ies, av ailable at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and y ou hav e a V isa, MasterCard, Discov er or Amer ican Expr ess credit card, you can orderaccessories directly from Brother .[...]

These machines are made for use in the USA or CANADA only. We can not recommend using them overseas because it may violate the Telecommunications Regulations of that country and the power requirements of your fax machine may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries. Using USA or CANADA models overseas is at your own risk and [...]