Brother MFC 7050C manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS i B r ot he r N u m b er s Fax-Bac k System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use Fax-Back System, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information f or all Brother products. This system is av ailable 24 hours a day , 7 days a week. Y ou can use the system to send faxes to any fa[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS ii Or dering Accessories and Supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, available at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you hav e a V isa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express cr edit card , you can order accessories directly from Brother . (In the USA, you can v[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS iii Notice – Disc laimer of W arranties (For USA and Canada) BR O THER’S LICENSOR(S), AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLO YEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVEL Y BR O THER’S LICENSOR) MAKE NO W ARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMIT A TION THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURP[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS iv Y ear 2000 Compliant Brother is addressing the Y ear 2000 related issues f or all Brother f ax machines and m ulti-function centers. Our focus is to ensure that our b undled third-par ty software will continue to properly process date/time data after J anuar y 1, 2000. Brother f ax machines and multi-function centers will func[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS v T a ble of Con t ent s 1 Introduction Using This Manual .......................................................................... 1-1 Finding Information ...................................................................... 1-1 T est Sheet Procedur es (For USA Only) ......................................... 1-2 About Fax Machi[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS vi 3 P aper Paper Affects the Print Quality ..................................................... 3-1 About Paper ..................................................................................... 3-2 Handling and Using Special Paper ............................................... 3-2 Recommended Paper for the MFC 7050C ......[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS vii Canceling a Scheduled Job ........................................................... 6-8 Distinctiv e Ring ............................................................................ 6-9 Registering the Distincti ve Ring P attern ............................... 6-10 Caller ID .................................................[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS viii 10 Printing R eports MFC Settings and Activity ........................................................... 10-1 T o Print a Report ......................................................................... 10-2 T ransmission V erification (Xmit) Report ................................... 10-2 Activity Report Interv al .......[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS ix 13 W alk -Up V ideo Printing Getting Started .............................................................................. 13-1 Setting Up V ideo Pr int Mode ..................................................... 13-2 Color V ideo Printing ..................................................................... 13-2 Changing Defau[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS x 16 W indo ws ® Printing Printer Emulation ......................................................................... 16-1 Using the Br other Printer Driver ................................................ 16-1 Paper T ab ....................................................................................... 16-2 Copies ........[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS xi Scanning a Document ................................................................... 17-7 TW AIN Compliant ................................................................ 17-7 Accessing the Scanner ........................................................... 17-7 Scanning a Document into the PC ..............................[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS xii Print Dri ver ............................................................................ 19-4 Status Manager ...................................................................... 19-5 V iewf ax (A Fax File V iewing Application) ........................... 19-5 Accessing NetCentric ™ F axStorm ............................[...]

TABLE OF CONTENTS xiii If the Uninstall Program Displays an Error Message ............ 20-5 T o Access the Add/Remov e Programs Properties W indow: .. 20-6 21 Brother Control Panel Brother Contr ol Panel .................................................................. 21-1 General Settings .........................................................[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS xiv Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Onl y) ..... 22-4 International ENERGY ST AR ® Compliance Statement ............ 22-4 Important Safety Instructions ..................................................... 22-5 Compilation and Publication Notice .......................................... 22-8 T rademarks .......[...]

INTR ODUCTION 1-1 Intr oduction Using This Manual Thank you for purchasing a Brother Multi-Function Center (MFC). T his MFC has been designed to be simple to use, with LCD screen prompts to guide you through functions. Ho wev er , you can use your MFC to its fullest potential by taking a fe w minutes to read this manual. Additionally , your MFC has[...]

INTR ODUCTION 1-2 T est Sheet Pr ocedures (For USA Only) After programming your Station ID, please fill out the TEST SHEET included with your MFC and fax it to Brother’ s Automated F ax Response System as your first transmission. This will verify that y our MFC is properly installed. When this document is receiv ed, a confirmation sheet will be s[...]

INTR ODUCTION 1-3 Intr oduction When your MFC answers in F AX/TEL mode, the MFC listens for CNG tones and then responds with recei ving tones. The fax “handshake” is the time in w hich the sending machine’ s CNG tones and the receiving machines “chirps” overlap. This must be for at least 2 to 4 seconds, so the fax machines can understand [...]

INTR ODUCTION 1-4 MFC 7050C Contr ol P anel Ke ys Stop Shift Start ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO P QRS TUV WXYZ Hold Redial / Pause Speed Dial Hook Volume LH Function Set Record Erase Play Copy Photo Voice Fax Reduce 7O5OC Sort Enlarge On/Off Line Reset Ink Management Priority 02 03 04 14 15 16 06 07 08 10 11 12 18 19 20 22 23 24 01 13 05 09 17 21 1 4 7 5 2 [...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 Assembl y and Connections 2 MF C Se tu p and C onnec tions Caution 1 Nev er install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. 2 W e recommend that this product be used with a surge protection de vice to protect the product against lightning storms. 3 Ne ver install a telephone jack in a wet location unless the jack i[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 2 P ac king List Make sure y ou have the follo wing items: T elephone Line Cord Handset Curled Cord T elephone Handset Ink Cartridg es (Color & Black) Owner’ s Manual Document Wire Extension Bi-directional IEEE-1284 P arallel Cable P aper T ray with Extension Remote Retriev al Access Card StartCard Brother MFL Pr [...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 3 Assembl y and Connections Choosing a Location Place your MFC on a flat, stable surf ace, such as a desk. Select a place that is free of vibration and shocks. Locate the MFC near a telephone jack and a standard, grounded po wer outlet. A void placing your MFC in a high-traff ic area. Do not place near heaters, air cond[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 4 Assembl y 1 Connect the handset. Connect the longer end of the curled handset cord to the MFC and the shorter end to the handset. 2 Connect the power cord . There is no ON/OFF switch. When you plug in the po wer cord, the po wer goes on and the screen alternately displays. SET CARTRIDGES PLS OPEN COVER 3 Connect the t[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 5 Assembl y and Connections W ARNING T o protect yourself fr om electrical shock, plug the MFC into a 3-prong plug and keep the po wer to your MFC on when you connect it to a telephone line. Similarly , when moving your MFC, disconnect the telephone line fi rst, and then the power cord. Caution ■ Lightning and po wer [...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 6 5 Attach the paper tray and pull out the extension. Caution Please attach the paper tray to pre vent paper jams and maintain print quality . 6 Attach the document tray and pull out the extension.[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 7 Assembl y and Connections 7 Load paper in the multi-purpose sheet feeder (paper cassette). The paper cassette holds up to 100 sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m) plain paper . A Pull the paper support up and slide the paper guide to the left. P aper Support B Fan the paper well. Insert the paper against the right edge with the p[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 8 C Adjust the paper guide to f it the paper width. Selecting P aper Thickness The paper thickness le ver is behind the top cov er on the right side. Set the paper thickness le ver to the Paper position for plain paper or ink jet paper . Howe ver , before you print on en velopes or other thicker types of print media, mo[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 9 Assembl y and Connections Installing Ink Cartridg es (Initial Setup) The following steps are for initial setup only . If you are replacing ink cartridges, then follo w the steps in “Replacing the Ink Cartridges (Routine Maintenance)” on page 24-16. 1 Check that the po wer is on. The screen alternatel y displays: S[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 0 4 Carefully remove the sticker and transparent tape that covers the copper print head. Do NO T touch or remove the copper contact area! Each ink cartridge has its o wn correct position. The Color ink cartridge must be in the left-slot and the Black (or Photo) cartridge must be in the right-slot. Match the color indi[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 1 Assembl y and Connections DID YOU INSTALL? 1.BLACK 2.PHOTO 9 Press 1 if you installed the starter Black ink cartridge and go to Step 10— OR —press 2 if you installed the Photo ink cartridge (accessory) and go to Step 11. In initial setup, the MFC prompts you to v erify that you installed each ink cartridge. Be s[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 2 Preserving Ink Car tridg es For long lif e and optimum performance: ■ Do NO T unpack a new ink cartr idge until y ou are r ead y to install it. ■ Do NO T remove an ink car tridge from the MFC except to clean, replace or ex change it. Protect the Black or Photo ink cartridge while it is not being used, by placing[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 3 Assembl y and Connections Aligning Ink Car tridg es This feature allo ws you to check and align the ink cartr idges to assure best print quality . Make sure there is paper in the cassette before you start the alignment procedure. 1 Press Ink Management . 2 Press or to select 2.ALIGNMENT and press Set . 2.ALIGNMENT L[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 4 Photo Printouts For sharper photo printouts, purchase the Brother Photo ink cartridge. (See “Ordering Accessories and Supplies, ” page ii, item # LC11PH.) W e recommend using K odak Inkjet Photographic Quality Paper Photo W eight with the Photo ink cartridge. The correct cartridge carrier position for the Photo [...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 5 Assembl y and Connections Cleaning the Ink Car tridg es If print quality is not good, follo w the steps below . Make sure you hav e paper in the paper cassette. Head Cleaning: 1 Press Ink Management . 2 Press or to select 1.HEAD CLEANING and press Set . 3 Press Star t . The MFC star ts printing to clean the ink nozz[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 6 Removing and Reinstalling Ink Cartridges: 6 Press Ink Management . 7 Press or to select 3.REPLA CE INK and press Set . PLS OPEN COVER 8 Open the cover . The ink cartrige carrier will mo ve to its loading position. 9 Remov e the ink cartridges (press cartridges forwar d until they snap and lift out). 10 Reinstall the[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 7 Assembl y and Connections Cleaning the Car tridg e Carrier Clean the contacts on the cartridge carrier only if print quality is still unsatisf actory after you have r emoved the ink cartridges and cleaned their ink nozzles. 1 Press Ink Management . 2 Press or to select 3.REPLA CE INK and press Set . 3 Open the cov e[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 8 Connecting an External T elephone Answering Device (T AD) Sequence Although the MFC 7050C has a built-in ans w ering system, you can choose to connect an additional answering system. When you hav e an external T AD on the same telephone line as the MFC, the T AD answers all calls. The MFC “listens” for fax calli[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 1 9 Assembl y and Connections Connections The external T AD must be plugged into the back side of the MFC, into the jack labeled EXT . Y our MFC cannot work properly if y ou plug the T AD into a wall jack. 1 Plug the telephone line cord from the w all jack into the left side of the MFC, in the jack labeled LINE. 2 Plug [...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 2 0 Special Line Considerations Roll Over Phone Lines A roll ov er phone system is a group of two or more separate telephone lines that pass incoming calls to the next a v ailable line. The calls are usually passed do wn or “rolled ov er” to the next av ailable phone line in a preset order . Y our MFC can work in a [...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 2 1 Assembl y and Connections Installing MFC, External T w o-Line T AD , and T wo-Line T elephone When you are installing an external two-line answering de vice (T AD) and a two-line telephone, your MFC must be isolated on one line at both the wall jack and at the T AD. The most common connection is to put the MFC on Li[...]

MFC SETUP AND CONNECTIONS 2- 2 2 Multi-Line Connections (PBX) Most of fices use a central telephone system. While it is often relati vely simple to connect the machine to a ke y system or a PBX (Pri vate Branch Exchange), we suggest that you contact the company that installed your tele phone system and ask them to connect the MFC for you. It is adv[...]

P APER P aper 3- 1 3 P a per P aper Affects the Print Quality The quality of your document can be af fected by the kind of paper you use in the MFC. Y ou can use plain paper , ink jet paper, transparencies, glossy paper and en velopes. W e recommend testing various paper s before purchasing large quantities. F or best results, use Brother special i[...]

P APER 3- 2 About P aper For optimum output quality , use paper that is appropriate for your resolution setting. T o provide optimum print quality , Brother manufactures ink jet paper and transparencies specif ically for the MFC 7050C. Handling and Using Special P aper ■ Store paper in the original bag, and kee p it sealed. Keep the paper flat an[...]

P APER P aper 3- 3 P aper Specifications for Multi-purpose Sheet Feeder P aper T ype P aper Siz e Cassette Capacity Plain Paper Letter , Executiv e 100 Sheets of 20 lb (75 g/m 2 ) Legal Up to 0.4 inches (10 mm) Ink Jet Paper Letter 50 Sheets T ransparencies Letter 1 Glossy Paper Letter 1 En velopes 7 3 / 4 , 9, 10, DL, 10 C5, C6, B5, Baronial, 6 3 [...]

P APER 3- 4 Print Area The Print Area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures belo w show the unprintable areas on cut sheets and en velopes. Cut Sheet En velopes unprintable area 1 3 34 1 2 2 4 1 0.07 inches 2 0.50 inches 3 0.25 inches 4 0.25 inches Do not use the follo wing types of paper and en velopes: ■ Damaged,[...]

ON-SCREEN PR OGRAMMING 4- 1 Programming 4 O n -Sc reen Programmin g User -Friendl y Pr ogramming W e have designed your Multi-Function Center with on-screen programming and a Help ke y . User-friendl y programming helps you take full adv antage of all the functions your MFC has to offer . Since your programming is done on the LCD, we created step-b[...]

ON-SCREEN PR OGRAMMING 4- 2 Alternating Displays When you see alternating displays, the LCD sometimes alternates between the currently selected option, and a help message giving brief instructions about ho w to proceed. The display you’l l probably see most often is sho wn below , showing you, w hen you place a document in the feeder , that you c[...]

ON-SCREEN PR OGRAMMING 4- 3 Programming 1. Fax Functions 1. INITIAL SETUP Function Description F actor y Set P age 1. TONE/PULSE Selects dialing mode. T ONE 5-1 2. D A TE/TIME Enter date and time for LCD 2000 1/1 00:00 5-2 display and heading on transmissions. 3. ST A TION ID Program name, fax number — 5-2~5-4 and telephone number to appear on fa[...]

ON-SCREEN PR OGRAMMING 4- 4 1. Fax Functions (contin ued) 3. SETUP SEND Function Description F actory Set Page 1. CO VERPG SETUP Automatically sends a co ver OFF 7-5~7-8 page you program. 2. CO VERP A GE MSG Program customized message — 7-8 for fax cov er page. 3. CONTRAST Change lightness or darkness A UTO 7-9 of a fax you ar e sending. 4. O VER[...]

ON-SCREEN PR OGRAMMING 4- 5 Programming 1. Fax Functions (contin ued) 6. PRINT REPORTS Function Description F actor y Set P age 1. XMIT REPOR T OFF 10-1 2. A CT . REPORT Print lists and reports INTER V AL: OFF 10-1 3. ALL DIAL of activity . — 10-1 4. TEL. INDEX (Details in Chapter 11) — 10-1 5. USER SETTINGS — 10-1 6. MEMOR Y ST A TUS — 10-[...]

ON-SCREEN PR OGRAMMING 4- 6 1. Fax Functions (contin ued) 0. TEL SER VICE Function Description F actory Set Page 1. DISTINCTIVE Use with phone company OFF 6-9~6-10 distincti ve ring service to register the ring pattern with the MFC. 2. Video Functions Function Description F actory Set Page 1. P APER TYPE Identify the type of paper in PLAIN P APER 1[...]

INITIAL SETUP 5- 1 Initial Setup 5 Initia l Se tup Getting Star ted Setting Dialing Mode (T one/Pulse) Y our MFC comes set to accommodate tone (multi-frequency) dialing service. If y o u h ave pulse (rotary) dialing service, you need to change the dialing mode. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 1 , 1 . DIALING:TONE? DIALING:PULSE? 2 Use or to select TONE or[...]

INITIAL SETUP 5- 2 Setting Date and Time Y our MFC displays the date and time, and prints it on ev ery fax you send. In the e vent of a po wer failure, you may hav e to reset the date and time. All other settings remain unaffected. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 1 , 2 . ENTER YEAR:XX 2 Enter the last two digits of the year and press Set . ENTER MONTH:XX [...]

INITIAL SETUP 5- 3 Initial Setup Entering T ex t When you are setting certain functions, such as the Station ID, you may need to enter te xt into the MFC. Most number keys hav e three or four letters printed above them. The ke ys for 0, #, and don’t hav e printed letters because they are used for special character s. By pressing the appropriate n[...]

INITIAL SETUP 5- 4 Special character s and symbols Press for (space) ! “ # $ % & ’ ( ) + , - . / Press # for : ; < = > ? @ [ ] ^ _ Press Ø for É À È Ê Î Ç Ë Ö 0 NO TICE The T elephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for an y person to use a computer or electronic device to send an y message via a telephone M[...]

INITIAL SETUP 5- 5 Initial Setup Setting the Beeper V olume Y ou can set the beeper to LO W , HIGH or OFF . The default setting is LO W . When the bee per is set to LOW or HIGH, the MFC beeps e very time you press a k ey or make an error , and at the end of fax sending or recei ving. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 1 , 4 . 2 Press or to select your settin[...]

INITIAL SETUP 5- 6 Setting V olume Amplify Please carefully read “Choosing the Handset V olume, ” page 5-5 before you do the follo wing steps: 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 1 , 6 . VOL AMPLIFY:OFF? SELECT < - - > & SET 2 Press or to select V OL AMPLIFY :OFF? if none of the users are hearing-impaired and go to Step 4— OR — if some or al[...]

INITIAL SETUP 5- 7 Initial Setup Setting the Ring V olume Y ou can adjust the ring volume when your MFC is idle. Y ou can turn the ring OFF or you can select a ring v olume lev el. ■ Press L or H to adjust the volume le vel. W ith each key press, the MFC rings so you can hear the current setting and the display shows the setting you ar e choosing[...]

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SETUP RECEIVE 6- 1 Receiving Fax es 6 Se tu p R ecei v e Basic Receiving Operations Setting the Ans wer Mode There are dif ferent answer modes for your MFC. Y ou may choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing the Mode b utton repeatedly until you have changed the FAX and F AX/TEL lights to the setting you want to use. F or more detailed[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 2 T o select or change your Ans wer Mode Press Mode until the F AX and F AX/TEL lights are lit for the answer mode you w ant. Mode Light* Ho w i t w orks When to use it P ag e 1. MANU AL Y ou control the Use this mode when 6-10 (manual receiv e) phone line and you are using a must answer computer modem on every call the same line o[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 3 Receiving Fax es Setting Ring Delay The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the MFC rings before it answers. If you hav e extension phones on the same line as the MFC, keep the Ring Delay def ault setting of 4 . 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 2 , 1 . 2 Press or to select Ring Delay and press Set . 3 Press or to select ho [...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 4 Printing a Reduced Incoming Fax Y ou can always reduce the size of an incoming fax to a f ixed percentage, regardless of the size of the pa per (up to legal) in your MFC. If you choose A UT O, your MFC chooses the lev el of reduction for you. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 2 , 4 . 4.REDUCTION 2 Use or to select the reduction ratio you [...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 5 Receiving Fax es Setting P aper Size Y ou can use three sizes of paper for printing your faxes—letter , legal or A4. When you change the kind of paper you hav e loaded in the MFC, you will need to change the setting for paper size, so your MFC will know ho w to fit the incoming fax on the page. Y ou can also select the lev el o[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 6 Ad v anced Receiving Operations Operation fr om Extension T elephone If you answer a fax call on an e xtension phone or on an external phone in the EXT . jack, you can make your MFC take o ver by using the Fax Recei ve Code. When you press the Fax Recei ve Code 5 1 , the MFC starts to recei ve a fax. If the MFC answers a voice ca[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 7 Receiving Fax es Changing Remote Codes 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 2 , 3 . 2 Press or to select ON (or OFF) and press Set . REMOTE ACT.:ON? 3 If you want to, enter a new F ax Receiv e Code, then press Set . FAX RECEIVE: * 51 4 If you want to, enter a ne w T elephone Answer Code, then press Set . TEL ANSWER:#51 5 Press St o p to exit[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 8 Setting Up Sequential P olling Receive Y our MFC can request documents from sev eral fax units in a single operation. Afterward , a Sequential Polling Report will be printed. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 2 , 6 . POLLING RX:OFF? SELECT < - - > & SET 2 Press or to select Polling ON and press Set . ENTER FAX NO. PRESS START KE[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 9 Receiving Fax es Distinctive Ring This MFC feature lets you use the Distincti ve Ring subscriber service offered by some telephone companies, which allows you to have se veral telephone n umbers on one phone line. Each phone number has its own Distincti ve Ring pattern, so you’ ll know which phone number is ringing. This is one[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 1 0 Registering the Distinctive Ring Pattern 1 If you ha ve V oice Mail from the T elephone company , you must disconnect it now (temporarily). 2 Set the MFC to MANU AL mode. 3 Press F unctio n , 1 , 0 , 1 . The screen displays the current setting of this feature. 4 Press or to select DISTINCTIVE:SET? and press Set . DISTINCTIVE:OF[...]

SETUP RECEIVE 6- 1 1 Receiving Fax es Caller ID The Caller ID feature of this MFC lets you use the Caller ID subscriber service offer ed by many local phone companies. This service provides y ou, by means of the screen display , the name or telephone number of your caller as the line rings. After a fe w rings, the screen displays the telephone numb[...]

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SETUP SEND 7- 1 Sending Fa xes Bef ore Y ou Begin ■ Documents must be between 2.75 and 8.5 inches wide, and 5 and 14 inches long. ■ Make sure you insert documents face down , top edge first . ■ Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of y our document. P aper Guides ADF (A utomatic Document Feeder) The automatic document feeder (ADF) can hol[...]

SETUP SEND 7- 2 Resolution ■ Press Resolution (before you send the f ax) to select the resolution for the document you’ re sending. Resolution Fine Photo S.Fine Standard —Suitable for most typed documents. (Fine and S. Fine lights are of f.) Fine —Good for small print; transmits slower than standard resolution. (Only the Fine light is on.) [...]

SETUP SEND 7- 3 Sending Fa xes A utomatic T ransmission This is the easiest way to send a fax. IMPOR T ANT : Do NO T pick up the handset, or press Hook . 1 Insert the document face do wn in the feeder . 2 Enter the fax number using One T ouch , Speed Dial, T el-index or the dial pad. 3 Press Star t . Manual and A utomatic Fax Redial If you’r e se[...]

SETUP SEND 7- 4 Real Time T ransmission When Memory is full, the MFC cannot continue scanning documents into memory before sending. Ho wev er, you can turn on REAL TIME TX. Then place the documents in the feeder and enter the fax number . As soon as the phone line is free, the MFC starts dialing and sending the fax. 1 Place the document in the feed[...]

SETUP SEND 7- 5 Sending Fa xes Canceling Jobs in Memory Y ou can cancel tasks you’ ve scheduled, such as P olling T ransmit, as well as all faxes waiting in Memory to be sent. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 4 . Any w aiting jobs appear on the display . If no jobs are waiting, the screen displays NO JOB W AITING. 4.REMAINING JOBS 2 If you hav e more tha[...]

SETUP SEND 7- 6 Cover P age for Next F ax Only Make sure the Station ID is set up (page 5-2). This featur e does not work without the Station ID. Y ou can set the fax to send a cover page with a particular document. 1 Insert the document in the feeder . 2 Press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 1 . 3 When the screen displays NEXT F AX ONL Y?, press Set . 4 Pres[...]

SETUP SEND 7- 7 Sending Fa xes Alwa ys Send Cover P age Make sure Station ID is set up (page 5-2). This feature does not work without the Station ID. Y ou can set the MFC to send a cover page whenev er you send a fax. The number of pages in your fax is not included when you use this setting. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 1 . 2 Press or to select CO [...]

SETUP SEND 7- 8 Using a Printed Cover P age If you prefer using a printed co ver page that you can write on, y ou can print the sample page and attach it to your f ax. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 1 . 2 Press or to select PRINT SAMPLE? and press Set . 3 Press Star t . Y our MFC prints a copy of your cov er page . - - - - - - - - - - - - TO: FROM: C[...]

SETUP SEND 7- 9 Sending Fa xes Contrast If your document is very light or v ery dark, you might want to set the contrast accordingly . Use S.LIGHT to send a very light document. Use S.D ARK to send a very dark document. 1 Insert the document, face do wn, in the feeder . 2 Press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 3 . 3 Use or to select A UTO, S .LIGHT or S.D ARK [...]

SETUP SEND 7- 10 Dela yed Fa x After you ha ve preset the time of day for a delayed fax (in Delayed T imer), you can use this function to send one delayed fax from memory each day . 1 Insert the document in the feeder . 2 Press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 5 . DELAYED TX:OFF? SELECT < - - > & SET 3 Press or to select DELA YED TX ON? and press Set[...]

SETUP SEND 7- 11 Sending Fa xes Broadcasting Broadcasting is automatically sending the same fax message to multiple fax numbers. Using the Help/Broadcast ke y , you can include Groups, One T ouch locations, Speed Dial locations and up to 50 manually dialed numbers. If you did not use up any locations for Groups, access codes or credit card numbers,[...]

SETUP SEND 7- 12 Setting Up f or P olling T ransmit Polling T ransmit is when you set up your MFC to wait with a document in memory so another fax machine can retr ieve it. 1 Place document to be retrie ved in the feeder . 2 Press F unctio n , 1 , 3 , 6 . POLLED TX:OFF? SELECT < - - > & SET 3 Press or to select POLLED TX:ON? and press Set[...]

SETUP AUTO DIAL NUMBERS 8-1 Storing Numbers 8 Se tu p A u t o Di al Nu mb e r s Storing Number s f or Easy Dialing Y ou can set up your MFC to do three types of easy dialing: One T ouch, Speed Dial, and Groups for Broadcasting of fax es. Storing One T ouch Dial Numbers Y ou can store 24 fax/phone numbers that you can dial by pr essing one key . Y o[...]

SETUP AUTO DIAL NUMBERS 8-2 4 Use the dial pad to enter the name (up to 15 characters) and press Set . Y ou can use the chart on page 5-3 to help you enter letters — OR —Press Set and go to Step 5 to store the number without a name. 5 Use or to select the type of number and press Set . FA X a fax only number TEL a telephone (v oice) number F AX[...]

SETUP AUTO DIAL NUMBERS 8-3 Storing Numbers Storing Speed Dial Number s Y ou can store Speed Dial numbers, so when you dial you only hav e to press three ke ys (and Star t ). T here are 100 Speed Dial locations. Ev en if you lose electrical power , numbers stored in memory will not be lost. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 5 , 2 . SPEED-DIAL? # 2 Use the d[...]

SETUP AUTO DIAL NUMBERS 8-4 Changing One T ouch and Speed Dial Numbers If you try to store a One T ouch or Speed Dial number in a loca tion where a number is already stored, the screen displays the current name stored there, then prompts you to either 1. CHANGE — OR — 2. EXIT . 1 Press 1 to change the number stored, or pr ess 2 to exit without [...]

SETUP AUTO DIAL NUMBERS 8-5 Storing Numbers Setting Up Gr oups for Br oadcasting Groups allow y ou to send the same fax message to many fax numbers by pressing only one One T ouch key (Broadcasting). First , y ou’ll need to store each fax n umber as a One T ouch or Speed Dial number . Then , you can combine them into a Group. Each Group uses up a[...]

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TELEPHONE OPERA TION 9-1 Dialing 9 T ele phon e Oper ati o n Dialing Options Y ou can use your MFC to make voice and f ax calls, by dialing manually , or by using T el-index, One T ouch or Speed Dial memory . Manual Dialing Manual dialing is simply pressing all of the digits of the phone number . 1 Pick up the handset— OR —Press Hook . 2 When y[...]

TELEPHONE OPERA TION 9-2 One T ouch Dialing 1 Pick up the handset— OR —Press Hook . 2 When you hear a dial tone, press the One T ouch key of the location you want to call. 3 If you pressed Hook when dialing a voice call, pick up the handset when the other party answers. (The speak er works only one way; the other party w on’t be able to hear [...]

TELEPHONE OPERA TION 9-3 Dialing Access Codes and Credit Car d Numbers Sometimes you may want to choose from among several long distance carriers when you make a call. Rates ma y vary depending upon the time and destination. T o take advantage of lo w rates, you can store the access codes or long-distance carriers as One T ouch numbers. Y ou can st[...]

TELEPHONE OPERA TION 9-4 Redial If you dialed using Hook and got a b usy signal, press Hook again to clear the line. Y ou can dial again easily by pressing Redial/Pause . T one/Pulse If you hav e pulse dialing service, b ut need to send tone signals (for telephone banking, for example), follow the directions belo w . If you ha ve touch tone service[...]

PRINTING REPOR TS 10- 1 Printing Repor ts 10 Pri n ti n g R e po rts MFC Settings and Activity Y ou can print the following lists and reports: 1.XMIT REPORT Choose if you would like a T ransmission V erifica tion Report printed after all f a xes you send. 2.ACT.REPORT Activity Report lists information about the last 50 incoming and outgoing fax es.[...]

PRINTING REPOR TS 10- 2 T o Print a Repor t 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 6 . 2 Enter the number of the report you want to print. (For e xample, press 4 to print the TEL-INDEX.) For the Activity Report, also press or to select PRINT REPOR T? and press Set . 3 Press Star t . 4 Press St o p to exit. T ransmission V erification (Xmit) Repor t Y ou can use [...]

MAKING COPIES 11- 1 Copying 11 M akin g C o pies Using MFC as a Copier Y ou can use your MFC as a copy machine, making up to 99 copies at a time in black and white or photo mode. Copies can be sorted (collated) or stacked. Copy Photo Reduce Sort Enlarge Copy The printable area of your MFC begins a t approximately 0.07 inches (1.8 mm) from the edge [...]

MAKING COPIES 11- 2 Making a Single Copy The default resolution for a single copy is A UTO, which you can use for documents containing both te xt and photogra phs. Y ou can also select S. Fine and Photo, as needed. 1 Insert the document face do wn in the feeder . 2 Press Copy , then wait fi ve seconds —OR— Press Copy again. Do NO T pull on the [...]

MAKING COPIES 11- 3 Copying Reducing and Enlarging Copies 1 Insert document to be copied face-do wn in the feeder . 2 Press Enlarge or Reduce . 3 Press or to select a preset ratio of 200%, 150%, 125%, 120%, 100%, 93%, 87%, 75% or 50%. 4 Press Copy when the screen displays your selection. 5 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want (up[...]

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MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 1 Message Center 12 M essage Ce n te r Intr oduction Y our MFC 7050C Message Center has been designed to be user- friendly . Y ou will find a function chart on page 4-5 that sho ws you the easy button presses you can use to access all programmed features. Record Erase Play Voice Fax Message Center Message Center Mode Message Ce[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 2 Flexible Memory Settings (Message Storage) Message Center Mode offers y ou six flexible memory settings, so that you can decide which kinds of messages you want to recei ve. 1. F AX:ON V OICE:ON Both v oice and fax messages are stored. Y ou can use the Fax Forwar ding or Paging features and retrie ve voice and f ax messages r[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 3 Message Center Setting Up the Message Center T o set up the Message Center you must perform three steps in the following order : Step 1: T urn Message Storage ON. (See page 12-3.) Step 2: Record Message Center Outgoing Message (MSG CTR OGM). (See pages 12-4.) Step 3: Acti vate Message Center Mode, by pressing Mode until both [...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 4 Step 2: Recor ding Message Center Outgoing Message (OGM) Record a Message Center Outgoing Message (MSG CTR OGM) that is no longer than 20 seconds long. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 7 , 3 . REC/ERASE/PLAY? 2 Press R eco rd , then pick up the handset to record a message. F or example: Hello. W e ar e unable to take your call at thi[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 5 Message Center Step 3: Activ ating Messag e Center Mode Press Mode on the control panel until both the F AX and F AX/TEL lights are on. FAX FAX/TEL Message Indicators Once you return home or to the of fice y ou can easily and quickly see if any v oice or fax messages hav e been stored in the Message Center . There are tw o wa[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 6 Printing a F ax Messag e Once you print a ne w fax message stored in memory , it is erased from the memory automatically . 1 Press Play . After two seconds, the MFC begins to play v oice messages. Afterward, if there are fax messa ges in memory , you can print them: PRINT FAX? 1.YES 2.NO 2 T o print the fax es in memory , pre[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 7 Message Center T o erase messages all at once 1 Press Eras e . ERASE ALL VOICE? SELECT < - - > & SET 2 Press or to select erasing all voice messages ( V OICE ), all document messages ( FA X ), or all messages—both v oice and fax—( MSG ) and pr ess Set . 3 Press 1 to erase — OR —Press 2 to cancel. Setting Max[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 8 ICM Recor ding Monitor This feature lets you tur n OFF (or ON) the speaker volume for voice messages. W hen you turn the monitor OFF , you will not hear messages as they come in. 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 7 , 5 . 2 Use or to select OFF (or ON) and press Set . 3 Press St o p to exit. F ax Forwarding /P aging When Paging is set [...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 9 Message Center Programming P a ging Number 1 Press F unctio n , 1 , 7 , 6 . 2 Press or until the screen displays PAGING? and press Set . PAG#: ENTER & SET 3 Enter your pager phone number (up to 20 digits) follo wed by and press Set . Do not include the area code if it is the same as that of your MFC. F or example, 1 8 0 0[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 10 Remote Retrie v al Y ou can call your MFC from a fax machine using touch tone and use the Remote Retrie val Access Code and other b utton presses to retriev e voice (and fax) messages. Y ou can also pr ogram and change some settings for your Message Center . Using Remote Retriev al Access Code 1 Dial your MFC phone number fr[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 11 Message Center Remote Commands Follo w the commands below to access features remotely . When you call the MFC and enter your Remote Retrie val Access Code (159 ), the system will signal you with two short beeps to enter a remote command. Remote Commands Operation Details 91 Playing V oice Messages 1 (Go Back) 2 (Skip to Next[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 12 Remote Commands Operation Details 96 Retrieve F ax 1 Memory Status List 2 Retrie ve all Fax es 3 Erase F ax from Memory 97 Check Receiving Status 1 F AX 2 V OICE 98 Change Answer Mode 1 MSG CTR 2 F AX/TEL 3 F AX 90 Exit Enter the fax number wher e the report or stored fax messages will be r eceiv ed. (See page 12-13.) If you[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 13 Message Center Retrieving Memory Status List Y ou can retrieve the Memor y Status List from a remote fax machine to see if you ha ve any fax messages. 1 Dial your MFC number . 2 When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Retrie val Access Code ( 1 5 9 ). 3 When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9[...]

MESSA GE CENTER 12 - 14 Changing Fax Forwar ding Number Remotely Y ou can change the default setting of your fax forw arding number from a remote f ax machine. 1 Dial your MFC number . 2 When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Retrie val Access Code ( 1 5 9 ). 3 When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 5 4 . 4 Enter [...]

WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING 13 - 1 W alk-Up Video Printing W alk-Up V ideo Printing lets you use your MFC, connected to your camcorder , digital camera, video game, or VCR, to view a video on the attached equipment. The video signal and the output you create are NTSC (National T elevision System Committee). This is not compatible with an y other standar[...]

WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING 13 - 2 Setting Up Video Print Mode Whenev er you connect video equipment to the MFC and turn on the video signal, the MFC’ s Copy key automatically switches to video printing mode Copy Photo Reduce Sort Enlarge Copy and the screen displays VIDEO:PRESS COPY As soon as you turn off the video equipment or disconnect it, the Co[...]

WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING 13 - 3 W alk-Up Video Printing Changing Default Settings Press F unctio n and 2 to change default settings for video pr inting. Default Settings 1. Paper T ype PLAIN P APER 2. Quality NORMAL 3. V ideo T ype MO VING 4. Print Size 4" x 3" 5. Color Adjust : R:– : G:– : B:– + + + 6. Brightness : – + By pressing [...]

WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING 13 - 4 QUALITY:HIGH 1.PAPER TYPE Press and . PAPER:PLAIN QUALITY:NORMAL PAPER:INK JET PAPER:GLOSSY PAPER:TRNSPRNCY SIZE:4"X3" SIZE:5.75"X4.25" 2.QUALITY VIDEO:STILL VIDEO:MOVING 3.VIDEO TYPE 4.PRINT SIZE Function 2 COLOR:RED COLOR:GREEN COLOR:BLUE R: – + 5.COLOR ADJUST 6.BRIGHTNESS – + B: – + G: – [...]

WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING 13 - 5 W alk-Up Video Printing Setting P aper T ype Y our MFC allows you to customize the quality of your video copies by letting you select the paper type and video print quality . Y ou might want to try diff erent combinations of settings to see which best suits your needs. 1 Press F unctio n , 2 , 1 . 2 Press or to select [...]

WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING 13 - 6 Setting Print Size 1 Press F unctio n , 2 , 4 . 2 Press or to select the print size SIZE:4"X3" SIZE:5.75"X4.25" and press Set . 3 Press St o p to exit. Printed P osition ① 4" x 3" ➁ 5.75" x 4.25" 4" 3" 5.75" 4.25" Video Printing Color Adjustment 1 Press F [...]

WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING 13 - 7 W alk-Up Video Printing Video Printing Brightness Y ou can increase or decrease the brightness setting before making a copy . 1 Press F unctio n , 2 , 6 . 2 Press to make a dark er copy and press Set . — OR — Press to make a lighter copy and press Set . 3 Press St o p to e xit.[...]

WALK-UP VIDEO PRINTING 13 - 8 Video Capture to PC Please see “V ideo Capture to PC, ” page 17-10 or the Multi-Function Link ® Pro On-Line Documentation (on CD-R OM) for complete instructions on using your MFC and computer for video frame capture.[...]

14 - 1 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER Computer 14 Se tting U p the MF C an d C o m pu ter t o W or k T oget her Bef ore Y ou Install Multi-Function Link ® Pr o Software Y our MFC and computer can work together only if you install the Brother Multi-Function Link ® Pro Software. Mult-Function Link Pro turns your machine into a multi-function ce[...]

14 - 2 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER If Y ou Don’t Have a CD-R OM Drive All software is supplied on CD-R OM. If you need a Floppy Disk version (only Multi-Function Link ® Pro and V isioneer PaperPort ® LE are a vailable on Floppy Disks, item number s DSK7031 (for W indows ® 3.1 x ) and DSK7095 (for W indows ® 95/98). If you are using W i[...]

14 - 3 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER Computer Connecting the MFC to the Computer When you connect the MFC to your computer , you must use the included Brother bi-directional IEEE-1284 compliant parallel cable. 1 Unplug the MFC power cord from the electrical outlet befor e connecting the parallel interface cable. 2 Make sure the computer is tur[...]

14 - 4 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER Installing Multi-Function Link ® Pr o Software (CD-R OM) IMPORT ANT T o install the software using W indo ws NT ® W orkstation V ersion 4.0, you must be logged on as the Administrator . After Multi-Function Link ® Pro is installed, restart W indows NT ® a second time and again log in as the Administrato[...]

14 - 5 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER Computer Choosing the Software to Install Install Multi-Function Link ® Pro Software The complete set of software will be installed: Multi-Function Link ® Pro, V isioneer PaperPort ® LE viewer , and scanner dri ver , printer dri vers. Install: ■ Install Multi-Function Link ® Pro Install NetCentric ™[...]

14 - 6 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER Exit Click Exit to exit the CD-R OM window , or click Retur n to return to the previous windo w . Installing the Br other Software 1 Insert the Brother CD-R OM into your CD-R OM drive. 2 Enter the command for your version of W indows ® , if needed: After you insert the Brother CD-R OM, you must type the ap[...]

14 - 7 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER Computer A windo w appears listing the options: For each applica tion you install, click on that name in the Software Installation windo w and follow the instructions on the screen. T he last step will be to restart Windo ws ® and access the Software Installation windo w again to install the next applica t[...]

14 - 8 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER 4 After you finish installing the softw are, you can click on “On-Line Documentation” to access on-line documentation for Multi-Function Link ® Pro and V isioneer PaperPor t ® LE. The On-Line Documentation windo w appear s: 5 In the On-Line Documentation windo w , click on “Install Acrobat Reader”[...]

14 - 9 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER Computer Receiving Messages into the PC T o receive faxes into your PC through the MFC: 1 Make sure the MFC is connected to the PC. The PC and the Multi-Function Link ® Pro Main Menu must be running at all times. 2 Load the Multi-Function Link ® Pro software into your PC. 3 On your PC in the Multi-Functio[...]

14 - 10 SETTING UP MFC WITH Y OUR COMPUTER Br other Status Monitor After you install the Brother software fr om the CD-ROM, the Br other MFC-7050 Series Status window will remain on your computer screen. If you prefer , you can minimize it so it runs in the background. All the messages that appear on the MFC 7050C’ s LCD will be displayed at the [...]

USING M F C AS A PRINTER 15 - 1 MFC Printer Settings 15 U si n g MF C as a Prin te r Features The Multi-Function Center of fers you many features you’ll f ind in a high quality ink jet printer: F ast Printing Speed —Using Draft mode, you can print up to 3 pages per minute in full color . Brilliant 4-Color Output at 300 x 600 dpi —Printing at [...]

USING MFC AS A PRINTER 15 - 2 Printer Driver Y ou can change the following printer settings w hen you print from your computer: ■ Paper ■ Color/Quality for Photos, Graphics and T ext ■ Lightness/Contrast/Saturation/Adjustment ■ Options ■ W atermarks Choosing the Right Kind of P aper T o achiev e high quality printing using your MFC, it’[...]

USING M F C AS A PRINTER 15 - 3 MFC Printer Settings Selecting the P aper Thickness The paper adjustment le ver is behind the top cover on the right side. Set the paper adjustment le ver to the Paper position for plain paper or ink jet paper . Howev er , before you print on en velopes or other thicker types of pr int media, pull the paper adjustmen[...]

USING MFC AS A PRINTER 15 - 4 Sim ultaneous Printing/F ax Y our MFC can print da ta from your computer w hile sending or recei ving a fax, or while scanning information into the computer . Ho wev er , when the MFC is copying or recei ving a fax on paper , it pauses the PC printing operation, and resumes when copying or fax recei ving is complete. F[...]

USING M F C AS A PRINTER 15 - 5 MFC Printer Settings Printer Operation K e ys On/Off Line Reset Ink Management Priority On/Off Line Key This key toggles the MFC’ s online and offline print status, which appears on the display . If you press this ke y while printing, the MFC will finish printing the current page and then go offline. Press On/Off L[...]

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WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 1 Windows ® Printing Printer Em ulation If you are printing from the W indows ® en vironment, it is best to choose the GDI Brother MFC-7050 Series Pr inter driv er . Using the Br other Printer Driver The Brother printer dri ver (Brother MFC-7050 Series Printer) enables you to change settings and o verride defaults as you[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 2 P aper T ab The paper tab screen allows you to set up Copies, Orientation, Paper Size, Custom Size, Output Media and Paper Source. T o access the Brother printer dri ver , select Print from the File menu. In the Print dialog box, select Brother MFC-7050 Series from the Name drop do wn list. Click the Properties button. T[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 3 Windows ® Printing Copies The Copies selection tells W indows ho w many copies (up to 99) you want to print from a software application. This setting is independent of the “copies selection” that may be a vailable within the print menus of your software a pplication. Do not use the two selections simultaneously . Re[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 4 P aper Size Y ou can select the size of paper and en v elopes and also def ine other sizes of paper . Letter (USA) 8.5 x 11 inches (215 x 279.4 mm) Leg al (USA) 8.5 x 14 inches (215 x 355.6 mm) Executi ve (USA) 7.25 x 10.5 inches (184.2 x 266.7 mm) A4 (International) 8.27 x 11.7 inches (2 1 0 x 29 7 mm) A5 (International[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 5 Windows ® Printing Custom P aper Size The default setting is 8.5 x 11.00 inches. The MFC 7050C can handle any paper size within the follo wing range: Minimum 3 x 5 inches (76 x 127 mm) Maximum 8.5 x 17 inches (216 x 432 mm) Y ou can specify a custom paper size for your curr ent print job as follows: 1 Measure the paper [...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 6 Output Media Select the media (type of paper): Plain P aper, Coated P aper , Glossy Paper , T ransparency , Iron on T ransfer or Greeting Card Stock. The MFC changes the way it places dots depending on the selected media type. T o get g ood print output, make sure to select the correct media type. Selecting media type ch[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 7 Windows ® Printing Color /Quality T a b The Color/Quality tab enables you to select the print quality and colors or black, white or grayscale. F or photos, graphics and text, you can fine tune colors using manual settings. Click the Color/Quality tab to display this screen: Select the Apply b utton to apply your setting[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 8 Color/Monochr ome Color When your document contains color and you want to print it in color , in the Color/Quality tab select this mode. Only generic colors will appear on the printout (unless you also select color matching). Blac k, White and Gra yscale Select this mode if your document has only black and gray scale tex[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 9 Windows ® Printing Manual Settings When you click Manual Settings and Options... in the Color/ Quality tab, the Photo tab will appear: Select the Apply b utton to apply your settings,— OR —Click Restore Def aults to return to the default settings.[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 10 Color Contr ol The Color Control setting def ines the color correction method. It can be used to produce special ef fects, such as bright, solid colors, or to compensate for dif ferent color display characteristics between the monitor and the printer . The following options are av ailable: ■ Photographs Photograph is [...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 11 Windows ® Printing Halftone T ype ■ Pattern Pattern halftone type will result in a cluster dot type halftone. ■ Diffuse Diffuse will result in an er ror diffusion halftone. The same options will be av ailable for 4-color and 6-color mode. The Gr aphics and Te x t screens are exactl y like the Photos screen, except [...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 12 Options T ab Click the Options tab to display this screen: Select the Apply b utton to apply your settings,— OR —Click Restore Defaults to return to the default settings. La yout ■ Pages P er Sheet From the list box, select the number of pages to print on each sheet (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 16 or 25). The graphic refle[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 13 Windows ® Printing T rueT ype Options ■ A utomatic Rasterize in Driver is the default setting. ■ Rasterize in Driv er T rueT ype fonts will be genera ted as bitmap soft fonts by W indo ws ® , and actually will be rendered by the dri ver . Rasterize in Dri ver is more ef ficient than Rasteriz e in W indows and in m[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 14 W atermarks T ab Click the W atermarks tab to display this screen: Select the Apply button to a pply your selected settings. Setting Up W atermarks ■ Te x t From the list box, select one of the following: CONFIDENTIAL, COPY , DRAFT , FILE COPY , FIN AL, PR OOF , OR T OP SECRET . The default setting is -None-. Y ou can[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 15 Windows ® Printing Font ■ Name From the list box, select the font you want to use f or the watermark. ■ Color From the list box, select a color for the w atermark(s): Black, Blue, Bright Green, Dark Blue, Dark Gray , Dark Red, Green, Light Gray , Pink, Red, T eal, T urquoise, V iolet, White or Y ellow . ■ Darknes[...]

WINDO WS ® PRINTING 16 - 16 Adjustment Y ou can fine tune the position of the watermark(s). ■ Mov e Click Move, then place your cursor on a watermark. Then mov e your cursor right or left and up or do wn, as desired. Multiple watermarks will mo ve together . The angle of the watermark(s) will not change. ■ Rotate Click Rotate, then place y our[...]

17- 1 USING MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK PRO Multi-Function Link ® Pro Software 17 U sin g the Mu lt i- F u n c t io n Link ® Pr o S o ftw a r e Intr oduction This chapter expl ai ns the basics of the Brother software, so you can get started using the Multi-Function Link ® Pro software. Detailed installation and setup instructions are in the On-Line Doc[...]

17- 2 USING MUL TI-FUNCTIO N LINK PR O Multi-Function Link ® Pr o Fax The Multi-Function Link ® Pro F ax Main Menu is used f or all fax sending and recei ving operations. It contains an electronic Phone Book program and a Log Manager that maintains a record of all PC fax transactions. The Main Menu can be accessed through the Brother Multi-Functi[...]

17- 3 USING MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK PRO Multi-Function Link ® Pro Software Sending a F ax fr om Y our PC Sending a Quick F ax A QuickFax is a co ver page only f ax with a message. This option is very useful when you w ant to fax a quick, short message from your PC. 1 From the Main Menu, select the QuickFax button — OR —Select QuickFax from the St[...]

17- 4 USING MUL TI-FUNCTIO N LINK PR O Sending a F ax fr om the Main Men u Y ou can send a fax from the Main Menu and attach multiple f iles. The “attachments” can e ven be in dif ferent file f ormats. 1 From the Main Menu windo w , select the Send Fax button— OR —Select Send Fax from the Start pull-down menu. The Send Fax windo w will appe[...]

17- 5 USING MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK PRO Multi-Function Link ® Pro Software Receiving F ax es into the PC T o receive faxes into your PC through the MFC, you must f irs t connect your MFC to your computer . Then, you can load the Multi-Function Link ® Pro software. Use the following checklists for the MFC and PC, to make sure you hav e properly set u[...]

17- 6 USING MUL TI-FUNCTIO N LINK PR O Viewing Received F axes Fax es that are r eceiv ed into the PC will appear in the InBox of the Log Manager . T o access the Log Manager , from the Main Menu click the Log Manager button— OR —From the Start pull- do wn menu, select Mail/Log. 1 In the Log Manager , select the Fax folder . 2 Then select the I[...]

17- 7 USING MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK PRO Multi-Function Link ® Pro Software Scanning a Document TW AIN Compliant The Brother Multi-Function Link ® Pro software inc ludes a TW AIN compliant scanner dri v er: Br other MFC-7050 Ser ies Scanner . TW AIN driv ers meet the standard univ ersal protocol for communicating between scanners and software applica[...]

17- 8 USING MUL TI-FUNCTIO N LINK PR O Scanning a Document into the PC 1 Insert the document(s) face do wn in the document feeder of the MFC. 2 Adjust the following settings, if needed, in the Scanner windo w: • Resolution: • Scan Mode: • Contrast: • Paper Size: 3 Click the Scan b utton from the Scanner window . The Document Scan in Pr ogre[...]

17- 9 USING MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK PRO Multi-Function Link ® Pro Software Contrast: Select Medium , Light , or Dark . P aper Size: Set the Size to one of the following: • Letter (8.5" x 11") • Legal (8.5" x 14") • A4 (210 mm x 297 mm) Carrier sheets are availa ble from your Dealer . When scanning photographs or other images[...]

17- 10 USING MUL TI-FUNCTIO N LINK PR O Video Capture to PC V ideo Capture is the process of isolating a single frame (or picture) from media played on video equipment (such as a video camera or VCR) and then con verting that frame into an image file on your PC. Once the frame is an image file, it can be sa ved, printed, f axed, and inserted into o[...]

17- 11 USING MUL TI-FUNCTION LINK PRO Multi-Function Link ® Pro Software Capturing an Image Y ou can access Multi-Function Link ® Pr o’ s T wain dialog box from the PaperPor t ® for Brother viewer or from any application that is compatible with T wain scanning de vices: T o capture a frame as an image: 1 Connect your video equipment to the MFC[...]

17- 12 USING MUL TI-FUNCTIO N LINK PR O 4 Select the Source of the video: • Live Camera • T ape/VCR • Laser Disc ® • Digital Camera 5 Select the T ype of video: • Auto-is the most common choice, since the system will determine the T ype for you. • Moving • Still • High Quality • Pro Quality-is the highest quality . 6 Select the P[...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 1 Color F axing 18 C olor F axing with F axSpeed ( F o r Wi n dows ® 3.1 x , 9 5/9 8 Only ) Intr oduction FaxSpeed is a W indows ® color PC fax software application tha t allows y ou to conv ert color image files so y ou can fax them to the recei ving party’ s PC. The recei ving party must be able to recei[...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 2 Ho w F axSpeed W orks Because FaxSpeed is a binary f ile transfer application, you can send, recei ve and store documents (including scanned documents) containing confidential inf ormation on plain paper in a special coded format (InfoImag e). T ransmission is thr ough Multi-Function Link ® Pro software on [...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 3 Color F axing Installing F axSpeed In the CD-R OM window , click the Install FaxSpeed b utton and follow the pr ompts on each screen. If your W indows ® Display System Settings (W indows ® Setup) is set to a Large F ont display , then there may be irregularities in the appearance of FaxSpeed scr eens. FaxS[...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 4 9 T o start FaxSpeed, select the FaxSpeed icon of your choice. Do not expor t or save files into an y of the directories or subdirectories. Do not try to erase an y FaxSpeed directory or hidden file. Selecting Multi-Function Link ® Pro As Y our Fax Application After installation, the f irst time you start t[...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 5 Color F axing Creating FaxSpeed Read Module Disks f or Recipients Y ou can create a disk of the Read module to give to r ecipients of your InfoImages, so they can con vert and read them on their computer . 1 Select the Create Read Module Install Disk icon from the FaxSpeed pr o gram group. The FaxSpeed Copy [...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 6 Quic k Star t Pr ocedures If you want to start sending and reading InfoImages immediately , these are the basic procedures. How to Send an Inf oImage Y ou must be in the FaxSpeed application to select the file(s) you wish to send as an InfoImage. T o Send an Inf oImage with FaxSpeed Standar d Send: 1 From th[...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 7 Color F axing Using the FaxSpeed Macr o T o send the current document in y our wo rd pr ocessor directl y to F axSpeed: 1 Open your word processor application, and open or create the required document. 2 Select the Run FaxSpeed option from the File menu. The current f ile will be gener ated into an InfoImag [...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 8 How to Read an Inf oImage that W as Printed at Y our MFC If your system is set up to print recei ved f axes at the MFC, the incoming InfoImage will be printed at the MFC. T o read the printed InfoImage, you must fi rst scan it into your computer so FaxSpeed can read the f ile. Follow these steps when a recei[...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 9 Color F axing How to Read an Inf oIma ge that W as Received Into Multi-Function Link ® P r o When you recei ve a new fax into your PC, the MFL Pr o Fax Main Menu will indicate a ne w fax was recei ved. Click the Log Manager b utton to view the Inbox Log. Then select the ne w fax and click the V i ew b utton[...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 10 If the Recipient Uses Another Fax Application The recipient may use a PC modem and another fax a pplication to recei ve fax es directly into a computer . As soon as the fax is an InfoImage on the computer , the recipient can go directly to FaxSpeed to r ead it. F axSpeed Read Module for Recipients T o decom[...]

USING COLOR FAXING WITH F AXSPEED 18 - 11 Color F axing If Recipient Uses Fax Machine and Scanner Recipients who receiv e fax transmissions on paper at a f ax machine must use a scanner to scan the image into their computer . FaxSpeed Read Module f or Recipients T o decompress and read your InfoImages, the recipient’ s computer must hav e the Fax[...]

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USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 Internet F axing 19 U sin g In te rn e t F a xi n g wi t h N e tCen tr i c TM F axS t o r m NetCentric ™ Internet F ax Internet faxing (NetCentr ic FaxStorm) brings together the power of the PC and the economy of the Internet. Outgoing faxes ar e relayed from your desktop to a networ k provider’ s fax server[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 2 Bef ore Y ou Begin Compatible Operating Systems NetCentric ™ F axStorm can be used with W indows ® 3.1 x , 95/98 and W indows NT ® W orkstation V er sion 4.0 operating systems to integrate with your Internet f ax account. Set Up Y our F ax Service Account Before you can install NetCentric ™ FaxStorm, you m[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 3 Internet F axing The Inbox Detail window displays: F axID —Identification string set on the transmitting f ax machine. Quality —Image quality of the fax file . Dialed# —The phone number that the sender dialed. T his should be your inbound fax number . F ile Size —Number of bytes in the fax file. Received[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 4 Installing NetCentric ™ F axStorm Before you begin, you must be connected to the Internet with y our Bro wser running and be connected to your existing web-based NetCentric ™ account. 1 Login to your web-based NetCentric ™ account. 2 Insert the Brother CD-R OM into your computer CD-R OM dri ve. 3 Click on [...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 5 Internet F axing Status Manager Use Status Manager to work with your fax account and manage your incoming and outgoing faxes. Viewfax (A F ax File Viewing Application) Use V iewF ax to view your completed f ax at any time, before, or after , you send it from NetCentric ™ FaxStorm. Y ou can also vie w fax f ile[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 6 Sending F axes Y ou can send a fax directly from the NetCentric ™ FaxStorm, or use the Print Driv er to send a fax from any Windo ws ® application or as e-mail. The Send Fax dialog box has thr ee tabs: General tab, Attachments tab and Options/Sender tab . T o access the Send Fax W indow , in the NetCentric ?[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 7 Internet F axing Addressing a Fax T o address a fax, complete the contact information on the left side of the screen. If you make a mistake, you can delete all the contact information by pressing the Clear button. T o address the fax, enter recipient informa tion in the address fields — OR —Select a recipien[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 8 Selecting a Gr oup (or a Contact from a Gr oup) 1 Click the Gr oup button to display groups and contacts within the Groups. 2 Click a group name to select it. 3 Click the Add Gr oup button to add that group to the Recipient List — OR —T o add a single contact within the group, click the contact name, then cl[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 9 Internet F axing Specifying a Co ver Pa ge 1 Click the Cov er Page check box to select the default co ver page— OR —Change your cov er page by clicking on the ... button to open the Co ver P ag e window . 2 Click the browse button in the Send F ax window . 3 Select the name of the cover pa ge in the cover pa[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 0 Attachments T ab Use the Attac hments tab to attach documents to your fax from y our hard dri ve or from your Attachments list. Attachments must be image files, which you create from an y W indo ws ® application with the Print Dri ver . Attachments can be files with the following extensions: TIFF , ASCII, BMP[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 1 Internet F axing Options/Sender T ab Use the Options/Sender tab to specify the billing code, resolution, request e-mail notification, when to send the f ax and a change to the sender information. T o set the defaults of all your faxes, c lick the Set Defaults b utton in the lower left-hand corner . Options mod[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 2 If Y ou Are Using Windows NT ® W orkstation V ersion 4.0 1 In your W indows ® application, open the document you wish to con vert. 2 Select Print from the F ile menu. 3 In the Print dialog window , select NetCentric ™ F axStorm from your list of printers. 4 Click Properties (or clic k the button that displ[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 3 Internet F axing T o Add a Ne w Contact to the All Group: 1 In the NetCentric FaxStorm windo w , Select New Contact fr o m the Contact menu. T he Contact Detail window appears: 2 Enter additional information about the contact in the Contact Detail window . 3 Click the OK b utton to sav e the new contact. The C[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 4 T o Add a Ne w Contact to Another Group: 1 In the NetCentric F axStorm window , click on the Contacts button— OR —Select Contact Manager from the Contact menu. The Contact Mana ger window appears. 2 Click the folder where you w ant to place the new contact and click the New Contact button. The Contact Deta[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 5 Internet F axing Changing Contact Detail Each contact has one Contact Detail window for all addresses, or locations, of that particular contact, e ven if the locations appear in dif fe rent groups within the Contact Manager . T o edit the information of an existing contact, open the Contact Detail window for t[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 6 Setting Up Multiple Addresses The Contact Detail windo w has three tabs: General , Notes and User F ields . The Genera l tab of the Contact Detail window has a separate sub- tab for each address or location. On the General tab you can modify the contact information, add and delete addresses, launch a web bro w[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 7 Internet F axing Creating a Group f or Br oadcasting Y ou can create groups in the Contact Manag er so you can quickly address a fax to all the recipients in that group. If you cr e ate a new group without initially opening the Contact Manager windo w , then the top-level group All is selected by def ault. T o[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 8 Accessing the Status Manager ■ Click the Status button— OR —select Status from the Fa x menu— OR —Select Status Manager from the Utilities menu. Y ou will be prompted to enter your account name and password. The Status Manager windo w appears: Chec king the Status of Sent Fax es (Outbox ) 1 Click the[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 1 9 Internet F axing Managing F axes fr om Y our Account P ag e Y our Fax Service Provider Account is a directory on the POPserver to which you were assigned when you created your account. Accessing Y our Account P age Y ou can access your account through a web browser home page using a URL similar to http://www .[...]

USING NETCENTRIC™ F AXSTORM 19 - 2 0 Chec king Sent Fa xes in Y our Account P age Outbox Y ou can check the faxes you sent from your account home page, as well as from NetCentric ™ F axStorm. 1 Log on to your account home page using a web bro wser , or select W eb from the Utilities menu, then select Account Home Pa g e . 2 Click the Faxe s lin[...]

USING A UTOMA TIC E-MAI L PRINTING 20 - 1 A utomatic E-Mail Printing 20 U sin g A u t o m a tic E - M a il Pr in t ing A utomatic E-Mail Printing (For Windo ws ® 95/98 Onl y) The Brother Automatic E-Mail Printing software is a utility program that reads your E-mail messages from a specif ied POP3 server and automatically prints to a printer . Plea[...]

USING A UTOMA TIC E-MAIL PRINTING 20 - 2 Main Features ■ Y ou can use Automatic E-Mail Printing with other E-mail software: Brother A utomatic E-Mail Printing has some extra functions that other E-mail software, such as Netscape Na vigator TM or MS Internet Mail, do not support. ■ Automatic E-Mail Printing can be conf igured for a multiple user[...]

USING A UTOMA TIC E-MAI L PRINTING 20 - 3 A utomatic E-Mail Printing Setting Up A utomatic E-Mail Printing T o access the Proper ties of Brother window and set up your options: 1 From the Automatic E-Mail Printing windo w , select Pr operties from the Mail pull do wn menu. The User Settings window will a ppear . 2 Select the User you w ant to set u[...]

USING A UTOMA TIC E-MAIL PRINTING 20 - 4 Setting the Check Time In the Chec k ta b of the Properties of Brother window , you can set up Automatic E-Mail Printing to check for new mail a t specified interv als— OR —at a specified time— OR —every time you click the New Mail icon. Chec k the Displa y mail log checkbo x if y ou want your log to[...]

USING A UTOMA TIC E-MAI L PRINTING 20 - 5 A utomatic E-Mail Printing Using A utomatic E-Mail Printing In the Automatic E-Mail Printing window click the icon b uttons for the follo wing options: New Mail, Print, V iew , Delete, Properties, Hide your log informa tion and Add to T ask T ray . Uninstalling A utomatic E-Mail Printing from Windo ws ® 95[...]

USING A UTOMA TIC E-MAIL PRINTING 20 - 6 T o Access the Add/Remove Pr ograms Properties Window: 1 Close the Automatic E-Mail Printing application. 2 Click the Start button in the T askbar . 3 Select Settings , then Contr ol P anel . The Control P anel window appears. 4 Double-click the Add/Remo ve Pr ogr am icon in this window to run the Add/Remove[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 1 Remote Setup 21 B r oth er C on tr o l P anel Br other Contr ol P anel allows you to remotely set up y our MFC 7050C by taking adv antage of the ease and speed of programming on your PC. When you access this application, the settings on your MFC will be uploaded automatically to your PC and displayed on the screens. A[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 2 General Settings General Settings are T ime and Date, Answer Mode, Dial Mode and Printing Reports. Double-click the General Settings icon on the B rother Contr ol Panel screen to display the Gener al Settings screen with the Genera l tab: Click the Apply button to sa ve your settings. ■ Time/Da te Set the T ime and [...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 3 Remote Setup Answer Mode ■ Manual Set to Manual mode if you want to control the phone line and answer ev ery call yourself. ■ FA X In F AX mode, the MFC answers e very call as a f ax. Y ou can dial out to speak on a telephone call, b ut cannot receiv e telephone calls. ■ F AX/TEL The F AX/TEL mode allows the MFC[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 4 Repor ts The MFC gi ves you the capability to print v arious reports. The av ailable reports are: Activity Report — Prints a list of faxes sent and r eceived. T his includes time, date, length of transmission, etc. All Dial —Prints a list of all numbers dialed. Cover P age —Prints the current cover page def ined[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 5 Remote Setup F ax Settings Double-click the Fax Settings icon on the Brother Contr ol Panel screen to display the F ax Settings screen. There are three F ax Settings tabs: General tab—Contains settings f or your Station ID (fax header), Custom Cover P age, Fax Receiv e Code, T elephone Answer Code and Speaker V olum[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 6 Station ID ■ T elephone Number: Enter the voice n umber you want to appear on the cov er pa ges you send (up to 20 digits). Y ou can also use spaces and hyphens, as desired. ■ F ax Number: Enter the MFC’ s fax number (up to 20 digits). Y ou can use spaces and hyphens. ■ Station ID: Enter your name or company n[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 7 Remote Setup Options T ab Click the Options tab on the F ax Settings dialog box to display this screen: Click the A ppl y b utton to save your settings. MF Link Mode T o turn on the connection between your MFC and the Brother Multi-Function Link ® Pro software in y our computer , select On. When you want incoming fax[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 8 A uto Dial T ab This tab allo ws you to quickly enter Speed Dial, One T ouch and Group numbers in the MFC’ s database. These numbers ar e dialed using the MFC’ s control panel. Click the Auto Dial tab on the Fa x Settings dialog box to display this screen: Click the Apply b utton to save your settings. A uto Dial [...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 9 Remote Setup Name: Enter a 20 character name for the Speed Dial or One T ouch type. ID: Enter the two-digit One T ouch key number—OR—Enter the tw o- digit Speed Dial Code. Number: Enter the fax or telephone number (up to 20 dig its). If y our phone service requires you to dial a “9” or another pref ix before d[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 10 Adv anced Settings T ab This tab allo ws you to set up the Paging or F ax Forwarding Message Center options in the MFC’ s database. Click the Advanced Settings icon on the Br other Contr ol P anel to display this screen: Click the Apply b utton to save your settings.[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 11 Remote Setup Fax Forwar d / Pa ging ■ Off Select this option to disable the Fax Forward/Paging feature (default setting). ■ Fax F orward Select this option to forward all r eceived f axes to a pre-defined fax number . The MFC dials the number entered in the Number field and re-transmits all recei ved faxes to thi[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 12 Ink Car tridg e Maintenance Double-click the Ink Cartridge Maintenance icon on the Br other Contr ol P anel screen to display the Ink Cartridge Maintenance screen. Click the OK button to sa ve your settings. Aligning the Ink Car tridges 1 Click the Print Alignment Page button to print the Alignment T est Sheet . 2 St[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 13 Remote Setup Cleaning the Ink Heads 1 Click the Clean Ink Heads b utton to print the Head Cleaning P age . 2 Compare the section of thin, diagonal, horizontal, color lines at the top of the page with those at the bottom of the page. (The top lines printed before cleaning; the bottom lines printed after cleaning.) See[...]

BR O THER CONTR OL PANEL 21- 14 Left Car tridge 1 If you are installing or replacing the Color ink cartridge, select Color . 2 Follo w the prompts on the screen to install the Color ink Cartridge in the MFC. 3 Only if you just unwrapped the Color cartridge you installed, select Brand New . Right Cartridg e 1 If you are installing or replacing the B[...]

IMPOR T A NT INFORMA TION 22- 1 Important Information 22 I mpo rt an t I n f or ma t i o n Standar d T elephone and FCC Notices These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only . This equipment is hearing aid compatible. When programming emergency numbers and/or making test calls to emergency numbers: ■ Remain on the [...]

IMPOR T A NT INFORMA TION 22- 2 The REN is useful to determine the quantity of de vices you may connect to your telephone line and still ha ve those devices ring when your telephone number is called. In most, but not all ar eas, the sum of the RENs of all de vices connected to one line should not exceed f iv e (5). T o be certain of the number of d[...]

IMPOR T A NT INFORMA TION 22- 3 Important Information W ARNING For protection a gainst the risk of electrical shock, al w ays disconnect all cables from the w all outlet before servicing, modifying or installing the equipment. This equipment may not be used on coin service lines pro vided by the telephone company or connected to party lines. Brothe[...]

IMPOR T A NT INFORMA TION 22- 4 Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only) This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Attention Y our MFC 7050C contains a r e chargeable internal batter y (Ni-MH). At the end of its useful life, under [...]

IMPOR T A NT INFORMA TION 22- 5 Important Information Impor tant Safety Instructions 1 Read all of these instructions. 2 Sav e them for later reference. 3 Follo w all warnings and instructions marked on the pr oduct. 4 Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 5 D[...]

IMPOR T A NT INFORMA TION 22- 6 14 Nev er push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots, since the y may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts resulting in the risk of f ire or electric shock. Nev er spill liquid of any kind on the product. 15 Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or removing co [...]

IMPOR T A NT INFORMA TION 22- 7 Important Information 18 T o protect your product ag ainst power sur ges, we recommend the use of a power protection de vice (Surge Protector). 19 A void using the MFC or any telephone (e xcept cordless) during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. 20 If you hav e a gas lea[...]

IMPOR T A NT INFORMA TION 22- 8 Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, cov ering the latest product descriptions and specifica tions. The contents of this manual and the specif ications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves th[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS 23 - 1 Specifications 23 S pecifi ca ti o ns Pr oduct Description The MFC 7050C is a 7 in 1 Multi-Function Center: Color Printer , Copier (multiple copies), Scanner , Plain Paper F ax, Message Center , Color PC Fax (via your PC) and performs V ideo Capture. F ax Specifications Compatibility ITU-T Group 3 Coding System MH/MR/MMR Mod[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS 23 - 2 Resolution • Horizontal 203 dot/inch (8 dot/mm) • V ertical Standard—98 line/inch (3.85 line/mm) Fine, Photo—196 line/inch (7.7 line/mm) Super Fine—392 line/inch (15.4 line/mm) Memory Capacity 2 MB One T ouch Dial 12 x 2 Speed Dial 100 stations A utomatic Redial 3 times at 5 minute interv als Speaker T ype Monitor A[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS 23 - 3 Specifications Printer Specifications Printing Print Method Thermal Ink Jet Resolution 1200 x 1200 dots per inch (DPI) 600 x 600 dots per inch (DPI) 300 x 600 dots per inch (DPI) Print Speed up to 6 pages (Mono) up to 3 pages (Color) Print Width 8 inches (203.2 mm) Resident F onts Bitmap fonts ■ Roman 10, 12, 15, PS Disk-ba[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS 23 - 4 Print Media Paper Input Automatic loading from the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder ■ Paper type: Plain paper , ink jet paper , glossy paper , transparancies, and en velopes from the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder ■ Pa per size: Letter , Legal, A4, A5, B5, Executiv e, OHP en velopes 7 ¾, 9, 10, DL, C5, C6, B5, Baronial, 6 ¾ W idt[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 1 T roubleshooting and Maintenance 24 T rou b le sho o tin g and Ma intenanc e T r oubleshooting F ax-Back System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use Fax-Back System, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is [...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 2 Err or Messages As with any sophisticated of fice product, errors may sometimes occur . If this happens, your MFC often identif ies the problem and displays an error message. The table below e xplains the most common error messages. Y ou can correct most problems by yourself. If you need additional help, cal[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 3 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Err or Messa ges (Continued) Error Messa ge Cause Solutions MA CHINE MFC has a mechanical Call Brother Customer Service: ERR OR XX problem USA: 1-800-284-4329 From within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 From within Montr eal: 1-514-685-6464 MEMOR Y FULL Y ou can’t store more data W [...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 4 Document Jam If the original document is jammed, follo w the steps as below . Control P anel 1 Remov e an y paper from the document feeder that is not jammed. 2 Lift the control panel. 3 Pull the jammed document out to ward the front of the MFC. 4 Close the control panel. 5 Press St o p . Printer Jam or P ap[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 5 T roubleshooting and Maintenance P aper is jammed inside front of MFC ■ Pull the paper to ward you. P aper is jammed inside back of MFC 1 Open the cover . 2 Reach inside the MFC and pull the paper tow ard you. 3 Close the cover .[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 6 If Y ou Are Having Difficulty with Y our MFC If you think there is a problem with your MFC, make a cop y first. If the copy looks good, the problem is probably not your MFC. Check the table below and follo w the troubleshooting tips. Printing or Receiving F axes Difficulty Suggestions Condensed Print and If [...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 7 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Phone Line or Connections Difficulty Suggestions MFC Does Not Answer Make sure the MFC is in the correct recei ving mode for When Called y our setup (either F AX, F AX/TEL or MSG CTR). Check for dial tone. If possible, call your MFC to hear it answer . If there is still no an[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 8 Handling Incoming Calls (Continued) Difficulty Sug gestions Custom Features on a If you hav e Caller ID, an answering machine, alarm Single Line system or any other custom feature on a single phone line with your MFC, it may create a problem sending or recei ving fax data. For e xample: If you are sending or[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 9 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Printer Difficulties (Continued) Difficulty Suggestions When using A TM fonts, some If you are using W indows 95/98, select ‘Printer Settings’ characters are missing or from the ‘Start’ menu. Open ‘Brother MFC-7050’ some characters are printed properties. Click ?[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 10 Head Cleaning P age This feature allo ws you to check the print quality . 1 Press Ink Management . 2 Press or to select 1.HEAD CLEANING and press Set . 3 Press Star t . Aligning Ink Car tridg es This feature allo ws you to check and align the ink cartridges to assure best print quality . Make sure there is [...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 11 T roubleshooting and Maintenance P ac king and Shipping the MFC Whenev er you transport the MFC, use the packing materials that came with your MFC. If you do not pack the MFC correctly , you could v oid your warranty . 1 Unplug the MFC from the telephone wall socket. 2 Unplug the MFC from the A C outlet. W [...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 12 5 Place the wrapped MFC in the original carton with the original packing material. 6 Place additional parts (such as cords and trays) and documents (such as your manual) into the carton.[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 13 T roubleshooting and Maintenance 7 Close the carton.[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 14 Routine Maintenance Cleaning the Scanner Unplug the MFC and open the control panel cov er . Clean the flat white pressure bar and the glass strip under the bar with isopropyl alcohol on a lint-free cloth. If the screen still displays a scanner error , call Brother Customer Service, see page. i. Control Pane[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 15 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Cleaning the Ink Car tridg es If print quality did not improv e during the Head Cleaning and alignment, you can remove the ink cartridges to clean their nozzles and contacts. See page 2-15 for instructions. Cleaning the Cartridg e Carrier Clean the contacts on the cartridge [...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 16 Disposing of the Used Ink Cartridg e Do not shake the used ink car tridge, the ink will leak. Before discarding the empty ink cartridge, place it in a leak-proof bag. Replacing the Ink Car tridg es (Routine Maintenance) Y our MFC is equipped with an ink dot counter that automatically monitors the ink le vel[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 17 T roubleshooting and Maintenance 4 Remove the ink car tridge to be replaced (press cartridge forward until it snaps and lift it out). 5 Unpack the ne w ink cartridge. 6 Carefully remov e the sticker and transparent tape that co vers the copper print head. Do NO T touch or remove the copper contact area! Cau[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 18 DID YOU CHANGE? RIGHT:1.YES 2.NO 9 Press 1 if you replaced the right-side cartridge— OR — press 2 if you replaced the left-side cartridge and go to Step 13. The MFC uses your responses to set the ink dot counter for the ne w ink cartridge, so the MFC can warn you when it is lo w or empty . DID YOU INSTA[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AND MAINTEN ANCE 24- 19 T roubleshooting and Maintenance For Customer Ser vice When calling Customer Service, have your model number , ser ial number and date of pur chase a v ailable. USA: 1-800-284-4329 (voice) 1-908-575-8790 (fax) Fr om within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 (voice) 1-514-685-4898 (fax) From within Montr eal: 1-514-685-[...]

TR OUBLESHOO TING AN D MAINTENANCE 24- 20[...]

GLOSSAR Y G- 1 Glossary G l ossa ry FaxSpeed Software applica tion that allows you to con vert color image f iles so you can fax them to the recei ving par ty’ s computer . Activity Repor t Lists information about the last 50 incoming and outgoing fax es. TX means T ransmit. RX means Receiv e . ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) Refers to the number[...]

GLOSSAR Y G- 2 CNG tones The special tones (beeps) sent by fax machines during automatic transmission to tell the receiving machine that the y are a from fax machine. communication err or (or Comm. Error) An error during f ax sending or receiving, usually caused by line noise or static. Coding Method Method of coding the information contained in a [...]

GLOSSAR Y G- 3 Glossary E-Mail Printing Software application that automatically retrie ves your e-mail messages from your POP3 ser ver and prints them on your MFC. extension phone A telephone on the fax number that is plugged into a separate wall jack. external phone A T AD (telephone answering device) or telephone that is plugged into the EXT jack[...]

GLOSSAR Y G- 4 Memory Status Repor t Shows ho w much memory is being used, ho w much is left, and the type of messages in memory . memory usage Instructs the MFC ho w to allocate the memory . Message Center mode Y ou can set up your MFC to recei ve voice and/or f ax messages into its memory so you can retri e ve them remotely . Multi-Function Link [...]

GLOSSAR Y G- 5 Glossary remote activation Allows you to transfer a fax call, answered at an extension phone, to the MFC. resolution The number of vertical and horizontal lines per inch. See: Standard, Super Fine and Photo. Ring Delay The number of rings before the MFC answers in F AX, F AX/TEL or MC mode. Ring V olume V olume setting for the MFC’[...]

GLOSSAR Y G- 6[...]

INDEX I- 1 Index Index A access codes, storing 9-3 accessories and supplies ii ADF (automatic document feeder) 7-1 alternating displays 4-2 answer mode 6-1, 6-2 F AX 6-2 F AX/TEL 6-2. See also F AX/TEL mode manual 6-2 Msg Ctr 6-2. See also Message Center selecting 6-2 setting 6-1 T AD, external 2-18~2-19, 6-2 answering machine. See T AD assembly of[...]

INDEX I-2 copy(ies) enlarging 11-3 multiple 11-2 photographs 11-3 printable area 11-1 reducing 11-3 single 11-2 sorting/collating 11-2, 16-3 co ver page composing 7-5 custom comments 7-8 for all faxes 7-7 for next f ax only 7-6 printed form 7-8 credit card numbers, storing 9-3 custom telephone features 2-22, 24-8 Customer Service i D date and time [...]

INDEX I- 3 Index fax(es), stand-alone recei ving 6-1 erasing from memory 12-7 forwarding 12-8, 12-11 polling 6-7~6-8. See also polling printing from memory 12-6 reducing to f it on paper 6-4 retrieving from remote site 12-10 sending 7-1 automatic fax redial 7-3 automatic transmission 7-3 broadcasting 7-11 canceling from memory 7-5 contrast 7-9 cov [...]

INDEX I-4 M maintenance, routine 24-14 cleaning. See Cleaning ink cartridges. See Ink Car tridges manual dialing 9-1 mode 6-2 transmission 7-2 memory full. See err or messages Message Center 12-1 fax forwarding, setting up 12-8 message, outgoing (OGM) 12-4 erasing 12-4 listening 12-4 recording 12-4 message(s), incoming erasing 12-6~12-7 indicator l[...]

INDEX I- 5 Index PBX 2-22 phone line dif ficulties 24-7 photo. See r esolution polling recei ving 6-7 sending 7-12 sequential recei ving 6-8 power cord 2-4 electrical outlet 2-5 failure 5-7 On/Off 2-4 print media 23-4 printer driv ers, installing 14-6~14-8 printer jam in feeder 24-4 inside MFC 24-5 printing 15-1, 16-1 area 3-4 dif ficulties 24-6, 2[...]

INDEX I-6 T T AD (telephone answering device), e xternal answer mode 6-2 connecting 2-18, 2-19 recording outgoing message 2-19 T elephone Answer Code 6-6 telephone, external 2-19 telephone index (T el-index) 9-4 test faxing 1-2 text, entering 5-3 timer 5-7 toll sav er , setting 12-7 tone signals on pulse line 9-4 T ransmission V erification 10-2 tr[...]

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