Safety and LegalPlease read the Safety Instructions before you
set up your machine.
Quick Setup GuideRead this Guide first. Follow the instructions for
setting up your machine and installing the
drivers and software for the operating system
and connection type you are using.
Basic User's GuideLearn the basic Fax, Copy, Scan and
PhotoCapture Center™ operations and how to
replace consumables. See troubleshooting tips.
Advanced User's GuideLearn more advanced operations: Fax, Copy,
security features, printing reports and
performing routine maintenance.
Software User's GuideFollow these instructions for Printing, Scanning,
Network Scanning, PhotoCapture Center™,
Remote Setup, PC-Fax, and using the Brother
ControlCenter utility.
Network User's GuideThis Guide provides more advanced
information for configuring the Ethernet and
Wireless network connections. In addition, find
information about network utilities, network
printing, troubleshooting tips and supported
network specifications.
Cleaning and checking the machine.................................................................... 49
Cleaning the outside of the machine ............................................................. 49
Cleaning the machine’s printer platen ........................................................... 50
Checking the ink volume ...............................................................................50
Packing and shipping the machine ...................................................................... 51
BGlossary54
CIndex58
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General setup1
Memory storage1
Even if there is a power failure, you will not
lose the settings you have chosen using the
Menu key because they are stored
permanently. Also, you will not lose your
settings in the FAX, COPY and PHOTO CAPTURE mode key menus if you
have chosen Set New Default. You may
have to reset the date and time.
Sleep Mode1
You can choose how long the machine will
remain idle (from 1 to 60 minutes) before it
goes into sleep mode. The timer will restart if
any operation is carried out on the machine.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Sleep Mode.
d Press d or c to choose 1Min, 2Mins,
3Mins, 5Mins, 10Mins, 30Mins or
60Mins.
Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
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General setup
LCD display1
Setting the Dim Timer for the
backlight1
You can set how long the LCD backlight stays
on after the last key press.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose LCD Settings.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose Dim Timer.
e Press d or c to choose 10Secs,
20Secs, 30Secs or Off.
Press OK.
f Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the Wallpaper1
Mode Timer1
The machine has four temporary mode keys
on the control panel: FAX, SCAN, COPY and PHOTO CAPTURE. You can change the
amount of time the machine takes after the
last Scan, Copy or PhotoCapture operation
before it returns to Fax mode. If you choose
Off, the machine stays in the mode you used
last by default.
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a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
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You can change the wallpaper.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose LCD Settings.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose Wallpaper.
Press OK.
e Press a or b to choose your wallpaper
from the four available designs.
Press OK.
f Press Stop/Exit.
c Press a or b to choose Mode Timer.
d Press d or c to choose 0Sec, 30Secs,
1Min, 2Mins, 5Mins or Off.
Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
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Note
Note
Security features2
TX Lock2
TX Lock lets you prevent unauthorized
access to the machine. You will not be able to
continue to schedule Delayed Faxes or
Polling jobs. However, any pre-scheduled
Delayed Faxes will be sent even if you turn on
TX Lock, so they will not be lost.
While TX Lock is On, the following operations
are available:
Receiving faxes
Fax Forwarding
(if Fax Forwarding was already On)
Remote retrieval
(if Fax Storage was already On)
PC-Fax Receive
(if PC-Fax Receive was already On)
While TX Lock is On, the following operations
are NOT available:
Setting and changing the
TX Lock password2
If you have already set the password, you
will not need to set it again.
Setting the password2
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Miscellaneous.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose TX Lock.
Press OK.
Sending faxes
Copying
PC printing
Scanning
PhotoCapture
Operation from the Control panel
If you forget the TX Lock password,
please call your Brother dealer for service.
e Enter a 4-digit number for the password.
Press OK.
f When the LCD shows Verify:,
re-enter the password.
Press OK.
g Press Stop/Exit.
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Security features
Note
Changing the password2
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Miscellaneous.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose TX Lock.
Press OK.
e Press a or b to choose Set Password.
Press OK.
f Enter a 4-digit number for the current
password.
Press OK.
g Enter a 4-digit number for a new
password.
Press OK.
Turning TX Lock on/off2
Turning TX Lock on2
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Miscellaneous.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose TX Lock.
Press OK.
e Press a or b to choose Set TX Lock.
Press OK.
f Enter the registered 4-digit password.
Press OK.
The machine goes offline and the LCD
shows TX Lock Mode.
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h When the LCD shows Verify:,
re-enter the password.
Press OK.
i Press Stop/Exit.
Turning TX Lock off2
a Press Menu.
b Enter the registered 4-digit password.
Press OK.
TX Lock is automatically turned off.
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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3
Note
Note
Sending a fax3
Additional sending
options
Sending faxes using multiple
settings3
When you send a fax you can choose any
combination of these settings: resolution,
contrast, scan size, etc.
a Press (FAX).
The LCD shows:
FAX
FAX
Enter Number
Fax ResolutionStandard
ContrastAuto
Speed Dial
b Press a or b to choose a setting you
want to change.
Fax Press Start
Contrast3
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If your document is very light or very dark, you
may want to change the contrast. For most
documents the factory setting Auto can be
used. It automatically chooses the suitable
contrast for your document.
Choose Light when sending a light
document. Choose Dark when sending a
dark document.
a Press (FAX).
b Press a or b to choose Contrast.
c Press d or c to choose Auto, Light or
Dark.
Press OK.
Even if you choose Light or Dark, the
machine will send the fax using the Auto
setting in any of the following conditions:
• When you send a color fax.
c Press d or c to choose an option.
Press OK.
d Go back to b to change more settings.
• Most settings are temporary and the
machine returns to its default settings after
you send a fax.
• You can save some of the settings you
use most often by setting them as default.
These settings will stay until you change
them again. (See Setting your changes as a new default on page 6.)
• When you choose Photo as the Fax
Resolution.
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Sending a fax
Note
Changing fax resolution3
The quality of a fax can be improved by
changing the fax resolution.
a Press (FAX).
b Press a or b to choose
Fax Resolution.
c Press d or c to choose the resolution
you want.
Press OK.
You can choose four different resolution
settings for monochrome faxes and two
for color.
Monochrome
StandardSuitable for most typed
documents.
Setting your changes as a
new default3
You can save the fax settings for
Fax Resolution, Contrast,
Real Time TX and Glass ScanSize you
use most often by setting them as default.
These settings will stay until you change
them again.
a Press (FAX).
b Press a or b to choose the menu option
that you want to change. Press d or c to
choose your new option.
Repeat this step for each setting you
want to change.
c After changing the last setting, press
a or b to choose Set New Default.
Press OK.
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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. Photo has the
slowest transmission.
Color
StandardSuitable for most typed
documents.
FineUse when the document is a
photograph. The transmission
time is slower than Standard
resolution.
If you choose S.Fine or Photo and then
use the Color Start key to send a fax, the
machine will send the fax using the Fine
setting.
d Press 1 to choose Yes.
e Press Stop/Exit.
Restoring Fax settings to the
factory settings3
You can restore the Fax settings
Fax Resolution, Contrast,
Real Time TX, and Glass ScanSize,
that you have changed, to the factory
settings.
a Press (FAX).
b Press a or b to choose
Factory Reset.
Press OK.
c Press 1 to choose Yes.
d Press Stop/Exit.
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Chapter 3
Note
Note
Additional sending
operations
Sending a fax manually3
Manual transmission lets you hear the
dialling, ringing and fax-receiving tones while
sending a fax.
To send a multiple page fax, use the ADF.
a Press (FAX).
b Load your document.
c To listen for a dial tone press Hook or
pick up the handset of the external
telephone.
d Dial the fax number.
e When you hear the fax tone, press
Mono Start or Color Start.
Choose Send when you select the Fax
Mode to Advanced Mode and send the
fax from the scanner glass. (See Setting
the Fax Logic (sending and receiving
sequence) in chapter1 in the Basic
User's Guide.)
f Replace the handset.
Dual Access
(Monochrome only)3
You can dial a number and start scanning the
fax into memory—even when the machine is
sending from memory, receiving faxes or
printing PC data. 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.
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If the Out of Memory message
appears, press Stop/Exit to cancel or
Mono Start to send the pages scanned so
far.
Broadcasting
(Monochrome only)3
Broadcasting is when the same fax message
is automatically sent to more than one fax
number. You can include Groups, 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 Press (FAX).
b Load your document.
c Press a or b to choose Broadcasting.
Press OK.
d You can add numbers to the broadcast
in the following ways:
Press a or b to choose Add Number
and enter a number using the dial
pad.
Press OK.
Press a or b to choose Speed Dial
and OK. Press a or b to choose
Alphabetic Order or
Numeric Order and OK.
Press a or b to select a number and OK.
e After you have entered all the fax
numbers by repeating step d, press
a or b to choose Complete.
Press OK.
f Press Mono Start.
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Note
• If you did not use up any of the numbers
Note
for Groups, you can “broadcast” faxes to
as many as 250 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 and delayed
fax.
Sending a fax
f Press OK.
The LCD will ask you the following
question:
Cancel Job?
Yesi Press 1
Noi Press 2
g To cancel the Broadcast, press 1.
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h Press Stop/Exit.
Real Time Transmission3
• If the Out of Memory message
appears, press Stop/Exit to cancel or
Mono Start to send the pages scanned so
far.
Cancelling a Broadcast in progress3
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Remaining Jobs.
Press OK.
The LCD will show the fax number being
dialled and the Broadcast job number.
d Press OK.
The LCD will ask you the following
question:
Cancel Job?
Yesi Press 1
Noi Press 2
e Press 1 to cancel the fax number being
dialled.
The LCD will then show the Broadcast
job number.
When you are sending a fax, the machine will
scan the documents into the memory before
sending. Then, as soon as the telephone line
is free, the machine will start dialling and
sending.
Sometimes, you may want to send an
important document immediately, without
waiting for memory transmission. You can do
this by turning on Real Time TX.
a Press (FAX).
b Press a or b to choose Real Time TX.
c Press d or c to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
• If the memory is full and you are sending a
black & white fax from the ADF, the
machine will send the document in real
time (even if Real Time TX is set to
Off). Faxes from the scanner glass
cannot be sent until you clear some of the
memory.
• In Real Time Transmission, the automatic
redial feature does not work when using
the scanner glass.
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Chapter 3
Note
Overseas Mode3
If you are having difficulty sending a fax
overseas due to possible interference on the
telephone line, we recommend that you turn
on the Overseas mode. After you send a fax
using this feature, the feature will turn itself
off.
a Press (FAX).
b Load your document.
c Press a or b to choose
Overseas Mode.
d Press d or c to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
Delayed Faxing
(Monochrome only)3
Delayed Batch Transmission
(Monochrome only)3
Before sending the delayed faxes, your
machine will help you economize by sorting
all the faxes in the memory by destination and
scheduled time. All delayed faxes that are
scheduled to be sent at the same time to the
same fax number will be sent as one fax to
save transmission time.
a Press (FAX).
b Press a or b to choose Batch TX.
c Press d or c to choose On.
Press OK.
d Press Stop/Exit.
Checking and cancelling
You can store up to 50 faxes in the memory
to be sent within 24 hours. These faxes will
be sent at the time of day you enter in step e.
a Press (FAX).
b Load your document.
c Press a or b to choose Delayed Fax.
d Press d or c to choose On.
Press OK.
e Enter the time you want the fax to be
sent (in 24-hour format).
(For example, enter 19:45 for 7:45 PM.)
Press OK.
The number of pages you can scan into
the memory depends on the amount of
data that is printed on each page.
waiting jobs3
You can check which jobs are still waiting in
the memory to be sent, or cancel a job.
(If there are no jobs, the LCD shows
No Jobs Waiting.)
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Remaining Jobs.
Press OK.
Any waiting jobs appear on the LCD.
d Press a or b to scroll through the jobs
and choose the job you want to cancel.
Press OK.
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Sending a fax
e Do one of the following:
To cancel, press 1 to choose Yes.
If you want to cancel another job go
to step d.
To exit without cancelling, press 2 to
choose No.
f When you have finished, press
Stop/Exit.
Polling overview3
Polling lets you set up your machine so other
people can receive faxes from you, but they
pay for the call. It also lets you call somebody
else’s fax machine and receive a fax from it,
so you pay for the call. The polling feature
needs to be set up on both machines for this
to work. Not all fax machines support polling.
Polled Transmit
(Monochrome only)3
Polled transmit lets you set up your machine
to wait with a document so another fax
machine can call and retrieve it.
The document will be stored and can be
retrieved by any other fax machine until you
delete it from the memory. (See Checking and cancelling waiting jobs on page 9.)
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Setup for polled transmit3
a Press (FAX).
b Load your document.
c Press a or b to choose Polled TX.
d Press d or c to choose Standard.
Press OK.
e Press a or b to choose any settings you
want to change.
Press d or c to choose the settings.
After each setting is accepted, you can
continue to change more settings.
f Press Mono Start.
g If you are using the scanner glass, the
LCD will prompt you to choose one of
the options.
Press 1 to send another page.
Go to step h.
Press 2 or Mono Start to send the
document.
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Chapter 3
h Place the next page on the scanner
glass.
Press OK.
Repeat steps g and h for each
additional page.
Your machine will automatically send
the fax.
Setup for polled transmit with secure
code
Secure Polling lets you restrict who can get
the documents you set up to be polled.
Secure Polling only works with Brother fax
machines. If another person wants to retrieve
a fax from your machine, they will have to
enter the secure code.
a Press (FAX).
b Load your document.
i Place the next page on the scanner
glass, press OK. Repeat steps h and i
for each additional page.
Your machine will automatically send
the fax.
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c Press a or b to choose Polled TX.
d Press d or c to choose Secure.
Press OK.
e Enter a four-digit number.
Press OK.
f Press a or b to choose any settings you
want to change.
Press d or c to choose the settings.
After each setting is accepted, you can
continue to change more settings.
g Press Mono Start.
h If you are using the scanner glass, the
LCD will prompt you to choose one of
the options.
Press 1 to send another page.
Go to i.
Press 2 or Mono Start to send the
document.
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IMPORTANT
Receiving a fax4
Memory Receive
(Monochrome only)
You can only use one Memory Receive
operation at a time:
Fax Forwarding
Fax Storage
PC-Fax Receive
Off
You can change your selection at any time. If
received faxes are still in the machine’s
memory when you change the Memory
Receive operation, a message will appear on
the LCD. (See Changing Memory Receive operations on page 15.)
Out of Paper Reception4
As soon as the paper tray becomes empty
during fax reception, the LCD shows
No Paper Fed. Put some paper in the
paper tray. (See Loading paper and other
print media in chapter 2 in the Basic User’s
Guide.)
The machine will carry on receiving the fax,
with the remaining pages being stored in
memory, if enough memory is available.
Fax Forwarding4
4
When you choose Fax Forward, your
machine stores the received fax in the
memory. The machine will then dial the fax
number you have programmed and forward
the fax message.
a Press Menu.
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b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Setup Receive.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose
Memory Receive.
Press OK.
e Press a or b to choose Fax Forward.
Press OK.
f Enter the forwarding number (up to
20 digits).
Press OK.
g Press a or b to choose
Backup Print:On or
Backup Print:Off.
Press OK.
Further incoming faxes will also be stored in
memory until the memory is full. When the
memory is full the machine will stop
automatically answering calls. To print the
faxes, put fresh paper in the tray.
• If you choose Backup Print:On, the
machine will also print the fax at your
machine so you will have a copy. This is a
safety feature in case there is a power
failure before the fax is forwarded or a
problem at the receiving machine.
• When you receive a color fax, your
machine prints the color fax at your
machine but does not send the fax to the
fax forwarding number you programmed.
h Press Stop/Exit.
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Chapter 4
Note
Note
Fax Storage4
If you choose Fax Storage, your machine
stores the received fax in the memory. You
will be able to retrieve fax messages from
another location using the remote retrieval
commands.
If you have set Fax Storage, a backup copy
will automatically be printed at the machine.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Setup Receive.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose
Memory Receive.
Press OK.
e Press a or b to choose Fax Storage.
Press OK.
f Press Stop/Exit.
d Press Mono Start.
e Press Stop/Exit.
When you print a fax from the memory, the
fax data will be erased.
PC-Fax Receive
(Windows® only)4
If you turn on the PC-Fax Receive feature
your machine will store received faxes in
memory and send them to your PC
automatically. You can then use your PC to
view and store these faxes.
Even if you have turned off your PC (at night
or on the weekend, for example), your
machine will receive and store your faxes in
its memory. The number of received faxes
that are stored in the memory will appear at
the bottom left side of the LCD.
When you start your PC and the PC-FAX
Receiving software runs, your machine
transfers your faxes to your PC automatically.
Color faxes cannot be stored in the
memory. When you receive a color fax
your machine prints the color fax at your
machine.
Printing a fax from the
memory4
If you have chosen Fax Storage, you can still
print a fax from the memory when you are at
your machine.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Print Document.
Press OK.
To transfer the received faxes to your PC you
must have the PC-FAX Receiving software
running on your PC. (For details, see PC-FAX receiving in the Software User’s Guide.)
If you choose Backup Print:On the
machine will also print the fax.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Setup Receive.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose
Memory Receive.
Press OK.
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Receiving a fax
Note
e Press a or b to choose
PC Fax Receive.
Press OK.
f The LCD shows the message
Run PC-Fax on your computer.
Press OK.
g Press a or b to choose <USB> or the PC
you want to receive.
Press OK.
h Press a or b to choose
Backup Print:On or
Backup Print:Off.
Press OK.
i Press Stop/Exit.
• PC-Fax Receive is not supported in the
Mac OS.
Changing the destination PC4
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Setup Receive.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose
Memory Receive.
Press OK.
e Press a or b to choose
PC Fax Receive.
Press OK.
f The LCD shows the message
Run PC-Fax on your computer.
Press OK.
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• Before you can set up PC-Fax Receive
you must install the MFL-Pro Suite
software on your PC. Make sure your PC
is connected and turned on. (For details
see PC-FAX receiving in the Software User’s Guide.)
• If you get an error message and the
machine cannot print the faxes in memory,
you can use this setting to transfer your
faxes to your PC. (For details, see
Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal
report in appendix B in the Basic User’s
Guide.)
• When you receive a color fax, your
machine prints the color fax at your
machine but does not send the fax to your
PC.
g Press a or b to choose Change.
Press OK.
h Press a or b to choose <USB>, or the PC
you want to receive faxes.
Press OK.
i Press a or b to choose
Backup Print:On or
Backup Print:Off.
Press OK.
j Press Stop/Exit.
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Chapter 4
Note
Turning off Memory Receive
operations4
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose
Setup Receive.
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose
Memory Receive.
Press OK.
e Press a or b to choose Off.
Press OK.
f Press Stop/Exit.
The LCD will give you more options if
there are received faxes still in the
machine’s memory. (See Changing Memory Receive operations on page 15.)
Changing Memory Receive
operations4
If received faxes remain in your machine’s
memory when you change the Memory
Receive Operations, the LCD will ask you
one of the following questions:
Erase All Doc?
Yesi Press 1
Noi Press 2
Print All Fax?
Yesi Press 1
Noi Press 2
• If you press 1, faxes in the memory will
be erased or printed before the setting
changes. If a backup copy has already
been printed it will not be printed again.
• If you press 2, faxes in the memory will
not be erased or printed and the setting
will be unchanged.
If received faxes are left in the machine's
memory when you change to
PC Fax Receive from another option
[Fax Forward or Fax Storage], press a or
b to choose the PC.
The LCD will ask you the following question:
Send Fax to PC?
Yesi Press 1
Noi Press 2
• If you press 1, faxes in the memory will
be sent to your PC before the setting
changes. You will be asked if you want
to turn on Backup Print. (For details,
®
see PC-Fax Receive (Windows
on page 13.)
• If you press 2, faxes in the memory will
not be erased or transferred to your PC
and the setting will be unchanged.
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