Brother MFC-420CN manual

USER’S GUIDE ® MFC-210C MFC-420CN Ver si on B[...]

If you nee d to ca ll Cust ome r Ser vice Please complete the fol lowing information for future refer ence: Mod el Nu mbe r: M FC-21 0C a nd MFC- 42 0CN (Circle your mod el number) Seri al Number: * Date of Purchase: Plac e of Pu rch as e: * The s erial number is on the back of the unit. Reta in this Us er’ s Gui de wi th yo ur sale s rece i pt a[...]

i Brother numbe rs Re gist er you r produ ct By reg iste ri ng you r p ro duc t with B roth er Inte rna tio nal Corp or ati on, you will be re corded as t h e or igin al own er of the pro du ct. Y our regist r ation with Brot her : ■ ma y se r ve as co nf irmati on o f the purc hase date of yo ur p roduc t should yo u los e you r rece i pt; ■ m[...]

ii B roth er f ax ba ck sy ste m (U SA on ly) Brother h as insta l led a n easy- to-use fa x back syst e m , so you c a n g et ins tant answer s t o c ommon technical question s and p roduc t information f o r all Bro ther produc ts. Thi s system is available 24 hour s a day, 7 days a week . You c an use the s ystem to receive f axed i nstruct ions[...]

ii i Notice - Dis claimer o f Wa r rant ies (US A and C anada ) BROT HER’S LICENSOR(S) , AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OF FICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AG ENTS (CO LLECTIVELY BROTHER’S LI CENSOR) MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR I MPLIED, INCL UDING WITHOUT L IMITATIO N THE IMPLI ED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FO R A PARTICUL AR PURPOSE, REGARDING T [...]

iv B rothe r ® One Year Limit ed Warranty an d Replacement Ser vice (USA only) W ho is cove r ed: • This limited warranty ("wa rranty") is g iven onl y to th e ori gin al e nd -us e/ re tail purchas er (referred to in this warranty as "Or igi nal Pu rcha ser" ) of t he acc ompa nying pr od uct, c o nsum a bl es an d a cce ss [...]

v Brother ® O ne Year Limited W arra nty and Replacemen t Service (U SA o n ly ) by Brot her i n it s sol e di scret ion. Brot her res erve s the ri ght to s uppl y a refu rbi shed or re ma nuf act ur ed r ep lac em en t Ma chi ne and/ or acco mpany ing Cons umabl e an d Acce ssor y Ite ms an d use ref urbis hed p arts pro vide d suc h re plac eme[...]

vi BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/ FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMI TED WARRANTY (Can ada o nly) Pu rs uant to thi s limit ed wa rr anty of 1 y ear fr om t he da te of pu r cha se for labo ur an d p ar ts, Br othe r Inte rna tiona l Cor pora tion (Can ada) Ltd. ( “Br othe r”), or it s Aut horiz ed Se rvic e Cen ters, will r epa ir thi s MFC /Facsi mile m a[...]

vii Safety pre cautions To use th e MFC sa fel y Ple ase refer to these inst r u ctions for l ate r refer ence an d before atte mptin g any mai ntena nce. WARNI NG There are high volta ge electrode s inside t he MFC . Before you clean the MFC, make sur e you have unplugge d the telephone l i ne cord first and then the power cord from the AC power o[...]

viii WARNI NG ■ Use caution when insta lling or modifying tele phone lines. Never to uc h tele ph on e wire s or t ermi nal s tha t are n ot i nsul at ed u nl ess th e t ele ph one l i ne has bee n di sc onne c ted a t th e wa llja ck . Nev er install tele phone wiring during a li ghtning storm. Ne ver install a telep hone wall jack in a wet loca[...]

ix Choosing a location Pl ace your M FC on a f la t , st abl e surf ace th at is f re e o f vi br at ion an d sho ck s, s uch a s a des k. Put th e MF C ne ar a t ele phon e wal l ja c k a nd a st an dar d, gro un de d AC powe r ou tle t . Ch oo se a l oca ti on w her e th e temp era t ure r ema ins bet wee n 50 °F an d 95°F (10 °-3 5°C ). Caut[...]

x Quick Refere nce Gui de Sending Black & White Fa xes Aut omat ic Tra nsm issi on Sending a f ax 1 If it is no t illumina ted in gree n, p ress ( Fax ). 2 Load yo ur docu men t. 3 Ent e r th e fax nu mbe r usi ng Spee d-D ial, Sear ch or the dial pad. 4 Pres s Black Start . Th e MFC st arts sca nni ng the fi rst page . 5 Pres s 2 to be gin d i[...]

xi Dialing operatio ns Sp eed -Di ali ng 1 If it is not illumin ated in gr een, p re ss ( Fax ). 2 Load yo ur d oc um ent. 3 Press Sear ch/ Spee d Di al , pr ess # , and the n pre ss the two -digi t Sp eed -Dial num ber . 4 Press Bla ck Start or Color S tart . Using S earch 1 If it is not illumin ated in gr een, p re ss ( Fax ). 2 Load yo ur d oc u[...]

xii Table of Contents 1 Int rodu ctio n .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... .... 1-1 Usi ng t his Guid e .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .. 1-1 Fi ndin g in forma tion .... ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... .. 1-1 S ymbo ls us ed i n t h[...]

xiii Setting the Speaker Vol ume .. ..... . ........... . ............. . ..... 2 - 5 Turni ng on Au tomati c Dayli ght Sav i ngs Time ..... ..... ... 2 - 6 Sett ing th e LCD Contra st ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ... 2 - 6 3 Setup Se nd . ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... ....... ... [...]

xiv E asy R ecei ve ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... 4-4 Printi ng a redu ced in coming f ax (Auto Reduction) .... . 4-5 Printi ng a fax f rom t he memory (MFC-420CN only ) .. . 4-5 Pollin g (MFC-42 0CN o nly). ..... ..... ..... ....... ....... ..... ...... . 4-6 Set tin g up Pol ling R ece ive .... ..... ..[...]

xv Usi ng th e Co py O pti ons k ey (Tem por a r y set tin g s ) . .... ..... . 8 - 3 Ch angin g th e te mpo rary c opy se tti ngs ... ..... ..... .... ..... . 8-4 Incr easing copy speed or qualit y ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... .. 8 -5 Enl arging or re ducing the imag e c opied . ..... ...... ..... 8-6 Sett ing paper type . .... ..... ..... .....[...]

xvi Federal C ommunications Com mission (FCC) Decl aratio n of Conf o r m ity ( USA o nl y) .... ..... ..... .... 10-3 Imp o r tant ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. 10-4 Industry Canada Com pliance St atement (Canada on ly) ...................... . ...... . ........... . ........... . . 10-4 Fo r your safe[...]

xvii Call er I D .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... A- 5 Vie wing Cal ler I D L ist.. ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... A-6 Pri ntin g Ca ller ID Li st .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. A -6 Adv ance d rece iving opera tion s..... .... ..... ...[...]

xviii Pr int m edi a ... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .... S-2 Co py .... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .. S-3 Pho toCa ptu re Cen ter..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... S-4 Fa x .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 1 1 Using this Guide Tha nk y ou f o r buyi ng a Bro th er Mu lt i-F u nct ion C ent er (MF C). Yo ur MFC is simple to use, with LCD screen instructions to guide you thr oug h pr og ramm ing it. Yo u can mak e the mos t of y our MFC by rea ding thr oug h this Gu ide. Fin ding i nfor mati on All the chap ter headi ngs a nd su bhea [...]

1 - 2 INTRODUCTION Control pa nel overview 1 Re di al/Pause Re di a l s the l ast n umber you ca l led. It al so inser ts a pa use in quick d ial n umbers. 2 Hook Pr es s be f o re dia l i ng i f yo u wa nt t o make sur e a fa x m achine wi ll an swer, and then p ress Bla ck Start or Col or Sta rt . 3 Ink Le t s you clean t he pr int head, c heck t[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 3 9 Color Start Lets you star t sending faxes or making copi es in full co lor. Also lets you start a sca nning operatio n (in col or or mono, dependi ng on t he scanning set t ing on your PC ) . < Stop/Exit Stops an oper at ion or exits f rom the menu. A Navigat i on key s: Menu/Set The same key is used for Menu and Set o pera[...]

1 - 4 INTRODUCTION Tur ning the MFC o n and of f W hen th e ma chi n e i s id le , y ou c a n tu rn it on an d of f by p re ssi ng th e On/Off key. In Off mode, no MFC operations will be available. Even i f you tu rn ed the MF C of f, i t wi ll per iod ical l y cle an th e pri nt head t o pres erv e print quali ty. Turning the MFC off Pres s an d h[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 5 (For MFC-420C N) (For MFC-210C) On/Of f Setti ng Recei ve Mode Availa ble Op erati ons Fax Rec ei ve :Off (defaul t ) — No machi ne operations will be avai l able . Fax Rec ei ve :On Fax Onl y Exter na l TA D Fax Receive, Easy Receiv e, Delayed Fax, Remote Fax Opt ions, Remote Retri eval. ■ Yo u cannot receive a fax w i th B[...]

1 - 6 INTRODUCTION Load documents You c an sen d a f ax, make co pie s, an d sc an f ro m th e A DF (a uto mat ic doc ument feed er) and fr om the sc anne r gla ss. U sing th e aut oma tic d ocum ent fe eder (ADF ) (Not ava ilabl e for MFC- 210C ) Th e AD F ca n hol d up to 10 pa ges and f ee ds ea ch s heet indi vi du ally . Use s tan dar d (2 0 l[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 7 1 Fa n th e pag es wel l. Ma k e sure yo u put th e doc ume nt s fa ce down, t op edge first in t h e ADF u nt il y ou feel them to uch t he fe ed r oller. 2 Adj us t t h e pape r gui de s to f it th e widt h o f y o ur do cume nt s. 3 U nfo ld t h e ADF D o cume nt Outp ut Su ppor t F lap . DO NOT pul l on t he doc u men t wh i[...]

1 - 8 INTRODUCTION Usi ng the scan ner gl ass You c an us e th e sc anne r gl as s to f ax pa ge s of a boo k or on e pa ge at a t ime. Do cum ent s c an be u p to letter size (8. 5 inch es to 11 in ch es ). 1 Li ft t he d ocum ent cov e r. 2 Usi n g the do cumen t guid elines on the left, cente r the docu ment face down on the scanner glass. 3 Clo[...]

INTRODUCTI ON 1 - 9 About paper Th e prin t qual ity ca n be aff ect ed by th e kind of pap er yo u use i n the MFC. To get the best print q uality fo r the setti ngs you’ ve chose n, a l ways se t the Paper Typ e to m a tch t he typ e of pape r yo u load . You can use pla i n paper, inkjet paper (c o ated paper ), glossy paper, tr ans par enc ie[...]

1 - 1 0 I NTRODUCTIO N H andli ng a nd u sing spec ial pape r ■ St ore pap er i n i ts orig ina l pa c kagi ng , a nd ke ep it sea led . Kee p t he pa per flat an d aw ay fr om moi stu re, dir ec t su nli gh t and h eat . ■ The coat ed si de o f gl ossy paper is sh iny. Av oid to uch ing th e shin y (c oate d) side . Loa d glos sy pa per w ith [...]

INTRO DUCTION 1 - 11 Paper type and s ize for each opera tion Paper T ype P aper Si ze Usage Fax Co py PhotoCa pture Print e r Cut Paper Letter 8 1/2" x 11" (21 6 x 279 mm ) Yes Yes Yes Yes A4 8.3" x 1 1.7" (21 0 x 297 mm ) Yes Yes Yes Yes Legal 8 1/2 " x 14" (21 6 x 3 56 mm) Yes Yes - Yes Executiv e 7 1/4" x 10 1[...]

1 - 1 2 I NTRODUCTIO N Paper weight, thickness an d capa city * Up to 50 sheets for Legal size paper ( 20 lb). * Up to 100 sheets of 20 lb. Paper capacit y of the ou tput paper tray Paper Ty pe Weight Thicknes s No. of sheets Cut Paper Plain Paper 17 t o 32 lb (64 to 120 g/ m 2 ) 0.003" to 0.006 " (0.08 to 0.15 mm) 100* Inkjet P aper 17 t[...]

INTRO DUCTION 1 - 13 Printab le area The pri nt ab le a rea depen ds on th e s ett in gs i n the ap plic a ti on yo u a re usin g. The fig ure s bel ow s ho w th e unpri nt ab le ar ea s on c ut s heet pape r an d en vel ope s. , 1 Top 2 Bottom 3 Le ft 4 Right Cut Sheet 0. 1 2 in . (0 i n.)* 1 0.12 in . (0 in .)* 1 0. 12 i n. (0 i n.)* 1 0.12 in. ([...]

1 - 1 4 I NTRODUCTIO N H ow to lo ad p aper , e nvelo p es an d post ca rds To l oad pa per or othe r medi a 1 Pul l the pape r tr ay com plet ely o ut of the MFC and remov e the out pu t pa per tr ay. 2 Pr ess and s lide th e pa per side gui de t o fi t th e pa per widt h. 3 Pul l ou t th e pa per supp ort and un f old the pa pe r su ppor t f lap [...]

INTRO DUCTION 1 - 15 4 Fan the stac k of p aper wel l to av oid paper jams an d mis- feed s. 5 Ge nt ly i nser t t he pape r i nto the pap er t ray pr int si de fac e down a nd th e le adi ng edg e (t op o f the pa per ) i n fi rst . C heck that th e pap er is fla t in t he tray and b el ow t he max imu m pape r mar k. 6 Put t he o ut pu t pa pe r [...]

1 - 1 6 I NTRODUCTIO N To load envelo pes ■ Use env elope s tha t we igh from 7 5-95 g/ m 2 . ■ Some envelo pes require margin settin gs in the ap p lication. Make sure yo u do a test p r int f i rst . How t o lo ad en velope s 1 Befor e loading , press th e c o rners an d sides of the e n velopes to ma ke th em a s fl at as po ssi bl e. To pr [...]

INTRO DUCTION 1 - 17 2 Inse rt t he env elop es in to th e pa per tr ay w ith th e add ress side dow n and th e lead ing edg e (top of the e nvelop es) i n first. Sl ide the p aper si de gu ide to fit the wi dth of the envel opes. If you have probl e ms w he n printing on e nvelopes, t ry the following suggestions: 1 Op en t he env e lop e flap . 2[...]

1 - 1 8 I NTRODUCTIO N About fa x machin es Cust om f eat ures Do you h ave V oice Mail o n the pho n e line? If you have Voice M ail on the p h one line where you will install your new MFC, ther e is a str on g po ssi bili ty that Vo ic e Ma il an d t he MFC may conflict with each other while re ceiving incoming calls . Why shou ld ther e be pro b[...]

INTRO DUCTION 1 - 19 Fax ton e s an d handsha ke When so me o ne is sending a fa x, the MFC se nds fax calling tones (C NG t ones). The se ar e qu iet, i nterm itte nt b eeps ever y 4-se cond s. You ’ll hea r them aft er you di al an d pres s Black Star t or Color S tart an d the y wi l l c ont inue fo r ab out 60 s econ ds aft erd iali ng. Dur i[...]

1 - 2 0 I NTRODUCTIO N ECM (E rror Correc tion Mode) The Erro r Correct ion Mode (ECM) is a way for the MFC t o check a fax tran smission while it is in progress. If the MFC d e tect s errors d ur ing f a x tra ns mis sio n, it re se nds th e page s of th e fa x th at ha d an error. ECM tr ansmissions are o nly possib l e bet ween fax machine s tha[...]

GETTING STARTED 2 - 1 2 Init ial Setup Sett ing t he Date a nd Time Whe n the M FC is not i n us e it w ill disp lay t h e date a nd time . If yo u set up the Station ID the date and time displayed by your MFC will be p ri nt ed on ever y f ax y ou sen d. If th er e is a powe r fa il ur e, y ou ma y hav e t o re set the da te and tim e. No othe r s[...]

2 - 2 GETTI NG STARTED Setti ng th e Stat ion ID You s houl d st or e you r nam e or c om pany nam e an d fax num ber so th ey pri nt on a l l fa x pag es y ou s e nd. 1 Press Men u/ Set , 0 , 3 . 2 Ente r your fax n u mb er (u p to 20 di gi ts). Press Men u/ Set . 3 Use th e dial pa d to enter you r nam e ( up to 20 char acte rs). (See Enteri ng T[...]

GETTING STARTED 2 - 3 Gener al Setup Sett ing t he Mode Ti mer Th e MFC has fo ur tem por ary mode k eys on th e con trol p ane l: Phot o Cap tu re, C o py, Fa x an d S can . Y ou c an cha ng e th e n umb er of secon ds or minute s the M FC ta kes afte r the la st Copy , Scan or Phot o Cap tu re o pe rat io n befo r e it re tur ns t o Fax mo de. I [...]

2 - 4 GETTI NG STARTED Settin g the Pape r Size You c an us e fiv e siz es of pape r for prin ting copie s: Letter , Leg al, A4 , A5, an d 4” x 6 ” and th ree si zes for pri nt ing fax es: Let te r , Lega l an d A4. When you change the type o f paper you load in th e MFC, you will need to ch ange th e set ting f or Pap er Si ze at the sam e tim[...]

GETTING STARTED 2 - 5 Set ting the B eep er Vo lume You c an chan ge the be ep er v ol ume . Th e de faul t ( fac tor y ) set tin g is Low . When the beeper is on, the MFC will beep when you press a key, ma ke a mist a ke o r you send or rece ive a fax. 1 Pres s Menu/Set , 1 , 4 , 2 . 2 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to se lect your o p tion. ( Low , Me d , Hig[...]

2 - 6 GETTI NG STARTED Tur ning on A utomati c Day l ig ht Sav i n gs Time You ca n set the MFC to chan ge auto matic ally fo r Da yl ig ht Sa vings Time. I t will reset itself f orward one hour in the Spr ing and backward one hour in the Fall. Make sure you have set the corr e ct day and time i n the Da te/T ime setti ng. 1 Press Men u/ Set , 1 , [...]

SETUP SEND 3 - 1 3 How to e nter Fax mode Befor e sending faxe s, make su r e ( F ax ) is illum inated in gr een. If not, pre ss ( Fax ) t o e nt er Fa x mo de. Th e de fa ul t settin g is Fax. How to dial You c an dia l in an y o f the fo ll o wing dif fer ent way s. Manu al di alin g Pre ss a ll of the digit s of the phon e or f a x n umb er. Set[...]

3 - 2 SET U P SEND Sp eed-Dialin g Pres s Search/S peed Dia l , # , an d t he n the two d igi t Sp ee d-D ial n um ber . (See S tor i n g Spee d-Di al num bers on pag e 5-1. ) Se arch You c an se arc h for name s you h ave s t ore d in t he Sp eed-D ia l memo ries. Pr ess S earch/S peed Dial and t he na vi ga ti on k e ys to search. (See Sto ring S[...]

SETUP SEND 3 - 3 How to Fax (B&W and Color ) Co lor f ax tr an smis si on You r MFC can s end a co lor fax to ma chin es that su pport th is feat ure . Howeve r , co l or fa xes cann o t be stored in th e memory. When y o u send a color fa x, the MFC will send it in real time (even if Re al T im e TX i s se t t o Off ). Faxi ng f rom the AD F ([...]

3 - 4 SET U P SEND Faxi ng fro m the s canne r gla ss You c an us e th e sc anne r gl as s to f ax pa ge s of a boo k or on e pa ge at a t ime. T he do cum ents ca n be up t o lett er size . To c ance l, pr ess St op/Ex it . 1 If it is not illuminated in green, press ( Fax ). 2 Load yo ur docu men t on the s can ne r gl as s. 3 Dial the fax number.[...]

SETUP SEND 3 - 5 Aut oma tic tran smis sio n Thi s i s the e asi est way to s end a fa x. 1 If it is no t i llum i nate d in gr een, pre ss ( Fax ). 2 Load yo ur doc umen t. 3 Ent e r th e f ax num ber us ing t h e dia l pad , S pe ed -Di al or Se arch . (See How to dial on pa ge 3- 1. ) 4 Pres s Black Start or Co lo r S ta rt . 5 For MFC- 210C , g[...]

3 - 6 SET U P SEND Basic sending o perations Se ndin g faxes using mult iple set ting s When you send a fax yo u ca n choose any combination of t hese settings: co ntrast, resolut i on , overseas m o de, delayed fa x timer (MFC-420C N only), polling transmission (MFC-420CN only) or real ti m e tr ansm i ssi on . 1 If it is not illuminated in green,[...]

SETUP SEND 3 - 7 Fax R esolu ti on You c an use t he Fax Re solution ke y t o ch an ge t he set ti ng tem porar ily (f or thi s fax only ). In F ax mo de , p r ess F ax Reso lution an d ▲ or ▼ to s ele ct t he sett in g you w ant, an d then pr ess Me n u/Se t . — OR — You c an chan ge the de f aul t set t ing : 1 If it is no t i llum i nate[...]

3 - 8 SET U P SEND D ual A cces s ( No t avai lab le fo r colo r fax es) You c an di al a numb er, and be gi n s cann ing th e fax int o me mo ry— ev en wh en th e MF C is se nd ing fro m m em ory or rec ei ving f axe s. T h e LC D sho w s the new j ob n umb er an d a vai la ble m emo ry . Your MFC n ormally uses Dual Access. Howe v e r, to se nd[...]

SETUP SEND 3 - 9 Rea l Tim e Tran smis sio n When you are sending a fax, t he MFC will scan the doc u ments into the mem ory befo r e sen ding. The n, as soon as the phone line is fr ee, the M FC will start dia lin g and sen ding. If the me mory becomes ful l, the MFC w ill send the docume nt in real time (e ven if Re al T im e TX is se t to Off ).[...]

3 - 1 0 SETUP SEND C hecki ng job st atus Check which jobs ar e still waiting in the m emory to be sent. (I f there are no j obs, the L CD sh ows No Jo bs Wai ti ng .) 1 Fo r MFC- 2 10C , pr ess Me n u/Se t , 2 , 5 . Fo r MFC- 4 20C N, pr ess Me n u/Se t , 2 , 6 . 2 If you h ave m ore t han one jo b w aitin g, pr ess ▲ or ▼ to scroll thr oug h [...]

SETUP SEND 3 - 11 Advance d sending operations Br oadc as ting (No t availa ble fo r co lor fa xes) Bro adca sting is when t he sam e fax m essag e is au toma tica lly sent to mo re t han on e f ax nu mbe r. Y ou can i nc lud e Gr ou ps, S pe ed -Dia l num ber s an d up t o 50 ma nual ly di ale d num ber s in t he s a me br oadc ast . Press Men u/ [...]

3 - 1 2 SETUP SEND Over seas Mode If you a re h avi ng di ff ic ulty sen din g a f ax ove rs ea s due to pos sibl e i nter fe ren ce on th e ph on e lin e, we re com me nd tha t y o u turn on t he Ov er seas M od e. A f ter yo u send a fax usin g t h is f ea tur e, th e feat u re will turn itself off. 1 If it is not illuminated in green, press ( Fa[...]

SETUP SEND 3 - 13 De laye d Fax (Not avail abl e for c olor faxe s) (MF C-4 20 CN on ly ) Du ring t he da y yo u can store up to 50 fa xes in the memor y t o be se nt within 24 hou r s. These f axes will be sent at the time of day yo u e nter in S tep 4 . 1 If it is no t i llum i nate d in gr een, pre ss ( Fax ). 2 Load yo ur doc umen t. 3 Pres s M[...]

3 - 1 4 SETUP SEND D elayed Ba tc h Tr ansm is sion (Not ava ilabl e for c olor faxe s) (M FC- 420C N onl y) Before sending the delayed faxes, your MFC will help yo u economize by sor ti ng all th e f a xes in the memo ry b y de sti nat io n a nd sched ul ed time . All delay ed fa xes th at ar e sch edul ed t o be s ent at th e same time to t h e s[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 4 - 1 4 Bas ic receivi ng operation s Ch oosi ng the Rec eiv e M ode The re are f our diff er ent Rece iv e Mo des f or yo ur M FC. Yo u can choose the mode that best su it s your needs. Setu p Rece ive LCD Ho w it works When to use it Fax Onl y (automat ic recei ve) The MFC autom atical ly answe rs ev ery call as a fax. For dedi cate[...]

4 - 2 SET U P RECEIVE To selec t or chang e your R eceive M ode 1 If it is not illuminated in green, press ( Fax ). 2 Press Men u/ Set , 0 , 1 . 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Fa x Only , Fax/ Te l , Ex tern al TA D or Manu al . Press Men u/ Set . 4 Press Stop /Ex it . Setti ng th e Ring D el ay Th e Ri ng D el ay s et s th e nu mbe r of tim es th e [...]

SETUP RECEIVE 4 - 3 Sett ing t he F/T R ing Time (Fax /Tel mode only) If you set the Receive Mode to Fax/Tel, you’ll need to decide how long the MFC will signal you with its special pseudo/double-ring w hen you have a voi ce call . (If it’s a f ax ca ll, the M FC prin ts the f ax.) This pseudo/double-ri ng happens after the initial ringing f ro[...]

4 - 4 SET U P RECEIVE Ea sy Receiv e When yo u use this fea ture, you don’t hav e to pres s Blac k Start , Co lor Sta rt , or t he F ax Rec ei ve Co de 51 wh en you ans wer a fax call. S electing On allows the MFC to rece ive fax calls a utomatically, ev en if yo u li ft th e hand s et of an ext ensi on o r ex ter nal pho ne . Wh en you see Rec e[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 4 - 5 Prin ting a redu ced in coming fax (Au t o Re du c tio n) If you choose On , the M FC a ut oma ti cal ly re duce s an in comi ng f ax to fi t on on e pa ge of Let ter , Le gal or A 4 siz e pape r. The MF C cal cu lat e s the r edu ctio n rat io by usin g the page size o f the d ocum ent a nd yo ur Pape r Si ze set ti ng ( Menu/S[...]

4 - 6 SET U P RECEIVE Po lling (MF C-4 20C N only ) Pol ling is th e pro ces s of ret rie vi ng fa x es fr om an ot h er f ax mac h ine . You c an us e your MF C to ‘poll ’ othe r m ach ine s, or yo u can have so meo ne pol l your M FC. Everyone who is involved in Polling needs to se t up their fax machines fo r Po ll ing. W h en so meon e p ol[...]

QUICK-DIAL NUMBERS AND DI ALING OPTIONS 5 - 1 5 Storing num bers for easy dialing You c a n set up y ou r MFC to do two t ypes o f eas y dia li ng: Sp ee d-Di al and G rou ps f or B roa dca stin g f axes . Whe n you dia l a qu ic k-di al nu mbe r, th e LC D s h ows th e n ame , if you s tor ed it, or t he numb er. Stori ng Spe e d - Di al numb ers [...]

5 - 2 QUICK-DIAL NUMBE RS AND DIALING OPTIONS Chan ging Spe ed-Di al numbe rs If you t ry t o st ore a Spe ed -Di al num ber wh ere a n umb er has al read y been stored, the LCD will show the name that has been stor ed there ( or n umb er) and w i ll as k y ou to d o on e of th e f oll owi ng: 1 Press 1 to chan ge the st ored nu mber. — OR — Pr[...]

QUICK-DIAL NUMBERS AND DI ALING OPTIONS 5 - 3 Sett ing u p Group s for Br oadca sting Gro ups al l ow you to sen d the s ame fax mess age to man y fax numb e rs by pr essin g only a few ke ys ( S e ar c h/S p eed D i al , # , the two -digi t nu mbe r, an d Black Star t ). First , you’ll need to store each fax nu mber as a Sp ee d- Dial n umb er. [...]

5 - 4 QUICK-DIAL NUMBE RS AND DIALING OPTIONS 5 Press Men u/ Set to acce pt th e Sp eed-D ial n umber s for thi s Gr oup. 6 Use t he dial pad an d the ch art on page B- 11 to en ter a n ame for the Gr oup. Press Men u/ Set . (Fo r ex am ple , ty pe NEW C LIE NT S). 7 Press Stop /Ex it . You c an pri nt a li st of al l th e S peed- D ial n umb ers .[...]

QUICK-DIAL NUMBERS AND DI ALING OPTIONS 5 - 5 Dialing op tions Ac cess code s and cr edit c ard num bers Sometimes you may want t o choose from sev eral long dis tance carriers when you make a call. Rates may vary depending on the tim e and desti nation. To tak e advantage of low rates, you can store the access codes or l ong-distance carriers and [...]

5 - 6 QUICK-DIAL NUMBE RS AND DIALING OPTIONS Tone or Pulse If yo u ha ve a Puls e dial ing s ervi ce, b ut ne ed to send To ne sig nal s ( for e x amp le, fo r t el ephon e ban king ), f ol low th e i nst ruct io ns bel ow . I f you have Touch Tone se rvice, you will not need this fe a ture to send tone s ignal s. 1 Li ft t he h and set of th e ex[...]

REMOTE FA X OP TIONS ( MFC-420CN O NLY) 6 - 1 6 Sett ing u p Fax Fo rwar ding When yo u sel ec t Fa x Fo rwar d, y o ur MFC st ore s th e re cei ved fa x in the memory. The MFC will then dial the fax number you’ve pr ogr amm ed a nd for w ard th e f ax m essa ge. 1 Pres s Menu/Set , 2 , 5 , 1 . 2 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to se lect Fax Fo rwar d . Pres [...]

6 - 2 REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (MFC-420CN ONLY) Progra mming y our page r numbe r When Pag ing is se lect ed, y our MFC dia l s the p age r numbe r you ’ve prog ramm ed, an d then dia ls your Per sona l Iden tifica tion Num ber (PIN). This activates your p a ger so you will know that you h a ve a f ax mess age in the memo ry. 1 Press Men u/ Set , 2 , 5[...]

REMOTE FA X OP TIONS ( MFC-420CN O NLY) 6 - 3 Sett ing Fax Sto rage If you select Fax St o ra g e, yo u r MF C stores th e received fa x in the memory. You will be able to re trieve fax messages from another location using the Remote Retrieval commands. 1 Pres s Menu/Set , 2 , 5 , 1 . 2 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to select Fax St orag e . Pres s Menu/Set . [...]

6 - 4 REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (MFC-420CN ONLY) Tur ning off Remo te Fax O ptio ns If you se t the Re mote Fa x Option s to Off and t her e ar e fa xes in your MFC’s memory, the LCD will give you two options. ■ If y ou press 1 , al l unp ri nte d f axe s wil l b e p rint e d an d eras ed be for e t he se tt in g tur ns off. If a ba c kup copy ha s al[...]

REMOTE FA X OP TIONS ( MFC-420CN O NLY) 6 - 5 Rem ote Retri eval You c an call you r M FC fr om an y touc h to ne t ele ph on e or f ax ma chi ne, th en u se t he Remo te Acc ess Cod e an d re mot e c o mma nds to r etrieve fax mess ages. Be su re to cut ou t the R emote R etrieva l Acc es s Ca rd o n the l as t page an d kee p i t wi th y o u at a[...]

6 - 6 REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (MFC-420CN ONLY) Remo te com man ds Fo ll ow t h e com ma nds belo w to ac ces s fe at ur es whe n y ou a re a way from the MFC. W hen you c a ll the MFC an d en ter your Remo te Access Code ( 3 dig i ts fo llo wed by ), the system will give two short bee ps and you must enter a rem ote command . Remote commands Operation d[...]

REMOTE FA X OP TIONS ( MFC-420CN O NLY) 6 - 7 Ret riev ing fax m essag es You c a n cal l yo ur MF C fr om a ny to uc h to ne ph one an d ha ve y o ur fa x mes sages s ent to a fax ma chin e. 1 D ial y our fax num ber . 2 When yo ur MF C an swer s, i mmedi ate ly en ter y our R emo te Ac ces s C ode ( 3 di gi ts f ollo wed by ) . If y ou he ar on e[...]

7 - 1 PRINTI NG REPORTS 7 Fax settin gs and activit y You n eed to set up the T rans miss ion Ve rifi catio n Repo rt a nd Jou rna l Per i od i n the m enu ta ble . Pres s Menu/Set , 2 , 4 , 1 . — OR — Pres s Menu/Set , 2 , 4 , 2 . Cust omiz ing t he Tr ansmi ssi on Ver ifi cati on Re po rt You c an use t he Tr ansm issi on Re port as pr oof th[...]

PRINTING REPORTS 7 - 2 Sett ing t he Jo urnal Per iod You can set the MFC to pr int a jour nal at specifi c intervals ( every 50 faxes, 6, 12 or 24 hours, 2 or 7 days). If you s et the i nterval to Off , y ou can print the report by following the steps on t he next page. The default s etting i s Every 50 Faxes . 1 Pres s Menu/Set , 2 , 4 , 2 . 2 Pr[...]

7 - 3 PRINTI NG REPORTS Print i n g report s Follo wing reports are availab le: How to p rint a rep ort 1 For M FC -210C , pre ss Menu/Set , 5 . For M FC -420C N, pr es s Menu/Set , 6 . 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select the re port yo u wan t. Press Men u/ Set . — OR — Ente r th e nu m be r of the re por t you w an t to p rint. For e xamp le, pr ess[...]

MAKING CO PIES 8 - 1 8 Using the MFC as a copier You ca n use yo ur MFC as a c opier , maki ng up to 99 c opies at a time . Ente r Copy mod e Befo re ma king co pies, m ake sure th at ( Copy ) is illum inated in green . If i t is not, pr ess ( Copy ) to en ter Copy mode. The defa ult setti ng is Fax. You can chan ge th e num ber of se conds or minu[...]

8 - 2 MAKING COPIES Maki ng a si ngl e copy 1 Press ( Copy ) to illumin ate it in green. 2 Load yo ur d oc um ent. (See Load docu men ts o n pa ge 1 -6.) 3 Press Bla ck Start or Color S tart . Maki ng m ulti ple co pies 1 Press ( Copy ) to illumin ate it in green. 2 Load yo ur d oc um ent. 3 Use t he dia l pad to e nt er t h e nu mbe r of c opi es [...]

MAKING CO PIES 8 - 3 Usin g the Copy O ptions k ey (Temporary settings) When yo u wa nt to quickly ch a ng e t h e co p y se ttings te mporarily for the nex t cop y, use the C opy Opt ions key. You ca n use d ifferent combination s. Th ese s ett ing s ar e te mpo ra r y, and t h e M FC re tur ns to it s d ef aul t se t tings 60 sec onds aft er i t [...]

8 - 4 MAKING COPIES C hang in g the tem por ary co py setti ngs Us e t he Copy Opt i ons key to quickly set t h e fo llowin g co p y setti ngs te mporar ily fo r the n ext co py. After you choose your settings by p r essing Me n u/S et , the LCD shows Se t te mp orar ily . Pres s Black Start or Co lo r S ta rt i f you ’ r e fini shed ch oosi ng s[...]

MAKING CO PIES 8 - 5 Incre asing copy speed o r quality You ca n select the co py q uality. The defa ult setting is No rma l . 1 Pres s ( Copy ) to illuminate it in green. 2 Load yo ur doc umen t. 3 Use t he d ial p ad to ente r the num ber of co pies you wa nt (up to 99 ). 4 Pres s Copy Options . 5 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to choose the copy q uality ( F[...]

8 - 6 MAKING COPIES Enlargin g or red ucing the i mage copie d You c an se lec t th e fol lo wing en larg eme nt or re duc ti on ra ti os. Cust om(2 5-40 0%) allow s you to ente r a rat io fr om 25 % t o 400% . 1 Press ( Copy ) to illumin ate it in green. 2 Load yo ur d oc um ent. 3 Use t he dia l pad to e nt er t h e nu mbe r of c opi es y ou wa n[...]

MAKING CO PIES 8 - 7 5 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to sele ct the enl argem ent or re ducti on ra tio you want. Pres s Menu/Set . — OR — You can select Cust om(2 5-40 0%) and pre ss Menu /S e t . U se th e dial pad t o en ter an enl ar gement or re duc ti on r atio fro m 25% to 400% . Pres s Menu/Set . ( For e xam pl e, pre s s 5 3 to ente r 53 % .) 6 Pr[...]

8 - 8 MAKING COPIES Set ting p aper si ze If copying on paper other than Letter size , yo u will need to change th e pa pe r siz e set ti ng. 1 Press ( Copy ) to illumin ate it in green. 2 Load yo ur d oc um ent. 3 Use t he dia l pad to e nt er t h e nu mbe r of c opi es y ou wa nt (u p to 99 ). 4 Press Co py O ptions and ▲ or ▼ to select Pa pe[...]

MAKING CO PIES 8 - 9 Sortin g copie s u s in g th e ADF (MFC-420CN only ) You can s o rt multiple copies. Pages will b e st a cked in the o r der 321, 321, 32 1, an d s o on. 1 Pres s ( Copy ) to illuminate it in green. 2 Load yo ur doc umen t. 3 Use t he d ial p ad to ente r the num ber of co pies you wa nt (up to 99 ). 4 Pres s Copy Options and ?[...]

8 - 1 0 M AKING COPIES Making N i n 1 cop ies or a poster (P age Layou t) (MFC -420CN only) You c an re duc e the a mou nt of co pie s by usin g th e N in 1 co py fe at ur e. T h is all ow s you t o cop y t wo o r fo ur pag es on one pag e, which allows you t o save pap e r. I t is also possible to create a p oste r. W hen y ou us e t he Pos ter f [...]

MAKING COPIES 8 - 11 If y ou ar e us in g th e sc anne r gl as s: 8 Af te r t he MFC s can s th e pa ge , the LCD sh o ws: Pres s 1 to sc an the nex t page . 9 Put th e ne xt do cume nt on th e sc ann er gl as s. Pres s Menu/Set . R epe at St eps 8 an d 9 for eac h p age of th e la yout . 10 Aft er al l the p ages of th e do cume nt ha ve be en sc [...]

8 - 1 2 M AKING COPIES Pl ac e docu men t f ace dow n in the direction s how n be low. 2 in 1 (P ) 4 in 1 (P ) Po ster (3X 3) You ca n make a poster size co p y of a phot o gra ph. 2 in 1 (L ) 4 in 1 (L )[...]

MAKING COPIES 8 - 13 Changing the default copy settings You c an sav e the copy set ti ngs you us e m os t oft e n by set t ing t h em as d ef aul t. T he se set t ing s wi ll r ema in unti l yo u ch an ge th em ag ain . Incr ea sing copy s peed or q u ality 1 Pres s Menu/Set , 3 , 1 . 2 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to select Norm al , Be st or Fast . Pres s [...]

8 - 1 4 M AKING COPIES A djust ing co lor s aturat io n 1 Press Men u/ Set , 3 , 4 . 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Red , Gree n or Blue . Press Men u/ Set . 3 Press ▲ to increase th e color satura tion. — OR — Press ▼ to de crease th e co lor saturat ion. Press Men u/ Set . 4 Re turn to Step 2 to se lect th e nex t color . — OR — Press S[...]

MAKING COPIES 8 - 15 Legal l imitations Color re productions of certain documents are illegal and may result in e ither criminal or civil l iability. Th is memo randum i s int ended to b e a gui de r ath er t ha n a comp let e lis ti ng of ever y p os sibl e pro hi bit ion . I n cas e o f d ou bt , we sugg est th at you ch ec k w ith coun sel as to[...]

9 - 1 W AL K-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 9 Introduction Ev en if yo ur MF C is not c on nec te d to y our compu t er, y ou c a n pr int ph ot os di r ect ly f ro m th e di git al cam era med ia. Your Brot h er MF C incl udes fiv e medi a driv es ( slots) for use w it h popu lar di git al c ame r a m edi a: C ompac tF las h ® , Sm artMe dia ® , Mem[...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 9 - 2 Pho toCa pture Cent er ™ r equir ements To avoi d er ror co ndi tio ns, pl ease re membe r: ■ Th e DPOF file o n the m edia card m ust be in a va lid f o rm at. (See DPOF printing on page 9 -8 . ) ■ The im age f il e ext e nsio n mus t be .J PG ( Oth er im age fi l e extensions .JPEG, .TI F, .G I F and so[...]

9 - 3 W AL K-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Getting starte d Fir ml y in ser t t he c a rd in to th e appr opr i ate s lo t. Phot o Capt ur e key lig hts: ■ Phot oC ap tu re light is ON , the medi a card is ins er ted pr op erl y. ■ Phot oC ap tu re lig h t i s OFF , the m edi a ca rd is not p rop erly i nser ted. ■ Phot oC ap tu re lig ht is BL [...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 9 - 4 The steps below give a brie f outline of the Direct P r inting fe atur e. P l ease se e the r emai ni ng p age s of th is c hap ter fo r m ore detailed instruc t ions. 1 In sert the media card firml y into the media drive (slot ). When you insert your me d ia ca r d into the pr ope r slot, the LCD sh ows. 2 Pre[...]

9 - 5 W AL K-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Printing t he Index (Thumbnail s) Th e P hoto Cap tu re Cent er ™ as sign s num ber s for i m ages (suc h a s No.1, N o.2, N o.3, a nd so on). It do es no t re cogn iz e a ny ot her num ber s or f ile n ame s t ha t yo ur d ig ita l c am era or PC h ave us ed t o id en ti fy t he pi ctu res . Y ou can p ri [...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 9 - 6 Printing ima ges Bef ore you c an prin t a n in div id ua l imag e, you h ave t o k now the im age nu mbe r . 1 Make su r e yo u have inse r t e d th e media ca rd. Pres s Phot oCap ture . (See pag e 9- 3. ) 2 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to choose Prin t Ima ges . Pres s Menu/Set . 3 U se th e di al pa d t o ent er t he [...]

9 - 7 W AL K-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Paper Type & P a per S ize 5 Press ▲ or ▼ t o sel ect th e typ e of pape r yo u ar e usi ng, Lett er G loss y , 4"x 6 " Gl os sy , 5" x 7" Glo ssy , A4 Gl ossy , Lett er Pl ai n , A4 P lai n , Lett er I nkje t , A4 In kj et or 4"x 6" Ink jet . Press Men u/ Set . If you se[...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 9 - 8 DPO F prin ting DPO F stan ds for Dig ital P rint Order Forma t. Major Dig ital Camera manufactur ers (Cano n I n c., East man Kodak Company, Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. , Matsushita E lectric Industri al Co. Lt d. an d Sony Corp orat ion.) crea ted this stand ard to make it easi er to pr i nt i mag es f rom a dig[...]

9 - 9 W AL K-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ Ch angi ng th e de fa ult se tt ings You c a n save the Ph otoC apt ur e Cen te r ™ sett ing s yo u use mos t of te n by setting them as d efault. These settings w ill remain until you ch ange the m again . Incre asing prin t speed or quality 1 Pres s Menu/Set , 4 , 1 . 2 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to select No rmal[...]

WALK-UP PHO T O CAPTURE CENTER ™ 9 - 10 Ad jus tin g b rig ht nes s 1 Pres s Menu/Set , 4 , 3 . 2 Pres s ▲ to ma ke a lighter print. — OR — Pres s ▼ to ma k e a dar ker pri n t. Pres s Menu/Set . 3 Pres s Stop /E xit . Adj usting con trast You can cho o se the contrast setting. More contrast will make an im age l o ok sh arpe r a nd mor e[...]

9 - 1 1 W ALK-UP PHOTOCAPT URE CENTER ™ 3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Wh ite Ba lan ce , Shar pn ess or Colo r De ns ity . Press Men u/ Set . 4 Press ▲ or ▼ to adju st the de gre e of the sett ing. Press Men u/ Set . 5 Press Stop /Ex it . ■ Whi t e Ba lan ce This sett ing adjust s the hue of th e whi te ar eas of an imag e. Light ing, camera[...]

WALK-UP PHO T O CAPTURE CENTER ™ 9 - 12 Cr op pin g If y our phot o is too lo ng or wid e to fi t the avai l abl e spa ce on yo ur selected layout, part of the image will be automatically cropped. The def aul t s ett ing is On . If you want t o pri nt th e whole imag e, tu rn thi s settin g t o Off . 1 For MFC -210C , pr ess Men u/S et , 4 , 5 . [...]

9 - 1 3 W ALK-UP PHOTOCAPT URE CENTER ™ Unde rsta ndin g the Er ror Me ssag es On ce you a re f amil i ar wit h the ty p es of err ors tha t can oc cur whi le you ’re usi ng th e Pho toCap ture Cent er ™ , y ou can ea sil y i dent if y a nd trou ble shoot any d iffic ulti es. When an erro r message appears on the LCD, the MFC will beep to get[...]

WALK-UP PHOTOCAPTURE CENTER ™ 9 - 14 Using Photo Capture Center ™ from your PC You c an a cc ess t he m edia c ar d that is in the med ia dr ive (s lot) o f the MFC from yo ur PC. (See Usi ng th e Phot oC aptu re C ent er ™ fr om yo ur P C o n pa ge 6-1 in Soft wa re User’ s Guide on th e CD-ROM or Using the P hot oC aptu re Center ™ fr o[...]

10 - 1 I MPORTANT INFORMATION 10 Stand ard te lep hone a nd FCC Not ice s Th es e noti ces are in e ffect on m od els sold and us ed in th e U nited Sta tes o nly. When programmi ng emergency number s or making test calls to emergency numbers : ■ Re mai n on the l in e an d br iefl y ex pl ain to the dis p atc her the reas on fo r th e cal l befo[...]

IMPORT ANT INFORM ATION 10 - 2 If this eq uip ment c auses har m to th e tele phon e ne twork, the tel eph on e com pan y wil l n ot if y y ou in a dv anc e t ha t te mpo rary di sco nti nua nc e of s er vi ce may be r eq uir ed. Bu t if adv an ce no tic e isn’t practical, the te lephone co m pany will notify the cu stome r as soo n as pos si ble[...]

10 - 3 I MPORTANT INFORMATION WARNI NG This MFC has been certified to compl y with FCC sta n dards, which ar e ap pli e d to th e US A onl y. A gr oun de d p lug sho uld be plu gg ed i nto a gr ound ed A C pow er outlet after che cking the ratin g of the l ocal pow er su pply for th e MFC to oper ate prope rly and safel y. Feder al Comm unic ations[...]

IMPORT ANT INFORM ATION 10 - 4 Import ant Cha ng es or modi fi ca ti on s not expr es sl y app ro ved b y Br oth er Indu stri es, L td. c ould void the user ’s auth orit y to opera te th e equi pm ent . Indu st ry Ca na da Co mpli an ce S tatem en t (Ca nad a o nly) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Can adian ICES-003. Ce t app areil n[...]

10 - 5 IMPORTANT INFORMATIO N I mpo rtan t safet y inst ruc tions 1 Rea d a ll of thes e ins truc tion s. 2 Save them f or later r efe r en ce . 3 Fol low al l warn ing s and inst ructio ns marke d on the pr od uct. 4 Un plug this pro duct from the w all out let b efor e cl ean ing. Do no t us e li qui d or ae roso l c lea ner s. Us e a damp cl oth[...]

IM PO RT ANT INF OR M AT ION 10 - 6 10 D o no t allow a nyt hin g to rest on th e pow er cor d. D o not place thi s pr odu ct w her e pe opl e can wa lk on th e co rd. 11 If an exte nsi on co rd is used with thi s prod uc t, mak e sur e th at th e to tal am pe re ra ting s on the p rod uct s plu gged int o th e ex tensio n co rd d o no t ex ceed th[...]

10 - 7 IMPORTANT INFORMATIO N 15 Un plug thi s pr oduc t fr om th e AC power out le t and r ef er se rv icin g to A uth orize d Se rvice P er son nel unde r the f ollow ing cond it ions : ■ Wh en the powe r c ord is d ama ge d or frayed . ■ If liquid ha s been spille d in to th e prod uct . ■ If th e pr odu ct h as be en e xpo sed t o ra in o[...]

IMPORT ANT INFORM ATION 10 - 8 Tr adema rks The Br othe r l ogo is a r eg iste red t rad ema rk o f Br oth er In du stri es , Lt d. Br othe r is a reg is tere d t rad ema rk of Bro t her Indu s tri es, L t d. Mu lti -Fu nc ti on L in k is a re gis ter ed tr ad ema rk of B rothe r I nt er nati ona l Corporatio n. © 200 4 B rot her Indu st ri es, Lt[...]

11 - 1 TRO UBLESHOOTING AND ROUTIN E MAIN TENANCE 11 Troubleshoo ting Error me ssages As wit h an y so ph isti ca t ed off ic e pr oduc t, err or s may occ ur . If thi s h appe ns , yo ur MFC id en ti fie s the pr ob le m an d di spl ay s an er r or mess age. The most co mmon error messa ges are shown be low. You c an co rrec t mos t pr obl ems by [...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 2 Docu men t Ja m (MFC-420 CN only) The document s canned from ADF w as longe r than ab out 35. 4 inc hes. Se e Using th e auto matic do cument fe eder (ADF) (Not av ailable for MFC- 210C) on page 1-6. The documen t is ja mmed in th e MFC . Se e Doc ument jam s (MFC- 420CN o nly) on page 11- 5. DR M ode[...]

11 - 3 TRO UBLESHOOTING AND ROUTIN E MAIN TENANCE No Pa per Fed The MFC i s out of paper. Add p aper, and then p ress Black Start or Color Start . The pa per is ja mmed in the MFC. S ee Printer jam or paper jam on page 11- 6. No Respo nse/ Bus y The nu mber y ou diale d does no t answer or is bus y. Ver ify the number a nd try agai n. Not Regi ste [...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 4 U nable to Cha nge Un able t o Cl ean Un able t o I nit. Un able t o P rint Unab le to Scan The MFC has a mecha nical pr obl em. — OR — A for eign ob stacle , such as a c lip or ri pped paper, is i n the MF C. Open th e scann er cover and rem ove any forei gn obstacle s from inside the MF C. If th[...]

11 - 5 TRO UBLESHOOTING AND ROUTIN E MAIN TENANCE D ocumen t jam s (M FC -420CN only) If the document is jammed, f ollow the steps b e low. Document is jammed in the top o f the ADF unit. 1 Ta ke ou t any pa per from the A DF th at is n ot j ammed. 2 Open t he ADF cove r. 3 Pul l t he j am me d doc ume nt out t o t he r i ght or l eft . 4 Close the[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 6 Print er ja m or p aper jam Remov e the j ammed paper de pendi ng on whe re it i s jamm ed in the MF C. Pape r is jammed inside the paper tray 1 Pul l th e pa per tr ay ou t of the MFC. 2 Pul l out the jam me d pape r to r emo ve it . Paper Tra y Jamme d pape r[...]

11 - 7 TRO UBLESHOOTING AND ROUTIN E MAIN TENANCE Paper is jam med insid e the MFC 1 Re move the j am cle ar co ver. Pull the ja mmed pape r out of th e MFC. 2 Re-insert the jam clear co ver. 3 If y ou ca n no t pu ll ou t th e ja mme d pa per , lif t th e sca nn er cove r from the right-h and side of th e M FC u ntil it lo cks securely in to the o[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 8 5 Lift the sc anne r cov er to r eleas e the lock . Gentl y push the scanner co ve r su pport down an d clo se th e scanner cove r .[...]

11 - 9 TRO UBLESHOOTING AND ROUTIN E MAIN TENANCE If yo u are ha vin g dif fic ulty wi th y our MFC If y ou t h ink th ere i s a p ro ble m wi th y ou r MF C , ch eck the ch ar t be lo w and f ollow the t roub les hootin g ti ps. The Brothe r S oluti ons C enter offe r s the la tes t FAQs and trou ble shoot ing tips . Visit u s at http ://solu tion[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 10 Pr inting (C ontinued ) Smudged s tain at th e top center of the pr inted page. Make s ure the paper is not too thic k or not c urled . (See Abo ut pap er on page 1- 9.) Printing a ppears dirty or ink see ms t o run. Make s ure you ar e usin g the prop er types of paper. ( See Ab out paper on page 1-[...]

11 - 11 TROUBL ESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Printi ng Received Faxe s (Contin ued) Recei ved color fax prints only in bl ack and white. Re place th e color ink c artridge s that are em pty or nearly empty, a nd then as k the oth er per son to s end the color fax again. (S ee Repl acing the in k cartri dges on page 11-24.) F or MFC- 420CN, che[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 12 Handling Inco ming Calls MFC ‘Hears’ Voice as CNG Tone. If your MFC i s set to E asy Re ceive On, it is mor e sensitive to sounds. Your M FC may mis takenl y interpr et certain voices o r music o n the line as a c alling fax machine and res pond with fax recei ving ton es. Deactivate t he fax by [...]

11 - 13 TROUBL ESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Co mpa tib ili ty If you are havi ng diff icul ty sendi ng or rec eivin g a f ax due to pos sible i nter fe ren ce on th e ph on e lin e, we re com me nd tha t y o u adj ust the Equa liza tion f or co mpa tibil ity. The M FC adjus ts th e mo dem s pee d for f ax opera tion s. 1 Press Men u/ Set , 2 [...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 14 How to im prove print quali ty Cl eaning the pr int h ead To ensure good print quality, the MFC will regula rly c l ean the print head . You c an s t art th e c le ani ng pr oce ss m anu all y if ne eded. Cle an th e p rin t h ea d and i nk c ar tr id ges i f y ou g et a hor izon ta l l in e i n the [...]

11 - 15 TROUBL ESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE C he cking t he prin t qu ali ty If f aded or s tre ak ed col or s a nd tex t ap pe ars on y o ur outp ut , s ome o f th e no zzl es may be clo gge d. Y ou ca n chec k t his by pri nt ing th e Pr int Qual ity C heck Shee t an d lo okin g at the n ozzl e che ck p atter n. 1 Press Ink . 2 Press ▲ or[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 16 8 Pres s 2 ( No ) for Black or thre e colors w ith a pro bl em. Th e L CD sh ows: Pres s 1 ( Yes ) . Th e MFC will start cl ean ing th e pr int head . 9 Af te r cl ea nin g is fi ni shed , p res s Color Start . T h e MFC will s t art pri nting the P rint Q uality C heck Shee t ag a in and then retur [...]

11 - 17 TROUBL ESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE C hecki ng t he pr in ting al ign men t You s ho uld r arely need to a djust the prin ting a lignm ent howe ver, i f a fte r t ran spor ti ng the mac hi ne y o ur p rint e d te xt b ec om es bl ur re d or ima ges b ecom e fa ded t hen ad justm ent may need to b e m ade. 1 Press Ink . 2 Press ▲ or [...]

TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTI NE MAINTENANCE 11 - 18 Chec king the i nk volum e You c an check the ink th at is lef t in the c artri dg e. 1 Pres s Ink . 2 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to sele ct In k Vo lume . Pres s Menu/Set . 3 Pres s ▲ or ▼ to sele ct the color you want to chec k. The LCD shows th e ink volu me . 4 Pres s Stop /E xit . You can check the i[...]

11 - 19 TROUBL ESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Packi ng an d shi ppin g the MF C When ev er yo u tran spo rt the MFC , use the p ac king m ater ials that ca me with you r M FC. If you do not p ac k t he MF C pr op erl y, y ou c ou ld void your wa r ranty . Caution It is impor tant to al l ow the MFC to ‘par k’ the print head afte r a pr int [...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 20 3 Lift the sc anne r cov er to r eleas e the lock . Gentl y push the scanner co ve r su pport down an d clo se th e scanner cove r . 4 U npl ug the MF C fro m th e t ele phon e wal l jac k and remo v e the tele phon e lin e cor d fro m M FC. 5 U npl ug th e M FC fro m th e AC p owe r ou tl et . 6 U n[...]

11 - 21 TROUBL ESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 8 Pac k the pri nted mater ials in th e or igin al ca rton as sho wn belo w. Do not p ack th e us ed ink c artri dges in t he ca rton . 9 Close the carton. If you a re re turni ng yo ur ma chin e to Brot her as part o f t he Exc han ge S ervi c e, pack onl y th e MF C. Ke ep al l s ep ar ate p ar ts[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 22 Routine m aintenanc e Cl eaning th e scanne r Unp lu g th e MFC and l if t th e do cum ent co ver . Cle an th e sca nne r gl ass with is oprop y l alc ohol on a s oft li nt-f re e cl oth . Cle an t he w hi te ba r an d th e gl ass st ri p und er th e f il m wi th iso pr opy l al coho l on a li nt-f r[...]

11 - 23 TROUBL ESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE C lea ning th e MF C p rint er plat en ■ Be ca reful not t o tou ch th e pape r fe ed sta r wheel s or encod er film . ■ Be su re to unpl ug the MFC from the A C po wer outlet befo re cle an ing th e pr int er plat e n. ■ If in k is s ca tte re d o n o r ar ou nd the p ri n ter pl aten be s ur[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 24 Rep la cing the i nk ca rtr idg es Your M FC is e qui ppe d wit h an ink dot coun te r. The in k dot c ou nter au toma ti ca lly mon it ors t he lev el of in k i n eac h of th e 4 c ar tr idg es. Whe n the M FC de tects an ink c artri dge is runni ng ou t of ink , the MF C will notify you with a mess[...]

11 - 25 TROUBL ESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 4 Remove the cartridge covers. 5 Each co l or has its o wn correct p osition . Keep th e ink cartr idge in an u prigh t po sition wh en yo u ins ert i t in to sl ot. Pr ess down on the in k c artri dge un til the ho ok sna ps over it. 6 Lift the scanner cove r to release the lock. Gently push the sc[...]

TROUBLESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 26 7 If you r epl ac ed a n in k c ar tri dg e wh ile Ne ar Em pty was displayed o n th e L CD, th e LCD may ask you to ve rify that it wa s a bran d new one. Ex amp le: Did Yo u Chan ge B lck? 1.Y es 2.No . Fo r eac h new c art rid ge you i ns tal le d, pr es s 1 on t h e di al pad to a utomat ically r[...]

11 - 27 TROUBL ESHOOTI NG AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Caution ■ Do n ot r emo v e i nk car tri d ges if yo u do no t n eed t o re pla ce th em. If you do so, it may reduce the ink q u antity and the MFC will not know the qu antity of ink left i n the cartrid ge. ■ Do not t ou ch th e c ar tri dge i nse rt ion sl ots . If you do so , the ink may sta[...]

APPENDIX A A - 1 A Setting up telephone services Your M FC su ppor ts th e Dis tinc t ive R in g and C al ler ID s ubs cr ibe r tel eph on e ser vic e s th at so me tel e phon e co mpan i es of fer . Distin ctive Ring Brother use s the term ‘Distinctive Ri ng’ but diff erent teleph one companie s have other nam e s fo r th is se rvice su ch as [...]

A - 2 APPENDIX A W hat do es Br ot her ’s ‘ Di sti n cti ve Ri ng ’ do? Th e B roth er M FC ha s a Di stin c ti ve Ri ng feat ur e t hat al l ows y ou t o u se you r M FC to ta ke f ull ad van tage of th e tel eph one com pany ’s D isti nc ti ve Ri ng s er vic e. T he ne w ph on e n umb er o n yo ur li ne can j us t receive faxes. Do you h [...]

APPENDIX A A - 3 Bef ore you ch oose t he ring p attern to regist er You c an onl y regi s ter on e D ist inc tiv e Rin g pa tte rn w ith the MFC . Som e r ing patt er ns c an no t be re gis ter ed . T he r in g pat t ern s bel ow a re su pporte d by you r Bro ther MFC . Regi ster the one your telep hone compa n y gives you. ■ The MFC will only a[...]

A - 4 APPENDIX A R egist er ing t he D is tinct iv e Ring p atter n Ve ry im por tan t! After you have set the D ist i ncti ve Ri ng fea ture to ON, th e re ceive mode is set to Manu al automa tica lly. Un less yo u h ave a TA D or Voi ce Mai l set u p on th e Dis ti nct iv e Rin g nu mbe r, Manua l mo de m ea ns yo u mu st an swer al l t he ca ll [...]

APPENDIX A A - 5 Caller ID Aft er a few ri n gs, the L CD s h ows th e tele ph one n umber of you r c al ler (an d nam e, if av ailab le). On ce you pi ck up the han ds et, the Ca l le r ID inf ormat ion disapp ear s fro m the LCD , bu t the c all in forma tio n remain s sto red i n t he Caller ID mem ory. ■ You will see the first 16 characters o[...]

A - 6 APPENDIX A Vi ewi ng Caller ID List Call e r I D mem ory sto res in formati on for up to thirty calls. When the thirty- first call co mes i n, inf ormatio n ab out the f i rst call is era sed. Y ou can scroll throu gh Caller ID informatio n to review those calls made to your MFC. 1 Press Men u/ Set , 2 , 0 , 3 . 2 Press ▲ or ▼ to select D[...]

APPENDIX A A - 7 Advance d receivin g operations Oper atio n from e xt ensio n telep hon es If y ou an sw er a f ax cal l on an ext ensi on tel ephon e, or a n ext er nal tel eph on e in th e EXT . jac k of t he M FC, you c an m ake your M FC ta ke the cal l by us in g t he Fa x Rec eive Code . When you p ress th e Fa x Receive Code 51 , the MFC st[...]

A - 8 APPENDIX A Usi ng a co rdle ss ex tern al hand set If your cordle ss tel e pho ne is co nnec ted to th e EXT . jack on the M FC and you typ i cally carry the co r dless h andset elsewhe re , it is easie r to answ er cal ls duri ng th e Ring Dela y. I f you l et the M FC ans wer fi rst, you will have to g o to t he MFC so you can p re ss Ho ok[...]

APPENDIX A A - 9 Connectin g an extern al device to your MFC Con nect ing an ex ter nal t elepho ne You c an conn ect a sep ara t e tel epho ne (or t el eph one an s wer ing dev ice) direc tly to y our M FC a s sho wn in the dia gram below . Connect the t e lephone line cord t o t he jack labele d E X T. in the left of the M FC. When yo u are usin [...]

A - 10 APPENDI X A C onne ctin g a n ext ern al t eleph o ne an sw erin g de vice (TAD) Seq ue nce You m ay c hoo se to conn ect an add ition al answ ering devi ce. H oweve r, when you h av e an exter na l TAD on th e sam e tel ephone l ine a s t he M FC, t he T AD an swer s all c al ls an d th e M FC “ l iste ns ” for fax calling (CNG) t ones.[...]

APPENDIX A A - 11 When yo u are usin g a TAD , t he LC D show s T el ephon e . If You Do N ot Sub scribe to Di stincti ve Rin g Serv ice: You m ust plug y o u r TA D int o the E XT. j ack o f your MFC. If yo ur TAD is plugged into a wall jack, bot h your MFC and the TAD will try to control the phone line. (See illustra tion below.) Unless you are u[...]

A - 12 APPENDI X A Conn ections Th e e xte rna l TA D m ust be pl ugge d i nt o t he bac k of the MF C, i nt o the jack labe led EXT. Your MFC cann ot w ork prope rly if yo u plug the TAD into a wall jack (unless you are using Distinctive Ring). 1 Pl ug th e te le pho ne line cor d fr om the t ele ph on e wal l j ack i nto t he back of the MFC, in [...]

APPENDIX A A - 13 Spe cial l ine con sider atio ns Ro ll o v er phon e lin e s A ro ll ov er phon e s yste m i s a gro up o f t wo o r more se para te tel eph on e lin es that pa ss in com in g call s to e ach o th er if they a re bus y. T he ca lls are usua ll y pas se d dow n or “roll ed ov e r” t o the ne x t ava ila bl e p ho ne li ne in a [...]

A - 14 APPENDI X A Conv erting tel ephon e wall ou tlet s Th er e a re t hr ee w ays to c o nve rt to an R J11 ja ck. Th e f irs t t wo w ay s may r equ ire a ssis tance fro m the t ele phon e com pan y. Yo u can change the wall outlets fr om one RJ14 jack to two RJ1 1 jacks. Or , yo u ca n h ave an RJ 11 w all o ut le t i nst alle d a nd slav e or[...]

APPENDIX A A - 15 In stalling MFC, extern al two-l ine TA D and tw o-l ine te lephon e When yo u are inst al li ng an e xte rna l tw o- lin e t ele phon e an sw eri ng dev ic e (TA D) an d a t wo- line te lep hone , you r M FC mus t be i so lat ed on on e line at bot h the w all jac k and at th e TAD. The mo st com mo n co nnect ion is to p ut th e[...]

A - 16 APPENDI X A Mu lti -line co nn ectio ns (P BX) Most offices use a central telephone system. While it is ofte n relatively simp l e to co nnect t he MFC to a key system o r a PBX (Private Branch E xchange), we su gg est that yo u co ntact th e company th at installed you r tele p hone system a n d a sk them to conne ct the MFC f or you. It is[...]

APPENDIX B B - 1 B On- s cr een pr og ra m min g You r MFC is des igne d to be ea sy to use wit h LCD on -scr een pro gra mmin g usi ng t he na viga tio n key s. U ser- frien dly p rog ramm ing helps you take full adva n tage of all the men u selections your MFC ha s to of fe r. Si nce y our pr og ram m ing i s d one on the LCD, we ha ve c rea ted [...]

B - 2 APPENDIX B Naviga tion keys You c an acces s the me nu mod e by pres sing Me nu/Set . When yo u en ter the me nu, t he L CD sc roll s. Pres s 1 for G eneral Setu p menu — OR — Pres s 2 for Fax me nu — OR — Pres s 3 fo r Co py menu Pres s 0 for Initia l Setup You ca n scr ol l more quic kly thr oug h ea ch men u le ve l by pr es sing t[...]

APPENDIX B B - 3 Main Me nu Submenu Menu Select ions Opt i o ns Descri ptions Pa ge 1 . Ge nera l Setu p 1 . Mo de T imer — 5 Mi ns 2 Mins 1 Min 30 Se cs 0 Sec Off Sets the time to ret u rn to Fa x mod e . 2-3 2 . Pa per Ty pe — Plai n Inkj et Glos sy Transpar ency Sets the type of paper i n the paper tray. 2-3 3 . Pa per Si ze — Lett er Lega[...]

B - 4 APPENDIX B 2 . Fax 1 . Se tu p Rece ive (In Fax mo de onl y) 1 . Rin g Del ay 04 03 02 01 00 Sets t he number of ring s before the MFC ans wer s in F ax O nly or Fax /Tel mo de. 4-2 2 . F/ T Rin g Time 70 S ec 40 S ec 30 S ec 20 S ec Sets t he pseudo /double- ring time i n Fax/Te l mode. 4-3 3 . Ea sy Rece ive On Off Re ceive s fax mess ages [...]

APPENDIX B B - 5 2 . Fa x (Contin ued) 2 . Se tup Se nd (In Fax mode only) (Conti nued) 3 . Real T ime TX (MFC- 210C only ) 5 . Real T ime TX (MFC-4 20CN only ) Off On N ext Fax O nly You can send a fax without us ing the memory . 3-9 6 . Poll ed TX (MFC-4 20CN only ) On Off Sets up your MFC with an doc ument to be retriev ed by another f ax mach i[...]

B - 6 APPENDIX B 2 . Fax (Conti nued) 5 . Remo te Fax Opt (MFC-4 20CN onl y) 1 . Fw d/Pa ge/ Stor e Off Fax Fo rw ar d Pagi ng Fax St or ag e PC Fax Receive Sets the MFC to forward fax message s, to call your pager, to store incoming fa xes in the memory (so you can retrieve them whil e you are away from your MFC) , or to send faxes to your PC. 6-1[...]

APPENDIX B B - 7 3 . Co py (Contin ued) 4 . Co lor Adju st 1 . Red R: - + R: - + R: - + R: - + R: - + Adjusts the amou nt of Red in c opies. 8- 14 2 . Gree n G: - + G: - + G: - + G: - + G: - + Adjusts the amou nt of Green in copies . 3 . Blue B: - + B: - + B: - + B: - + B: - + Adjusts the amou nt of Blue i n copies. 4 . Pho toCap ture 1 . Pr int Qu[...]

B - 8 APPENDIX B 4 . P hotoCa pture (Conti nued) 5 . True 2L ife (MFC-420 CN onl y) Tr ue2L if e :On Tr ue2L if e :Of f 1 . Wh ite Bala nce - + - + - + - + - + Adjus ts the hue of the white ar eas. 9-10 2 . Sh arpn ess - + - + - + - + - + Enhanc es the de tail of t he image. 3 . Co lor Dens ity - + - + - + - + - + Adjusts the to tal amount o f co l[...]

APPENDIX B B - 9 5 . LA N (MFC-420 CN only) 1 . Se tup TCP/ IP 1 . BOOT Meth od Auto Stat ic RARP BOOT P DHCP You can choose t he BOOT me thod that best suits you needs . Se e Ne t w o r k Us er ’ s Gu i d e on t he CD - R OM 2 . IP A dd res s [0 00-255]. [000- 255]. [000- 255]. [000- 255] Enter th e IP address . 3 . Subn et Mask [000- 255]. [000[...]

B - 10 APPENDI X B 5 . Prin t Repo rts (MFC- 210C only ) 6 . Prin t Repo rts (MFC-4 20CN only ) 1 . Help L ist — — Yo u can pr int thes e lists a nd repor ts. 7-3 2 . Quic k- Dial —— 3 . Fax Jour nal —— 4 . Tr ansmi ssion —— 5 . User Sett ings (MFC-420 CN onl y) —— 6 . Netw or k Conf ig (MFC-420 CN onl y) —— 0 . Init ia l Se[...]

APPENDIX B B - 11 Ente ring T ext When yo u are set ting ce rtai n m enu se le ctio ns, suc h as t he S t ation ID , yo u ma y ne ed to typ e t ext in to t he M FC. Mo s t num be r k eys ha ve thr ee or four le tters print ed ab ove th em. Th e key s for 0 , # and do not ha ve pri nted let ters be caus e they ar e used fo r speci al chara cters. By[...]

B - 12 APPENDI X B Special charact ers and sy mbols Press , # or 0 , an d the n press or to move the cur sor un der the s pec ial c hara cter or s ymbo l yo u wa nt. Th en p ress Me nu/Set to select it. Pr ess f or (s pac e) ! " # $ % & ’ ( ) + , - . / Press # fo r : ; < = > ? @ [ ] ^ _ Press 0 for É À È Ê Î Ç Ë Ö 0 ▲ ▲[...]

GLOSSARY G - 1 G ADF (automatic document feeder) (MFC-420 CN only) The doc umen t ca n be plac ed in the ADF and s can ned one page a t a time au tomati cally. Auto Reduction Reduces t he size of inc o ming fa xes. Au toma tic f ax t r ansm issi on S endin g a fax wi thou t picki ng up the hand s et of an e xte rna l ph on e. Automatic Redial A fe [...]

G - 2 GLOSSARY Coding method Me thod of coding the i nform ati on co ntaine d in the docu men t. A ll fax machi nes mu st us e a m ini mum s tan dar d of Modified Huffman (MH). You r MFC i s capable of greater compress ion meth ods, Modif ied Read (MR), Modif ied Modifi ed Read (MMR) and J PEG, if the r eceivi ng machine has t he same capa bil i ty[...]

GLOSSARY G - 3 Fax Journal Lis ts inf orma t ion abo ut th e la st 20 0 in c omin g an d outgoin g faxes. TX means Tra n smit. RX means R eceive. Fa x Rece ive Cod e Press th is code ( 5 1 ) whe n you an swer a fax ca l l on an exte nsio n or exte rna l phon e. Fax Storage (MFC-4 20 CN only) You can stor e faxe s in memory. Fax tones The s ign als [...]

G - 4 GLOSSARY Ov er seas Mo de Makes te mporary ch anges to th e f ax tones to acc ommo dat e no ise an d s tat ic on ov erse as ph one line s . Paging (MFC-420CN only) This f e ature enables your MFC t o call your pager when a fax is received into its memory. Pau se Al l ows y ou to pl ace a 3. 5 seco nd d ela y in th e di alin g s eque nce st or[...]

GLOSSARY G - 5 Scan to C ard (MFC- 4 20CN ) Yo u can sca n a b lack and w hit e or color document in to a Media Card. Black and white images will be in TIFF or PDF f ile format and color images m ay be in PDF o r JPE G f il e fo rm a t. Sear c h A n el ect ro nic , a lph ab eti cal li st ing of s t ored Sp ee d-Di al and Gr oup nu mbe rs . Sp eed-D[...]

S - 1 SPECIFIC ATIONS S Product d escription Ge nera l Spe cificat ions Memor y Capa city 8 MB (MFC-21 0C) 16 MB (MFC - 420CN) Automa tic Document Feeder (ADF) (MFC-420CN only) Up to 10 pages Paper Tr ay 100 Shee t s (20 lb) Printer Type Ink J et Pr int Meth od Piezo with 74 × 5 nozzles LCD (Li quid Cryst al Di sp l a y) 16 characte rs × 1 line ([...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 2 Print media Weight 1 1 lb ( 5 kg) (MFC -210C only) 13.2 lb (6 kg) (MFC-4 20CN onl y) Noise Operating: 42.5 to 51 dB* * It depe nds on pr inting conditions Tempe rature Operating: Best Prin t Quality : 50°F - 95°F (10°C - 35°C ) 68°F - 91°F (20°C - 33°C ) Humidity Operati ng: Best Prin t Qua lity: 20 to 80% (without cond[...]

S - 3 SPECIFIC ATIONS Co py Color /Bl ack Color /Black Docum ent Size (MFC-420CN only) ADF W idth: 5. 8" to 8.5" ADF He ight: 5.8" to 14" Scann er Glass Widt h: 8.5 in. Scann er Glass H eight: 11 . 7 in. Docum ent Size (MFC-210C onl y) Scann er Glass Widt h: 8.5 in. Scann er Glass H eight: 11 . 7 in. Copy Speed Mono Up to 17 pag[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 4 PhotoC apture C enter Ava i lable Med i a CompactFl ash ® (Ty pe I on l y) (Mi cro driv e ™ is no t compat ible) (Com pact I/O card such as Com pact LAN card and C ompact Mod em ca rd are n ot sup por ted. ) Smar t Med i a ® ( 3.3V ) (Not available for use with ID ) Memory St ic k ® (Not availab l e for music data with Ma [...]

S - 5 SPECIFIC ATIONS Fax Compat ibil it y ITU-T Group 3 Coding Sy st e m MH/ MR/ MMR/JPE G Modem Sp eed Autom at ic Fallback 14400 bp s Docum ent Size (MFC-420CN only) ADF W idth: 5. 8" to 8.5" ADF He ight: 5.8" to 14" Scann er Glass Widt h: 8.5 in . Scann er Glass H eight: 11.7 in. Docum ent Size (MFC-210C onl y) Scann er Glas[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 6 Scanner Comm unication Source Public switc hed t e l ephone net work. Mem ory Transmi ssion Up to 200* 1 / 170* 2 pages (MFC-210C) Up to 480* 1 / 400* 2 pages (MFC -420CN only) Out of Paper Re ceptio n Up to 200* 1 /170* 2 pages ( MFC- 210C) Up to 480* 1 / 400* 2 pages (MFC -420CN only) *1 “Pag es” refers to the “B rother[...]

S - 7 SPECIFIC ATIONS Printer Interfac es Prin ter Drive r Window s ® 98 /98SE/Me/ 2000 Prof essional and XP driver supporting Br other Nat ive C ompression mode and bi-dir ectional capabil i ty Apple ® Mac i ntosh ® QuickD raw ® Driver For Ma c OS ® 8.6-9.2/Mac OS ® X 10.2. 4 or grea t er Resolut i on Up to 1200 x 6000 do ts per inch (dpi) *[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 8 Comp uter req uirements Mini mum Sy stem R equirement s Comput er Platform & Oper ating System V ersion P r oc esso r Minimum Spee d Minimu m RAM Recomme nded RAM Available Ha rd Disk Sp ace for Driver s fo r Applic ations Windows ® * 1 O per ati ng Syste m 98, 98SE Pentium II or equiv alent 32 MB 64 MB 9 0 MB 130 M B Me 2[...]

S - 9 SPECIFIC ATIONS Consum able items In k The MFC uses indi vi dual Black , Yellow , Cyan and Magenta in k cartridg es that are separate from the print head ass embly. Service Life of In k Cart rid ge Black - Approxi mately 500 pages at 5% cov er ag e Yellow, Cyan and M agenta - Approximat el y 400 pages a t 5% coverage The above figur es ar e b[...]

SPECIFICATIONS S - 10 Network (LAN) (M FC-420CN on ly) LAN You can c onnect you r MFC to a ne twork f or Netw ork Printing, Netwo r k Scan ning a nd PC Fax Sen d. Also in cluded is Brot her BRAdm in Prof essional Netw or k Manag ement softw ar e . Suppo rt for Wi ndows ® 98/98SE/Me / 20 00/ XP Mac OS ® 8.6 - 9.2, Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater* Et[...]

S - 11 SPECIFICATIONS Optional External Wireless Print/Scan Server (N C-2200w ) NC-22 00w Extern al Wi rele s s Pr in t/Sc an Server (Optional) Connec t ing the optiona l Exter nal Wirel ess Print/ Scan Server (NC-2200w) to yo ur MFC will allow you to print a nd scan over a wireless n et wo rk. Netwo rk types I EEE 802.11 b wirele ss LAN Support fo[...]

INDEX I - 1 In dex A Access co de s, storing and di aling .. .... ....... ........ ....... .... 5-5 Ac cessori es and s upplies ...... .ii AD F ( aut omat ic do cu me nt fee der) . ........ ....... ....... . 1-6, 3-3 ADF cov er ..... ....... ....... ...... 11-5 Answering machine (TAD) ..A -10 conne cting .. ....... ....... ......A -12 Auto mat i c [...]

I - 2 INDEX Credit car d numbe rs ........ ... 5 - 5 C ust om t ele ph one fe at ur es on a sin gle lin e ..... 11- 12, A-16 D Date a nd Ti me ...... ....... ....... 2 -1 D ela yed B atc h Tran smission ...... ....... ..... 3-14 Dialin g a pa use ...... ........ ....... ....... 5-5 acces s codes and cr e dit c ard numbe rs ...... ........ ... 5-5 a[...]

INDEX I - 3 ent er Fax m ode ..... ........ 3-1 from memor y (Dual A ccess) ... .... 3-2, 3-8 fro m pc se e S oft war e Us er ’s G uid e on t he CD- ROM. ........ ..... fro m scann er gl ass ........ 3-4 ma nual . ....... ........ ....... .... 3-5 over seas .. ....... ....... ...... 3-12 Real Time Transmissio n ... 3-9 res oluti on . ....... ....[...]

I - 4 INDEX P Pagi ng ... ....... ........ ....... ....... 6 - 2 pr ogr ammi ng yo ur p ager nu mber .. ....... ....... ........ ... 6 - 1 Pape r ..... ....... ........ ....... 1-9 , S-2 docu ment size ...... ........ ... 3 -3 Size ..... ........... ....... ........ ... 2-4 size of docum ent .. ........ ... 1 - 6 Typ e ........ ....... ....... ....[...]

INDEX I - 5 Remote Retr ieval . ....... ........ 6-5 access code ...... ....... . 6-4, 6-5 commands ..... ........ ....... .... 6-6 getting y our faxes ..... ........ 6-7 Reports . ........ ....... ....... ........ 7-1 Caller I D List .. ........ ....... ....A-6 Fax Journal ....... ....... ........ 7-3 Journal P eriod ....... ........ 7 -2 Help Lis[...]

I - 6 INDEX V Volum e, se tting . ....... ........ ... 2 - 4 bee per .... ....... ....... ........ ... 2 - 5 ring ...... ....... ........ ....... ....... 2 -4 spea ker ... ....... ....... ........ ... 2-5 W Warra nties . ....... ....... ........ ...... iii Ca nada ... ....... ....... ........ ...... vi No tice-Discl aime r ..... ....... ... iii USA[...]

REMOTE RETRIEVAL ACC ESS CARD (MFC-420CN O NLY) R - 1 Remote Re t ri eva l Acc es s c ar d ( M FC- 420CN on ly) If you plan to r e c eive fa x messag es whil e awa y from your M FC, carrying the Remote Re trieval Access Card printed below wi ll serve as a c onve nie nt remi nde r of t he ret rie val pro cedu re s. Sim pl y cu t out the c ard an d f[...]

R - 2 Press Menu/Set , 2 , 5 , 2 . fax number where you want your fax messages forwarded followed by . Program Fax Forwarding Number, press 4 . Enter the new Turn Fax Storage On , press 6 . R ETRIEVE A F AX Press 9 6 then to Retrieve all faxes , press 2 , then enter the number of remote fax machine followed by . After the beep, hang up and wait. Er[...]

EQUIPMENT A TT A CHMENT LIMIT A TIONS (Canada only) NOTICE This product meets the applicable Industry Canada technical specifications. NOTICE The Ringer Equivalence Number is an indication of the maximum number of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subj[...]

*LF50700012* These machines are made for use in the USA and Canada only . W e cannot recommend using them ov erseas because it may violate the T elecommunications Regulations of that country and the power requirements of your multi-function center ma y not be compatible with the power a vailab le in foreign countries. Using USA or Canada models ove[...]