Brother MFC 8700 manuel d'utilisation

FA X 4750 FA X 5750 MFC 830 0 MFC 86 0 0 MFC 870 0 ® ® OPERA TIONS MANU AL[...]

© 1996 – 1999 Brother Industries, Ltd. If Y ou Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: FAX 4750 FAX 5750 MFC 8300 MFC 8600 MFC 8700 (Circle your model number) Serial Number:* ______________________________________ Date of Purchase: ______________________________________ Place of[...]

i Br other Number s Br other fax-bac k 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 available 24 hours a day , 7 days a week. Y ou can use the system to send faxes to any fax machine, not jus[...]

ii Or dering Accessories and Supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, available at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a V isa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother . (In the USA, you can visit us online for a c[...]

iii Notice – Disc laimer of W arranties (For USA and Canada) BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S), AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVEL Y BROTHER’S LICENSOR) MAKE 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, REGARDING THE SOFT[...]

iv This warranty gives you certain rights and you may also have other rights that may vary from state to state. This warranty is given only to the end- use purchaser of the accompanying product (referred to in this warranty as “this Product”). What is covered: Brother warrants to you for the Warranty Period that there are no defects in the mate[...]

v Product if: (i) you do not return your original Product to Brother within five (5) business days; (ii) the malfunctions of your original Product are not covered by the limited warranty; (iii) the proper packaging instructions are not followed and has caused damage to the product; or (iv) the warranty period on your original Product has expired or[...]

vi This warranty gives you certain rights and you may also have other rights that may vary from state to state. This warranty is given only to the end- use purchaser of the accompanying product (referred to in this warranty as “this Product”). What is covered: Brother warrants to you for the Warranty Period that there are no defects in the mate[...]

vii BROTHER ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY and EXCHANGE SERVICE (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) (For USA Only) Product if: (i) you do not return your original Product to Brother within five (5) business days; (ii) the malfunctions of your original Product are not covered by the limited warranty; (iii) the proper packaging instructions are not[...]

viii BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (For Canada Only) Pursuant to this limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts, Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. (“Brother”), or its Authorized Service Centers, will repair this MFC/Facsimile machine free of charge if defective in m[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS ix 3 3 2 2 1 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 1-1 Using this Manual .............................................................................. 1-1 Finding Information .................................................................... 1-1 T est Sheet Procedures (For [...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS x 5 5 Do Y ou Have a F AX or MFC? .............................................. 3-1 Function Selection T able ............................................................. 3-2 INITIAL SETUP ................................................................................ 4-1 Getting Started ........................................[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS xi 7 7 6 6 Setting Up Sequential Polling Receive ................................. 5-9 Canceling a Scheduled Job ....................................................... 5-10 Setting Multi-Function Link ® Pro Mode (For MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) ................................................................... 5-10 Distinctive [...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS xii 12 12 11 11 10 10 Setting Up Groups for Broadcasting ........................................... 7-3 Changing One T ouch and Speed Dial Numbers ......................... 7-4 TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS ......................................................... 8-1 Dialing Options ......................................................[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS xiii 13 13 Before Y ou Install Brother Printer Driver .................................... 12-2 If Y ou Don’t Have a CD-ROM Drive ....................................... 12-2 Computer Requirements ........................................................... 12-2 Connecting Brother Machine to PC with a USB Cable (For Using W indow[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS xiv 16 16 Manual Feed Slot ...................................................................... 14-3 Loading One Sheet of Paper ............................................... 14-4 Loading More than One Sheet of Paper ............................. 14-4 Printing on Thicker Paper and Card Stock ......................... 14-5 Simul[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS xv Error Messages ......................................................................... 17-2 Document Jam .......................................................................... 17-5 Printer Jam ................................................................................ 17-5 Paper is Jammed in the Multi-purpose Paper C[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS xvi GLOSSAR Y ...................................................................................... G-1 INDEX ................................................................................................. I-1[...]

INTRODUCTION 1 - 1 Using this Manual Thank you for purchasing a Brother fax machine or multi-function center . This machine has been designed to be simple to use, with LCD screen prompts to guide you through functions. However , you can use your machine to its fullest potential by taking a few minutes to read this manual. Additionally , your machin[...]

INTRODUCTION 1 - 2 F AX 4750 and F AX 5750 Contr ol P anel Over vie w 1 T oner Empty Icon The T oner icon flashes on and off when toner is low , so you'll know to order another toner cartridge. Y ou will be able to print until the indicator stays on. 2 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Displays messages to help you set up and operate your machine. [...]

INTRODUCTION 1 - 3 10 Dial Pad Dials phone and fax numbers and can be used as a keyboard for entering information into the machine. 11 V olume High/Low Ke ys Lets you adjust speaker , ring and handset volume. 12 Stop Stops a fax, cancels an operation or exits from function mode. 13 Start Starts an operation (such as sending a fax). 14 Copy Function[...]

INTRODUCTION 1 - 4 MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Contr ol P anel Over view 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 14 15 16 4 1 2 3 1 T oner Empty Icon The T oner icon flashes on and off when toner is low , so you'll know to order another toner cartridge. Y ou will be able to print until the indicator stays on. 2 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Displays messages[...]

INTRODUCTION 1 - 5 12 Stop Stops a fax, cancels an operation or exits from function mode. 13 Start Starts an operation (such as sending a fax). 14 Copy Function Keys: Enlarge Enlarges copies depending on the ratio you select: 100%, 120%, 125%, 150%, 200% and MANUAL. Reduce Reduces copies depending upon the ratio you select: AUTO, 50%, 75%, 87%, 93%[...]

INTRODUCTION 1 - 6 About Y our Machine If you’re a first-time fax machine user , fax operation might seem a little mysterious. Soon, you’ll recognize the unusual fax tones on your phone line, and be able to send and receive faxes easily . Fax T ones and Handshake When someone is sending a fax, the machine sends fax calling tones, (CNG tones)—[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 1 2 2 P ac king List Make sure you ha ve the f ollowing items: Assembly and Connections Document T ray with Extension T elephone Wire Cord P ower Cor d Handset Curled Cord T elephone Handset Document Support IEEE-1284 Compliant Bi-directioned Cable (For MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 Only) Drum Unit Assembly (With fre[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 2 Choosing a Location Place your machine on a flat, stable surface, such as a desk. Select a place that is free of vibration and shocks. Locate the machine near a telephone jack and a standard, grounded power outlet. A void placing your machine in a high-traffic area. Do not place near heaters, air conditioners, water [...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 3 Assembl y Installing the Drum Unit Assembl y (with T oner Car tridge) 1 Unpack the drum unit assembly , including the toner cartridge, and gently rock it from side to side five or six times to distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. T o prevent dama ge to the drum, do not e xpose it to light for longer than[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 4 Document Support Document T ray with Extension Attach the T rays 1 Attach the document support and document tray with extension, and unfold the extension, which holds documents in place. 2 Unfold the Front Output Bin Front Output Bin Extension Extension, which holds printed pages in place. Connect P aper Cassette #2 [...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 5 2 Plug the modular cable from Cassette #2 into the modular jack on the Brother machine. T o select which cassette will be used for printing, see setting Cassette Usage, page 5-5. If you move the machine after connecting Cassette #2, be sure to carefully lift Cassette #2 with the machine because they are not attached.[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 6 P aper Acceptable P aper Paper Type Paper Size Multi-purpose cut sheet Letter, Legal, A4, A5, ISO B5, Executive, A6, Paper Cassette 2.75–8.5 x 4.57–14 inches (70–216 x 116–356 mm) #1 & #2: Manual Feed Slot: cut sheet Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5 (JIS/ISO), Executive, A6, 2.75–8.5 x 4.57–14 inches (70–2[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 7 P aper Specification f or the Cassette Cut Sheet Basis Weight: 17 to 28 lb. (64 to 105 g/m 2 ) Caliper: 0.003 to 0.005 inches. (0.08 to 0.13 mm) Moisture Content: 4% to 6% by weight Manual Feed Slot Cut Sheet Envelopes Basis Weight: 17 to 42 lb. 20 to 24 lb. (64 to 158 g/m 2 ) (75 to 90 g/m 2 ) Caliper: 0.003 to 0.00[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 8 Loading P aper in Multi-purpose P aper Cassette 1 Pull the paper cassette completely out of the machine. 2 Slide the paper width and length adjusters for the paper size you want. 3 Fan the paper well. Load paper Maximum Paper Height Guide in the paper cassette. Press down on the paper to flatten it in all four corner[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 9 Connections Connecting the Machine Connect the handset, power cord, and telephone line. 1 Connecting the Handset Connect the curled handset cord to the bottom of the handset and the left side of the machine. 2 Connect the power cord. When you connect the power , the 01/01/2000 00:00 SLEEP screen displays 3 Connect[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 10 Connecting an External T elephone Y our machine is equipped with a handset that you can use as a regular phone. However , you can also connect a separate telephone (or telephone answering device) directly to your machine. Connect the modular plug on the telephone’ s line cord to the jack labeled EXT . on the left [...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 11 Do not connect a T AD elsewhere on the same phone line. 1 Plug the telephone line cord from the wall jack into the left side of the machine in the jack labeled LINE. 2 Plug the telephone line cord from your T AD into the left side of the machine in the jack labeled EXT . (Make sure this cord is connected to the T AD[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 12 Special Line Considerations Roll Over Phone Lines A roll over phone system is a group of two or more separate telephone lines that pass incoming calls to each other if they are busy . The calls are usually passed down or “rolled over” to the next available phone line in a preset order . Y our machine can work in[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 13 Installing Machine, External T w o-Line T AD , and T wo-Line T elephone When you are installing an external two-line telephone answering device (T AD) and a two-line telephone, your machine must be isolated on one line at both the wall jack and at the T AD. The most common connection is to put the machine on Line 2,[...]

ASSEMBL Y AND CONNECTIONS 2 - 14 Multi-Line Connections (PBX) Most offices use a central telephone system. While it is often relatively simple to connect the machine to a key system or a PBX (Private Branch Exchange), we suggest that you contact the company that installed your telephone system and ask them to connect the machine for you. It is advi[...]

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 1 3 3 User -Friendl y Pr ogramming W e have designed your machine with on-screen programming and a Help key . User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of all the functions your machine has to of fer . (See Using This Manual, page 1-1.) Since your fax programming is done on the LCD, we created step-by-step on[...]

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 2 1. INITIAL SETUP Function Description F actory Set P age 1. T ONE/PULSE Selects dialing mode. TONE 4-1 2. D A TE/TIME Enter date and time for LCD 01/01 2000 00:00 4- 1 display and heading on transmissions. 3. ST A TION ID Program name, fax number and — 4-2 telephone number to appear on each transmitted page. 4. BEEPER [...]

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 3 1. F ax Functions ( CONTINUED ) 2. SETUP RECEIVE Function Description F actory Set Page 1. RING DELA Y Number of rings before machine 04 5-2 answers in F AX or F AX/TEL mode. 2. F/T RING TIME Sets the time for “double ring” in 20 SEC 5-2 F AX/TEL mode. 3. EASY RECEIVE Receive fax messages without O N 5-3 pressing the[...]

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 4 6. SET A UT O DIAL Function Description F actory Set Page 1. ONE-T OUCH DIAL Dial numbers stored in memory — 7-1 by pressing only one key . 2. SPEED-DIAL Dial numbers stored in memory — 7-2 by pressing only three keys. 3. SETUP GR OUPS Set up a Group number for — 7-3 broadcasting. 5. INTERR UPT Function Description[...]

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 5 1. F ax Functions ( CONTINUED ) 0. MISCELLANEOUS Function Description Factory Set P age 1. DISTINCTIVE Use with telephone company’ s O F F 5-12 distinctive ringing service to register the ring pattern on the machine. 2. CALLER ID View or print a list of the last 30 — 5-13, 14 Caller IDs stored in memory . 3. COPY CON[...]

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING 3 - 6 Function Description Factory Set Page 1. QU ALITY Select Normal or High print HIGH See MFC quality . Software Manual 1-3 2. VIDEO TYPE Select Moving or Still video MOVING See MFC signal. Software Manual 1-3 3. PRINT SIZE Select the size for printed video 5.75" x 4.25" See MFC capture frames. Software Manual 1-3[...]

INITIAL SETUP 4 - 1 4 4 Getting Star ted Setting Dialing Mode (T one/Pulse) Y our machine comes set to accommodate tone (multi-frequency) dialing service. If you have pulse (rotary) dialing service, you need to change the dialing mode. 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 1 , 1 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 1 , 1 . 2 Use or to select dialing [...]

INITIAL SETUP 4 - 2 Setting Station ID Y ou can store your name, fax number, and telephone number to be printed on all fax pages you send. See Composing Electronic Cover Page, page 6-5. 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 1 , 3 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 1 , 3 . 2 Enter your fax number (up to 20 FAX: ENTER & SET digits) and press Set [...]

INITIAL SETUP 4 - 3 Inserting spaces If you want to enter a blank space, press once between numbers and twice between characters. Making corrections If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to change it, press to move the cursor after the last correct letter . Then press Clear ; all letters above and to the right of the cursor are deleted. Re-e[...]

INITIAL SETUP 4 - 4 Setting Beeper V olume Y ou can set the beeper to LOW , HIGH or OFF . The default setting is LOW . When the beeper is set to LOW or HIGH, the machine beeps every time you press a key or make an error , and at the end of fax sending or receiving. 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 1 , 4 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 1 , 4[...]

INITIAL SETUP 4 - 5 Setting V olume Amplify Please carefully read “Choosing the Handset V olume,” page 4-4 before you do the following steps: 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 1 , 7 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 1 , 7 . 2 If none of the users are VOL AMPLIFY:ON? SELECT < - - > & SET hearing-impaired, press or to select VOL[...]

INITIAL SETUP 4 - 6 Sleep Mode Setting the Sleep Mode reduces power consumption while the machine is idle. Y ou can choose how long the machine is idle (from 00 to 99 minutes) before it drops into sleep mode. The timer automatically resets when the machine receives a fax or PC data, or makes a copy . The default setting is 0 minutes. 1 For the F AX[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 1 5 5 Basic Receiving Operations Select Answer Mode There are four different answer modes for your machine. Y ou may choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing the Mode button repeatedly until you have changed the F AX and F AX/TEL lights to the setting you want to use. NOTE: The lighted indicators mean = not selected [...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 2 Setting Ring Delay The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the machine rings before it answers. If you have extension phones on the same line as the machine, keep the Ring Delay default setting of 4 . (See Easy Receive, page 5-3 and Operation from External or Extension T elephones and For F AX/TEL Mode Only , page [...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 3 Easy Receive When you use this feature, you don’ t have to press Star t when you answer a fax call and hear calling beeps. Just hold the handset and wait a few seconds. When you see RECEIVING on the fax screen or when you hear “chirps” through the handset of an extension phone connected to another wall jack, just replace t[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 4 Printing a Reduced Incoming Document Y ou can always reduce the size of an incoming fax to a fixed percentage, regardless of the size of the paper (up to legal) in your machine. If you choose AUTO, your machine chooses the level of reduction for you. For the F AX 4750, F AX 5750, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 only , after you connect Ca[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 5 Setting P aper Size Y ou can use three sizes of paper for printing your faxes: letter , legal and A4. When you change the size of paper you have loaded in the machine, you will need to change the setting for the paper size, so your machine will know how to fit the incoming fax on the page. Y ou can also select the level of page [...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 6 3 Press or to select AUTO , CASSETTE#1 ONL Y or CASSETTE#2 ONL Y and press Set . 4 Press St op to exit. Setting the Print Density Y ou can adjust the print density , by making your printed documents darker or lighter . 1 For the F AX. press F unctio n , 2 , 7 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 2 , 7 . 2 Press to make print li[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 7 Adv anced Receiving Operations Operation fr om Extension T elephone (For F AX 4750, MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700 onl y) or External T elephone If you answer a fax call on an extension phone (or on an external phone in the EXT . jack), you can make your machine take over by using the Fax Receive Code. When you press the Fax Re[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 8 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 2 , 4 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 2 , 4 . 2 Press or to select ON REMOTE ACT.:ON? SELECT < - - > & SET (or OFF) and press Set . 3 If you want to, enter a new FAX RECEIVE: * 51 ENTER & SET Fax Receive Code, and press Set . 4 If you want to, enter a new TEL ANSWER:#5[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 9 Setting Up P olling Receive Polling Receive is when you call another fax machine to receive a fax from it. (See Canceling a Scheduled Job, page 5-10.) 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 2 , 8 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 2 , 8 . 2 Press or to choose ON (or OFF) POLLING RX:OFF? SELECT < - - > & SET and press[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 10 Canceling a Scheduled Job Y ou can cancel tasks you’ve scheduled, such as Delayed Fax or Polling Transmit. 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 4 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 4 . 4.REMAINING JOBS Any waiting jobs will appear on the display . If no jobs are waiting, the screen displays NO JOB W AITING. 2 If you have mor[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 11 Distinctive Ringing This machine feature lets you use the Distinctive Ringing subscriber service offered by some telephone companies, which allows you to have several telephone numbers on one phone line. Each phone number has its own Distinctive Ringing pattern, so you’ll know which phone number is ringing. This is one way yo[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 12 Registering your Distinctive Ringing P attern If you are not sure which ring pattern you have, call your telephone company . Then assign that pattern in the steps below . 1 Set the machine to MANUAL mode. 2 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 0 , 1 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 0 , 1 . The screen displays the current setti[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 13 Caller ID The Caller ID feature of this machine lets you use the Caller ID subscriber service offered by many local phone companies. This service provides you, by means of the screen display , the name or telephone number of your caller as the line rings. (See Printing Caller ID List, page 5-14.) After a few rings, the screen d[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 5 - 14 Clearing a Caller ID Stored in Memory For effective use of the memory , we recommend that you clear the Caller IDs stored in memory by pressing Clear when the display shows each caller ID number or name. Printing Caller ID List 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 0 , 2 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 0 , 2 . 2 Press or to [...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 1 6 6 Bef ore Y ou Begin ■ Documents must be between 5.8 and 8.5 inches wide, and 3.9 and 14.1 inches long. Y our machine can scan an image only 8.15 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. ■ The[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 2 If you send faxes fr om a computer on the same phone line and your Br other machine inter cepts them, set Easy Receive to OFF . Sending Fax es with Multiple Settings When you send a fax you can choose any ACCEPTED combination of the available settings: add a coverpage and select a comment; set the contrast or resolution; send us[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 3 Dual Access Y ou can scan up to 50 documents into the fax memory , even while the machine is receiving or sending another fax (from memory). Y ou can set temporary settings for each fax you're scanning, except T imer and Polling. If you try to scan in and store a 51st fax, the machine will send it immediately , without storing[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 4 5 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 6. 6 Enter fax number and press Star t . Checking the Jobs Status Check which jobs are still waiting in memory to be sent. (If no jobs are waiting, the screen displays[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 5 Basic Sending Operations Composing Electr onic Co ver P a ge The cover page is generated at the receiving party’ 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. (See One T ouch and Speed Dialing, pages 8-1, 8-2.) The cover page in[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 6 Composing Y our Own Comments Y ou can set up two custom comments. 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 3 , 2 . 2.COVERPAGE MSG For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 2 . 2 Use or to choose position 5 or 6 for your customized comment and press Set . 3 Use the dial pad to enter your ACCEPTED customized comment and press Set . (S[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 7 Alwa ys Send Co ver P a ge Make sure Station ID is set up. This feature does not work without the Station ID. (See Setting Station ID, page 4-2.) Y ou can set the machine to send a cover page whenever you send a fax. The number of pages in your fax is not included when you use this setting. 1 For F AX, press F unctio n , 3 , 1 . Fo[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 8 Contrast If your document is very light or very dark, you might want to set the contrast. Use S.LIGHT to send a very light document. Use S.DARK to send a very dark document. 1 Insert the document, face down, in the feeder . 2 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 3 , 3 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 3 . 3 Use or to select AUT[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 9 Adv anced Sending Operations Overseas Mode After you send a fax using this feature, the feature turns itself off. 1 Insert document. 2 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 3 , 5 . 5.OVERSEAS MODE For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 5 . 3 Press or to select ON (or OFF) and press Set . 4 Press 1 if you want to select additional setti[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 10 Y ou cannot use auto redial with Call Reservation. Y ou cannot use Call Reservation with Delayed T ransmission or with Polling. Y ou must register your Station ID to set Call Back Message to ON. Print Sample Call Bac k Message 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 3 , 6 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 6 . 2 Press or to sele[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 11 Dela yed Batch T ransmission Before sending the delayed faxes, your Brother machine will economize by sorting all the documents in memory by destination and scheduled time. All delayed faxes scheduled at the same time to the same fax number will be sent as one transmission. 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 3 , 0 . For the MFC, p[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 12 1 Insert the document into the feeder . 2 Enter a number using One T ouch, Speed Dial, Group number , T el-index or the dial pad. Example: Group number 3 Press Help/Broadcast . 4 Enter the next number . Example: Speed Dial 5 Press Help/Broadcast . 6 Enter the next fax number . Example: Manual dialing, using the dial pad. 7 Press S[...]

SETUP SEND 6 - 13 Setting Up P olling T ransmit Polling T ransmit is when you set up your machine to wait with a document so another fax machine can retrieve it. (See Interrupting Delayed Fax and Polling T ransmit Jobs on this page.) 1 Place the document to be retrieved in the feeder . 2 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 3 , 8 . For the MFC, press F[...]

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SETUP AUT O DIAL NUMBERS 7 - 1 7 7 Storing Numbers f or Easy Dialing Y ou can set up your machine 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 32 fax/phone numbers that you can dial by pressing one key (and Star t ). T o access numbers 17 to 32, hold [...]

SETUP AUT O DIAL NUMBERS 7 - 2 If you need to store a pause longer than 3.5 seconds, press Redial/Pause two or more times. Even if you lose electrical power , numbers stored in memory will not be lost. Storing Speed Dial Numbers Y ou can store Speed Dial numbers, so you can dial by pressing only three keys (and Star t ). There are 100 Speed Dial lo[...]

SETUP AUT O DIAL NUMBERS 7 - 3 Setting Up Gr oups f or Br oadcasting Groups allow you to send the same fax message to many fax numbers by pressing only one One T ouch Group key (and Star t ). 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 Gr oup uses up a One T ou[...]

SETUP AUT O DIAL NUMBERS 7 - 4 Changing One T ouch and Speed Dial Number s If you try to store a One T ouch or Speed Dial number in a location where a number is already stored, the screen displays the current name stored at that location, then prompts you to either *O1: BROTHER 1.CHANGE 2.EXIT 1 Press 1 to change the number , or press 2 to exit [...]

TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS 8 - 1 8 8 Dialing Options Y ou can send faxes or make telephone calls by dialing manually or by using T el-index, One T ouch or Speed Dial memory . Manual Dialing Manual dialing is simply pressing all of the digits of the phone number . 1 Pick up the handset —OR— Press Hook . 2 When you hear a dial tone, dial the call usin[...]

TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS 8 - 2 Speed Dialing 1 Pick up the handset —OR— Press Hook . (See Storing Speed Dial Numbers, page 7-2.) 2 When you hear a dial tone, press S pe ed D ial , then press the two-digit Speed Dial number . 3 If you pressed Hook to dial the call, pick up the handset when the other party answers. (The speaker works only one way; t[...]

TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS 8 - 3 P ause Press Redial/Pause to insert a 3.5 second pause between numbers. If you are dialing overseas, you can press Redial/Pause as many times as needed to increase the length of the pause. Fax Redial If you’r e sending a fax manually and the line is busy , press Redial/Pause to retry the number . If you’r e sending a[...]

TELEPHONE OPERA TIONS 8 - 4[...]

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS 9 - 1 9 9 F ax Forwar ding/P aging Y ou cannot use Paging and Fax Forwarding at the same time. Y ou cannot use Paging and Fax Forwarding when “Fax Storage” is set to OFF . Pr ogramming a F ax Forwar ding Number When Fax Forwarding is set to ON, your machine stores the received fax in memory , then dials the fax number you’v[...]

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS 9 - 2 Programming P aging Number When Paging is selected, your machine dials the pager number you’ve programmed, and dials your Personal Identification Number (PIN) when connected, to activate your pager and let you know you have a fax message in the memory . 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 8 , 1 . For the MFC, press F uncti[...]

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS 9 - 3 Changing Remote Retrie v al Access Code Enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code when the machine picks up your call, so you can access features remotely . The access code is preset to 1 5 9 , but you can change this. The cannot be changed. 1 For the F AX, press F unctio n , 8 , 3 . For the MFC, press F unctio n , 1 , 8 , 3 [...]

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS 9 - 4 Remote Commands Follow the commands below to access features remotely . When you call your machine and enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code (1 5 9 ), the system will signal you with two short beeps to enter a remote command. Remote Commands 95 Changing Fax Forwarding/ Paging setting 1 OFF 2 Fax Forwarding 3 Paging 4 FAX [...]

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS 9 - 5 Retrie ving Memory Status List Y ou can retrieve the Memory Status List from a remote fax machine to see if you have any fax messages. 1 Dial your fax number . 2 When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code ( 1 5 9 ). 3 When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 6 1 . 4 Using t[...]

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS 9 - 6 Changing Fax Forwar ding Number Remotel y 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 Retrieval Access Code ( 1 5 9 ). 3 When you hear two short beeps, enter 9 5 4 . 4 Enter the new telephone num[...]

10 - 1 PRINTING REPOR TS 10 10 MFC Settings and Activity Y ou can print the following lists and reports: 1.XMIT REPORT Choose if you would like a T ransmission V erification Report printed after every fax you send. 2.ACT.REPORT Activity Report lists information about the last 50 incoming and outgoing faxes. TX means T ransmit; RX means Receive. 3.A[...]

PRINTING REPOR TS 10 - 2 T ransmission V erification (Xmit) Repor t Y ou can use the Xmit Report as proof that you sent a fax. This report lists the time and date of transmission, and whether the transmission was successful. When the feature is OFF , the report is printed automatically only if an error occurred during transmission. If the report in[...]

MAKING COPIES 11 - 1 11 11 Using Y our Machine as a Copier Y ou can use your machine as a copy Copy Photo Reduce Sort Enlarge machine, making up to 99 copies at a time. The machine can stack the copies or collate (sort) them. The printable area of your machine Not Printable area 1/6" (4mm) 1/6" (4mm) begins at approximately one-sixth inch[...]

MAKING COPIES 11 - 2 Making Multiple Copies There are two ways to make multiple copies on your machine. Y ou can choose whether the copies will be ST ACKED (all copies of page 1, then all copies of page 2, etc.), or SOR TED (collated). The default resolution for multiple copies is Standard. Stacking Multiple Copies 1 Insert document face-down in th[...]

MAKING COPIES 11 - 3 Reducing and Enlarging Copies AUTO sets the machine to calculate automatically the reduction ratio that fits the size of your paper . MANUAL allows you to enter a ratio from 50% to 200% in 1% increments. 1 Insert document face-down in the feeder . 2 Press Enlarge or Reduce . 3 Press or to select AUTO, 200%, 150%, 125%, 120%, 10[...]

MAKING COPIES 11 - 4[...]

12 - 1 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 12 12 This chapter is for the MFC 8300. If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software Manual. Using the Br other Mac hine with Y our PC The MFC 8300 is a 3 in1 multi-function center—it’ s a Fax, Copier and Printer . Before you can print from W indows ® on your PC, you mus[...]

12 - 2 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC Bef ore Y ou Install Br other Printer Driver If Y ou Don’t Have a CD-R OM Drive All software is supplied on CD-ROM. If you need a Floppy Disk version for the MFC 8300’ s Printer Driver (DSK8331 for W indows ® 3.1 x or DSK8395 for W indows ® 95/98), call Brother at USA: 1-888-879-3232 From within Canada: 1-[...]

12 - 3 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC Connecting Br other Machine to PC with a USB Cable (F or Using Windows ® 98 Only) A USB cable is not included with your MFC 8300. Before you can set up the USB interface, please purchase a standard USB cable. Or , to set up the parallel interface instead, please see “Connecting Brother Machine to PC with Bund[...]

12 - 4 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 4 Select [Recommended] and click Next . Installing Br other Printer Driver Using USB Cab le 1 Insert the Printer driver CD-ROM. 2 Select Specify a location and remove the other check marks, then click Browse to locate the file. 3 Double-click on the CD icon and click on the Win98usb folder , then click OK .[...]

12 - 5 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 4 Click Next . 5 Select [Recommended] and click Next . 6 Confirm the choice is Brother MFL Pro Printer II and click Next .[...]

12 - 6 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 7 Select BRUSB: USB Printer Port and click Next . 8 T ype Br other MFL Pro Printer II as the name of printer and click Next . 9 Select Ye s [Recommended] and click Finish .[...]

12 - 7 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC 10 After completing the test print, click Y es . 11 Click Finish . This completes the installation of the Printer and its USB driver .[...]

12 - 8 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC Manuall y Installing T rue T ype Fonts For the MFC 8300, you must install the T rue T ype Fonts manually , following the steps bellow . For the MFC 8600 and MFC 8700, you can install the T rue T ype Fonts during the initial W indows ® Printer Driver installation, or manually at a later time. True T ype Fonts ar[...]

12 - 9 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC Connecting Br other Machine to PC With Bundled P arallel Cable Y ou must connect the Brother machine to your PC with the included bi-directional IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable. 1 Make sure to unplug the machine’ s power cord from the electrical outlet before connecting the parallel interface cable. Also, m[...]

12 - 10 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC Installing Br other Printer Driver (For P arallel Interface) (F or Windo ws ® 95/98 and Windows NT ® W or kstation V ersion 4.0 Only) 1 Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Enter the command for your version of W indows ® , if needed. After you insert the Brother CD-ROM, you must type the appr[...]

12 - 11 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC A window appears listing the options: For each application you install, click on that name in the Software Installation window and follow the instructions on the screen. The last step will be to restart W indows ® and access the Software Installation window again to install the next application. 3 Click on “[...]

12 - 12 SETUP BROTHER MACHINE WITH PC[...]

13 - 1 FOR DOS USERS 13 13 DOS printing is NOT available for the F AX 4750 and F AX 5750. How to Use Br other mac hine with Y our DOS Application Software Before working with your application software that runs on DOS, check that the Brother machine’ s name appears in the printer selection of your application software. If the machine is not liste[...]

13 - 2 FOR DOS USERS Printer Status Monitor Program This utility program can monitor your printer ’ s status using bi-directional parallel communications. This utility program stays resident in your computer memory (T erminate-and-Stay Resident program) and runs in the background. Installing the Remote Printer Console Before you install the progr[...]

13 - 3 FOR DOS USERS Using the Remote Printer Console Main Pr ogram T ype C:RPCX>RPCX and press the Enter key to start the Remote Printer Console main program. The Main Screen will appear on your computer screen as shown below . Direct_Access Printer_Setup Console_Config Guide Remote Printer Console Current Status Status Media Type Paper feed E[...]

13 - 4 FOR DOS USERS Remote Printer Console Current Printer Status Information Item Default What This Item Does Media T ype Regular Selects the media type “Regular ,” “Thin Paper ,” “Thick Paper ,” “Thicker Paper,” “Bond Paper” or “T ransparency .” Paper Feed Paper Selects the paper feed mode, either Cassette “Paper Casset[...]

13 - 5 FOR DOS USERS P age Setup Section Item Default What This Item Does Left Margin *2 Sets the Left Margin value (0-145) columns. Right Margin *2 Sets the Right Margin value (0-155) columns. T op Margin 0.5" or 0.33" Sets the T op Margin 0", 0.33", 0.5", 1", 1.5” or 2." Bottom Margin 0.5" or 0.33" S[...]

13 - 6 FOR DOS USERS Other Config Item Default What This Item Does Auto LF Off Selects Auto LF “On or Off” Auto CR Of f Selects Auto CR “On or Of f” Auto W rap Off Selects Auto W rap “On or Off” Auto Skip On Selects Auto Skip “On or Off” Console Config Category File Function Environment Sets the Buzzer on/of f, Color for Remote Prin[...]

13 - 7 FOR DOS USERS Using the Printer Status Monitor Pr ogram T ype C:RPCX>STMX and press the Enter key to make the Printer Status Monitor Program stay resident in your computer memory . If there are any changes to the printer status, it displays a message on your computer screen. If the Printer Status Monitor program stays resident in your co[...]

13 - 8 FOR DOS USERS[...]

14 - 1 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER 14 14 Special Printing Features If you purchased the optional Multi-Function Link ® Pro accessory (PCI-3CD) for your F AX 4750 or F AX 5750, follow the instructions in this chapter . Windows ® Printing The dedicated printer driver and T rueT ype™ compatible fonts for Microsoft ® W indows ® 3.1 x , 95/[...]

14 - 2 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Printing Fr om Y our PC Multi-purpose P aper Cassette The machine’ s multi-purpose paper cassette can be adjusted to feed many sizes of paper: letter , legal, A4, B5 and A5 plain paper . When the machine receives print data from your computer , it loads paper from the paper cassette. ■ Select the print [...]

14 - 3 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Fr ont Output Bin The machine ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the output bin in the front of the machine. Unfold the output bin extension to support the printed pages. T o pr event the possibility of transpar encies smudging as they stack in the output bin, r emove each transpar ency after[...]

14 - 4 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Loading One Sheet of P aper Y ou do not have to choose Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of your printer driver . Insert the sheet of paper for Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal), with the side you wish to print on face up in the manual feed slot. 1 Align the paper at the center of the manual f[...]

14 - 5 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Printing on Thic ker P aper and Card Stoc k When the rear cover is lifted up, the machine has a straight paper path from the manual feed slot to the rear of the printer . Use this paper feed and output method when you want to print on thicker paper or card stock. 1 Select manual feed mode in the printer dri[...]

14 - 6 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Sim ultaneous Printing/F axing Y our machine can print data from your computer while sending or receiving a fax, or while scanning information into the computer . However , when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on paper , it pauses the PC printing operation, and resumes when copying or fax receivin[...]

14 - 7 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Printer Operation Ke ys On/Off Line FF/Cont Test/Reset Print Priority On/Off Line K ey This key toggles the machine’ s On Line and Off Line print status, which appears on the display . If you press this key while printing, the machine stops printing and goes of f line. Press On/Off Line again to resume pr[...]

14 - 8 USING BROTHER MACHINE AS A PRINTER Printing the Internal Font List Y ou can print a list of the machine’ s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you select it. 1 Press F unctio n , 2 , 1 , 1 . 2 Press Star t . The machine prints the list. 3 Press St op to exit. Printing the Print Configuration List Y ou can print a[...]

15 - 1 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 15 15 Additional Memory f or F axing/Printing The memory board is installed on the main controller board inside the Brother machine. When you add the optional memory board, it increases the performance modes for both fax and printer operations. The MFC 8300 has 2 MB of memory and the F AX 4750, F AX 5750, MFC 8600 and MF[...]

15 - 2 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES P aper Cassette #2 (Option) (F or F AX 4750 and MFC 8600 Only) Y ou can purchase the Paper Cassette #2 accessory ( L T400 ) to use as a third paper source. Cassette #2 holds up to 250 sheets of 20 lb. (75 g/m 2 ) paper . Multi-purpose Holds approx. 250 sheets of 20 lb. (75 g/m 2 ) or Paper Cassette #2: 50 sheets of 42 lb[...]

16 - 1 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 16 16 Standar d T elephone and FCC Notices (For 120V Models Onl y) 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 [...]

16 - 2 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION Y our telephone company may make changes to its facilities, equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the proper functioning of your equipment. If they do, you will be notified in advance to give you an opportunity to maintain uninterrupted telephone service. If you experience trouble with your machine, p[...]

16 - 3 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION Important—About the Interface Cable A shielded interface cable which is included with your machine should be used to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital device. Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user ’ s authority to operate the [...]

16 - 4 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION Important Safety Instructions 1 Read all of these instructions. 2 Save them for later reference. 3 Follow 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 place this product o[...]

16 - 5 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION 14 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to a Brother Authorized Service Center under the following conditions: A When the power cord is damaged or frayed. B If liquid has been spilled into the product. C If the product has been exposed to rain or water . D If the product does not operate norma[...]

16 - 6 IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the r[...]

17 - 1 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 17 17 T roub leshooting Br other fax-bac k 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 available 24 hours a day , 7 days a week. Y ou can use t[...]

17 - 2 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Error Messa ges Y ou may occasionally encounter a difficulty with your machine or telephone line. If this happens, your machine often identifies the problem and displays an error message. The list below explains the most common error messages. Y ou can correct most problems by yourself. If you need add[...]

17 - 3 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Error Messa ge Cause Action DOCUMENT JAM Documents were not inserted Do not pull paper out until fed properly or document you see page 17-5. was too long. DO WNLO AD FULL The download buffer is full. Press FF/Cont . Printing will (May occur when the resume (the downloading is machine is used as a cance[...]

17 - 4 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Error Messa ge Cause Action PLS CLEAN DRUM The primary corona wire of Clean the primary corona drum unit is dirty . wire of drum unit. (See page 17-22.) PLS OPEN CO VER A page, piece of paper or Open the front cover . If you paper clip, etc. may be see any jammed paper or jammed inside the machine. oth[...]

17 - 5 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Document Jam The documents were not inserted or fed properly , or were too long. 1 Lift the control panel. 2 Carefully pull the document toward the front of the machine. 3 Close the control panel. 4 Press St op . Printer Jam Before you can clear a printer jam error , you must find out where the paper i[...]

17 - 6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE P aper is Jammed in the Multi-purpose P aper Cassette 1 Pull the paper cassette out of the machine. 2 Remove any crinkled sheets. 3 Adjust the guides to fit. 4 Press down the paper to flatten it in the paper cassette. 5 Reinstall the paper cassette. P aper is Jammed near the Drum Unit 1 Open the front [...]

17 - 7 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Printing and Receiving Faxes Condensed print and If your copy looks good, you probably had a horizontal streaks, the bad connection, with static or interference on top and bottom of the phone line. If the copy looks bad, call sentences are cut off. Brother Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 ( USA ), 1-[...]

17 - 8 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Phone Line or Connections Dialing does not work Check for a dial tone. Change TONE/PULSE setting. (See T one/Pulse, page 4-1.) Check all line cord connections, and make sure the curled handset cord is not in the EXT jack. Check power cord connection. Send a manual fax by pressing Hook —OR— by lifti[...]

17 - 9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Handling Incoming Calls Double-ring in The machine knows the incoming call is not a F AX/TEL Mode fax so it is signaling you to answer the telephone call. Pick up the machine’ s handset or answer from an extension or external phone and press your machine’ s T elephone Answer Code (default setting i[...]

17 - 10 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Difficulty Suggestions General Printing Difficulties The machine does not Check the following: print. • The machine is plugged in. (See page 2-8.) • The toner cartridge and drum unit are installed properly . (See page 2-3.) • The interface cable is securely connected between the machine and comp[...]

17 - 11 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DOS Setup Printing Difficulties I cannot print from my Check that the DOS application software application software. interface settings match those of your printer: for example, if you are using a parallel printer cable, you would probably set your DOS software printer port to LPT1. Check for an error[...]

17 - 12 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE P aper Handling Difficulties (Cont.) Difficulty Suggestions What paper can I use? Y ou can use plain paper, envelopes, transparencies, labels and organizer paper . (For information on paper you can use, see Acceptable Paper , on page 2-5.) How can I clear paper See Printer Jams, on page 17-6. jams? Pr[...]

17 - 13 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Print Quality Difficulties (Cont.) Difficulty Suggestions The whole page is Clean the machine’ s interior and the primary printed black. corona wire of the drum unit. (See pages 17-21~22.) Also, do not use heat-sensitive paper as it will cause this problem. After cleaning, if the printed pages are s[...]

17 - 14 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Difficulties Setting up the Software (F or Windo ws ® 3.1x Users) Graphics or T ext Is Missing in the Printout This could be caused by your Display Driver software. Contact your reseller to inquire about the latest Display Driver software. Another solution is to change your W indows ® Setup Display [...]

17 - 15 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Machine Connect F ailure or Bi-Directional Comm unication Err or Recently , some printers have included a function that shows the printer status on the PC display . Such printers use the bi-directional communication parallel port between the printer and the PC. Our machines have a bi-directional paral[...]

17 - 16 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HP LaserJet series II, IID , IIP , IIP+, III, IIID or IIIP: If Microsoft W indows ® Printing System is used for the above models, you must modify the “win.ini” file in the W indows ® directory to turn the machine’ s bi-directional function of f. W e recommend that you do a back-up before you m[...]

17 - 17 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Lexmark WinWriter 200: Y ou must modify the “win.ini” and “system.ini” files in the W indows ® directory to turn off the printer's bi-directional function. W e recommend that you backup the WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI files before you modify them. Open the “win.ini” file using the “Note[...]

17 - 18 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE P ac king and Shipping the Machine Whenever you transport the machine, use the packing materials that came with your machine. Also, follow the steps below to pack the machine so it won’t be damaged, which would void the machine’ s warranty . 1 Remove the telephone line cord and unplug MFC from the[...]

17 - 19 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 7 Carefully pick up the machine and remove Cassette #2 to pack it separately . 8 W rap the machine in the plastic bag and place it in the separate original carton with the original packing material. Cassette #2 (For F AX 5750 and MFC 8700 only) (For all models) Bottom Layer[...]

17 - 20 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 9 Place documents (manual and printed material) and the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly into the original carton as shown below: Middle Layer Cassette #2 F AX/MFC 10 Close the carton and tape it shut. T op Layer (For F AX 5750 and MFC 8700 only)[...]

17 - 21 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Routine Maintenance Keep your machine in optimum condition by cleaning it on a regular basis. It is a good idea to clean the drum unit during this routine. A void using thinners or other organic solvents and do not use water . Cleaning the Document Scanner 1 Unplug the telephone line and then the powe[...]

17 - 22 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE W ARNING Just after you have used the machine, some internal parts of the machine are extremely HOT! When you open the front cover of the machine, never touch the shaded parts as shown in the diagram below . HO T! 3 Gently clean the scanner window by wiping with a clean soft dry cloth. Do not use isop[...]

17 - 23 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 3 Reinstall the drum unit into the machine. (See Replacing the Drum Unit on page 17-26.) 4 Close the front cover . 5 Plug in the power cord first , then the telephone cord. Replacing the T oner Car tridge The machine can print up to 6,000 pages using a high yield toner cartridge. When the toner cartri[...]

17 - 24 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Replacing the T oner Cartridg e W ARNING Just after you use the machine, some internal parts of the machine will be extremely HOT! So, never touch the shaded parts shown in the illustration. HO T! 1 Open the front cover and pull out the drum unit. Place the drum unit on a drop cloth or large piece of [...]

17 - 25 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Caution ■ W ait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you install it into the machine. If a toner cartridge is left unpacked for a long period of time, the toner life is shortened. ■ Y ou can use only a genuine Brother toner cartridge ( TN-430 or TN-460 ), which is specially formu[...]

17 - 26 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 8 Reinstall the drum unit and close the front cover . Replacing the Drum Unit The machine uses a drum unit to create print images on paper . If the screen displays CHANGE DRUM SOON, the drum unit is near the end of its life and it is time to purchase a new one. Even if the display shows CHANGE DRUM SO[...]

17 - 27 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Follow these steps to replace the drum unit: 1 Open the front cover . 2 Remove the old drum unit. Place the drum unit on a drop cloth or disposable paper to avoid scattering toner . 3 Hold down the lock lever on the Lock Lever right and pull the toner cartridge out of the drum unit assembly . (See Rep[...]

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18 - 1 USING BROTHER MACHINE WITH YOUR APPLE IMAC 18 18 For USB equipped Apple Ne w P ower Macintosh G3 or iMac with Mac OS 8.5/8.6 This chapter is for the MFC 8300. If you have a MFC 8600 or MFC 8700, please see the Multi-Function Center Software Manual. The connection, installation and operation instructions are available on the bundled CD-ROM fo[...]

18 - 2 USING BROTHER MACHINE WITH YOUR APPLE IMAC 6 Click Install MFC Print Driver to begin the installation and follow the instructions on the screen. 7 After you have installed the Driver , click V iew On-Line Documentation for operation instructions. Restart your Macintosh/iMac so it recognizes the new drivers.[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS S - 1 Specifications Pr oduct Description Six performance modes are available for the 6in1 model MFC8600 and MFC 8700: Fax, Printer , Copier , Scanner , PC Fax and V ideo Capture. The MFC 8300 is a 3in1 model: Fax, Printer , Copier . The F AX 4750 and F AX 5750 are a plain paper fax models. Fax Specifications Coding System MH/MR/MMR[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS S - 2 Printer Specifications Emulation Brother Printing System for W indows ® and emulation mode of HP LaserJet IIP (PCL level 4, only for MFC models) Printer Driver W indows ® 3.1 x , W indows ® 95/98 and W indows NT ® W orkstation V ersion 4.0 driver supporting Brother Native Compression mode and bi-directional capability Inte[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS S - 3 Electrical and En vironment T emperature (Allowable) 50 - 90.5 ° F (10 - 32.5 ° C) (Storage) 32 - 104 ° F (0 - 40 ° C) W arm-Up Max. 45 seconds at 73.4 ° F (23 ° C) First Print 15 seconds (using Letter size paper in paper cassette) Power Sour ce 120V AC 50/60Hz (U.S.A, Canadian V ersion Only) Power Consumption Operating [...]

SPECIFICA TIONS S - 4 P arallel Interface Specifications Interface Connector Printer Side: Amphenol FCN-685J036-L/X or equivalent A shielded cable should be used. Pin Assignment Pin No. Signal Direction Pin No. Signal Direction 1 DA T A STROBE Input 19 0V(S.G.) - 2 DA T A 1 Input 20 0V(S.G.) - 3 DT A T 2 Input 21 0V(S.G.) - 4 DA T A 3 Input 22 0V(S[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS S - 5 Symbol Sets/Character Sets *HP mode • ISO14 JIS ASCII • Roman 8 • ISO57 Chinese • ISO Latin 1 • ISO11 Swedish (ECMA-94) • HP Spanish • ISO60 Norwegian 1 • ISO17 Spanish • ISO61 Norwegian 2 • ISO10 Swedish • ISO4 UK • ISO16 Portuguese • ISO25 French • ISO84 Portuguese • ISO69 French • ISO85 Spani[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS S - 6 The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set. For other characters, see character set of Roman 8.[...]

GLOSSAR Y G - 1 Glossary Activity Report Lists information about the last 50 incoming and outgoing faxes. TX means T ransmit. 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 Listing of names and numbers stored in One T ouch an[...]

GLOSSAR Y G - 2 Contrast Setting to compensate for dark or light documents, by lightening dark documents or darkening light documents. Cover P age Prints a page at the other party’ s machine that contains the sender and recipient’ s name and fax number, number of pages and comment. Y ou can generate an electronic cover page at the other end wit[...]

GLOSSAR Y G - 3 gray scale The shades of gray available for copying and faxing photographs. group n umber A combination of One T ouch and/or Speed Dial numbers that are stored on a One T ouch key for Broadcasting. Interrupt T emporarily places a waiting job on hold while you perform another operation. interval The preprogrammed time period between [...]

GLOSSAR Y G - 4 resolution The number of vertical and horizontal lines per inch. See: Standard, Fine, Super Fine and Photo. Ring Dela y Number of rings before your machine answers an incoming call. Ring V olume V olume setting for the machine’ s ring. Rotary A form of dialing on a telephone line. scanning The process of sending an electronic imag[...]

INDEX I - 1 Index A access codes, storing 8-2 accessories and supplies ii ADF (automatic document feeder) 6-1 answer mode 5-1 F AX 5-1 F AX/TEL 5-1. See also F AX/TEL mode MANUAL 5-1 T AD, external 2-10, 5-1 answering machine. See T AD Apple iMac computer , using with 18-1 assembly 2-3 document tray 2-4 document wire 2-4 drum unit assembly 2-3 grou[...]

INDEX I - 2 D date and time setting 4-1 delayed fax 6-10 interrupting 6-13 dialing access codes 8-2 automatic fax redial 6-2 credit card numbers 8-2 Groups 6-1 1 manually 8-1 mode 4-1 One T ouch numbers 8-1 pulse (rotary) 8-3 Speed Dial numbers 8-2 telephone index 8-3 tone 8-3 difficulties with machine. See T r oubleshooting Distinctive Ring 5-11 d[...]

INDEX I - 3 G gray scale S-1 Groups dialing 6-1 1 setting up 7-3 H handset connecting 2-9 volume 4-4 hearing aid compatible 16-1 Help List, printing 1-1 hold 8-2 I improving print quality 17-21 inserting spaces 4-3 Internet address i J jack(s) converting wall jacks. See triplex adapter EXT . jack external telephone 2-10 T AD (answering machine) 2-1[...]

INDEX I - 4 P packing list 2-1 paging programming a number 9-2 paper size 2-6 setting 5-5 specifications S-1 paper jam 17-5 parallel interface cable 12-9 pause 8-3 PBX 2-14 phone book. See On-Line Documentation phone line difficulties 17-8 photo. See r esolution polling receiving 5-8 sending 6-13 interrupting 6-13 sequential receiving 5-9 power cor[...]

INDEX I - 5 S safety instructions 16-4 scanner , cleaning 17-21 scanning into PC. See Multi-Function Link ® Pr o sending faxes. See fax(es), stand-alone sending to groups. See br oadcasting setup assembly . See assembly date and time 4-1 Daylight Savings T ime 4-6 station ID (fax header) 4-2 shipping the machine 17-18 simultaneous printing/fax 14-[...]

INDEX I - 6 U USB Interface 12-3 User Settings 10-1 V video capture. See Multi-Function Link ® Pr o voice calls F AX/TEL (double ring) 5-2 volume, setting beeper 4-4 handset 4-4 amplify 4-5 ring 4-5 speaker 4-5 W W arranties Canada F AX and MFC viii USA FA X i v , v MFC vi, vii W arranties-Notice of Disclaimer iii W orld W ide W eb i[...]

Using Remote Access Code 1 Dial your fax number from a fax machine using touch tone. 2 When your machine answers and beeps, immediately enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code (159 ). 3 Your machine signals the kinds of messages received: 1 long beep — Fax message(s) No beeps — No messages. 4 After 2 short beeps, enter a command. 5 Press to res[...]

For the FAX, press , , . For the MFC, press , , , . fax number where you want your fax messages forwarded, and press . To retrieve a Memory Status List to check the new number, after two short beeps , press . Enter the number of the remote fax machine, and press . Program Fax Forwarding Number press . Enter the new 4 9 6 1 Turn Fax Storage on , pre[...]

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