MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC
OP-US-5.0
OPERATIONS
MANUAL
for Fax, Printer, Copier
Brother International Corporation
200 Cottontail Lane,
Somerset, NJ 08875-6714, U.S.A.
MFC 4550
Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd.
1 rue Hôtel de Ville,
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, CANADA H9B 3H6
MFC 6550MC
MFC 7550MC
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: THE CONTROL PANEL KEYS
Chapter 2: HOW TO USE ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING
(
)
OSP AND HELP KEY
Chapter 3: TELEPHONE FUNCTION SETTINGS
Chapter 4: USING THE UNIT AS A TELEPHONE
Chapter 5: SENDING FAXES
Chapter 6: RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
Chapter 7: POLLING
Chapter 8: REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (Only for MFC 4550)
Chapter 9: MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
Chapter 10: USING THE MFC AS A PRINTER
Chapter 11: PRINTING REPORTS AND LISTS
Chapter 12: HOW TO USE THE COPY FUNCTION
Chapter 13: REPLACING TONER CARTRIDGE AND DRUM UNIT
Chapter 14: REGULAR MAINTENANCE
Chapter 15: OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Chapter 16: TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES
Chapter 17: SPECIFICATIONS
These machines are made for use in the USA or CANADA only. We
can not recommend using them overseas because it may violate the
Telecommunications Regulations of that country and the power
requirements of your fax machine may not be compatible with the
poweravailableinforeigncountries. UsingUSAorCANADAmodels
overseas is at your own risk and will void your warranty.
* Manufactured by Brother Industries Ltd. whose quality system
is registered by BSI and JQA.
UF72440013
Printed in Japan
BSI Certificate of registration No. FM27391
JQA Certificate of registration No. JQA-0340
Chapter 18: IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Chapter 19: INDEX
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IntroductiontotheOperationsManual
forFax,Printer,Copier
HaveyousetupyourMFCandpreparedyourcomputerfor
theprintermodebyfollowingtheinstructionsintheSetup
Manual? TheSetupManualwillhelpyouprepareyourMFC
touseitasafax,printerandcopier.
YourMulti-FunctionCenter6550MC/7550MChas6
performancemodesinonemachine. ItisaFax,Printer,
Copier,Scanner,PCFaxandMessageCenter.
AndyourMFC4550has5performancemodes.ItisaFax,
Printer,Copier,ScannerandPCFax.
AfteryoucompletesettinguptheMFC, seethe“Operations
ManualforFax,Printer,Copier,”formoreinformationabout
yourMFC,suchasfunctionsofthemachineandthecontrol
panel.Informationaboutmaintenance,troubleshootingand
technicalspecificationsarealsoavailableinthismanual.
PleasekeepthismanualbesideyourMFC,soyoucanaccess
importantinformationwhenevernecessary.
SeetheMulti-FunctionLinkProOwner'sManualfor
informationonhowtosetupyourMFCandPersonalComputer
andhowtousetheScannerandPCFax.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
• ·· ForYourInformation
2. HOW TO USE ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING (OSP)
AND HELP KEY .......................... 2-1
Using the Function Mode to Access On-screen Programming
(OSP) ........................................... 2-1
AlternatingDisplaysforOn-screenProgramming(OSP) ..... 2-2
HowtoPrintaHelpList ............................. 2-9
Marks in Function Mode ............................ 2-11
3. TELEPHONE FUNCTION SETTINGS ........ 3-1
SettingtheDialingMode(Tone/Pulse)................... 3-1
• When You Wish to Change the Stored One-Touch and
• Memory Storage/Temporary Battery Back Up........... 3-9
• Types of Numbers............................... 3-11
4. USING THE UNIT AS A TELEPHONE ........ 4-1
One-Touch Dialing.................................. 4-1
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• UsingHold, Pause, #withtheTelephone .............. 4-1
• On Hook Dialing................................. 4-2
5. SENDING FAXES ......................... 5-1
The Size of Your Documents ........................ 5-1
How to Insert the Document........................ 5-1
Getting Ready to Send a Fax ....................... 5-3
• Sending a Fax ................................ 5-5
SendingaFaxAutomatically ....................... 5-6
Automatic and Manual Redialing .................... 5-7
• Printing Page Headers.......................... 5-7
C)ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS................. 5-8
(Memory Transmission) ........................... 5-8
Send a Fax by Using Super Quick-Scan ............. 5-8
Broadcasting .................................. 5-11
D)FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS................... 5-16
SettingYourMFCforMultipleResolution
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• Sending an Automatic Cover Page ................ 5-22
Sending a Fax When the Cover Page Is ON ........... 5-22
SendingaFaxwithCallReservation
• UsingtheCallReservationFunction .............. 5-24
ECM (Error Correction Mode)...................... 5-26
6. RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS ..... 6-1
Selecting an Answer Mode ......................... 6-1
Manual Reception (Manual Mode) ................... 6-2
SettingtheRingDelay ............................ 6-2
Recording an F/T Outgoing Message (OGM)
Printing a Reduced Size Copy of the Incoming Document .. 6-8
UsingFixedReductionRatios .................... 6-8
SettignthePrintDensity ......................... 6-10
B)REMOTE ACTIVATION.......................... 6-14
• ConnectinganExternalorExtensionTelephone ..... 6-14
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UsingtheDeactivationCode .................... 6-15
Troubleshooting ................................ 6-16
C)CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE
How to Use an External TAD with the MFC........... 6-17
D)DISTINCTIVE RINGING......................... 6-20
DistinctiveRinging.............................. 6-20
WhatIsDistinctiveRinging? .................... 6-20
Function? .................................. 6-20
Can My MFC Use Distinctive Ringing? ............ 6-20
CanIChangetheSettingLater? ................. 6-21
The Message Center Answers the Other Phone Number(s)
on the Line: (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC) ....... 6-21
External Telephone Answering Device (TAD) Answers
Retrieving Faxes from a Remote Site When Using
How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work? ... 6-22
Which Phone Number Should I Register?........... 6-25
SettingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction ............. 6-25
E)CALLER ID ................................... 6-27
AdvantagesofCallerID .......................... 6-27
How Does Caller ID Work? ........................ 6-28
Telephone Rings.............................. 6-28
Scanning through the Caller IDs Stored in the Memory .. 6-28
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F) RECEIVE PASSWORD........................... 6-31
7. POLLING................................ 7-1
• How Does It Work?............................... 7-1
SettingUpPolledWaitingwithSuperQuick-Scan.......... 7-5
8. REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (Only for MFC 4550) . 8-1
SettingtheFaxStorage.............................. 8-1
SettingUpFaxForwarding(RegisteringtheFax
Forwarding Number)................................ 8-6
Remote Fax Retrieval ............................... 8-8
• When to Enter the Remote Access Code ............... 8-8
Retrieving the Memory Status List and Fax Messages
Remotely........................................ 8-10
9. MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
A)GETTING STARTED ............................. 9-1
What Is the Message Center Mode? .................. 9-1
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SettingtheMessageStorage........................ 9-6
(MSG CTR OGM) ................................ 9-7
How Will I Know Messages Have Been Received?........ 9-9
• What Happens When the Memory Is Full... .......... 9-9
• Erasing and Printing FAX Messages .............. 9-12
(SeeRemoteRetrieval) ........................... 9-12
C)ERASING YOUR MESSAGES ..................... 9-13
Recorded Memo (or Voice Alarm).................... 9-13
One by One Erasing........................... 9-13
D)CHANGING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE ........... 9-14
SettingtheTollSaver ............................ 9-16
Setting the Maximum Time for Incoming Messages
What Is Paging/Fax Forwarding? ................... 9-20
SettingUpFaxForwarding(RegisteringtheFax
Changing the Fax Forwarding Number Remotely....... 9-24
G)REMOTE RETRIEVAL........................... 9-24
SettingtheRemoteAccessCode .................... 9-24
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Remotely ..................................... 9-27
H)VOICE ALARM ................................ 9-28
SettingtheVoiceAlarm .......................... 9-28
Time Arrives… ................................. 9-30
UsingtheVoiceAlarm:PlayingEntries, ErasingEntries
10. USING THE MFC AS A PRINTER............10-1
AcceptablePaper.................................. 10-1
ControlPanelKeys ................................ 10-4
On/OffLine Key................................... 10-4
Test/ResetKey.................................... 10-5
• Windows® Printing ............................. 10-6
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC) ................... 10-6
• Popular Printer Emulation Support
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC) ................... 10-6
• BidirectionalParallelInterface..................... 10-6
• Enhanced Memory Management ................... 10-6
Manual Feed Slot ................................. 10-9
PrintingtheInternalFontList
PrintingthePrintConfigurationList
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(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC) .................... 10-13
Printing PC Data in Hexadecimal
Making a Single Copy .............................. 12-1
Making Multiple Copies ............................ 12-2
• What to Do When You Get a “MEMORY FULL” Message
Sorting Multiple Copies (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)... 12-3
• What to Do When You Get a MEMORY FULL Message while
Reducing and Enlarging Copies....................... 12-4
13.REPLACING TONER CARTRIDGE AND DRUM
Toner Empty Indicator ............................. 13-1
Regular Maintenance .............................. 14-1
Paper Jams...................................... 14-6
Fixing a Recording Paper Jam ..................... 14-6
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15. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES.................15-1
ConnectingtheSerialInterfaceBoard(RS100M)
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC) ..................... 15-1
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC) ..................... 15-3
Memory Board.................................... 15-6
(Only for 6550MC/7550MC) ....................... 17-4
18.IMPORTANT INFORMATION...............18-1
(Appliesonlyto120Vmodel) ......................... 18-1
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THECONTROLPANELKEYS
1.THECONTROLPANELKEYS
MFC 4550
Ifrmation
C
LCD & User Settin g Ar ea
MFC 4550
Fine
Fax
TAD
F/T
status
status
Photo
S.Fine
FAX
PRINTER
COPIER
SCANNER
PC FAX
Super
Set
Function
Clear
DEF
Tel-index
Resolution
Mode
Coverpage
Help
Q.Scan
ABC
01
13
02
14
03
15
Hook
Hold
On/Off
Line
Photo
1
GH I
2
JKL
3
MNO
04
16
05
17
06
18
Stop
Start
FF/Cont
Enlarge
Reduce
Copy
5
TUV
4
PQRS
6
WXYZ
07
19
08
20
09
21
Test/
Reset
Redial / Pause
Speed Dial
7
8
0
9
10
22
11
23
12
24
Print
Priority
Shift
A
B
Teleph on e Ar ea
On e-Tou ch , P r in ter a n d Copy Ar ea
MFC 7550MC (MFC 6550MC panel keys are same as 7550MC)
C
D
LCD & User Settin g Ar ea
Messa ge Cen ter Ar ea
MFC 7550MC
Fine
Fax
F/T
Voice
Fax
status
status
Photo
S.Fine
SIX IN ONE
SCANNER
status
FAX
PRINTER
COPIER
PC FAX
MESSAGE CENTER
Super
Set
Function
Clear
Tel-index
Resolution
Mode
Coverpage
Help
H
Q.Scan
L
Speaker
ABC
DEF
01
13
02
14
03
15
Hook
On/Off
Line
Record
Erase
Stop
Play
Photo
Sort
1
2
JKL
3
MNO
04
16
05
17
06
18
GH I
Hold
FF/Cont
5
TUV
4
PQRS
6
WXYZ
07
19
08
20
09
21
Test/
Reset
Enlarge/
Reduce
Redial / Pause
Speed Dial
Start
7
8
0
9
10
22
11
23
12
24
Print
Priority
Shift
Copy
A
B
Teleph on e Ar ea
On e-Tou ch , P r in ter a n d Copy Ar ea
1-1
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THECONTROLPANELKEYS
a TELEPHONE AREA
MFC 7550MC
1.NumberKeys
Thesetwelvekeysareusedto
dialphoneandfaxnumbers(see
analphanumerickeyboardfor
enteringinformationintothe
2.Hook
MFC 7550MC
Thiskeyletsyoudialtelephone
andfaxnumberswithoutlifting
Fax
status
status
Voice
status
Set
Function
Clear
Tel-index
a
3.Hold
ABC
DEF
01
13
02
14
Hook
1
GH I
2
JKL
3
MNO
04
16
05
17
Hold
Youcanusethiskeytoputacall
5
4
6
07
19
08
20
PQRS
TUV
WXYZ
Redial / Pause
Speed Dial
7
8
0
9
10
22
11
23
Shift
4.Redial/Pause
Thiskeyredialsthelastnumber
alsousedtoinsertapausein
5.Speed-Dial
6.Tel-index
Thiskeyletsyoudialpreviously
stored Speed-Dial phone
numbersbyenteringatwo-digit
This key allows you to
alphabetically lookupnumbers
storedinthedialingmemory.
1-2
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b ONE-TOUCH, PRINTER AND COPY AREA
Ifrmation
MFC 7550MC
7. Shift
8.One-TouchDialKeys
Thiskeyisusedtoaccessthe“13”
through“24”One-Touchkeys.(See
Shiftispressedtogetherwith
Reset,itresetsandrestoresthe
MFCtothefactorydefaultsettings.
These12keysgiveyouinstant
accesstopreviouslystoredphone
numbers.
L
Speaker
H
b
01
13
02
14
03
15
On/Off
Line
Record
Erase
Stop
Play
Photo
Sort
04
16
05
17
06
18
FF/Cont
07
19
08
20
09
21
Test/
Reset
Enlarge/
Reduce
Start
10
22
11
23
12
24
Print
Priority
Shift
Copy
9.Enlarge/Reduce
10.Copy
(TheMFC4550hasseparatekeys
forEnlargeandReduce.)This
Enlarge/Reducekeywillreduce
orenlargecopiesdependingonthe
ratioyouselect:200%,150%,125%,
120%,100%,93%,87%,75%,and
50%.YoucanalsousetheAuto
Reductionfunctiontohavethe
machineautomaticallycalculate
thereductionratiothatfitsthe
sizeofyourrecordingpaper.(See
Pressthiskeytomakea
11.Sort
(Onlyfor6550MC/7550MC)
Thiskeyisusedtocopyoriginal
multiplepagescopiedinorder.
12.Photo
This key is used to copy
1-3
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b ONE-TOUCH, PRINTER AND COPY AREA
MFC 7550MC
13.On/OffLine
14.Stop
Thiskeyisusedtoturnthe
printeronline(readytoreceive
PCdata)andoffline(notreadyto
receivePCdata)alternately.
Whentheprinterisonline,the
LCD displays ONLINE. (See
Thiskeystopsafax,cancelsan
operation,orexitsfromfunction
15.Start
Usethiskeytostartanoperation,
suchassendingafax.(Seepage
16.FF/Cont
L
Speaker
H
b
When the LCD shows
REMAINED DATA, you
canpressthiskeytoprint
thedatathatisinthe
memory.Also,itclears
some operation and
machineerrors.(Seepage
01
13
02
14
03
15
On/Off
Line
Record
Erase
Stop
Play
Photo
Sort
04
16
05
17
06
18
FF/Cont
07
19
08
20
09
21
Test/
Reset
Enlarge/
Reduce
Start
10
22
11
23
12
24
Print
Priority
Shift
Copy
17.Test/Reset
Thiskeyisusedtoprintatestpage.Whenitispressed
togetherwithShift,itclearsdatafromtheprinter
memory,cancelsanerrorstatus,andthenresetsand
18.PrintPriority
Whenthiskeyispressedallfaxeswillbereceivedintomemorywithoutfirst
printingandcanbeprintedlater.Thiskeyalsoincreasesthememoryavailable
forprintingwithoutdecreasingmemoryavailableformemorytransmissionand
1-4
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THECONTROLPANELKEYS
c LCD & USER SETUP AREA
Ifrmation
MFC 7550MC
19.Z(LeftArrow)
20.X(RightArrow)
ThiskeymovestheLCDcursorto
theleft. Italsoallowsyoutoback
up one step when you are in
ThiskeymovestheLCDcursorto
theright,anditalsoletsyou
advanceonestepwhenyouarein
21.LiquidCrystalDisplay
22.Clear
TheLCDdisplaysmessagesthat
willhelpyousetupandoperate
your machine (On-Screen
Programming), theupperrow
showsfaxandcopystatusandthe
lower row shows printer and
Thiskeydeletesentereddata
orbacksuponestepinfunction
c
MFC 7550MC
Vo
status
status
Set
Function
Clear
Tel-
23.Set
24.Function
Thiskeyisusedforstoringa
functionsettingintothemachine.
Thiskeyaccessesthefunctionand
programmingmode (OSP),soyou
canaltervarioussettings.(See
1-5
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c LCD & USER SETUP AREA
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25.Mode
26.SuperQ.Scan
Thiskeyisusedtospecify
howthemachineshould
handleincomingcalls.
Thiskeyenablesyoutoscaninyour
originalsattwicethenormalspeed,by
storingtheminthememorybeforeactual
pressed,Broadcastingisavailable.(See
pressedtogetherwithShift, Multi
Transmissionisavailable.(Seepage
27.Resolution
Thiskeyisusedto
settheresolution
requirementswhen
sendingafax.(See
Also,youcangraduallydecreasethespeaker
volumeforthecurrentcallbypressingthis
key(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC).
c
Fine
Fax
Fax
F/T
Photo
SIX IN ONE
SCANNER
status
S.Fine
FAX
PRINTER
COPIER
PC FAX
MESSAGE CENTER
Super
Resolution
Mode
Coverpage
Help
H
Q.Scan
L
Speaker
28.Coverpage
29.Help
Thiskeyisusedtosenda
CoverPageasthefirst
pageofafaxtransmission.
Pressthiskeywheneveryouwantaquick
referenceHelpListprinted. ThisHelpList
willgiveyouinformationonhowtoperform
settingsforafunction,howtoregister
information,orhowtogetbasicinformation.
Also,youcangraduallyincreasethespeaker
volumeforthecurrentcallbypressingthis
key(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC).
1-6
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THECONTROLPANELKEYS
d MESSAGE CENTER AREA
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
Ifrmation
MFC 7550MC
30.VoiceandFax
IndicatorLights
Theselightstellyouwhethervoice
ordocumentmessagesarestoredin
d
Fine
Fax
F/T
Voice
Fax
Photo
S.Fine
SIX IN ONE
SCANNER
status
FAX
PRINTER
COPIER
PC FAX
MESSAGE CENTER
Super
Tel-index
Resolution
Mode
Coverpage
Help
H
Q.Scan
L
Speaker
Erase
d
01
13
02
14
03
15
On/Off
Line
Record
Play
Photo
31.Record
Usethiskeytorecordoutgoing
voicemessages,memoandvoice
alarmmessagesintoyourMFC.
32.Erase
33.Play
Thiskeyerasesvoiceorfax
messagesstoredinyourfax
Usethiskeytolistento
incomingvoicemessages,
outgoingvoicemessages,
memos and voice alarm
messagesstoredinyourMFC.
1-7
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HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY
2.HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY
User-friendlyProgramming
WehavedesignedyourMFCwithon-screenprogrammingandaHelp key,user-
friendlyprogrammingthathelpsyoutakefulladvantageofallthefunctionsyour
machinehastooffer.
SinceyourMFCprogrammingisdoneontheLCD,wecreatedstep-by-stepon-screen
promptmessagestohelpyouprogramyourmachine. Allyouhavetodoisfollowthe
promptinstructionsastheyguideyouthroughthefunctionmenuselectionsand
programmingoptionsandsettings.
UsingtheFunctionModetoAccessOn-screenProgramming(OSP)
PressFunction
ENTER NO. & SET
FAX MENU
PRINTER MENU
(Only for MFC
6550MC/7550MC)
Press1.
Press2.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
*
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
1.PRINT OPTIONS
2.RESET PRINTER
2.CANCEL JOB
3.PRINT REPORTS
*MFC4550doesnotdisplay“2.PRINTER”.
4.SET AUTO DIAL
5.USER OPTIONS
6.TEL OPTIONS
7.SETUP SYSTEM
8.SETUP MSG CTR
0.INTERRUPT
NOTE:WhenyouareusingtheMFCasa
printer,youcannotaccessthePrinter
Menufunctions.
(InmodelMFC4550,Function8indicates
REMOTE FAX OPT instead of SETUP MSG
CTR.)
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HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY
YoucanaccesstheFunctionmodebypressingFunctionandwaitingfortwoseconds.
ThenselectFAXorPRINTERbypressing1or2.(TheMFC4550doesnothavethis
Ifrmation
WhenyouenterFunctionmode,yourmachinewilldisplayalistofLevelOne
asseenonthepreviouspage.
Thesefunctionoptionswillappearoneaftertheotheronthedisplay.Youcanthen
chooseoneoftheseoptionsbypressingSetwhentheoptionyouwantappearsonthe
LCD.
YoucanalsomovethroughthefunctionmenuoptionsatafasterratebypressingX
theoptionyouwant,pressSet.
AfteryouselecteitherFAXMENUorPRINTERMENU,youcansimplypressthe
LevelOneFunctionnumber,thenpresstheLevelTwoFunctionnumberassociated
HelpfulHints
Ifyouwanttoexitfunctionmode,simplypressStop.Ifyouselected
thewrongmenuandwanttoreturntothepreviousstep,press
Clear.
AlternatingDisplaysforOn-screenProgramming(OSP)
Whenyouseealternatingdisplays,theLCD
SPEAKER:HIGH
willusuallyalternatebetweenthecurrently
selectedoption,andahelpmessagegiving
briefinstructionsonhowtoproceed.The
exampleshowsthecurrentspeakervolume
ishighandpromptsyoutouseZ(left
arrow)andX(rightarrow)tochangethe
setting,andthentopressSettostoreit.
ALTERNATE
SELECT { } & SET
FunctionSelectionTable
IfyouhaveabasicunderstandingofhowtoprogramyourMFC,youcanperformmost
oftheprogrammingsettingswithouttheOwner’sManual. Tohelpyouunderstand
thefunctionselections,options,andsettingsthatarefoundinyourMFCprograms,
wehavethefollowingFunctionSelectionTable.
ReadthroughthistabletogainabasicunderstandingofwhatyournewMulti-
FunctionCentercando,andthenthenextsectionwillbegininstructingyouhowto
useOn-ScreenProgramming.
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HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY
<1. FAX MENU FUNCTIONS>
Level one
function
Level two
function
Factory
setting
Explanation of Options
Page
UseTIMERtosendyourdocumentsata
latertime.
1. TIMER
Pollingistheprocessofretrievingfaxes
fromanothermachine.ON/OFF
2. POLLING
OFF 5-24~25
Youcansendafaxandthentalktothe
recipient using the CALL RESERVE
function.ON/OFF.
3. CALL
RESERVE
Therearethreetypesofcontrastsettings.
UsuallytheAUTOsettingisacceptable.
Butifyouwanttosendorcopyan
especiallylightordarkdocument,you
shouldchangethissetting.
1. TEMP.
(TEMPORARY)
SETTINGS
4. CONTRAST
AUTO: Default is AUTO. Contrast
settingalwaysrevertstoAUTO
afteronetransmission.
S.LIGHT:Tosendverylightdocuments.
S.DARK:Tosendverydarkdocuments.
Ifyouneed tosendasetoforiginalsat
variousresolutions,thisfunctionwill
allowyoutosettherequiredresolution
pagebypage.(Ifalldocumentsarethe
sameresolution,usetheResolutionkey.
Seepage1-6#27.)
STAN-
5. RESOLUTION
DARD
STANDARD/FINE/S. FINE/PHOTO
If you have trouble when sending
overseas,youmaywanttosetOVERSEAS
MODE to ON.
6. OVERSEAS
MODE
OFF
ON/OFF
Ifyouwishtocancelajobthathasbeen
setwiththetimer,apolledjobetc.,use
thisfunction.
2. CANCEL
JOB
Youcanprintseveraldifferentlistsand
reports,whichareavailableunder
functionitem3.PRINTREPORTS.
3. PRINT
REPORTS alistofreports.
Seepage11-1for
Ifyouregisternamesandnumberson
One-Touchdialkeys,youcandiala
numberautomaticallyjustbypressinga
One-Touchkey.(Max.of24locations)
4. SETAUTO
DIAL
1. ONE-TOUCH
DIAL
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HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY
Level one
function
Level two
function
Factory
setting
Explanation of Options
Page
Ifrmation
Ifyouregisternamesandnumbersas
Speed-Dialnumbers,youcandiala
numberautomaticallyjustbypressing
Speed-Dialkeyandatwo-digitnumber.
(Max.of36locationsfor4550/6550MC,
100locationsfor7550MC)
2. SPEED-DIAL
4. SETAUTO
DIAL
Thisisusedforsettingupagroupnumber
usedforbroadcasting.
3. SETUP
GROUPS
Smoothingenhancestheappearanceof
incomingfaxes.
IfyousetSMOOTHINGtoON,youwill
receivemessageswiththesmoothing
enhancement.
1. SMOOTHING
2. BEEPER
O N
LOW
OFF
ON/OFF
Youcanadjustthevolumeofthebeeper
withthisfunction.
OFF/LOW/HIGH
IfyousetCOVERPAGEtoON,youcan
sendyourdocumentswithaCoverPage
generatedbyyourmachine.Whenthe
COVERPAGE setting is ON, you can
selectaCoverPagecomment.
3. COVERPG
ON/OFF
ON/OFF
If you set ERROR RE-TRANSMISSION
toON,themachineautomaticallyresends
thepageonceanerroroccurs.
ON/OFF
5. USER
OPTIONS
4. ERRORRE-TX
OFF 5-26~27
Youcanavoidhavingyourincomingdata
separatedbyprintingareducedcopyof
methodsareAUTOorFixedratio:
AUTO/100%/93%/87%/75%
Youcanselectoneof3sizesofrecording
paper.TheMFCautomaticallywilladjust
thesizeoftheincomingfaxdocumentor
originaldocumentsothatitfitsthepaper
sizeyouhaveselected.
6. RCDPAPER
LETTER
OFF
LETTER/LEGAL/A4
Youcanextendthelifeofthetonerby
conservingitsuse.
ON/OFF
7. TONERSAVE
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Level one
function
Level two
function
Factory
setting
Explanation of Options
Page
Thismodereducesthepowerconsumption
whenthemachineisidle.Thetimeperiod
beforethemachinedropsintothemodeis
userselectable.
8. SLEEPMODE
00MIN 2-12~13
5. USER
OPTIONS
YoucanadjustPrintDensitywiththis
function.
9. PRINT
DENSITY
Therearetwodifferentdialtypesand
youmustselectthetypeofsignalsuitable
foryourtelephoneline.
TONE
1. TONE/PULSE
2. RINGDELAY
TONE/PULSE
Thisisthenumberofringsbeforethe
machineanswersthecallwheninF/Tor
FaxMode.
2
0/1/2/3/4rings
Youcanadjustthespeakervolumewith
thisfunction.
OFF/LOW/HIGH
3. SPEAKER
VOLUME
6. TEL
OPTIONS
F/T RING TIME sets the time for
simulatedringinginF/Tmode.
10/20/30/60seconds
4. F/TRING
TIME
20
ThesettingsareOFF/LOW/HIGH.
5. RINGVOLUME
Ifyouhavedistinctiveringingservice
fromyourphonecompany,youcanuse
thisfunctiontoregistertheringing
patternofyourfaxnumber.Andifyouset
ittoON,youcanusetheregistered
numberasafaxnumberonly.
6. DISTINCTIVE
OFF 6-25~27
OFF/ON/SET
Youcandisplaythelast30CallerIDs
thatarestoredinthememory.
7. CALLERID
1. DATE/TIME
Ifyouenterthedateandtimein24-hour
format,theLCDwilldisplaythedateand
timeandtheywillbeprintedonoutgoing
faxes.
00:00
7. SETUP
SYSTEM
Ifyoufrequentlyhavedelayedjobs,all
forexecutionatsametimeeachday,you
canprogramthattime.Onceyouregister
it,youdonothavetoenterthattime,just
setTimerTransmissionintemporary
settings.
2. DAILYTIMER
00:00
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Level one
function
Level two
function
Factory
setting
Explanation of Options
Page
Ifrmation
Youcanselectthetimeintervalatwhich
theactivityreportisprinted.
6/12/24hours,2/4/7days,OFF
3. INTERVAL
OFF
Youcanenteryournameorcompany
name,faxnumberandtelephonenumber
in STATIONID.
Itisprintedatthetopofeachpageof
everyoutgoingfax.Itisalsoprintedon
theautomaticCoverPage.
4. STATIONID
IfyouenteraREMOTECODE,youcan
activateordeactivatethemachinefroma
remotetelephone.
O N
*51(ACT.)
#51(DEACT.)
5. REMOTE
CODE
7. SETUP
SYSTEM
ON/OFF
Youcanregisteryourowntwocustom
commentsontheCoverPage.
6. SET
COVERPAGE
Limitsfaxreceivingtoonlyfromafax
numberstoredasoneofyourOne-Touch
numbers.
7. SET
PASSWORD
OFF
ON/OFF
Seethe
Multi-
Whenyouusetheapplicationsoftware
includedintotheMFC,youcanselectif
Function
LinkPro
Manual
8. MFLINK
yourPCconnectedtoyourMFCwill O N
receivevoiceandfaxmessages.
ON/OFF
Youcanstoretheincomingfaxmessages
inthememory. Thenyoucanusethe
convenientremotecontrolfunctions.
1. FAXSTORAGE
OFF
ON/OFF
YoucanchooseeitherPAGING,FAX
FORWARDING or OFF. PAGING ON
willcausetheMFCtopageyouwhenit
receives a fax message. FAX
FORWARDING ON will cause the MFC
tosendanystoredfaxesthatarereceived
toanotherpredeterminedfaxnumber.
OFF/FAX FORWARD/PAGING
2. FAXFWD/
PAGING
8.REMOTE
FAXOPT
(Onlyfor
MFC4550)
YoucanregistertheREMOTEACCESS
CODE(3digits)allowingyouremotely
operate the machine. (Example:
Retrievinganincomingfaxmessage)
3. REMOTE
ACCESS
159*
Youcanprintincomingfaxesthatwere
storedinmemory.
4. PRINTFAX
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Level one
function
Level two
function
Factory
setting
Explanation of Options
Page
YoucanselecttheMessageStorageofthe
machineinMessageCentermode.
FAX:ON/OFF, VOICE:ON/EXT/OFF
FAX:OFF
VOICE:ON
1. MSG
STORAGE
Youcansetthemachinetoprintabackup
copyoffaxesthatarereceivedintothe
MessageCentermemory.
2. BACKUPPRINT
ON/OFF
YoucanchooseeitherPAGING,FAX
FORWARDING or OFF. PAGING ON
willcausetheMFCtopageyouwhenit
receives a fax message. FAX
FORWARDING ON will cause the MFC
tosendanystoredfaxesthatarereceived
toanotherpredeterminedfaxnumber.
OFF/FAX FORWARD/PAGING
3. FAXFWD/
PAGING
OFF 9-21~23
YoucanregisteraREMOTEACCESSID
(3digits)allowingyoutoremotelyoperate
theMFC.(Example:Retrievingan
incomingfaxmessage.)
4. REMOTE
ACCESS
159*
30
8.SETUP
MSGCTR
(Onlyfor
MFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
Thisisthemaximumlengthofvoice
informationinMessageCenter,Memos
andVoiceAlarmrecordings.
5. ICMMAX.TIME
6. OGM
20/25/30/35/40/45/50/55/60seconds
The machine has two types of OGM
(OutgoingMessages)forMSGCTRand
FAX/TELswitch.Afterselectingthe
messagetype,youcanplay,recordor
erase.
MSG
CTR
OGM
Youcanprintincomingfaxesthatwere
storedinMSGCTRmemory.
7. PRINTFAX
IfyousetPLAYINGOGMtoON,Message
CenterOGM,orF/TOGMisreplayedif
youchangethereceivingmodetoMessage
CenterorF/Trespectively.
8. PLAYINGOGM
O N
ON/OFF
IfyousetTOLLSAVERtoON,youcan
checkifamessagewasreceivedbythe
RingDelay.TollSaveroverridestheRing OFF
9. TOLLSAVER
Delaysetting.
ON/OFF
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HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY
Level one
function
Level two
function
Factory
setting
Explanation of Options
Page
Ifrmation
Youcansendafaxwithoutcancelingthe
TimerorPolledWaiting,evenifthereare
documentsinthefeeder,by“interrupting”
it.
0.INTERRUPT
<2. PRINTER MENU FUNCTIONS> (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
Level one
function
Level two
function
Factory
setting
Explanation of Options
Page
Youcanprintresidentfontstocheckand
confirmfonttypes.
1. INTERNAL
FONT
1. PRINT
OPTIONS
Printersettingsandstatusarelisted
here.
2. CONFIGURATION
1. FACTORYSET
Youcanrestorefactorydefaultsettings
andtemporarysettingsfortheprinter
backtofactorydefaultsettings.
2. RESET
PRINTER
IfyousetHEXDUMPMODE,allthePC
dataisprintedinhexadecimal.
2. HEXDUMP
MODE
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HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY
UsingtheHelpKey
PressthiskeytoprintaquickreferenceHelpList.TheHelpListwilltellyouhowto
performsettingsforafunction,howtoregisterinformationor,howtogetbasic
informationforsendingorreceivingfaxes,copyingandprinting.Whenyoudon’thave
theowner’smanualwithyouorwhenyouwantsomeinformationquickly,youcan
pressHelptogetalistofbasicoperatingprocedures.
HowtoPrintaHelpList
PressHelptogetaprintoutoftheHelpList. Useitwhenyouneedinformationabout
howtoregisterorsetoneofthefunctions,howtosendorreceivefaxes,howtocopy
orprint.Youcanrequestaprintoutwheneverthemachinemeetsthefollowing
conditions:
-whiletheLCDdisplaysthedateandtime.
-whilethemachineistimerwaiting.
-whilethemachineispolled/pollingwaiting.
-whilethemachineisatleveloneortwoofthefunctionmenu.
-whileyouareusingthephone.
-YoucannotprinttheHelpListwhiletheMFCisprintingthedatafromthe
PC.
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HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY
HowtoEnterTextinFunctionMode
Numberkeyshavethreeorfourlettersprintedabovethem. Thefollowingkeys“0”,
“1”,“#”and“*”havenoprintedletters.
Ifrmation
ABC
2
DEF
3
1
GHI
4
JKL
MNO
5
TUV
8
6
WXYZ
9
PQRS
7
0
#
*
Bypressingtheappropriatenumberkeythecorrectnumberoftimes,you
canaccessthecharacteryouwant.Whenyouaresettingcertainfunctions,such
astheStationID,youwillhavetoentertextintoyourmachine.
Key
once
twice threetimes fourtimes fivetimes
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
D
G
J
M
P
T
W
B
E
H
K
N
Q
U
X
C
F
I
L
O
R
V
Y
2
3
4
5
6
S
8
Z
A
D
G
J
M
7
T
9
Let’ssaythatyouwanttoentertheinitials“BR”.Followtheexampleonthenextpage.
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KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
NAME:
ENTER & SET
NAME:B
1. Press2 twicetoentertheletterB.
2. Press7 threetimestoentertheletterR.
3. PressSet.
NAME:BR
FORYOURINFORMATION
1. Ifyouwanttoenterablankspace,pressX(rightarrow)twice.
2. Ifyouenteredaletterincorrectlyandwanttochangeit,youcanuseZ
(leftarrow)tomovethecursorback.Whenyoureachtheletter,youcan
enteranewoneinit’splace.Youcanonlyoverwriteletters,notinsert
them,soyoumayhavetogobackandoverwritealotoflettersifyou
forgettoenteraletter.
3. Ifyouhavetoenteracharacterthatisassignedtothesamenumberkey
asthepreviouscharacter,pressX(rightarrow)tomovethecursorto
theright.
HowtoEnterSpecialCharacters,SymbolsandPunctuationMarks
inFunctionMode
0 key-------- ÄËÖÜÀÇÈÉ0
*key ------- (space)!”#$%&’()*+,-./
# key-------- :;<=>?@[]^_
The“0”keycontainsalltheaccentedcharacters.The“*”andthe“#”keyareusedfor
punctuationmarksandsymbols.Let'ssaythatyouwanttoentertheSymbol“&”.
Followtheexampleonthenextpage.
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HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
NAME:JAMES _
Ifrmation
1. Press*toshowalistofcharacters.
2. Press*,*,*,*,*,*(6times).
3. PressX(rightarrow).
MARK-_!”#$%&’()*
MARK- !”#$%&’()*
NAME:JAMES &_
HowtoSettheSleepTime
ThesleepmodereducesthepowerconsumptionwhentheMFCisidle.Thetime
periodbeforethemachinedropsintosleepmodeisuserselectable.
Youcanselectthetimeperiodbeforethemachinedropsintosleepmodefrom00to
99minutesbyusingthenumberkeys.
Thesleeptimerisautomaticallyresetwhenafaxisreceived,theMFCstartstocopy,
ortheMFCisreceivingPCdata. Thefactorysettingis0minute.
Usethefollowingsequencetosetthesleeptime.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
01/01/1997 00:00
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
5.USER OPTIONS
4. Press5.
5. Press8.
8.SLEEP MODE
SLEEP TIME:00MIN
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6. Entersleeptime(00to99)byusing
numberkeys.
SLEEP TIME:05MIN
8.SLEEP MODE
Example:05.
7. PressSet.
8. PressStoptoexit.
NOTICE
-SleepModeisactivatedwhentheheaterstops.However,thecoolingfan
willcontinuetorununtilthemachinehascooleddown.Theactualtime
beforethefanstopswillvarydependinguponoperatingconditions.
-Itwilltakeapproximately12to30secondsforthemachinetowarmup
fromthesleepmodebeforeyoucanstartprintingorcopying.TheLCDwill
showWARMINGUPduringthistime.Whenitisreadyitwillautomatically
startthelastjobyouhaveentered.
NOTE:Thecoolingfanwillcontinuetorununtilthetemperatureofthe
machinereachesacertainlevel.Evenaftertheheaterstops,the
machinewillhavetowarmupbeforecopyingandprinting.
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TELEPHONEFUNCTIONSETTINGS
3.TELEPHONEFUNCTIONSETTINGS
ThischapterisincludedinboththeSetupManualandthisOperationsManual.Ifyou
readtheSetupManualfirst,youmayhavecompletedthesefunctionsettingsalready.
Therearesomesettings,suchasthedateandtime,youshouldsetonyourmachine
beforeyoubeginusingit.Onceentered,thesesettingswillremaininthemachine
untilyouchangethem.YoucanbegincustomizingthesettingsbypressingFunction
onthecontrolpanel.ThisactivatesthefunctionmodeandOn-ScreenProgramming
prompts.Youcancompleteavarietyofsettingsinthismode.
Ifrmation
SettingtheDialingMode(Tone/Pulse)
Yourmachinesupportsbothtone(multi-frequency)andpulse(rotary)dialing.Itis
initiallysettoTONE,soyoudonothavetochangethesettingifyouusethatkindof
line.Ifyouareusingapulsedialline,youcanchangethesettingtoPULSEby
followingthestepsbelow:
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
01/01/1997 00:00
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press6.
6.TEL OPTIONS
1.TONE/PULSE
DIALING:TONE
SELECT { } & SET
DIALING:PULSE
5. Press1.
Aftertwosecondsyouwillbepromptedto
selectpulseortone.
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tofindthedialingmodethatmatches
yourtelephoneline.
Example:PULSE.
1.TONE/PULSE
7. PressSet.
8. PressStoptoreturntothedateandtime.
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TELEPHONEFUNCTIONSETTINGS
SettingtheDateandTime
Yourmachineshowsthedateandtimeonthedisplayandprintsitoneveryfaxpage
yousend.Youcansetthedateandtimeinfunctionmode.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
01/01/1997 00:00
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press7.
7.SETUP SYSTEM
1.DATE/TIME
5. Press1.
ENTER YEAR:XX
ENTER YEAR:96
ENTER MONTH:XX
ENTER MONTH:09
ENTER DAY:XX
ENTER DAY:12
ENTER TIME:XX:XX
ENTER TIME:15:25
1.DATE/TIME
6. Enterthelasttwodigitsoftheyear.
Example:96.
7. Entertwodigitsforthemonth.(JAN=
01,OCT=10,etc.)
Example:09.
8. Entertwodigitsfortheday.
Example:12.
9. Enterthetimein24-hourformat.
Example:15:25(3:25P.M.).
10. Waitfortwoseconds.
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
11.PressStoptoexitandtoviewthenew
dateandtime.
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TELEPHONEFUNCTIONSETTINGS
SettingtheStationID
TheStationIDisforidentificationpurposes.Hereyoucanstoreyourname,fax
number,andtelephonenumber.Yourmachineprintsthisinformationonthe
electronicCoverPageandeveryfaxpageyousend.
Ifrmation
•ThetelephonenumberthatyoustoredaboveisusedonlyfortheCallBackMessage
andtheCoverPagefeatures.
•Ifyoudonotenterafaxnumber,noadditionalinformationcanbeentered.
•Whenyouwanttoenteraspace,useX(rightarrow).Youcanbackuptotypeover
mistakesbyusingtheZ(leftarrow).
•IfStationIDhasbeenprogrammed,thenafterStep5thenamewillbedisplayed
withtheprompt“1”tochange“2”toexit. Press“1”tochangeinformation.Press“2”
toexitfromthefunction.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press7.
7.SETUP SYSTEM
4.STATION ID
FAX:
5. Press4.
Youwillbepromptedtoenteryourfax
number.
ENTER & SET
FAX:4155554444_
TEL:
6. Enteryourfaxnumber(upto20digits).
Example:4155554444.
7. PressSet.
Youwillbepromptedtoenteryour
telephonenumber.
ENTER & SET
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8. Enteryourtelephonenumber(upto20
digits).
TEL:4155554445_
If your telephone number and fax
numbersharethesameline,enterthe
samenumberagain.
Example:4155554445.
9. PressSet.
NAME:
Youwillbepromptedtoenteryour name
orcompany’sname.
ENTER & SET
NAME:BROTHER
10.Enteryournamebyusingthenumber
keys(upto20characters).
Example:BROTHER.
Bypressingtheappropriatenumberkey
thecorrectnumberoftimes,youcan
accessthecharacteryouwant.For
example,press2twicetoenterB.
Refertothesection“HowtoEnterTextin
11. PressSettoconfirmtheentry.
4.STATION ID
12. PressStoptoreturntothedateandtime.
NOTICE
TheTelephoneConsumerProtectionAct.of1991makesitunlawfulforany
persontouseacomputerorelectronicdevicetosendanymessageviaa
telephonefaxmachineunlesssuchmessagesclearlycontaininamarginat
thetoporbottomofeachtransmittedpageoronthefirstpageofthe
transmission,thedateandtimeitissentandanidentificationofthe
businessorotherentity,orotherindividualsendingthemessageandthe
telephonenumberofthesendingmachinesorsuchbusiness,otherentity,
orindividual.
Toprogramthisinformationintoyourmachine,completethestepsonthe
previouspage.
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TELEPHONEFUNCTIONSETTINGS
SettingtheBeeperVolumeLevel
IfthebeepersettingisLOWorHIGH,itwill“beep”everytimeyoupressakey,make
anerror,orattheendofsendingorreceivingafax.
Ifrmation
TheinitialsettingonyourmachineforthebeeperisLOW.Ifyoudonotwantthe
beeperon,selectOFF,andifyouwantitloud,selectHIGH.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press5.
5.USER OPTIONS
2.BEEPER
5. Press2.
BEEPER:LOW
SELECT { } & SET
BEEPER:OFF
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
untilyougetthesettingyouwant.
Example:OFF.
7. PressSet.
2.BEEPER
8. PressStoptoreturntothedateandtime.
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TELEPHONEFUNCTIONSETTINGS
StoringtheOne-TouchDialNumbers
YoucandialnumbersautomaticallybystoringtelephoneorfaxnumbersasOne-
Touchdialnumbers.Youcanalsostorenameswiththenumberssowhenyoucall,you
canverifythedestinationbythenameonthedisplay.Youcanstoreamaximumof
24numbers. Toaccessnumbers13to24,holddowntheShiftkey. Forexample,One-
Touchlocation“13”isaccessedbypressingShiftandthe“01”One-Touchkey
simultaneously. HereishowtostoreatelephonenumberasaOne-Touchdial
number:
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press4.
4.SET AUTO DIAL
1.ONE-TOUCH DIAL
SELECT ONE-TOUCH
*05:
5. Press1.
6. PresstheOne-Touchkeywhereyouwant
tostoreanumber.
Example:One-Touch05.
ENTER & SET
Note:TheOne-Touchkeysarenotthe
numberkeys.
7. Enteranumber(upto20digits).
Example:14155551212.
*05:14155551212_
NAME:
8. PressSet.
Youthenwillbepromptedtoenterthe
nameorcompanyassociatedwiththis
number.
ENTER & SET
NAME:NJ OFFICE
9. Enterthenamebyusingthenumber
keys(upto15characters).
Example:NJOFFICE.
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10. PressSet.
TYPE:FAX
Ifrmation
SELECT { } & SET
11.Selectthetypeofnumber(FAX,TEL,
F/T,CHAIN)byusingZ(leftarrow)or
X(rightarrow)todisplaythetypeyou
want.
TYPE:FAX
Example:FAX.
12. PressSet.
SELECT ONE-TOUCH
13. ReturntoStep6toenteranothernumber,
orpressStoptoreturntothedateand
time.
HelpfulHInts
Ifyoumustwaitforadialtonetoaccessanoutsideline,inserta
pausebypressingtheRedial/Pausekey.WhenyoupressRedial/
Pause,adash“-”willappearonthedisplay.Bystoringthenumbers
withapause,youcancreateadelayof3.5seconds.
StoringtheSpeed-DialNumbers
WhenyoustoreaphoneorfaxnumberasaSpeed-Dialnumber,youmustenteratwo-
digitnumber,from01to00(00=100)for7550MCandfrom01to36for4550/6550MC
usingthenumberkeys.Forexample,youcannotenter“5”.Youmustenter“05”.You
canstoreasmanyas100numbers(7550MC),36numbers(4550/6550MC)asSpeed-
Dialnumbers.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press4.
4.SET AUTO DIAL
2.SPEED-DIAL
SPEED-DIAL? #_
5. Press2.
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6. Usethenumberkeystoenteratwo-digit
SPEED-DIAL? #05
#05:
number.
Example:05.
ENTER & SET
#05:5555151_
NAME:
7. Enterthenumber(upto20digits).
Example:5555151.
8. PressSet.
Youwillbepromptedtoenterthename
orcompanyassociatedwiththisnumber.
ENTER & SET
NAME:MANCHESTER
9. Usethenumberkeystoenteraname(up
to15characters).
Example: MANCHESTER.
10. PressSet.
TYPE:FAX
SELECT { } & SET
TYPE:TEL
11.Selectthetypeofnumber(FAX,TEL,
F/T,CHAIN)byusingZ(leftarrow)or
X(rightarrow)todisplaythetypeyou
want.
12. PressSet.
SPEED-DIAL? #_
13.YouarereadytoenteranotherSpeed-
Dialnumber.OrpressStoptoreturnto
thedateandtime.
HelpfulHints • PrinttheAllDialListtomakesureyouhavestoredthecorrect
numbers.(Seepage11-5.)Thislistwillcontainthetypeofnumber:
FAX,TEL,F/T,orCHAIN.
• Evenifthereisalossofelectricalpoweroryouunplugyour
machine, thetelephoneandfaxnumbersyouhavestored
willnotbelost.
• IfyourmachineisconnectedtoaPBX,youmustinsertanadditional
numberbeforeeachfaxortelephonenumbertoaccessanoutside
line.
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TELEPHONEFUNCTIONSETTINGS
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
WhenYouWishtoChangetheStoredOne-TouchandSpeed-Dial
Numbers(DuringStep6onPage3-6,8)
Ifrmation
WhenyouaccessthefunctionforaOne-TouchkeyorSpeed-Dialnumber,
thatisalreadyinuse,youwillbeaskedifyouwishtochangeitortoexit
andselectadifferentOne-TouchorSpeed-Dialnumber.Thisdisplaydoes
notappeariftheOne-TouchkeyorSpeed-Dialnumberyouchoseisnot
assigned.
1.Press1toassignanewnumbertotheOne-TouchkeyorSpeed-Dial
number,orpress2tochooseadifferentOne-TouchkeyorSpeed-Dial
number.
*05:NJ OFFICE
1.CHANGE
2.EXIT
2.Ifyouarereplacinganexistingnumberwithanewone,theoldnumber
andnamewillappearinthedisplay.PressCleartoerasetheoldnumber
andname.Then,enterthenewnumberandnameandpressSettostore
theentry.
MemoryStorage/TemporaryBatteryBackUp
Yourmachineisequippedwithaninternalbatterythatwillkeepthedate
andtimeinformationforuptotwohoursafterpowerhasbeencutoff.After
thattime,thedateandtimewillbelostandyouwillhavetoreenterthe
information.AllothersettingsintheSETAUTODIAL,USER OPTIONS
andwillberetainedevenintheeventofapowerfailure.However,thedata
storedinthememoryduringOut-of-PaperReceptionandMemory
Transmissionwillbelostwhenthepowerisdisconnected.
SettingUpNumberGroupsforBroadcasting
NumberGroupsallowyoutosendthesamefaxmessagetomanyfaxnumbersby
pressingonlyoneOne-Touchkey.(ThisiscalledBroadcasting.)Youmuststoreeach
faxnumberfirstasaOne-TouchorSpeed-Dialnumber.Thenyoucancombinethe
storednumbersintoaGroup.
Youcanhaveupto6smallerGroups(eachgroupusesaOne-Touchkey)oryoucan
assignupto123numbers(MFC7550MC),and59numbers(MFC4550/6550MC)if
youwantonelargeGroup.Youcanusethesamestorednumberinseveralgroups.
Groupscanhaveanameupto15characterslong.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press4.
4.SET AUTO DIAL
3.SETUP GROUPS
SELECT ONE-TOUCH
SETUP GROUP:G0
ENTER & SET
SETUP GROUP:G01
G01:
5. Press3.
6. PresstheOne-Touchkeywhereyouwish
tostorethenumber.
Example:select“One-Touch02”asa
group.
7. Aftertwoseconds,enteranumberefor
thegroup,usingthenumberkeys.
Example:1.
ENTER & SET
G01:#03#05*02_
8. EntertheOne-TouchorSpeed-Dial
numbersinthisgroup.
Example:#03,#05,*02.
(Note:PresstheSpeed-Dialkeyand
numberkeysforSpeed-Dialnumbers,
andtheOne-TouchkeysforOne-Touch
numbers.)
9. PressSet.
NAME:
ENTER & SET
NAME:ALL BROTHER
10.Enterthegroup’sname.
Example:ALLBROTHER.
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TELEPHONEFUNCTIONSETTINGS
11. PressSet.
3.SETUP GROUPS
*:One-Touch
#:SpeedDial
12.PressStoptoreturntothedateand
Ifrmation
time.
HelpfulHints
Seepage5-11forBroadcastingprocedure.Youcanprintalistofall
One-TouchnumbersandSpeed-Dialnumbers.Groupnumberswill
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
TypesofNumbers
WhenyoustoreanumberasaOne-TouchorasaSpeed-Dialnumber,you
haveachoiceofchoosingthetypeofnumber.Thereare4options:
1.FAX (Afaxnumber).
2.TEL (Atelephonenumber).
3.F/T (Bothafaxnumberandatelephonenumber)
4.CHAIN (Anumber,usuallyanaccesscode,forchaindialing).
ChainDialing
Chaindialingisusedtostoreaverylongdialingsequence.Youcanspread
thenumberovertwoormorekeysifyouregisterthefirstkey(s)inthe
sequenceastype“Chain”.Chaintellsthesystemthatthedialing
sequenceisnotcompletedandthatthereismoretofollow.Thelast
keyinthesequencemustbeanyotherdialtype(eitherFAX,TELorF/T).
YoucanuseanycombinationofOne-Touch,Speed-Dialandmanually
dialednumbersinachain.
Ifyoumustwaitforanotherdialtoneatanypointinthedialingsequence,
storeapauseatthatpointinthenumberbypressingthePause/Redialkey.
(Ifyouneedapausethatislongerthan3.5seconds,callourFaxDiagnostic
Centerat1-800-284-4329(USA),1-800-853-6660(CANADA)forassistance.)
OnlyonepausecanbestoredineachOne-TouchandSpeed-Dial
number.
Whenyouarereadytodialthechainnumber,simplypressthekeysone
aftertheotherinsequenceandthenpressStartkey.
Chaindialingmakesusingaccesscodeseasy.Sometimesyoumaywantto
choosefromamongseverallong-distancecarrierswhenyoumakeacall;
ratesmayvarydependinguponthetimeanddestination.Totakeadvantage
oflowrates,youcanstoretheaccesscodeofalong-distancecarrierasyou
wouldaregularnumberandregisteritasa“chain”number.Thentodial,
pressthis(accesscode)numberfollowedbytheregularnumberandStart
key.
Youcansetupchaindialingforphone/creditcardnumbers,thesameway.
However, when using chain dialing, do NOT send a cover page
becauseyourcreditcardnumberwillbeonit.
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USINGTHEUNITASATELEPHONE
4.USINGTHEUNITASATELEPHONE
Yourmachinecanbeusedtomakeregulartelephonecalls. Youcandialnumbers
manually,bypressingthenumberkeys,orbyusingOne-TouchorSpeed-Dialing.
Manual Dialing
1.Pickupthehandset,orpressHook.
2.Whenyouhearadialtone,youcanbegindialingbypressingthenumberkeys.
3.IfyouusedHooktodial,pickupthehandsetwhenthecallisanswered.
One-TouchDialing
1.Pickupthehandset,orpressHook.
2.Whenyouhearadialtone,presstheOne-Touchkey.
3.IfyouusedHook,pickupthehandsetwhenthecallisanswered.
IfyoutrytouseaOne-Touchnumberthathasnotbeenstoredonthekeyyoupressed,
youwillhearawarningsoundandthedisplaywillsay,NOTREGISTERED. The
displaywillreturntonormalafter2seconds.
SpeedDialing
1.PickupthehandsetorpressHook.
2.Whenyouhearadialtone,pressSpeed-Dialandthenpressthetwo-digitSpeed-
Dialnumber.
3.IfyouusedHook,pickupthehandsetwhenthecallisanswered.
FORYOURINFORMATION
UsingHold,Pause,#withtheTelephone
-PressRedial/Pausetoinserta3.5secondpausebetweennumbers.
-PressHoldtoputacallonhold. Youcanreplacethehandsetwithout
disconnectingthecall. Youmustpickupthemachine’shandsettorelease
thecallfromHold.
-Press#toswitchthedialingtypefrom“pulse”to“tone”temporarily. This
keyalsoisusedforpush-buttonservices,suchasthoseofferedbybanks,
creditcardcompanies,orpagingservices.
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USINGTHEUNITASATELEPHONE
FORYOURINFORMATION
On Hook Dialing
WhenyoumakeacallusingHook,youcanlistentotheotherendthrough
theone-wayspeakerofthemachine,buttheotherpartycannothearyou
unlessyoupickupthehandset. Also,ifyoupressHookagainbeforeyou
pickupthehandset,thecallwillbedisconnected.
SearchingtheTelephoneIndex
Tlphone
OnceyouhavestoredanameandnumberasaOne-TouchnumberorasaSpeed-Dial
number,youcansearchforthatnamealphabeticallyusingtheTelephoneIndex. You
candialanumberdirectlyfromtheTelephoneIndex.
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1. PressTel-Index.
TEL.INDEX
ONLINE
2. Usethenumberkeystoenterthefirst
characterofthestoredname,andpress
Z(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)tofind
thename.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
3. Pickupthehandset,orpressHook.
4. PressStarttobegindialing.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
-Returnthehandsettoitscradleorpress
Hooktocancelthecall.
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SENDING FAXES DOCUMENT BASICS
5.SENDINGFAXES
A) DOCUMENT BASICS
TheSizeofYourDocuments
148mm
216mm (8.5")
208mm (8.2")
216mm (8.5")
(5.8")
4mm
4mm
100mm
(3.9")
Minimum
900mm
(35.4")
Maximum
scanned
(printed)
area
Thesizeofthedocumentsyouwanttosendbyfaxshouldnotbelarger(orsmaller)
thanyourmachinecanaccommodate.Thedocumentsshouldeachbebetween5.8and
8.5inches(148and216mm)wideandbetween3.9and35.4inches(100and900mm)
long.
Themaximumwidthofthescannedarea,thatcanbeprintedontherecordingpaper
oftherecipient’sfax,is8.2inches(208mm).
HowtoInserttheDocument
Tosendafax,firstinsertthedocumentyouwishtosend,facedown,
inthedocumentfeeder.Thetopedgeofthedocumentshouldgoin
first,orthefaxwillbereceivedupsidedown.
Topreventthedocumentfromskewingasitisfed,adjustthepaper
guidestofitthewidthofthedocument.
T O P
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DOCUMENT BASICS
SENDING FAXES
NOTICE
AbouttheDocumentsYouSend...
Donotusedocumentsthatarecurled,wrinkled,folded,ripped,orthat
containstaples,paperclips,paste,ortape.Also,donotusecardboard,
newspaper,orfabric.
curled
folded
staples
tape
NO!
wrinkled
ripped
paper clip
fabric
SedingFAX
The Auto Document Feeder (ADF)
TheAutoDocumentFeeder(ADF)automaticallyfeedsdocuments(upto30pages)
intothemachine,oneatatime.Thethicknessandweightofthedocumentsshould
fallintothefollowingcategories:
Thickness:Foronesheet:2.8x10-3 to4.7x10-3inches(0.07to0.12mm).
Formultiplesheets:2.8x10-3to3.9x10-3inches(0.07to0.10mm).
Weight: Foronesheet:0.07x10-3to0.121x10-3lbs/inch2(52to85g/m2).
Formultiplesheets:0.07x10-3to0.114x10-3lbs/inch2(52to80g/m2).
Asareference,pleasenotethatthepaperusedforthismanualhasthefollowing
thicknessandweight:
Thickness:3.1x10-3 inches(0.08mm)
Weight:0.091x10-3lbs/inch2(64g/m2)
Beforeinsertingdocumentsintothedocumentfeeder,fanthesheetsofpapertomake
surethedocumentsarenotstucktogether. Thentaptheleadingedgeonaflatsurface
soallthepagesareevenwhenplacedinthefeeder. Makesureyoualwaysplacethe
documentsinfacedown.
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SENDING FAXES DOCUMENT BASICS
GettingReadytoSendaFax
SettingtheResolution
Youcanchooseasetting(STANDARD,FINE,SUPERFINE,orPHOTO)forthe
resolutionanytimebeforeyoupressStartorCopy.Youcanchooseasettingby
pressingtheResolutionkey.( meanslightoff. meanslighton.)
Fine
STANDARD
The STANDARD resolution can be used for most
typewrittentext.WhentheSTANDARDsettingison,
bothlightsareoff.
Photo
S.Fine
Transmissionspeedisnormal.
Fine
FINE
TheFINEresolutionisanidealsettingtouseifyouwant
tosenddocumentsthathavesmallprint.Whenthe
FINEsettingison,theFINElightwillbelit.
Photo
S.Fine
TransmissionspeedisslowerthanSTANDARD.
Fine
SUPERFINE
PHOTO
TheSUPERFINEresolutionisagoodsettingtousefor
documentswithverysmallprintorartwork.Whenthe
SUPERFINEsettingison,theS.FINElightwillbelit.
TransmissionspeedisslowerthanFINE.
Photo
S.Fine
Fine
ThePHOTOresolutionisidealforsendingdocuments
thathavevaryingshadesofgray,suchasphotographs.
ThePHOTOsettingisonwhenbothlightsarelit.
TransmissionspeedisslowerthanFINE.
Photo
S.Fine
Tosetdifferentresolutionsforeachpageofamultipagedocument,referto“Multiple
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SENDING FAXES
SettingtheContrast
Themachinehasautomaticcontrastcontrol,butifyouaresendingorcopyinga
documentthatisverylightorverydark,youmaywanttosetthecontrastyourself.
UseSUPERLIGHTtosendaverylightdocument.
UseSUPERDARKtosendaverydarkdocument.
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1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe
feeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep5.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
SedingFAX
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
4. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
5. Press1.
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
4.CONTRAST
6. Press4.
Thedisplaywillalternatemessages.
CONTRAST:AUTO
SELECT { } & SET
CONTRAST:S.LIGHT
7. UseZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectoneofthesettings,AUTO,
S.LIGHT,orS.DARK.
Example:S.LIGHT.
4.CONTRAST
8. PressSet.
FAX: NO. & START
ONLINE
9. PressStoptoexit.
COPY: PRESS COPY
ONLINE
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SENDING FAXES BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS
B) BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS
FORYOURINFORMATION
Sending a Fax
Thereare3basicwaystosendafax:
1)Manualtransmission:
Youcantalkorlistentotheotherpartybeforeyousendafaxbypicking
upthehandsetanddialingthenumber. Aftertheotherpartyhas
finishedtalkingandhaspressedtheStartbutton,youwillbeableto
sendyourfaxbypressingyourStartkeyandplacingthehandsetinits
cradle. (Ifyoucallandallyouhearisthechirpingsoundofamachine,
youcangoaheadandpressyourStartkey,andthenreplacethe
handset.)
2)Automatictransmission:
Youcansendafaxwithoutpickingupthehandsetorwithoutpressing
HookbydialingthefaxnumberandthenpressingStart.
a.One-TouchDialing
PressoneoftheOne-Touchkeys.(Thenumbersmustbestored
b.Speed-Dialing
PressSpeed-Dial,thenusethenumberkeystoenteratwo-digit
number.
Forexample,press“05”for5.(Thenumbersmustbestoredbeforehand.
c. TelephoneIndex
YoucanusetheTel-Indextomaketelephoneorfaxcalls.(Seepage
3)Delayedtransmission:
ItispossibletosenddocumentsatalatertimebyusingtheTIMER
TalkingtotheOtherPartyWhenSendingaFax
Whenyouaresendingafaxmanuallyandyouheartherecipient’svoice
insteadoffaxtones,youcanusethehandsettohaveaconversation.When
orifyouwanttothensendafax,askthepersonontheotherlinetopress
Startonhis/herfaxmachineandwhenyouhearfaxtonesyoucanpress
Starttobeginsendingyourfax.
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BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS
SENDING FAXES
SendingaFaxAutomatically
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1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe
feeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. Enterafaxnumber.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
Example:One-Touchdialing.
DIALING
ONLINE
3. PressStart.
SENDING
ONLINE
P.01
SedingFAX
Sending a Fax Manually
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
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1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe
feeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. PickupthehandsetorpressHookand
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
listenforthedialtone.
PRESS START KEY
ONLINE
3. Enterthefaxnumber.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
Youcanusemanualdialing,One-Touch
dialing,SpeedDialing,orTel-Index.
4. Whenyouhearafaxtone,pressStart.
Yourmachinewillbeginsendingthe
documents.
SENDING
ONLINE
5. Returnthehandsettoitscradle,ifyou
didnotuseHook.
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SENDING FAXES BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS
Automatic and Manual Redialing
Ifanumberyouhavedialedisbusyoryourcalldidnotgothroughforsomeother
reason,youcanredialthatnumber.Therearetwowaystoredial:“automatic”and
“manual.”Automaticredialingcanbeusedonlyforfaxesthatweresentusing
automatictransmission—notfortelephonecalls.TheMFCautomaticallywillredial
thenumber3timesat5minuteintervalsbeforegivingup.Itwillredialthelastdialed
numberwhenyoupressRedial/Pause(manualredialing).
FORYOURINFORMATION
OptionalSettingsWhenYouSendaFaxManually
PrintingPageHeaders
Yourmachinecanprintapageheaderonthetopofeveryfaxyousend.It
isprintedonthereceivingparty’sfaxpaper.Itcontainsthedateandtime
oftransmission,yourfaxnumberandname(StationID),andpagenumber.
OfcourseyoumustregisteryourStationIDbeforehandforthatinformation
Transmission Date and Time
Station ID
Page Number
09/12/1996
15:25
4155554444
BROTHER
PAGE 01
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ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS
SENDING FAXES
C) ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS
SendingaFaxbyUsingSuperQuick-Scan(MemoryTransmission)
Ifyouarefaxingasetofdocumentsthatareconfidentialinnatureoryoujustneed
youroriginaldocumentsbackrightaway,youdonothavetostandatthemachineand
waitforthetransmissionofeachpagetobecompleted.YoucanuseSuperQuick-Scan
inordertogetyouroriginaldocumentsbackbeforetransmission.
KEYSTOPRESS
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1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. PressSuperQ.Scan.
Thedisplaywillindicatehowmuchmemoryis
available.
MEMORY
ONLINE
100%
SedingFAX
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
3. Enterthefaxnumber.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
4. Press Start to begin scanning the
documents into memory. Once
completed,themachinewilldialthe
destination.
MEMORY
ONLINE
100%
FORYOURINFORMATION
If You Get a MEMORY FULL Message When Trying to Send a Fax
byUsingSuperQuick-Scan
Ifthememorybecomesfullwhenscanningpage1andthedisplayshows
PRESSSTOPKEY,thenpressStoptoabortthejob.
Ifthememorybecomesfullonpage2ormoreofamultipagedocument,you
willbepromptedtopressStarttosendtheportionalreadyscanned,orto
pressStoptoabortthejob.
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MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC
OP-US-5.0
SENDING FAXES ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS
SettingtheDailyTimer(forDelayedTransmissions)
TheDailyTimerfunctionletsyousendafaxatapresettimeeveryday. Thisishandy
forsendingdelayedjobsthatmustgooutatthesametimedaily. Onceyouenterthe
time,youdon’thavetoenteritagain. Thesettingwillstaythesameuntilyouchange
it. Soyoucanuseiteveryday,oronlyondayswhenyouneedit.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press7.
5. Press2.
7.SETUP SYSTEM
2.DAILY TIMER
ENTER TIME:00:00
ENTER TIME:19:45
2.DAILY TIMER
6. Enterthetimein24-hourformatusing
thenumberkeys.
Example:19:45 (7:45P.M.).
7. Waitfortwoseconds,pressStoptoexit.
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OP-US-5.0
ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS
SENDING FAXES
DelayedTransmission
Youcanusethetimertosenddocumentsatalatertime(upto24hourslater).When
thepresettimeisdisplayed,acceptitorenteranewtimeifneeded.Yourmachinealso
willproduceareport,the“DelayedSendingReport”,afterthefaxissent.Youcanset
uptothreedifferentdocumentsfordelayedtransmission.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. PressSuperQ.Scanifyouusememory
transmission,oryoucansendyourfax
normally.
MEMORY
ONLINE
100%
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
SedingFAX
3. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep6.)
4. Waitfortwoseconds.
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
5. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
6. Press1.
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
7. Press1.
1.TIMER
8. Acceptthedisplayedtimeorenterthe
timein24-hourformatusingthenumber
keys.
SET TIME=00:00
SET TIME=19:45
1.TIMER
Example:19:45 (7:45P.M.).
9. Waitfortwoseconds.
10. PressStop.
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
MEMORY
100%
ONLINE
11.Enterthefaxnumber.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
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OP-US-5.0
SENDING FAXES ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS
12.PressStart.
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
Themachinewillwaituntilthespecified
timetocall.
Broadcasting
ByusingthenumbersyouhavestoredforOne-Touchdialing,Speed-Dialing,orgroup
dialing,youcanautomaticallysendfaxestoamaximumof124numbersorlocations
(MFC7550MC)and60numbers(MFC4550/6550MC)atonce.Remember,each
GroupyoucreatedreservesoneoftheOne-Touchkeys.Youcannotbroadcasttoa
numberthathasnotbeenstoredintomemory.UsetheTelephoneIndextohelpyou
iscompleted,aBroadcastReportwillbeprintedautomaticallytoletyouknowthe
results.
FORYOURINFORMATION
GettingFamiliarwiththeBroadcastingFunction
* Tostopthebroadcastinprogress,pressStop.
* Enterthechaindialingnumbersasyounormallywould,butkeepin
mindthateachkeycountsasonelocation,sothenumberoflocationsyou
cancallbecomeslimited.(Youhaveupto124differentlocations(MFC
7550MC),or60locations(MFC4550/6550MC)youcancallwithOne-
Touch,Speed-Dialing,andgroupnumbers.)
* Ifthelineisbusyorforsomeotherreasonaconnectioncouldnotbemade
whilebroadcasting,themachinewillredialthenumberautomatically.
* Ifthememoryisfull,pressStoptoabortthejoborpressStarttosend
theportionthatisinthememory(ifmorethanonepagehasbeen
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
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OP-US-5.0
ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS
SENDING FAXES
2. PressSuperQ.Scan.
MEMORY
ONLINE
100%
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
3. EntertheOne-Touchkey(s)and/orSpeed-
Dialnumber(s),oneaftertheother,ora
Groupnumber.
ALL BROTHER
ONLINE
Example:Groupnumber.
4. PressStartandthemachinewillreadthe
documentsintomemory,andthenstart
sendingfaxestoallthenumbersyou
entered.
MEMORY
ONLINE
100%
DIALING
ONLINE
SENDING
ONLINE
P.01
SendingbyMultipleTransmissions
SedingFAX
Usethisfunctiontosendseveraldifferentfaxestoseveraldestinationsatonce.For
example,youcanautomaticallyfax“DocumentA”toonedestinationand“Document
B”toanotherdestination.
ThisisnottobeconfusedwithBroadcasting,whichissendingthesamedocument(s)
tomanydestinations.
Ifyouwish,youcancombinethisfunctionwithbroadcastingsoyoucanfaxdifferent
documentstodifferentlistsofpeopleatthesametime.Todothis,storevarioussets
ofdocumentsinmemory.Thenautomaticallyyourmachinewillfax“DocumentA”to
onelistofpeopleand“DocumentB”toanotherlistofpeople.Youcanpreset3different
documents(includingtimertransmission)inmemory;ifyousetonetimertransmission,
multipletransmissionsareavailablefortwootherdestinations.
IfyoupressonlySuperQ.ScaninsteadofShift+SuperQ.Scanforthelast
document,yourmachinewillstartdialingwithoutwaitingfor30seconds.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Insert“DocumentA”intothefeeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
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OP-US-5.0
SENDING FAXES ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS
2. PressShift+SuperQ.Scantogetherto
sendbymultipletransmission.
MULTI TX
ONLINE
100%
Thedisplayshowsremainingmemory.
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
3. Enterthefaxnumber.(Orenteraseries
ofnumbersifyouarebroadcasting.)
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
4. PressStarttostartscanningdocuments.
MULTI TX
ONLINE
100%
09/12/1996 15:27
ONLINE
5. Insert“DocumentB”within30seconds
after“DocumentA”hasbeenscanned.(If
youwaitmorethan30secondstoscan
anotherdocument,themachinewillbegin
tosenddocument“A”.)RepeatStep2,3,
4fordocument“B”.
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
PRESS START KEY
ONLINE
6. RepeatStep1,2,3,4fordocument“C”.
MULTI TX
ONLINE
70%
7. After30seconds,yourmachinewillstart
sendingthedocumentsinscannedorder.
DIALING
ONLINE
Afterscanningdocuments,yourmachinewillstartsendingtheminscannedorder.
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OP-US-5.0
ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS
SENDING FAXES
InterruptingtheTimerandPolledJob
interrupttheTimertosenda“new”setofdocuments,themachinedoesnot
automaticallyredialthenumberifitwasbusy.Also,youcannotusethefunction
modeifyouhaveinterruptedtheTimerorPolledWaiting.
Example:TIMERWAITINGwithadocumentinthefeeder.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
TIMER WAITING
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press0.
SedingFAX
0.INTERRUPT
5. Waitfortwoseconds.
REMOVE DOCUMENT
ONLINE
6. Removedocumentsfromthemachine.
7. Placethe“new”documentsintothefeeder.
INSERT DOCUMENT
ONLINE
FAX OR COPY
ONLINE
FUNC 10 TO RESET
ONLINE
8. Enter the new fax number for the
documentsyouaresendingnow,then
pressStart.
DIALING
ONLINE
SENDING
ONLINE
P.01
9. Afterthetransmissionisfinished,place
the“old”documentsbackintothefeeder.
INSERT DOCUMENT
ONLINE
FAX OR COPY
ONLINE
FUNC 10 TO RESET
ONLINE
10. PressFunctionand1 and0 torestorethe
timer.(ForMFC4550,pressFunction
and0.)
0.INTERRUPT
TIMER WAITING
ONLINE
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OP-US-5.0
SENDING FAXES ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS
CancelingaJob
UsetheCancelJobfunctiontopermanentlyremovescheduledtaskssuchasPolling
10~11)fromyourmachine.
Example:TIMERWAITINGwithdocumentsinthefeeder.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
TIMER WAITING
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press2.
2.CANCEL JOB
Anywaitingjobsthathavebeensetup
willappearinthedisplay.
Ifnojobsarewaitingtobeprocessed,a
NOJOBWAITINGmessagewillappear
inthedisplay.
19:45
NJ OFFIC
SELECT { } & SET
5. UseZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)to
selectthejobyouwishtocancel.
19:45
NJ OFFIC
6. PressSet.
19:45
NJ OFFIC
2.EXIT
1.CLEAR
7. Press1 tocanceltheselectedjob,or2 to
exitwithoutcanceling.
If1 isselected,thejobwillbecanceled
andthenextjobinthequeuewillappear
inthedisplay.
8. Tocancelthenextjob,press1 again.To
exit,simplypress2.
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OP-US-5.0
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
SENDING FAXES
D) FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
SettingtheOverseasMode
Ifyouexperiencedifficultywithsendingfaxesoverseas,youmaywanttousethe
Overseasmode. UsingtheOverseasmodeisaneffectivewaytosendfaxesoverseas.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep5.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
SedingFAX
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
4. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
5. Press1.
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
6.OVERSEAS MODE
OVERSEAS:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
OVERSEAS:ON
6. Press6.
7. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toswitchtoON.
8. PressSet.
6.OVERSEAS MODE
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
9. PressStoptoexit.
PRESS START KEY
ONLINE
10.Thenstartthefaxsendingoperation.
Aftersendingyourfax,theoverseasmode
willswitchitselfOFF.
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OP-US-5.0
SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
SettingYourMFCforMultipleResolutionTransmission
Thisisatemporarysettingforthecurrenttransmissionjobonly.Youcansetthe
resolutionofthedocumentsyousendbypressingResolution.Onceyousetthe
resolution,allthepageswillbesentatthesameresolution.However,theremaybe
timeswhenyouwanttosendsomepagesatoneresolution,suchasSTANDARD,and
otherpagesinanotherresolution,suchasPHOTO.IfyousendallpagesinPhoto
resolution,forinstance,itwouldtakeagreatdealoftime.Itisbettertospecifythe
resolutionforeachpagetominimizetransmissiontime.Thisismadepossibleby
usingthe1.TEMP.SETTINGSfunction.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep5.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
4. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
5. Press1.
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
5.RESOLUTION
PAGE 01:STANDARD
SELECT { } & SET
PAGE 01:FINE
6. Press5.
7. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tofindtheresolutionyouwantforthe
firstpageofyourdocuments.
Example:FINE.
8. PressSet.
PAGE 02:FINE
ReturntoStep6tosettheresolutionfor
page2andthefollowingpages.
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OP-US-5.0
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
SENDING FAXES
9. Whenyoufinishsettingtheresolution
FAX: NO, & START
ONLINE
forallyourpages,pressStop.
COPY: PRESS COPY
ONLINE
10.Enterthefaxnumber.
11. PressStart.
TheresolutionwillreverttoSTANDARD
afterthedocumentshavebeensent.
SendingaFaxwithanElectronicCoverPageMessage
AnautomaticCoverPagewillallowyoutosenddetailsofwhothefaxisgoingto,who
itisfromandwhenitwassent.ThisiswhattheCoverPagelookslike:
SedingFAX
09/12/1996 15:25
=== COVER PAGE ===
(1)
(2)
TO:
NJ OFFICE
FAX:14155551212
E
FROM:
BROTHER
E
FAX: 4155554444
TEL: 4155554445
03 PAGE[S] TO FOLLOW
COMMENT: PLEASE CALL
(3)
(4)
(1) The“TO”informationcomesfromtheOne-TouchortheSpeed-Dialmemory. If
youaredialingmanually,thenameofthedestinationwillbeleftblank.
(2) The“FROM”informationcomesfromtheStationID.
(3) Thenumberofpagesyouaresending. WhenCoverPageissenteachtimeby
numberofpagesyouenteredwillbelisted.
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OP-US-5.0
SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
FORYOURINFORMATION
SelectingaCommentfortheCoverPage
Youcanchooseonecommentfromamong6options.Thefirstoptionisto
sendnocommentatall. Thenext3arebuilt-incomments,andthelasttwo
areonesyoucanenteryourself.(Formoreinformationseebelow
“CustomizingYourCoverPageComment”.)
1.COMMENT OFF
2.PLEASE CALL
3.URGENT
4.CONFIDENTIAL
5.(Yourowncustomizedcommentupto27characters.)
6.(Yourowncustomizedcommentupto27characters.)
Customizing Your Cover Page Comment
YoucancustomizethecommentonyourCoverPageasfollows:
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press7.
7.SETUP SYSTEM
5. Press6.
6.SET COVERPAGE
5.
SELECT { } & SET
5.
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselect5or6whereyouwishtostorea
comment.
Example:5.
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FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
SENDING FAXES
7. PressSet.
5._
8. Enteryourcustomizedcommentbyusing
thenumberkeys(upto27characters).
Example:TOPSECRET.
5.TOP SECRET
9. PressSet.
6.SET COVERPAGE
10. PressStoptoexit.
PrintingaSampleCoverPage
YoucanprintasampleCoverPagetochecktheformat.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
SedingFAX
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press3.
3.PRINT REPORTS
4.COVERPAGE
PRESS START KEY
PRINTING
5. Press4.
6. PressStart.
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OP-US-5.0
SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
To Always Send a Cover Page
IfyouoftensendanautomaticCoverPage, youcansetittoONtoavoidhavingto
setupthedetailsoftheCoverPageeachtime. Hereishowyoucanswitchthesetting
fortheautomaticCoverPagetoONorOFF:
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press5.
5.USER OPTIONS
3.COVERPG ON/OFF
COVERPAGE:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
COVERPAGE:ON
5. Press3.
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochooseONorOFF.
Example:ON.
7. PressSet.
1.COMMENT OFF
SELECT { } & SET
2.PLEASE CALL
8. IfyouselectedON,youmustselecta
comment,bypressingZ(leftarrow)or
X(rightarrow).
Example:2.PLEASECALL.(Seepage
9. PressSet.
3.COVERPG ON/OFF
10. PressStoptoexit.
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OP-US-5.0
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
SENDING FAXES
FORYOURINFORMATION
SendinganAutomaticCoverPage
IfyouhavetheCoverPageON/OFFsettingtoON,thetotalnumberof
pageswillnotbeprintedontheCoverPage. Also,thecommentyouselected
whenyousetittoONwillbeprintedonalltheCoverPagesyousend.
Sending a Fax When the Cover Page Is ON
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.The
displaywillsayCOVERPAGEONforone
second.
COVERPAGE ON
SCAN READY
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
SedingFAX
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. Enterthefaxnumber.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
3. PressStart.
SEND COVERPAGE
ONLINE
Yourmachinewillbegintransmitting
theCoverPageandoriginaldocument.
SENDING
ONLINE
P.01
SendingaCoverPageTemporarily
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. PressCoverpage.
1.COMMENT OFF
ONLINE
SELECT { } & SET
ONLINE
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SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
3. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectthecommentyouwant.
Example:2.PLEASECALL.
2.PLEASE CALL
ONLINE
4. PressSet.
TOTAL PAGES? :00
ONLINE
5. Enter the number of pages you are
sending.(Enter00toleavethenumberof
pagesblank.)
TOTAL PAGES? :02
ONLINE
6. Waitfortwoseconds.
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
PRESS START KEY
ONLINE
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
7. Enterthefaxnumber.
SEND COVERPAGE
ONLINE
8. PressStart.
SENDING
ONLINE
P.01
HelpfulHints • EveniftheCoverPageON/OFFsettingisON,youcanavoidsending
anautomaticCoverPagebypressingCoverpageoncetoturnoff
theCoverPageforthattransmission.
• Ifyouwantthetotalnumberofpagessenttobeprintedonthecover
page, pressCoverpageoncetosettheCOVERPAGEON/OFF
optiontoOFF.ThenpressCoverpageonceagainandenterthe
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OP-US-5.0
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
SENDING FAXES
SendingaFaxwithCallReservation(Talkingtothereceivingparty
afterfaxtransmission)
YoucansendafaxandthentalktotherecipientusingtheCallReservationfeature.
Afteryourfaxhasbeenprintedonthereceivingend,thereceivingfaxmachinewill
ringasifitwerereceivingatelephonecall.Iftherecipientpicksupthehandset,your
machinewillring.Thenyoucanpickupyourhandsetandstartaconversation.Ifyou
havebothCallReservationandCallBackMessagesettoONandtherecipientdoes
notpickupthehandsetwhenitrings,yourmachinewillleaveafaxmessageasking
therecipienttocallyou.
FORYOURINFORMATION
UsingtheCallReservationFunction
• Therearesomefaxmachinesthatwillnotrespondtothisfunction.
• Whenyouuseautoredialing,youcannotusetheCallReservation
function,butif CallBackMessageisON,yourmachinewillleaveaCall
BackMessageaskingtheotherpartycallyou.
SedingFAX
• YoucannotuseCallReservationwiththeDelayedTransmissionorwith
thePollingfunction.
• You must register your Station ID number to turn Call Back
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
2. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep5.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
4. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
5. Press1.
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
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SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
6. Press3.
3.CALL RESERVE
CALL RESERVE:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
CALL RESERVE:ON
7. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectCallReservationONorOFF.
Example:CallReserveON.
8. PressSet.
CALL BACK:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
CALL BACK:ON
9. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectCallBackMessageONorOFF.
Example:CallBackMessageON.
10. PressSet.
3.CALL RESERVE
11. PressStop.
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
PRESS START KEY
ONLINE
12.Enterthefaxnumber.
13. PressStart.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
DIALING
ONLINE
14. Pickupyourhandsetifitrings.
09/12/1996 15:25
=== CALL BACK MESSAGE ===
TO:
NJ OFFICE
R
FAX: 14155551212
FROM:
BROTHER
T
PLEASE CALL AT[TEL] 4155554445
[FAX] 4155554444
Y
Y
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OP-US-5.0
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
SENDING FAXES
PrintingtheCallBackMessage
YoucanprintasampleCallBackMessagetochecktheformat.
KEYSTOPRESS
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press3.
3.PRINT REPORTS
5.CALL BACK MSG
PRESS START KEY
PRINTING
5. Press5.
SedingFAX
6. PressStart.
ECM(ErrorCorrectionMode)
TheErrorCorrectionMode(ECM)isawayfortheMFCtochecktheintegrityofafax
transmissionwhileitisinprogress.ECMtransmissionsarepossibleonlybetween
machinesthatbothhavetheECMfeature.Iftheydo,youmaysendandreceivefax
messagesthatarecontinuouslycheckedfortheirintegrity.
Sufficientmemorymustbeavailableinyourmachineforthisfeaturetowork.
ErrorRetransmission
ErrorRetransmissionishelpfulwhenthereceivingmachinedoesnothaveECM.
Eventhoughyourmachinecannotchecktheintegrityofthemessage,itwillsendthe
affectedpage(s)againafteroccurrencesofaccidentalnoisehavecausedanerror.
ThisfeatureisavailableonlyformemorytransmissionusingSuperQuick-
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OP-US-5.0
SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
5.USER OPTIONS
4.ERROR RE-TX
ERROR RE-TX:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
ERROR RE-TX:ON
4. Press5.
5. Press4.
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochooseeitherONorOFF.
Example:ON.
7. PressSet.
4.ERROR RE-TX
8. PressStoptoexit.
Next-FAXReservation
YoucanuseNext-FAXReservationforsendingafaxwhenthemachineisbusy
receivingortransmittingfrommemory.Thisfunctionsavesyoufromhavingtowait
untiltheincomingfaxhasprintedorthefaxstoredinmemoryhasfinished
transmission.TousetheNext-FAXReservationfeature,insertthedocumentsasyou
normallywouldandfollowafewothersimplesteps.
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OP-US-5.0
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS
SENDING FAXES
FORYOURINFORMATION
• Next-FAXReservationcannotbeusedwhentherearedocumentsinthe
documentfeederawaitingDelayedTransmissionorPolledWaitingor
whentheInterruptfunctionisinuse.
• WhenyouaremakingacallusingNext-FAXReservation,youcandial
manually,oruseOne-Touch,Speed-Dial,Redial,orChaindialing.
However,whenyouuseOne-Touchdialing,thescreenwilldisplayonly
thenumberoftheOne-Touchnumberyouareusing,suchas“*01”and
notthenameofthepersonyouarecalling.Similarly,ifyouuseSpeed-
Dialing,thescreenwillshowyouonlytheSpeed-Dialnumber,suchas
“#02”.
• YoucansettheresolutionforNext-FAXReservationbypressing
Resolution,butyoucannotchangeanysettingsusingtheFunction
key.(Forexample,youcannotchangeasettingformultipleresolution
transmissionbyusingfunctionmode.)
• TocancelaNext-FAXReservation,removethedocumentsandpress
Stop.
SedingFAX
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P.01
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.
2. Enterafaxnumber.
3. PressStart.
ENTER No & START
SCAN READY
14155551234
ONLINE
PRESS SET
ONLINE
4. PressSet.
NEXT-FAX RESERVD
ONLINE
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DIALING
ONLINE
-IfaOne-TouchorSpeed-Dialnumberisselectedthatisnotstored,awarning
beepwillsound.
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OP-US-5.0
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
6.RECEIVINGFAXESANDOTHERCALLS
A) BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
SelectinganAnswerMode
Therearefourdifferentanswermodesforyourmachine.Youmaychoosethemode
thatbestsuitsyourneedsbypressingtheModebuttonrepeatedlyuntilyouhave
changedtheFaxandF/Tlightstothesettingyouwanttouse.Formoredetailed
informationaboutaparticularmode,pleaserefertothepagenumberintheright
column.
Note:thelightedindicatorsmean =notselected =isselectedandlit
Mode
Light
Fax
How it works
When to use it
Page #
Youcontrolthephoneline Usethismodewhenyouare
andmustanswereverycall usingacomputermodemon
1. Manual
(manualreceive)
yourself.
thesamelineorifyoureceive
veryfewfaxmessages.You
canalsousethismodewith
DistinctiveRinging.
F/T
Fax
2. Fax
(automatic
receive)
Themachineautomatically Fordedicatedfaxlines. You
answerseverycallasafax. cannotreceiveavoicecallbut
youcancallout.
F/T
Fax
lineandautomatically are not using an
answerseverycall.Ifthe answering machine. You
3. F/T
(Fax/Telephone)
F/T
callisafaxitwillreceive
thefax.Ifthecallisnota
faxitwillring(doublering)
can not have an answering
machine on the same line,
even if it is on a separate
foryoutopickupthecall. jack on the same line. You
can not use the telephone
company’s Voice Mail in
this mode.
answerseverycall.The voice and fax messages into
messagesarestoredin the machine’s memory.
orderonafirstcomefirst
4. MSG CTR
(MessageCenter)
(For MFC
Fax
F/T
6550MC/
servedbasis.
7550MC)
5. TAD
Fax
TAD
F/T
(External
Telephone
Answering
Deviceor
machine)
(For MFC 4550)
controlsthephonelineand
answerseverycall.Assoon
astheTADanswers,the
machinelistensforfax
tones.Ifithearsthenitwill
takeoverthecallandre-
ceivethefaxmessage.
answering machine plugged
intotheMFCforthismodeto
workproperly.Itwillnotwork
withthetelephonecompany’s
VoiceMailservices. TheTAD
mode can be set so you have
time to answer calls before
theTADpicksup. Youdonot
have to change modes when
youareinorout.
*NOTE:• InTADmodetheRingDelayandF/TRingTimesettingsonthemachinedonotapply!
Thenumberofringsissetontheexternalansweringmachine,whichoverridesthe
settingsonthemachine.
• InF/TmodeyoumustsettheRingDelayandF/TRingTime.Ifyouhaveextensionphonesonthe
line,settheRingDelayto4rings.
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OP-US-5.0
BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
Manual Reception (Manual Mode)
WhenyousettheAnswerModetomanual,youmustanswereachincomingcall
yourself. HereiswhatyoushoulddowhenusingManualMode:
If You Get a...
Then You Should...
1.Regularphonecall
2.Phonecalland
Talkasyounormallywould.
PressStartwhenfinishedtalking,andreplacethe
requesttosendafax handset.
Note:SendermustalsopressStart.
3. Faxtone...
PressStart,andreplacethehandset.
AutomaticFaxOnlyReception(FaxMode)
YoucanautomaticallyreceiveallyourfaxesinAutomaticFaxReceptionmode(Fax
lightisON).SelectthismodebypressingMode.
SettingtheRingDelay
YoucansetthenumberofringsbeforetheMFCwillanswertheline.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
Rcive
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
3. Press1.
1.FAX
FAX
7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press6.
6.TEL OPTIONS
2.RING DELAY
RING DELAY:02
SELECT { } & SET
5. Press2.
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OP-US-5.0
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
repeatedlyuntilyoufindthenumberof
ringsyouwant.
RING DELAY:00
Example:00.
Whenyouset00,youcanreceiveyour
incomingfaxeswithoutanyrings.
7. PressSet.
2.RING DELAY
8. PressStoptoexit.
TheF/TSwitch(Fax/TelephoneMode)
Whenyoushareonelineforyourtelephoneandfaxapplication,intheF/Tswitch
mode,themachinecandeterminewhetheranincomingcallisafaxoratelephonecall.
(SeeChartbelow.)
Incoming Call
The fax picks up
after Ring Delay
elapses.
You pick up any
extension within Ring
Delay selection.
All extensions in the home
will ring for 0-4 rings
The MFC picks up the call
and automatically detects
whether it is a fax or voice
call.
You must manually
determine if it is a
voice or fax call.
Automatic or
manual fax call
Automatic fax
call
Voice call or manual
Voice call
fax call
Fax reception is
automatically
activated.
Only the fax handset
rings (double ring)
for you to pick up.
The handset will ring
for 10-60 seconds
(F/T Ring Time - see
A) If you are at the
Talk as
normal.
machine, press START.
B) If you are at an
extension phone, you
can transfer the fax
call to the MFC by
pressing your Remote
Activation Code (three
digits).
The fax message
is received.
The caller may
hang up, but
the F/T ringing
will continue
for 10-60
The caller stays
on the line through
the entire 10-60 second
Ring Time.
You pick up the
MFC handset.
Talk as normal or
press the Start
key to receive a
manual fax.
seconds.
The fax mode
is activated.
The caller may hang up.
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OP-US-5.0
BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
Recording an F/T Outgoing Message (OGM)
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
Youcanstoreanoutgoingmessageinyourmachinesocallersknowwhattodo.For
example,youcanleaveamessagethatsays:
“Hi,Icannotansweryourcallrightnow;pleasecallmeagainlater.Ifyousendafax,
pleasewaituntilyouhearafaxtoneandthenpresstheStartkey,orpress(*51)and
presstheStartkey.”
NOTE:Thecallercannotleaveanincomingmessageinthismode.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
6.OGM
5. Press6.
MSG CTR OGM
Rcive
SELECT { } & SET
F/T OGM
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
repeatedlyuntilyougettheF/TOGM.
FAX
7. PressSet.
REC/ERASE/PLAY?
PICK UP HANDSET
RECORD OGM:00/20
RECORD OGM:15/20
8. PressRecord.
9. Pickupthehandset.
10.Recordamessagewithin20seconds.
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OP-US-5.0
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
11. PressStop,andreplacethehandset.
Therecordedmessagewillbeplayed
automatically.
RECORD OGM:20/20
PLAYING OGM
F/T OGM
12. PressStoptoexit.
SELECT { } & SET
HelpfulHints
Itisnotnecessarytohaveanoutgoingmessage.TheF/Tmodewill
workfinewithoutone.Itisonlytohelpthecallerunderstandthe
statusofyourmachine.
SettingtheF/TRingTime
Youcanspecifythemaximumtimeyouwantthemachinetoring(doublering)to
notifyyouafterithasansweredatelephonecall.Therearefourpredefinedsettings:
10,20,30,or60seconds.Duringthistime,onlytheMFCwillring.Nootherphones
onthesamelinewillring.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press6.
6.TEL OPTIONS
4.F/T RING TIME
RING TIME:20 SEC
SELECT { } & SET
5. Press4.
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BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
repeatedlyuntilyoufindthesettingyou
want.
RING TIME:10 SEC
4.F/T RING TIME
Example:10sec.
7. PressSet.
8. PressStoptoexit.
Smoothing
Thesmoothingfeatureenhancestheappearanceofincomingfaxesbymakingthe
linessmoothandtakesnoadditionaltime.Thisfunctiondoesnotapplytooutgoing
faxes,ortolistsorreportsyouprint.TheinitialsettingisON.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press5.
5.USER OPTIONS
1.SMOOTHING
SMOOTHING:ON
SELECT { } & SET
SMOOTHING:OFF
Rcive
5. Press1.
FAX
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochooseONorOFF.
Example:OFF.
7. PressSet.
1.SMOOTHING
8. PressStoptoexit.
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OP-US-5.0
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
SettingtheSizeoftheRecordingPaper
Therearethreedifferentsettingsforthesizeoftherecording(printing)paper. The
machineautomaticallywillreduceandprinttheincomingdataaccordingtothe
settingoftherecordingpapersize.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press5.
5.USER OPTIONS
6.RCD PAPER
5. Press6.
RCD PAPER:LETTER
SELECT { } & SET
RCD PAPER:A4
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselecteitherLETTER,LEGALorA4.
Example:A4
7. PressSet.
CHANGE REDUCTION
1.YES 2.NO
8. Press1 togototheREDUCTIONsetting
REDUCTION:AUTO
SELECT { } & SET
REDUCTION:AUTO
9. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselecteitherAUTO,100%,93%,87%,
or75%.
Example: AUTO
6.RCD PAPER
10.PressSet.
11. PressStoptoexit.
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OP-US-5.0
BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
NOTICE
Regardlessoftheactualsizeoftherecordingpaper,themachinewill
calculatethereductionratiobythissetting. Sowhenyouchangethe
recordingpaper,youmustalsochangethissettingtogetthecorrect
reduction.Yourmachinecanbesettoreceiveincomingfaxdocumentson
onlyletter,legalorA4paper.
PrintingaReducedSizeCopyoftheIncomingDocument
Youcanavoidseparatingdataevenifthedocumentislongerthantherecordingpaper
byusingthisfunctiontoprintareductionofthedocument.Therearetwotypesof
reduction:AutoReductionandFixedReduction.
AutoReduction
Regardlessoftheoriginalsizeoftheincomingdocument,itwillbereducedsothatit
fitsononepageofrecordingpaper. Themachinewillautomaticallycalculatethe
reductionratiobytakingintoaccountthesizeoftheincomingdocumentandthesize
UsingFixedReductionRatios
Youcanchoosetohaveincomingdocumentsreducedatafixedreductionratio,
regardlessofthesizeoftherecordingpaper.Thereductionratiocanbeselectedfrom
amongfourchoices:100%,93%,87%,or75%.
KEYSTOPRESS
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
FAX
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press5.
5.USER OPTIONS
5.REDUCTION
REDUCTION:AUTO
SELECT { } & SET
5. Press5.
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OP-US-5.0
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectthereductionratioyouwant:
-IfyouwantAutoReduction,choose
“AUTO”.
REDUCTION: 93%
-Choose93%,87%,or75%ifyouwant
FixedReduction.
Example:93%
-Choose100%ifyouwanttorecordthe
samesize.
7. PressSet.
5.REDUCTION
8. PressStoptoexit.
NOTICE
• YoucanuseAutoReductiontoreduceincomingdocumentstofitonone
pageofrecordingpaper,onlyaslongastheoriginaldocumentisnot
longerthanlegalsize.Iftheoriginalislongerthanlegalsize,thedata
willnotbereduced(seeForYourInformationbelow)andwillcarryover
toprintonasecondpage.
• WhenyouuseAutoReductionandyoureceiveanincomingdocument
thatissmallerthanyourrecordingpaper,noreductionwilltakeplace.
• WhenselectingFixedReduction,youmustconsiderthesizeofthe
youselectedlettersize,youcanchooseareductionof93%,87%,or75%.
IfyouselectedA4size,youcanchooseareductionofonly93%or87%.
Andifyouselectedlegalsize,youcanchooseonly93%.
FORYOURINFORMATION
SelectingtheRatiosofFixedReduction
Otherpartysendsyouadocument
thesizeof…
Yourreceiving
papersizeis:
Recommended
ReductionRatiois:
Letter
A4,Legal
Letter
A4
93%
100%
87%
Letterdocument(8.5"x11")
(mostlyDomesticcommunications)
A4document(8.2"x11.6")
(mostlyInternatlonalcommunications)
93%
Legal
100%
75%
Letter
Legal
Legaldocuments(8.5"x14")
93%
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BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
FORYOURINFORMATION
ReceptionintoMemory(OutofPaperReception)
Ifthemultipurposesheetfeederisempty,theLCDwilldisplaythemessage
CHECKPAPER.Addmorerecordingpaper.
Yourmachineautomaticallywillstoreincomingfaxesinitsmemoryifit
runsoutofpaper.Thecontentsofthememorywillbeprintedautomatically
whenyoureplacetherecordingpaper.Thememorywillnotbelostaslong
asyoudonotturnoffthemachineordisconnectthepower.(Howeverfor
MFC6550MC/7550MC,eventhememoryforoutofpaperreceptionand
memorytransmissionwillbesavedforupto2hoursafterpowerhasbeen
cutoff.)
SettingthePrintDensity
Youcansetprintconditionswiththefollowingsteps.PressZ(leftarrow)tomake
theprintlighterandX(rightarrow)tomaketheprintdarker.Iftheprintisstilltoo
lightortoodark,youcanadjustitfurtherbyturningthePrintDensityDiallocated
intherightcornerunderthetopcover.(Removethedrumunittofindthedial.See
KEYSTOPRESS
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
Rcive
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
FAX
4. Press5.
5.USER OPTIONS
9.PRINT DENSITY
5. Press9.
Thedisplaywillalternatemessages.
6. UseZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)to
changethesettings.
SELECT { } & SET
9.PRINT DENSITY
7. PressSet.
8. PressStoptoexit.
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OP-US-5.0
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
TonerSaveFunction
Thisfunctionletsyouextendthelifeofthetonerbyconservingitsuse.Whenthe
TonerSaveissettoON,theprintappearssomewhatlighter.Thisfeatureisalso
availablewhencopying.ThedefaultsettingisOFF.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press5.
5.USER OPTIONS
7.TONER SAVE
TONER SAVE:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
TONER SAVE:ON
5. Press7.
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselecteitherONorOFF.
Example:ON.
7. PressSet.
7.TONER SAVE
8. PressStoptoexit.
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OP-US-5.0
BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
Speaker Volume
TherearethreesettingsavailablefortheSpeakerVolume,OFF,LOW,orHIGH.This
settingcontrolstheloudnessoftheMFC’sone-wayspeaker,whichisconnectedtothe
phoneline.TheinitialsettingisLOW.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press6.
6.TEL OPTIONS
3.SPEAKER VOLUME
SPEAKER:LOW
5. Press3.
SELECT { } & SET
SPEAKER:HIGH
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochooseasettingeitherOFF,LOW,or
HIGH.
Rcive
Example:HIGH.
7. PressSet.
3.SPEAKER VOLUME
FAX
8. PressStoptoexit.
IfyouwanttochangethespeakervolumeusingOnHookDialingforthecurrentcall,
usethecontrolpanelkeysshownbelow:
Super
Help
Q.Scan
L
Speaker
H
Press
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
Ring Volume
YoucansettheringvolumetoeitherOFF,LOWorHIGH.TheinitialsettingisHIGH.
EvenifyouselectOFF,theringvolumewillbeLOWforF/Tringing,CallReservation
ringingandwhentheDistinctiveRingingmodeisSET.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press6.
6.TEL OPTIONS
5.RING VOLUME
RING VOLUME:HIGH
SELECT { } & SET
RING VOLUME:LOW
5. Press5.
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochooseeitherOFF, LOW, orHIGH.
Example:LOW.
7. PressSet.
5.RING VOLUME
8. PressStoptoexit.
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REMOTE ACTIVATION RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
B) REMOTE ACTIVATION
WhatisRemoteActivation?
Ifyouansweracallthatisafaxmessage,youcanusetheRemoteActivationCode
tomakeyourMFCtakeoverthecall.IfyourMFCanswersatelephonecallthatisfor
you,youcanusetheRemoteDeactivationCodetopickupthecallatanextension
phone.(YoudonotneedacodetotakeoveracallattheMFC.)Youmustuseatouch
tonephone.
FORYOURINFORMATION
ConnectinganExternalorExtensionTelephone
YoumayconnectanexternaltelephonetoyourMFC,asshownbelow.Use
the“EXT.”jackonyourmachine.
Alternatively,youmaywishtousethis“EXT.”jacktoconnectatelephone
answeringdevice(TAD).Anextensionphoneisatelephonethatisplugged
intoaseparatewalljackonthesameline.
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External
Telephone
Extension
Telephone
LINE
EXT.
FAX
Iftheexternaltelephoneisinuse,thewarningmessageEXT.TELINUSE
willbedisplayedonthefaxLCD.Whenthehandsetonthemachineis
pickedup,analarmwillsound. Youcandisconnecttheexternalphoneand
switchtotheMFC’shandsetbypressingHook.
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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS REMOTE ACTIVATION
Using Remote Codes
TheRemoteActivationCode(*51)isusedinF/T,TADandMSGCTRmodes.The
DeactivationCode(#51)isusedonlyinF/TmodeandMSGCTRmode.
UsingtheActivationCode
WhenyouareattheMFC,youwillprobablyanswerincomingcallsbeforeyourMFC
or answering machine is programmed to pick up. If you answer a call and no one
seems to be on the line, assume it is a fax message. Do not hang up. You must
activateyourmachinetotakeoverthecallfirst.(IfyouareholdingtheMFC’s
handset,justpresstheStartkeyandhangup.)Ifyouareonanextension/external
phone, press *51 and wait for your MFC to respond before you hang up. After
3secondsyouwillhearreceivingtones(chirps)throughthehandsetofextension
phone.Thenhangup.Youcanrepeatthecodeasmanytimesasneeded.YourMFC
willtakeoverthecallandprintthefaxmessage.Ifyourcallerwantstotalkbefore
sendingthefax,youcanhaveaconversationfirstandthenactivateyourMFCwith
thecode.
TheRemoteActivationCodecanalsobeusedbyyourcallers.Whenyouareusinga
TAD,youroutgoingmessage(OGM)shouldendwiththestatement“tosendafax,
press*51”.(SeethesectiononConnectingaTelephoneAnsweringDeviceformore
information.)
UsingtheDeactivationCode
WhenyourMFCisinF/Tmode,sometimesitwillansweracallthatisnotfaxcalling
tones(atelephonecallormanualfax).Itwillrespondwithadoublering (short,
short)toalertyoutotakeover.Becauseithasalreadyansweredthecall,onlytheMFC
willring,extensionphonesarenolongerconnectedtothecall.Pickupanyphoneon
theline,exceptanexternalphoneconnectedtothemachine.
TotakeoverthecallattheMFC:
Pickupthehandsetofthemachineandtalktothecallerasusual.Ifnooneisthere
orsomeoneistryingtosendyouamanualfax,presstheStartkeyandreplacethe
handset.YourMFCwilldisplayRECEIVINGandprinttheincomingfaxmessage.
Totakeoverthecallatanextensionphone:
Pickupthehandsetonanothertelephoneandpress#51quicklyduringthe
silencebetweenthedoubleringpattern.Whenthemachinehearsthecodeitwill
stopringingandletyouspeakwiththecaller.Ifnooneisonthelineorsomeoneis
tryingtosendyouamanualfax,sendthecallbacktotheMFC(*51).
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REMOTE ACTIVATION RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
MakingtheRemoteCodesEasiertoUse
Youcanchangethecodesatanytime.Itmaybeeasierforyouandyourcallerstopress
thesamekeythreetimes(Example:***and###).Althoughyoucanchangethe
codestoanynumbersyouwant,trytoavoidusingdigitsfortheActivationCode.The
RemoteActivationCodecannotmatchanynumberyoudial.Ifyoutrytodialaphone
numberthatincludestheActivationCode,yourMFCwillgointoreceivingmode.
Troubleshooting
SometimesotherequipmentonyourphonelinereservesakeythatisintheActivation
orDeactivationcode.(Someansweringmachinesreservethe“*”key.)Ifthecodeyou
usetoretrievemessagesfromyouransweringmachinecausesthelinetobe
disconnected,trychangingtheRemoteCodes.Change*51to###and#51to999.The
RemoteActivationandDeactivationCodesmaynotworkwithsometelephone
systemsortelephonesets.
NOTE: Ifyouaccidentallypickupanextensionphonewhenafaxmessageisbeing
received,youmaydisruptthetransmissionorrendersomeportions
unreadable.
ChangingandRegisteringRemoteCodes
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press7.
7.SETUP SYSTEM
5.REMOTE CODE
REMOTE ACT.:ON
SELECT { } & SET
5. Press5.
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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS REMOTE ACTIVATION
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochooseONorOFF.
REMOTE ACT.:ON
Example:ON.
7. PressSet.
8. Enternewremotecodetoactivate.
ACT.CODE:*51
DEACT.CODE:#51
5:REMOTE CODE
(Factorysettingis*51.)ThenpressSet.
9. Enternewremotecodetodeactivate.
(Factorysettingis#51.)
10. PressSet.
11. PressStoptoexit.
C)CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)
How to Use an External TAD with the MFC
WhenyouhaveaTelephoneAnsweringDeviceonthefaxphoneline,theTADwill
answeralltheincomingcalls.YourBrotherMFCwilllisteninonthelineforfaxCNG
tones.Ifithearsthem,itwilltakeoverthecallandreceivethefaxmessage.Ifitdoes
nothearfaxtones,itwilllettheTADcontinueplayingtheoutgoingmessagesothe
callercanleaveavoicemessage.
TheTADmustanswerwithin4rings(2ringsarerecommended).TheMFCcannot
heartheCNGcallingtonesuntiltheTADanswersthecall.WhentheRingDelayis
setfor4rings,only8-10secondsofCNGcallingtonesareleftforthe“handshake”.
SoyoumuststrictlyfollowtheinstructionsforrecordingtheOGM.
YoumusterasetheincomingmessagesfrequentlyonyourTAD.WhentheTAD’s
memoryisfullitwillnotansweranyincomingcalls(faxorvoice).
ForMFC6550MC/7550MC,setMessageStoragetoVOICE:EXTmode.ForMFC
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CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
FORYOURINFORMATION
ConnectinganExternalTADtotheMFC
YoumayconnectanexternalTADtoyourMFC,asshownbelow.Usethe
“EXT.”jackonyourmachine.
TAD
TAD
NO !
LINE
EXT.
-DonotconnectaTADelsewhereonthesamephoneline.Thiswill
cause problems because your MFC and TAD will both try to
controltheline.
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CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)
FlowchartofExternalTADReception
Example)VOICE:EXT.
mode.
Incoming Call
(TAD mode for MFC
4550)
The call is picked up
by the external TAD.
(Maximum 4 rings.)
The caller must
press your Remote
Activation Code
to activate the
fax machine.
Fax reception is
automatically
activated by
fax tones.
The external TAD
outgoing message
begins.
Auto
dialed
fax call
Manual
dialed
fax call
Voice call
The fax message is
received on paper.
The caller leaves a
voice message on the
external TAD.
The fax message
is received on
paper.
The caller
can also
send a fax message.
Hookup
ThereisonlyonewayyoucanhookupaTelephoneAnsweringDevice(TAD)onthe
faxphoneline.TheTADmustbepluggedintothebackoftheMFCinthejacklabeled
EXT.YourmachinecannotworkproperlyifyouplugtheTADintoawalljack.Follow
thesesteps:
1.Plugthetelephonelinecordfromthewalljackintothebackofthemachineinthe
jacklabeledLINE.
2.PlugthetelephonelinecordfromyourTADintothebackofthemachineinthejack
labeledEXT.(Doublecheckthatthetelephonelinecordcomesfromthejackinthe
TADfortelephonelineandnotfortelephoneset.)
3.PutyourmachineinTADmodebyturningboththeFaxandF/Tlightson.(Ifyour
machineisMFC6550MCor7550MC,putitinMessageCentermodeandset
MessageStoragetoVOICE:EXTmode.)
4.SetyourTADto4ringsorless.(Themachine’sRingDelaysettingdoesnotapply).
5.TurntheTAD’sAnswermodetoON.
6.RecordtheOGM(outgoingmessage)onyourTADasexplainedonthenextpage.
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CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
RecordingtheTAD’sOutgoingMessage(OGM)
TheTAD’soutgoingmessageisimportantbecauseitmustbesetuptohandletwo
kindsoffaxreceptions:automaticandmanual.Timingisimportant.
1.Record5secondsofsilenceasthebeginningofyourmessage.(YourMFCwillbe
abletohearthefaxcallingtones,ofautomaticfaxtransmissions,beforetheystop.)
2.Limityourspeakingto20seconds.
3.Endyour20secondmessagebygivingyourRemoteActivationCodeforpeople
sendingmanualfaxes:
“Afterthebeep,leaveamessageorsendafaxbypressing*51.”
NOTE: Donotassumethatmostcallerssendfaxesautomatically.Manypeopledo
notrealizetheyarenotsendingfaxtoneswhentheyliftthehandsetorpress
theHookkey.Also,somemachinesmaynotsendfaxtones.
D) DISTINCTIVE RINGING
DistinctiveRinging
WhatIsDistinctiveRinging?
Distinctiveringingisaserviceofferedbythetelephonecarriersthatallowsyouto
haveseveraldifferentnumbersononephoneline,soyoucanhaveaseparatenumber
foryourMFC.Eachnumberhasitsowndistinctiveringingpattern.Thisway,when
yougetanincomingcall,youcanidentifythenumberbeingcalledbyitsring.Your
localtelephonecompanycanprovidemoreinformationaboutthisservice.Theservice
isusuallyofferedasamonthlychargetoyournormaltelephonebill.
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WhatIstheAdvantageofUsingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction?
UsingDistinctiveRingingisthemostefficientwaytoreceivebothfaxandtelephone
callsonthesameline.Itismucheasierforyourcallerswhodialmanually.TheMFC
willanswerwithreceivingtonessotheywillnothavetopressanactivationcodeor
wait30secondstohearfaxtones(F/Tmode).Andthepeoplewhocalltotalkonyour
mainnumber,willnothavetotalktoyourmachine.Basically,itgivesyoutwo
independentnumberswithoutthehighercostofasecondline.
FAX
CanMyMFCUseDistinctiveRinging?
Yes,ithasadistinctiveringingfunctionthatallowsyoutoregisterthedistinctive
ringingpatternofanadditionalphonenumberontheline.Thenumberyouregister
mustbethenumberyouwanttouseasyourdedicatedfaxnumber.Onceyouregister
theringingpattern,theMFCwillbeabletoidentifyitsownincomingcallsand
automaticallyreceivefaxesatthatnumber.Youcanregisteronlyoneringingpattern.
Therearesomeringingpatternsthatcannotberegistered.
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CanIChangetheSettingLater?
Yes,youcanchangeorcancelthedistinctiveringingsettingatanytime.Youcan
switchitOFFtemporarilyandthenturnitbackON.Whenyoumoveorgetanewfax
number,changethedistinctiveringingmodetoSETsoyoucanregisterthenew
number.
HowWilltheMFCTreatAllOtherNumbers?
Ifyouhaveregisteredthedistinctiveringingnumber,theMFCwillanswerthe
registerednumber(withfaxreceivingtones)andreceivefaxesautomatically.When
acallcomesintoyourmainnumberortoadditionaldistinctiveringingnumbers,all
thephoneswillring.YoucansettheMFC’sMessageCenteroranexternalanswering
IfyouchangetheanswermodeontheMFCtoFaxorF/T,thatsettingwilloverride
theDistinctiveRingingsetup.InFaxorF/Tmodes,yourMFCwillanswerall
thephonenumbers(includingitsownringpattern).
TheMessageCenterAnswerstheOtherPhoneNumber(s)ontheLine:
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
IfyouchangetheanswermodeontheMFCtoMSGCTR(MessageCenter),itwill
allowtheDistinctiveRingingfunctiontowork.TheMessageCenterwillansweronly
themainnumberoradditionaldistinctiveringingnumbersaccordingtothewayyou
havesetMessageStorage.(SeepageMessageCenterModeSettingsfordetails.)
NOTE: IfyousettheMessageStoragetoFAX:ON/VOICE:OFF,theMessage
Centerwillbesettoanswerthemainnumberwithfaxreceivingtones.
TohaveyourMessageCenter’sOGMansweryourmainnumber(s):
1.Registerthedistinctiveringingnumber.(See“SettingtheDistinctiveRinging
2.SettheMessageCenter’sMessageStoragetoeitherVOICE:ON/FAX:OFFor
3.KeeptheMessageCenteron(bothFaxandF/Tlightslit).
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DISTINCTIVE RINGING RECEIVING FAXESAND OTHER CALLS
ExternalTelephoneAnsweringDevice(TAD)AnswersOtherNumber(s)on
theLine:
Anexternaltelephoneansweringdevice(TAD)canbesetuptoworkwiththe
DistinctiveRingingfunction.TheexternalTADmustbesettoitsmaximumnumber
ofrings(atleast4ringpatterns).Otherwise,itwillanswertheregisteredfaxnumber
beforetheMFChastimetorecognizetheringingpattern.TheexternalTAD’sOGM
(outgoingmessage)willansweryourmainnumber(s)ifyoudoeither#1or#2as
follows:
1.PlugtheexternalTADintotheEXTjackoftheMFC(youwillnothearthefirsttwo
ringsontheMFC).PutyourmachineinManualmode(FaxandF/Tlightsoff).For
MFC6550MC/7550MC,settheMessageCenter’sMessageStoragetoeitherFAX:
OFF/VOICE:EXTorFAX:ON/VOICE:EXT.TurntheMSGCTRon(FaxandF/T
lightslit)orsettheMFCtoManualMode.
2.PlugtheexternalTADintoanotherphonejackandputtheMFCinManualmode
(FaxandF/Tlightsturnedoff).
RetrievingFaxesfromaRemoteSiteWhenUsingDistinctiveRinging:
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
WhenyouusetheDistinctiveRingingfeature,faxesareprintedonpaper.Ifyouwant
tobeabletoretrievefaxesfromanotherlocation,youmustsetuptheMessageCenter
forFAX:ON.ThisallowsfaxmessagestobestoredintheMessageCenter’smemory,
sotheycanberetrieved.However,becausetheMessageCenteronlyanswersthe
mainnumber(s),youmustmakesurethefaxingpartysendsfaxes,thatmustbe
retrieved,tothemainnumber.
HowDoestheDistinctiveRingingFunctionWork?
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Yourtelephonenumberwillhavethestandardringpatternoflonglong,whilethe
newnumbercouldhavearingpatternofshortshort,longshort,etc.WhenDistinctive
RingingisON,youwillnothearthefirsttworingsofallincomingcallsontheMFC.
Extensionphoneswillringasusual.IftheMFCrecognizestheringpattern,all
ringingwillstopandtheMFCwillanswerandautomaticallyreceivethefaxmessage.
Otherwise,youwillheartheextensionphonesandtheMFCcontinuetoring.The
MFCalwayslistenstoatleasttworingpatternsbeforeitanswers,sodonotpickup
thephoneduringthattime.Youwillquicklylearntorecognizetheringpatternfor
faxes,soyouwillnotbetemptedtoanswerthatnumber.Eitheryou,yourMessage
Centeroratelephoneansweringdevicecananswerthemainnumber(s).
FAX
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FlowchartofanIncomingCall
(ForMFC4550)
Incoming Call
All extension phones ring,
MFC is silent.
(The answer mode must
be Manual.)
Registered
Distinctive
Main number and other
Distinctive Ringing Number(s).
Ringing Number
MFC automatically
receives and prints fax
message.
MFC begins ringing
on third ring.
Telephone Answering
Device (TAD)
answers the call.
You answer the call.
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DISTINCTIVE RINGING RECEIVING FAXESAND OTHER CALLS
(For MFC 6550MC/MFC 7550MC)
Registered
Incoming Call
Distinctive
Ringing Number
Other Number(s)
MFC
MESSAGE CENTER mode
(Fax and F/T lights on)
MANUAL mode
automatically
receives and
prints fax
(Fax and F/T lights off)
message.
You answer
the call.
External
TAD OGM
answers the
call.
Incoming
voice
message is
recorded in
External TAD
memory.
Imcoming fax
message
will not be
received
automatically.
FAX: ON
FAX: OFF
VOICE: ON
VOICE: EXT. VOICE: OFF
VOICE: ON
VOICE: EXT. VOICE: OFF
Message
Center OGM
answers the
call.
External
TAD OGM
answers the
call.
MFC
answers the
call.
Message
Center OGM
answers the
call.
External
TAD OGM
answers
the call.
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Incoming
Incoming
Fax
Incoming
voice
message is
recorded in
MSG CTR
memory.
Incoming
fax message
is recorded
on paper.
Incoming
voice
Fax
voice and fax voice
message is
recorded in
MSG CTR
message is
recorded
only on
messages
are recorded
in MSG CTR
memory.
message is
recorded in
message is
recorded in
FAX
External TAD memory.
memory.
External TAD paper, but it
memory.
Incoming
is not stored
in the
Incoming
fax message
is recorded
fax message memory.
is recorded
on paper.
Voice
in MSG CTR
memory.
message
will not be
stored in the
memory.
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RECEIVING FAXESAND OTHER CALLS DISTINCTIVE RINGING
WhichPhoneNumberShouldIRegister?
Itisagoodideatokeepyouroldnumberforitsoriginalpurposeandtoregisterthe
newnumberasyourfaxnumber.Remembertogivethenewfaxnumbertoyour
customersandcolleagues.
WhatMustIDotoSetUpDistinctiveRinging?
TousetheDistinctiveRingingfeatureyoumust:
1.Getthedistinctiveringingservicefromyourtelephonecarrier.
2.Whenyourdistinctiveringingnumberisavailable,registeritinthefunctioncalled
“SettingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction”.
3.ForMFC4550,keeptheMFCinManualanswermode(bothFaxandF/Tlights
turnedoff)andforMFC6550MC/7550MC,keepthemachineinMSGCTRanswer
mode(bothFaxandF/Tlightslit)ifyouwanttheMessageCentertoanswerthe
mainnumber(s).
SettingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction
Thisfunctionisaone-timeproceduretoregisteradistinctiveringingnumberwith
yourMFC.YourMFCwillanswertheregisterednumberautomatically,simulating
Faxmodeonadedicatedfaxline.Youcanregisteronlyonenumber.Donottryto
setupthisfunctionifyoudonothavethedistinctiveringingservice.Itmay
causeyourMFCtomalfunction.
Thisprocedureisintwoparts:First,youmustputtheMFCinSETmode;D/RSET
MODEwillbeonthedisplayscreen.Second,youmustwaitforafriendtocallthe
distinctiveringingnumbersoyoucanregistertheringingpattern.Whenacallcomes
in,donotpickupthehandsetuntiltheMFC’sdisplaysaysPICKUPTOSET.Then
pickupthehandset.Ifthecallerdialedyourdistinctiveringingnumber,pressthe
StartkeyandcheckthatthedisplaysaysREGISTEREDbeforeyouhangup.Ifthe
callerdialedtheothernumber,presstheStopkeyandhanguptotryagain.
Before you begin this function:
1.IfyourMFCisconnectedtoatelephoneansweringdeviceortothetelephone
company’sVoiceMailsystem,disconnectitbeforeyoubeginthisfunction.
2.Haveafriendreadytocallyourdistinctiveringingnumber.
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(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
ENTER NO. & SET
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2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press6.
6.TEL OPTIONS
6.DISTINCTIVE
DISTINCTIVE:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
DISTINCTIVE:SET
5. Press6.
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tofindtheSETmode.
7. PressSet.
6.DISTINCTIVE
8. PressStop.
D/R SET MODE
ONLINE
NOTE: ThedisplayshouldsayD/RSET
MODE.Also,theanswermode
lightswillflash.Youmustnow
waitforsomeonetocallthe
distinctiveringingfaxnumber.
9. Whenthephonerings,listencarefullyto
checkthattheringingpatternistheone
youwanttoregister.Ifitis,wait(atleast
tworingcycles)untilthedisplaysays
PICKUPTOSET.Thenpickupthefax
handset.
PICK UP TO SET
START TO SET
STOP TO CANCEL
REGISTERED
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FAX
10. PressStarttoset.Checkthatthedisplay
saysREGISTERED.
(Iftheothernumberwascalled,press
Stoptocancel.)
TELEPHONE/FAX
ONLINE
11. PressStartagaintoreceivetheincoming
fax,orifthecallisavoicecall,talkinto
thehandset.
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After you complete this one-time setup:
1.TheDistinctiveRingingfunctionautomaticallywillbechangedfromSETtoON.
Settheanswermodebaseduponyourneeds.
2.Besuretohaveafriendcallyouonbothnumberstotestthateverythingissetup
correctly.
3.IfyoudonotcompletethisfunctionbypressingStartkeytoregisteranumber,your
machinewillstayinD/RSETMODE.So,ifyoudecidenottoregisteranumber,you
mustrepeatSteps1~8andinStep6changethemodetoOFF.
HowtoTurntheDistinctiveRingingFunctionONorOFF
Thedistinctiveringingfunctionisdesignedtoaccommodatethedistinctiveringing
service(atelephoneservicethatprovidesyouwithmultiplenumbers,eachwitha
distinctiveringpattern,ononeline).Youcanchangethedistinctiveringingfunction
settingtoONorOFFasneededafteryouhaveregisteredthedistinctiveringing
numberinthefunctioncalledSettingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction.Tochangethe
setting,repeatSteps1~8above;Step6iswhereyoucanselecteitherONorOFF.
E) CALLER ID
WhatisCallerID?
CallerIDisatelephoneservicethatallowsthesubscribertoseeadisplayofthe
caller’sphonenumber(ornameincertainstates)asthetelephonerings.Itisafast
waytoscreenyourcalls.Youcanrespondquicklytocallsyoumissed,becauseCaller
IDsarereceivedandstoredinyourmachine’smemory.
NOTICE
TogettheCallerIDService:applyfortheCallerIDserviceatyourlocal
telephonecompany.
Thetypeofservicevariesfromstatetostateandisdeterminedbyyour
telephonecompany.Yourparticularservicemaydisplayonlythecaller’s
phonenumberorthecaller’snumberand/orname.
AdvantagesofCallerID
For Business
Allbusinessesprofitfromaquickerresponsetocustomercalls.Businessesthat
providemailorderservices,money-lendingservicesorprovideconfidentialinformation,
canprotectthemselvesfromfalseordersoracceptanceoffalseidentification.
At Home
Residentialcustomerscanprotectthemselvesfromunwantedcalls.
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OP-US-5.0
CALLER ID RECEIVING FAXESAND OTHER CALLS
How Does Caller ID Work?
TheCallerIDAppearsontheDisplayWhenYourTelephoneRings
Asyourtelephonerings,theDisplayshowsyouthecaller’sphonenumber(or
caller’snameincertainstates).Youwillknowwhoiscallingbeforeyoupickupthe
handsetorbeforeyourmachineautomaticallyreceivesthecall.Onceyoupickup
thehandset,thecaller’sIDdisappears.Ifboththecaller’sphonenumberandname
arereceived,onlythenamewillappearontheDisplay.Youwillseethefirst16
charactersofthenumberorname.
HelpfulHints • IfOUTOFAREAappearsontheDisplay,itmeansthatthecall
camefromoutsideyourcallerIDservicearea.
• IfPRIVATECALLappearsontheDisplay,itmeansthecaller
intentionally blockedthetransmissionofhis/herID.
• IfnocallerIDwastransmittedtoyourmachine,CALLPICKUPwill
remainonthedisplay.
NOTE: Pleasesetthenumberofringstomorethan02touseCallerID.Ifyousetthe
numberofringsto01,youcannotreceivetheCallerID.
TheCallerIDisStoredinYourMachine’sMemory
Themachinecanstoreamaximumofthelast30incomingcallerIDsinthememory,
alongwiththetimeanddateofreception.The31stcallwillcausetheoldestIDto
beerased.
TheCallerIDinformationstoredinthememorycanbescrolledthroughonthe
display.
Rcive
AndyoucanalsoprinttheCallerIDlistandreviewcallsyoureceivedbychecking
theCallerIDsinmemory.ThisreportwilllisttheDate,Time,PhoneNumber
30~31.)
FAX
ScanningthroughtheCallerIDsStoredintheMemory
YoucandisplaythecallerIDsthatarestoredinthememoryasfollows.(Youcanskip
toStep6belowbypressingtheShift andTel-index keyssimultaneously.)
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
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RECEIVING FAXESAND OTHER CALLS CALLER ID
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
1.FAX
4. Press6.
5. Press7.
6. PressSet.
6.TEL OPTIONS
7.CALLER ID
30)1455551212
TheCallerIDofthelastcallwillappear
onthedisplay.
-If noIDisstored,thebeeperwillsound
andNOCALLERIDwillappearonthe
display.
25)5555151
7. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
keytoscrollthroughtheCallerIDsinthe
memory.
Inthisexample,presstheZkey5
times.
-PressingtheZkeywillcyclebackward
throughthestoredcallerIDsfromthe
latesttotheoldest.IfyoupresstheZ
keywhentheoldestIDappears,the
latestonewillappear.TheXkeycycles
forward.
-After2seconds,thedateandtimethe
callerIDwasreceivedwillappear.
8. PressStop toexit.
FORYOURINFORMATION
ClearingaCallerIDStoredinMemory
Foreffectiveuseofthememory,itisrecommendedthatyoucleartheCaller
IDsstoredinmemorybypressingClearwhenthedisplayshowsthe
numberorname.
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CALLER ID RECEIVING FAXESAND OTHER CALLS
PrintingtheCallerIDList
YoucanprintalistingoftheCallerIDsforthelast30callsreceived.Bothtelephone
andfaxcallswillbelisted.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
3.PRINT REPORTS
9.CALLER ID
PRESS START KEY
PRINTING
4. Press3.
5. Press9.
6. PressSet orwait2secondsuntilyousee
thepromptattheright.
7. PressStart.
▼
Sample of Caller ID List
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CALLER ID LIST
TIME : 09/04/1996 14:05
NAME : BROTHER
FAX : 908-469-4547
TEL : 908-356-8880
FAX
1
2
3
4
DATE TIME
CALLER ID
NAME
COMMENT
01 09/04 13:45 5551212
02 09/04 13:45 5551212
03 09/04 13:45 5551111
04 09/04 13:45 5551010
05 09/04 13:45 5552222
06 09/04 13:45 5552323
07 09/04 13:45 5550000
08 09/04 13:45 5551212
09 09/04 13:45 5551234
10 09/04 13:45 5551010
11 09/04 13:45 5550101
KOUJI TAKEYAMA
KOUJI TAKEYAMA
TEL RX
TEL
TEL RX
RX
SMITH SHARON
KOUJI TAKEYAMA
TEL RX
TEL TX
RX
TX
TEL RX
SMITH SHARON
JONES JENNIFER
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RECEIVING FAXESAND OTHER CALLS CALLER ID
NOTE:“TX”meansTransmit,“RX”meansReceive.
CONTENTS OF THE LIST:
- DATE & TIME 1
- CALLER ID 2
- NAME (ONLY WHEN AVAILABLE) 3
- COMMENT 4
COMMENTS WILL INCLUDE:
• TXmeansyourmachinesentafaxmessagewhenitwaspolledorcalled.
• RXmeansyourmachinereceivedafaxmessage(exceptPollingorCall
Reservation).
• TELmeansyouansweredatelephonecallatyourMFC,externalTADor
externalphone,oryoureceiveanICMinyourMessageCentermemory(Only
forMFC6550MC/7550MC).
• BLANKmeansthecallwasnotansweredoryouansweredonanextension
phone.
F) RECEIVE PASSWORD
Ifyousetthisfunctiontoon,youcanpreventreceptionof“junkfaxes”thatcan
interferewithyourdailyoperations.However,thenyourmachinewillreceiveonly
faxesfromsendingmachinewhosefaxnumberisregisteredasoneofyourOne-Touch
numbers.(Yourmachinecomparesthelastfourdigitsofthesendingfaxmachine’s
numbertothefaxnumbersstoredinyourOne-Touchkeys.)
Turning Receive Password On or OFF
YoucansetreceivepasswordstatustoONorOFF.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press7.
7.SETUP SYSTEM
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RECEIVE PASSWORD RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
5. Press7.
7.SET PASSWORD
RX PASSWORD:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
RX PASSWORD:ON
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochooseONorOFF.
Example:ON
7. PressSetorwaitfortwoseconds.
7.SET PASSWORD
8. PressStoptoexit.
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OP-US-5.0
POLLING
7.POLLING
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
WhatIsPolling?
Pollingistheprocessofretrievingfaxesfromanotherfaxmachine.You
mayuseyourmachineto“poll”othermachines,oryoumayasksomeone
topollyourmachine.Thepartywhopollspaysforthecostofthecall.
How Does It Work?
Firstallpartiessetuptheirfaxmachinessothattheycanaccommodate
polling.Thenonepartyleavesdocumentsinthefaxmachinesothatthe
otherpartycancallandhavethedocumentssenttothem.
Polling side
Polled side
Call
Receive document
WhentoUsePolling
Usepollingtocontrolthecostofwhopaysforsendingafax.
1.Ifyouwanttopayforthecostofthecall:Sendfaxestootherpartiesas
younormallywould,andifanotherpartyhasdocumentstosendyou,ask
ifyoucanpollforthem.
2.Ifyouwantotherstopayforthecostofthecall:Askthemtopollyour
machinefordocumentstheywant,andhavethemfaxanydocuments
thatyouwant.
*Therearesomefaxmachinesthatwillnotrespondtothepollingfunction.
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POLLING
HelpfulHints UsingPollingEffectively(Examples)
ProblemNo.1:Youwantanotherpartytosendyoualongfax,but
theydonotwanttopayforthecall.
Solution:
Askthemtoleavethedocumentintheirfaxmachine
soyoucanpollforit.
ProblemNo.2:Salesrepresentativeshavedifficultysendingfaxes
totheheadoffice’sfaxmachinebecauseitisbusy
muchofthetime.
Solution:
Headofficecanpollthesalesrepresentatives’fax
machines.
ProblemNo.3:Becauseofthetimeorlocation,itischeaperfor
someonetocallyouthanitisforyoutomakethecall.
Solution:
Asktheotherpartytopollforthedocumentsand
offertopayforthecallattheirlowerrate.
PollingAnotherFaxMachine(Calling)
Onceyouhavesetuppolling,asdescribedbelow,andtheotherpartyhassettheirfax
machinetoPOLLEDWAITING,youcanreceivetheirdocumentsautomatically.
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Makesuretherearenodocumentsin
yourfeeder.
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
1.FAX
3. Press1.
7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
2.POLLING
4. Press1.
5. Press2.
FAXOptions
POLLING:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
POLLING:ON
2.POLLING
6. Waitfortwoseconds.
7. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectPollingON.
8. PressSet.
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POLLING
9. PressStop.
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
PRESS START KEY
ONLINE
10.Enterthefaxnumber.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
Example:One-Touchdialing.
DIALING
ONLINE
11. PressStart.
RECEIVING
ONLINE
P.01
SettingUpPolledWaiting(BeingCalled)
PolledWaitingiswhenyouplaceadocumentinyourMFCandsetyourmachineto
allowanotherfaxmachinetoretrievethatdocument.YourMFCwillprintaPolled
Reportafterthetransmission.
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FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
ENTER NO. & SET
2. PressFunction.
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep5.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
3. Waitfortwoseconds.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
4. Press1.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
2.POLLING
5. Press1.
6. Press2.
POLLING:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
POLLING:ON
7. Waitfortwoseconds.
8. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectPollingON.
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POLLING
9. PressSet.
2.POLLING
10. PressStop.
PRESS START KEY
ONLINE
11. PressStartandwaitforthepollingcallto
comein.
POLLED WAITING
ONLINE
DelayedPolling
Youcansetthetimewhenyouwantpollingtotakeplace.AfteryouselectPOLLING:ON,
pressSet,thenpress1andusethenumberkeystoenterthetimewhenyouwant
pollingtotakeplace.
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Makesurenodocumentsareinthefeeder.
ENTER NO. & SET
1. PressFunction.
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
3. Press1.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
2.POLLING
4. Press1.
5. Press2.
POLLING:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
POLLING:ON
6. Waitfortwoseconds.
7. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectPollingON.
FAXOptions
8. PressSet.
2.POLLING
9. Press1.
1.TIMER
SET TIME=00:00
SET TIME=19:45
10. Enterthetime.
Example:19:45(7:45P.M.).
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POLLING
11. Waitfortwoseconds.
12. PressStop.
1.TIMER
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
13. Enterthefaxnumber.
PRESS START KEY
ONLINE
Example:One-Touchdialing.
NJ OFFICE
ONLINE
14. PressStart.
TheMFCwaitsuntilthespecifiedtimeto
call.
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SettingUpPolledWaitingwithSuperQuick-Scan
BeforepressingStart,pressSuperQ.ScansothatyoucanstoreyourPolledWaiting
documentinthememory.IfyouuseSuperQ.ScantoplacethePolledWaiting
documentsintothememory,theywillnotbeerasedautomaticallyaftertheyare
SequentialPolling
ThisfunctionisthereverseofBroadcasting,inwhichyourmachinesendsadocument
toseveraldestinations. Inasequentialpollingoperation,yourmachinewillrequest
documentsfromseveralfaxunitsinasingleoperation.
Afterallthepollingoperationsarefinished,aSequentialPollingReportwillbe
printedautomatically.
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1. Makesuretherearenodocumentsinthe
feeder.
2. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
3. Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
4. Press1.
1.FAX
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
5. Press1.
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
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POLLING
6. Press2.
2.POLLING
POLLING:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
POLLING:ON
7. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectPollingON.
8. PressSet.
2.POLLING
9. PressStop.
ENTER FAX NO.
ONLINE
PRESS START KEY
ONLINE
10. Specifythedestinationoffaxmachines,
thatyouwishtopollbyusingOne-Touch,
Speed-Dial,orGroupkeys.
ALL BROTHER
ONLINE
Example:Groupkey.
11.PressStart.Yourmachinepollseach
numberorgroupmemberinturnfora
document.
DIALING
ONLINE
FAXOptions
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
8.REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
(OnlyforMFC4550)
SincetheMFCcanstoreincomingdatainmemoryaswellasprintit,youcanusethe
convenientFAXForwarding,PagingandRemoteRetrievalfunctions.
SettingtheFaxStorage
SetthisfunctiontoONifyouwanttheincomingdatatobestoredinthememoryas
wellasprinted.Ifthedatacanbestoredinthememory,youcanusetheFax
Forwarding,Paging,andRemoteRetrievalfunctions.ItisagoodideatoturntheFax
StoragefunctionONwhenyougoout.TheinitialsettingisOFF.
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ENTER NO. & SET
1. PressFunction.
8.REMOTE FAX OPT
1.FAX STORAGE
2. Press8.
3. Press1.
FAX STORAGE:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
FAX STORAGE:ON
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectONorOFF.
Example:ON
5. PressSet.
1.FAX STORAGE
6. PressStoptoexit.
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
• WhenyouhaveFAXSTORAGE:ON,yourincomingfaxeswillbestored
inthememoryandtheLCDwillshowthenumberofincomingcalls:
FAX IN MEMORY:01
ONLINE
• WhenyouwanttochangetheFaxStoragesettingfromONtoOFFand
faxdataisstillinthememory,youwillgetthefollowingmessageafter
youselectOFF:
ERASE ALL FAX?
1.CLEAR 2.EXIT
Ifyouselect1,youwilleraseallthefaxdatafromthememoryandthe
functionwillbesettoOFF.Ifyoupress2,thedatawillnotbeerased,and
thesettingwillremainON.
Wheneveryourfaxprintsadocumentfor“Back-UpPrinting”,itwillbe
printedinstandardresolutionregardlessoftheresolutioninwhichitwas
received.
FAXOptions
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
Paging/Fax Forwarding
haveanadditionaloptionofpagingorfaxforwarding,whenyourmachinereceives
afaxmessageintomemory.
Howpagingworks(PagingON)
Howfaxforwardingworks
(FaxForwardingON)
Incoming fax
Incoming fax
The fax message is stored in the
memory.
The fax message is stored in the
memory.
Paging function is activated.
Fax Forwarding function is activated.
The MFC will dial the registered
pager telephone number.
The registered Fax Forwarding
number is dialed.
Once connected the MFC dials your
registered PIN number
(Personal ID number).
Once connected, the machine sends
the fax tone to another fax machine.
The machine sends stored fax from
the memory to forwarding location.
Your personal pager is activated.
NOTICE
1.Youcanactivateeitherpagingorfaxforwarding;theyareverysimilar
featuresandcannotbeusedsimultaneously.
2.IfpagingisON,youwillbepagedeverytimeafaxmessageisreceived
intothememory.
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
SettingUpPaging(RegisteringthePagingNumber)
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ENTER NO. & SET
8.REMOTE FAX OPT
2.FAX FWD/PAGING
OFF
1. PressFunction.
2. Press8.
3. Press2.
SELECT { } & SET
PAGING
4. PressZ(leftarrow)andX(rightarrow)
toselectPAGING.
PAG#:
5. PressSet.
ENTER & SET
#:18002844329##_
6. Enterapagingnumberupto20digits
(thisisthetelephonenumberofyour
pager),followedbytwo#signs.Donot
includetheareacodeifitisthesamefor
yourMFCandpager.
Example:18002844329##.
7. PressSet.
PIN#:
ENTER & SET
5#-19085551234##
8
. EnteraPIN(PersonalIdentification
FAXOptions
Number),#,pressRedial/Pause,your
MFCtelephonenumber,and##.
Example:12345#-19085551234##.
-IfyoudonotuseaPIN,youmustenter
the telephone number of your fax
machine.PressRedial/Pause before
enteringyourfaxnumberandadd##.
Example:-19085551234##.
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
9. PressSet.
2.FAX FWD/PAGING
10. PressStoptoexit.
-PagingnumberandPINnumbercannotbechangedremotely.
-Redial/Pauseappearsasahyphenonthedisplay.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
ThePIN(PersonalIdentificationNumber)youenterdependsuponthe
typeofpagingcompanyyouuse.Therearegenerallytwotypesofpaging
companies...
1)SatellitePagers:Inthiscasewerecommendyouenteryouractual
satellitePIN#plusyourreturnMFCtelephone/faxnumber/orspecial
alphamessage.
PIN# Return#
PIN# AlphaMessage
ForExample:12345#19085551234## or 12345#329329329##
{
FAXFAXFAX
2)RadioPagers:Most*radiopagersdonotrequireaPIN#,andinthiscase
youshouldusethePIN#intheMFConlyforthereturnnumberor
specialalphamessage.
Return#
AlphaMessage
ForExample:19085551234## or 329329329##
{
FAXFAXFAX
*IfyourradiopagerutilizesaPIN#thenusesatellitesequence
above.
The“##”symbolsattheendofthespecialmessage(orreturn#)areused
tosignifytheendthePIN#/Message.
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
SettingUpFaxForwarding(RegisteringtheFaxForwarding
Number)
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ENTER NO. & SET
8.REMOTE FAX OPT
2.FAX FWD/PAGING
OFF
1. PressFunction.
2. Press8.
3. Press2.
SELECT { } & SET
FAX FORWARD
4. PressZ(leftarrow)andX(rightarrow)
toselectFAXFORWARD.
FWD#:
5. PressSet.
ENTER & SET
WD#:18005551234_
6. Enterafaxforwardingnumberupto20
digits.
Example:18005551234.
2.FAX FWD/PAGING
7. PressSet.
8. PressStoptoexit.
WhatIsRemoteControlAccess?
FAXOptions
Whenyouleaveyourhomeoroffice,youwillturnonyourFAXSTORAGEtoreceive
STORAGEfeature,youcancontrolandprogramyourfaxbyremotecontrol.Youcan
callyourmachinefromanytouchtonephone,enteryourremoteaccesscode,followed
byprogrammingcommands.
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
SettingtheRemoteAccessCode
Theinitialsettingfortheremoteaccesscodeonyournewfaxis“159*”.Youcan
changethiscodeifitconflictswithotherequipmentcodesorifyoujustwishto.
ChangetheRemoteAccessCodefrequentlyanduseitasa“secretpassword”tolimit
accesstoyourREMOTEFAXOPTIONS.
WhenyouusetheRemoteAccessCode,youmustpressallfourkeys(three-digit
numberplus*).
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ENTER NO. & SET
8.REMOTE FAX OPT
3.REMOTE ACCESS
ACCESS CODE:159*
ACCESS CODE:160*
1. PressFunction.
2. Press8.
3. Press3.
4. Enterathreedigitnumber000 to999.
Thelastdigit,anasterisk,cannotbe
changed.
Example:160*.
Thethreedigitnumbermustnotbethe
sameastheremoteactivationand
Example:Whentheremoteaccesscodeis
160*,don’tuse160or60*forthe
activationanddeactivationcode.
5. Waitfortwoseconds.
3.REMOTE ACCESS
6. PressStoptoexit.
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
HowtoUseRemoteAccessandControlCodes
1. Pickupthehandsetofaremotetouchtonephoneorfaxmachine.
2. DialyourMFC’snumber.
3. WhenyourMFCanswerswithabeep,immediatelypressyourRemoteAccessCode
4. Ifyouhearalongbeep,itmeansyourmachinehasreceivedfaxmessage(s).
Ifyoudonothearalongbeep,itmeansyourmachinedidnotreceiveany
message(s).
5. Assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps,pressaControlCommand.
EachtimeyourMFCcompletesaninstruction,itgivestwo(2)shortbeepstelling
youtoenterthenextcommand;ifyouwaitlongerthan30secondstoenterthe
command,yourmachinewilldisconnecttheline.Ifyouperformawrongoperation,
youwillhearthree(3)shortbeeps.
6. Whenyouarereadytoexitremotecontrolmode,press90toresetyourmachine.
RemoteFaxRetrieval
IfyouhavesetyourFAXSTORAGE:ONtostoreincomingfaxmessages,youhave
theabilitytoretrievethesefaxmessagesfromanyremotegroup3facsimilemachine.
Remotefaxretrievalisaccomplishedviaremotecontrolaccesscommands,whichare
describedintheremainderofthischapter.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
WhentoEntertheRemoteAccessCode
Justafterthelineisconnected,youshouldentertheremoteaccesscode
fromanytouchtonephone.Makesurethatyouentertheremoteaccess
codewhileyoudoNOThearanychirpingsoundofaMFC. Ifthemachine
issettoMANUALmode,itwillanswerthecallafterabout20rings(about
100seconds). Youwillhave30secondstopresstheremoteaccesscodeor
thelinewillbedisconnected.
FAXOptions
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
Remote Control Commands
YoucancontrolyourMFCwiththefollowingremotecontrolcommands.
Remotecontrolcommand
DetailOperation
95 ChangingFaxForwarding
/Pagingsetting
1 OFF
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,thechangeisaccepted.Ifyouhear
threeshortbeeps,youcannotchangeitbecausetheconditions
(ex.registeringfaxforwardingorpagingnumber)havenotbeen
completed. Youcanregisteryourfaxforwardingnumberby
thenumber,themachineautomaticallywillturnto“FAX
FWD:ON”mode.ToreceiveaMemoryStatusList,enter961(see
numberyouregisterediscorrect.Thenentertheconfirmation
command955. NowthemachinewillstartFaxForwarding.
2 FaxForwarding
3 Paging
4 FAX FWD No.
5 FWDNo. Confirm
6 FaxStorageON
7 FaxStorageOFF
You can set FAX STORAGE ON or OFF.
96 RetrieveFAX
1 MemoryStatusList
2 00 RetrieveallFAXES
YoumustcallfromaremotefaxmachinetoreceivetheMemory
2“MSGNo.”00
RetrievebyMSG
number
3 EraseFAXinthe
memory
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,youcanerasefaxmessage(s)fromthe
memory.
97 Checkthereceivingstatus YoucancheckwhetheryourMFChasreceivedanyfaxmessage(s).
Ifyes,youwillhearonelongbeep.Ifno,youwillhearthreeshort
1 FAX
98 ChangeAnswerMode
1 TAD
beeps.
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,youcanchangetheAnswerMode.If
youhearthreeshortbeeps,youcannotchangeit.
2 F/T
3 Fax
90 Exit
Afteralongbeep,youcanexitremotecontrol.
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
RetrievingtheMemoryStatusListandFaxMessagesRemotely
Fromaremotefaxmachine,youcanretrieveyourMemoryStatusListtoseeifyou
haveanystoredfaxmessagesinthememory.Thenyoucanretrievealloronly
specifiedfaxmessagesthatareonthelist.
1. Pickupthehandsetofaremotetouchtonefaxmachine.
2. DialyourMFC’snumber.
3. WhenyourMFCanswerswithabeep,immediatelypressyourRemoteAccess
Code(159*).
4. Assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps,press961.
5. WhenyouhearyourMFCthroughthehandsetrespondingwithafaxtone,press
Start andholdthehandsetifyouwanttoretrievefaxmessagesalso.(Ifyouwish
toretrieveonlytheMemoryStatusList,replacethehandset.)
7. LookattheMemoryStatusListtoseeifthereareanyfaxmessagesyouwantto
retrieve.
8. Press962assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps.
After962,enterthetwo-digitmessagenumbersfromtheMemoryStatusList
(Example:01)andendbypressing00.
Example:)ToreceiveNO.1andNO.2messages,press962010200.
Ifyouwanttoretrieveallmessages,simplypress00.
Example:)Toretrieveallfaxmessages,press96200.
9. WhenyouhearyourMFCthroughthehandsetrespondingwithafaxtone,press
Start.
10. Replacethehandset.
11. Yourremotefaxmachinewillprintthefaxmessages.
Changing the Fax Forwarding Number Remotely
1. Pickupthehandsetofaremotefaxmachine.
2. DialyourMFC’snumber.
3. WhenyourMFCanswerswithabeep,immediatelypressyourRemoteAccess
Code(159*).
4. Assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps,press954.
5. EnteryournewFaxForwardingnumberusingthenumberkeys(upto20digits).
Youcannotregister*and#asdialnumbers.Use*tocreateapausebetweenthe
dialnumbers.
FAXOptions
6. Press#afterenteringthenewnumber.
7. Assoonasyouhearthenexttwo(2)shortbeeps,press961.
8. WhenyouhearyourMFCthroughthehandsetrespondingwithafaxtone,press
Start andholdthehandset.
9. YourremotefaxmachinewillprinttheMemoryStatusList.Lookatthelistto
makesurethenewFaxForwardingnumberyouregisterediscorrect.
10. Ifthenewnumberiscorrect,waitforthenexttwo(2)shortbeeps,andpress955.
(Ifthenewnumberisincorrect,press954 andreenterthenumberbeginningat
Step5.)
11.Replacethehandset.YournewFaxForwardingnumberisactivated.
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
PrintingaFaxMessage
Youcanprintafaxmessagethatisstoredinthememory.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
FAX IN MEMORY:01
ONLINE
ENTER NO. & SET
8.REMOTE FAX OPT
4.PRINT FAX
1. PressFunction.
2. Press8.
3. Press4.
4. PressSet.
5. PressStart.
PRESS START KEY
PRINTING
4.PRINT FAX
6. PressStoptoexit.
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GETTINGSTARTED MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
9.MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
A) GETTING STARTED
WhatIstheMessageCenterMode?
TheMessageCenterModeallowsyoutostoretheincomingfax/voicemessagesinto
aflexiblememory.FaxRetrieval,PagingandFaxForwardingfeaturesareavailable
inthismode.
TheMessageCenterisabuilt-infaxandvoicemessageansweringdevicetomore
effectivelymanageyourvoiceandfaxmessages,whileyouareout.
Thisflexiblememorycanbeusedforvoicemessages,faxmessagesoracombination
thatstoresbothtypesonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.Anyfaxorvoicemessagethat
isstoredinthememorycanberetrievedfromaremotelocation.
YourMessageCenterhasatotalcapacityof15minutesofvoicemessages(30minutes
forMFC7550MC)or30pagesoffaxmessages(70pagesforMFC7550MC).The
memoryonyourmachinecanbeexpanded.
Voice
Fax
status
Record
Erase
Play
TheFaxandF/TlightsmustbelittoturnonMessageCenterMode.
NOTE: The Message Center outgoing message (OGM) must be
recordedbeforeyoucanactivatethemessagecentermode.
FAXOptions
WhatDoIWanttheMessageCentertoDo?
TherearesixofwaystoallocatetheflexibleMessageCentermemory,dependingupon
whichbestfitsyourneeds.
Youmayhavetouseonlyonemodeonaregularbasis,butperiodicallychangemodes
tomeethighorlowmessagedays.Thesixmodesareasfollows:
ThefactorysettingisFAX:OFF/VOICE:ON.
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▼ ModeSettingsataGlance
MSG CTR MODE
WHAT IT DOES
WHEN TO USE IT
1) FAX : ON
VOICE : ON
Bothvoiceandfaxmessageswill Usethismodewhenyouwish
bestoredonafirstcomefirst tostorebothfaxandvoice
servedbasisinthememory. messagesinthememory.Erase
EitherFaxForwardingorPaging yourmessagesfrequentlyto
andRemoteRetrievalofvoiceand keepmemoryavailablefor
faxmessagesisavailable.
whenyouneedit.
2) FAX : ON
Voicecallswillbestoredinyour Usethismodewhenyouneed
externalansweringmachine, all your Message Center
VOICE:EXT.
(ExternalAnswering whichmustbepluggedintothe memoryforfaxmessagesorif
MachineisON.)
EXTjackofthemachine.The youpreferthesoundqualityof
externalTADwillanswerallyour ataperecorderforyourvoice
calls;retrievevoicemessagesfrom messages.
itasusual.Pagingforvoice
messagesisnotavailable.
3) FAX : ON
VOICE : OFF
Voicecallswillnotbestored.
Usethismodewhenyoudonot
havetoreceivevoicemessages.
4) FAX : OFF
VOICE : ON
Allavailablememoryinthe Usethismodeifyouwishto
MessageCenterwillbeusedto retrievevoicemessagesfroma
storevoicemessages.Faxeswill remotelocation,butcanwait
printonpaper.YoucandoPaging untilyouareatthefaxmachine
andRemoteRetrievalofvoice togetyourfaxmessages.
messages.
5) FAX : OFF
VOICE:EXT.
Faxmessageswillbereceivedonly Usethismodeifyouneedmore
onpaper,butwillnotbestoredin TADmemorythanisavailable
(ExternalAnswering thememory.Voicecallswillnot intheMessageCenterorifyou
MachineisON.)
bestoredunlessanexternalTAD preferthesoundqualityofa
ispluggedintotheEXTjackof taperecorder.
yourmachine.
6) FAX : OFF
VOICE : OFF
Faxmessageswillbereceivedonly Usethismodeifyoudonot
onpaper,butwillnotbestoredin wanttousetheMessageCenter
thememory.Voicecallswillnot memoryforreceivingfax/voice
bestoredinthememoryeither. messages.
*Use2)FAX:ON, VOICE:EXT. and3)FAX:ON, VOICE:OFFmodewhenyou
wantallavailablememorytobeusedtostorefaxmessages(forFaxForwardingor
PagingandRemoteRetrieval).KeepBackupPrintingturnedONtogetaprinted
*
EvenwhenyousetFAX:OFFmode(4)~6)),youcanuseQuick-ScanandBroadcasting
asusual.
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GETTINGSTARTED MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
FlowchartofanIncomingCall
1)FAX: ON
VOICE: ON
Incoming Call
The caller must
press your
remote code to
activate the
machine.
Fax reception is
activated by the
CNG Fax Tones
automatically .
Auto dial
fax call
Manual
fax call
REMOTE
CODE
*51
(see page
MSG CTR OGM
is activated.
Voice call
The caller leaves
a voice message
in digital memory
or hangs up.
The fax message
is received into
memory.
The fax message
is received into
memory.
MEMORY
The caller
can also
MEMORY
MEMORY
send a fax
Ifthecallerstopsspeakingfor5secondswhileleavingamessage,themachinewill
gointofaxreceivingmodeautomatically.
2)FAX: ON
VOICE: EXT.
(ExternalAnsweringMachineisON.)
Incoming Call
The caller must
Fax reception is
press your
Auto dial
fax call
Manual
fax call
The external TAD
OGM is activated.
activated by the
CNG Fax Tones
automatically.
REMOTE
CODE
*51
(see page
remote code to
activate the
machine.
Voice call
FAXOptions
The caller leaves
a voice message
on the external
The fax message
is received into
memory.
The fax message
is received into
memory.
MEMORY
EXT.
TAD
MEMORY
TAD.
MEMORY
NOTE: OGM=outgoingmessage
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3)FAX: ON
VOICE: OFF
(Also,ExternalAnsweringMachineisOFF.)
Incoming Call
Fax reception is activated automatically.
The fax message is received into memory.
MEMORY
4)FAX: OFF
VOICE: ON
Incoming Call
The caller must
Fax reception is
press your
remote code to
activate the
machine.
REMOTE
CODE
*51
(see page
Auto dial
fax call
Manual
fax call
MSG CTR OGM
activated by the
CNG Fax Tones
automatically.
is activated.
Voice call
The caller leaves
a voice message
in digital memory
or hangs up.
The fax message
is received on
paper.
The fax message
is received on
paper.
The caller
can also
PAPER
MEMORY
PAPER
send a fax
Ifthecallerstopsspeakingfor5secondswhileleavingamessage,themachinewill
gointofaxreceivingmodeautomatically.
NOTE: OGM=outgoingmessage
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5)FAX: OFF
VOICE: EXT.
(ExternalAnsweringMachineisON.)
Incoming Call
The caller must
press your
remote code to
activate the
machine.
Fax reception is
Auto dial
fax call
Manual
fax call
The external TAD
OGM is activated.
activated by the
CNG Fax Tones
automatically.
REMOTE
CODE
*51
(see page
Voice call
The caller leaves
a voice message
on the external
TAD.
The fax message
is received on
paper.
The fax message
is received on
paper.
PAPER
EXT.
TAD
PAPER
MEMORY
6)FAX: OFF
VOICE: OFF
Incoming Call
Fax reception is activated automatically.
The fax message is received on paper.
PAPER
NOTE: OGM=outgoingmessage
FAXOptions
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS GETTINGSTARTED
TurningontheMessageCenterwith3BasicSteps
Youcangetstartedreceivingmessagesbydoingthefollowingthreesteps.
1. SettheMessageStorage.
2. RecordtheOutgoingMessage(MSGCTROGM).
3. ActivatetheMessageCentermode,bypressingtheModebuttonuntilbothFax
andF/TLEDsarelit.
SettingtheMessageStorage
SettingtheMessageStorageisthefirststepinturningontheMessageCenterMode.
BeforeyousettheMessageStorage,makesureyoucarefullyread“ModeSettingsat
thestepsbelow.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2.Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
1.MSG STORAGE
FAX:OFF
5. Press1.
SELECT { } & SET
FAX:ON
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
repeatedlytoselectONorOFF.
Example:FAX:ON.
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GETTINGSTARTED MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
7. PressSet.
VOICE:ON
SELECT { } & SET
VOICE:ON
8. Press Z(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
repeatedlytoselectON,OFForEXT.
Example:VOICE:ON.
9. PressSet.
1.MSG STORAGE
10. PressStoptoexit.
Recording the MSG CTR Outgoing Message (MSG CTR OGM)
RecordingyourMessageCenteroutgoingmessage(OGM)isthesecondstepin
turningontheMessageCenterMode.AfteryouhavesettheMessageStorage(FAX:
ON,VOICE:ONandFAX:OFF,VOICE:ONmodes),recordyourMessageCenter
OGM.ThetypeofOGMyouselectdependsupontheAnswerModeyouhavechosen.
FortheMessageCenterMode,youmustselectMSGCTROGMinStep4(notF/T
OGM).YouwillnotbeabletoturnontheMessageCenterMode(bothFaxand
F/Tlightslit)untilyouhaverecordedanoutgoingmessageforMSGCTR
OGM.Forthebestrecordingquality,holdthehandsetapproximately2to3inches
fromyourmouth(ataslightangle).Thiswillavoidrecordingfeedback.
Itisimportanttotellyourcallersyourthree-digitremoteactivationcode,because
manycallersdonotrealizethattheyaredialingmanuallywhentheypresstheHook
keyorliftthehandset.(Ifyouhavechangedyourremotecode,useitinsteadof*51.)
Keepyouroutgoingmessageunder20seconds.Ifyouhavemoretosayandneed
ashortinstruction,endwith:
“Afterthebeep,pleaseleaveamessageorsendafax,bypressing*51.”
Or
“Hi,thisis .Ican’ttakeyourcallrightnow.Soafterthebeep,pleaseleaveamessage
orsendafax.Tosendafax,press*51,waitforfaxtones,thenpressStart.”
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
FAXOptions
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2.Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
3. Press1.
1.FAX
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS GETTINGSTARTED
4. Press8.
5. Press6.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
6.OGM
MSG CTR OGM
SELECT { } & SET
MSG CTR OGM
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
repeatedlyuntilyouseeMSGCTROGM.
7. PressSet.
REC/ERASE/PLAY?
PICK UP HANDSET
RECORD OGM:00/20
RECORD OGM:15/20
PLAYING OGM
8. PressRecord.
9. Pickupthehandset.
10. Recordamessageshorterthan20seconds.
11. Replacethehandset.
The recorded message is played
automatically.
MSG CTR OGM
SELECT { } & SET
12. PressStoptoexit.
ActivatingtheMessageCenterMode
CenterModeon,whenyouleaveyourhomeoroffice.
ToactivateMessageCenter.....
Fax
PressModeonthecontrolpaneluntilboththe“Fax”and“F/T”
lightsareon.
F/T
...ThenyoucaneasilyidentifytheMessageCentermodethatisonbyviewingthe
MessageCenterindicatorlights.
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GETTING YOUR MESSAGES MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
B) GETTING YOUR MESSAGES
HowWillIKnowMessagesHaveBeenReceived?
Onceyoureturnhomeortotheofficeyoucaneasilyandquicklyseeifanyvoiceorfax
messageshavebeenstoredintheMessageCenter.Therearetwowaystodetermine
ifmessagesarestored.
(1) IftheVOICEand/orFaxindicatorlightsareflashing,thereisanewmessage
stored.( meansflashing.)Onceanewvoicemessageisplayed,theVOICE
indicatorlightstopsflashingandstayson.Andonceanewfaxmessageisprinted,
theFaxindicatorlightwillgooff.
Voice
Fax
status
Record
Erase
Play
(2) TheLCDdisplaywillindicatethetotalnumberofincomingVOICEand/orFAX
messagesstoredinMessageCentermemory.ThenumberofVOICEincludesthe
Memomessages.
VOICE:03 FAX:02
message.)
ONLINE
FORYOURINFORMATION
WhatHappensWhentheMemoryIsFull...
IfthememorybecomesfullwhenyouhavesetyourMFCtoMessageCenter
mode,themachinewillchangetoF/Tmodeautomatically.(LEDlightsdo
notchange.)Inthismode,themachinecanacceptincomingfaxes
automatically.Then,ifyourmachineshouldrunoutofpaper,theanswer
modewillshiftautomaticallytoManualmode.InManualmodethecallis
notanswered,soyourcallerwillknowtotryagainlater.
FAXOptions
Out of Recording Paper and Memory Full
[Answer Mode] MSG CTR Mode
F/T Mode
Manual Mode
Out of Recording Paper
and Memory Full
Memory Full
clearedtoregainavailablememory.
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
GETTINGYOURMESSAGES
PlayinganIncomingVoiceMessage(ICM)andRecordedMemo(or
VoiceAlarm)
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
1. PressPlay.
VOICE:03 FAX:02
ONLINE
(PressFunctionandthenPlayforVoice
Alarm.)
-All your incoming messages and
recordedmemowillbeplayedinthe
ordertheywererecorded.
-Duringthefirstsecondthatthemessage
plays,thedisplaywillshowthecurrent
message number/total number of
messages.
MESSAGE 01/03
ONLINE
-Foronesecond,themachinewillbeep
andtheCallerIDwillflashonthe
displayifitwasreceived.
9815550101
ONLINE
(
)
-TheICMwillstartplayingandthedate
andtimeitwasrecordedwillappearon
thedisplay.
14:00 09/12/1996
ONLINE
-YoucanuseZ(leftarrow)toplaythe
messageagain.Ifyoupressthearrow
duringthebeepingbeforethemessage,
thepreviousmessagewillbeplayed.
-YoucanuseX(rightarrow)toskipto
thenextmessage.
2. PressStop toexit.
NOTE: YoucanchangethespeakervolumeusingSuperQ.ScanandHelp.(See
BackupPrintingOption
WhenyouchooseFAX:ONintheMessageCenterMode,allincomingfaxmessages
arestoredintheavailablememory.ThefactorysettingfortheBackupPrintingoption
issettoON,soyouwillalsogetacopyprintedonpaper.IfyouchangetheBackup
PrintingoptiontoOFFasfollows,thefaxesarestoredwithoutabackupcopy:
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2.Waitfortwoseconds.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
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GETTING YOUR MESSAGES MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
3. Press1.
4. Press8.
5. Press2.
1.FAX
8.SETUP MSG CTR
2.BACKUP PRINT
BACKUP PRINT:ON
SELECT { } & SET
BACKUP PRINT:OFF
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toaccesstheOFFsetting.
Example:OFF.
7. PressSet.
2.BACKUP PRINT
8. PressStoptoexit.
PrintingaFaxMessage
Youcanprintafaxmessagethatisstoredinthememory.
Onceyouprintafaxmessage,theFaxindicatorlightwillgooff.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
VOICE:03 FAX:02
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2.Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
FAXOptions
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
7.PRINT FAX
PRESS START KEY
5. Press7.
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GETTINGYOURMESSAGES
6. PressStart.
PRINTING
7.PRINT FAX
7. PressStoptoexit.
FORYOURINFORMATION
ErasingandPrintingFAXMessages
1. Itisnotpossibletoeraseasinglefaxmessage,youcaneraseonlyallor
2. Ifyouchoosetoeraseallthefaxmessages,yourmachinefirstwillprint
anyfaxmessagesthathavenotbeenprinted,beforeiterasesthemfrom
thememory.
CallingYourMessageCenterforMessages
(SeeRemoteRetrieval)
IfyouhavesetyourMessageCentertostoreincomingfaxmessages(FAX:ON,
VOICE:OFF/EXT.orFAX:ON,VOICE:ONmodes),youhavetheabilitytoretrieve
thesefaxmessagesfromanyremotegroup3facsimilemachine.
Ofcourseyoucanalsoremotelyretrieveyourvoicemessagesfromanytouchtone
phone.
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ERASING YOUR MESSAGES MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
C) ERASING YOUR MESSAGES
ErasingIncomingVoiceMessages,FaxMessagesandRecordedMemo
(orVoiceAlarm)
TherearetwowaystoerasevoicemessagesandrecordedMemo:OnebyOneErasing
andAllinOneErasing.
Faxmessagescannotbeerasedoneatatime.
One by One Erasing
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
1. PressPlayandbegintoplay.
(PressFunctionandthenPlayforVoice
Alarm.)
MESSAGE 01/03
ONLINE
2. PressErasebeforeyouhearthebeep,
whichmeansthebeginningofnext
message.
ERASE THIS MSG.?
ONLINE
1.CLEAR
ONLINE
2.EXIT
3. Press1 toerasethismessageor2 toexit
thefunction.
4. PressStoptoexit.
AllinOneErasing
YoucaneraseallincomingVoiceorFaxmessagesatonce.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
VOICE:03 FAX:02
ONLINE
1. PressErasewhenthedisplayasksyouif
ERASE ALL VOICE?
ONLINE
youwanttoerase.
FAXOptions
SELECT { } & SET
ONLINE
2. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectwhetheryouwanttoeraseall
voicemessages(VOICE),alldocument
messages(FAX),orallmessages(MSG).
Example:ALLVOICE.
ERASE ALL VOICE?
ONLINE
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MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
ERASING YOUR MESSAGES
3. PressSet.
ERASE ALL VOICE?
ONLINE
1.CLEAR
ONLINE
2.EXIT
4. Press1 toeraseor2 tocancel.
VOICE:00 FAX:02
ONLINE
D) CHANGING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE
Playing Your Outgoing Message (OGM)
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
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1. PressFunction.
2.Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
ENTER NO. & SET
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
6.OGM
5. Press6.
MSG CTR OGM
SELECT { } & SET
MSG CTR OGM
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselecteitherMSGCTROGMorF/T
OGM.
Example:MSGCTROGM.
7. PressSet.
REC/ERASE/PLAY?
PLAYING OGM
8. PressPlaytostartplayingyouroutgoing
message.
9. PressStoptoexit.
NOTE: YoucanchangethespeakervolumepressingSuperQ.ScanandHelp.(See
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CHANGING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
Erasing Your Outgoing Message (OGM)
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1. PressFunction.
2.Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
ENTER NO. & SET
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
6.OGM
5. Press6.
MSG CTR OGM
SELECT { } & SET
MSG CTR OGM
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselecteitherMSGCTROGMorF/T
OGM.
Example:MSGCTROGM.
7. PressSet.
REC/ERASE/PLAY?
ERASE OGM?
8. PressErase.
1.CLEAR
2.EXIT
9. Press1 toeraseOGM.
10. PressStoptoexit.
REC/ERASE/PLAY?
FAXOptions
*RecordanewOutgoingMessage.(Seethesection“RecordingtheOutgoingMessage
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
MOREFEATURES
E) MORE FEATURES
SettingtheTollSaver
TollsaverallowsyoutocallyourMFCandhangupwithoutpayingforthecallifyou
havenomessages.TheMessageCenterwillanswerafteronly2ringsifyoudo
haveincomingmessages,andafter4ringsifyoudonothavemessages.So,
ifitringsthreetimeswhenyoucallformessages,hangup.
ThefactorydefaultsettingfortheTollSaverfeatureisOFFandifitisON,
itoverridesyourcurrentRingDelaysetting.
IfyouwantyourMessageCentertoanswerinthenumberofringsyousetintheRing
Delayfunction,turnTollSaverOFF.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2.Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
9.TOLL SAVER
TOLL SAVER:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
TOLL SAVER:ON
5. Press9.
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectONorOFF.
Example:ON.
7. PressSet.
9.TOLL SAVER
8. PressStoptoexit.
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MORE FEATURES MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
SettingtheMaximumTimeforIncomingMessages
(ICM MAX. TIME)
Althoughtheinitialsettingonyourmachineforthemaximumlengthofincoming
voicemessagesis30seconds,youcanadjustit.Youhaveachoiceofsettingitfrom
20secondsto60seconds,at5secondintervals.Thistimeisalsousedforandchanges
themaximumtimeofIncomingVoiceMessage,Memo,VoiceAlarmandrecorded
VoiceInformation.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2.Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
5.ICM MAX.TIME
MESSAGE 30 SEC
SELECT { } & SET
MESSAGE 25 SEC
5. Press5.
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)to
selectthemaximumtimeforincoming
messages, Memo and Voice Alarm
recording.
Example:25SEC.
7. PressSet.
5.ICM MAX.TIME
FAXOptions
8. PressStoptoexit.
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
MOREFEATURES
PlayingOGM(OutgoingMessage)ON/OFFSetting
IfyousetPlayingOGMtoON,therecordedMessageCenterorF/Toutgoingmessage
isreplayedeachtimeyouchangethereceivingmodetoMSGCTRorF/T.
TheinitialsettingisON.Ifyoudon'thavetohearitplaywhenyouchangesettings,
setyourPlayingOGMsettingtoOFF.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
8.PLAYING OGM
PLAYING OGM:ON
SELECT { } & SET
PLAYING OGM:OFF
5. Press8.
6. UseZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)to
selectthePlayingOGMSettingONor
OFF.
Example:OFF.
7. PressSet.
8.PLAYING OGM
8. PressStoptoexit.
RecordingaConversation
YoucanrecordatelephoneconversationbysimplypressingRecordduringthe
conversation.Theconversationcanberecordedforthelengthoftimethatissetin
ICMMAX.TIME.Abeepwillsoundevery15secondstonotifythecaller.
YoucanplayorerasethisrecordingthesamewayasinMEMOrecording.
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MORE FEATURES MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
Recording a Memo
YoucanrecordamemoinyourMFCforsomeonewhoalsousesitinyourhomeor
office.
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1. PressRecord.
PICK UP HANDSET
REC.MEMO:00/30
REC.MEMO:20/30
2. Pickupthehandsetandspeakyourmemo
(uptoICMMAX.TIME).
3. PressStoporreplacethehandset.
VOICE:01 FAX:00
ONLINE
ToplayaMemoseethesectionPlayinganIncomingVoiceMessage(ICM)and
ToeraseaMemoseethesectionErasingIncomingVoiceMessages,FaxMessages,
FAXOptions
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
PAGING/FAXFORWARDING
F) PAGING/FAX FORWARDING
WhatIsPaging/FaxForwarding?
MessageCentermodeprovidestheadditionaloptionofeitherPagingorFax
Forwardingaftervoiceandfaxmessageshavebeenreceivedintothememory.
Howpagingworks(Pagingon)
Howfaxforwardingworks(FaxForwardon)
Incoming voice or fax
Incoming fax
The fax is stored in the Message
Centermemory.
The voice or fax message is stored
in the Message Center memory.
Paging function is activated.
Fax Forwarding function is activated.
The MFC will dial the registered
pager telephone number.
The registered Fax Forwarding
number is dialed.
Once connected, the MFC dials
your registered PIN number.
(Personal ID number).
Once connected, the machine sends
fax tones to another fax machine.
The machine sends stored fax from the
memory to the forwarding location.
Your personal pager is activated.
NOTICE
1.YoucanactivateonlyPagingorFaxForwarding;theyareverysimilar
featuresandcannotbeusedsimultaneously.
2.ThePagingfeaturecanbeusedinthelimitedmodesoftheMessage
Center,sinceitwillpagebaseduponreceiptofmessagesintothe
memory.
3.IfPagingisON,youwillbepagedeverytimeavoiceorfaxmessageis
receivedintomemory.
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PAGING/FAX FORWARDING MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
SettingUpPaging(RegisteringthePagingNumber)
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
3.FAX FWD/PAGING
OFF
5. Press3.
SELECT { } & SET
PAGING
6. PressZ(leftarrow)andX(rightarrow)
toselectPAGING.
PAG#:
7. PressSet.
ENTER & SET
#:18002844329##_
8. Enterapagingnumberupto20digits
(thisisthetelephonenumberofyour
pager),followedbytwo#signs.Donot
includetheareacodeifitisthesamefor
yourMFCandpager.
Example:18002844329##.
9. PressSet.
FAXOptions
PIN#:
ENTER & SET
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
PAGING/FAXFORWARDING
5#-19085551234##
10.EnteraPIN(PersonalIdentifica-tion
Number),#,pressRedial/Pausekeyyour
MFCtelephonenumber,and##.
Example:12345#-19085551234##.
-IfyoudonotuseaPIN,youmustenter
thetelephonenumberofyourMFC.Press
Redial/Pausekeybeforeenteringyour
faxnumberandadd##attheend.
Example:-19085551234##
11. PressSet.
3.FAX FWD/PAGING
12. PressStoptoexit.
-PagingnumberandPINcannotbechangedremotely.
-Redial/Pauseappearsasahyphenonthedisplay.
FORYOURINFORMATION
ThePIN(PersonalIdentificationNumber)youenterdependsuponthe
typeofpagingcompanyyouuse.Therearegenerallytwotypesofpaging
companies...
1)SatellitePagers:Inthiscasewerecommendyouenteryouractual
satellitePIN#plusyourreturnMFCtelephone/faxnumber/orspecial
alphamessage.
PIN# Return#
PIN#AlphaMessage
ForExample:12345#19085551234## or 12345#329329329##
{
FAXFAXFAX
2)RadioPagers:Most*radiopagersdonotrequireaPIN#,andinthiscase
youshouldusethePIN#intheMFConlyforthereturnnumberor
specialalphamessage.
Return#
AlphaMessage
ForExample:19085551234## or 329329329##
{
FAXFAXFAX
*IfyourradiopagerutilizesaPIN#thenusethesatellitesequence
above.
The“##”symbolsattheendofthespecialmessage(orreturn#)areused
tosignifytheendthePIN#/Message.
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PAGING/FAX FORWARDING MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
SettingUpFaxForwarding(RegisteringtheFaxForwardingNumber)
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
3.FAX FWD/PAGING
OFF
5. Press3.
SELECT { } & SET
FAX FORWARD
FWD#:
6. PressZ(leftarrow)andX(rightarrow)
toselectFAXFORWARD.
7. PressSet.
ENTER & SET
WD#:18005551234_
8. Enterafaxforwardingnumberupto20
digits.
Example:18005551234.
9. PressSet.
3.FAX FWD/PAGING
10. PressStoptoexit.
FAXOptions
FORYOURINFORMATION
Memory Backup of Message Center Memory
Afteryouplugintheelectricalcordandturnonthepowerswitch,itwill
takeafewdaystochargethebatteryformemorybackupoftheMessage
Centermemory.Afterthebatteryisfullycharged,itwillkeepmemoryfor
severalhoursatfullchargewhenapowerinterruptionoccurs.
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
PAGING/FAXFORWARDING
Changing the Fax Forwarding Number Remotely
YoucanchangetheFaxForwardingnumberremotelyfromanytouchtonephone.See
G) REMOTE RETRIEVAL
WhatIsRemoteControlAccess?
WhenyouleaveyourhomeorofficeandturnonyourMessageCentertoreceivevoice
and/orfaxmessages,youcancallyourmachinefromanytouchtonephoneorremote
group3faxmachineandretrievethosemessages.Youcanalsoprogramandcontrol
yourMessageCenterwithcontrolcodeswhenyoucall.(SeetheRemoteControl
remotely.)
SettingtheRemoteAccessCode
UsetheRemoteAccessCodefromanotherlocationtoretrievevoiceand/orfax
messagesthatarestoredinyourMessageCenter’smemory.ChangeyourRemote
AccessCodeanduseitasa“secretpassword”ifyouwishtosafeguardyourmessages.
ThefactorydefaultsettingfortheRemoteAccessCodeis“159*”.Youcanchangethe
firstthreedigitsoftheRemoteAccessCode,butthelastdigit(anasterisk)cannot
bechanged.ThefirstthreedigitsmustnotbethesameasyourRemoteActivationor
RemoteDeactivationCodes.(Example:IfyourRemoteAccessCodeis160*,donot
use160or60*foreithertheActivationorDeactivationCode.)Whenyouusethe
RemoteAccessCode,youmustpressallfourkeys(three-digitnumberplus*).
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press1.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
1.FAX
4. Press8.
8.SETUP MSG CTR
4.REMOTE ACCESS
5. Press4.
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REMOTE RETRIEVAL MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
6. Enterathreedigitnumber000 to999.
Thelastdigit,anasterisk,cannotbe
changed.
ACCESS CODE:159*
ACCESS CODE:160*
4.REMOTE ACCESS
Example:160*.
7. Waitfortwoseconds.
8. PressStoptoexit.
UsingtheRemoteAccessCode
1. Pickupthehandsetofaremotetouchtonephoneorfaxmachine.
2. DialyourMFC’snumber.
3. WhenyourMFCanswerswithabeep,immediatelypressyourRemoteAccess
Code(159*).
IfyourMFCisinManualmode,youcanaccesstheMessageCenterbywaitingfor
20ringsandthenpressingthecodewithin30seconds.
4. TheMFCwilltellyouthekindofmessage(s)ithasreceived:
Onelongbeep: ReceivedFAXmessage(s).
Twolongbeeps: ReceivedVOICEmessage(s).
Threelongbeeps: ReceivedbothFAXandVOICEmessages.
(Nolongbeeps: Nomessage(s)havebeenreceived.)
5. Assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps,pressaControlCommand.
EachtimeyourMFCcompletesaninstruction,itgivestwo(2)shortbeepstelling
youtoenterthenextcommand;ifyouwaitlongerthan30secondstoenterthe
command,yourmachinewilldisconnecttheline.Ifyouperformawrongoperation,
youwillhearthree(3)shortbeeps.
6. Whenyouarereadytoexitremotecontrolmode,press90 toresetyourmachine.
FAXOptions
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS REMOTERETRIEVAL
Remote Control Commands
YoucanprogramandcontrolyourMFCwithremotecontrolcommands.
Remote control commands
91 Playingvoicemessages
1 Z(Skipback)
Detail Operation
Afteronelongbeep,themachineplaysICM,MemoandVoiceAlarm.
Press1whilelisteningtoanICM,MemoorVoiceAlarmmessagetoplay
itagain. Ifyoupress1beforeamessage,youwillheartheprevious
message.
2 X(Skipnext)
WhileplayingICM,MemoandVoiceAlarm,youcanskiptonext
message.
9 STOPPlaying
StopplayingICM,MemoandVoiceAlarm.
92 RecordMemo
Afteronelongbeep,youcanrecordamemo.Youcanstoprecordingby
pressing9.
93 EraseallICM&Memo
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,theeraseisaccepted.Ifyouhearthreeshort
beeps,youcannoterasebecauseallvoicemessageshavenotbeenplayed,
orthereisnovoicemessagetoerase.
*Thiscodeerasesallrecordedmessages,notonebyone.
94 PlayandRecordOGM
inmemory
ThemachineplaystheselectedOGM. YoucanstopplayingOGMsby
pressing9.
1 Play
1 MSG CTR OGM
2 F/T OGM
Afteronelongbeep,youcanrecordtheselectedOGM.Youwillhearthe
OGMmessageplayedonce.Youcanstoprecordingthemessageby
pressing9.
2 Record 1 MSG CTR OGM
2 F/T OGM
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,thechangeisaccepted.Ifyouhearthreeshort
beeps,youcannotchangeitbecausetheconditions(ex.registering
pagingnumber)havenotbeencompleted.Youcanregisteryourfax
haveregisteredthenumber,themachinewillautomaticallyturnto“FAX
FWD:ON”mode.ThenretrieveaMemoryStatusListbyentering961
youregisterediscorrectintheList,entertheconfirmationcommand955.
NowthemachinewillstartFaxForwarding.
95 ChangingFaxForwarding
/Pagingsetting
1 OFF
2 FaxForwarding
3 Paging
4 FAX FWD NO.
5 FWD NO. CONFIRM
96 RetrieveFAX
1 MemoryStatusList
200 RetrieveallFAX
YoumustcallfromaremotefaxmachinetoreceivetheMemoryStatus
2<MSGNo.>00
RetrievebyMSG
number
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,youcanerasethefaxmessagefromthe
memory.
3 EraseFAXinthe
memory
YoucancheckwhetheryourMFChasreceivedanyFAXorVOICE
messages.Ifyes,youwillhearonelongbeep.Ifno,youwillhearthree
shortbeeps.
97 Checkthereceivingstatus
1 FAX
2 VOICE
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,youcanchangetheanswermode.Ifyouhear
threeshortbeeps,youcannotchangeit.(Example:ThereisnoMSGCTR
OGMwhenyouwanttochangetoMSGCTRmode.)
98 ChangeAnswerMode
1 MSG CTR
2 F/T
3 FAX
90 Exit
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REMOTE RETRIEVAL MESSAGE CENTER MODE SETTINGS
RetrievingtheMemoryStatusListandFaxMessagesRemotely
Fromaremotefaxmachine,youcanretrieveyourMemoryStatusListtoseeifyou
haveanystoredfaxmessagesinthememory.Thenyoucanretrievealloronly
specifiedfaxmessagesthatareonthelist.
1. Pickupthehandsetofaremotetouchtonefaxmachine.
2. DialyourMFC’snumber.
3. WhenyourMFCanswerswithabeep,immediatelypressyourRemoteAccess
Code(159*).
4. Assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps,press961.
5. WhenyouhearyourMFCthroughthehandsetrespondingwithafaxtone,press
Start andholdthehandsetifyoualsowanttoretrievefaxmessages.(Ifyouwish
toretrieveonlytheMemoryStatusList,replacethehandset.)
7. LookattheMemoryStatusListtoseeifthereareanyfaxmessagesyouwantto
retrieve.
8. Press962assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps.
After962,enterthetwo-digitmessagenumbersfromtheMemoryStatusList(ex.
01)andendbypressing00.
ex.)ToreceiveNO.1andNO.2messages,press962010200.
Ifyouwanttoretrieveallmessages,simplypress00.
ex.)Toretrieveallfaxmessages,press96200.
9. WhenyouhearyourMFCthroughthehandsetrespondingwithafaxtone,press
Start.
10. Replacethehandset.
11. Yourremotefaxmachinewillprintthefaxmessages.
Changing the Fax Forwarding Number Remotely
1. Pickupthehandsetofaremotefaxmachine.
2. DialyourMFC’snumber.
3. WhenyourMFCanswerswithabeep,immediatelypressyourRemoteAccess
Code(159*).
4. Assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps,press954.
5. EnteryournewFaxForwardingnumberusingthenumberkeys(upto20digits).
Youcannotregister*and#asdialnumbers.Use*tocreateapausebetweenthe
dialnumbers.
FAXOptions
6. Press#afterenteringthenewnumber.
7. Assoonasyouhearthenexttwo(2)shortbeeps,press961.
8. WhenyouhearyourMFCthroughthehandsetrespondingwithafaxtone,press
Start andholdthehandset.
9. YourremotefaxmachinewillprinttheMemoryStatusList.Lookatthelistto
makesurethenewFaxForwardingnumberyouregisterediscorrect.
10. Ifthenewnumberiscorrect,waitforthenexttwo(2)shortbeeps,andpress955.
(Ifthenewnumberisnotcorrect,press954 andreenterthenumberbeginningat
Step5.)
11.Replacethehandset.YournewFaxForwardingnumberisactivated.
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS VOICEALARM
H) VOICE ALARM
VoiceAlarm
Thisfunctioncanhelpyoumanageyourworkschedule. Withthisfunction,youcan
recordyourscheduleofeventsforthefollowingweekonyourMFCandhaveyour
MFCalertyouatscheduledtime. TheMFCwillplayarecordedvoicemessage(which
youstore)toremindyouofyourappointmentorschedule.Foreachappointment
reminders,yourecordavoicemessage,andkeyinthedateandtimeyouwishthe
messagetobeplayed. Whenthesettimecomesyouwillhearthemessageplayedback
ontheMFC.It’sagreattoolforkeepingimportantappointments.
SettingtheVoiceAlarm
YoucanstartsettingyourVoiceAlarmbypressingFunctionandRecord. Youhave
toenter3piecesofinformationforsettingtheVoiceAlarm:1)day,2)time,and3)
voicemessage. Torecordavoicemessage,usethehandset. Youcansetuptoone
week’sworthofVoiceAlarmmessagesandyoucanrecordVoiceAlarmMessagesto
helpyoumanageyourworkloadevenwhenyourmemoryissetforVOICE:OFFor
•IfyoupressClearwhileyouarerecordingavoicemessage,thevoicemessagebeing
recordedwillbecanceled.Also,theentireentryincludingthedateandtimewillbe
deleted.
•Ifyoudon’tpressRecordwithin2seconds(i.e.whiletheLCDdisplaysENTERNO.
&SET)afteryoupressFunction,youwillnotbeabletoentertheschedule.
•Thenumberofentriesinyourschedulewillnotbecountedinthetotalofincoming
callsonyourMessageCenter.Consequently,theLCDwillreturntothedateand
timeafteryouentertheschedule.
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VOICEALARM MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
FORYOURINFORMATION
RecordingVoiceMessagesfortheVoiceAlarm
•Youcansetthemaximumrecordinglengthforavoicemessage,from20-
changesincomingmessagesinMessageCenterandmemos.
•Youcanenterupto99entriesofvoicemessages,andacombinedtotalof
99entriesofincomingmessagesandmemos.
ExamplesofVoiceAlarmmessages:
“There’sameetingintheconferenceroomonNov.7at1:30PM”
“CallMr.JohnsonatABCTradingCo.onNov.8at2:00PM”
“DentistAppointmentonNov.9at10:00AM”
“Mr.Brown,couldyoupleaseattendthesalesmeetingintheconference
roomonNov.10,at4:00PM?”
WhenyoucallyourMFCfromaremotelocationtohearyourscheduleof
events,youwillnotbeabletoseethedisplayforthedatesandtimesinthe
VoiceAlarm,soitisagoodideatomentionthedatesandtimeswhenyou
recordthevoicemessages.
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2. PressRecordwhentheLCDshows:
VOICE ALARM
ENTER NO. & SET.
3. Waitfor2seconds.
SET DAY=TODAY
SELECT { } & SET
SET DAY=SAT
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectaday.
FAXOptions
Example:IftodayisWednesday,youcan
choose from: TODAY, TOMORROW,
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY,
MONDAY, TUESDAY.
Example:SAT.
5. PressSet.
SET TIME=15:25
Thecurrenttimewillbedisplayed.
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS VOICEALARM
6. Enterthetimein24-hourformat.
SET TIME=20:00
PRESS RECORD KEY
PICK UP HANDSET
REC.MSG.:01/20
REC.MSG.:18/20
Example:20:00 (8:00P.M.)
7. Waitfor2seconds
8. PressRecord.
9. PickupthehandsetandspeakyourVoice
Message(uptoICMMAX.TIME).
10. PressStop orreplacethehandset.
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Arrives…
IfyouhavetheVoiceAlarmsetatMonday,15:26,thefollowingwillhappen:
NOTICE
•IfyouwanttostopthebeepingorstopplayingaVoiceAlarmmessage,
pressStop.
•TheVoiceAlarmmessagewillnotplaywhenyouaresendingorreceiving
afax,usingthephone,receivingafaxintothememoryorwhenoneofthe
MessageCenterfunctionsisoperating.However,thevoicemessagewill
beplayedoncetheseactivitiesarefinished.
•TheVoiceAlarmmessagewillautomaticallybeclearedafterithasbeen
activated/played.IfthemachinediscoversthatyouhaveaVoiceAlarm
messagewithatimeearlierthanthepresentbecauseofchangetothe
currentdateandtime,itwillimmediatelyplaythescheduleonceand
theneraseit.
•Ifyouhavetwoentriesinyourschedulewiththesamedateandtime,they
willplayoneaftertheother.
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VOICEALARM MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS
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1. Thescheduledtimeappearsonthe
display,abeepfollowsandyouwillhear
thevoicemessageplayonce.
MONDAY
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2. Theplaybackofthevoicemessage
finishes.
1.REPEAT 2.EXIT
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3. Ifyouwanttohearthevoicemessage
again,press1,ifnot,press2.
Example:Press2 key.
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-Ifyoudon’tpress1or2after10seconds,
themachinewillsimplyreturntoits
normalidlepositionanddisplaythe
dateandtime.
UsingtheVoiceAlarm:PlayingEntries,ErasingEntriesOneby
One,ErasingAllatOnce
OnceyoupressFunction,bereadytopressPlay,orEraseimmediately,depending
uponwhetheryouwanttoplayanentryoreraseeverything.Forinstructionsonhow
toplayandhowtoerase,refertotheinstructionsintheincomingvoicemessage
willshowyouthedateandtimeofyourscheduledentries. Youcandeleteentriesone
byone,thesamewayyouwoulddeleteincomingmessagesormemos:press Erase
whileplayinganentry.
NOTICE
•Ifyoudon’tpressPlayorErasewithin2seconds(i.e.whiletheLCD
displaysENTERNO.&SET)afteryoupressFunction,youwillnotbe
abletoplayordeleteentries.
FAXOptions
•Ifyoudon’tpressFunction,andjustpressPlay,youwillbeabletohear
onlyincomingmessagesandmemos. Youwon’tbeabletoheartheVoice
Alarmmessages.
•Ifyoudon’tpressFunction,andjustpressErase,youwillbeableto
deleteonlyincomingmessagesandmemos. VoiceAlarmmessageswill
notbedeleted.
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MESSAGECENTERMODESETTINGS VOICEALARM
RemoteControloftheVoiceAlarm
Whenyouareontheroad,youcancallyourMFCandlistentoyourVoiceAlarm
control.NotethatyouwillbeabletoonlyheartherecordedVoiceAlarmmessage. You
willnotbeabletoseethedatesandtimesofthescheduleonthedisplay,soit’sagood
ideatorecordimportantdatesandtimesaspartofyourVoiceAlarmmessages.
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10.USINGTHEMFCASAPRINTER
AcceptablePaper
YourMFCcanhandlepaperthathasthefollowingspecifications.
ButpleasenotethatyoucanreceivefaxmessagesononlyLetter,LegalandA4paper.
AndifyouuseLegalorA4sheet,youhavetochangetheRecordingPaperSizesetting,
Pinter
Paper Type
PaperSize
Cutsheet
A4,Letter,Legal,B5,A5,Executive,Customsize
2.75-8.5x5-14inches(70-216x127-356mm)
Envelopes
PostCard
Organizer
DL,C5,COM-10,Monarch,9”x12”
2.75-8.5x5-11inches(70-216x127-356mm)
Day-Timer®J,K,L,M
2.75-8.5x5-11inches(70-216x127-356mm)
Labelsand
2.75-8.5x5-14inches(70-216x127-356mm)
Transparencies
PaperCapacityinFeeder
Multipurpose
SheetFeeder: Upto22mm(0.87inch)inheight(uptothemark)Approx.200
sheetsof75g/m2(20lb.)or50sheetsof158g/m2(42lb.)A4/Letter
paper,or10envelopes
OutputTray: Approx.100sheetsof75g/m2(20lb.)A4/Letterpaper
CutSheet
Envelope
BasisWeight
Caliper
16to42lb.
20to24lb.
(60to158g/m2)
(75to90g/m2)
singlethickness
0.08to0.2mm
(±0.03to±0.08in.)
0.084to0.14mm
(0.0033to0.0058in.)
singlethickness
MoistureContent
Smoothness
4%to6%byweight
100to250(Sheffield)
4%to6%byweight
100to250(Sheffield)
Recommendedpapertypes:
Cutsheet:
Label:
Xerox4200
Averylaserlabelorequivalent
Transparency: 3MCG3300orequivalent
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HelpfulHints
Itisrecommendedthatyoutestpaper,especiallyspecialsizesand
typesofpaper,ontheMFCbeforepurchasinglargequantities.
Avoidfeedinglabelswithcarriersheetsexposed,oryourMFCwill
bedamaged.
Avoidusingcoatedpaper,suchasvinylcoatedpaper.
Avoidusingpreprintedorhighlytexturedpaper.
Foroptimumprinting,usearecommendedtypeofpaper,especially
plainpaperandtransparencies.Formoreinformationonpaper
specifications,consultwithyournearestauthorizedsales
representativeortheplacewhereyoupurchasedyourMFC.
Uselabelortransparenciesthataredesignedforuseinlaser
printers.
Werecommendyouuselong-grainedpaperforthebestprint
quality.
Ifyouareusingspecialpaper,andthepaperhasproblemsfeeding
fromthemultipurposesheetfeeder,tryagainusingthemanualfeed
slot.
YoucanuserecycledpaperinthisMFC.
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FORYOURINFORMATION
Beforeusingpaperwithholessuchasorganizersheets,youmustfanthe
stackwelltoavoidpaperjamsandmisfeeds.
Beforeusinganypaper,makesurethatitisnotcurled.Ifitis,straighten
thepaperasmuchaspossible.Usingcurledpaperwillcausepaperjams
andmisfeeds.
Pinter
Thefollowingtypesofenvelopesshouldnotbeused:
•Damaged,curled,wrinkled,orirregularlyshapedenvelopes
•Extremelyshinyorhighlytexturedenvelopes
•Envelopeswithclasps
•Envelopeswithself-adhesiveclosures
•Envelopesofbaggyconstruction
•Envelopesthatarenotsharplycreased
•Embossedenvelopes
•Envelopesalreadyprintedwithalaserprinter
•Envelopespreprintedontheinside
•Envelopesthatcannotbearrangeduniformlywhenplacedinapile
NO! NO! NO!
Theprintableareaofyourmachinebeginsatapproximately4mm(0.16
inch)fromtheedgeofthepaper.
(4mm)
unprintable area
(4mm)
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ControlPanelKeys
Printer Status
MFC 7550MC
Fine
Fax
F/T
status
status
Voice
Fax
Photo
S.Fine
SIX IN ONE
SCANNER
status
FAX
PRINTER
COPIER
PC FAX
MESSAGE CENTER
Super
Set
Function
Clear
Tel-index
Resolution
Mode
Coverpage
Help
H
Q.Scan
L
Speaker
ABC
DEF
01
13
02
14
03
15
Hook
On/Off
Line
Record
Erase
Stop
Play
Photo
Sort
1
2
JKL
3
MNO
On/OffLine
FF/Cont
04
16
05
17
06
18
GH I
Hold
FF/Cont
4
PQRS
5
TUV
6
WXYZ
07
19
08
20
09
21
Test/
Reset
Enlarge/
Reduce
Redial / Pause
Speed Dial
Start
7
8
0
9
Test/Reset
Print Priority
10
22
11
23
12
24
Print
Priority
Shift
Copy
SimultaneousOperation
YourMFCcanprintdatafromthePCsimultaneouslywhileeithersendingor
receivingafaxmessageorscanningintothePC.WhenyourMFCiscopyingor
receivingafaxonpaper,itpausesthePCprintingoperationuntilithasfinished.
On/OffLineKey
Thiskeyisusedtoturntheprinteron-line(readytoreceivePCdata)andoff-line(not
readytoreceivePCdata).Ifyoupressthiskeyduringprinting,themachine
immediatelystopsprintingevenifthemachinehasalreadystartedtoprint.Itejects
thepage,andthenenterstheofflinestatus.PresstheOn/OffLineagainandthe
printerwillprintthecompletepageagain.
WhentheprinterisintheonlinestatusandtheLCDshowsONLINE,youcannotuse
FF/ContandTest/Resetkeys.
FF/ContKey
TheupperswitchonthecontrolpanelcanworkastheFormFeed(FF),Continue
(CONT)key.
<FORM FEED>
WhentheLCDshowsREMAINEDDATA,pressOn/OffLinetoturntheprinter
offline,thenpressFF/Cont.TheMFCprintsanydataremainingintheprinter
memory.
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NOTE
TheMFCperiodicallywillprintanydataremaininginthememory.
<CLEARING ERRORS>
Ifanerroroccurs,themachineusuallywillautomaticallyrecovertherecoverable
errors,suchasamemoryfullcondition.Iftheerrordoesnotclearautomatically,press
FF/Conttocleartheerrorandcontinuetheoperation.
Pinter
Test/ResetKey
<TEST PRINT>
Thiskeyisusedtoprintatestsamplepage.Ifdataremainsintheprintermemory,
pressOn/OffLinetoturntheprinterofflineandpressTest/Reset.TheMFCwill
printtheremainingdatafirstandthenwillprintatestsamplepage.Toprintthe
isonline,theMFCcannotprintatestsamplepage.
<RESET>
WhenResetispressedtogetherwithShift,itclearsdatafromthememory.The
printerisalsoresetandrestoredtothefactorydefaultsettings.TheResetswitch
RememberthattheResetswitchclearsdatafromtheprintermemory.
PrintPriorityKey
Whenthiskeyisfirstpressed,itputstheMFCexclusivelyinprintermode.Allfax
datawillbestoredinthememoryinsteadofprintingonpaper.Whenthiskeyis
pressedagain,andPCdataisnotbeingsentortheMFChascompletedprinting,it
willexitautomaticallyfromtheprintprioritystatus.WhenthePrintPrioritykeyis
pressed,itincreasesthememoryavailableforprintingwithoutdecreasingmemory
availableformemorytransmissionandincomingfaxes.
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USINGTHEMFCASAPRINTER
FORYOURINFORMATION
Windows® Printing
ThededicatedprinterdriverandTrueType™-compatiblefontsfor
Microsoft®Windows®95and3.1areavailableonthefloppydisksupplied
withyourMFC.YoucaneasilyinstallthemintoyourWindows®system
usingourinstallerprogram.Thedriversupportsouruniquecompression
modetoenhanceprintingspeedinWindows®applications,andallowsyou
tosetvariousprintersettingsincludingeconomyprintingmodeand
custompapersize.
RemotePrinterConsoleProgramforDOS
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
Theutilityprogram,RemotePrinterConsole(RPC),isavailableonafloppy
disk(Disk#6)suppliedwithyourMFC.Whenyouoperateyourcomputer
intheDOS(DiskOperatingSystem)environment,thisprogramallowsyou
toeasilychangethedefaultsettingsoftheprintersuchasfonts,pagesetup,
emulationsandsoon.
TheRPCprogramalsoprovidesastatusmonitorprogram,whichisa
Terminate-and-StayResident(TSR)program.Itcanmonitortheprinter
statuswhilerunninginthebackgroundandwillreportthecurrentstatus
orerrorsonyourcomputerscreen.
PopularPrinterEmulationSupport(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
ThisMFCsupportstheprinteremulationmode,HPLaserJetIIP.When
youuseDOSapplicationsoftwareorWindows®version3.0orearlier,you
canusetheemulationmodeofHPLaserJetIIPtooperatetheprinter.To
settheprinteremulation,usetheRemotePrinterConsoleProgram.
BidirectionalParallelInterface
TheparallelinterfaceofthisMFCallowsbidirectionalcommunication
withacomputer.Thisinterfaceallowstheprintertocommunicatebackto
thecomputerusefulinformationsuchastheamountofmemoryinstalled,
andotherprintersetupconditions.AsthesuppliedRemotePrinterConsole,
Windows®95or3.1driverbothsupportthebidirectionalmode,theycan
bothreporttheprinterstatus.
Enhanced Memory Management
TheMFChasitsownDataCompressionTechnology,whichautomatically
compressgraphicdataanddownloadfontdataefficientlyintotheprinter’s
memory.Youcanavoidmemoryerrorsandprintmostfullpage600dpi
graphicandtextdata,includinglargerfonts,withtheprinter’sstandard
memory.
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MultipurposeSheetFeeder
TheMFChasamultipurposesheetfeederthatcanfeedplainpaper,envelopesand
organizerpaper.
Whentheprinterreceivesdata,itbeginstheprintprocessbyloadingpaperfromthe
multipurposesheetfeeder.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
Pinter
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Select and set the PC command and
status.
2. YourPCwillsendaprintcommandand
datatotheMFC.
09/12/1996 15:25
RECEIVING DATA
IftheMFCisinsleepmode,itwillwake
3. WhenthePChassentthefirstpagedata,
themachinewillstartprinting.
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REMAINED DATA
4. Themachinewillstarttoprintthenext
pageautomatically.
09/12/1996 15:25
REMAINED DATA
Example:2pagesofdata
5. Whenthemachinefinishesprintingall
thedata,itwillreturntoonlinestatus.
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09/12/1996 15:25
REMAINED DATA
Ifsomedataisstillremaininginmemory,
pressOn/OffLineandthenpressFF/
Cont.
HelpfulHints
Youmayselecttheproperpapersource,papersize,andorientation
inyourapplicationsoftware.
Ifyourapplicationsoftwaredoesnotsupportyourcustompaper
size,selectthenextlargerpapersize.Thenadjusttheprintareaby
changingtherightandleftmarginsinyourapplicationsoftware.
NOTICE
Whenyouuselabelsortransparenciesforoverheadprojectors,besureto
usethemanualfeedslot.Seethenextsection“ManualFeedSlot”formore
information.
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FORYOURINFORMATION
Ifyouloadenvelopesintothefeeder,makesuretheyareinsertedinthe
directionshownbelow.
2
1
Two-sidedPrinting(ManualDuplexing)
ThesuppliedprinterdriverforWindows®95or3.1enablesmanualduplexprinting.
Formoreinformationaboutsettings,seetheHelpscreentextfortheprinterdriver.
TheMFCwillprintalltheevennumberedpagesononesideofthepaperfirst,and
thenwillprintalltheoddpagesnumberedonthereversesideofthepaper.Whenyou
havefinishedprintingononesideofthepaper,theWindows®driverinstructsyou
toreinsertthepaperwithapop-upmessageonthecomputer.Followtheinstructions
onhowtoreinsertthepaper.
Beforereinsertingthepaper,youhavetostraightenthemwell.Oryoumaygetthe
paperjam.Theuseofverythinorverythickpaperisnotrecommended.Ifyou
encounterthedoublefeedingerror,holdthepaperexceptthefrontsheetwhilethe
paperisfeeding.
NOTICE
WhenyouusetheManualDuplexfunction,itispossiblethatapaperjam
mayoccurortheprintqualitymightnotbesatisfactory.
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ManualFeedSlot
Themultipurposesheetfeederalsohasamanualfeedslot.Youcanmanuallyload
paper,sheetbysheetintothisslot.Youdonothavetoremovepaperfromthe
multipurposesheetfeeder.Whenyouuselabelsortransparencies,besuretousethis
Whenyouloadonesheetofpapermanually:
Pinter
YoudonothavetochoosemanualfeedintheSetupdialogboxofyourprinterdriver.
InsertthesheetofpaperinthedirectionforPortraitorLandscape,placingtheside
ifthepaperyouwishtoprintonfacedowninthemanualfeedslot.Alignthepaper
atthecenterofthemanualfeedslot,andbesuretoinsertitalltheway.(1)Adjust
thepaperguideofthemanualfeedslottothepaperwidthyouareusing.(2)
1
2
Whenyouloadmorethanonesheetofpapermanually:
OpentheSetupdialogboxoftheWindows®printerdriverandselectManualFeed
inthePaperSourcesection.Followtheaboveinstructionstoloadthefirstpage.The
MFCwillstartprintingautomatically.Afterthefirstpageisprinted,thedialogbox
willappearandpromptyoutoloadthenextpage.LoadasheetandselectOKto
resumeprinting.Repeatthesestepsuntilyouhavefinishedprintingallthepages.
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HelpfulHints 1.Youmayselectmanualpaperfeed,papersize,andorientationin
yourapplicationsoftware.Ifyourapplicationsoftwaredoesnot
allowthesesettings,youshouldsetthemusingtheRPCprogram
suppliedwithyourMFC.(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
2.Ifyoudonotselectmanualpaperfeedandinsertapageinthe
manualfeedslot,theMFCwillloadthefirstpagefromthemanual
feedslotandsubsequentpagesfromthemultipurposesheetfeeder.
3.Ifyourapplicationsoftwaredoesnotsupportyourcustompaper
size,selectthenextpapersize.Thenadjusttheprintareaby
changingtherightandleftmarginsinyourapplicationsoftware.
4.Whenyouwanttostoporclearthemanualfeed,pressShiftand
Test/Reset,oryoucanalsostopitwithaPCcommand.
5.Whenyouusemanualfeedslot,itisbesttofirstpressPrint
Priority.ThisallowsyoutoprintPCdatawithoutinterruption
fromincomingfaxes.IncomingfaxeswillbestoredintheMFC's
memory.TocontinueprintingPCdata,pressFF/Contaftereach
pagehasprinted.
6.Ifbidirectionalcommunicationisnotoperationalbetweentheprinter
andthecomputer,suchaswhentheMFCissharedonanetwork,the
dialogboxtoloadthenextpagewillnotappear.WhenyourMFCis
attachedtoanetwork,wedonotrecommendmanualfeeding.
FORYOURINFORMATION
Paper Tray
TheMFCejectspaperwithprintedsurfacesfacedownintothepapertray
atthefrontoftheMFC.
Whenyouusetransparencies,removeeachsheetimmediatelyafterprinting,
topreventapaperjamorcurledsheets.
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PrintingtheInternalFontList(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
TheMFCprintsalistofitsinternalorresidentfonts.
Usethisfontlisttoseehoweachfontlooksbeforeyouselectit.
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
KEYSTOPRESS
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Pinter
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press2.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
2.PRINTER
4. Press1.
1.PRINT OPTIONS
1.INTERNAL FONT
PRESS START KEY
PRINTING
5. Press1.
6. PressStart.
TheMFCwillstartprinting.
7. TheMFChasfinishedprintingthelist.
1.INTERNAL FONT
8. PressStoptoexit.
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PrintingthePrintConfigurationList(OnlyforMFC6550MC/
7550MC)
TheMFCprintsalistofthecurrentsettingsthatconfigureorsetuptheprinter.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press2.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
2.PRINTER
4. Press1.
1.PRINT OPTIONS
2.CONFIGURATION
PRESS START KEY
PRINTING
5. Press2.
6. PressStart.
TheMFCwillstartprinting.
7. TheMFChasfinishedprintingthelist.
2.CONFIGURATION
8. PressStoptoexit.
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RestoringtotheFactoryDefaultSettings
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
YoucanrestoretheMFC'sprintertothefactorydefaultsettings.Thepermanent
fontswillberestored,butmacroswillbecleared.Youcanchangetheusersettings
withtheRemotePrinterConsoleprogram.(SeetheSetupManualpage3-17~18.)
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
Pinter
09/12/1996 15:25
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1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press2.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
2.PRINTER
4. Press2.
2.RESET PRINTER
1.FACTORY SET
1.RESET 2.EXIT
FACTORY SETTINGS
1.FACTORY SET
5. Press1.
6. Press1.
7. PressStoptoexit.
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PrintingPCDatainHexadecimal(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
TheMFCcanprintdataashexadecimalvalues,sothatyoucancheckdataerrorsand
problems.IfyousetHEXDUMPMODE,allthePCdatawillbeprintedin
hexadecimalandyouresetitbypressingShiftandReset.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
2. Waitfortwoseconds.
3. Press2.
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
2.PRINTER
4. Press2.
2.RESET PRINTER
2.HEX DUMP MODE
1.SET 2.EXIT
5. Press2.
6. Press1.
2.HEX DUMP MODE
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7. PressStoptoexit.
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PRINTINGREPORTSANDLISTS
11.PRINTINGREPORTSANDLISTS
Youcanprintthefollowinglistsandreportsunderfunctionitem3.PRINTREPORTS.
Level one
function
Level two
function
Content
Page
TheActivityReportletsyouknow
whethertransmissionsandincoming
faxeswerereceived.
1. ACT.REPORT
Thisisalistofthenamesand
numbersthatarestoredinOne-
Touch and Speed-Dial memory,
printedinOne-TouchandSpeed-
Dialnumberorder.
2. ALLDIAL
ThisisthesamereportastheAllDial
listprintedinalphabeticalorder.
Reports
3. TEL.INDEX
Thissamplecoverpageallowsyouto
seetheCoverPageformat.
4. COVERPAGE
ThissampleCallBackmessage
allowsyoutoseetheformat.
5. CALLBACK
MSG
<FAXAREA>
3.PRINT
REPORTS
ThesettingsforFUNCTIONMENU
5to8(UserOptions,TelOptions,
Setup System, Remote Fax OPT
andSetupMSGCTR)arelisted.
6. USER
OPTIONS
You can choose whether the
TransmissionVerificationReport
send.
ON/OFF
Summary information and the
amountofoccupiedmemoryforitems
storedinthememorywillbelisted.
8. MEMORY
STATUS
Youcanreviewcallsyoureceivedby
checkingthislist.
9. CALLERID
enginehasstartedtocooldown(thecoolingfanmaystillberunning),the
MFCwillhavetowarmupbeforeprintingtheabovelistsandreports.The
LCD will show WARMING UP.
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OtherReports
Thefollowingreportsareprintedautomatically,foryourinformation.
PolledReport
DelayedTransmissionReport
BroadcastReport
SequentialPollingReport
TransmissionVerificationReport
HowtoPrintReportsandLists
Allthereportsandlistsmaybeprintedasfollows:
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
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ENTER NO. & SET
1. PressFunction.
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
2. Waitfortwoseceonds.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
3. Press1.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
3.PRINT REPORTS
1.ACT.REPORT
PRESS START KEY
PRINTING
4. Press3.
5. Pressthenumberoftheleveltwofunction
youwishtoprint.
Example:1.ACT.REPORT.
6. PressStart.
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ActivityReportInterval
AnActivityReportcanbeprintedatcertainintervalsthatyouspecify.Youcanset
thejournalperiodto“OFF”,“6hours”,“12hours”,“24hours”,“2days”.“4days”or
“7days”.TheActivityReportwilllistalloutgoingandincomingfaxes(onlythelast
50)duringthatperiod.ThefactorydefaultsettingisOFF.
AftertheActivityReporthasprintedatthepresetinterval,theinformationwillbe
deletedandcannotberecovered.However,atanytimebetweenthesescheduled
reports,youcanmanuallyprinttheActivityReportandtheinformationwillremain.
NOTE: IfyourActivityReportisnotlistingallyourtransactions,selectashorter
intervalperiod.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
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Reports
1. PressFunction.
ENTER NO. & SET
(MFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
2. Waitfortwoseceonds.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
3. Press1.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
7.SETUP SYSTEM
3.INTERVAL
4. Press7.
5. Press3.
ACT.RPT.:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
EVERY 12 HOURS
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochoosethesetting.
Example:12HOURS.
Ifyouselectsevendays,youwillbe
promptedtochoosethebasedayofthe
week.
7. PressSet.
START AT:00:00
START AT:19:45
8. Enterthetimetoprintin24-hourformat
usingthenumberkeys.
Example:19:45 (7:45P.M.).
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9. Waitfortwoseconds.
3.INTERVAL
10. PressStoptoexit.
ACTIVITY REPORT
TIME : 09/12/1996 19:45
NAME : BROTHER
FAX : 4155554444
TEL : 4155554445
DATE TIME FAX NO./NAME
DURATION PAGE(S)
04:23 20 CV CA OK
00 00 NG
48 01 CV CA OK
RESULT
COMMENT
09/12 10:00 BROTHER BOSTON
09/12 10:10 NJ OFFICE
TX
TX
TX
09/12 14:53 BROTHER BOSTON
BUSY: BUSY/NO RESPONSE
NG : POOR LINE CONDITION
CV : COVERPAGE
CA : CALL BACK MSG
POL : POLLING
RET : RETRIEVAL
Note:“TX”meansTransmit,“RX”meansReceive.
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PRINTINGREPORTSANDLISTS
PrintingtheAllDialList
YoucanprintalistofallstoredOne-TouchnumbersandSpeed-Dialnumbers.
ALL DIAL LIST
TIME : 09/12/1996 15:25
NAME : BROTHER
FAX : 4155554444
TEL : 4155554445
ONE-TOUCH DIAL
NUMBER FAX/TEL NUMBER
DESTINATION
GROUP
*01
*02
*03
*04
*05
61-2018285881
234-5678
334-5566
FAX
TEL
FAX
AUSTRIAN OFFICE
ABC COMPANY
HEAD OFFICE
14155551212
@:CHAIN
FAX
NJ OFFICE
Reports
*24
ALL DIAL LIST
TIME : 09/12/1996 15:25
NAME : BROTHER
FAX : 4155554444
TEL : 4155554445
SPEED-DIAL
NUMBER FAX/TEL NUMBER
DESTINATION
BROWNE M.
W. COMPANY
GROUP
#01
5892786
F/T
FAX
TEL
#02@
#03
1234567
03-256-1121
TOKYO OFFICE
#00
5555151
@:CHAIN
MANCHESTER
(MFC 7550MC)
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PRINTINGREPORTSANDLISTS
TransmissionVerification(Xmit)Report
TheTransmissionVerificationReportcanbeusedasproofthatyousentafax.Itlists
thenameorfaxnumberofthereceivingparty,thetimeanddateoftransmission,and
whetherthetransmissionwassuccessful.ThefactorydefaultsettingisOFF.
OFF:Thereportwillbeprintedautomaticallyonlyifanerroroccursduring
transmission.Ifthereportsays“Result:NG”thensendallthepagesagain.If
thereportsays“Result:Checkreadabilityoftransmittedpage(s)02,05”then
sendonlypages2and5again.
ON: Areportwillbeprintedautomatically.Itisimportanttoreadtheresultofeach
reporttocheckthatthetransmissionwassuccessful.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
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ENTER NO. & SET
1. PressFunction.
(TheMFC4550willskiptoStep4.)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.FAX
2.PRINTER
2. Waitfortwoseceonds.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
1.TEMP.SETTINGS
3.PRINT REPORTS
7.XMIT REPORT
3. Press1.
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
4. Press3.
5. Press7.
XMIT REPORT:OFF
SELECT { } & SET
XMIT REPORT:ON
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochoosethesetting.
Example:ON.
7.XMIT REPORT
7. PressSet.
8. PressStoptoexit.
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PRINTINGREPORTSANDLISTS
TRANSMISSION VERIFICATION REPORT
TIME : 09/12/1996 15:25
NAME : BROTHER
FAX : 4155554444
TEL : 4155554445
DATE,TIME
FAX NO./NAME
DURATION
09/12 15:24
NJ OFFICE
00:00:45
01
PAGE(S)
COVERPAGE
OK
STANDARD
RESULT
MODE
Reports
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MemoryStatusList
TheMEMORYSTATUSLISTwillshowyousummaryinformationandtheamount
ofoccupiedmemoryforitemsstoredinthememorysuchasDelayedTransmissions
andPolledWaiting.Youwillseethecombinedtotalofstoredfaxmessagesfor
retrieval.Theavailablememoryisexpressedaspercentageofremainingmemory.
MEMORY STATUS LIST
TIME : 09/12/1996 15:25
NAME : BROTHER
FAX : 4155554444
TEL : 4155554445
VOICE
DATE
STIME S
01 INCOMING MESSAGE
02 INCOMING MESSAGE
01 MEMO
: 09/12/1996 10:15
: 09/12/1996 14:20
: 09/12/1996 12:45
: 09/12/1996 13:15
Your fax machine has
received 4 Voice
}
messages.
02 MEMO
OUTGOING MESSAGE
10%
10%
VOICE ALARM
12 SCHEDULES
You set 12 scheduled
appointment
reminders.
<
STORED FAXES FOR RETRIEVAL
You received two FAX
messages :
(A) When the fax came
DATE
STIME S
RECEIVED FROM
S
# OF PAGES
MESSAGE 01
MESSAGE 02
: 09/12/1996 12:00 0528242787
: 09/12/1996 14:42 5892786
01
03
}
in
10%
(A)
(B)
(B) Sending party’s
number
MEMORY USED FOR FAX FEATURES
TIME
DESTINATION
S
# OF PAGES
This shows that you
have three items in the
fax's memory for timer,
TIMER
1) 23:45 (BROADCAST)
01
02
02
10%
05%
12%
REDIAL WAITING
POLLINGWAITING
FAX FORWARD NUMBER
1)
:
BROTHER BOSTON
18005551234
}
polling and redial
transmissions.
<
This shows the Fax
Forwarding number.
MEMORYAVAILABLE
FREE
43%
This shows the amount
of available memory.
<
(MEMORY STATUS LIST of MFC 7550MC)
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HOWTOUSETHECOPYFUNCTION
12.HOWTOUSETHECOPYFUNCTION
UsetheCopykeytomakeasinglecopyormultiplecopies.Whenmakingcopies,
checkthatthetextorimageontheoriginaldocumentisnottooclosetotheedge.Your
MFCcannotreadanythingcloserthan4mm(1/8inch)fromtheedge.Original
documentsshouldbestraightandnotwrinkledortheymayjam.Also,donotpullon
thepaperwhilecopyingisinprogressoryoumaydistorttheimageanddamageyour
MFC.
MakesurethereisenoughrecordingpaperintheMFC.Andwhenmakingmultiple
copies,donotletthepapertraybecomeoverstacked.Removecopiesfromthepaper
tray.
(For MFC 4550)
SettheresolutiontoeitherPHOTO,FINEorS.FINE.IfyouselectSTANDARD,the
resolutionwillchangeautomaticallytoS.FINE.However,whenyoumakeasingle
copyandselectS.FINE,theresolutionmaychangeautomaticallytoFINEincase
memoryisusedformemorytransmission.
MakingaSingleCopy
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe
feeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
Copy
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
NO.OF COPIES:01
ONLINE
2. PressCopy.
ENTER & COPY KEY
ONLINE
COPYING
ONLINE
3. PressCopyorjustwaitfor5seconds
COPYING
ONLINE
P.01
P.02
COPYING
ONLINE
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HOWTOUSETHECOPYFUNCTION
MakingMultipleCopies
Therearetwowaystomakemultiplecopiesonyourfaxmachine.Thefirstisthe
stackingmethod,thiswillmake“n”copiesofpageone,“n”copiesofpagetwo,andso
on.Thesewillallbestackedontopofeachother.Thesecondmethodisthesorting
orcollatingmethod(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC).Thisiswhenthefaxmachine
scanstheentiredocumentandthenmakes1copyofpage1,2,3,4inorder.Then
makesasecondcopyof1,2,3,4untilatotalofncopieshasbeenmade.
A
A
B
A
A
B
B
B
(Stacking)
(Sorting) (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
StackingMultipleCopies
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
KEYSTOPRESS
09/12/1996 15:25
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FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe
feeder.
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
NO.OF COPIES:01
ONLINE
2. PressCopy.
ENTER & COPY KEY
ONLINE
NO.OF COPIES:05
ONLINE
3. Entertwodigitsforthenumberofcopies
youwantusingthenumberkeys(Max.
99copies).
Example:05.
4. PressCopyorjustwait5seconds.
COPY STACK
ONLINE
5. Themachinewillbegincopying.
COPY STACK
ONLINE
P.01
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HOWTOUSETHECOPYFUNCTION
FORYOURINFORMATION
What to Do When You Get a MEMORY FULL Message while Making
Copies
Whenyouaremakingcopies,ifthememorybecomesfullandthedisplay
showsPRESSSTOPKEY,thenpressStoptoabortthejob.
Inthiscase,youcanmakeonlyasinglecopythatisnotreducedorenlarged.
NOTE: Ifyoupurchasetheoptional1or2MBofmemoryforyourMFC4550,the
copyfunctionwillincludeanadditionalstepthatallowyoutosortmultiple
copies.
SortingMultipleCopies(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
1. Insertthedocuments.
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
SORT COPIES:01
ONLINE
2. PressSort.
Copy
ENTER & COPY KEY
ONLINE
3. Entertwodigitsforthenumberofcopies
youwant,usingthenumberkeys(Max.
99copies).
SORT COPIES:05
ONLINE
Example:05.
4. PressCopy.
COPY SORT
ONLINE
5. Themachinewillbegincopying.
COPY SORT
ONLINE
P.01
NOTE:1.WhenmakingMultipleCopies,donotletthereceivingtrayoverstacked.
Removecopiedpaperfromreceivingtrayfrequently.
2.WhenmakingMultipleCopies,makesurethereisenoughrecordingpaper
inthemachine.
3.Originaldocumentsshouldbestraight,nonwrinkled,tobecorrectlyfed.
Otherwisethedocumentsmayoccasionallyjam.
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HOWTOUSETHECOPYFUNCTION
FORYOURINFORMATION
What to Do When You Get a MEMORY FULL Message while Sorting
MultipleCopies(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
Whenyouareusingthesortingmethod,ifthememorybecomesfullwhen
scanningpageoneandthedisplayshowsPRESSSTOPKEY,thenpress
Stoptoabortthejob.
Ifthememorybecomesfullonpage2ormoreofamultiplepagedocument,
youwillbepromptedtopressStarttosendtheportionalreadyscanned,
ortopressStoptoabortthejob.
ReducingandEnlargingCopies
Usethisfunctiontomakereducedorenlargedcopiesofadocument. SelectAuto
Reduction(AUTO)ifyouwanttoreducethesizeoftheoriginal,regardlessofitssize,
tothesizeoftherecordingpaper. Toenlargeorreduceadocument,selectoneofthe
enlargement/reductionratios:200%,150%,125%,120%,93%,87%,75%or50%. If
youwanttoreproducethesamesize,select100%.
Whenenlarging,anyportionthatextendsoutsidetheedgeoftheprintingpaperwill
becutoff.
(For MFC 4550)
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe
feeder.
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
REDUCE:AUTO
ONLINE
2. PressReduceorEnlarge.
Example:Reduce
SELECT {} & COPY
ONLINE
3. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochoosethesetting.
REDUCE: 93%
ONLINE
-IfyouwantAutoReduction,selectAUTO
orthereductionorenlargementratio.
Example:93%
4. PressCopy.
NO.OF COPIES:01
ONLINE
ENTER & COPY KEY
ONLINE
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5. Entertwodigitsforthenumberofcopies
youwant,usingthenumberkeys(Max.
99copies).
NO.OF COPIES:05
ONLINE
Example:05
COPY STACK
ONLINE
6. PressCopyorjustwaitfor5seconds.
COPY STACK
ONLINE
P.01
7. Themachinewillbegincopying.
(For MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
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ONLINE
1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe
feeder.
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
ELG/RDC:AUTO
ONLINE
2. PressEnlarge/Reduce.
SELECT {} & COPY
ONLINE
Copy
ELG/RDC: 93%
ONLINE
3. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
tochoosethesetting.
-IfyouwantAutoReduction,selectAUTO
orthereductionorenlargementratio.
Example:93%
4. PressCopy.
NO.OF COPIES:01
ONLINE
ENTER & COPY KEY
ONLINE
5. Entertwodigitsforthenumberofcopies
youwant,usingthenumberkeys(Max.
99copies).
NO.OF COPIES:05
ONLINE
Example:05
6. PressCopyorjustwaitfor5seconds.
COPY STACK
ONLINE
7. Themachinewillbegincopying.
COPY STACK
ONLINE
P.01
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HOWTOUSETHECOPYFUNCTION
Copying a Photograph
YoucancopyaphotographbypressingPhoto,withoutpressingtheResolution.
KEYSTOPRESS
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:
09/12/1996 15:25
ONLINE
FAX: NO. & START
SCAN READY
1. Insertthedocuments.
COPY: PRESS COPY
SCAN READY
NO.OF COPIES:01
ONLINE
2. PressPhoto.
ENTER & COPY KEY
ONLINE
3. Entertwodigitsforthenumberofcopies
youwant,usingthenumberkeys(Max.99
copies).
NO.OF COPIES:05
ONLINE
Example:05.
QUALITY:HIGH
ONLINE
4. PressCopyorjustwait5seconds.
SELECT{ } & COPY
ONLINE
QUALITY:LOW
ONLINE
5. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)
toselectaqualityofHIGHorLOW.(Only
forMFC6550MC/7550MC)
COPY STACK
ONLINE
6. PressCopyorjustwait5seconds.
COPY STACK
ONLINE
P.01
7 Themachinewillbegincopying.
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REPLACINGTONERCARTRIDGEANDDRUMUNIT
13.REPLACINGTONERCARTRIGEANDDRUMUNIT
TonerEmptyIndicator
Whenthetonercartridgeisrunninglow,thedisplaywillshowCHANGETONERand
theTonerEmptyLEDonthecontrolpanelwillflashonandofftoindicatethetoner
islow.
Toner Empty LED
Display
MFC 7550MC
Fine
Fax
Voice
Fax
status
status
Photo
S.Fine
SIX IN ONE
SCANNER
status
F/T
FAX
PRINTER
COPIER
PC FAX
MESSAGE CENTER
Super
Set
Function
Clear
Tel-index
Resolution
Mode
Coverpage
Help
H
Q.Scan
L
Speaker
Erase
ABC
DEF
01
13
02
14
03
15
Hook
On/Off
Line
Record
Play
Photo
TheTonerEmptyLEDwilllightandthedisplaywillshowCHANGETONERand
TONEREMPTYalternatelytoindicatethatthetonerisempty.Oncethisindication
appears,yourmachinewillnotresumeprintinguntilyouhaveinstalledanewtoner
cartridge.
ReplacingtheTonerCartridge
Themachinecanprintapproximately2,200pageswithonetonercartridge.Whenthe
tonercartridgeisrunninglow,thedisplayshowsCHANGETONER.TheMFCis
suppliedwithastartertonercartridgethatmustbereplacedafter1,000pages.
NOTE: • Actualpagecountwillvarydependingonyouraveragedocumenttype.
(i.e.:standardletter,detailedgraphics,etc.)
Mitance
• Itisrecommendedthatyoualwayskeepanewtonercartridgereadyfor
useforwhenyouseethetonerlowwarning.
• Discardtheusedtonercartridgeaccordingtolocalregulations.Ifyouare
notsureofthem,consultwithBrotherCustomerService.Besuretoseal
thetonercartridgetightlysotonerpowderdoesnotspilloutofthe
cartridge.Whendiscardingusedtonercartridges,keepthemseparate
fromdomesticgarbage.
• Itisrecommendedthatyoucleanthemachinewhenyoureplacethetoner
cartridge.
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REPLACINGTONERCARTRIDGEANDDRUMUNIT
Followthesestepstoreplacethetonercartridge:
1) Turnoffthepowerswitchand
1)
Wire extension
Multipurpose
sheet feeder
unplugthepowercord.
I : ON O : OFF
2) Openthetopcover.Toremovethe
drumunit,holdeachsideofthe
drumbyitshandlesandgentlylift
thedrumforwardtowardyou.
2)
Top cover
NOTE
• Make sure the top cover is
completelyopen,byliftingituntil
thelatchclicksintoplace.
• We recommend you place the
drumunitonadropclothorlarge
pieceofdisposablepapertoavoid
spillingandscatteringthetoner.
Drum unit
WARNING
Handles
Justafteryouhaveusedthe
machine,someinternalpartsof
themachinewillbeextremely
HOT!So,nevertouchtheshaded
partsshownintheleftillustration.
▲ Inside the machine
Hot!
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REPLACINGTONERCARTRIDGEANDDRUMUNIT
3) Gentlyturntheleveronthetoner
cartridgeforwarduntilitstops.The
tonercartridgecannotberemoved
unlesstheshutteriscompletely
closed,byturningtheleverfullyto
thefront.
3)
4)
5)
Toner cartridge
Drum unit
4) Removetheoldtonercartridge
fromthedrumunitbygently
pullingitout.
WARNING
Handle the toner cartridge
carefully.Iftonerscattersonyour
handsorclothes,immediately
wipeitofforwashitwithcold
water.
5) Unpackthenewtonercartridge.
Placetheusedtonercartridgeinto
thealuminumbaganddiscardit
accordingtolocalregulations.
Aluminum bag
WARNING
• Wait to unpack the toner
cartridgeuntilimmediately
beforeyouinstallitintothe
machine.Ifatonercartridgeis
leftunpackedforalongperiod
oftime,thetonerlifeis
shortened.
Mitance
New
toner
cartridge
• Youcanuseonlyagenuine
Brother toner cartridge
(TN-5000PFseries)whichis
specially formulated to
ensuretopprintquality.
Using another brand of
tonercartridgecouldvoid
yourmachine’swarranty.
Old
toner
cartridge
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REPLACINGTONERCARTRIDGEANDDRUMUNIT
6) Gentlyrockthetonercartridge
6)
fromsidetosidefiveorsixtimes.
Toner cartridge
7) Slidethenewtonercartridgeinto
theopeningontherighthandside
ofthedrumunit.Toensurethat
thetonercartridgeandthedrum
unitfittogethercorrectly,make
surethatthetonercartridgeguide
barisexactlyalignedwiththe
guideslotinthedrumunit.
7)
Drum unit
8) Gentlyturntheleveronthetoner
cartridgebackwarduntilitstops.
8)
9) Reinstallthedrumunitintothe
machineandclosethetopcover.
Then,turnonthepowerswitchor
pluginthepowercord.
9)
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REPLACINGTONERCARTRIDGEANDDRUMUNIT
ReplacingtheDrumUnit
Themachineusesadrumunittocreatetheprintimagesonpaper.Ifthedisplay
showsCHANGEDRUM,itindicatesthedrumunitisnearlyattheendofitslife.We
recommendyouprepareanewdrumunittoreplacethecurrentone.Evenifthe
displayshowsCHANGEDRUM,youmaybeabletocontinuetoprintwithout
replacingthedrumunitforawhile.Ifthereisanoticeabledeteriorationintheoutput
printqualityevenbeforeCHANGEDRUMisshown,thenthedrumunitshouldbe
replaced.
WARNING
• Whenremovingthedrumunit,handlecarefullybecauseitcontains
toner.
• Youshouldcleanthemachinewhenyoureplacethedrumunit.Seepage
NOTE: Thedrumunitisaconsumable,anditisnecessarytoreplaceitperiodically.
Thedrumunitisratedatapproximately20,000pages.Therearemany
factorsthatdeterminetheactualdrumlife,suchastemperature,humidity,
typeofpaperandtonerthatyouuseandthenumberofpagesperprintjob,
etc...Thedrumlifeisestimatedatapproximately20,000pagesat20pageper
joband8,000pagesat1pageperjob.Theactualnumberofpagesyourdrum
willprintmaybesignificantlylessthantheseestimates.Becausewehaveno
controloverthemanyfactorsthatdeterminetheactualdrumlife,wecannot
guaranteeaminimumnumberofpagesthatwillbeprintedbyyourdrum.
Forbestperformance,useonlygenuinetoner,andtheproductshouldbeused
onlyinaclean,dust-freeenvironmentwithadequateventilation.
Followthesestepstoreplacethedrumunit:
1) Turnoffthepowerswitchorunplugthepowercord.
2) Openthetopcover.
Mitance
3) Removetheolddrumunit.(See
3)
Top cover
WARNING
Justafteryouhaveusedthe
machine,someinternalpartsof
themachineareextremelyHOT!
Sopleasebecareful.(Seepage
Drum unit
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4) Removethetonercartridgefrom
4)
thedrumunitandkeepitinasafe
place.Formoreinformation,see
“ReplacingtheTonerCartridge”
Toner cartridge
Drum unit
NOTE: • Discardtheuseddrumunitaccordingtolocalregulations.Ifyouarenot
sureofthem,consultwithBrotherCustomerService.Besuretosealthe
drumunittightlysotonerpowderdoesnotspilloutoftheunit.When
discardinguseddrumunits,keepthemseparatedfromdomesticgarbage.
• Werecommendyouplacethedrumunitonadropclothorlargepieceof
disposablepapertoavoidspillingandscatteringthetoner.
5) Waittounpackthenewdrumunit
5)
untilimmediatelybeforeinstalling
it.Placetheolddrumunitintothe
aluminum bag and discard it
New drum unit
accordingtolocalregulations.
Old drum unit
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6) Gentlyrockthenewdrumunit
sidetosidefiveorsixtimes.
6)
WARNING
• Donotremovethestarter
sheet.
• Waittounpackthedrumunit
immediatelybeforeinstallingit
intothemachine.Ifanunpacked
drum unit is subjected to
excessivedirectsunlightorroom
light,theunitmaybedamaged.
• Handlethetonercartridgeand
thedrumunitcarefullybecause
itcontainstoner.Iftoner
scattersandyourhandsor
clothesgetdirty,immediately
wipeorwashitoffwithcold
water.
DoNOTremovestartersheet
NO!
7) Reinstallthetonercartridgeintothenewdrumunit.Formoreinformation,see
8) Holdingthenewdrumunitbyits
8)
handles,installit.Closethetop
cover.
Mitance
9) Turnonthepowerswitchorplug
9)
inthepowercord.Themachine
automaticallywillejectthestarter
sheet.
Starter sheet
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REGULARMAINTENANCE
14.REGULARMAINTENANCE
Regular Maintenance
Youcankeepyourmachineinoptimumconditionbycleaningitonaregularbasis.
Itisagoodideatoreplacethetonercartridgeandthedrumunitduringthisroutine.
Avoidusingthinnersorotherorganicsolventstocleanthemachineanddonotuse
water.
Followthestepsbelow:
1. Unplugthetelephonelineandthenthepowercord.
Whenyoureconnecttheselineslater,makesuretoconnectthepowercordfirst,
thenthetelephoneline.
2. Wipedirtoffthemachineusingaslightlydampcleancloth.
3. Cleanthewhiteplateandtheglasscover.
Moistenasmallpieceofcleansoft,lint-freeclothwithisopropylalcoholand
carefullyremovedirtfromtheglasscoverandthewhiteplateofthescanner.
*Donotuseisopropylalcoholtoremovedirtfromthecontrolpanel. Itmaycausea
crackonthepanel.
4. Wipethegearsandelectricterminalswithisopropylalcoholonacottonswab.
Gentlywipethescannerwindowandthetonersensorwithacleansoftdrycloth.
Control panel
White plate
Control
panel
Open the control panel.
Glass cover
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REGULARMAINTENANCE
WARNING
• Donotuseisopropylalcoholtocleanthescannerwindoworthetoner
sensor.
• Donottouchthescannerwindowwithyourfinger.
• Handlethedrumunitcarefullyasitcontainstoner.Iftonerscattersand
yourhandsorclothsgetdirty,immediatelywipeorwashitoffwithcold
water.
Toner sensor
Gears
Electric terminal
Scanner window
Gears
WARNING
Just after you have used the
machine,someinternalpartsofthe
machineareextremelyHot!When
youopenthetopcoverofthe
machine,nevertouchtheshaded
partsshowninthediagramtothe
left.
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▲ Inside the machine
Shaded parts are HOT!
CleaningtheDrumUnit
NOTE: Werecommendyouplacethedrumunitonadropclothorlargepieceof
disposablepapertoavoidspillingandscatteringthetoner.
1. Turnthedrumunitupsidedowncarefully.
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2. Cleantheprimarycoronawireinsidethedrumunitbygentlyslidingthetabfrom
righttoleftseveraltimes.
Home Position (▲)
Corona wire
Tab
3. Returnthetabtothehomeposition(▲ markposition)beforereinstallingthedrum
unit.
CAUSION
Ifyoudonotpositionthetabatthehomeposition,printedpagesmayhave
verticalstripes.
4. InstallthedrumunitintotheMFC.
5. Closethetopcover.
6. Pluginthepowercordandturnonthepowerswitch.
PackingandShippingtheMachine
WheneveryoutransporttheMFC,usethepackingmaterialsthatcamewithyour
machine.Also,followthestepsbelowtopacktheMFCorthemachinemaybe
damaged,whichwillvoidtheMFC’swarranty.
1. TurnoffthepowerswitchandunplugtheMFCfromtheACoutlet.
2. Openthetopcover.
3. Removethedrumunitassembly.Toremovethedrumunit,pleaserefertothe
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NOTE: Removethedrumunitandtonercartridge.Leavethetonercartridge
installedinthedrumunit.
Top cover
Drum unit
4. Placethedrumunitandtonercartridgeassemblyintotheziplockbagandsealthe
bagcompletely.
Zip lock bag
Drum unit
Toner cartridge
5. Closethetopcover.Removethewireextension,documenttray,dustcover,paper
trayandhandsetandpackthem.
6. Wrapthemachineintheplasticbagandplaceitintheoriginalcartonboxwiththe
originalpackingmaterial.
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7. Placeanydocuments(manualandyourdocumentationexplainingthereasonfor
shippingthemachine)andthedrumunitandtonercartridgeassemblyintothe
cartonboxasshownbelow.
8. Closethecartonboxandtapeitshut.
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Paper Jams
Yourmachinewillsoundanalarmifthedocumentjamswhilegoingthroughthe
feederoriftherecordingpaperbecomesstuck.ThedisplaywillshowDOCUMENT
JAM or PRINTER JAM.
Fixing a Document Jam
1. Openthefrontcontrolpanel.
2. Removethejammeddocuments.
3. Closethecontrolpanel.
4. PressStop.
FixingaRecordingPaperJam
Beforeyoucanclearapaperjamerror,youmustfindoutwherethepaperisstuck.
Usethediagrambelowtohelplocatethepositionofthepaper.
Top cover
Paper
Multipurpose
sheet feeder
Mitance
Drum unit
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WARNING
•Donotforcethejammedpaperfromthepapertraybecauseyoumay
damagethemachineandcausetonertoscatteronthenextprinted
panels.
•Afteryouhaveusedthemachine,someinternalpartsofthemachineare
extremelyHOT!Whenyouopenthetopcoverofthemachine,never
touchtheshadedpartsshowninthefollowingdiagram.
HOT!
▲ Inside the machine
1. ClearingaPaperJamintheMultipurposeSheetFeeder.
Ifapaperjamhasoccurredinsidethemultipurposesheetfeeder,openthe
multipurposesheetfeedertopullthejammedpaperupwardoutofthefeeder;then
closethemultipurposesheetfeeder.Also,openthetopcoverandcheckthatatorn
pieceofpaperdoesnotremaininsidetheMFC(seethenextsection.)
Multipurpose sheet feeder
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2. ClearingaPaperJamneartheDrumUnit.
Ifapaperjamhasoccurrednearthedrumunit,openthetopcover,andremovethe
drumunit.Then,pullthejammedpaperupwardandoutoftheMFC.Reinstallthe
drumunitandclosethetopcover.
Top cover
Drum unit
3. ClearingaPaperJamintheFuserUnit.
Ifapaperjamhasoccurredinthefuserunit,openthetopcoverandremovethe
drumunit.Then,pullthejammedpaperoutofthefuser.Reinstallthedrumunit
andclosethetopcover.
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15.OPTIONALACCESSORIES
ConnectingtheSerialInterfaceBoard(RS100M)(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/7550MC)
ToconnectyourMFCtoaDOScomputerortoanAppleMacintoshcomputer,you
mustfirstinstalltheoptionalserialinterfaceboard(RS100M).Whenyouhave
installedaserialinterfaceboard,youcansharetheMFCwithtwocomputers,using
boththeparallelandtheserialinterfaceports.Automaticinterfaceselectionisa
standardfeaturewhenusingtheserialinterfaceboard.
Installing the Serial Interface Board into Your MFC
1.UnplugthepowercordfromtheAC
outletanddisconnecttheparallel
interfacecable.
LINE
EXT.
Warning
Besuretounplugthepowercordbeforeinstallingorremovingtheserialinterfaceboard.
2.Unscrewthethreescrewssecuring
therearplateofthemaincontroller
board and pull out the main
controllerboard.
LINE
EXT.
Screw
Main controller board
Warning
Donottouchthesurfaceofthemaincontrollerboard.
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3.Unscrewthetwoscrewsandremove
theoptionslotcoverplateandkeep
itinasafeplace.
Option slot cover plate
LINE
EXT.
Screw
4. Toinstalltheserialinterfaceboard
ontothemaincontrollerboard,plug
theboardserialinterfaceboardinto
theupperleftconnectorsonthe
maincontrollerboard.
Serial interface board
Screw
LINE
5.Securetheserialinterfaceboard
withthetwoscrews.
EXT.
Connector
Main controller board
Warning
•Holdtheedgeoftheserialinterfaceboard.Donottouchthesurfaceoftheboard.
•Makesuretheserialinterfaceboardissecurelyseatedonthemaincontrollerboard.
6.Reinstallthemaincontrollerboard
intheMFCbyslidingitintothe
guiderails.
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7.Securethemaincontrollerboard
LINE
withthethreescrews.
EXT.
Screw
Main controller board
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Selecting the RS-422A (Apple) or RS-232C (IBM) Serial Interface
1. MakesuretheMFCisintheofflinemode.
2. Selecttheserialinterfaceportmatchesyourcomputer:
• ForAppleMacintoshcomputers,selecttheRS-422A(Apple)portbykeepingtheslide
switchtotheleft(factorysettingisRS-422A).
• ForIBMcompatiblecomputerswithWindows®orPCsthatoperatewithDOS,movethe
slideswitchtotheright(RS-232C).
RS-422A
(Apple)
RS-232C
(IBM)
Slide
switch
SettingtheSerialInterfaceParameters
(Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
Settheparameterstomatchyourcomputerasfollows:
• NeverchangetheRS-422AparametersforAppleMacintoshcomputers.TheRS-422A
parametershavebeensetcorrectlyatthefactoryforAppleMacintoshcomputers,soyou
donothavetochangethesetting.Youmayskipthissection.Ifyouchangeparameters
fortheRS-232CserialinterfaceandthenswitchbacktoRS-422AforAppleMacintosh
computers,besuretorestoretheparameterstothefactorysetting.
• SettheRS-232CparameterstomatchyourIBMcompatiblecomputer.Youcansetserial
settingsinseveraldifferentplaces,withinyourDOSapplication,withintheWindows®
PrinterIcon(forWindows®applicationsoftwareonly),orwithinyourAUTOEXEC.BAT
fileusingMODEcommands.Forinformationonsettingserialinterfaceparameters,see
theuser’sguideforyourcomputerorsoftware.
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Ifnecessary,settheserialinterfaceparametersasfollows:
1. Makesuretheprinterisinoffline.
2. Tosettheserialinterfaceparametersofthedualin-
linepackage(DIP)switch,movetheselectorsup(ON)
ordown(OFF).
ON
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Table1: SerialInterfaceParametersSettings
Table2: BaudRateSettings
Selector
Parameters
On(up)
— SeeTable2. —
— SeeTable2. —
Off(down)
Selector1
Off
Selector2
Off
ForRS-422A
57600
ForRS-232C
9600
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
BaudRate
BaudRate
DataLength
StopBit
On
Off
9600
4800
Off
On
1200
1200
7bits
2bits
8bits
1bit
On
On
19200
19200
Parity
— SeeTable3. —
— SeeTable3. —
Parity
Table3: ParitySettings
Protocol
Xon/Xoff+DTR
On
DTR only
Off
RobustXon
Selector1
On
Selector2
Parity
Odd
On
Off
—
On
Even
None
Off
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• Thefactorysettingsareindicatedinboldprint.
• IftherobustXonsettingisturnedonwithselector8,theprintersendsXonsignalsatone
secondintervalstotheconnectedcomputeruntilitreceivesdata.Itiseffectiveonlyif
selector7issettotheOnpositionfortheXon/XoffplusDTRsetting.
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Connecting the Serial Interface Cable
ToconnectyourMFCtoyourcomputer,youmustuseaserialinterfacecablewithan
8-pin,DIN-typeconnector.
Seeyourdealertopurchaseaserialinterfacecable:
• IfyouareaMacintoshuser,youcaneasilyfindthenecessarycableatalocalcomputer
store.LookforAppleserialcableslabeled“MacintoshtoImageWriter™”or“Macintosh
toPersonalLaserWriter™300”.Donotpurchaseaserialcablelabeled“Straight-thru”or
“Local-Talk.”
• IfyouareaPCuser,youmustpurchaseaspecialserialcablefromyourdealer.Ifyouhave
a9-pinconnectoronyourcomputer,lookforacablelabeled“IBMATtoImageWriterII”.
Ifyouhavea25-pinconnector,lookforacablelabeled“DB25toImageWriterII.”These
cablesmostlikelycanbefoundintheAppleMacintoshsectionofyourcomputerdealer’s
store.Formoreinformationabouttheinterfacespecification,consultwithyourdealer.
NOTE: TheMFCcanbeconnectedtoaparallelandaserialinterfacecableatthe
sametime.TheautointerfaceselectionfunctionallowsyoutosharetheMFC
withtwocomputers.Todothis,firstconnecttheparallelinterfacecableand
thenconnecttheserialinterfacecable.
Connecttheserialinterfacecableasfollows:
1. Makesurethepowerswitchisturnedoff.
Warning
Unplugthepowercordbeforeconnectingordisconnectingtheinterfacecablesoryoumay
damagetheMFC.
2. Insertandsecuretheserialinterfaceconnectorintotheserialinterfaceportofyour
MFC.
3. Insertandsecuretheserialinterfaceconnectorintotheserialinterfaceportofyour
computer.
4. Turnonthepowerswitch.
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Memory Board
Thememoryboardisinstalledonthemaincontrollerboardinsidethemachine.When
youaddtheoptionalmemoryboard,itincreasestheperformancemodesforbothfax
andprinteroperations.
OptionalMemoryforthePrinter&FaxOperations
TheMFCcanrecognize1MB(ME1000)or2MB(ME2000)ofOptionalMemory.Be
carefultopurchasetheappropriatememoryboardforyourneeds.
<ForthePrinter>
Additionalmemoryisusefulandmaybenecessaryifyouwanttodownloadmany
differentfonts(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)orwanttoprintaverycomplex
document.
<FortheFax>
Additionalmemoryisavailableandwillexpandthememoryusedforsendingand
receivingfaxes.
Model Name
Optional Memory
Total
MFC 4550
200KB(20Pages)
1MB(0.3MBforFax)
or
0.5MB(50Pages)
or
2MB(0.8MBforFax)
1MB(100Pages)
MFC 6550MC
300KB(30Pages)
(15Minutes)
1MB(0.4MBforFax/ICM) 0.7MB(70Pages)(30Minutes)
or
or
2MB(0.9MBforFax/ICM) 1.2MB(120Pages)(50Minutes)
MFC 7550MC
700KB(70Pages)
(30Minutes)
1MB(0.5MBforFax/ICM) 1.2MB(120Pages)(50Minutes)
or
or
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2MB(1MBforFax/ICM) 1.7MB(170Pages)(70Minutes)
*BrotherchartstandardresolutionMMRcodingmethod.
<FortheCopier>(OnlyforMFC4550)
Additionalmemorywillallowyoutosortmultiplecopies(Max.60pages).
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InstallingtheOptionalMemoryBoard
1.UnplugthepowercordfromtheAC
outletanddisconnecttheinterface
cable.
LINE
EXT.
Warning
Unplugthepowercordbeforeinstalling(orremoving)thememoryboard.
2.Unscrewthethreescrewssecuring
themaincontrollerboardplateand
pullouttheboard.
LINE
EXT.
Screw
Main controller board
Warning
Donottouchthesurfaceofthemaincontrollerboard.
3.Toinstallthememoryboardonto
Memory
board
themaincontrollerboard,usethe
attachedspacerandplugitintothe
lowerrightconnectorsofthemain
controllerboard.
Spacer
LINE
EXT.
Main controller board
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Warning
• Holdtheedgeofthememoryboard.Donottouchthesurfaceoftheboard.
• Makesurethememoryboardissecurelyseatedinthemaincontrollerboard.
4.Reinstallthemaincontrollerboard
intheMFCbyslidingitintoguide
rails.
5.Securethemaincontrollerboard
LINE
withthethreescrews.
EXT.
Screw
Main controller board
6.Reconnecttheinterfacecable.
7.PlugthepowercordintotheACoutlet.
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16.TROUBLESHOOTINGPROCEDURES
BROTHER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS INSTALLED AN EASY TO USE
FAX-BACKSM SYSTEM SO YOU CAN GET INSTANT ANSWERS TO
COMMON TECHNICAL QUESTIONS AND PRODUCT INFORMATION FOR
ALL BROTHER PRODUCTS. THIS SYSTEM IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A
DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK. YOU CAN USE THE SYSTEM TO SEND FAXES TO
ANY FAX MACHINE, NOT JUST THE ONE FROM WHICH YOU ARE
CALLING.
PLEASE CALL 1-800-521-2846 AND FOLLOW THE VOICE PROMPTS
TO RECEIVE FAXED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO USE THE SYSTEM
AND FOR YOUR INDEX OF FAX-BACK SUBJECTS. (IN THE USA Only)
Ifadditionalhelpisneeded,pleasecontactthefollowingCustomerServicenumbers:
U.S.A. 1-800-284-4FAX(4329)(Voice)
1-908-271-1937(Fax)
Canada 1-800-853-6660(Voice)
(CallingfromwithinCanada8:00A.M.-8:00P.M.E.S.T.)
1-514-685-6464(Voice)
(CallingfromwithinMontreeal)
ForproductsandServiceinformationyoumayalsocontactusviatheBrother
BulletinBoardandtheInternet:
BBS
U.S.A. 1-714-859-2610
Canada 1-514-685-2040
Internet
http://www.brother.com
AccessoryOrders:
IfyouhaveaVisa,MasterCardorDiscovercreditcard,youcanorderaccessoriesfor
yourMFCdirectlyfromBrother:
U.S.A. 1-888-879-3232(Voice)
1-800-947-1445
Canada 1-800-668-2768(Fax)
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ErrorMessages
Occasionally,youmayhaveaproblemwithyourMFCortelephoneline.Ifthis
happens,yourMFCusuallyidentifiestheproblemanddisplaysanerrormessage.
Refertothefollowinglistwhenyouseeanerrormessageonthedisplay.
Errormessagesarelistedbelowinalphabeticalorder.
This meansanoverflowoftheinputdata
B
buffer.PressFF/Cont.Datathatoverflowed
thebufferwillnotbeprinted.
BUFFER ERROR
Checkthecommunicationparametersettings
suchashandshakeprotocolonbothyour
computerandMFC.
Iftheerroroccursagain,theinterfacehardware
maybedamaged,soconsultwithyourdealer.
Youcanclearaprintqualityproblemby
replacingthedrumunitwithanewoneifthe
display shows CHANGE DRUM. The drum
unitisattheendofitslife.
CHANGE DRUM
CHANGE TONER
C
IfthedisplayshowsCHANGETONERandat
thesametimetheTonerEmptyLEDonthe
controlpanelflashesonandoff,youcanstill
print.Butthetonerisdepletedanditistelling
youthatthetonerwillsoonrunout.Ordera
newtonercartridgenow.
Thetonerisusedupandprintingisnotpossible.
Replacethetonercartridgewithanewone.
CHANGE TONER
TONER EMPTY
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Themachineisoutofpaperorthepaperisnot
properlyloadedinthemultipurposesheet
feeder.Refillthepaperorremovethepaper
andloaditagain.
CHECK PAPER
YourRecordingPaperSizesettingmaynotbe
setcorrectlyfortherecordingpaperyouare
thereductionratioautomaticallywillbe
changedtoAUTOifyouhaveusedafixed
CHECK PAPER SIZE
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A poor quality phone line caused a
COMM.ERROR
communicationserror.Trythecallagain.
Yourequestedthepollingfunctioneventhough
themachineyoucalleddoesnothavethe
pollingfeature.
CONNECTION FAIL
Whenthetemperatureofthedrumunitor
tonercartridgebecomestoohot,theMFCwill
pauseitscurrentprintjobandgointocooling
downmode.Duringthecoolingdownmode
youwillhearthecoolingfanrunningwhilethe
displayontheMFCshowsCOOLINGDOWN
andPLEASEWAIT.Youmustwaitandallow
theMFCtoresumeprintingwhenitisready.
COOLING DOWN
PLEASE WAIT
Thetopcoverormultipurposesheetfeeder
coverwasnotcompletelyclosed.Pleasecheck
eachofthem.
COVER OPEN
Thetelephonelinewasdisconnectedbythe
otherpartyduringthecommunication.Try
callingtheotherpartytoseewhathappened.
DISCONNECTED
DOCUMENT JAM
D
Your documentswerenotinsertedproperly,
orthedocumentswerenotfedproperly,orthe
documentsweretoolong.
Openthecontrolpanelandremovethe
controlpanel,pressStopandinsertthe
documentsagain,adjustingtheguidesoneither
sideofthedocument,andtrysendingthefax
again.
Originaldocumentsshouldbestraight,non-
wrinkled,tobecorrectlyfed. Otherwise,the
documentsmayoccasionallyjam.
Thedownloadbufferisfull.PressFF/Cont.
Printingwillresume(thedownloadingis
cancelled).Thecommandthatcausedthis
messagewillbeignored.(OnlyforMFC
6550MC/7550MC)
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Thereisacommunicationserror.
L
Ifyouareusingaserialinterface,checkbaud
rate,parity,etc.Ifyouareusingaparallel
interface,checkthecableconnections.
LINE ERROR
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Turnoffthepower.ThencontacttheCustomer
MACHINE ERROR XX
M
PRESS STOP KEY
• PresstheFF/Contswitchtoprintthedata
remainingintheMFC.
MEMORY FULL
• IfyouhaveinstalledtheWindows®driver,
tryagainaftersettingtheTrueTypemode
to“PrintasGraphics”inthePRINTmenu
ofyourapplicationsoftware.
• Expand the printer memory with the
optional memory board. (ME1000 or
ME2000)
• Reducetheprintresolutionorreducethe
complexityofyourdocument.
Thenumberyoucalleddoesnotansweroris
busy.Or,youmayhavereachedanumberthat
isnotconnectedtoafaxmachine.Checkthe
numberandtryagain.
NO RESPONSE/BUSY
N
TheOne-TouchkeyorSpeed-Dialnumberyou
pressedhasnonumberassignedtoit.Youwill
havetoprogramaphonenumber.(Seepage
NOT REGISTERED
• PresstheFF/Contswitchtoprintthedata
remainingintheprintermemory.
P
PRINT OVERRUN
• IfyouhaveinstalledtheWindows®printer
driver,tryagainaftersettingtheTrueType
modeto‘PrintasGraphics’inthePRINT
menuofyourapplicationsoftware.
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• Ifthisdoesnotcleartheerror,reducethe
complexityofyourdocumentorreducethe
printresolution.
Therecordingpaperisstuckintheprinting
area.
PRINTER JAM
Atonercartridgeisnotinstalled.Reinstallthe
tonercartridge.
SET CARTRIDGE
S
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OtherProblems
When the Receiving Party Says the Picture is Not Clear
Sometimestheresolutionmodeyouchosewhenyousentyourfaxmaynothavebeen
appropriate.Sendthefaxagain,buttryusingtheFINEorSUPERFINEmode.Also,
When the Receiving Party Says Vertical Streaks Appear on the Faxes They
Receive:
Yourmachine’sscannermaybedirtyorthereceivingparty’sprinterheadmaybe
wascausedbyyourmachine.
Vertical Streaks Appear on the Faxes You Receive
Sometimesyoumayseeverticalstreaksonthefaxesyoureceive.Eitheryour
machine’sprimarycoronawireforprintingmaybedirty,orthesendingparty’sfax
toseeiftheverticalstreaksarestillthere.
Vertical Streaks Appear in Copies
Sometimesyoumayseeverticalstreaksonyourcopies.
Eitherthescannerortheprimarycoronawireforprintingisdirty.Cleanthemboth.
IfthePrintedPagesareStillBlurredattheCenterorEitherEdgeasBelow
First,makesurethattheprinterisplacedonaflat,horizontalsurface.
Iftheproblemstilloccurs,removethedrumunitwiththetonercartridgeinstalled.
Holdtheunithorizontallywithbothhandsandtapitfirmlyagainstaflatsurface3
or4times.Reinstallthedrum/tonerunitandtryprintingagain.Iftheprintquality
isacceptable,youmaycontinueusingthisdrumunit.Iftheprintqualityisnot
acceptablereplacethedrumunit.Ifstreaksstilloccur,pleasecontactBrother
CustomerServiceoryourlocalAuthorizedServiceCenterforfurtherassistance.
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Horizontal
Streaks
Youmaygetafaxwithhorizontalstreaksorwithmissinglines.Usuallythisiscaused
byapoortelephoneconnection.Asktheotherpartytosendthefaxagain.
PoorPrintingQuality
Iftheprintingqualityisnotatanacceptablelevel,pleasereplaceyourdrumunitwith
anewone.
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The Print is too Light or too Dark
Theprintdensitydialislocatedinthe
cornerunderthetopcover.(Remove
thedrumunit.)Youcanuseittoadjust
print density by increasing or
decreasingthePrintDensityfunction
settingyouchose.
Print density dial
Theprintmaybecomedarkerorlighter
asconditionschange(suchaschanging
thetonercartridgeanddrumunitorif
themachinehasbecomeoverheated
fromheavyuse).
Useastraightbladescrewdrivertoturntheprintdensitydialclockwisefordarkerprint
andcounterclockwiseforlighterprint.Thedialhasbeensettothemiddleposition.
Makefiveorsixcopiestobringthetoneruptothelevelofthenewsetting.
Received Faxes Appear as Split or Blank Pages:
Ifthereceiveddataisdividedandprintedon2pagesorifyougetanadditionalblank
page,yourrecordingsizemaynotbesetcorrectlyfortherecordingpaperyouareusing
When Dialing Doesn’t Work...
Youmayhavethewrongdialingmode.ChangetheTONE/PULSEsetting.(Seepage
tothewalljack).Checkalsothatthepowercordisconnectedandthepowerswitch
isturnedon.(Seepage2-6ofSetupManualforFax,Printer,Copier.)Checkby
pressingHooktoseeifyouhearadialtone.AlsotrydialingbyfirstpressingHook
orliftingthehandset.WaituntilyouhearthefaxtonesandthenpressStart.
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Cover Page Comment Always Prints “Please Call”:
TheCoverPagereportisonlyasampleoftheformatandalwaysprints“PleaseCall”.
Thecommentyouprogrammedwillbegeneratedatthereceivingmachine.
MFC Does Not Answer When Called:
MakesuretheMFCisnotinManualmode(FaxandF/Tlightsout).Checkitisinthe
correctreceivingmodeforyoursetup(eitherFax,F/TorTAD).Checkforadialtone.
Ifpossible,callyourMFCtohearwhatishappening.
No Dial Tone on the Handset:
PressHook.Ifthereisnodialtone,checktelephonelineconnectionsatMFCandwall
jack.Youcanconnectaregulartelephoneintothewalljacktoseeifthephoneline
isworking.
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Problem using the HP Pavilion PC and the “HP DEMO” screen saver
Ifyouselectthe“HPDemo”screensaveronyourHPPavilionPCafteryouhave
installedtheMulti-FunctionLinkProsoftware,theSystem.inifileisoverwrittenand
youcannotusetheBrotherMFCtoprint,scanorforRemoteSetup.
IfyouhaveusedtheHPDemoscreensaveralready,youmustedittheSystem.inifile
asfollows:
[boot]
;comm.drv=comm115.drv
comm.drv=brmfcomm.drv
[386Enh]
DEVICE=Bi-Di.386
IfyoudonotwanttoedittheSystem.inifile,pleasechangethescreensavertoanother
oneandRe-installMulti-FunctionLinkProagain.
Bi-DirectionalParallelPorts(nibbleandbytemodes)(OnlyforMFC6550MC/
7550MC):
TheMFC6550MC/7550MCsupportsbothnibble(AT)andbyte(Bi-Directional)mode
parallelports.IfyourPCsupportsbytemode,scanningandfaxreceptionwillbeat
afasterspeed.Toverifyorchangetheparallelportmode,pleasecheckyoursystem
BIOSintheCMOSSetuporcontactyourcomputermanufacturerforassistance.
NOTE: SomeolderPCmodelssupportonlynibblemode.Generally,newermodels
supportbothnibbleandbytemodes.
MFCConnectFailureorBi-DirectionalCommunicationError
Recently, someprintershaveincludedafunctiontoshowtheprinterstatusonthe
PCdisplay. Suchprintersusethebi-directionalcommunicationparallelport
betweentheprinterandthePC. OurMFC6550MC/7550MCseriesalsohasabi-
directionalparallelportfunction.SinceWindows3.xxdoesnotsupportbi-directional
communicationontheparallelport,eachperipheralvendorhasdevelopedand
suppliestheirownbi-directionaldevicedriverwhichwillbeinstalledintoWindows
3.xx. Ifyouinstalltwoormoredifferentbi-directionaldevicedriversintoWindows,
theymightconflictwitheachotherandcausesomeproblems.
PleasemakesureyouhaveinstalledtheMFC6550MC/7550MCseriesdriverby
executingSETUP.EXEfromyourdiskdrive,asinstructedontheDisk1label.The
bi-directionalcommunicationmaybedisablewhenthedriverisinstalledfromAdd
menuin“Printers”ofControlPanelpleaserestartWindows.
Removetheconflictingsituationcausedbyoneofthefollowingprinterdrivers.
Reviewthefollowingsectionsthatapplytoanyadditionalprinterdriversyoumay
haveinstalledintoyourWindowssoftware.
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BrotherHL-6/6V/10h/630series/660series/960/1260/WL-660
HPLaserJetseriesII,IID,IIP,IIP+,III,IIID,IIIPorIVPlus
NECSuperScript610/660
EPSONActionLaser1100/1400
LexMarkWinWriter200
Brother HL-6/6V/10h/630series/660series/960/1260/WL-660:
TheResourceManagerforMFC6550MC/7550MCseriesmaynotworkiftheprinter
driverfortheabovemodelsareinstalledaftertheinstallationoftheMFC6550MC/
7550MCseriesprinterdriver.
Inthiscase,pleaseinstalltheMFC6550MC/7550MCseriesprinterdriveragainor
copyBI-DI.386fromDisk1totheWindows/Systemdirectory.(NOTE:BI-DI.386on
Disk1isnotcompressed.)
HP LaserJet series II, IID, IIP, IIP+, III, IIID or IIIP:
IfMicrosoftWindowsPrintingSystemforabovemodelsareused,youhavetomodify
the“win.ini”filewhichisintheWindowsdirectorytoturntheprinter'sbi-directional
functionoff.
Werecommendyoutohaveback-upbeforeyoumodifytheWIN.INIorSYSTEM.INI,
justincase.
Openthefile“win.ini”byusingthe“notepad”application.Youcanfindthefollowing
statementinthe[spooler]section.
[spooler]
QP.LPT1=wpsljqp.dll
Todisablethisfunction,putasemicolonattheheadofabovesentenceasfollows;
[spooler]
;QP.LPT1=wpsljqp.dll
Then,openthefile“system.ini”byusingthe“notepad”application.Youcanfindthe
followingstatementinthe[386Enh]section.
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[386Enh]
device=wpsljvpd.386
:
:
WPSLPT1=1
Todisablethisfunction,putasemicolonattheheadofabovesentencesasfollows;
;device=wpsljvpd.386
:
:
;WPSLPT1=1
YoumustrestartWindowstomakethesemodificationeffective.
ThemodificationdisablestheprinterstatusreportingonyourPC,however,youwill
beabletouseMFC6550MC/7550MCserieswithnofurtherproblems.
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HP LaserJet 4 Plus:
PleaseuninstalltheMainStatuswindowsbydoubleclickingtheUn-installStatus
windowsinHPLaserJetgroup.
NEC SuperScript 610/660:
PleaseremovetheNECSuperScriptdriverbyhavingNECDELET.EXEruninthe
Disk1comingwithNECprinters.
EPSON ActionLaser 1100 / 1400:
PleaseremovetheEPSONActionLaser1100/1400driverbyhavingEPDELETE.EXE
fileinWindowsPrinterDriverforthesemodelsrun.
Lexmark WinWriter 200:
Youhavetomodifythe“win.ini”and“system.ini”fileswhichareintheWindows
directorytoturntheprinter'sbi-directionalfunctionoff.
Werecommendyoutoback-upWIN.INIandSYSTEM.INIbeforeyoumodifythem.
Openthefile“win.ini”byusingthe“notepad”application.Youcanfindthefollowing
statementinthe[windows]section.
[windows]
run=C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM/WPSIOMON
Todisablethisfunction,putasemicolonattheheadofabovesentenceasfollows;
[windows]
;run=C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM/WPSIOMON
Also,Youcanfindthefollowingstatementinthe[spooler]section.
[spooler]
QP.LPT1=wpslbq.dll
Todisablethisfunction,putasemicolonattheheadofabovesentenceasfollows;
[spooler]
;QP.LPT1=wpslbq.dll
Then,Openthefile“system.ini”byusingthe“notepad”application.Youcanfindthe
followingstatementinthe[386Enh]section.
[386Enh]
device=wpscomd.386
device=wpsljvpd.386
:
:
WPSLPT1=1
Todisablethefunction,putasemicolonattheheadofabovesentencesasfollows;
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[386Enh]
;device=wpscomd.386
;device=wpsljvpd.386
:
:
;WPSLPT1=1
YoumustrestartWindowstomakethesemodificationeffective.
ThemodificationdisablestheprinterstatusreportingonyourPC,however,youwill
beabletouseMFC6550MC/7550MCserieswithnofurtherproblems.
Graphicsortextismissingwhenthedocumentisprinted
ThiscouldbecausedbyyourDisplayDriversoftware.Contactyourresellerand
inquireaboutthelatestDisplayDriversoftware. Anothersolutionistochangeyour
WindowsSetupDisplayselectionfromthecurrentselectiontothestandardVGAor
SVGAselection;contactyourresellerorMicrosoftSupportifyouneedhelpmodifying
yourWindowsDisplayselectionorinstallingnewDisplayDriversoftware.
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Q&A
Thissectioncontainsquestionsandanswersforusingyourfaxmachine.Ifyouhave
encounteredaproblem,findthequestionrelatingtoyourproblemandtakethesteps
recommendedtocorrecttheproblem.
Setting Up the MFC
Question
Recommendation
TheMFCdoesnotprint. Checkthefollowing:
• TheMFCisturnedon.
• Thetonercartridgeanddrumunitareinstalledproperly.
• TheinterfacecableissecurelyconnectedbetweentheMFC
andcomputer.
• ChecktoseeiftheLCDisshowinganerrormessage.(See
Windows® Setup Printing Problems
Question
Recommendation
Icannotprintfrommy • MakesuretheWindows® printerdriverisinstalledandyou
applicationsoftware.
selecteditinyourapplicationsoftware.
• Ifyouusetheoptionalserialinterface,makesuretheserial
slideswitchoftheserialinterfaceisinthecorrectpositionand
theDIPswitchesinterfacesettingsarecorrectlysetup.(Only
forMFC6550MC/7550MC)
• IfyouareusingthesuppliedWindows®driver,turntheerror
recoveryoperationonintheSetupdialogboxandtryagain.
• Reducetheprintresolutionorreducethecomplexityofyour
documentandtryagain.
• Expandtheprintermemorybyinstallingoneoftheoptional
memoryboards.
SometimesIgetaerror
message,PRINT
OVERRUN when
printingcertain
documentsfrom
Windows®.
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DOS Setup Printing Problems (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
Question
Recommendation
Icannotprintfrommy • CheckthattheDOSapplicationsoftwareinterfacesettings
applicationsoftware.
matchthoseofyourprinter:forexample,ifyouareusinga
parallelprintercable,youwouldprobablysetyourDOS
softwareprinterporttoLPT1.
• CheckforanerrormessageontheLCD.
• IfyouareusingtheRS100Mserialinterfaceboard,makesure
theRS-232Cserialinterfaceisselectedwiththeslideswitch.
Makesuretheinterfacesettingsarecorrectlysetupwiththe
properDIPswitches.Makesuretheserialparametersfor
baudrates,parityandstopbitsmatchthoseinyourapplication
softwareandtheMFC.
Thisisanindicationthatyourapplicationprinteremulation
settingandtheMFC’Sprinteremulationdonotmatch. Check
yourapplicationsoftwaretomakesureyouselectedthecorrect
printerdriver. TheMFCemulatesHPLaserJetIIP. Trysetting
theMFCtoHPemulationinRemotePrinterConsoleandthen
selecttheHPLaserJetIIPprinterinyourapplicationsoftware.
TheMFCprints,butit
printsincorrect
information.
Sometimesitprintsa
coupleofcharactersand
thenejectsthepage,etc.
Thisiscommonproblemwithdatabasesoftwareandspreadsheet
softwarewhentheyarenotcorrectlysetup.Thedatahasbeen
senttotheprinterbuttheprinterdidnotreceivethePageEject
command.PresstheFF/ContKeytoejectthepage.Thenask
yoursoftwaresupplierhowtoaddaPageEject(orFormFeed)
commandtotheendofyourprintjob.
TheMFCprintsthefirst
partofmydocumentbut
doesnotprintthelast
page.
(TheLCDshows
REMAINED DATA.)
How can I change the
Usersettingsordefault
settingsontheMFC?
UsetheRemotePrinterConsole(RPC)program.
OptionalAppleMacintoshSerialInterfaceBoard(RS100M)SetupPrintingProblems
Mitance
Question
Recommendation
Icannotprintfrommy • MakesureyouinstalledtheMacintoshprinterdriverinthe
applicationsoftware.
SystemFolderandselecteditwithChooser.
• CheckthePORTselectionwithintheChooser:itshould
matchtheporttowhichyouphysicallyattachedtheprinter
cable.
• Theserialslideswitchontheoptionalinterfaceboardshould
beintheApple(RS-422A)position.
• Checktheprintercabletype:youcannotuseaLocalTalk
orstraight-throughcable.SeeChapter15fordetailson
differenttypesofprintercables.
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Paper Handling Problems
Question
Recommendation
TheMFCdoesnotload • Check to see if the CHECK PAPER or PRINTER JAM
paper.
messageappearsontheLCD. Ifso,themultipurposesheet
feedermaybeoutofpaperornotproperlyinstalled.Ifitis
empty,loadanewstackofpaperintothefeeder.
• Ifthereispaperinthemultipurposesheetfeeder,makesure
itisstraight.Ifthepaperiscurled,youshouldstraightenit.
Sometimesitishelpfultoremovethepaper,turnthestack
overandputitbackintothepapertray.
The LCD shows CHECK
PAPER or PRINTER
JAM.
• Reducetheamountofpaperinthemultipurposesheetfeeder,
thentryagain.
TheMFCdoesnotload
paperfromthemanual
feedstop.
Reinsertthepaperfirmly,onesheetatatime.
HowcanIload
envelopes?
Youcanloadenvelopesfromeitherthemultipurposesheet
feederorthemanualfeedslot.Yourapplicationsoftwaremust
besetuptoprinttheenvelopesizeyouareusing.Thisisusually
doneinthePageSetuporDocumentSetupmenuofyour
software.Refertoyourapplicationmanual.
Youcanuseplainpaper,envelopes,transparencies,labels,and
organizerpaper.Forinformationonloadingpaper.See
“AcceptablePaper”inChapter10.
WhatpapercanIuse?
HowcanIclearpaper
jams?
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General Printing Problems
Question
Recommendation
TheMFCprints
unexpectedlyorit
printsgarbage.
• TurntheMFConandofforresetit.
• Makesureyourapplicationsoftwareiscorrectlysetuptouse
theMFCbycheckingtheprintersettingsinyourapplication
software.
• Makesurethatthecorrectinterfacetypeandsettingsareset
uptomatchyourcomputer.BesuretousetheRS-422Aserial
interfaceforMacintoshcomputersandtheRS-232Cserial
interfaceforPCs.Referto“ConnectingtheSerialInterface
Board(RS100M)”inChapter15.(OnlyforMFC6550MC/
7550MC)
TheMFCcannotprint
fullpagesofadocument.
AnerrormessagePRINT
OVERRUNoccurs.
TheMFCreceivedaverycomplexprintjobandcouldnotprocess
partofthepage.Thismaybesolvedbythefollowingways.
• IfyouareusingWindows® 95orWindows® 3.1withthe
suppliedprinterdriver,seethe“Windows® SetupPrinting
Problems”section.
• Trytoreducethecomplexityofyourdocumentorreducethe
printresolution.
Thisisaproblemusuallyrelatingtoserialinterfacesettings.
Yourcomputerisnotrecognizingtheprinter’sinputbufferfull
signal.Causescouldbethewrongtypeofserialcable(incorrectly
TheMFCprintsthefirst
coupleofpagescorrectly,
thensomepageshave
textmissing.(Onlyfor wiredortoolong)orincorrectsettingofyourcomputerserial
MFC 6550MC/7550MC) interface.
• Expandtheprintermemorybyinstallingoneoftheoptional
memoryboards(ME1000orME2000).
• Reducetheprinterresolution.
• Reducethecomplexityofyourdocumentandtryagain.
• Reducethegraphicqualityorthenumberoffontsizeswithin
yourapplicationsoftware.
TheMFCcannotprint
fullpagesofadocument.
A MEMORY FULL error
messageoccurs.
Myheadersorfooters Mostlaserprintershavearestrictedareathatwillnotaccept
appearwhenIviewmy print.Usuallythesearethefirsttwolinesandlasttwolines,
documentonthescreen leaves62printablelines.Adjustthetopandbottommarginsin
butdonotshowupwhen yourdocumenttoallowforthis.
Mitance
Iprintthem.
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Print Quality Problems
NOTICE
Youwillclearaprintqualityproblembyreplacingthedrumunitwitha
newoneifthedisplaywillshowCHANGEDRUM.Theolddrumunitisat
theendofitslife.
Question
Recommendation
Printoutsaretoodarkor AdjusttheprintconditionsbysettingthePrintDensityfunction,
light.
orturntheprintdensitydialcounterclockwiseforlighter
imagesandclockwisefordarkerimages.Ithasbeenfactoryset
tothemiddleposition.See“ThePrintistooLightortooDark”on
Youmayfixthisbywipingthescannerwindowswithacleansoft
cloth.(See“RegularMaintenance”and“CleaningtheDrum
Printedpagescontain
whitestripes.
IfthesameproblemoccursandthedisplayshowsCHANGE
DRUM,replacethedrumunitwithanewone.
White Stripes or Faint
lmages
Printed pages are • Cleanthemachineinteriorandtheprimarycoronawireofthe
stainedwithtoneror
haveverticalstripes.
tonercartridge.See“RegularMaintenance”and“Cleaning
• Makesurethatthetabofthecoronawireisatthehome
position.
IfthesameprintproblemoccursandthedisplayshowsCHANGE
DRUM,aftercleaning,replacethedrumunitwithanewone.
Dark Stripes or Toner
Stains
Makesurethatyouusepaperthatmeetsthespecifications.
Roughsurfaceorthickmediacancausetheproblem.
Printed pages have
whitespotsinblacktext
andgraphicsarea.
Ifyoustillhavethesameproblemandthedisplayshows
CHANGEDRUM,replacethedrumunitwithanewone.
White Spots
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Question
Recommendation
Tonerscattersandstains Iftonerscatteredoverthewholeprintingsurface,adjustthe
theprintedpage.
printdensitydialinsidetheprintercounterclockwise.See“The
Cleanthemachineinterior.See“RegularMaintenance”and
MakesurethatyouusepaperthatmeetsspecificationsSeepage
Ifyoustillhavethesameproblemandthedisplayshows
CHANGEDRUM,replacethedrumunitwithanewone.
Scattering Toner
printedinblack.
useheat-sensitivepaperasitwillcausethisproblem.
IfthesameproblemoccursandthedisplayshowsCHANGE
DRUM,onaftercleaning,replacethedrumunitwithanewone.
Black Page
• Makesurethatthetonercartridgeisnotempty.
• Wipetheelectricterminalsreferringto“RegularMaintenance”
• Makesurethatatornpieceofpaperdoesnotremainonthe
scannerwindow.
Nothingisprintedonthe
page.
White page
Printed pages are
marked at regular
intervals.
Theproblemmaydisappearbyitself.Trycopyingmultiple
pagestoclearthisproblem.Thismayoccurifthemachinehas
notbeenusedforalongtime.
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Thisalsomayoccurifthesurfaceofthedrumisscratched.You
mustthenreplacethedrumunitwithanewone.
Iftheproblemdoesnotdisappear,itmaybethatthedrumwas
markedordamagedbyexcessiveexposuretolight.Inthiscase,
replacethedrumunitwithanewone.
Example of Regular
Marking
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Question
Recommendation
Printed pages are Certainenvironmentalconditionssuchashumidity,high
blurredatthecenteror temperatures,etc.maycausethisconditiontooccur.
ateitheredge.
• Makesurethemachineisplacedonaflat,horizontalsurface.
• Removethedrumunitwiththetonercartridgeinstalled.Try
rockingthemfromsidetoside.
• Youmaycleartheproblembywipingthescannerwindows
withacleansoftcloth.(See“RegularMaintenance”and
Ifthesameproblemoccursaftercleaningandthedisplay
showsCHANGEDRUM,replacethedrumunitwithanew
one.
Blurred Page
• Turntheprintdensitydialcounterclockwiseforlighterimages.
• Makesurethatyouusepaperthatmeetsthespacifications.
Roughsurfaceorthickmediacancausetheproblem.
Ghostimagesappearon
printedpages.
Ghost Images
NOTE
Thedrumunitisaconsumableitem,anditisnecessarytoreplaceitperiodically.
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SPECIFICATIONS
17.SPECIFICATIONS
Product Description
Sixperformancemodesareavailableforthefacsimile,the
printer,thecopier,thescanner,thePCFaxandMessage
CenterinthisMultiFunctionCenter.(MFC6550MC/7550MC)
Fiveperformancemodesareavailableforthefacsimile,the
printer,thecopier,thescannerandPCfaxintheMFC4550.
<Printer Specifications>
Emulation
MFC4550:
Brother Printing System for
Windows®
MFC 6550MC/7550MC: Brother Printing System for
Windows®,emulationmodeofHP
LaserJetIIP(PCLlevel4).
Printer Driver
Windows®3.1/3.11andWindows®95driver,supporting
BrotherNativeCompressionmodeandbidirectionalcapability
OptionalMacintoshdriveravailableforSystem6.0.7orhigher
(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
Interface
Memory
Bidirectionalparallel
RS-422A/RS-232Cserialinterface(RS100M)isoptionally
available.(OnlyforMFC6550MC/7550MC)
512KB(MFC4550/6550MC), 1MB(MFC7550MC)
Expandable:1MBor2MBtheoptionalmemoryboard.
Electrophotographybysemiconductorlaserbeamscanning
600dots/inch
Printer Method
Resolution
Print Quality
Normalprintingmode
Economyprintingmode(savesupto50%ofthenormaltoner
usage)
Print Speed
Print Media
6pages/minute(whenloadingA4orlettersizepaperfromthe
multipurposesheetfeeder)
Tonercartridge:
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LifeExpectancy:2,200pages/newtonercartridge
1,000pages/startertonercartridge
(USA,Canadaandsomeotherareasonly)
(whenprintingA4orlettersizepaperat5%printcoverage)
NOTE:Tonerlifeexpectancywillvarydependingonthetype
ofaverageprintjobprinted.
DrumUnit:
LifeExpectancy:20,000pagesat20pagesperjob
8,000pagesat1pageperjob
NOTE:Therearemanyfactorsthatdeterminetheactual
drumlife,suchastemparature,humidity,typeofpaperand
tonerthatyouuse,thenumberofpagesperjointjob,etc.
TrueType Fonts on disks
TrueType-compatiblesoft-fontsforWindows®onthesupplied
disk
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<Fax Specifications>
Compatibility
ITU-TSGroup3
Coding system
Modem speed
MH/MR/MMR
14400/12000/9600/7200/4800/2400;AutomaticFallback
148mmto216mm(5.8inchesto8.5inches)
208mm(8.2inches)
Document input width
Scanning/Printing width
Paper size
Letter/Legal/A4
Multipurpose sheet feeder
Gray scale
200sheets(20lbs)
64levels
Polling types
Standard,Delay,Sequential
Automatic/SuperLight/SuperDark(manualsetting)
•Horizontal 8dot/mm(203dot/inch)
•Vertical Standard 3.85line/mm(98line/inch)
Fine,Photo7.7line/mm(196line/inch)
Superfine,Photo(copy)15.4line/mm(392line/inch)
24stations
Contrast control
Resolution
One-touch dial
Speed-dial
100stations(7550MC),36stations(4550/6550MC)
3timesat5minutesintervals
Monitor
Automatic redial
Speaker type
Auto answer
0,1,2,3or4rings
Communication source
Publicswitchedtelephonenetwork
<Electrical and Environment>
Temperature
(Allowable) 50-90.5° F(10-32.5° C)
(Storage) 38-104° F(3.3-40° C)
Max.1minuteat23° C(73.4° F)
Warm-up
First Print
20seconds(whenloadingtheLettersizepaperfromthe
multipurposesheetfeeder)
Power Source
120VAC50/60Hz(U.S.A.,CanadianVersionOnly)
Operating(Copying):160Worless(25° C)
SleepMode: 9Worless
Power Consumption
Standby: 30Worless(25° C)
Operating: 50dBAorless
Noise
Stand-by: 39dBAorless
Humidity
Operating: 35to80%(withoutcondensation)
Storage:
20to80%(withoutcondensation)
Dimensions
Weight
383x452x251(mm)/15.1x17.8x9.9(inches)
8.5kg/18.8lbs
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PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
InterfaceConnector
PrinterSide: AmphenolFCN-685J036-L/Xorequivalent
Ashieldedcableshouldbeused.
PinAssignment
PinNo.
Signal
Direction
PinNo.
Signal
Direction
1
2
DATA STROBE Input
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
DATA 1
DTAT 2
DATA 3
DATA 4
DATA 5
DATA 6
DATA 7
DATA 8
ACKNLG
BUSY
Input
Input
Input
Input
Input
Input
Input
Input
Output
Output
Output
Output
Input
-
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
PE
SLCT
IMPUT PRIME Input
AUTO FEED
N.C.
FAULT
N.C.
Output
-
-
0V(S.G.)
0V(S.G.)
+5V
-
N.C.
-
N.C.
-
-
SLCT IN
Input
RESIDENT FONTS (Only for 6550MC/7550MC)
ThefollowingbitmappedfontsareresidentintheMFC.
Brougham10(12point)
upright/normal
upright/bold
italic/normal
italic/bold
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Brougham12(10point)
upright/normal
upright/bold
italic/norml
italic/bold
LetterGothic16.66(8.5point) upright/normal
upright/bold
italic/normal
italic/bold
(PortraitandLandscapeareavailablefortheabove.)
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SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS (Only for 6550MC/7550MC)
*HP mode
•ISO14JISASCII
•ISO57Chinese
•ISO11Swedish
•HPSpanish
•ISO17Spanish
•ISO10Swedish
•ISO16Portuguese
•ISO84Portuguese
•ISO85Spanish
•PC-8
• Roman 8
•ISOLatin1
(ECMA-94)
•ISO60Norwegian1
•ISO61Norwegian2
• ISO4 UK
•ISO25French
•ISO69French
• HP German
•ISO21German
•ISO15Italian
•ISO6ASCII
•Legal
•PC-8D/N
•PC-8Turkish
•PC-850
•PC-852
•ISO2IRV
•PC-860
•PC-863
•PC-865
NOTE
Ifyouwanttoknowwhatcharactersareineachsymbol/characterset,printthe
CHARSETS.PRNfilefrom“ThePrintform”optionintheDirectAccessMenuof
theRemotePrinterConsoleProgram.
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Thefollowingtableshows.charactersavailableonlyinthecorrespondingcharacterset.The
numbersatthetopofthetablearecodevalueswithwhichcharactersaretobereplacedinthe
Roman8characterset.Forothercharacters,seecharactersetofRoman8.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
18.IMPORTANTINFORMATION
StandardTelephoneandFCCNotices(Appliesonlyto120Vmodel)
ThesenoticesareineffectonmodelssoldandusedintheU.S.A.
Thisequipmentishearingaidcompatible.
Whenprogrammingemergencynumbersand/ormakingtestcallstoemergencynumbers:
•Remainonthelineandbrieflyexplaintothedispatcherthereasonforthecallbefore
hangingup.
•Performsuchactivitiesintheoff-peakhours,suchasearlymorningorlateevening.
ThisequipmentcomplieswithPart68ofFCCRules.Ontherearpanelofthisequipmentis
alabelthatcontains,amongotherinformation,theFCCRegistrationNumberandRinger
equivalenceNumber(REN)forthisequipment.Youmust,uponrequest,providethis
informationtoyourtelephonecompany.
Youmaysafelyconnectthisequipmenttothetelephonenetworkbymeansofastandard
modularjack,USOCRJ11C.
AnFCCcomplianttelephonecordandmodularplugisprovidedwiththisequipment.This
equipmentisdesignedtobeconnectedtothetelephonenetworkorpremiseswiringusinga
compatiblemodularjackwhichisPart68compliant.
TheRENisusefultodeterminethequantityofdevicesyoumayconnecttoyourtelephoneline
andstillhavethosedevicesringwhenyourtelephonenumberiscalled.Inmost,butnotall
areas,thesumoftheRENsofalldevicesconnectedtoonelineshouldnotexceedfive(5).To
becertainofthenumberofdevicesyoumayconnecttoyourline,asdeterminedbytheREN,
youshouldcontactyourlocaltelephonecompanytodeterminethemaximumREN foryour
callingarea.
IfyourMFC4550/6550MC/7550MCdamagesthetelephonenetwork,thetelephonecompany
maydiscontinueyourservicetemporarily. Ifpossible,theywillnotifyyouinadvance.Butif
advancednoticeisnotpractical,youwillbenotifiedassoonaspossible.Youwillbeinformed
ofyourrighttofileacomplaintwiththeFCC.
Yourtelephonecompanymaymakechangestoitsfacilities,equipment,operationsor
proceduresthatcouldaffecttheproperfunctioningofyourequipment.Iftheydo,youwillbe
notifiedinadvancetogiveyouanopportunitytomaintainuninterruptedtelephoneservice.
IfyouexperiencetroublewiththisMFC4550/6550MC/7550MC,pleasecontactthe
manufacturer’sauthorizedserviceagencyforinformationonobtainingserviceorrepair.The
telephonecompanymayaskthatyoudisconnectthisequipmentfromthenetworkuntilthe
problemhasbeencorrectedoruntilyouaresurethattheequipmentisnotmalfunctioning.
Ifyouarenotabletosolveaproblemwithyourmachine,contactBrotherservicepersonnel
at 1-800-284-4FAX(4329)(Voice)(U.S.A.Only).
1-908-271-1937(Fax)(U.S.AOnly)
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Warning
Forprotectionagainsttheriskofelectricalshock,alwaysdisconnectallcablesfromthewall
outletbeforeservicing,modifyingorinstallingtheequipment.
Thisequipmentmaynotbeusedoncoinservicelinesprovidedbythetelephonecompanyor
connectedtopartylines.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigital
device,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable
protectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,
uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewith
theinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereis
noguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipment
doescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby
turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby
oneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweenthefaxequipmentandthereceiver.
•Connectthefaxequipmentonaseparatecircuit.
•Consultwiththedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
LaserSafety(For110-120VModelOnly)
ThisequipmentiscertifiedasaClassIlaserproductundertheU.S.Departmentof
HealthandHumanServices(DHHS)RadiationPerformanceStandardaccordingtothe
RadiationControlforHealthandSafetyActof1968.Thismeansthattheequipmentdoes
notproducehazardouslaserradiation.
Sinceradiationemittedinsidetheequipmentiscompletelyconfinedwithinprotective
housingsandexternalcovers,thelaserbeamcannotescapefromthemachineduringany
phaseofuseroperation.
FDARegulations
U.S.FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)hasimplementedregulationsforlaser
productsmanufacturedonandafterAugust2,1976. Complianceismandatoryfor
productsmarketedintheUnitedStates. Oneofthefollowinglabelsonthebackofthe
printerindicatescompliancewiththeFDAregulationsandmustbeattachedtolaser
productsmarketedintheUnitedStates.
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MANUFACTURED :
BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
15-1Naeshiro-choMizuho-kuNagoya,467Japan
ThisproductcomplieswithFDAradiationperformancestandards,21CFRSubchapter
J.
Caution
Useofcontrols,adjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedin
thismanualmayresultinhazardousinvisibleradiationexposure.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
InternationalEnergyStarComplianceStatement
ThepurposeoftheInternationalEnergyStarProgramistopromotethedevelopment
andpopularizationofenergy-efficientofficeequipments,whichincludescomputers,
monitors,printers,facsimilereceiversandcopymachinesworld-wide.
AsanInternationalEnergyStarpartner,BrotherIndustries,Ltd.hasdecidedthatthis
productmeetstheguidelineoftheprogram.
Brothercannotacceptanyfinancialorotherresponsibilitiesthatmaybetheresult
ofyouruseofthisinformation,includingdirect,specialorconsequentialdamages.
Therearenowarrantiesextendedorgrantedbythisdocument.
Theserialnumbermaybefoundonthelabelaffixedtothebackoftheunit.Foryour
convenience,notethenumberbelowandretainthisOwner’sManualtoserveasapermanent
recordofyourpurchase,intheeventofatheftorfire,orforfuturereference.
MODEL NO. MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC SERIAL NO. ________________________
NAME OF DEALER ___________________________________________________
DATE OF PURCHASE _________________________________________________
ImportantSafetyInstructions
1. Readalloftheseinstructions
2. Savethemforlaterreference.
3. Followallwarningsandinstructionsmarkedontheproduct.
4. Unplugthisproductfromthewalloutletbeforecleaning.Donotuseliquidoraerosol
cleaners.Useadampclothforcleaning.
5. Donotusethisproductnearwater.
6. Donotplacethisproductonanunstablecart,stand,ortable.Theproductmayfall,causing
seriousdamagetotheproduct.
7. Slotsandopeningsinthecabinetandthebackorbottomareprovidedforventilation;to
ensurereliableoperationoftheproductandtoprotectitfromoverheating,theseopenings
mustnotbeblockedorcovered.Theopeningsshouldneverbeblockedbyplacingthe
productonabed,sofa,rug,orothersimilarsurface.Thisproductshouldneverbeplaced
nearoroveraradiatororheater.Thisproductshouldnotbeplacedinabuilt-ininstallation
unlessproperventilationisprovided.
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8. Thisproductshouldbeoperatedfromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedonthelabel.If
youarenotsureofthetypeofpoweravailable,consultwithyourdealerorlocalpower
company.
9. Thisproductisequippedwitha3-wiregroundingtypeplug,aplughavingathird
(grounding)pin.Thisplugwillfitonlyintoagrounding-typepoweroutlet.Thisisasafety
feature.Ifyouareunabletoinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactyourelectricianto
replaceyourobsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeatthepurposeofthegrounding-typeplug.
10. Donotallowanythingtorestonthepowercord.Donotlocatethisproductwherepeople
canwalkonthecord.
11. Ifanextensioncordisused(seepage2-8ofSetupManualforFax,Printer,Copier)with
thisproduct,makesurethatthetotalampereratingsontheproductspluggedintothe
extensioncorddonotexceedtheextensioncordampererating.Also,makesurethatthe
totalofallproductspluggedintothewalloutletdoesnotexceed15amperes(U.S.A.only).
12. Neverpushobjectsofanykindintothisproductthroughcabinetslotssincetheymaytouch
dangerousvoltagepointsorshortoutpartsresultinginariskoffireorelectricshock.
Neverspillliquidofanykindontheproduct.
13. Donotattempttoservicethisproductyourselfbecauseopeningorremovingcoversmay
exposeyoutodangerousvoltagepointsand/orotherrisksandmayvoidyourwarranty.
ReferallservicingtoanAuthorizedServicePersonnel.AlistofAuthorizedService
Centershasbeenincludedforyourconvenience,oryoumaycontactthefollowing
CustomerServiceNumbersforyournearestAuthorizedServiceCenter:
U.S.A. 1-800-284-4FAX(4329)(Voice)
1-908-271-1937(Fax)
1-800-521-2846(Fax-BackSMSystem)
Canada 1-800-853-6660(CallingfromwithinCanada8:00A.M.-8:00P.M.E.S.T.)
14. UnplugthisproductfromthewalloutletandreferservicingtoAuthorizedService
Personnelunderthefollowingconditions:
A. Whenthepowercordorplugisdamagedorfrayed.
B. Ifliquidhasbeenspilledintotheproduct.
C. Iftheproducthasbeenexposedtorainorwater.
D. Iftheproductdoesnotoperatenormallywhentheoperating instructionsare
followed.Adjustonlythosecontrolsthatarecoveredbytheoperatinginstructions
sinceimproperadjustmentofothercontrolsmayresultindamageandwilloften
requireextensiveworkbyaqualifiedtechniciantorestoretheproducttonormal
operation.
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E. Iftheproducthasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged.
F. Iftheproductexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance,indicatinganeedforservice.
15. Toprotectyourproductagainstpowersurges,werecommendtheuseofapowerprotection
device(SurgeProtector).
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Important-AbouttheInterfaceCable
ThismachinehasbeencertifiedtocomplywithFCCstandards,whichareappliedtothe
U.S.A.only.AshieldedinterfacecableshouldbeusedaccordingtoFCC15.27(C).Inaddition,
agroundedplugshouldbepluggedintoagroundedACoutletaftercheckingtheratingofthe
localpowersupplyfortheprintertooperateproperlyandsafely.
CAUTION
ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyBrotherIndustries,Ltd.couldvoid
theuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ATTENTION (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC)
Theproductthatyoupurchasedcontainsarechargeablebattery.Thebatteryisrecyclable.
Attheendofitsusefullife,undervariousstateandlocallaws,itmaybeillegaltodispose
ofthisbatteryintothemunicipalwastestream.Checkwithyourlocalsolidwasteofficials
fordetailsofrecyclingoptionsinyourareaandproperdisposal.
Ifyouhaveanyproblem,contactBrotherservicepersonnelat;
1-800-284-4FAX(4329)(Voice)(U.S.A.Only)
1-908-271-1937(Fax)(U.S.A.Only)
1-714-859-2610(BBS)
http://www.brother.com(Internet)
1-800-853-6660(CanadaOnly)
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19.INDEX
A
B
E
Battery(SeeMemoryStorage/
C
CallBackMessage
Cleaning .............14-1~3
Connecting
F
FaxForwarding
Fax Mode ............ 6-1~2
....... 2-6~11ofSetupManual,
D
INDEX
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G
Message Center Mode
Group ...............3-9~11
MSG CTR OGM
MultipleResolutionTransmission
MultipurposeSheetFeeder
H
I
ICM(IncomingMessage)
N
J
O
L
OffLine ................ 10-4
OnLine................ 10-4
One-touchDial
LoadingPaper
M
Manual Mode ......... 6-1~2
Memory Board ........15-6~8
MEMORY FULL
P
PackingList
.........1-2ofSetupManual
MemoryFullError........ 16-4
MemoryStatusList
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Power
SettingUp
...... 2-1~13ofSetupManual
Specifications .........17-1~5
Q
R
RemoteAccess/Retrieval
RemoteActivation ....6-14~17
Remote Code ........6-14~17
RemotePrinterConsoleProgram
Remote Control Commands
Reports ..............11-1~8
RS-232C..............15-3~4
RS-422A..............15-3~4
T
TransmissionVerificationReport
V
INDEX
S
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