Brother MFC-290C manual

USER’S GUIDE MFC-25 0C MFC-29 0C Ver sion 0 ARL/AS A/NZ[...]

If y o u need to call Customer Service Ple ase c omplet e the fo llow ing info rma tion for futu re re fer en ce : Mo del N umber : MFC-2 50C and MFC -290C (Cir cle yo ur m odel num ber) Seri al N um ber : 1 Dat e of Pur c ha se : Pl ac e o f P ur ch as e : 1 The seria l numb er is on th e back of th e un it. Re tain this User 's Gu ide with y[...]

i Approval I nformatio n and Co mpilation a nd Publica tion Notic e THIS EQ UIPMEN T IS D E SIGNED TO WORK WI TH A TWO WIRE ANALO GUE PSTN LINE FITTE D WITH THE APPRO PRIATE CONN ECTOR. APPROVAL INFOR MATION Brother advis es that this product may not functi on correctly in a coun try other th an w here i t was origina lly pur chased, and does not o[...]

ii Table of Conten ts Sectio n I General 1 Genera l Inf ormation 2 Usi ng the do cum ent a tio n .... ... .. ..... .. .... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. .... 2 Sy mb ols an d co nve nti on s us ed in t h e d ocu men tati on .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ... . 2 Acc es sing th e S of t[...]

iii Section II Fax 5 Sendi ng a Fax 26 Ente ri ng F a x mo de ....... .. ... .... ... .... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. . 26 Faxing from the ADF (MFC-290C only) . .. ....... ......... ....... ......... ......... ........ .... 26 Faxing from the scanner glass ......... ........ ....... .[...]

iv 7 Tel ephone an d Externa l de vices 36 Voi ce Op era tio ns ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... .. 3 6 Tone or pulse (Not Avail able for New Zealand) ... ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ..... 36 Fax/Tel mode ..... ......... ......... ....... ......[...]

v Section III Copy 10 Making c opies 54 Ho w to co py .. .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. . 54 Ent er ing C op y mod e . ..... .. ... .... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... ... 54 Mak in g a s i[...]

vi 12 P r inting phot os f rom a cam era 72 Print ing photos directly fro m a P i c tBr idge camera ..... ......... ....... ......... ......... ........ 72 Pic tB rid ge re quir eme nt s .. .... ... .. .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. .... 72 Set ti ng you r di gi tal cam era .. ... .... .. ... ..[...]

vii B Troub lesh ooti ng an d Ro utin e Mai ntenan ce 95 Troubles hooti ng ........ ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ......... ......... ........ ....... ....... ......... .. 95 If you ar e havin g dif fic ul ty wit h you r mac hine ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... ... 9 5 Dial T one det ection....... .........[...]

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Section I General I General Infor mation 2 Loa ding paper and d ocume nts 8 General setup 19 Security featu res 22[...]

2 1 Using the documentati on 1 Thank y ou for buy ing a B rother m a c h ine! Reading the d ocumenta tion wi ll help you make the most of your machine. Sy mbol s an d co nven ti ons use d in the docu menta tion 1 The fol lowing symbols and conv entions are use d througho ut th e documentat ion. Genera l Information 1 Bold Bold t y p eface identi fi[...]

General Info rmation 3 1 Ac cessing th e Software User’s Guide 1 This User’s Guid e do es not co ntain all the informa tion ab out the m achine suc h as h ow to use Printer, Scanne r and P C Fax. W hen you are ready to le arn detai led inf ormation about t hese oper ations, r ead t he Softwa re Us er ’s Gu ide that is on the CD-RO M. Viewi ng[...]

Chapter 1 4 How to f ind S cann ing i nst ru cti on s 1 There ar e s e v e r a l way s you can scan doc um e nts. You can find the instru c tion s as fol lows : Sof tware User’s Guide  Scanning (For Windows ® 2000 Professi onal/ Windows ® XP and Windows Vista ® )  ControlCen ter3 (For Windows ® 2000 Professi onal/ Windows ® XP and Wind[...]

General Info rmation 5 1 H ow to f ind S cann ing i ns tru cti ons 1 There are sever al ways you can scan documents. You c an find t he ins tructio ns as fol low s: S of tw a r e Us er ’ s G uid e  Scannin g (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater )  ControlC enter2 (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater ) Pr esto! P ageM ana ger Use r’s Gui de ?[...]

Chapter 1 6 MFC-29 0C Contr ol panel overv iew 1 The MFC-250C and MFC-2 90C have t he same control panel k eys. Note Most of the i llust rations i n this User’s Guide s how t he MFC-290C. 1 Fax an d telepho ne keys:  Redial/Pau se Redials one of the la st number c alled. It also insert s a pause wh en program ming quick dial numbe rs.  Hook[...]

General Info rmation 7 1  Volu me keys d c Wh en the m achine is idle, y ou can pres s thes e keys to a djust the ring vol ume.  d Pres s to scrol l backwa rd to a menu select ion.  a or b Pres s to scroll through the men us and opt i on s.  Clear/Ba ck Pres s to d elete char acters o r to go back to the pre vious men u level.  OK Le[...]

8 2 Loadin g paper and other print medi a 2 a If the p aper supp ort fla p is o pen, close it, and then close the paper su pport. Pull the pa per tr ay comple tely out of the machine. b Lift the pa per tray c over (1). c With bo th hands , gently press and slide the p aper side gu i d es (1) and then the pape r len gth guide (2) to fit the pape r s[...]

Loading pa per and docume nts 9 2 d Fan the stack of paper well to av oid paper jams and mi s feeds. Note Always make sur e the paper is not curl ed. e Gentl y put the paper into the pa per tra y print si de down and top edge in first. Check tha t t he pape r is fl at in t h e tray. f Gently adjust the paper side guides (1) to the paper wit h both [...]

Chapter 2 10 i While holdi ng the paper tray in place, pull out the pape r support (1) until it clicks and then unf old the paper support fl ap (2 ). Note Do not use the pa per suppor t flap f or Legal pa per. Loading enve lopes a nd post cards 2 Abo ut en ve lo pes 2  Use envelope s that weigh betwee n 75 to 95 gsm.  Some envelopes need marg[...]

Loading pa per and docume nts 11 2 b Put envel opes o r post cards int o the paper tr ay with the add r e s s side down and the leading edge in fi r st as shown in the i llustr ation. W ith both hands, gen tly press a nd sl ide the paper s ide guides (1) and paper len gth guide (2) to fit the si ze of t he envelop es or post cards. If you have prob[...]

Chapter 2 12 Pri nt ab le ar ea 2 The print able area depe nds on the sett ings in the applicati on y o u are using . The figures below sho w the unprint able areas on cut sheet paper and enve lopes. The machine can pri nt in t h e sha ded areas of cut sheet paper when the Bord erless print feature is available and turne d on . (See Prin ting for W[...]

Loading pa per and docume nts 13 2 Accepta ble paper a nd other print m edia 2 The print quali ty can be affected by the type of paper you are using in the machine. To get the best print qualit y for the settin gs you ha v e chosen, a lways set the Paper Ty pe to match the type of paper you load. You can use plain p aper, i nkjet paper (co ated pap[...]

Chapter 2 14 Hand ling an d using pr int medi a 2  Store pape r in its ori ginal packaging, and keep it seal ed. Keep the pap er flat and away from mois ture, direct sunli ght and heat.  Avoid tou c hi ng the shiny (coated) side of photo paper. Loa d ph oto paper with the shiny si de f acing down .  Avoid tou c hi ng either side of trans p[...]

Loading pa per and docume nts 15 2 Ch oosing the right print m edia 2 P aper ty pe and si z e fo r ea ch ope rat io n 2 Pape r Typ e Paper Size Usag e Fax Copy Phot o Capt ur e Printer Cut Sh eet Letter 215.9 × 279.4 mm (8 1/2 × 11 in.) Yes Yes Yes Yes A4 210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 1 1.7 in.) Yes Y es Yes Yes Legal 215.9 × 355.6 mm (8 1/2 × 14 in.) [...]

Chapter 2 16 Pap er w eight , thic knes s an d cap acity 2 1 Up to 100 shee ts of 8 0 gsm pape r. 2 BP 71 (2 60 gsm ) p aper is esp ecial ly de si gned for Br othe r in kjet m achi ne s. Pa per T ype Weig ht T hickness No. o f sh eet s Cut S heet Plain P aper 64 to 120 gs m 0.08 to 0.15 mm 100 1 Inkjet P aper 64 to 200 gs m 0.08 to 0.25 mm 20 Glos [...]

Loading pa per and docume nts 17 2 L oading docum ents 2 You can send a fax, m ake co pies, and scan from the ADF (automati c document feede r ) and from the scanner glas s. Using the ADF (MFC-29 0C only) 2 The ADF can hold up to 15 pages and feeds each sheet individuall y. Use sta ndard 80 gsm paper and always fan t he pages before putting them i [...]

Chapter 2 18 How to lo ad d oc ument s 2 Note To use the scanner glass, the A DF m ust be empty. a Lift the docu m e nt cover. b Using the docu m en t guidelines on the left and top, place t he d ocument face down in the up per l eft corn er of t he scanner glas s. c Close the document co ver. CAUTION If you are scann ing a b ook or thic k docu m e[...]

19 3 3 Mode Time r 3 The machine has four t em por ary mode keys on the contro l panel: Fax , Scan , Copy and Ph oto C a ptu r e . You can change the amount of time th e m a c hi ne takes after the last Scan, Copy or PhotoCapt ure operation bef ore i t returns to F ax mode. I f you choose Off , the machine stays i n the mode yo u used la st by defa[...]

Chapter 3 20 Volume Setting s 3 Ring Volume 3 You can choos e a rang e of ring volum e leve ls, fr om High to Off . Whil e the machi ne is idle, press d or c to adjust the v olume level. The LCD shows the cur rent settin g, and each key press will cha nge the volume to the next level. The machi ne will keep the new setti ng unti l you cha nge it. Y[...]

General setup 21 3 Setting Day light Saving s Tim e 3 You can set the machine to change fo r dayligh t savings time. It will r es e t itself forward one hour in the Spring and ba ckward one hour in the Autumn . Mak e sure you have set the correct date and time in th e Date&Time setti ng. a Press Me nu , 1 , 5 . b Press a or b t o choose On or O[...]

22 4 TX Lock 4 TX Lo ck let s you prevent un authoriz ed access t o the machine. Whil e TX Lock i s On, the follow ing operat ions are available :  Recei ving faxes Whil e TX Lock i s On, the follow ing operat ions are NOT av ailable:  Sendin g faxes  Copyin g  PC p ri nti ng  Scanning  PhotoCapt ure  Operati on from the Cont r[...]

Security features 23 4 Turn ing TX Lo ck on/off 4 Turn ing TX Lock on 4 a Press Me nu , 2 , 0 , 1 . b Press a or b t o choose Set TX Lock . Press OK . c Enter the r e gistered 4-di git pa ssword . Press OK . The mac hine go es offl ine and the LC D shows TX Lock Mode . Turn ing TX Lock of f 4 a Press Me nu . b Enter the r e gistered 4-di git pa ssw[...]

Chapter 4 24[...]

Section II Fax II Send in g a Fa x 26 Receivi ng a Fax 32 Te lephone and Externa l devices 36 D ialling an d st ori ng num ber s 48 Pr inting Reports 51[...]

26 5 Entering F ax mode 5 To enter f ax mode, press ( Fax ), and the key will glow gr een. Faxing fro m t he ADF (MF C -290 C onl y) 5 a Make sur e you are i n Fax mode . b Place the document face down in the ADF. (See Usi ng the A DF (MFC-290C onl y ) on page 17.) c Enter the f ax number using the di al pad , Speed Dial or Searc h. d Pres s Mono S[...]

Sen ding a Fax 27 5 F axing Let ter size doc ument s from the s cann er g lass 5 When documents are Letter size, you need to set scan siz e to Letter. If you do not, the side portion o f the faxes will be mis s i ng. a Make sure yo u are in Fax m ode . b Press Me nu , 2 , 2 , 0 . c Press a or b t o choose Letter . Press OK . d Press Sto p/Exit . Co[...]

Chapter 5 28 Cance lling a B roadcas t in pro gress 5 a Pres s Menu , 2 , 4 . The LCD will s how t he fax nu m be r being dialled. #001 XXX X b Pres s OK . The LCD will show t he job number: 1.Cle ar 2.E xit c Pres s 1 to cancel. The LCD will then s how the B roadcast job number and 1.Clear 2.Exit . d To cancel the Broadcast , press 1 . e Pres s St[...]

Sen ding a Fax 29 5 Cont rast 5 If your doc um e nt is very light or very dark, yo u may want to change the contras t. For most documents th e defaul t setting Auto can be used. It automa tically cho oses the sui table contrast for your document . Use Light when sendi ng a li ght docum ent. Use Dark when sendi ng a dark document . a Make sure yo u [...]

Chapter 5 30 D ual ac cess (Monoc hrome only) 5 You can dial a number and star t sc anning t he fax i nto memory —even when t he machin e is sen ding from memory, recei ving faxes or pri nting PC dat a. The LCD shows the new job numb er and av ailable memory. The number of pages you can scan int o the memory will vary dep ending on the data t hat[...]

Sen ding a Fax 31 5 O ver se as Mod e 5 If you are having dif ficult y sending a fax overseas due to possible interferen ce on the telephone li ne, we recommend that you tur n on the Overseas mode. After y o u send a fax using this f eature, the feat ure will tur n itself off. a Make sure yo u are in Fax m ode . b Load y our doc ument. c Press Me n[...]

32 6 Recei ve m odes 6 Choos ing the Rec eive Mo de 6 By defau lt, you r machine will automat ically receiv e any fax es that are se nt t o it. The diag ram below will help you choose the correct mode. For more detail ed information on th e recei ve modes see Usi ng r e c e ive mode s on page 33 and Receive m ode s e ttings on page 34. To set a r e[...]

Receiv ing a F ax 33 6 Using rec eive mod es 6 Some receive modes ans wer au tomaticall y ( Fax Only and Fax/Tel ). You may wa nt to change the ring delay be fore using t hese modes. (See Ring Delay on page 34.) Fax only 6 Fax only mode will aut omatically answer every c all. If t he call is a fax you r machine wi ll receive it. Fa x/Tel 6 Fax/Tel [...]

Chapter 6 34 Recei ve mode setting s 6 Ring D ela y 6 The Ring De lay set s the number of times the machi ne ring s before it ans wers in Fax Only or Fax/Tel m ode. I f you hav e exter nal or extens ion t elephones o n the same li ne as the machi ne cho ose the m a x i m u m number of ri ngs. (See Operati on from ext ension t elephones on pa ge 4 6[...]

Receiv ing a F ax 35 6 Fax De te ct 6 If Fax Detec t is On : 6 Fax Detect is turned On a s def ault. The machine receiv es a fax cal l automatical ly, even if you answer the call . When you see Receiving on the LC D or when y ou hear ‘ chirps’ throug h the hands et you are usi ng, jus t replace t he handset . Your machine will do the rest . If [...]

36 7 Voice Op erations 7 Voi c e calls can be made e ither wi th an extens ion or extern al telephone, by diallin g manu ally, or by u s i ng Speed D ial numbers. Tone or pulse (Not Ava ilable for Ne w Z ea lan d ) 7 If you are using an ex ternal telephone and hav e a pulse dia lling service, b ut need to sen d tone signal s (for example , f or te [...]

Telephone an d Ext ernal devices 37 7 Wha t is th e Ad vant ag e of u sing Te lst ra ® FaxS tre am ® Du et ® Func tio n? 7 Using Telstr a ® FaxStream ® Duet ® is the most e fficient way t o rece ive both fax and telephone call s on the same line. When the voice call co m es in, all phones (extensi on and exter nal) and the f ax machine wi ll [...]

Chapter 7 38 Reg ist eri ng t h e Dis tinc t ive R in g patt ern 7 Very Importa nt! After y ou have set th e Distinc tive Ring feature to on, the rece ive mode is set t o Manual automat icall y. Y o ur Di s tinc tive Ring Number does not allow Voic e calls - only Faxes. You can not change the re ceive mode to a nother mode while the Dist inctive Ri[...]

Telephone an d Ext ernal devices 39 7 How Does the Caller ID Wor k? 7 The C alle r ID App ears o n the Displa y W hen Yo ur T ele ph one Ri ngs 7 As your telephone r ings, the display shows you the call er’s p hone number or n ame i f the name has stored in the Speed- Dial. Once you answer the call, the caller’s ID disappear s. You will see up [...]

Chapter 7 40 Telephone Servic e for New Zeal and 7 FaxA bility 7 FaxA bility is a servic e offered by Telecom that allows you to hav e an additi onal number on one phone line, with i ts own di s tinc tive ri ng patt ern. This way, when you get an incoming cal l, you can ident ify the number bein g called by i ts r ing . Ho w Will t he F ax Ma chin [...]

Telephone an d Ext ernal devices 41 7 How to Turn Fax Ab ili ty OFF or ON 7 The FaxAbilit y function is desi gned to accommoda te the FaxAbility s ervice provide d by Telec om. To c hange t he setting, r epeat steps a - c ; S tep b i s w here yo u can cho ose either On or Off . Call Waiti ng beeps caused by inco m i ng cal ls on your main number ca[...]

Chapter 7 42 b Pres s a or b t o choos e Display # . Pres s OK . The Ca ller ID of the l ast call wi ll appea r on the display . I f no ID is stored, the beeper will sou nd a nd No C aller ID will ap pear o n the displa y . c Pres s a or b to scroll through the Call er ID mem ory to c ho ose the Ca ll er I D yo u want t o view. Pres s OK . The LCD [...]

Telephone an d Ext ernal devices 43 7 Regi ste ring the D ist inct ive R ing patte rn 7 Very Imp ortant! After you hav e s e t the Distinc tive Ring f eature to on, the receive mod e is set to Manual automatical ly. Unle s s you hav e a TAD or Voice Mai l set up on the Distincti ve Rin g number, Manual mo de mean s you must answer a ll the call s y[...]

Chapter 7 44 Viewing Caller ID List 7 Your mac hine stores infor mation for the last thirt y cal ls i n the Calle r I D list. You c an view or prin t this list. When the thir ty-first call comes in to t he machi ne, it replaces info rmation abou t t he firs t call. a Pres s Menu , 2 , 0 , 4 . 0.Mis cel laneous 4.Cal ler ID b Pres s a or b t o choos[...]

Telephone an d Ext ernal devices 45 7 Im prop e r Se tu p DO NOT conne ct a TA D el sewhere on the same tele phone line. Co nnect ions 7 The external TAD mu s t be connec ted as shown in the previou s illustrat ion. a Set your externa l TAD to one or two rings. (The machine's Ring De lay setti ng does not apply .) b Record th e outgoi ng messa[...]

Chapter 7 46 External a nd extens ion telep hones 7 C onnect in g an exte rnal or extens ion tele phone 7 You can connec t a separate telephone as sho wn in t he diagra m belo w. 1 Ex te ns ion tele ph on e 2 E xter nal t el epho ne When you a re using a n ext ernal t elephone, the LCD shows Telephone . Opera tio n from e xtension teleph ones 7 If [...]

Telephone an d Ext ernal devices 47 7 Remote Dea ctiva tion Co de 7 If you rece ive a voice call an d the machin e is in F/T mode, it will start to sound the F/T (double) ring aft er the init ial ring delay. If you pick up the call on an ext ension t elephone you can turn t he F/T ri ng off by pr essing #51 ( #9 1 for New Z ealand) (ma k e s u r e [...]

48 8 How t o Di al 8 Manua l dialling 8 Press all of the d igits of the fax or telephone num be r. Speed Dialling 8 a Pres s ( Speed Di al ). b Pres s OK and the # (hash) key , and then t he two digit Speed Dia l n um ber using the dial pad. Note If the LCD shows Not Registered when you enter a Speed Dial number, a number has not been store d at th[...]

Dialling a nd storing n umbers 49 8 Storing numb ers 8 You can set up your machine to do the followin g types of easy di alling: S peed Dial and Groups for broadcas ting faxes. When you di al a Q uick Di al number, the LCD shows the name, if you stored it , or the number . Note If you l ose elect rical po wer, the Quick Dial numbers tha t are i n t[...]

Chapter 8 50 Setting up group s f or broadc asti ng 8 Groups , which can be stored in a Speed Dial loc ation, all ow yo u to s e nd the same fax message t o many fax number s b y press ing onl y ( S peed Di al ), Search , OK , # , th e two-di git lo catio n and Mono Start . Fir st, you 'll need to store eac h fax number in a Speed- Dial loc at[...]

51 9 9 F ax repor ts 9 You need to set up the Transmi s si on Verifi c a tion Report and Journal Per iod using the Menu key. Tran smi ssion Ver if icati on Re port 9 You can use the Transmissi on R eport as proof th at you s ent a fax. This r eport li sts the time and date of tran s mission and whether the t ransmissi on was successf ul (OK). If yo[...]

Chapter 9 52 Reports 9 The fol lowing reports ar e ava ilable: 1.XMIT Verify Prin ts a Tr ansmission Veri fication Repor t f or your la st transmi ssion. 2.Help List A help li s t sh owing how to program your machi ne. 3.Quick Dial Lis ts names and nu m be r s stored in the S pee d Di a l me mor y, i n n u me ri ca l or der . 4.Fax Journal Lis ts i[...]

Section III Cop y III Making copies 54[...]

54 10 How to copy 10 Enterin g Copy mode 10 Press ( Copy ) to ente r Copy mode. The defau lt setting is Fax. You can change th e numb er of sec onds or minutes that t he machi ne stays in Cop y mode. ( See M ode Time r on page 19.) The LCD shows the def ault copy setting : 1 C opy R atio 2 Qua lity 3 N o of Co pie s Making a single c opy 10 a Make [...]

Making c opies 55 10 Copy option s 10 When you want to quickly cha nge the copy settings tempora r ily for the next mult iple copies, use th e Copy Options key. The machine ret urns to its def ault settings 2 minutes after it finis hes copying, or if the mode tim er returns the machine t o Fax m ode. For m ore information see Mod e Ti me r on page [...]

Chapter 1 0 56 Chan ging c opy s peed a nd quality 10 You can choos e from a rang e of qualit y setti ng s. The def ault sett in g is Normal . To temporarily change t he qual ity sett ing, foll ow the instruc tions below: a Make sure you are in Copy mod e . b Load your docum ent. c Use the dial pad t o enter the number of copies (up to 99). d Pres [...]

Making c opies 57 10 To enlarge or reduce the next cop y follow the instruct ion below: a Make sure you are in Copy mode . b Load y our doc ument. c Use the dial pad t o enter the number of copie s (up to 99). d Press Copy Options and a or b to choose Enlarge/Reduce . Press OK . e Do one of the following :  Press a or b t o choose the enlar geme[...]

Chapter 1 0 58 f Pres s Mono Sta rt t o scan the document . You can also press Colour Sta rt if you are using P oster layout. If y ou placed t he docum ent i n the AD F (MFC-290C ) or are m aking a poster, the machine sca ns the pages and s tart s printing. If you are using the sca nner glass , go to g . g After the mac hine scans the page, press 1[...]

Making c opies 59 10 Sort ing co pies u sing t he A DF (Mo noc hrom e o nly) (M FC - 290C on ly) 10 You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be sorted i n the order 3 2 1, 3 2 1, 3 2 1, and so on. a Make sure you are in Copy mode . b Load y our doc ument. c Use the dial pad t o enter the number of copie s (up to 99). d Press Copy Options and a or b[...]

Chapter 1 0 60 Pa pe r opt ion s 10 Paper Ty pe 10 If you are copy ing on s p ec i al paper, set the machi ne for the type of paper y ou are using t o get th e best pr int quality . a Make sur e you are in Copy mode . b Load your docum ent. c Use the dial pad t o enter the number of copies (up to 99). d Pres s Co py Opt ion s and a or b to choose P[...]

Section IV Direct Photo P rinting IV Pr inting ph otos from a memo ry car d or USB F las h mem o ry d riv e 62 Pr inting photos f r om a camer a 72[...]

62 11 Note The MFC-250C only supports USB Flash memory drive s. PhotoCapture Center™ Operations 11 Pr inti ng fro m a me mory card or USB Flash me mor y drive without a PC 11 Even i f your machi ne is no t connected to y our comput er, you can print photos dir ectly from digit al c amera medi a or US B Flash Memory dri ve. (See H ow to pr int fro[...]

Pri nting photos fr om a memor y card or USB Flash m emor y drive 63 11 Memor y car ds ( MFC-290 C only ) or a USB Flash memory d rive fo lder st ructu re 11 Your mac hine is design ed to be compa tible with moder n dig ital cam era image files , me mor y c ar ds an d US B F la sh m emo ry d ri ve ; however, please rea d the points below to avoid e[...]

Chapter 1 1 64 Getting star ted 11 Firm ly put a m emory c ard o r USB Flash memory drive i nto t he co r rect slot. 1 US B Fl a sh m em ory d riv e 2 SD, SDHC 3 Memo ry Stick™, Mem ory Stick PRO™ 4 xD-Picture C ard™ CAUTION The USB direct i nterface support s only a USB Flash mem ory drive, a Pict Bridge compat ible camera, or a digit al cam[...]

Pri nting photos fr om a memor y card or USB Flash m emor y drive 65 11 How to print from a me mo ry c ar d or U SB F lash mem ory driv e 11 Before print ing a photo you must first print a thumbnail index to choose the number of the photo you want to print . F o llow the instruct ions belo w to start printin g direc tly from y our memory card or U [...]

Chapter 1 1 66 d Pres s a or b t o choose th e type of paper you a re usi ng, Plain Paper , Inkjet Paper , Brother BP71 or Other Glossy . Pres s OK . e Pres s a or b to choose the paper siz e you a re usi ng, A4 or Letter . Pres s OK . f Pres s Colo ur Start to prin t. Pr in ti ng Ph ot os 11 Befor e you can print an indi vidual ima ge, you hav e t[...]

Pri nting photos fr om a memor y card or USB Flash m emor y drive 67 11 j Enter the number of copies y o u want. Press OK . k Press Colour Start to p ri nt. The print ing pos itions when usin g A4 are shown below. DPO F printing 11 DPOF s ta nds fo r Dig ita l Pri nt Ord er F orma t. Major d igital camera manuf actur ers (Cano n Inc., Eastman K oda[...]

Chapter 1 1 68 PhotoCapture Center™ print settings 11 These settings will remai n until y ou change them again. Pr int speed and q ualit y 11 a Pres s Menu , 4 , 1 . b Pres s a or b to choose Normal or Photo . Pres s OK . c Pres s Stop/Exit . Paper Opt ions 11 Paper Ty pe 11 a Pres s Menu , 4 , 2 . b Pres s a or b to choose Plain P aper , Inkjet [...]

Pri nting photos fr om a memor y card or USB Flash m emor y drive 69 11 Cr oppin g 11 If your photo is too long or wide to fit the availab le spac e on your chosen l ayout, part of the image will be aut om a tically cropp ed. The default sett ing is On . If you want to print the whole image, t urn this setting to Off . If you are also using the Bor[...]

Chapter 1 1 70 Scan to a memor y card or USB F lash mem ory drive 11 You can sca n monochrom e and colour doc um e nts onto a memory card or USB Flash memory drive. Monochrome doc uments will be stor ed in P DF (* .PDF) or TIFF (*.TIF) file form ats. Colour documents m ay be stor ed in PDF (* .PD F) or J PE G ( *.J PG) fi le form a ts. The def ault[...]

Pri nting photos fr om a memor y card or USB Flash m emor y drive 71 11 Ch ang ing the monoc hrome file f ormat 11 a Press Me nu , 4 , 0 , 2 . b Press a or b to choose TIFF or PDF . Press OK . c Press Sto p/Exit . Changing the colou r f ile forma t 11 a Press Me nu , 4 , 0 , 3 . b Press a or b to choose JPEG or PDF . Press OK . c Press Sto p/Exit .[...]

72 12 Printing ph otos directly from a PictBridge cam era 12 Your Brothe r machine supports the Pict Bridge standa rd, allowing you to connect to and print ph otos directly from any Pict Bridge compati ble digital camera. If your came ra is using t he USB Mass Stor age standard, you can als o pri nt photos from a dig ital cam era wit hout Pi ctBrid[...]

Printing photo s from a camera 73 12 Printing Images 12 Note Remove any memory cards or USB F l ash memory drive f rom t he machine b efore conne c ting a digi tal camera. a Make sure that your ca m e r a is turn ed off. C onnect your c am e r a to the USB direct interf ace (1) on the machine using the U SB cable. 1 USB direct int erface b Turn on [...]

Chapter 1 2 74 Printing ph otos directly from a digital camera (w ithout PictBridge) 12 If your came ra suppo rts the USB Mass Stor age standard, you can conn ect your camera in st orage mode. T his enables y ou to pri nt photos from your camera. (If you would like to print photos in P ictBridge mode , see Prin ting photos direct ly fr om a Pict Br[...]

Printing photo s from a camera 75 12 Understand ing the Erro r Mess ages 12 Once you are famili ar with t he types of error s that can occur whil e you are print ing from a camera, you can easil y identi fy and troubles hoot an y problems.  Out of Memory This message wil l appear if you are workin g with i mages t hat are too large for the machi[...]

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Section V Software V Softwar e features 78[...]

78 13 The CD-ROM inc ludes the Soft ware U s e r ’s Guide for fea tures ava ilable when connect ed to a computer (for example, pri nting a nd scann ing). T he guide has easy to u se li nks that , when clicked, will take you directly to a par ticular s ection. You can fi nd info rmation on these feat ures:  Printing  Scanning  ControlCen [...]

Section VI Appendixes VI Safety and Leg al 80 Trou blesh ooting and Ro utine Mai ntenance 95 M enu and Fe atures 119 Specifi cations 12 8 Glossar y 14 1[...]

80 A Choosing a lo cation A Put yo ur machin e on a flat, stable s urface that is free of vibr ation and shocks, s uch as a desk. Put the mac hine near a tele phone socket and a standard , grounded electr ical socket . Choose a loc ation where the temper ature remains between 10 ° C and 35 ° C. WARNING DO NOT put the machine near heat ers, air co[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 81 A T o use the m ach ine safel y A Please kee p thes e inst r u c tion s for later refere nce and read them before attempting any maintenanc e. WARNING There are high volt age electrodes ins ide the machine. Before you c lean t h e ins ide of t h e machine, m a k e sure you h ave unplugged the tel ephone line cord f irst and t [...]

82 DO NO T put y our hands o n the e dge o f the mac hine under the docum ent cover or t he scann er cover. Doing this may cause injury. DO NOT put your hand s on the edge of the paper tray under the paper tray c over. Doing this may caus e injur y.[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 83 A DO NOT touc h the area shaded in the illust ration. Doing this m ay cause inj ury. When moving the machi ne you must l ift it from the base, by plac ing a hand at each side of the unit as shown in the illus trati on. DO NOT car ry the m achine by holdin g the sc anner cover or the Jam Clear Cover. DO NOT us e fl ammable su b[...]

84 If the machi ne b ecom e s hot, relea ses smoke, or generat es any strong smell s , im m ediat ely unplug the m achine f rom the elect rical so c ket . Call your B rother de aler or Brother Customer Service. If met al objects, water or other liqui ds get inside the machi ne, immediatel y unpl ug the machine from the electrical socket. Call your [...]

Sa fety and Le gal 85 A When using your tel ephone equipment, bas ic saf ety precautions should always be followe d to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to people, incl uding the foll owing: 1 DO NOT u se this product n ear wat er, for example , near a bath tub, wash bowl, ki tchen s ink or washing mac hine, in a wet basement or ne[...]

86 Important Information for Aus t ra lia A Import ant saf ety in struc tions A 1 Read all of these ins tructi ons. 2 S ave them for lat er reference. 3 Fo llow all warni ngs and i nstruct ions ma rked on t he pr oduct. 4 Unpl ug this product from t he wall socket before cleanin g the outside o f the m achine and the scanner glas s. Do not use liqu[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 87 A 16 Unplug this product fr om the elec trical soc k e t and refer servicing t o Aut horized Servic e Personnel und er the followin g conditi ons:  When the power cord is damaged or fray ed.  If liquid has been spill ed into the product .  If the product has been exposed t o rai n or water.  If the product does not[...]

88 12 All persons using thi s device f or recordi ng tele phone conversati ons shall comply with New Zealand law. This requires that at leas t one party to the co nversation is to be aware that it is being recorde d. In additi on, the Prin ciples enumer ated i n the Pr ivacy Act 1993 shall be complied with in respe c t t o the nature of the persona[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 89 A 23 This unit will only work in conjuncti on with a ton e sig nalling (DTMF) tel ephone, but some teleph ones are not c ompa tible. Since noise or speech f rom the telephone can upset di alling from this unit, errors m ay result if the devi ces ar e used tog ether in ot her than quiet cond itions. 24 W h ere i t is necessary [...]

90 Important Information for Som e Countries A Importa nt Safety Instr uctions A 1 Read all of these ins tructi ons. 2 S ave them for lat er reference. 3 Fo llow all warni ngs and i nstruct ions ma rked on t he pr oduct. 4 Unpl ug this product from the wall out let before clean ing the outside of the machine and the scanner glas s. Do not use liqui[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 91 A 16 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to Aut horized Servic e Personnel under the following c onditi ons:  If the power cord is damaged or frayed .  If the product has been spil led by li quid.  If the product has been exposed t o rai n or water.  If the product does not oper ate normal [...]

92 R adio inter fer ence A This pr oduct compli es wi th EN55022 (CISPR Publicat ion 22) /Class B. When connec ting the machi ne to a computer , ensure that you us e a USB c able which does not exceed 2.0 meter s in lengt h. In te rn at io n a l EN E R G Y S TA R ® Complia nce Stat ement A The purpos e of the Int ernational ENERGY S TAR ® Program[...]

Sa fety and Le gal 93 A L egal limi tations for copy ing A It is an offence to make reproduc tions of certai n items or docu m en ts with the intent to commit fraud. Thi s memor andum is i ntended to be a gu ide rather than a complete list .We suggest you check with relev ant legal author ities if in doub t about a particula r item or document . Th[...]

94 Tradem arks A The Bro ther logo is a register ed tradem ark of Brother Indus tries, Ltd. Brot her is a registered trad emark of Brother Indust ries, Ltd. Mul ti-Funct ion Link is a registered trad emark of Brother Int ernational Corpo ratio n. © 2 008 Brot her Ind ustries, L td. All rig hts reser ved. Windo ws Vista is either a regis tered trad[...]

95 B B T r ou bles hooting B If you think there is a pro blem w ith your machine, check the chart be low and follow the troubles hooting tips . Most problems can be easil y resolv ed by yourself. If you need additi onal help, the Brot her Solutions Cente r offers the l atest FA Qs and t roubleshoot ing ti ps. Vis it us at http:// solutions. brother[...]

96 Whi te ho riz onta l l in es ap pear in te xt or gr aphi cs . Cle an th e pri nt he ad. (Se e Cl eani ng th e pri nt he ad on page 114.) Mak e s ure you ar e us ing Br oth er Orig in al I nno bel la™ in k. Try using the re co mme nd ed typ es of pa pe r. (See Ac cept ab le pap er an d oth er pr in t media on pa ge 1 3.) The mac hi ne pr in ts [...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 97 B Print ed pa ge s are not sta cke d neat ly. Mak e sur e you ar e us ing the p aper suppo rt fl ap. (S ee Lo ad ing p aper and ot her pri nt med ia o n pa ge 8 .) Machin e does not pri nt from Ad ob e ® Illu strator ® . Try to reduce the p rint resol u t io n. (See Pri ntin g for Wi ndow s ® or P ri[...]

98 Sendi n g Faxe s Dif ficulty Sugg es tion s Ca nnot se nd a fa x Ch eck th e l ine co rd conn ecti on . Make s u re th at the F a x key is illu minated. (Se e Entering Fax mode on pa ge 2 6.) As k th e other pa rty to che ck t ha t th e rece iv in g mach in e ha s p ape r. Pr int th e Tr ans mis si on Ve ri fi cati on Re port and che c k for an [...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 99 B Me nu S et tin g Dif fi cul ti es Diffic ulty Sugg esti ons T he mach in e beep s wh en yo u try to ac cess th e Set up R ec eive menu . I f the Fax key i s not il luminated, press it to turn on Fax mode. T he Setup Re cei ve s ett in g i s av ail abl e on ly when th e ma chi ne i s i n Fa x m ode. Co[...]

100 Dial T one de tection B When you sen d a f ax autom atically, by defau lt your machine will wait for a fixed amou nt of t ime before it s tarts to di al the numb er. By chang ing the D ial Tone s ett ing to Detection you can make your machine dial as soo n as it det ects a dial t one. This s e tting can save a small am ount of time wh en sen di[...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 101 B Error and ma intenance mes sages B As with any sophi sticated of fice produc t, errors may occ ur and consumable i tems may need to be replaced. If this happens, you r machine identi fies the error and shows an erro r message. The most comm on error and mai ntenance m essages are sh own below. You ca[...]

102 Cannot Detect You inst alled a new ink too quickly and the mac hine didn’ t detect it. Take o ut the new i nk cartridg e and re-instal l it slo wly unt il it clic ks. If you are using non Brother ink the machine may not detec t the ink c artri dg e. Replace the cartr idge with a Br other original ink cartridg e. If the error m essage remains,[...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 103 B Ink Low Black I nk Lo w Yell ow Ink Low Cyan I nk Lo w Mage nt a The indi cated ink cartridge is running o ut of ink . If a sending m achine has a c olour fa x to send, your mac hine’s ‘handshak e’ will ask that the fax is s ent as blac k & white. If the s ending m achine has the abili ty t[...]

104 Out of Memory The mac hine's memory is full. When copy operation is in progress , press Stop/ Ex it and wait until the other op erations in progress finish and then t ry again. The memor y card or US B Flash memory driv e you are us ing does not have enough free space to scan the docume nts. Delete u nused files fr om your memo ry card o r[...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 105 B Tran sfer ri ng you r faxe s or Fa x Jour na l re por t B If the LCD shows: Clean Unable XX Init Unable XX Print Unable XX Scan Unable XX We rec ommend trans ferring your f axes to another f ax machi ne. (S ee Transfe r ri ng faxes to another fax mac hine on page 105.) You can also transfer the F ax [...]

106 Do cument is jamme d ins ide the ADF unit B a Take out any paper f rom the ADF that is not ja mmed. b Lift the docu m e nt cover. c Pull the jammed docum ent out to the left. d Close the document co ver. e Pres s Stop/Exit . Printer j am or pap er jam B Take o ut th e jammed paper dep ending on wher e it is j ammed in the m achine. Open and clo[...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 107 B d Open t he Jam Clear Co ver (1) at the back of the machin e. Pull the jammed paper out of the machine . e Close the Jam Clear Cover . Make sure the cover is s e t properly. f Using both hands , use the plastic tabs on both sides of the mach ine to lift the scanne r cov e r (1) u ntil it locks secure[...]

108 Note • I f the pape r is jamm ed under the print head, unplug the ma c h ine from the power source, and t hen move the p rint hea d to take out the pape r . • I f the prin t head has st opped in the right corner as shown in t he illus tration, you cannot move th e pri nt head. Hold down Stop/Ex it until the print head moves to the middle . [...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 109 B Routine m ainten ance B Repl acin g the i nk cart ri dges B Your mac hine is equi pped with an in k dot counter. The ink dot counter automatical ly monitor s the lev el of ink in each of the 4 cart ridges. W hen the machine detects an ink cartri dge is runni ng out of i nk, the machine will tell you [...]

110 a Open t he ink c artridge cover. If one or more ink cartridge s have reached t he end of their li fe, for exam ple Black, the LC D shows Cannot Print and Replace XX Ink . b Press the l ock releas e lever as shown to release the i nk cart ridge indi cated on the LCD . Remov e the ca r tr idge f rom the machine. c Open the new ink cartr idge bag[...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 111 B f Gentl y push the ink cartri dge until it clicks, and then close the ink cartridge cover. g The mach ine will aut omatically r eset the ink dot coun ter. Note • If you r e placed an ink cartridge , for example Black, the LCD may ask you to verif y that i t was a brand new one ( Did You Change Blck[...]

112 C leani ng the out side o f th e mach ine B CAUTION Use neutr al detergent s. Cleaning wit h vol atile liquids s uch as t hinner or benz ine will damage the ou tside s urface of the machine. DO NOT use cleani ng mater ials that contain ammonia. DO NOT use isopropy l alcohol to rem ove dir t from the contro l panel. It may crack the panel. Clean[...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 113 B Clea ni ng t he sc anne r gl ass B a Lift the docum ent cover (1). Clean the scanner glas s (2) and the w hite plastic (3) with a soft lint-fr ee cloth moist ened wit h a non -flammable glass clean er. b (MFC-290 C only ) In the ADF unit, clean t he whit e ba r (1) and the glass strip (2) with a soft[...]

114 C lea ning th e pa pe r pi ck- up roll er B a Pull the pape r tray completely o ut of the machine. b Unplug th e telephon e line c ord first, and then u nplug th e machin e from t he electr ical socket and open the Jam Clear Cover ( 1) at the back of the machine. c Clean the Paper Pick- up Roller (1) wit h isopropyl alcoh ol on a cot ton swab. [...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 115 B Ch ecking the pr int quality B If faded or streaked colour s and text appear on your output, som e of the nozzles m ay be clogged. You can check t his by printi ng the Print Qualit y Check She et and looking at the nozzle chec k patte rn. a Press Me nu , 7 , 1 . b Press a or b t o choose Print Qualit[...]

116 C hecki ng t he p rint ali gnm ent B You may ne ed to adjust the print alignment aft er transporting t he machine, if your pr inted text becomes blurred or images bec om e faded . a Pres s Menu , 7 , 1 . b Pres s a or b to choose Alignme nt . Pres s OK . c Pres s Mono Sta rt or Colou r S ta rt . The mac hine st arts pr inting the Alignment Chec[...]

Troubleshooti ng and Rou tine Mai ntenance 117 B Packi ng an d ship ping the ma chine B When you transpo r t the machine, use the packing materia ls that came wit h you r machine. Follow the ins tructions belo w to properly pac k your machine. Damage caused to your m a c h ine during t ransit is not cover ed by your warrant y. CAUTION It is impor t[...]

118 g Lift the scanner cover (1) to re lease the lock. Gentl y push the scanner cover support down (2) and close the scann er cover (3). h Wrap the machi ne in the bag and put it in the ori ginal cart on with the o riginal packing mate rial. i Pack the print ed mater ials in the origi nal carton as shown bel ow. Do not pack the used i nk cartr idge[...]

119 C C On-sc reen p rogrammi ng C Your mac hine is design ed to be easy to operate with LCD on-s creen programm ing using the menu keys . User-frie ndly programm ing helps you t ake full advan tage of all th e menu selections your machine h as t o offer. Since your programming is don e on the LCD, we hav e created step-by-s tep on- screen instruct[...]

120 To acce s s th e menu mode: a Pres s Menu . b Choose an option.  Press 1 for G eneral S etup menu .  Press 2 for F ax menu.  Press 3 for Co py menu.  Press 0 for Ini tial Se tup . You can scroll more quickly t hrough each menu level by pressing a or b for the di rectio n you want . c Pres s OK when that option appears on the LCD . T[...]

Menu and F eatures 121 C Menu Table C The menu table will hel p you unde rstand the menu select ions and options that are found in t he machine' s progra m s. The fact ory set tings a re shown in Bold with an a s teris k. Choos e & OK Choose & OK to accept to exit Ma in M enu Su bm enu Men u Sel e ction s O pti ons Des cri ptio ns Pag [...]

122 1. Ge nera l S et up (Con ti nu ed) 4.Volume 1.Rin g Off Low Med * High Ad ju sts the ri ng vol um e. 2 0 2.Beeper Off Low * Med High Adj usts the volum e le vel of th e beep er. 20 3.Speaker Off Low Med * High Ad ju st s the sp eak er volu me. 20 5.Daylight Save — On * Off Change s fo r Dayl ight Sa ving s Ti me m anu all y. 21 6. LCD Contra[...]

Menu and F eatures 123 C 2.Fax (Co nti nu ed) 1. Set up Receive (In Fax mode only) (C ont inu ed) 3.Fax Detect On * Off Rece ives fa x mes sag es with out press ing Sta rt . 35 4.Remo te Cod es On * ( l 51, #5 1) ( l 91, #91 f or New Zeal an d) Off Allo ws you to answer all ca lls at an ext ens ion o r ex ter nal te le phon e and us e cod e s to tu[...]

124 2.Fax (Con ti nu ed) 0. Mi scellan eou s 1.TX Lock — Stops u naut hor ized user s from chan gi ng th e ma chine ’s cur re nt sett ings . 22 2.Compatibi lity Norm al * Basic(for VoIP) Ad just s the e qu ali zat ion for tr an smis sio n pro bl ems . 100 3.Distincti ve ( Not av ail abl e in New Zeal an d) On Off * Use wit h phon e co mpa ny di[...]

Menu and F eatures 125 C 4. Phot oCaptu re (Co nti nu ed) 3.Pape r Siz e — 10x15cm * 13x18cm Letter A4 Cho ose th e pap er si ze. 68 4.Prin t Siz e — 8x1 0 c m 9x1 3 c m 10 x 15cm 13 x 18cm 15 x 20cm Max. Size * Cho ose th e print si ze . (A ppea rs whe n A4 or Let ter is ch os en in th e P ape r S ize menu.) 68 5.Brig htnes s — - nnn no + - [...]

126 5. P rint R epo rts 1.XMIT Ver ify — — Pri nt s a T ran smi ssi on V er ifi c a tio n Re p o rt fo r yo ur last tra ns missi on . 52 2.Help Lis t — — Prin ts th e Help L ist so you can se e at- a-g lanc e h ow to quic kly pr ogr am y our machine. 52 3.Quick Di al — — L ist s na me and n umb ers sto red in the Speed Dial memory, i n [...]

Menu and F eatures 127 C Entering Te xt C When you a re set ting cert ain me nu selectio ns, su c h as the S tat ion ID, y ou may need t o enter text into t he mac hine. Most number k eys have three or four l etters p rinted on keys. The k e y s for 0 , # and l do not have print ed l etters because they are use d for spe c i al characters. By press[...]

128 D Ge ner al D Specifica t ions D Pr int er Ty pe Ink jet P ri nt Me thod Mono: Colour: Piezo with 94 × 1 nozzle Piezo with 94 × 3 nozzles Memory C apacity 32 MB LCD (liqui d crystal display) 1 6 ch ar ac t er s × 1line Power S ource A C 220 to 24 0V 50/ 60Hz Po wer Co nsu mpt ion (MFC-250C) O ff : Av er age 0. 6 W Sleep M o de: Av e r a ge 3[...]

Sp ecifications 129 D 1 Thi s de pend s on p rin ting co nd ition s. Dimen sions (MFC-250C ) (MFC-290C ) Wei gh t 7.2 k g ( MFC-250C) 7.8 k g ( MFC-290C) Nois e Operati ng: L PA m = 50 dB or less 1 Tem per atu re Oper ating: Best Pri nt Qua lity: 10 - 35 ° C 20 - 33 ° C Humi dity Operating: Best Pri nt Qua lity: 20 - 80% (with out condensation ) [...]

130 Print me dia D 1 Use on ly tran spar enci es r eco mmen de d for i nkjet print ing . 2 For glos sy p aper or tra nspa renc ies, we r ecom me nd re mo ving printe d p ages f rom t he ou tput pape r tra y imm ed iate ly aft er the y ex it the mach in e to a void s mud gi ng. 3 See Paper type a nd s ize f or ea ch o per atio n on pa ge 15 . Paper [...]

Sp ecifications 131 D Fa x D Co mpa tib ilit y ITU-T G roup 3 Co ding Sys te m MH/MR/MMR/ JPEG Modem Speed Aut omatic Fallba ck 14,400 bps Documen t Size ADF W idth: (MFC-290C) 148 m m to 216 mm ADF Le ngth: (MFC-290C) 148 m m to 355.6 mm Scanner Gl ass Width: Max. 216 mm Scanner Gl ass Height: Max. 2 97 mm Sc anni ng W id th 208 mm Printing Wi dth[...]

132 1 Monochrome o nly 2 ‘Pages’ r efers to the ‘Bro ther Standard Chart No. 1’ (a ty pical bu s i n ess l etter, Standard res olution, MMR cod e). Sp ecif ic ati ons an d pri nte d mate ria ls a re subj ec t to ch ange wit hout pr ior not ice . 3 ‘Pages’ refers to the ‘I TU-T Tes t Chart # 1’ (a ty pical bu siness le tter, S tandar[...]

Sp ecifications 133 D Copy D 1 Based on Brother st andard patte rn (Fast mode/S tack Copy). Co p y s peeds vary wi th the co m ple xity of th e document. Colour / Monoc hrome Yes/ Yes Documen t Size ADF W id th: (MFC- 290C) 148 mm to 216 mm ADF Length: (MFC-29 0C) 148 mm to 355.6 mm Scanner G lass Width: Max. 215.9 mm Scanner Glass Length: Max. 297[...]

134 PhotoCapture Center™ D Note The MFC-250C only s u pports USB Flash memory drives . 1 Memory cards, Adapt e rs a n d USB F l a sh m emory drive are not in c luded. 2 SecureDig ital (SD) : 16MB to 2GB 3 SecureDig ital Hi gh Capacity (SDHC) : 4GB to 8GB 4 xD-Pictu re Card™ Co nventional Card from 1 6MB to 512MB xD-Pictu re Card™ Type M from [...]

Sp ecifications 135 D PictBridge D Co mpa tib ilit y S u pports th e Camera & Imaging Product s Assoc iation PictBridge st andard CIPA D C-001 Visit http:/ /www.cipa.jp/ pictbr idge for more informati on Inter face PictBri dge (USB) Port[...]

136 Scann er D 1 Wind ows ® XP i n thi s Use r’s Guid e in clud es Wi nd ows ® XP Ho m e Edi tion, Windows ® X P Prof es sion al , and W ind ows ® XP Pr ofess iona l x64 Ed itio n. 2 Maximum 1200 × 1 20 0 dp i scann ing wh en u sin g th e W IA D rive r for W indo ws ® X P an d W indo ws V ist a ® (res ol uti on up to 1920 0 × 19 20 0 dp i[...]

Sp ecifications 137 D Printer D 1 Base d o n Br othe r stand ard pa ttern . A4 siz e in draft mode. 2 When yo u se t the Border less feat ure to On. 3 See Pap er type an d si ze f or eac h op er ati on on pa ge 15. Prin te r Dr iver Windows ® 2000 Pr ofessional/ X P/ XP Professional x 64 Edition/ Windows V ista ® driver supporting Brother Native [...]

138 Interfac es D 1 Yo ur ma chi ne has a f ul l-s pe ed USB 2. 0 int erf ace. Th is int er face i s co mpat ib le w it h Hi -S pee d U SB 2. 0; how eve r, the ma ximum da t a tra nsfe r rat e w ill be 1 2 Mbit s/s. The ma ch ine can a lso be co nnect ed to a co mp uter that has a US B 1. 1 int erfac e. 2 Thi rd pa rty USB por ts are no t s uppo rt[...]

Sp ecifications 139 D Computer requ irements D SUPPORT ED OPERATI NG SYSTEMS AND SOF TWARE FUNCT IONS Computer Platf orm & Oper ating System Version Su pporte d PC Software Fu nctions PC Inter face Processo r Minimum Speed Mini mum RA M R ecom mende d RA M Hard D i sk Spac e to install For Drivers For Appli catio ns W ind ow s ® Op era t ing S[...]

140 Consuma ble items D Ink The m a c h ine uses individ ual Black, Yell ow, Cyan and Magenta ink cart ridges that are separ ate from the p r i nt head assembly. Service Life o f Ink Ca rt ri d g e The f irst time y ou install a set of ink car tridges the machi ne will us e an amount of ink to fi ll the ink deliver y tubes for high quality prin t o[...]

141 E This is a c o m pre hensive li s t of features and terms tha t appear in Br other manuals . Availabi lity of these featu r e s depe nds on the model yo u purcha s e d. E Glossary E ADF (automati c document f eeder) The docume nt can be plac ed in the ADF and s canned one page at a t ime automat ically. Auto Red uction Reduce s the si ze of i [...]

142 F/T R i ng T ime The l ength of time that the Brother machine rings (when the Receive Mode settin g is F ax/Tel) to n otify y ou to p ick up a voice call that it answered. FaxAb ility A subscribe r service purchas ed from the telephon e company that provides ano ther phone number on an exis ting phone line . The Brother fax machi ne uses the n [...]

Glos sary 143 E Phot o r esol uti on (Mo no o nly ) A resoluti on setting th at uses varyin g shade s of gr ey for the best repre s e ntation of p hotographs . P hot oCa pt ure C ent er™ Allo ws you to p rint digital phot os fr om your digit al camera at hi gh resolution f or photo qualit y printin g. Pi ct Bri dg e Allo ws you to prin t phot os [...]

144 Tran smission The proc ess of sendin g faxes o ver t he telephon e lines from you r mac hine to t he receivi ng fax machine. Tran smission Veri f icati on Report A l isting f or eac h fax sen t, that show s its date, time an d number . User Se t ti ngs A pri nted repor t that shows the cu r re nt setting s of the ma c h ine.[...]

Index 145 F F A ADF (automatic document feeder) .... 17 , 26 Answering ma c h ine (TAD) . .... ... .... ... .. ..... . 4 4 connecti ng . .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... . 45 Ap pl e ® Macint osh ® See Software User' s Guide on the CD-ROM. ....... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... . Au tom at i c fa[...]

146 F Fax codes chan ging . .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... 47 Rem ote Ac tiv ati on Cod e ..... .. .. ..... .. 3 5 , 46 Remote Deac tivati on Code . .. ..... .. .. 46 , 47 Fax Detect .. .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... 35 Fax S tream ® Duet . ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. 3 6 [...]

147 F O Out of M emory m essage . ..... .. ... 30 , 31 , 104 P Packing t he m achine ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. .. .. 1 17 Paper ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... .. 13 , 130 cap aci ty ... ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... . 1 6 document size ..... ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... . 2[...]

148 S Scanne r gla s s cle aning ... .... ... .. ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .. 11 3 usi ng .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. 1 7 Scanni ng See Softwar e User's Guide on the CD-R OM. .. .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. .... Seri al Number how to f ind .. ..... .. .. ..[...]

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