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THIS EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH A TWO WIRE ANALOGUE PSTN LINE
FITTED WITH THE APPROPRIATE CONNECTOR.
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Table of Contents
Section IGeneral
1General Information2
Using the documentation ....................................................................................... 2
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation .................................... 2
Control panel overview ..........................................................................................3
Up to 50 sheets for Legal size paper 80 g/m2 (20 lb).
Up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m
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(20 lb) paper.
0.08 to 0.15 mm (0.003 to 0.006 in.)
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Loading documents and paper
Loading paper2
How to load paper2
a Pull the paper tray completely out of the
machine.
If the paper support flap (1) is open, close
it. Open the output paper tray cover (2).
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2
c Press and slide the paper side guides
(1) and paper length guide (2) to fit the
paper size.
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2
d Fan the stack of paper well to avoid
paper jams and misfeeds.
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b Press and hold the universal guide
release button (1) as you slide out the
front of the paper tray to match the
paper size you are using.
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Note
Always make sure the paper is not curled.
e Gently put the paper into the paper tray
print side down and top edge first.
Check that the paper is flat in the tray.
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Chapter 2
f Gently adjust the paper side guides with
both hands and the paper length guide
to fit the paper.
Make sure that the paper guides touch
the edges of the paper.
Note
Be careful that you do not push the paper
in too far; it may lift at the back of the tray
and cause feed problems.
g Close the output paper tray cover (1)
and slide it forward.
i While holding the paper tray in place,
pull out the paper support (1) until it
clicks and unfold the paper support
flap (2).
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Note
Do not use the paper support flap for
Legal size paper.
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h Slowly push the paper tray completely
into the machine.
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Loading documents and paper
Printable Area2
The figure below shows the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper. The machine cannot print in the
shaded areas.
Cut Sheet Paper
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4
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2
Top (1)Bottom (2)Left (3)Right (4)
Cut Sheet3 mm (0.12 in.)3 mm (0.12 in.)4 mm (0.16 in.)4 mm (0.16 in.)
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General setup3
Power Save mode3
When the machine is idle, you can put the
machine into Power Save mode by pressing
the Power Save key. You can still receive
telephone calls in Power Save mode. For
further information on receiving faxes in the
power save condition, please see the table on
page 12. If you want to do other operations,
you must take the machine out of Power Save
mode.
Note
• When the machine is Power Save Mode
all lights will extinguish.
• You can retrieve faxes using Remote
Retrieval if you are away from your
machine. (See Retrieving fax messages on page 43).
• If you have connected an external
telephone or TAD, it is always available.
Putting your machine in
Power Save mode3
a Press and hold down the Power Save
key until the LCD shows
Shutting Down.
The LCD light goes off.
Bringing your machine out of
Power Save mode3
a Press the Power Save key.
Note
• Even if you have put the machine into
Power Save mode, it will periodically clean
the print head to preserve print quality.
• If you unplug the AC power cord, no
machine operations will be available.
• You can customize Power Save mode so
that, apart from automatic head cleaning,
no machine operations are available. (See
Power Save setting on page 12.)
Power Save setting3
You can customize the machine's
Power Save key. The default mode is
Fax Receive:On. Your machine can
receive faxes or calls even when the machine
is in Power Save mode. If you do not want
your machine to receive faxes or calls, turn
this setting to Fax Receive:Off. (See Power Save mode on page 12)
a Press Menu, 1, 4.
b Press a or b to choose
Fax Receive:On, or
Fax Receive:Off.
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
On/Off
setting
Fax
Receive
:On
(factory
setting)
Fax
Receive
:Off
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You cannot receive a fax with Start.
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You can receive telephone calls by lifting the
handset.
3
Should be set before you switch off the machine.
Receive
mode
Fax Only
Fax/Tel
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External
TAD
ManualFax Detect, Delayed
—No machine operations
Available operations
Fax Receive
Fax Detect
Delayed Fax
Fax Forward
Fax Storage
Remote Retrieval
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Fax
will be available other
than cleaning the print
head.
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3
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General setup
Mode Timer3
The machine has two temporary mode keys
on the control panel: Fax and Copy. You can
change the amount of time the machine takes
after the last Copy operation before it returns
to Fax mode (default). If you choose Off, the
machine stays in the mode you used last.
a Press Menu, 1, 1.
b Press a or b to choose 0 Sec,
30 Secs, 1 Min, 2 Mins, 5 Mins or
Off.
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Paper settings3
Paper Size3
You can use three sizes of paper for printing
faxes and copies: Letter, Legal and A4. When
you change the size of paper you load in the
machine, you will need to change the paper
size setting at the same time so your machine
can fit an incoming fax on the page.
a Press Menu, 1, 2.
b Press a or b to choose Letter,
Legal or A4.
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
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Chapter 3
Volume Settings3
Ring Volume3
You can choose a range of ring volume
levels, from High to Off.
While in Fax mode , press d or c
to adjust the volume level. The LCD shows
the current setting, and each key press will
change the volume to the next level. The
machine will keep the new setting until you
change it.
You can also change the volume through the
menu, by following the instructions below:
Setting the Ring Volume from the
menu
a Press Menu, 1, 3, 1.
b Press a or b to choose Low, Med,
High or Off.
Press OK.
Speaker Volume3
You can choose a range of speaker volume
levels, from High to Off.
a Press Menu, 1, 3, 3.
b Press a or b to choose Low, Med,
High or Off.
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
You can also adjust the speaker volume by
pressing Hook.
a Press Hook.
b Press d or c.
This setting will stay until you change it
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again.
c Press Hook.
c Press Stop/Exit.
Beeper Volume3
When the beeper is on, the machine will beep
when you press a key, make a mistake or
after you send or receive a fax.
You can choose a range of volume levels,
from High to Off.
a Press Menu, 1, 3, 2.
b Press a or b to choose Low, Med,
High or Off
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
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LCD display3
LCD Contrast3
You can adjust the LCD contrast for a sharper
and more vivid display. If you are having
difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the
contrast setting.
a Press Menu, 1, 5.
b Press a or b to choose Light or
Dark.
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
LCD Language3
You can change the LCD language.
General setup
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a Press Menu, 0, 0.
b Press a or b to choose English or
Chinese.
Press OK.
c Press Stop/Exit.
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4
Security features4
TX Lock4
TX Lock lets you prevent unauthorized
access to the machine.
While TX Lock is On, the following operations
are available:
Receiving faxes
Receiving calls
Fax Forwarding
(If Fax Forwarding was already On.)
Remote retrieval
(If Fax Storage was already On.)
While TX Lock is On, the following operations
are NOT available:
Sending faxes
Copying
Setting and changing the
TX Lock password4
Setting up the password4
Note
• If you forget the TX Lock password,
please call your Brother dealer for service.
• If you have already set the password, you
will not need to set it again.
a Press Menu, 2, 0, 1.
b Enter the 4-digit number for the
password.
Press OK.
c When the LCD shows Verify: re-enter
the password.
Press OK.
d Press Stop/Exit.
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Changing the TX Lock password4
a Press Menu, 2, 0, 1.
b Press a or b to choose
Set Password.
Press OK.
c Enter a 4-digit number for the current
password.
Press OK.
d Enter a 4-digit number for the new
password.
Press OK.
e When the LCD shows Verify: re-enter
the password.
Press OK.
f Press Stop/Exit.
Turning the TX Lock on/off4
Turning TX Lock on4
a Press Menu, 2, 0, 1.
b Press a or b to choose Set TX Lock.
Press OK.
c Enter the registered 4-digit password.
Press OK.
The machine goes offline and the LCD
shows TX Lock Mode.
Turning TX Lock off4
a Press Menu.
b Enter the registered 4-digit password.
Press OK.
TX lock is automatically turned off.
Security features
4
Note
If you enter the wrong password, the LCD
shows Wrong Password and stays
offline. The machine will stay in TX Lock
mode until the registered password is
entered.
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Chapter 4
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Section II
FaxII
Sending a fax20
Receiving a Fax26
Telephone and External devices31
Dialling and storing numbers37
Remote fax options41
Printing Reports46
Polling48
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Sending a fax5
Entering Fax mode5
To enter fax mode, press (Fax), and
the key will glow green.
The LCD will show the new job number and
the memory available.The number of pages
you can scan into the memory will vary
depending on the data that is printed on them.
Faxing from the ADF 5
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Put the document face down in the ADF.
c Dial the fax number.
d Press Start.
The machine starts scanning the
document.
Note
• To cancel, press Stop/Exit.
• If the memory is full, the document will be
sent in real time.
Cancelling a fax in progress5
If you want to cancel a fax while the machine
is scanning, dialling or sending, press
Stop/Exit.
Broadcasting5
Broadcasting is when the same fax message
is automatically sent to more than one fax
number. You can include Groups (See Setting up Groups for broadcasting on page 40.),
One-Touch, Speed-Dial numbers, and up to
50 manually dialled numbers in the same
broadcast.
After the broadcast is finished, a Broadcast
Report will be printed.
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Load your document.
c Enter a number. Press OK.
You can use either a One-Touch, a
Speed-Dial, a Group, or a manually
entered number.
d Repeat c until you have entered all the
fax numbers you wish to broadcast to.
e Press Start.
Note
• If you did not use up any of the numbers
for Groups, access codes or credit card
numbers, you can ‘broadcast’ faxes to as
many as 160 different numbers.
• The available memory will vary depending
on the types of jobs in the memory and the
number of locations used for
broadcasting. If you broadcast to the
maximum numbers available, you will not
be able to use dual access.
• Enter the long dialling sequence numbers
as you would normally, but remember that
each One-Touch and Speed-Dial number
counts as one number, so the number of
locations you can store becomes limited.
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Sending a fax
• If the memory is full, press Stop/Exit to
stop the job. If more than one page has
been scanned, press Start to send the
portion that is in the memory.
Cancelling a Broadcast in
progress5
a Press Menu, 2, 6.
The LCD will show the fax number being
dialled.
b Press OK.
The LCD will show the job number:
XXXXXXXXX
1.Clear2.Exit
c Press 1 to clear.
The LCD will then show the Broadcast
job number and 1.Clear2.Exit.
d To cancel the Broadcast, press 1.
e Press Stop/Exit.
Additional sending
operations5
Sending faxes using multiple
settings5
When you send a fax you can choose any
combination of these settings: resolution,
contrast, overseas mode and real time
transmission.
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Load your document.
c Choose a setting you want to change.
Press OK.
d Choose one of the options below:
Next
1.Yes 2.No
Press 1 to change another setting.
Press 2 when you have finished
choosing your settings.
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e Send the fax as usual.
Contrast5
If your document is very light or very dark, you
may want to change the contrast. For most
documents the default setting Auto can be
used. It automatically chooses the suitable
contrast for your document.
Use Light when sending a light document.
Use Dark when sending a dark document.
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Load your document.
c Press Menu, 2, 2, 1.
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d Press a or b to choose Auto, Light
or Dark.
Press OK.
Note
Even if you choose Light or Dark, the
machine will send the fax using the Auto
setting if you choose Photo as the fax
resolution.
Changing Fax Resolution5
The quality of a fax can be improved by
changing the fax resolution. Resolution can
be changed for the next fax or for all faxes.
To change the fax resolution for the
next fax
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Load your document.
c Press Resolution and then a or b to
select the resolution.
Press OK.
To change the default fax resolution 5
a Make sure you are in Fax mode .
b Press Menu, 2, 2, 2.
c Press a or b to choose the resolution
you want.
Press OK.
Note
• You can choose four different resolution
settings for faxes.
StandardSuitable for most typed
documents.
FineGood for small print and
transmits a little slower than
Standard resolution.
S.FineGood for small print or artwork
and transmits slower than Fine
resolution.
PhotoUse when the document has
varying shades of grey or is a
photograph. This has the
slowest transmission.
• The time to send will increase when
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selecting S.Fine or Photo.
Dual access5
You can dial a number and start scanning the
fax into memory—even when the machine is
sending from memory or receiving faxes. The
LCD shows the new job number and
available memory.
The number of pages you can scan into the
memory will vary depending on the data that
is printed on them.
Note
If the Out of Memory message appears
while scanning documents, press
Stop/Exit to cancel or Start to send the
pages scanned so far.
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Real time transmission5
When you are sending a fax, the machine will
scan the documents into the memory before
sending. Then, as soon as the phone line is
free, the machine will start dialling and
sending.
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