Brother FAX-2580C manual

USER’S GU IDE FA X- 2480 C FA X- 2580 C Version B[...]

If yo u n eed to c all Custo mer S ervice Ple ase com plete the fol lowin g inform ation for futu re refere nc e : Model Number: FAX-24 80C a nd FAX - 2580C (Circle your model number ) Ser ia l Numb er : 1 Da te of P u rch a se : P lac e o f P urc h as e: 1 The seria l number is on t he back of the unit . Retain this U ser' s Guide w ith yo ur[...]

i Brother numbers IMPORTANT For t echnical help, y ou must call the coun try where you bought t he machine. Cal l s must be made fr o m within that country. Re gist er yo ur pr odu ct By registering your produ c t with Brot her Inter nat ional Corporation , y ou w ill be reco rded as the original own er of the product. Your re gistration with B rot[...]

ii Service Ce nter Locator ( USA only) For the location of a Br o ther authorized service cen ter, call 1-800-284-4357 . Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of a Br o t her authorized s ervice cen t er, call 1-877-BROTHER. Brot her fax back syst em ( USA only ) Brot h er has inst alled a n easy-t o-use fax back syst em, so you c[...]

iii Orde ring a ccessorie s an d supplie s For best quality results use only ge nui ne B rother accessories, w hi ch are av ai l able at most Brother retailers. If y o u cannot find the acc e s sory y ou need a nd you have a V i sa, MasterCard, Discover, or Ame r ican Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (In t h e U[...]

iv Not ice - Disclaime r of Wa rranties (USA and Cana da) BROTHER' S L ICENSOR( S), AND THEIR DIRECT ORS, OFF ICERS, EMPLOY EES OR AGEN TS (COLLECTIVELY BRO THER'S LICENSOR) MA K E NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS F O R A P A R T ICULAR P URP O SE , REGAR[...]

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vi Br othe r ® One Y ear Limited W a rrant y and Repl acement Se rvice (USA on ly) dis cretio n. B rother res erve s the right to s upply a refu rbi shed or re m a nufac tur ed replac ement Mach ine and/ or accom panyin g Consumab le and A cces sory I tems and us e re furb ish ed part s provi ded su ch repla cement p roduc ts conf orm to t he manu[...]

vii BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACS I MIL E M AC HINE LIMITED W ARRANTY (Can ada only) Pursuant to this limited warranty of 1 y ear f rom t h e dat e o f purchase f or l abou r an d part s, Brother International Co r poration (Canada ) L td. (“ Brot her”), or its Auth ori zed S ervice Center s , w ill repair this MF C/Facs imile mach ine free[...]

viii Tab le of Cont ent s Se cti on I Ge ner al 1 Genera l Informatio n Usin g the docum e n tati on ..... .. ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... 3 Sy mbols and conve ntions u sed in the doc u m entati on ... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... 3 Control panel overview ............[...]

ix 4 S e curity feat ures TX Lo ck (FAX -2480C o nly) .. ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... .. 24 Sett ing and cha n g ing the TX Lo ck pa ssword ...... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... .. 24 Turni ng the TX Lock on/of f ... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. .[...]

x Additiona l recei v i ng operations ................................. .. . .... . ................................... 39 Pr inting a r educed incom ing fax .... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .. 39 Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation (FA X -2 480C only) . . .. . .............. 40 Pr inting a [...]

xi Manag ing your m essages ............................. . .. ...... . ............................................ 58 Mess age I ndi cat or . . .. . .................................................................................... 58 Pla ying voi ce me ssages ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... ..... ..[...]

xii Cop y optio ns ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... 7 5 Changing copy quality . .... .... . ................................................. .. . ..................... 76 Enlarging or reducing the image c o pied ............. .. . .... . ...............[...]

xiii C Menu and Features On-s creen pro g r ammin g .... .. ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. 118 Menu ta bl e . . .. . ........... . .................................................................................. 118 Memory stor age.... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ...[...]

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Section I Genera l I Gener al Informa tion 3 Load ing documen ts and pap er 7 Gener al setup 18 Securit y fea tures 24[...]

Chapter 1 2[...]

3 1 1 Using the documenta tion 1 Thank yo u for buying a Brother mach i ne! Reading the doc um e nt a ti on will help you make the mos t of your m achine. Sy mbo ls and conv entio ns use d in the do cumen tation 1 The followin g sym bol s and co nvent i ons a r e used throughout t h e docume nt ation . Gene ral Informati on 1 Bold Bold t ypeface id[...]

Chapter 1 4 Control panel over view 1 FAX-2480 C FAX-2580 C 11 3 3 21 2 14 15[...]

General Info rmation 5 1 Note Most of the il lust rations in this User’s Guide sho w the FAX-2480C. 11 1 0 57 8 69[...]

Chapter 1 6 1O n / O f f You can turn t he m a chine on or off. 2 One-Touch keys Insta ntly accesse s your stor ed Quic k-Dial numbers. 3S h i f t When held d own, lets you acce ss the One- Touch n umbers in the gray squ ares. 4I n k (FAX- 2480C) Lets you cl ean the print he ad, check th e p rint quali ty, and check the availab le ink volume. 5 Fax[...]

7 2 2 Loading do cum ents 2 You can s end a fax, make cop i es, and scan from the ADF (automat i c doc ument feeder) and f rom the scanner g l ass . Usin g the ADF 2 The A DF can hold up to 10 pages and feeds each sheet indivi duall y. Use sta ndard 20 lb (80 g/m 2 ) paper and always fan th e pages before putting them in the ADF. Recommended enviro[...]

Chapter 2 8 Us ing t he sc anne r gl ass 2 You can use t he scanner glass to fax, copy or scan pages of a book or one page at a time. Document Size s Supported 2 How to loa d documents 2 Note To use the scanner glass, the ADF m ust be empt y . a Lift t he do c um ent c o v e r . b Using the document guidelines on the left, cent er t he docum ent fa[...]

Loading doc uments and paper 9 2 Sc anna ble a rea The scannable area dep ends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show the areas you cannot scan on paper. Acce ptable pap er an d other medi a 2 The print quality c an be af fec ted by t he type of paper you a r e using in the ma c hine. To g et the b est print qualit[...]

Chapter 2 10 Rec ommen ded me dia 2 To get t he best pri nt qu ali ty , we sug gest using Brother pa per. (See tabl e below.) We recomm end using ‘3M T ransparency Film’ when you print on transparencies. 1 Av aila ble in th e US A and fro m Nov emb er 20 06 i n Ca nada . Ha ndli ng and using me dia 2  Store pa per in i t s origi na l packagi[...]

Loading doc uments and paper 11 2 Choo sing th e righ t medi a 2 Paper type a nd s ize for e ach operation 2 Paper T ype Paper Si ze Usage Fax Copy Pr int Cut She et L etter 8 1/ 2 × 11 in. (21 6 × 27 9 mm) Yes Yes Yes A4 8.3 × 11. 7 in. (210 × 297 mm ) Yes Ye s Yes Legal 8 1/2 × 14 in. (21 6 × 35 6 mm) Yes Yes Yes Execut ive 7 1/ 4 × 10 1/2[...]

Chapter 2 12 Paper weight, thickness and c apacity 2 1 Up to 50 s hee ts for Le gal size p aper 20 lb (80 g/m 2 ). Up to 100 sheets of 2 0 lb ( 80 g/m 2 ) pap e r. Paper Type Weight Thic kness No. of sheet s Cut Sheet P lain Paper 17 to 32 lb (64 t o 1 20 g /m 2 ) 0.0 03 t o 0.006 in . ( 0. 08 to 0.15 mm) 100 1 Ink jet Paper 17 to 53 lb (64 to 200 [...]

Loading doc uments and paper 13 2 Loading pa per and other media 2 a If the paper support flap is o pen, close i t , and th en pull th e paper tray c ompletely out of the mac hi ne. Lift the o ut pu t paper tray cover (1). b Press and slide the paper side guides (1) and paper len gt h g ui de (2) t o fi t the p ap er s ize . c Fan the stack of pape[...]

Chapter 2 14 d Gently put t he paper into the paper tr ay print side dow n an d top edge firs t. Check that the paper is flat i n the tray. Note When yo u use Lega l size paper, press and ho ld the universal guide r e lease button as you slide out the front of the paper t ray. e Gently adjust t he paper side guides with both han ds to the paper. Ma[...]

Loading doc uments and paper 15 2 g Slowly push the paper tray completely into the machine. h While holding the paper tray in place, pull ou t t he paper supp ort (1) until it clicks and unfold the paper support fl ap (2 ). Note Do no t use the paper s upport flap for Legal paper. Lo ading env elopes and p ost car ds 2 About envel ope s 2  Use e[...]

Chapter 2 16 How to loa d envelopes and pos t cards 2 a Before loading, press the corners and sides o f t he envelopes or post cards to make them as flat as possible. Note If the envelopes or post cards a re ‘double- feedin g, ’ put one envelop e or post card in the paper tray at a time. b Put the envelo pes or post cards into the paper tray wi[...]

Loading doc uments and paper 17 2 Printab le Area 2 The printable area depe nds on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show the unprin table areas on cut sheet pap er and e nv e lopes. The machine can only print in t he shad ed areas whe n the B orderless print f eat u re is avail abl e and turned o n. Note The B orderl[...]

18 3 On/Off key 3 When t he mac hi ne is idle, you can turn it on and off by pressing the On /Off key. Note If y ou have con nected an external telephone or TAD , it is always available. Tu rnin g the m ach ine o ff 3 a Press and hold down the On/Of f ke y until t he LCD shows Shutting Down . The LCD lig h t goes of f. Tu rnin g the m ach ine o n 3[...]

General setu p 19 3 1 You ca nnot rece ive a f ax wit h B lac k Star t or Color Start . 2 You ca n rec eive tele phon e ca lls by l ift ing t he ha ndset ( FAX-2 480C ) or usin g t he co rdle ss hand set (FA X-25 80C). 3 FAX -2480 C 4 ( FAX-2 580C ) Wh en a n ex ter nal T AD i s conn ecte d and E asy Re ceiv e is turne d on. 5 FAX -2580 C 6 (FAX -2[...]

Chapter 3 20 Paper setti ngs 3 Pape r Type 3 To get t h e best print quality, set the m achine for the type of p aper you are using. a Pre ss Men u , 1 , 2 . b Pre ss a or b to choose Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , Brother P hoto , Other Photo or Transparency . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss St op/ Ex it . Note The machi ne ejects paper with printed surfaces f[...]

General setu p 21 3 Sp eake r V olum e 3 Y ou can choose a range of speaker volum e lev els , f rom High to Off . a Pr e s s Men u , 1 , 4 , 3 . b Pr e s s a or b t o choose Low , Med , High or Off . Pr e s s OK . c Pr e s s Sto p/Exi t . You can also adjust the speaker vo l um e by pr es si ng Ho o k/Ho l d or Speake r Ph on e . a Pr e s s Hook/Ho[...]

Chapter 3 22 WARNIN G It i s impor tant that you do N OT c hoos e Permanent unless ALL the users are hearing-imp aired. Otherwise, t he default setting of Volume Amplify ma y dam age the heari ng of some users. Sett ing Volume Amp lify (FA X-248 0C on ly) 3 Please caref ul ly read Choosing the Handset Volume (For Volume Amplify) (FAX-2480C only) o [...]

General setu p 23 3 LCD display 3 LCD Con t ras t 3 You can adjust the LCD contrast for a sharper and m ore vivid display. If you are hav ing difficulty rea ding the LC D, try c h angi ng the contrast sett ing. a Pr e s s Men u , 1 , 7 . b Pr e s s a or b t o choose Light or Dark . Pr e s s OK . c Pr e s s Sto p/Exi t .[...]

24 4 TX Lock (FAX-2480C o nly) 4 TX Lock lets you prevent unau t ho r ize d access to the m achine. You wi ll not be able to continue to sched ule Delayed Fa x e s or Polling jobs. However, any pre-sched uled Del ayed Faxe s will be sen t eve n if you turn o n TX Lock, so they will not be lost . While TX Lock is On, the following operations are ava[...]

Securi ty feat ures 25 4 Tur ning t he TX Lo ck on /off Turning TX Loc k on 4 a Pr e s s Men u , 2 , 0 , 1 . b Pr e s s a or b t o choose Set TX Lock . Pr e s s OK . c Enter t he registered 4-di gi t pas sword. Pr e s s OK . The machine goes offline and the LCD shows TX Lock Mode . Turning TX Loc k of f 4 a Pr e s s Men u . b Enter t he registered [...]

Chapter 4 26 Set ting and changi ng t he memor y securi ty pas swor d 4 Note If you have already set the passw ord, you will not need to s et i t again. Sett ing a p asswo rd fo r t he first ti me 4 a Pre ss Men u , 2 , 0 , 1 . b Enter a 4-digit number for the password. Pre ss OK . c When t he LCD shows Verify: , re - enter the password. Pre ss OK [...]

Section I I Fax II Sen ding a fax 28 Recei ving a Fax 35 Teleph one Services and E xternal dev ices 41 Dia ling and s tor ing nu mber s 51 Messag e Cen ter (FAX- 2580C only ) 56 Rem ote fax options (Black & White onl y) 61 Pri nting Repo rts 68 Polling 70[...]

28 5 Entering Fa x mo de 5 To ent er f a x mode , press ( Fax ), a nd the key will glow gre en. The LCD will show the new job num ber and the memory av ai lable.T he number of pages you can scan into the memory will v a r y depending on the data tha t is printed on the m . Faxi ng fr om t he ADF 5 a Make sure you are in F a x m ode . b Put the docu[...]

Sending a fa x 29 5 Faxi ng A 4 siz e doc ume nts fr om the s cann er g las s 5 W hen docum ents are A4 s i ze, you nee d to set Scan Size to A4. If you do n ot , the bott om portion of the fax es will be miss i ng . a Make s ure you are in Fax m ode . b Pr e s s Men u , 2 , 2 , 0 . c Pr e s s a or b t o choose A4 . Pr e s s OK . Col or fax tran sm[...]

Chapter 5 30 Canc eling a Broadcast in pr ogres s 5 a Pre ss Men u , 2 , 6 . The LCD will show the fax numb er bei n g dialed. b Pre ss OK . The LCD will show the job num ber: XXXXXXXX 1.Clear 2.Exit c Pre ss 1 to clear. The LCD will then s how t he Broadcas t job number and 1.Clear 2.Exit . d To cancel the Broadcast, press 1 . e Pre ss St op/ Ex i[...]

Sending a fa x 31 5 Contras t 5 If yo u r docume n t is very l ight or very dark, you may want to cha nge the contrast. Use Light w hen s e nding a l igh t docum ent. Use Dark when s e nding a dark d oc u m en t . a Make s ure you are in Fax m ode . b Load your docum ent . c Pr e s s Men u , 2 , 2 , 1 . d Pr e s s a or b t o choose Auto , Light or [...]

Chapter 5 32 Du al acces s (Black & White only) 5 You can d ial a number and st art sc anning the fax into me m ory— even when the machi ne is sending from mem ory, receiving faxes or printing PC data. The LCD shows the new job number and avail able memory. The n umber of pages y o u can scan i nto the mem ory wi ll v ary depending on the dat[...]

Sending a fa x 33 5 Over se as Mo de 5 If you are having difficulty sending a fax overseas du e to possible interference on the phone line , we recommend th at you turn on the Overseas m od e. Af ter you send a fax using t hi s feature, the feature will turn i t sel f of f. a Make s ure you are in Fax m ode . b Load your docum ent . c Pr e s s Men [...]

Chapter 5 34 Sendi ng a f ax man ually 5 Manual transm iss i on lets you hear the dialing, ringing and fax-rec ei ving tones while sending a fax. a Make sure you are in F a x m ode . b Load your docume nt . c To listen for a d i al t o ne do o ne of the fol low ing :  (FAX-2480C) Press Ho ok/ Hol d or pick up the handset .  (FAX-2580C) Pres s[...]

35 6 6 Recei ve mode s 6 You m ust choos e a receive mode depe nding on t h e e x ternal devices and te lephone subscriber services you have on your line. The diagrams below will help you choose the correct mode. For more detailed informat ion about t he receive m odes see page 37 . Ch oosi ng the Re ceive Mode 6 FAX -2480C 6 Re ceiv in g a F ax 6 [...]

Chapter 6 36 FAX-25 80C 6 To set a receive mode, follo w the instruction s bel o w. a Pre ss Men u , 0 , 1 . b Pre ss a or b to ch o o se Fax Only , Fax/Tel , External TAD (FAX-2480C only) or Manual . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss St op/ Ex it . The L CD will display th e current receive mode. 1 Current recei ve mo de Fax : F ax Onl y Do you use a Distincti[...]

Re c e iving a F ax 37 6 Using recei ve modes 6 Some rec ei ve mod es answer autom atically ( Fax Only and Fax/Tel ). You may want to chan ge t he ring delay before using these mode s. See Rin g Delay on pa ge 38. Fax on ly 6 Fax o nly mode wi l l a ut omat i call y answer every cal l. I f t he call is a fax your machine will receive it. Fax/ Tel 6[...]

Chapter 6 38 Receive mode se ttings 6 Ring Del ay 6 The Ring Delay sets the numbe r of times the machine rings before it answers in Fax Only or Fax/Tel mode. I f you have extern al or extension phones on the sam e line as the machine or subs c ri be to the telephone company’s Di s tinctive Rin g service, keep the ring del ay setting o f 4. (See U[...]

Re c e iving a F a x 39 6 Ea sy Receiv e 6 If Eas y Re ceive is On : 6 The ma c h ine rec e i ves a fax call automat ically, even i f you answ er the call. W hen you see Receiving on the LCD or when y ou hea r “chi rps” through the handset you are using, just replace t he handset. Your machin e will do the rest. If Eas y Re ceive is Semi : 6 T [...]

Chapter 6 40 Re ceivin g a fa x at t he end o f a co nver sati on (FA X-24 80C only ) 6 At the end of a convers ation you can ask the other pa r ty t o send you a f ax before you both hang up . a Ask the other party t o pla c e the document in their m achine and t o press Start or Send k e y . b When you hear the CNG tones (slowly repeating beeps),[...]

41 7 7 Voice ope rations 7 Voice calls can be made either with the hands et, the c o r d l ess hands et (F AX -25 80C), the speaker phone (FA X-2580C), an extension or extern al tele phone, and by dialing m anually, or by using O ne-Touch or Quick-Dial numbers . Note If you have FAX-2580C, see the Digital Cordless Handset User’s Guide. Mak in g a[...]

Chapter 7 42 To ne or P uls e ( Can ada on ly ) 7 If y ou have a Pulse dialing service, but need to send Tone signals (for example, for telephone banking), foll ow the instruc t ions below: a Do one o f the following:  (FAX-2480C) Pick up t h e handset or press Ho ok/Hol d .  (FAX-2580C) Pick up the cordl e s s handset a nd press ( Tal k ) or[...]

Telephon e Servi ces a nd Exte rnal devi ces 43 7 Telephone serv ices 7 Your mac hi ne support s the Caller ID and Distinctive Ring subscriber telephone services that some telephone compa ni es of fe r. F eatur es like Vo ice Ma il, Call W aitin g, Call Waiting/Caller ID, RingMaster, answering services, al arm systems or other cus tom features on o[...]

Chapter 7 44 Before you choose the ring pattern to registe r 7 You can only register one Distinctive Ring pattern with the machine. Some ring patterns canno t b e registered. The rin g patterns belo w are supported by your Brother machine. Register t he one your telephone c ompany gives you. Note If th e ri n g pattern y o u received is not on thi [...]

Telephon e Servi ces a nd Exte rnal devi ces 45 7 Calle r ID 7 The Calle r ID feature lets you use the Call e r ID subs c riber service offered by many local telephone c ompanies. Call y o ur telep hone company f o r details. This service shows the telep hone number, or name if it is available, of y o ur caller as t h e line rings. After a few ri n[...]

Chapter 7 46 Connecting an exte rnal TAD ( telephon e answ eri ng dev ice ) 7 You ma y choose to conne c t an external answering d evice. However, wh en you ha ve an external TAD on t he same telep hone line as the mac hine , the T AD ans wers all calls and t he ma chine ‘list ens’ fo r f ax ca lling ( CNG) tones. If it hears t hem, the m achin[...]

Telephon e Servi ces a nd Exte rnal devi ces 47 7 e Set the T AD to answer calls. f Do one of the foll owi ng:  (FAX-2480C) Set the Receive Mode to External TAD . (See Choosing the Re c e i ve M ode on page 35.)  (FAX-2580C) Set the Receive Mode to Manual wi th E asy Receive turned on. Rec ording a n ou tgoing me ssage (OGM ) on an exte rn al[...]

Chapter 7 48 Converting tele phone wall outlet s 7 There a r e three way s to conve r t t o an RJ11 jack. The f irst two way s may require help from the telepho ne company. You can change the wall outlets from one RJ14 jack to two RJ11 jacks. O r you c an have an RJ11 wall ou tl e t installed an d slave or j um p one o f t he phone numbers to it. T[...]

Telephon e Servi ces a nd Exte rnal devi ces 49 7 Mu lti-lin e conn ections (PBX) 7 W e sug gest you as k the compan y who installed you r PBX to c onnect yo ur machine. If you have a m ul ti lin e system we s u ggest you ask the installer to connect the unit to the last l ine on the system . Thi s preven ts the machin e be ing act i v a t ed each [...]

Chapter 7 50 If you a nswer a call a nd no one i s on the l i ne: 7 You should assum e that you 'r e receiving a manual fax. Press l 5 1 a nd wait for the chirp or until the LCD shows Receivi ng , and t he n ha ng u p. Note You can also u se the Easy Receive feature t o make y our machine automat icall y take the call. (See Easy Receive on pag[...]

51 8 8 How to Dial 8 Manua l di ali ng 8 Press all of th e digits of t he fax num ber. One- Touc h dial ing 8 Press the One - T ouch key that stores t he numb er you want to call. To di al the One-T ouch numbe r s s h own in the gra y squares, hold down Shif t as you press the One - T ouch key. Sp eed- Dial ing 8 a Pr e s s Search/Spe ed Di a l , t[...]

Chapter 8 52 Search 8 You can sea rch for names you ha ve stored in the One-touch and Sp eed-Dial m emories. Press S ear c h/ Sp eed D i al and the navigation keys t o search, or use the dial pad to search alphabet i call y . 1 To search nume rically. 2 To search alph abeticall y, you can use the dia l p ad to ente r th e fir st l ette r of the nam[...]

Dial ing and stor ing n umbers 53 8 Storing numbe rs 8 You can set up your machin e to do the following types of e asy dialing: O ne-Touch, Spee d-Dial and Grou ps for broadcas t ing faxes. When you dial a Q uick-Dial number, the LCD shows t he name, i f you stored i t , o r the number. Note If you lose electrical power, the Q ui ck -Di al n umbe r[...]

Chapter 8 54 Sto ring S pee d-Dial num ber s 8 You can store up to 80 (FAX-2480C) or 100 (FAX-2580C ) 2-dig i t Speed-Di al locations with a nam e. When you di al you will only have to press a few keys (Fo r example: Searc h/Speed Dial , # , the two-digit number, and Black S t art or Color Start ). a Pre ss Men u , 2 , 3 , 2 . b Use the dial pad to[...]

Dial ing and stor ing n umbers 55 8 Se tti ng up gro ups f or br oadc as ting 8 If you regularly want to send the same fax mess age t o many f ax num bers you can s et up a Group. Group s are stored on a One-To uch key o r Speed-Dial numb er. Each gro up use s up a One-Touc h or Speed-Di al locati on. You can then send t he fax message to all the n[...]

56 9 Messa ge Center M ode 9 The M essage Cent er feature will s tore up to 99 incomi ng m ess ages. Messag es a r e stored in the order in wh ich they are rec eived. Voice m ess ag es can be up to 3 minutes in length , and can a lso be pi ck e d up rem otely (See Setting a Remote Access Code on page 64. ) Th e number of messages you can stor e wil[...]

Message Center ( FAX-2580C only) 57 9 Listening t o your OGM 9 a Pr e s s Men u , 2 , 7 , 1 . b Pr e s s a or b t o choose Msg Ctr OGM . Pr e s s OK . c Pr e s s a or b t o choose Play O GM . Pr e s s OK . d Pr e s s Sto p/Exi t . Erasing y our O G M 9 a Pr e s s Men u , 2 , 7 , 1 . b Pr e s s a or b to choose Msg Ctr OGM or F/T OGM , then press OK[...]

Chapter 9 58 Managi ng y our messa ges 9 Mes sage Ind icat or 9 The light flashes i f you h ave any new mess ages w ai ting for you.The LCD displays the total number of voice and fax messa ges stored i n the M ess a ge Center m em o ry . Voice:03 Fax:00 Fax m essages a r e only st ored when Fax Storage is turned on. To turn fax storage on press Men[...]

Message Center ( FAX-2580C only) 59 9 To erase a ll of y our messages 9 a Pr e s s Erase . b Pr e s s a or b to choose one of the options below. Then press OK . c Do one of the foll owi ng:  Press 1 to erase al l of your messa ges.  Press 2 to cancel. d Pr e s s Sto p/Exi t . Additio nal Mes sage Center o perati ons 9 Sett ing maximu m time f[...]

Chapter 9 60 c Pre ss a or b t o choos e Toll Saver . Pre ss OK . d Pre ss a or b to ch o o se On (or Off ). Pre ss OK . e Pre ss St op/ Ex it . ICM Re cordin g Mon itor 9 This f eature lets you turn t he speaker volume for voi ce messages On or Off . Wh en y ou t ur n the monitor Off , you will not hear mess ages as the y com e i n. a Pre ss Men u[...]

61 10 10 Yo u can on ly use one remote fax op ti on at a ti me :  Fax Fo rwa rd ing  Pagin g  Fax S torage  Of f You can chan ge your selection at any tim e. If rec eive d fax es a re s till in th e mac hin e’s mem ory when you change t he remote f ax optio ns, an LCD questi on will appe ar. (See Changing Remot e Fax Options on page 6[...]

Chapter 10 62 Paging 10 When y ou choose Paging, your machin e dials the pager number you have programm ed, and then dials your PIN (Personal identification Number). This activates you r pager so you will know that y ou have a fax messag e in the memo r y. If you have set Paging, a b ackup copy of t h e received fax will automatically be printed at[...]

Remote fax opt ions (Blac k & W hite only) 63 10 Turning off Remo te Fax Options 10 a Pr e s s Men u , 2 , 5 , 1 . 1.Fwd/Page/Store b Pr e s s a or b t o choose Off . Pr e s s OK . Note The L CD will give you opt i ons if t here are receiv e d faxes stil l in your m achine’ s memo ry. (Se e C hanging Re m ote Fax Opt ions on page 63.) c Pr e [...]

Chapter 10 64 Remote Retrieval 10 You can call your machine from any tou c h tone t el ephone or f a x machine, then use t h e remote ac cess cod e and remot e commands to retrieve fax mess ages. Set ting a Remo te Acce ss Code 10 The rem o t e access code let s you access the remote ret rie val features whe n you are away from your machi ne. Bef o[...]

Remote fax opt ions (Blac k & W hite only) 65 10 Remo te Fax c ommand s 10 Follow the com m a nds b elow to acce ss f e at u r e s whe n you are away from the mac hi ne. When y ou call the ma c h ine and enter your remo t e acc ess code (3 digits f ollowed by l ) , the s ys tem wil l gi ve two short beep s and you mu s t ente r a remote comman [...]

Chapter 10 66 97 Check the receivi ng status (FAX-258 0C only) 1 Fax You can c heck whet her your mac hine h as rec eived any faxes or voice messag es. If yes , you will hear one lon g beep. I f no, you will hear th ree short beeps. 2 Voice 98 Change the Receive Mode (FAX-248 0C only) 1 External TAD If yo u hear one lo ng beep, you r change has be [...]

Remote fax opt ions (Blac k & W hite only) 67 10 Ret riev ing f ax me ssag es 10 You can c al l your machin e from any touch tone phone and have your fax mess ages sent to a machin e. a Dial your f ax num ber. b When your machine answers , enter your remote access code (3 digits follo wed by l ) at once. I f you he ar one long bee p, you have m[...]

68 11 Fax reports 11 You need to s et up the Transmiss i on Verification Report and Journa l Period usi ng the Men u keys. Tr ansmi ssi on V erif ica tio n Report 11 You can use the Transm i ss i on Report as proof that you sen t a fax. This report lists the time a nd date of transmission and whet her the tr ansmissi on was succes sful (OK). I f yo[...]

Prin ting Report s 69 11 Reports 11 The following repo r ts a r e available: 1.Transmission Prints a Transmission Verificat i on Report for your last transmission. 2. Help List A help list about how to quickly program your mach ine. 3. Quick-Dial Lists names and numbe r s stored in t he One-To uch and S peed-Dial m em o r y, i n num er ical or de r[...]

70 12 Polling ov erview 12 Polling le t s you s et up your machin e so other people can receive faxes from you, b ut they pay f or the call. It also le t s you call somebo dy else’s f ax machine and recei v e a fax f r o m it, so y o u pay for t he call. The polling fea t ure needs t o be set up on both machines for t hi s to wo rk . N ot all fax[...]

Po lling 71 12 Polled trans mit (Black & Whit e only) 12 Pol l ed tr ansmit lets you set up your m achine to wait with a document so another fax ma chin e c an call an d ret rieve it. The docum ent wi l l be stored and can be retrieved by any other fax machine unt i l you delete it fro m the memory . (See Ch ec ki ng and c anceling waiting jobs[...]

Chapter 12 72[...]

Section II I Copy III Making copies 74[...]

74 13 How to c opy 13 Ente ring Cop y mode 13 Press ( Copy ) to enter Co py mode. The defaul t setting is Fax. You can change the number of seconds or min ut es that the machin e stays i n Copy m ode. ( Mode Timer on page 19.) The L CD show s t h e default copy setting: 1 Copy Ratio 2Q u a l i t y 3 No of Copies Maki ng a sing le cop y 13 a Make su[...]

Making cop ies 75 13 Copy options 13 W hen you wa nt to quickly change the copy settings t emporaril y for the next copy, use the Copy Options key. The ma c h ine ret urns to its default settings 60 second s after it finish es copying, or if the mode timer returns the machine t o Fax mode. For m ore information see Mode Timer on page 19. Note You c[...]

Chapter 13 76 Ch angi ng c opy q uali ty 13 You can choos e from a range of qu ality settings . The default setting is Normal . To temporarily change the q uality setting, follow the instruction below: a Make sure you are in Copy mo de . b Load your docume nt . c Use the d ial pad to ent e r t h e number of copies (up to 99). d Pre ss Cop y O ption[...]

Making cop ies 77 13 e Choose one of the options below:  Use a or b to choose the enlargeme nt or reduction ratio you want. Press OK .  Use a or b to ch o o se Custom (25–400%) . Pre ss OK . U se t he di al pad to enter an enlargement or reduction ratio from 25% to 400% . (For example, press 5 3 to enter 53% .) P re ss OK . f Pr e s s Black[...]

Chapter 13 78 Place your docume nt face dow n in the direction shown bel ow:  2 in 1 (P)  2 in 1 (L)  4 in 1 (P)  4 in 1 (L)  Po st er (3 x3) You can make a poste r size copy of a photog r a ph. Sor tin g copi es usi ng the AD F (B lack & White o nly) 13 You can sort multipl e copies. P ages will be stacked i n the order 1 2 3, 1[...]

Making cop ies 79 13 Adju sting Brig htnes s, Cont rast an d Color 13 Brightness 13 To temporaril y change the brightness setting, foll ow t he instr uction be low: a Make s ure you are in Copy mode . b Load your docum ent . c Use the dial pad to enter the n um b er of copies (up to 99). d Pr e s s Copy Options and a or b to choose Brightness . Pr [...]

Chapter 13 80 Pape r opti ons 13 Paper t y pe 13 If y ou are copyi ng on specia l paper, be sure to choose t he t ype o f paper you are using so you wil l get the bes t print qual ity . a Make sure you are in Copy mo de . b Load your docume nt . c Use the d ial pad to ent e r t h e number of copies (up to 99). d Pre ss Cop y O ptions and a or b to [...]

Sectio n IV Appen dixes IV Safe ty an d L egal 82 Trou ble sho oting and Rou tin e Mai ntena nce 93 Me nu and Fea tures 118 Speci fications 128 Glossar y 139[...]

82 A Choosing a location A Put you r machine on a flat, st abl e surface that is free of v i brat ion and sho cks, such as a desk. Pu t the mac hine near a t elephone wall jac k and a standar d AC power ou tl e t . Choose a location where the temperature rema ins be t wee n 50 ° F and 95 ° F ( 1 0 ° and 35 ° C). CAUTION • Avoid plac i ng your[...]

Safety and L egal 83 To use the machine sa fely A Pl ease kee p these in struction s for later re ference and rea d them before att empting a ny mai ntenance. Note (FA X -258 0C only) If t here are faxes i n the machine's me mory, you need to p r int them or save them b efore you unplug the machi ne from t he AC pow er outlet f or more than 24[...]

84 DO NOT put your han ds on the edg e of t he machine under the document cover o r the s canner cove r. Doin g this ma y cause in jury . DO NOT put your hands on the e dge of t h e paper tray under the out put paper tray cover. Doi ng this may cause injury. DO NOT touch the paper feed roller. Do ing t his may cause injury.[...]

Safety and L egal 85 DO NOT touch the area shade d i n the illustrat i on. Doi ng this may cause inj ury. When moving the machine you must lift it f rom the base, by placing a hand at each s i de of the unit as shown in the illustration. Do not carry the machine by holding the scanner cover. If the machine becomes hot, releases smok e, or genera t [...]

86 WARNIN G • Use caut i on when in s talling or modifying telephone l ines. Ne ver touch t el e phone wires or terminals that are not i nsulated unless the telephone line has been unplugged at the wall jack. Never i nst al l telephone wiring during a lightning storm. Never install a t elephone wal l jack i n a wet locat ion. • This product mus[...]

Safety and L egal 87 I m p ortan t saf ety in struct ions A 1 Re ad al l of these instructions. 2 Save them for later reference. 3 Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 4 Un pl ug this produc t from the wall outlet before cleani ng t he inside of the m achine. Do not use liquid or aerosol c l eane r s. Use a damp c l ot h for [...]

88 15 Unp lug this produ c t from the AC po wer outlet and ref er all servicing t o Brother Authorized Service Person nel under t he following conditions:  W hen t he powe r cord is damaged or frayed.  If liq uid has b een s p illed into t he pro duct.  If the product has been exposed to rain or water.  If the product does not operate n[...]

Safety and L egal 89 The RE N is used to determine the nu m be r of devices t hat ma y be conne cted to a telep hone l in e. Exces sive RENs on a telephone line may result in the devices not ri nging i n response to an incomi ng call. In mos t but not all areas, t h e sum o f RENs should n ot exceed five (5.0). To be certain of the number of device[...]

90 Fed eral Comm unicat ions Co m m issi o n (FCC) Dec laratio n of Con formi ty (US A onl y) A declares, that the products Product Name: F AX-2480C and FAX-2580C comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f ol l owing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inte[...]

Safety and L egal 91 In dust ry Ca nada Compl ia nce S tat em ent (C anad a only) A This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 . Cet appareil numé r ique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Leg al limitat ions for co pying A Color reproduc t ions of certain doc uments a r e illegal and m ay result i n eit[...]

92 Tr adema rk s A The B rother logo is a regi s tered trademark of Brother Indust ries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd. Multi-Fun c tion Link is a registered tr ademark of B rot her International C orporation. © 2 006 Brother I nd ust ries, L td. All rights reserv e d. Windows and Mi c rosoft are registered trad[...]

93 B Troubleshoo ting B IMPORTANT For t echnical help, y ou must call the coun try where you bought t he machine. Cal l s must be made fr o m within that country. If y ou think there is a prob lem with y our machine, c heck the chart below an d follow the troubl es h ooting t ip s . Most prob l em s can be easily resolved by yourself. If you need a[...]

94 Sm udge d sta in at t he top cen ter of the pri nted page. M ake sure the pa pe r is n ot to o thi ck or c url ed. (S ee Acce ptab le pap er a nd oth er me dia on page 9. ) Pr intin g appe ars dirt y or ink se em s to run . Mak e su re y ou a re us ing the p rop er ty pes of pa per . (S ee Acce pta ble pa per and ot her me dia o n page 9.) D on&[...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 95 Receiving Faxes Difficulty Sug gesti ons Ca nnot recei ve a fax Che ck all line cor d con nec tions . Mak e sure the m achin e is in the c orrec t recei ving mode for you r setu p. (Se e Rec eiv e mo des on pa ge 35.) If you o fte n ha ve in ter fer ence on t he p hone line , t ry ch angi ng t he me nu[...]

96 Handling I ncoming Calls Difficulty Su gge sti on s Th e ma chin e ‘He ars’ a voi ce a s a CNG Tone. If E asy Rece ive is set t o on, you r mach ine is more sens itiv e to s o unds. It ma y mi stak enly inte rpr et ce rta in v oice s or musi c on th e lin e as a fa x ma chi ne c allin g and resp ond w ith fa x rece ivin g ton es. De acti vat[...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 97 Error message s B As with any soph isticated offi ce produc t, errors may occur. If this happens, your machine identifies the error and show s an error m essage. T he most c o m m on error mes sages are sho wn below. You can correct most errors by yourself. If you need more help, t he Brother Solutions[...]

98 Data Rema inin g Print data is left in the mac hine's memory. Re-st art printin g from your computer. Print data is left in the mac hine's memory. The USB cabl e was unplug ged while the comp uter was sendin g t he data to the ma chine. Press Stop/Exit . The machine wi ll cancel the job and clea r it from the memory . Try to print agai[...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 99 Near Emp ty One or more of the ink car tridges are runni ng out of ink. I f a sending machine has a col or fax, t he machine' s ‘hands hake’ w ill a sk tha t the fax be sent as blac k and whit e. If the sen ding machine has th e abilit y t o convert i t, the col or fax wil l be recei ved int o[...]

100 Prin t Unabl e XX The m achine has a mechani cal probl em. —O R— A forei gn objects such as a clip or ripp ed paper is in the machine. Open the sca nner cove r and r emove any f oreign objec ts i nside the machine. If the er ror mes sage conti nues, do one of the following: (FAX-2 480C) See Transfer ring you r faxes or Fax J ournal repor t [...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 101 Tr ansf erri ng yo ur faxes or Fa x Jo urnal repor t B If the LCD shows : Change Unable XX , Clean Unable XX , Init. Unable XX , Print Unable XX , Scan Unable XX or Tel Disabled XX , we rec ommend t ransf erri ng your faxes to anoth er fax machine. (S ee Transf erri ng fax es to another fax machine on[...]

102 Do c ume n t is jam me d i nsi de th e A DF unit B a Take out any pa per from the ADF that is not jammed. b Lift t he do c um ent c o v e r . c Pull the j am med document out to the left. d Close the document cover. e Pre ss St op/ Ex it . Print er jam or pape r jam B Take out the jammed paper depe nding on where it i s jammed in the m achine. [...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 103 e Put the Jam Clear Cover b ac k on. Make sure the cover is set pr o pe rly. f Using bot h hands, us e the pl asti c tabs on bot h sides of the m achine to lift t he scanner cover (1) u nt i l it l ocks securely into the open position. Make sure that there is no j am med paper left in the corners of t[...]

104 Ph one l ine in terfer ence B If you are having problems sending or receiving a fax due to pos s ible interf e r e nce on the phone line, we recommend t hat you adjust the Equa l ization for compatibility to reduce the mode m speed fo r fax operations . a Pre ss Men u , 2 , 0 , 2 . b Pre ss a or b to ch o o se Normal (or Basic ).  Basic redu[...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 105 c Open t he new i nk cartridge bag for the color shown on the LCD, a nd then tak e out the ink c a r tridge . d Remove t he protective y el l ow cap (1). Improper Set up DO NOT touch t h e area shown in the illustration below. Note If the protective yellow caps come off when y ou open the bag, t he ca[...]

106 Note If the L CD shows No cartridge after you in st all t h e ink cart r idges , check t hat the ink cartridges are inst a ll ed properl y . WARNIN G If ink gets in y our eyes, wash them out with water at on ce and call a doct or i f you a r e concerned. CAUTION DO NOT take out ink cartrid ge s if you do not need to replace them. If you do so, [...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 107 Clean the outside of the machine as follows: B a Pull the paper tray (1) completely out of the m achine. b Wipe the outside of the machine with a sof t c loth to re move d ust. c Remove any thing that is stuck i nside the paper tray. d Lift the output paper tray cover and wipe the i nside and outs i d[...]

108 Cl eani ng the ma chin e pr int er plat en B WARNIN G Unplug the machine from the AC power outlet before cleaning the printer platen (1). If ink is scattered on o r around the printer platen, wipe i t off with a soft, dry, lint-free cl oth . a Clean the m achine p r inte r pl a t en (1). Cl eaning th e pape r pic k-up rolle r B a Pull the paper[...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 109 Cl eanin g the p rint h ead B To ensure t he good print qual i ty, th e m a c h ine will regularly clean the print hea d. You c a n start the cleaning process manu all y if needed. Clean the pri nt head and ink cartridges if you get a horizont al line in th e text or graphics on your print ed pages. Y[...]

110 h The LCD asks you if you want to start cleaning. Start Cleaning? 1.Yes 2.No Pre ss 1 ( Yes ). The machine starts cleaning the print head. i After clea ni ng is finished, pres s Color Sta rt . The m achine starts pri nt i ng the Pr i nt Quality Check Shee t again and t hen re turn to st ep e . j Pre ss St op/ Ex it . If you repeat t his procedu[...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 111 g For 1200 dpi, press the number of the test print that m ost closely matches the number 0 sample (1-8). 1200dpi Adjust Select Best #5 h Pr e s s Sto p/Exi t . Ch ecki ng the ink volum e B You can c heck the i nk t hat is left i n the cartridge. a Pr e s s In k ( F AX -2 480C) o r b (FAX-2580C). b Pr [...]

112 c Attach the side co v e r . Install ing the handse t and handset cr adle B a Remove the side cover. Note If you cannot op en the c over with your hand, use a coi n to open it. b Align the recessed arrows on the cradle with those on the machine, a nd then slide the c radle toward t he front of t he mach ine until it cl icks into pl ace. c Conne[...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 113 Unin stall ing and insta lling the cr adle an d the b rac ket (F AX-2 580 C) B Uninstalli ng t he cradle and the bra c ket B If y ou want to use the cordless h andset sepa rat el y from the machin e, you can remove the cradle and the bracket. a Unplug the AC ad apt e r from AC power outlet. b Remove t[...]

114 b Align the rec essed arrows on the bracket with those on the machine, and then slide the bracket toward the front of the machine until it clicks into p lace. c Make sure you plug the connector into the jack (1) and route the cable through the hook (2) a s shown belo w. d Press the tab (1) and place the front of the cradle in position. e Push t[...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 115 Packing a nd shippin g the mach ine B W hen you trans port the m a c h ine, use t he packing material s that came with your machin e. I f you do not pack the mach ine properly, you could void your warranty. CAUTION It is import ant to allow t he machine t o ‘ p ark ’ the print head after a pri nt [...]

116 h Lift the scanne r cover (1) to rel ease the lock. Gently push the scanner cover support down (2) and c l ose t h e scanner co ve r (3 ). i If your m achine has a ha ndset, remove it and the handset curled cord. j ( FA X- 2 580 C) Rot ate th e ma ch in e’ s antenna to the down position. k Wrap the machine in the bag and put it in the origina[...]

Troub leshoot ing and Routine Mai ntenanc e 117 m Close the carton and tape it shut . (F A X -2480C) (F A X -2580C)[...]

118 C On-scre en programmin g C Your machi ne i s designed to be easy to use with LCD on-screen pro gram ming using the menu keys . User-friendly prog r a m m i ng helps you take full advantage of all the menu sele ctions your machi ne h a s to offer. Since your programming is done on t he LCD, we have created step-by-step on-sc reen instructions t[...]

Menu a nd Feat ures 119 Menu ke ys C To a ccess the menu mode: a Pr e s s Me nu . b Choose an option.  Pr e s s 1 for General Setup menu.  Pr e s s 2 for F ax me nu.  Pr e s s 3 for Copy m en u.  Pr e s s 0 for Initi al Setu p. You can scroll m ore quickly through each menu level by pres sing a or b fo r the direction you want. c Pr e s[...]

120 Menu T able C The m enu table will help you understan d the m enu selections an d options that are f ound in the machine's program s. The factory settings are shown in Bold wi t h an asterisk. Choos e & OK Choos e & OK to accept to exit Mai n M enu Sub men u M enu Sele cti ons Opt ions D escri ption s P age 1.General Setup 1.Mode T[...]

Menu a nd Feat ures 121 1.General Setup (Co nti nued ) 4.Volume 1.Ring Off Low Med * High Adj ust s the ri ng vol ume. 20 2.Beeper Off Low * Med High Ad justs the volu me lev el of t he be epe r. 20 3.Speaker Off Low Med * High Adj ust s the spea ker vo lum e. 21 4.Handset (FA X-24 80C onl y) Low * High Adj ust s hand set vo lume . 21 5.Volume Ampl[...]

122 2.Fax 1.Setup Receive (In Fax mode only) 1.Ring Delay (F AX-2 480C only ) 00 01 02 03 04 * Se ts th e numb er of rin gs bef or e the ma chin e ans wers i n Fax On ly or Fax/T el mod e. 38 1.Ring Delay (F AX-2 580C only ) Ring Delay 00 01 02 03 04 * Se ts th e numb er of rin gs bef or e the ma chin e ans wers i n Fax On ly or Fax/T el mod e. 38 [...]

Menu a nd Feat ures 123 2.Fax (Co nti nued ) 2.Setup Send (In Fax mod e on ly) (C ont inue d) 3.Delayed Fax — Set s t he time of day in 24- hour for mat t hat the dela ye d faxe s wi ll be sent . 33 4.Batch TX On Off * Com bines dela yed faxes to th e same fax nu mber a t the s ame ti me of d ay into one t rans missi on . 33 5.Real Time TX Next F[...]

124 2.Fax (Con ti nued ) 5.Remote Fax Opt 1.Fwd/Page/ Store Off * Fax Forward Paging Fax Storage Se ts th e mac hin e t o fo rw ard fax mess ages , to ca ll yo ur pa ger , to stor e in comin g faxe s in the me mory (s o you ca n retr ieve th em wh ile y ou are away fro m you r ma chin e). 61 2.Remote Access Access Code: * --- l Se t your own co de [...]

Menu a nd Feat ures 125 3.Copy 1.Quality — Best Fast Normal * Ch ooses th e Copy re solut ion for your type of do cum ent. 76 2.Brightness — - nnnn o + - nnnon + - nnonn + * - nonnn + - onnnn + Ad justs the b right ne ss fo r co pies. 79 3.Contrast — - nnnno + - nnnon + - nnonn + * - nonnn + - onnnn + Adj ust s the cont ra st for co pies. 79 [...]

126 4.Print Reports 1. Transmission — — P rints a Tra nsm ission Verific atio n Report for yo ur last t rans mis sion . 69 2.Help List — — Prin ts th e Help List s o you ca n se e at-a -g lanc e how to qu ickl y pro gram y our ma chin e. 69 3.Quick-Dial — — Lis ts n ame and num ber s s tored in t he One -To uch and Spee d-D ial memor y,[...]

Menu a nd Feat ures 127 Entering Tex t C W hen you a r e setting certain menu selec t io ns, s u ch as t he Station ID , you m ay need to e nt er text into the ma c h ine. Most dial pad k eys have three or four lette r s p r inte d on keys. The keys for 0 , # and l do not have printe d l e t ters because t hey are used for speci al characters. By p[...]

128 D Gen eral D Specification s D Memory Cap acity 16 MB Memory Back up Approx. 24 hours (F A X-2580C onl y ) AD F (a ut omat i c do cume nt feeder) Up t o 10 pages Tem perature: 68 ° F - 86 ° F ( 20 ° C - 30 ° C) Humi di ty: 5 0% - 70% Pape r : [20 lb (80 g/ m 2 )] A4 or Letter size Pap er Tray 100 Shee ts [ 20 lb (80 g/m 2 )] Pri nter T ype [...]

Specif ication s 129 1 T his de pend s on prin ting co nditi ons. Dimensions (FAX-2480C) (FAX-2580C) Weig h t 18.1 lb (8. 2 k g ) (FAX-2480C) 19 lb (8 . 6 kg) (FAX-2580C) Noise Operating: 50 dB or less 1 Te mpera t u re Operating: Be st Pr in t Quality: 50 ° F to 9 5 ° F (10 to 35 ° C) 68 ° F to 9 1 ° F (20 to 33 ° C) Humidity Operating: Be s[...]

130 Print media D 1 Use o nly t ran spar enci es re commen de d for in kjet pri nti ng. 2 For gloss y pape r or trans pare ncie s, w e reco mmend remo ving p rin ted p ages f rom t he ou tput pa pe r tra y immed iate ly aft er t hey exi t th e mach ine t o avoi d smudg ing. 3 See Pa per ty pe an d size for e ach op era tio n o n pa ge 11 . Pap er I[...]

Specif ication s 131 Fax D Compat ibilit y ITU-T Group 3 Co ding Sys tem MH/ MR/MMR /JPEG Mod em Speed Autom atic Fallback 14400 bps Document S iz e ADF Width: 5. 8 i n. to 8.5 in. (148 m m to 215.9 mm ) ADF Height: 5.8 in. to 1 4 in. (148 mm to 355.6 mm) Scanner Glass Width: M ax. 8.5 i n. (215. 9 m m) Scanner G lass Height: Max. 11.7 i n. (297 m [...]

132 1 ‘ Pages ’ ref ers to th e ‘Br oth er Stand ard Char t No. 1’ (a ty pica l bu sine ss l ett er, S tand ard r es oluti on, M MR c ode) . Sp ecif icat ions and print ed mate rials ar e su bjec t to chan ge w itho ut pr ior noti ce. 2 ‘P a g es’ refers to the ‘ ITU-T Test C hart #1 ’ (a ty pical b usi ness le tter, Standard reso l[...]

Specif ication s 133 Digital Cordles s Handset (FAX-258 0C onl y) D Cord les s handse t D 1 When Voic e Enha nc e is set to On. 2 When Voic e Enha nc e is set to Of f. Battery D Fr equency 5.8 GHz Tec hno lo gy FHSS (Frequency H opping Spread Spectrum) Multi Han dset Cap abilit y Up to 4 h andsets Dimensions Wei ght ( includ ing batter y) 5.43 oz ([...]

134 Bat t ery cr ad le D AC ad apter D Dimensio ns Weight 2 .53 oz ( 7 1. 6 g) Powe r Co nsumpt ion (du ring cha rge) Charging: A verage 2 W Typ e BCL -ADA In pu t AC 100 to 240 V 50/60 Hz Outp ut DC 11.0 V 2.64 in. (67 mm) 3.35 in. (85 mm) 2.72 in. (69 mm)[...]

Specif ication s 135 Copy D 1 B ased o n Brot her stan dard p a ttern . (Fas t mode/ Stack Co py) Co py sp eeds v ary wi th th e comp lexity of the docum ent. Color / Black Yes/ Yes Document S iz e ADF Wid t h: 5.8 in. to 8. 5 in. (148 m m t o 215.9 mm) ADF Height: 5.8 in. to 14 in. (148 mm to 355.6 mm) Scanner Glass Widt h: Max . 8.5 i n. (215.9 m[...]

136 Printer D Note You can downloa d the free Brother Printer Dr iv er and PC-FAX Send dri v e r fr o m the Brot her Solutions Center for use. Visit us at: http://solutions.brother.c om • Please down l oad the printer driver fi rst before connecting the machine to your computer with the USB cable. • You m ust use an appropri a t e U SB cable. I[...]

Specif ication s 137 Interface D 1 Your mac hine ha s a USB 2.0 Ful l-sp eed inte rf ace. Thi s i nterf ace is compa tib le w ith US B 2. 0 Hi- Spe ed; ho wev er, t he max imum d ata t ransf er r ate wi ll be 12 Mbi ts /s. The machi ne can al so be c onnec ted t o a com pu ter th at ha s a USB 1 .1 in ter face . 2 T hird par ty US B po rts are n ot[...]

138 Consumab le items D In k The machi ne uses i nd ividual Black, Y ellow, Cyan and Magent a ink cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly. Service Li f e of Ink Cart ridge The f i rst time you in s tall the ink cart ri dges, the m achine will use extra ink to fill the ink delivery t ube. This i s a one-t ime p roc e s s t hat enab[...]

139 E This is a comprehensive l ist of features and t e r ms that appear i n Br other manuals. Av ai la bil i t y of these fe at ures depen ds on the mod el y ou pu r cha s ed . Glossar y E ADF (automatic do cu men t feed er) The doc um e nt can be placed in the ADF a nd scanne d one p age at a time aut omatically. Auto Reduction Reduc es the size [...]

140 Dual Access Your m achine can scan out going faxes or schedul ed jobs i nto m emory at t he sam e time it is sen ding a f ax from memory or receiving o r printing an incoming fax . Easy Receive Enabl es your machine to respond to CNG tones if you interrupt a f a x call by answe r ing it. ECM (Erro r Corre ction Mode) Detects errors during fax t[...]

Gl os s ar y 141 Menu mo de Program ming mode for changing your machine's se ttings. On e-To uch Keys on the m achine’s control panel where you can store numbers for easy dialing. You ca n store a s econd num ber on each key if you press Shift and the One-To uch Key together. Out of Paper Recep ti on Rece i ves faxes into t he machine's[...]

142 TAD (telephon e a nswering device) You can co nnect an exte r n al device or answe r ing machine to the EXT. jack of your mach i ne. Tel e phon e An swe r C ode (F or F ax /T el mo de on ly) When t he machine answers a voice call, it pseud o/ do uble-ri ng s . Yo u can pick up at an ex t ensi on phone by pres sing this code ( # 5 1 ). Tempo rar[...]

I ndex 143 F A Accessori es and supplies .. .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ii i ADF (automatic do cument fee der) ..... . 7 , 28 Answerin g machine (T A D) .. .... ... .... ... ... .... 46 connecting ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... ..... ... 4 6 Appl e ® Macintos h ® ..... .. ..... .... ..... .. ..... .... 1 36 Automa tic fa x re ceiv [...]

144 Comm. Error .... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... 97 Ini t. U na ble .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..98 Ink Emp ty .. .. ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... .... 9 8 Near Empt y . ..... .... ... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .... 9 9 No Pape r Fed ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..9[...]

Inde x 145 L LCD (li qui d crystal display) .. ..... .... 11 8 , 119 Contrast ....... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... . 23 Help List .. ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... . 69 M Macint osh ® .. ... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... ..... . 136 Main t ena nce, routine .. .... ... .... ..... ..... .. ...[...]

146 R Receive Mode .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... .. ..... .. 3 5 External TAD ...... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... 3 5 , 36 Fax Only .... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... 3 5 , 36 Fax/ Tel ... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. 35 , 36 Manual . ..... .. ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .. .. 35 , 36 [...]

EQUIPMENT AT T ACHMENT LIMITATIONS (Can ada only) NOTICE This product meet s the applicab le I ndu s try Canada techn ical s pec if icatio ns. NOTICE The Ringer Equivale nce Nu mber i s an indication of the maximu m number of devices allowed to be conn ect ed t o a telephone interface. The termina t io n on an interface may consist of any combin at[...]

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