Brother MFC 9420CN User Manual

USER’S GUIDE  
MFC-9420CN  
Version D  
Brother numbers  
IMPORTANT  
For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be made  
from within that country.  
Register your product  
By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, you will be recorded as the  
original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother:  
may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt;  
may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covered by insurance; and,  
will help us notify you of enhancements to your product and special offers.  
Please complete and fax the Brother Warranty Registration And Test Sheet or, for your  
convenience and most efficient way to register your new product, register on-line at  
FAQs (Frequently asked questions)  
The Brother Solutions Center is our one-stop resource for all your Fax Machine/Multi-Function  
Center needs. You can download the latest software, documents and utilities, read FAQs and  
troubleshooting tips, and learn how to get the most from your Brother product.  
Note  
You can check here for Brother driver updates.  
For Customer Service  
In USA:  
1-800-284-4329 (voice)  
1-901-379-1215 (fax)  
1-800-284-3238 (TTY service for the hearing-impaired)  
In Canada:  
1-877-BROTHER (voice)  
(514) 685-4898 (fax)  
Service Center Locator (USA only)  
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357.  
Service Center Locations (Canada only)  
For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER.  
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Brother fax back system (USA only)  
Brother has installed an easy-to-use fax back system, so you can get instant answers to common  
technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is available 24  
hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to receive faxed instructions and an Index  
of fax back subjects.  
In USA only:  
1-800-521-2846  
Ordering accessories and supplies  
For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, which are available at most Brother  
retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover,  
or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (In the USA,  
you can visit us online for a complete selection of the Brother accessories and supplies that are  
available for purchase.)  
In USA:  
1-888-879-3232 (voice)  
1-800-947-1445 (fax)  
In Canada:  
1-877-BROTHER (voice)  
Description  
Item  
Toner Cartridge  
Black: TN-04BK (Prints approx. 10,000 pages)  
Cyan: TN-04C (Prints approx. 6,600 pages)  
Magenta: TN-04M (Prints approx. 6,600 pages)  
Yellow: TN-04Y (Prints approx. 6,600 pages)  
OPC Belt  
OP-4CL  
Waste Toner Pack  
WT-4CL  
Fusing Unit  
FP-4CL  
Telephone Line Cord  
IEEE-1284 Bi-directional Cable  
LG3077001  
F2A046-10  
QPD120  
Power Protector for A/C Power Telephone  
Line Surges and Voltage Spikes (2 outlets)  
Power Protector for A/C Power Telephone  
Line Surges and Voltage Spikes (8 outlets)  
FX120  
Lower Tray Unit  
User's Guide  
LT-27CL  
LF9339001 (English for USA and Canada)  
LF9339002 (French for Canada)  
Quick Setup Guide  
LF9353001 (English for USA and Canada)  
LF9353002 (French for Canada)  
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Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties  
(USA and Canada)  
BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S), AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR  
AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY BROTHER’S LICENSOR) MAKE NO WARRANTIES,  
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED  
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR  
PURPOSE, REGARDING THE SOFTWARE. BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S) DOES NOT  
WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE  
OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS  
CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE. THE  
ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS  
ASSUMED BY YOU. THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES IS NOT PERMITTED  
BY SOME STATES IN THE USA AND SOME PROVINCES IN CANADA. THE ABOVE  
EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  
IN NO EVENT WILL BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S) BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY  
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES  
FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS  
INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE  
THE SOFTWARE EVEN IF BROTHER’S LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE  
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES IN THE USA AND SOME  
PROVINCES IN CANADA DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF  
LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE  
LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN ANY EVENT BROTHER’S LICENSOR’S  
LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ACTUAL DAMAGES FROM ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND  
REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT  
(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE), WILL BE  
LIMITED TO $50.  
Compilation and Publication Notice  
Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and  
published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.  
The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change  
without notice.  
Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and  
materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including  
consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to  
typographical and other errors relating to the publication.  
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Brother® Color Laser One-Year On-Site Limited Warranty  
(USA only)  
Who is covered:  
What is NOT covered:  
• This limited warranty (“warranty”) is given  
only to the original end-use/retail  
purchaser (referred to in this warranty as  
“Original Purchaser”) of the accompanying  
product, consumables and accessories  
(collectively referred to in this warranty as  
“this Product”).  
• If you purchased a product from someone  
other than an authorized Brother reseller in  
the United States or if the product was  
used (including but not limited to floor  
models or refurbished product), prior to  
your purchase you are not the Original  
Purchaser and the product that you  
purchased is not covered by this warranty.  
This warranty does not cover:  
(1)Physical damage to this Product;  
(2)Damage caused by improper installation,  
improper or abnormal use, misuse, neglect  
or accident (including but not limited to  
transporting this Product without the  
proper preparation and/or packaging);  
(3)Damage caused by another device or  
software used with this Product (including  
but not limited to damage resulting from  
use of non Brother®-brand parts and  
Consumable and Accessory Items);  
(4)Consumable and Accessory Items that  
expired in accordance with a rated life;  
and,  
(5)Problems arising from other than defects  
in materials or workmanship.  
(6)Normal Periodic Maintenance Items, such  
as Paper Feeding Kit, Fuser and Laser  
Units.  
What is covered:  
• This Product includes a Machine and  
Consumable and Accessory Items.  
Consumable and Accessory Items include  
but are not limited to Toner Cartridges,  
OPC Belt Assembly, Fuser Unit and  
Transfer Belt Assembly.  
This limited warranty is VOID if this Product  
has been altered or modified in any way  
(including but not limited to attempted  
warranty repair without authorization from  
Brother and/or alteration/removal of the serial  
number).  
• Except as otherwise provided herein,  
Brother warrants that the Machine and the  
accompanying  
Consumable  
and  
Accessory Items will be free from defects  
in materials and workmanship, when used  
under normal conditions.  
What to do if you think your Product is  
eligible for warranty service:  
• This warranty applies only to products  
purchased and used in the United States.  
For products purchased in, but used  
outside, the United States, this warranty  
covers only warranty service within the  
United States (and does not include  
shipping outside the United States).  
Report your issue to our Customer Service  
Hotline at 1-800-284-4329 or to a Brother  
Authorized Service Center within the  
applicable warranty period. Supply Brother  
or the Brother Authorized Service Center with  
a copy of your dated bill of sale showing that  
this Product was purchased within the U.S.  
For the name of local Brother Authorized  
Service Center(s), call 1-800-521-2846.  
What is the length of the Warranty  
Periods:  
• Machines: one year from the original  
purchase date.  
What Brother will ask you to do:  
• Accompanying  
Consumable  
and  
After contacting Brother or  
a
Brother  
Accessory Items: 90 days from the original  
purchase date or the rated life of  
consumable, whichever comes first.  
Authorized Service Center, you may be  
required to provide information pertaining to  
the defect or malfunction of this Product.  
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Brother® Color Laser One-Year On-Site Limited Warranty  
(USA only)  
What Brother will do:  
Limitations:  
If the problem reported concerning your  
Machine and/or accompanying Consumable  
and Accessory Items is covered by this  
warranty and if you first reported the problem  
to Brother or an Authorized Service Center  
within the applicable warranty period, Brother  
or its Authorized Service Center will evaluate  
your report of a possible defect to determine  
whether a defect exists, and if it does exist,  
Brother or an Authorized Service Center will  
provide “On-site Warranty Service” during  
“Normal Working Hours” and will repair the  
Machine and/or accompanying Consumable  
and Accessory Items at no charge to you for  
parts or labor. “On-site Warranty Service”  
shall consist of the remedial service, as  
necessitated by normal usage, to restore this  
product to good operating condition at your  
Brother is not responsible for damage to or  
loss of any equipment, media, programs or  
data related to the use of this Product.  
Except for that repair as described above,  
Brother shall not be liable for any direct,  
indirect, incidental or consequential damages  
or specific relief. Because some states do  
not allow the exclusion or limitation of  
consequential or incidental damages, the  
above limitation may not apply to you.  
THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN IN LIEU OF  
ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WRITTEN OR  
ORAL, WHETHER EXPRESSED BY  
AFFIRMATION, PROMISE, DESCRIPTION,  
DRAWING, MODEL OR SAMPLE. ANY  
AND ALL WARRANTIES OTHER THAN  
THIS ONE, WHETHER EXPRESS OR  
IMPLIED,  
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY  
AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR  
INCLUDING  
IMPLIED  
location  
and  
does  
not  
guarantee  
uninterrupted operation of this Product.  
“Normal Working Hours” shall mean 9:00am  
to 5:00pm (local time), Monday through  
Friday, excluding legal and local holidays  
observed by Brother or the Authorized  
Service Center.  
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PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED.  
• This Limited Warranty is the only warranty  
that Brother is giving for this Product. It is  
the final expression and the exclusive and  
only statement of Brother’s obligations to  
you. It replaces all other agreements and  
understandings that you may have with  
Brother or its representatives.  
• This warranty gives you certain rights and  
you may also have other rights that may  
vary from state to state.  
• This Limited Warranty (and Brother’s  
obligation to you) may not be changed in  
any way unless you and Brother sign the  
same piece of paper in which we (1) refer  
to this Product and your bill of sale date,  
(2) describe the change to this warranty  
and (3) agree to make that change.  
If the Machine and/or accompanying  
Consumable and Accessory Items are not  
covered by this warranty, you will be charged  
for any service and/or replacement  
parts/products at Brother's or the Authorized  
Service Center's then current published rates.  
The foregoing are your sole (i.e., only) and  
exclusive remedies under this warranty.  
What you must provide:  
Reasonable cooperation with the Brother  
Representative in troubleshooting as they  
diagnose the problem, provide access to this  
Product at reasonable times and provide  
adequate working space including heat, light,  
ventilation, electric current and outlets for the  
use of the Brother representative.  
© 2006 Brother International Corporation  
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BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE  
LIMITED WARRANTY  
(Canada only)  
Pursuant to this limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts,  
Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. (“Brother”), or its Authorized Service  
Centers, will repair this MFC/Facsimile machine free of charge if defective in material or  
workmanship. This Limited Warranty does not include cleaning, consumables (including,  
without limitation, print cartridges, print head, toner and drum) or damage caused by accident,  
neglect, misuse or improper installation or operation, any damage caused from service,  
maintenance, modifications, or tampering by anyone other than a Brother Authorized Service  
Representative, or from the use of supplies or consumable items that are non-Brother  
products. Operation of the MFC/Facsimile machine in excess of the specifications or with the  
Serial Number or Rating Label removed shall be deemed abuse and all repairs thereafter  
shall be the sole liability of the end-user/purchaser. In order to obtain warranty service, the  
MFC/Facsimile machine must be delivered or shipped freight prepaid by the end  
user/purchaser to a “Brother” Authorized Service Center, together with your Proof of  
Purchase in the form of a Sales Receipt.  
For laser products: Failure to remove the Toner Cartridge (and Toner Drum Unit on applicable  
models) during shipping will cause severe damage to the MFC/Facsimile and will VOID the  
Warranty. (Refer to your User’s Guide for proper packaging.)  
For ink-jet products: Do not remove the ink cartridges during shipping. Damage to your print  
head resulting from packing without the ink cartridges will VOID your warranty. (Refer to your  
User’s Guide for proper packaging.)  
BROTHER DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED  
INCLUDING,  
WITHOUT  
LIMITATION,  
ANY  
IMPLIED  
WARRANTIES  
OF  
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXCEPT TO THE  
EXTENT THAT ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY LAW CANNOT BE VALIDLY WAIVED.  
No oral or written information, advice or representation provided by Brother, its Authorized  
Service Centers, Distributors, Dealers, Agents or employees, shall create another warranty  
or modify this warranty. This warranty states Brother’s entire liability and your exclusive  
remedy against Brother for any failure of the MFC/Facsimile machine to operate properly.  
Neither Brother nor anyone else involved in the development, production, or delivery of this  
MFC/Facsimile machine shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential,  
exemplary, or punitive damages, including lost profits, arising from the use of or inability to  
use the product, even if advised by the end user/purchaser of the possibility of such damages.  
Since some Provinces do not allow the above limitation of liability, such limitation may not  
apply to you.  
This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights  
which vary from Providence to Providence.  
Warranty Service is available at Brother Authorized Service Centers throughout Canada. For  
Technical Support or for the name and location of your nearest Authorized Service Center  
call 1-877-BROTHER.  
Internet support: [email protected] or browse  
Brother’s Web Site: www.brother.com  
Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd.  
1 Rue Hôtel de Ville  
Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, QC H9B 3H6  
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Quick Reference Guide  
Storing Speed-Dial numbers  
Sending Faxes  
Automatic Transmission  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 3, 2.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Using the dial pad, enter a three-digit  
Speed-Dial location number.  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Load your document.  
3 Select Fax/Tel.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Enter the fax number using One-Touch,  
Speed-Dial, Search or the dial pad.  
4 Enter the number (up to 20 digits).  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
5 Enter the name up to 15 characters (or  
Storing numbers  
leave it blank).  
Storing One-Touch Dial numbers  
Press Menu/Set.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 3, 1.  
6 Press Stop/Exit.  
2 Press the One-Touch key where you  
want to store the number.  
Dialing operations  
One-Touch Dialing / Speed-Dialing  
Note  
To access One-Touch numbers 9 to 16, hold  
down Shift as you press the One-Touch key.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
3 Select Fax/Tel.  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Load your document.  
3 Press the One-Touch key of the number  
4 Enter the number (up to 20 digits).  
Press Menu/Set.  
you want to call.  
Note  
5 Enter the name up to 15 characters (or  
To dial One-Touch numbers 9 to 16, hold  
down Shift as you press the One-Touch key.  
leave it blank).  
Press Menu/Set.  
OR—  
6 Press Stop/Exit.  
Press Search/Speed Dial, press #.  
Press the three-digit Speed-Dial  
number.  
4 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
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Using Search  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Load your document.  
3 Press Search/Speed Dial, and then  
enter the first letter of the name you’re  
looking for.  
4 Press  
or  
to search the memory.  
5 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
Making copies  
Single copy  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
blue.  
2 Load your document.  
3 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
Sorting copies using the ADF  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
blue.  
2 Load your document.  
3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of  
copies you want (up to 99).  
4 Press Options and or to select  
Stack/Sort.  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 Press or to select Sort.  
Press Menu/Set.  
6 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
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Table of Contents  
To view Documentation (For Windows®).......................................................1-2  
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Standard telephone and FCC Notices  
States only................................................................................................ A-1  
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity  
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General Information  
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Using this Guide  
Finding information  
All the chapter headings and subheadings are listed in the Table of Contents. You will be able to  
find information about a specific feature or operation by checking the Index at the back of this  
Guide.  
Symbols used in this Guide  
Throughout this Guide you will see special symbols alerting you to important warnings, notes and  
actions. Special fonts identify keys you should press, messages that appear on the LCD, and  
important points or related topics.  
Bold  
Bold typeface identifies specific keys on the machine’s control panel.  
Italicized typeface emphasizes an important point or refers you to a related topic.  
Courier type face identifies the messages on the LCD of the machine.  
Italics  
Courier  
Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury.  
Electrical Hazard icons alert you to a possible electrical shock.  
Hot Surface icons warn you not to touch machine parts that are hot.  
Cautions specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible  
damage to the machine or other objects.  
Improper Setup icons alerts you to devices and operations that are not  
compatible with the machine.  
Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips  
about how the operation works with other features.  
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Chapter 1  
How to access the  
Note  
If this window does not appear, use  
Windows® Explorer to run the setup.exe  
program from the root directory of the Brother  
CD-ROM.  
complete User’s Guide  
This User’s Guide does not contain all the  
information about the machine such as how  
to use the advanced features of the Fax,  
Printer, Scanner, PC Fax and Network. When  
you are ready to learn detailed information  
about these operations, read the complete  
User’s Guide located in the ‘Documentation’  
section of the CD-ROM.  
4 Click Documentation.  
5 Click the documentation you want to  
read.  
Quick Setup Guide: Setup and  
Software Installation Instructions  
To view Documentation  
(For Windows®)  
User’s Guide (3 manuals): User’s  
Guide for stand-alone operations,  
Software User’s Guide and Network  
User’s Guide  
PaperPort® User’sGuide:Document  
Management Software  
From the Start menu, select Brother, MFL  
Pro Suite MFC-9420CN from the Programs  
Group and then select User’s Guide.  
OR—  
How to find Scanning instructions  
1 Turn on your PC. Insert the Brother  
CD-ROM labeled Windows® into your  
CD-ROM drive.  
There are several ways you can scan  
documents. You can find the instructions as  
follows:  
Software User's Guide:  
2 If the model name screen appears, click  
your model name.  
Scanning in Chapter 2  
(For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000  
Professional/XP/Windows NT®  
Workstation Version 4.0)  
3 If the language screen appears, click  
your language.  
The CD-ROM main menu will appear.  
ControlCenter2 in Chapter 3  
(For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000  
Professional/XP/Windows NT®  
Workstation Version 4.0)  
Network Scanning in Chapter 4  
PaperPort® User's Guide  
Instructions for scanning directly from  
ScanSoft® PaperPort®  
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General Information  
How to find Scanning instructions  
To view Documentation  
(For Macintosh®)  
There are several ways you can scan  
documents. You can find the instructions as  
follows:  
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1 Turn on your Macintosh®. Insert the  
Brother CD-ROM labeled Macintosh®  
into your CD-ROM drive. The following  
window will appear.  
Software User's Guide:  
Scanning in Chapter 8  
(For Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2/Mac OS® X 10.2.4  
or greater)  
ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or  
greater) in Chapter 9  
Network Scanning (For Mac OS® X 10.2.4  
or greater) in Chapter 10  
Presto!® PageManager® User's Guide  
Instructions for scanning directly from  
Presto!® PageManager®  
(Mac OS® X)  
2 Double-click the Documentation icon.  
3 The select Language screen appears,  
double-click your language.  
4 Click the documentation you want to  
read.  
Quick Setup Guide: Setup and  
Software Installation Instructions  
User's Guide (3 manuals): User’s  
Guide for stand-alone operations,  
Software User’s Guide and Network  
User’s Guide  
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Chapter 1  
Control panel overview  
03/01 15:25 Fax  
Sleep  
One-Touch Keys  
These 8 keys give you instant access to 16  
previously stored numbers.  
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2
3
5 Menu keys:  
Menu/Set  
The same key is used for Menu and Set  
operations.  
Shift  
To access One-Touch numbers 9 to 16, hold  
down Shift as you press the One-Touch key.  
Lets you access the Menu to program and  
store your settings in the machine.  
Copy keys (Temporary settings):  
Enlarge/Reduce  
Volume keys  
Lets you reduce or enlarge copies depending  
upon the ratio you select.  
When listening to the speaker in Fax mode or  
on standby, you can press these keys to  
adjust the volume.  
Options  
Search/Speed Dial  
You can quickly and easily select temporary  
settings for copying.  
Lets you look up numbers that are stored in  
the dialing memory. It also lets you dial  
stored numbers by pressing # and a  
three-digit number.  
4
Mode keys:  
Fax  
Lets you access Fax mode.  
Scan  
Press to scroll forward or backward to a  
menu selection.  
Lets you access Scan mode.  
or ▼  
Copy  
Press to scroll through the menus and  
options.  
Lets you access Copy mode.  
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General Information  
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03/01 15:25 Fax  
Sleep  
Dial Pad  
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)  
Displays messages on the screen to help you  
set up and use your machine.  
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Use these keys to dial telephone or fax  
numbers and as a keyboard for entering  
information into the machine.  
Fax and telephone keys:  
Redial/Pause  
The # key lets you temporarily switch the  
dialing mode during a telephone call from  
Pulse to Tone.  
Redials the last number you called. It also  
inserts a pause in quick dial numbers.  
Black Start  
7
Hook  
Lets you start sending faxes or making  
copies in black & white.  
Press before dialing if you want to make sure  
a fax machine will answer, and then press  
Black Start or Color Start. Also, press this  
key after picking up the handset of an  
external telephone during the F/T  
Color Start  
Lets you start sending faxes or making  
copies in full color.  
double/pseudo-ring.  
Stop/Exit  
8
9
Stops an operation or exits from the menu.  
Resolution  
Sets the resolution when you send a fax.  
Secure Print  
Lets you print secured print data saved in the  
machine’s memory if you enter the four-digit  
password. (For details about using this  
feature, for Windows® see Chapter 1 in the  
Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM, and  
for Macintosh® see Chapter 7 in the Software  
User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
B
Print key:  
Job Cancel  
You can cancel a print job and clear the  
machine’s memory.  
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Chapter 1  
How can you avoid possible  
problems?  
About fax machines  
A very good way to avoid problems like the  
one mentioned, is to get a second phone  
number on your present phone line.  
Custom features  
Do you have Voice Mail on the phone  
line?  
Many people with Voice Mail choose an  
alternative service, which is called  
“Distinctive Ring”, and they are very satisfied  
with it.  
If you have Voice Mail on the phone line  
where you will install your new machine,  
there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail  
and the machine may conflict with each other  
while receiving incoming calls.  
Another way to avoid possible problems is to  
replace Voice Mail with an answering  
machine. Your Brother machine is designed  
to work with an answering machine or TAD  
(telephone answering device).  
Why should there be problems?  
Since both the machine and Voice Mail will  
pick up the call, after the number of rings you  
have set, each of them has the ability to keep  
the other from receiving calls.  
For example, if Voice Mail is set to answer  
after two rings and your machine is set to  
answer after four, Voice Mail will stop your  
machine from receiving faxes.  
If you set Voice Mail and the Brother machine  
to answer after the same number of rings,  
there is no way of knowing which one will  
answer first. It is important to remember that  
neither Voice Mail nor the machine can pass  
the call back to the other after the call has  
been answered.  
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General Information  
Fax tones and handshake  
ECM (Error Correction Mode)  
When someone is sending a fax, the fax  
machine sends fax calling tones (CNG  
tones). These are quiet, intermittent beeps  
every 4-seconds. You’ll hear them after you  
dial and press Black Start or Color Start and  
they will continue for about 60 seconds after  
dialing. During that time, the sending  
The Error Correction Mode (ECM) is a way for  
the machine to check a fax transmission  
while it is in progress. If the machine detects  
errors during fax transmission, it resends the  
pages of the fax that had an error. ECM  
transmissions are only possible between fax  
machines that both have this feature. If they  
do, you may send and receive fax messages  
that are continuously being checked by the  
machine.  
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machine must begin the “handshake” or  
connection with the receiving machine.  
Each time you use automatic procedures to  
send a fax, you are sending CNG tones over  
the phone line. You will soon learn to listen for  
these quiet beeps each time you answer a  
phone on your fax line, so you will know if you  
are receiving a fax message.  
If this feature stops working, delete your  
faxes from the memory.  
The receiving fax responds with fax receiving  
tones, which are loud, chirping sounds. A  
receiving fax chirps for about 40 seconds  
over the phone line, and the LCD shows  
Receiving.  
If your machine is set to the Fax Only mode,  
it will answer every call automatically with fax  
receiving tones. If the other person hangs up,  
your machine will continue to send the  
“chirps” for about 40 seconds, and the LCD  
continues to show Receiving. To cancel  
receiving, press Stop/Exit.  
The fax ‘handshake’ is the time in which the  
sending machine’s CNG tones and the  
receiving machine’s “chirps” overlap. This  
must be for at least 2 to 4 seconds, so both  
machines can understand how each is  
sending and receiving the fax. The  
handshake cannot begin until the call is  
answered, and the CNG tones only last for  
about 60 seconds after the number is dialed.  
So it is important for the receiving machine to  
answer the call in as few rings as possible.  
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Loading paper and documents  
2
Type and size of paper  
Acceptable paper and  
other media  
The machine loads paper from the installed  
standard paper tray or optional lower tray.  
Recommended paper  
Standard paper tray  
The recommended paper for this machine is:  
Since the standard paper tray is a universal  
type, you can use any of the paper types and  
sizes (one paper type and size at a time)  
listed in the table in Paper capacity of the  
paper trays on page 2-2. The tray can hold up  
to 250 sheets of paper (20 lb or 80 g/m2) or up  
to 15 envelopes (paper can be loaded up to  
the top line of the maximum paper mark on  
the sliding paper width guide).  
Xerox 4200, Hammermill Laserprint or  
equivalent  
To get the best output quality and to avoid  
any damage, use smooth white paper.  
Before you buy a lot of paper, please test  
some to make sure that the paper is  
suitable.  
Use neutral paper. Do not use acidic or  
alkaline paper.  
Print quality will vary depending on the  
Optional lower tray (LT-27CL)  
paper being used.  
The optional lower tray can hold up to 530  
sheets of Letter/A4 paper (20 lb or 80 g/m2).  
The maximum capacity is 1.76 in. (44 mm)  
paper height.  
CAUTION  
Do not load envelopes, transparencies,  
labels or thick paper (more than 28 lb or  
105 g/m2) into the optional lower tray unit.  
It may cause paper jams.  
The names for the paper trays in the machine  
driver and this Guide are as follows:  
Tray and optional unit  
Standard paper tray  
Optional lower tray  
Name  
Tray 1  
Tray 2  
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Paper capacity of the paper trays  
Standard Paper Tray  
(Tray 1)  
Optional lower tray  
(Tray 2)  
Paper size  
A4, Letter, Legal, B5 (JIS/ISO),  
Executive, A5, COM10, DL,  
4.1 x 8.3 in. to 8.5 x 11.7 in.  
A4, Letter, B5 (JIS/ISO),  
Executive  
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(104.8 x 210 mm to 215.9 x 297 mm)  
Number of sheets Plain paper  
Up to 250 sheets  
(20 lb or 80 g/m2)  
Up to 530 sheets  
(20 lb or 80 g/m2)  
Thick/Thicker  
paper  
Up to 40 sheets  
(44 lb or 165 g/m2)  
Up to 1.76 in. (44 mm)  
loading height  
Transparencies  
Labels  
Up to 50 sheets  
Up to 80 sheets  
N/A  
N/A  
Envelopes  
Up to 15 sheets or 7 sheets for H/H* N/A  
condition.  
* H/H = High temperature/High humidity  
Recommended paper specifications  
The following paper specifications are suitable for this machine.  
Basis weight (lb (g/m2))  
Thickness (µm)  
16-24 (75-90)  
80-110  
Roughness (sec.)  
Stiffness (cm3/100)  
Grain direction  
Higher than 20  
90-150  
Long grain  
10e9-10e11  
10e10-10e12  
Volume resistivity (ohm)  
Surface resistivity (ohm-cm)  
Filler  
CaCO (Neutral)  
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Ash content (wt%)  
Brightness (%)  
Below 23  
Higher than 80  
Higher than 85  
Opacity (%)  
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Chapter 2  
Types of paper to avoid  
CAUTION  
Handling and using special  
paper  
The machine is designed to work well with  
most types of xerographic and bond paper.  
However, some paper variables may have an  
effect on print quality or handling reliability.  
Always test samples of paper before  
purchasing to ensure desirable performance.  
Some important guidelines when selecting  
paper are:  
Some types of paper may not perform well  
or may cause damage to your machine.  
Do not use paper:  
that is highly textured  
that is extremely smooth or shiny  
that is curled or warped  
that is coated or has a chemical finish  
that is damaged, creased or folded  
Supplier should be informed that the  
paper or envelopes will be used in a color  
laser machine.  
that exceeds the recommended weight  
specification in this guide  
Preprinted paper must use inks that can  
withstand the temperature of the  
with tabs and staples  
machine's fusing process (392 degrees  
Fahrenheit or 200 degrees centigrade for  
a period of 0.1 seconds).  
with letterheads using low temperature  
dyes or thermography  
that is multipart or carbonless  
If you have selected a cotton bond paper,  
paper having a rough surface, such as  
cockle or laid finished paper or paper that  
is wrinkled or puckered, the paper may  
exhibit degraded performance.  
that is designed for inkjet printing  
If you use any of the types of paper listed  
above, they may damage your machine.  
This damage is not covered under any  
Brother warranty or service agreement.  
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Loading paper and documents  
Envelopes  
Note  
Most envelopes will be suitable for your  
machine. However, some envelopes will  
have feed and print-quality problems  
Before you print envelopes, you must ‘fan’  
the stack to avoid paper jams and  
misfeeds.  
because of the way they have been made. A  
suitable envelope should have edges with  
straight, well-creased folds and the leading  
edge should not be thicker than two pieces of  
paper. The envelope should lie flat and not be  
of baggy or flimsy construction. You should  
buy quality envelopes from a supplier who  
understands that you will be using the  
envelopes in a laser machine.  
Before you print a lot of envelopes, test  
one to make sure that the print results are  
what you want.  
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Envelope joints that are sealed by the  
manufacturer should be secure.  
Do not put different types of paper in the  
paper tray at the same time because it  
may cause paper jams or misfeeds.  
For proper printing, you must choose the  
same paper size from your software  
application as the paper in the tray.  
Envelopes can only be fed from Tray#1.  
Note  
We recommend that you do not print  
within 0.6 in. (15 mm) of the edges of  
envelopes.  
Brother will not recommend a particular  
envelope because envelope manufacturers  
may change the envelope specifications. You  
are responsible for the quality and  
performance of the envelopes you use.  
Before you put envelopes in the tray, check  
the following:  
Envelopes should have a lengthwise  
sealing flap.  
The sealing flaps should be folded crisply  
and correctly (irregularly cut or folded  
envelopes may cause paper jams).  
Envelopes should consist of two layers of  
paper in the area circled in Figure 1.  
Feeding  
direction  
Figure 1  
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Chapter 2  
Types of envelopes to avoid  
CAUTION  
Do not use envelopes:  
that are damaged, curled, wrinkled, or an unusual shape  
that are extremely shiny or textured  
with clasps, snaps or tie strings  
with self-adhesive closures  
that are of a baggy construction  
that are not sharply creased  
that are embossed (have raised writing on them)  
that were previously printed by a laser machine  
that are pre-printed on the inside  
that cannot be arranged neatly when stacked  
that are made of paper that weighs more than the paper weight specifications for the  
machine  
with edges that are not straight or consistently square  
with windows, holes, cut-outs or perforations  
with sealing flaps that have not been folded at purchase  
with sealing flaps as shown in Figure 2  
with each side folded as shown in Figure 3  
If you use any of the types of envelopes listed above, they may damage your machine. This  
damage is not covered under any Brother warranty or service agreement.  
Figure 2  
Figure 3  
2 - 5  
 
Loading paper and documents  
Types of labels and transparencies to  
avoid  
Labels and transparencies  
The machine will print on most types of labels  
and transparencies designed for use with a  
laser machine. Labels should have an  
adhesive that is acrylic-based since such  
material is more stable at the high  
Do not use labels or transparencies that are  
damaged, curled, wrinkled or an unusual  
shape.  
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temperatures in the fusing unit. Adhesives  
should not come in contact with any part of  
the machine, because the label stock may  
stick to the OPC belt or rollers and cause  
jams and print quality problems. No adhesive  
should be exposed between the labels.  
Labels should be arranged so that they cover  
the entire length and width of the sheet. Using  
labels with spaces may result in labels  
peeling off and causing serious jams or print  
problems.  
CAUTION  
Avoid feeding labels with the carrier  
sheet exposed because your machine  
will be damaged.  
When feeding transparencies, use the  
recommended type for laser machines.  
For detailed information on the  
All labels and transparencies used in this  
machine must be able to withstand a  
temperature of 392 degrees Fahrenheit (200  
degrees centigrade) for a period of 0.1  
seconds.  
specification of the proper  
transparencies to purchase, call your  
dealer or Brother Customer Service.  
Label and transparency sheets should not  
exceed the paper weight specifications  
described in this User's Guide. Labels and  
transparencies exceeding this specification  
may not feed or print properly and may cause  
damage to your machine.  
Transparencies and labels can be fed from  
Tray 1 only.  
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Chapter 2  
Landscape  
Printable area  
1
3
The edges of the paper that cannot be printed  
on are shown below.  
Portrait  
1
2
4
For all available paper sizes  
0.17 in. (4.2 mm)  
1
2
3
4
2
4
0.17 in. (4.2 mm)  
0.17 in. (4.2 mm)  
0.17 in. (4.2 mm)  
3
For all available paper sizes  
0.17 in. (4.2 mm)  
Note  
1
2
3
4
We recommend that you do not print within  
0.6 in. (15 mm) of the edges of envelopes.  
0.17 in. (4.2 mm)  
0.17 in. (4.2 mm)  
0.17 in. (4.2 mm)  
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Loading paper and documents  
To load paper or other media in the  
paper tray  
Loading paper and  
envelopes  
1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the  
machine.  
The machine can feed paper from the  
standard paper tray or optional lower tray.  
2
When you put paper into the paper tray, note  
the following:  
The machine detects standard paper  
sizes in the paper trays. If you load small  
size paper or envelopes, you will need to  
manually set the paper size in the Small  
Paper setting. (See Paper Size on  
If your application software supports  
paper size selection on the print menu,  
you can select it through the software. If  
your application software does not  
support it, you can set the paper size in  
the printer driver or by using the control  
panel buttons.  
2 Place the tray on a flat table and lift the  
front tray cover.  
Before using paper that has holes in it,  
such as organizer sheets, you must ‘fan’  
the stack to avoid paper jams and  
misfeeds.  
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Chapter 2  
3 Squeeze the snap lock on the end of the  
front paper guide. Slide the front paper  
guide to the position for the size of paper  
you are using. Release the snap lock.  
Squeeze and slide the left hand side  
paper guide to the paper size you are  
using, and release it.  
5 Put the paper in the tray with the  
recommended print side face up.  
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6 Lower the front tray cover.  
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4 Fan the stack of paper well to avoid  
paper jams and mis-feeds.  
7 Put the paper tray firmly back in the  
machine and unfold the output paper  
tray support flap before you use the  
machine.  
Output paper  
tray support flap  
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Loading paper and documents  
Loading documents  
You can send a fax, make copies, and scan  
from the ADF (automatic document feeder)  
and from the scanner glass.  
Note  
When you put paper in the paper tray, please  
remember the following:  
Check that the paper is flat in the tray and  
below the maximum paper mark, and that  
the paper guides are touching the sides of  
the paper stack.  
2
Using the ADF (automatic  
document feeder)  
The side to be printed on must be face up.  
The ADF can hold up to 35 pages and feeds  
each sheet individually. Use standard 20 lb  
(80 g/m2) paper and always fan the pages  
before putting them in the ADF.  
Printing on envelopes  
Adjust the paper length and width guides to fit  
the envelopes that are going to be used.  
CAUTION  
You can load envelopes into the standard  
paper tray only.  
DO NOT leave thick documents on the  
scanner glass. If you do this, the ADF  
may jam.  
DO NOT use paper that is curled,  
wrinkled, folded, ripped, stapled,  
paper-clipped, pasted or taped.  
DO NOT use cardboard, newspaper or  
fabric.  
Make sure documents written with ink are  
completely dry.  
Documents to be faxed must be from  
5.8 to 8.5 in. (147.3 to 215.9 mm) wide  
and 5.8 to 14 in. (147.3 to 356 mm) long.  
2 - 10  
         
Chapter 2  
1 Fan the pages well. Make sure you put  
the documents face up, top edge first  
in the ADF until you feel them touch the  
feed roller.  
Using the scanner glass  
You can use the scanner glass to fax, copy or  
scan pages of a book or one page at a time.  
Documents can be up to 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)  
wide and 11 in. (297 mm) long.  
2 Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of  
your documents.  
Note  
To use the scanner glass, the ADF must be  
empty.  
1 Lift the document cover.  
2 Using the document guidelines on the  
left, center the document face down on  
the scanner glass.  
Place documents Face Down on  
the scanner glass.  
3 Unfold the ADF document output  
support flap.  
CAUTION  
DO NOT pull on the document while it is  
feeding.  
3 Close the document cover.  
CAUTION  
If the document is a book or is thick, do not  
slam the cover or press on it.  
2 - 11  
 
Setup  
3
Automatic Daylight Savings  
Time  
Date and Time  
When the machine is not in use it will display  
the date and time. If you set up the Station ID  
the date and time displayed by your machine  
will be printed on every fax you send. If there  
is a power failure, you may have to reset the  
date and time. No other settings will be  
affected.  
You can set the machine to change  
automatically for Daylight Savings Time. It  
will reset itself forward one hour in the Spring  
and backward one hour in the Fall. Make sure  
you have set the correct date and time in the  
Date/Timesetting.  
3
1 Press Menu/Set, 0, 2.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 5.  
Initial Setup  
2.Date/Time  
General Setup  
5.Auto Daylight  
2 Enter the last two digits of the year.  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Press or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Enter two digits for the month.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
(For example, enter 09 for September,  
or 10 for October.)  
4 Enter two digits for the day.  
Press Menu/Set.  
(For example, enter 06 for 6th.)  
5 Enter the time in 24-Hour format.  
Press Menu/Set.  
(For example, enter 15:25 for 3:25 P.M.)  
6 Press Stop/Exit.  
The LCD now shows the date and time  
whenever the machine is idle and in Fax  
mode.  
When the machine is in Sleep mode, the  
LCD shows Sleep. (See Sleep Time on  
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Chapter 3  
Station ID  
You should store your name or company  
name and fax number so they print on all fax  
pages you send.  
Note  
If the Station ID has already been  
programmed, the LCD will ask you to press 1  
to make a change or 2 to exit without  
changing.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 0, 3.  
Initial Setup  
3.Station ID  
NOTICE (For USA)  
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of  
1991 makes it unlawful for any person to  
use a computer or electronic device to send  
any message via a telephone fax machine  
unless such messages clearly contain, in a  
margin at the top or bottom of each  
2 Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits).  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Enter your telephone number (up to 20  
digits).  
transmitted page, or on the first page of the  
transmission, the date and time it is sent  
and an identification of the business or  
other entity or other individual sending the  
message and the telephone number of the  
sending machine or such business, other  
entity or individual.  
Press Menu/Set.  
(If the telephone number and fax  
number are the same, enter the same  
number again.)  
Note  
You cannot enter a hyphen in the number.  
To program this information into your  
To enter a space press  
numbers.  
once between  
The telephone number you enter is only  
used for Cover Page features. (See  
4 Use the dial pad to enter your name (up  
to 20 characters).  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Setup  
Roll over phone lines  
LCD Contrast  
A roll over phone system is a group of two or  
more separate telephone lines that pass  
incoming calls to each other if they are busy.  
The calls are usually passed down or “rolled  
over” to the next available phone line in a  
preset order.  
You can change the contrast to help the LCD  
look lighter or darker.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 7.  
General Setup  
7.LCD Contrast  
3
Your machine can work in a roll over system  
as long as it is the last number in the  
sequence, so the call cannot roll away. Do not  
put the machine on any of the other numbers;  
when the other lines are busy and a second  
fax call is received, the fax call would be  
transferred to a line that does not have a fax  
machine. Your machine will work best on a  
dedicated line.  
2 Press to increase the contrast.  
OR—  
Press to decrease the contrast.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Two-line phone system  
Phone line settings  
A two-line phone system is nothing more than  
two separate phone numbers on the same  
wall outlet. The two phone numbers can be  
on separate jacks (RJ11) or combined into  
one jack (RJ14). Your machine must be  
plugged into an RJ11 jack. RJ11 and RJ14  
jacks may be equal in size and appearance  
and both may contain four wires (black, red,  
green, yellow). To test the type of jack, plug in  
a two-line phone and see if it can access both  
lines. If it can, you must separate the line for  
your machine. (See Easy Receive on  
Tone and Pulse dialing mode  
Your machine comes set for Tone dialing  
service. If you have Pulse dialing service  
(rotary), you need to change the dialing  
mode.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 0, 4.  
Initial Setup  
4.Tone/Pulse  
2 Press or to select Pulse(or Tone).  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Chapter 3  
1 Place the two-line TAD and the two-line  
Converting telephone wall  
outlets  
telephone next to your machine.  
2 Plug one end of the telephone line cord  
for your machine into the L2 jack of the  
triplex adapter. Plug the other end into  
the LINE jack on the back of the  
machine.  
There are three ways to convert to an RJ11  
jack. The first two ways may require  
assistance from the telephone company. You  
can change the wall outlets from one RJ14  
jack to two RJ11 jacks. Or, you can have an  
RJ11 wall outlet installed and slave or jump  
one of the phone numbers to it.  
3 Plug one end of the first telephone line  
cord for your TAD into the L1 jack of the  
triplex adapter. Plug the other end into  
the L1 or L1/L2 jack of the two-line TAD.  
The third way is the easiest: Buy a triplex  
adapter. You can plug a triplex adapter into  
an RJ14 outlet. It separates the wires into two  
separate RJ11 jacks (Line 1, Line 2) and a  
third RJ14 jack (Lines 1 and 2). If your  
machine is on Line 1, plug the machine into  
L1 of the triplex adapter. If your machine is on  
Line 2, plug it into L2 of the triple adapter.  
4 Plug one end of the second telephone  
line cord for your TAD into the L2 jack of  
the two-line TAD. Plug the other end into  
the EXT. jack on the left side of the  
machine.  
Triplex Adapter  
Two Line Phone  
Triplex Adapter  
RJ14  
RJ11  
RJ14  
External Two Line TAD  
machine  
You can keep two-line telephones on other  
wall outlets as always. There are two ways to  
add a two-line telephone to the machine’s  
wall outlet. You can plug the telephone line  
cord from the two-line telephone into the  
L1+L2 jack of the triplex adapter. Or, you can  
plug the two-line telephone into the TEL jack  
of the two-line TAD.  
Installing machine, external  
two-line TAD and two-line  
telephone  
When you are installing an external two-line  
telephone answering device (TAD) and a  
two-line telephone, your machine must be  
isolated on one line at both the wall jack and  
at the TAD. The most common connection is  
to put the machine on Line 2, which is  
explained in the following steps. The back of  
the two-line TAD must have two telephone  
jacks: one labeled L1 or L1/L2, and the other  
labeled L2. You will need at least three  
telephone line cords, the one that came with  
your machine and two for your external  
two-line TAD. You will need a fourth line cord  
if you add a two-line telephone.  
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Setup  
Multi-line connections (PBX)  
Connecting an external or  
extension telephone  
Most offices use a central telephone system.  
While it is often relatively simple to connect  
the machine to a key system or a PBX  
(Private Branch Exchange), we suggest that  
you contact the company that installed your  
telephone system and ask them to connect  
the machine for you. It is advisable to have a  
separate line for the machine.  
You can connect a separate telephone to  
your machine as shown in the diagram below.  
Connect the telephone line cord to the jack  
labeled EXT. in the left of the machine.  
3
Extension  
Telephone  
If the machine is to be connected to a  
multi-line system, ask your installer to  
connect the unit to the last line on the system.  
This prevents the unit from being activated  
each time a telephone call is received.  
External  
Telephone  
If you are installing the machine to  
work with a PBX  
1 It is not guaranteed that the unit will  
operate properly under all  
circumstances with a PBX. Any cases of  
difficulty should be reported first to the  
company that handles your PBX.  
When you are using an external phone, the  
LCD shows Telephone.  
2 If all incoming calls will be answered by  
a switchboard operator, it is  
Connecting an external  
telephone answering device  
(TAD)  
recommended that the Receive Mode  
be set to Manual. All incoming calls  
should initially beregardedas telephone  
calls.  
Sequence  
You may choose to connect an external  
answering device. However, when you have  
an external TAD on the same telephone line  
as the machine, the TAD answers all calls  
and the machine “listens” for fax calling  
(CNG) tones. If it hears them, the machine  
takes over the call and receives the fax. If it  
does not hear CNG tones, the machine lets  
the TAD continue playing your outgoing  
message so your caller can leave you a voice  
message.  
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Chapter 3  
The TAD must answer within four rings (the  
recommended setting is two rings). The  
machine cannot hear CNG tones until the  
TAD has answered the call, and with four  
rings there are only 8 to 10 seconds of CNG  
tones left for the fax “handshake”. Make sure  
you carefully follow the instructions in this  
guide for recording your outgoing message.  
We do not recommend using the toll saver  
featureonyour external answeringmachineif  
it exceeds five rings.  
Improper Setup  
Unless you are using Distinctive Ring,  
do not connect a TAD elsewhere on the  
same phone line.  
TAD  
TAD  
Note  
If you do not receive all your faxes, reduce  
the Ring Delay setting on your external  
TAD.  
If You Subscribe to your Telephone  
Company’s Distinctive Ring Service:  
You may connect an external TAD to a  
separate wall jack only if you subscribe to  
your telephone company’s Distinctive  
Ring service, have registered the  
distinctive ring pattern on your machine,  
and use that number as a fax number. The  
recommended setting is at least four rings  
on the external TAD when you have the  
telephone company’s Distinctive Ring  
Service. You cannot use the Toll Saver  
setting.  
When the TAD answers a call, the LCD  
shows Telephone.  
Connections  
The external TAD must be plugged into the  
back of the machine, into the jack labeled  
EXT. Your machine cannot work properly if  
you plug the TAD into a wall jack (unless you  
are using Distinctive Ring).  
If You Do Not Subscribe to Distinctive  
Ring Service:  
1 Plug the telephone line cord from the  
telephone wall jack into the back of the  
machine, in the jack labeled LINE.  
You must plug your TAD into the EXT.  
jack of your machine. If your TAD is  
plugged into a wall jack, both your  
machine and the TAD will try to control the  
phone line. (See illustration shown next.)  
2 Plug the telephone line cord from your  
external TAD into the back of the  
machine, in the jack labeled EXT. (Make  
sure this cord is connected to the TAD at  
the TAD’s telephone line jack, and not  
its handset jack.)  
3 Set your external TAD to four rings or  
less. (The machine’s Ring Delay setting  
does not apply.)  
4 Record the outgoing message on your  
external TAD.  
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Setup  
5 Set the TAD to answer calls.  
Ecology features  
6 Set the Receive Mode to  
External TAD.  
Toner Save  
You can conserve toner using this feature.  
When you set Toner Save to On, print  
appears lighter. The default setting is Off.  
Recording outgoing message (OGM)  
on an external TAD  
3
Timing is important in recording this  
message.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 6, 1.  
Ecology  
1.Toner Save  
1 Record 5 seconds of silence at the  
beginning of your message. (This allows  
your machine time to listen for the fax  
CNG tones of automatic transmissions  
before they stop.)  
2 Press or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Limit your speaking to 20 seconds.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
3 End your 20-second message by giving  
your Fax Receive Code for people  
Note  
We do not recommend Toner Save for  
printing photo or gray scale images.  
sending manual faxes. For example:  
“After the beep, leave a message or  
send a fax by pressing 51 and Start.”  
Note  
We recommend beginning your OGM with an  
initial 5-second silence because the machine  
cannot hear fax tones over a resonant or loud  
voice. You may try omitting this pause, but if  
your machine has trouble receiving, then you  
must re-record the OGM to include it.  
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Chapter 3  
Sleep Time  
Mode Timer  
Setting the Sleep Time reduces power  
The machine has three temporary mode keys  
on the control panel: Fax, Scan and Copy.  
You can change the number of seconds or  
minutes the machine takes after the last Scan  
or Copy operation before it returns to Fax  
mode. If you select Off, the machine stays in  
the mode you used last.  
consumption by turning off the fuser inside  
the machine while it is idle. You can choose  
how long the machine is idle (from 00 to 99  
minutes) before it goes into sleep mode. The  
timer is automatically reset when the machine  
receives a Fax or PC data or makes a copy.  
The factory setting is 30 minutes. While the  
machine is in sleep mode you will see Sleep  
on the LCD. If you try to print or copy in sleep  
mode, there will be a short delay while the  
fuser warms up to its working temperature.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 6, 2.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 1.  
Ecology  
2.Sleep Time  
General Setup  
1.Mode Timer  
2 Use the dial pad to enter the length of  
time the machine is idle before it goes  
into sleep mode (00 to 99).  
2 Press or to select 0 Sec,  
30 Secs, 1 Min, 2 Mins, 5 Minsor  
Off.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
If you want to turn off sleep mode, press  
Start (either Black or Color) and Options  
simultaneously in Step 2.  
If the machine is in Sleep Mode when you  
change the Sleep Time, the new setting  
will take effect the next time the machine  
copies, prints or is turned off and on.  
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Setup  
Paper Size  
Paper settings  
In the standard paper tray, you can use eight  
sizes of paper for printing copies: Letter, A4,  
Legal, B5, JISB5, Executive, Com10 and DL  
and three sizes for printing faxes: Letter, A4  
and Legal. The machine automatically  
Paper Type  
To get the best print quality, set the machine  
for the type of paper you are using.  
detects A4, Letter and Executive paper size  
that is in the paper tray. However, if you load  
paper that is B5 or smaller sizes in the paper  
tray, you will need to change the Small Paper  
setting at the same time so your machine can  
print a reduced copy on the page.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 2.  
3
General Setup  
2.Paper Type  
OR—  
If you have the optional paper tray,  
Press Menu/Set, 1, 2, 1 to set the paper  
type for Tray#1or Menu/Set, 1, 2, 2 to  
set the paper type for Tray#2.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 3.  
General Setup  
3.Small Paper  
OR—  
2 Press or to select Thin, Plain,  
Thick, Thickeror Recycled Paper.  
If you have the optional paper tray,  
press Menu/Set, 1, 3, 1 to set the paper  
size for Tray#1 or Menu/Set, 1, 3, 2 to  
set the paper size for Tray#2.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
2 Press or to select B5, DL, Com10or  
JISB5.  
Note  
The machine ejects paper with printed  
surfaces face down onto the output paper  
tray in the front of the machine. When you use  
transparencies or labels, remove each sheet  
immediately to prevent smudging or paper  
jams.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
If you select Tray#2in Step 1, you can only  
select B5or JISB5.  
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Chapter 3  
Speaker Volume  
Volume Settings  
You can adjust the machine’s one-way  
speaker volume.  
Ring Volume  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 3.  
You can turn the ring Offor you can select  
the ring volume level.  
Volume  
3.Speaker  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 1.  
Volume  
1.Ring  
2 Press or to select Low, Med, High  
or Off.  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Press or to select Low, Med, High  
or Off.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
OR—  
Press Menu/Set.  
In Fax mode  
speaker volume by pressing Hook, and then  
selecting a speaker volume level.  
, you can adjust the  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
OR—  
You can adjust the ring volume when your  
machine is idle (not being used).  
Press  
or  
to adjust the volume  
level. The LCD shows the setting you are  
choosing. Each key press changes the  
volume to the next setting. The new setting  
will remain until you change it again.  
In  
mode (Fax), press  
or  
to  
adjust the volume level. Every time you press  
these keys, the machine will ring so you can  
hear the active setting as the LCD shows it.  
The volume changes with each key press.  
The new setting will stay until you change it  
again.  
Beeper Volume  
You can change the beeper volume. The  
default setting is Med. When the beeper is on,  
the machine will beep when you press a key,  
make a mistake, or after you have sent or  
received a fax.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 2.  
Volume  
2.Beeper  
2 Press or to select Low, Med, High  
or Off.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Security features  
4
You can set up your machine with multiple  
levels of security using Setting Lock and  
Memory Security.  
Setting up the password  
Note  
If you have already set the password, you  
will not need to set it, again.  
Setting Lock  
Setting Lock lets you prevent unauthorized  
access to the machine settings.  
If you forget the Setting Lock password,  
please call Brother Customer Service.  
4
While Setting Lock is On, the following  
operations are NOT available without a  
password:  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 8, 2.  
Security  
2.Setting Lock  
Date & Time  
Station ID  
Set Quick-Dial (One-Touch Dial,  
2 Enter a four-digit number for the  
Speed-Dial and Setup Groups)  
password.  
Mode Timer  
Paper Type  
Small Paper  
Volume  
Press Menu/Set.  
The LCD shows Verify:  
3 Re-enter the password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Auto Daylight  
Ecology  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
LCD Contrast  
Memory Security  
4 - 1  
           
Chapter 4  
Changing the Setting Lock  
password  
Turning Setting Lock off  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 8, 2.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 8, 2.  
Security  
2.Setting Lock  
2 Press or to select Set Password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Enter the registered four-digit password.  
Press Menu/Set twice.  
3 Enter the registered four-digit password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
4 Enter a four-digit number for the new  
Note  
password.  
If you enter the wrong Password, the LCD  
shows Wrong Password. The machine will  
stay in Setting Lock mode until the registered  
password is entered.  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 If the LCD shows Verify:, re-enter the  
new password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
6 Press Stop/Exit.  
Turning Setting Lock on  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 8, 2.  
Security  
2.Setting Lock  
2 Press or to select On.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Enter the registered four-digit password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Security features  
Setting up the password  
Memory Security  
Memory Security lets you prevent  
unauthorized access to the machine. You will  
not be able to continue to schedule Delayed  
Faxes or Polling jobs. However, any  
pre-scheduled Delayed Faxes will be sent  
even if you turn on Memory Security, so they  
won’t be lost.  
Note  
If you have already set the password, you  
will not need to set it, again.  
If you forget the Memory Security  
password, please call Brother Customer  
While Memory Security is on, the following  
operations are available:  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 8, 1.  
4
Receiving faxes into memory  
Security  
1.Mem Security  
(limited by memory capacity)  
Fax Forwarding  
(if Fax Forwarding was already on)  
2 Enter a four-digit number for the  
password.  
Paging  
(if Paging was already on)  
Press Menu/Set.  
Remote Retrieval  
The LCD shows Verify:  
(if Fax Storage was already on)  
3 Re-enter the password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
While Memory Security is on, the following  
operations are NOT available:  
Printing received faxes  
Sending faxes  
Copying  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
PC printing  
Scanning  
PC Fax Receive  
Note  
To print the faxes in memory, turn off  
Memory Security.  
You must turn off PC Fax Receive before  
you can turn on Memory Security.  
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Chapter 4  
Changing the Memory  
Security password  
Turning Memory Security off  
1 Press Menu/Set.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 8, 1.  
Enter the registered four-digit password.  
2 Press or to select Set Password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Press Menu/Set.  
Memory Security is automatically turned  
off and the LCD shows the date and  
time.  
3 Enter the registered four-digit password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Note  
4 Enter a four-digit number for the new  
If you enter the wrong password, the LCD  
shows Wrong Passwordand stays offline.  
The machine will stay in Secure Mode until  
the registered password is entered.  
password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 If the LCD shows Verify:, re-enter the  
new password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
6 Press Stop/Exit.  
Turning Memory Security on  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 8, 1.  
Security  
1.Mem Security  
2 Press or to select Set Security.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Enter the registered four-digit password.  
Press Menu/Set.  
The machine goes offline and the LCD  
shows Secure Mode.  
Note  
If there is a power failure the data will stay in  
memory for up to 60 hours.  
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Sending a fax  
5
Sending a fax from the  
scanner glass  
How to Fax  
Entering Fax mode  
You can use the scanner glass to fax pages  
of a book. The documents can be up to  
Letter/A4 size. Put the document face down  
on the scanner glass.  
Before sending faxes or changing fax send or  
receiving settings, make sure  
(Fax) is  
illuminated in blue. If it is not, press  
Note  
(Fax) to enter Fax mode. The default  
setting is Fax mode.  
Since you can only scan one page at a  
time, it is easier to use the ADF if you are  
sending a multiple page document.  
Press Stop/Exit at anytime to cancel.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Place the first page on the scanner  
glass.  
3 Dial the fax number.  
Press Black Start or Color Start.  
If you press Black Start, the machine  
Sending a fax from the ADF  
starts scanning the first page.  
If you press Color Start, the machine  
This is the easiest way to send a fax.  
starts sending.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
4 To send more than one page, press 1  
and go to Step 5.  
2 Put the document face up in the ADF.  
Next Page?  
1.Yes 2.No(Send)  
3 Dial the fax number.  
OR—  
Press Black Start or Color Start.  
To send a single page, press 2 (or press  
Black Start again).  
If you press Black Start, the machine  
starts scanning the first page.  
The machine starts sending the  
document.  
If you press Color Start, the machine  
starts sending.  
Note  
If the memory is full, the document will be  
sent in real time.  
5 - 1  
                   
Sending a fax  
5 Place the next page on the scanner  
Canceling a fax in progress  
glass.  
If you want to cancel a fax, while the machine  
is scanning, dialing or sending it, press  
Stop/Exit.  
Set Next Page  
Then Press Set  
Press Menu/Set.  
Dual Access  
(Black & White only)  
The machine starts scanning the page.  
(Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for each  
additional page.)  
You can dial a number and begin scanning a  
fax into memory—even when the machine is  
sending from memory, receiving faxes, or  
printing PC data. The LCD shows the new job  
number.  
Note  
If the memory is full and you are faxing a  
single page, it will be sent in real time.  
5
You cannot send multiple pages for color  
faxes.  
Note  
Your machine normally uses Dual Access.  
However, to send a color fax, the machine  
will send the document in real time (even  
if Real Time TXis set to Off).  
The number of pages you can scan into  
the memory will vary depending on the  
data that is printed on them.  
Color fax transmission  
Your machine can send a color fax to  
machines that support this feature.  
However, color faxes cannot be stored in the  
memory. When you send a color fax, the  
machine will send it in real time (even if Real  
Time TXis set to Off).  
If you get an Out of Memorymessage  
while scanning the first page of a fax,  
press Stop/Exit to cancel scanning. If you  
get an Out of Memorymessage while  
scanning a subsequent page, you can  
press Black Start to send the pages  
scanned so far, or press Stop/Exit to  
cancel the operation.  
Note  
Delayed fax and Polling Transmit features  
are not available in color.  
5 - 2  
           
Chapter 5  
Sending a fax at the end of a  
conversation  
Sending a fax manually  
Manual transmission  
At the end of a conversation you can send a  
fax to the other party before you both hang  
up.  
Manual transmission lets you hear the  
dialing, ringing and fax-receiving tones while  
sending a fax.  
1 Ask the other party to wait for fax tones  
(beeps) and then to press Start or Send  
key before hanging up.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Load your document.  
3 Pick up the handset of the external  
3 Load your document.  
phone and listen for a dial tone.  
Press Black Start or Color Start.  
OR—  
4 If you load the document on the scanner  
glass, press 1 to send the fax.  
Press Hook and listen for adial tone. On  
the external phone, dial the fax number  
you want to call. If you pressed Hook,  
dial using the machine dial pad.  
5 Replace the external phone’s handset.  
4 When you hear the fax tone, press  
Black Start or Color Start.  
Out of Memory message  
If you get an Out of Memorymessage while  
scanning the first page of a fax, press  
Stop/Exit to cancel the fax.  
5 If you picked up the handset of an  
external phone, replace it.  
If you get an Out of Memorymessage while  
scanning a subsequent page, you will have  
the option to press Black Start to send the  
pages scanned so far, or to press Stop/Exit  
to cancel the operation.  
Note  
If you get an Out of Memorymessage while  
faxing and you do not want to delete your  
stored faxes to clear the memory, you can  
send the fax in real time. (See Real Time  
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Sending a fax  
Broadcasting  
Note  
If you did not use up any of the numbers  
for Groups, access codes or credit card  
numbers, you can ‘broadcast’ faxes to as  
many as 266 different numbers.  
(Black & White only)  
Broadcasting is when the same fax message  
is automatically sent to more than one fax  
number. You can include Groups,  
One-Touch, Speed-Dial numbers and up to  
50 manually dialed numbers in the same  
broadcast.  
The available memory will vary depending  
on the types of jobs in the memory and the  
number of locations used for  
broadcasting. If you broadcast to the  
maximum numbers available, you will not  
be able to use Dual Access and Delayed  
fax.  
Press Menu/Set between each of the  
numbers. Use Search/Speed Dial to help  
you choose the numbers easily. (To set up  
Group dial numbers, see Setting up Groups  
Enter the long dialing sequence numbers  
as you would normally, but remember that  
each One-Touch and Speed-Dial number  
counts as one number, so the number of  
locations you can store becomes limited.  
5
After the broadcast is finished, a Broadcast  
Report will be printed to let you know the  
results.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
If the memory is full, press Stop/Exit to  
stop the job or if more than one page has  
been scanned, press Black Start to send  
the portion that is in the memory.  
2 Load your document.  
3 Enter a number using One-Touch,  
Speed-Dial, a Group number, Search or  
manual dialing using the dial pad.  
To stop a broadcast in progress  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 6.  
Press Menu/Set after each number.  
The LCD will display the name, if you  
stored it, or the fax number being dialed.  
4 After you have entered all the fax  
numbers, press Black Start.  
2 Press Menu/Set.  
The LCD will display:  
XXXXXXXX  
1.Clear 2.Exit  
3 Press 1 to Clear.  
The LCD will then display the Broadcast  
job number and 1.Clear 2.Exit.  
4 To cancel the Broadcast, press 1.  
5 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Chapter 5  
Contrast  
Additional Sending  
Operations  
If your document is very light or very dark, you  
may want to change the contrast.  
Use Lightto send a light document.  
Use Darkto send a dark document.  
Sending faxes using multiple  
settings  
When you send a fax you can choose any  
combination of these settings: cover page,  
contrast, resolution, overseas mode, delayed  
fax timer, polling transmission or real time  
transmission.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Load your document.  
3 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 1.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
Setup Send  
1.Contrast  
After each setting is accepted, the LCD  
will ask if you want to enter more  
settings:  
4 Press or to select Auto, Lightor  
Dark.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Other Settings  
1.Yes 2.No  
Changing fax Resolution  
2 Press 1 to select more settings. The  
LCD will return to the Setup Send  
menu.  
After you load the document, you can use  
Resolution to change the setting temporarily  
OR—  
(for this fax only). In Fax mode  
, press  
Press 2 if you have finished choosing  
settings and go to the next step.  
Resolution and or to select the setting  
you want, and then press Menu/Set.  
OR—  
You can change the default setting.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 2.  
Setup Send  
2.Fax Resolution  
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Sending a fax  
3 Press or to select the resolution  
Real Time Transmission  
you want.  
When you are sending a fax, the machine will  
scan the documents into the memory before  
sending. Then, as soon as the phone line is  
free, the machine will start dialing and  
sending.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Note  
You can choose four different resolution  
settings for black & white faxes and two for  
color.  
If the memory is full, the machine will send  
the document in real time (even if  
Real Time TXis set to Off).  
Black & White  
Standard  
Fine  
Suitable for most typed  
documents.  
Sometimes, you may want to send an  
important document immediately, without  
waiting for memory transmission. You can set  
Real Time TXto Onfor all documents or  
Next Fax:Onfor the next fax only.  
Good for small print and  
transmits a little slower than  
Standard resolution.  
5
S.Fine  
Photo  
Good for small print or  
artwork and transmits slower  
than Fine resolution.  
Sending in real time for all faxes  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
Use when the document has  
varying shades of gray or is a  
photograph. This has the  
slowest transmission time.  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 5.  
Setup Send  
5.Real Time TX  
Color  
Standard  
Suitable for most typed  
documents.  
3 Press or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
Fine  
Use when the document is a  
photograph. The  
transmission time is slower  
than Standard resolution.  
If you select S.Fineor Photoand then use  
the Color Start key to send a fax, the  
machine will send the fax using the Fine  
setting.  
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Chapter 5  
Sending in real time for the next fax  
only  
Overseas Mode  
If you are having difficulty sending a fax  
overseas due to possible interference on the  
phone line, we recommend that you turn on  
the Overseas Mode. After you send a fax  
using this feature, the feature will turn itself  
off.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 5.  
Setup Send  
5.Real Time TX  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
3 Press or to select Next Fax:On  
(or Next Fax:Off).  
2 Load your document.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 9.  
Note  
Setup Send  
9.Overseas Mode  
In Real Time Transmission, the automatic  
redial feature does not work when using  
the scanner glass.  
4 Press or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
If you are sending a color Fax, the  
machine will send it in real time (even if  
Real Time TXis set to Off).  
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Sending a fax  
Delayed Faxing  
(Black & White only)  
Delayed Batch Transmission  
(Black & White only)  
During the day you can store up to 50 faxes  
in the memory to be sent within 24 hours.  
These faxes will be sent at the time of day you  
enter in Step 4.  
Before sending the delayed faxes, your  
machine will help you economize by sorting  
all the faxes in the memory by destination and  
scheduled time. All delayed faxes that are  
scheduled to be sent at the same time to the  
same fax number will be sent as one fax to  
save transmission time.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Load your document.  
5
3 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 3.  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 4.  
Setup Send  
3.Delayed Fax  
Setup Send  
4.Batch TX  
4 Press Menu/Set to accept the displayed  
time.  
3 Press or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
OR—  
Enter the time you want the fax to be  
sent (in 24-hour format).  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
(For example, enter 19:45 for 7:45 PM.)  
Press Menu/Set.  
Note  
The number of pages you can scan into the  
memory depends on the amount of data that  
is printed on each page and the amount of  
data already stored in the memory.  
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Chapter 5  
Checking job status and  
canceling a waiting job  
Composing the electronic  
Cover Page (Black & White  
only)  
Check which jobs are still waiting in the  
memory to be sent. (If there are no jobs, the  
LCD shows No Jobs Waiting.) You can  
cancel a fax job that is stored and waiting in  
the memory.  
When you send a fax, you can send a cover  
page with your fax message. The Cover Page  
is sent to the receiving party’s machine. Your  
Cover Page includes the name or number  
stored in the One-Touch or Speed-Dial  
memory. If you are dialing manually, the  
name is not shown on the Cover Page.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 6.  
Fax  
6.Remaining Jobs  
The Cover Page shows your Station ID and  
the number of pages you are sending. (See  
Station ID on page 3-2.) If you have Cover  
Page set to Onfor all faxes (Menu/Set, 2, 2,  
7), the number of pages is not shown on the  
cover page.  
2 If you have more than one job waiting,  
press or to select the job you want  
to cancel.  
Press Menu/Set.  
OR—  
You can select a comment to include on your  
Cover Page.  
If you only have one job waiting, go to  
Step 3.  
1.Comment Off  
2.Please Call  
3.Urgent  
3 Press 1 to cancel.  
To cancel another job waiting, go to  
Step 2.  
4.Confidential  
Instead of using one of the preset comments,  
you can enter two personal messages of your  
own, up to 27 characters long. Use the chart  
on B-15 for help entering characters.  
OR—  
Press 2 to exit without canceling.  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
5.(User Defined)  
6.(User Defined)  
Most of the Setup Sendsettings are  
temporary to allow you to make changes for  
each fax you send. However, when you set  
up your Cover Page and Cover Page  
Comments, you are changing the default  
settings so they will be available while faxing.  
Note  
You can send the cover page only for a black  
& white fax. If you press Color Start to send  
a fax, the cover page will not be sent.  
5 - 9  
         
Sending a fax  
5 Press or to select one of the  
Composing your own comments  
standard or your own comments.  
You can set up two comments of your own.  
Press Menu/Set.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
6 Enter two digits to show the number of  
pages you are sending.  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 8.  
(For example, press 02 for 2 pages or  
enter 00 to leave the number of pages  
blank. If you make a mistake, press  
to back up and re-enter the number of  
pages.)  
Setup Send  
8.Coverpage Msg  
3 Press or to choose 5 or 6 for your  
own comment.  
5
Send a cover page for all faxes  
Press Menu/Set.  
If you have not yet set your Station ID this  
feature will not work. Make sure you have  
programmed the Station ID before  
4 Use the dial pad to enter your  
customized comment.  
continuing. (See Station ID on page 3-2.)  
Press Menu/Set.  
You can set the machine to send a cover  
page whenever you send a black & white fax.  
The number of pages in your fax is not  
included when you use this setting.  
Cover page for the next fax only  
If you have not yet set your Station ID this  
feature will not work. Make sure you have  
programmed the Station ID before  
continuing. (See Station ID on page 3-2.) If  
you only want to send a Cover Page with a  
particular fax, your machine will ask you to  
enter the number of pages you are sending  
so it can be printed on the Cover Page.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 7.  
Setup Send  
7.Coverpg Setup  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
3 Press or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Load your document.  
4 If you selected On, press or to  
select one of the standard or your own  
comments.  
3 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 7.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Setup Send  
7.Coverpg Setup  
4 Press or to select Next Fax:On  
(or Next Fax:Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
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Chapter 5  
Using a printed cover page  
If you prefer to use a printed cover page that  
you can write on, you can print the sample  
page and attach it to your fax.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 7.  
Setup Send  
7.Coverpg Setup  
3 Press or to select Print Sample.  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Press Black Start or Color Start. Your  
machine prints a copy of your cover  
page.  
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Receiving a fax  
6
Receive Mode  
There are four different Receive Modes for your machine. You can choose the mode that best  
suits your needs.  
LCD  
How it works  
When to use it  
Fax Only  
The machine automatically  
answers every call as a fax.  
For dedicated fax lines.  
(automatic receive)  
Fax/Tel  
The machine controls the  
line and automatically  
answers every call. If the call machine on the same line, even if it is on a separate  
is a fax it will receive the fax. telephone wall jack on the same line. You cannot use the  
If the call is not a fax it will  
ring (pseudo/double ring) for  
you to pick up the call.  
Use this mode if you expect to receive lots of fax messages  
and few telephone calls. You cannot have an answering  
(fax and telephone)  
(with an external or  
extension telephone only)  
telephone company’s Voice Mail in this mode.  
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External TAD  
The external answering  
device (TAD) automatically  
answers every call.  
Use this mode if you have connected an answering  
machine to the EXT jack of your machine.  
(with an external  
answering device only)  
The External TAD setting works only with an external  
answering machine. Ring Delay does not work in this  
Voice messages are stored  
on the external TAD. If it is a setting.  
fax call, the machine  
receives the fax.  
Manual  
You control the phone line  
and must answer every call  
yourself unless you are using same line.  
the Distinctive Ring feature.  
Use this mode if you do not receive many fax messages,  
use Distinctive Ring, or if you are using a computer on the  
(manual receive)  
(with an external or  
extension telephone only)  
If you answer and hear fax tones, wait until the machine  
takes over the call, then hang up. (See Easy Receive on  
6 - 1  
         
Chapter 6  
To select or change your Receive  
Mode  
Fax Receive Settings  
1 Press Menu/Set, 0, 1.  
Ring Delay  
Initial Setup  
1.Receive Mode  
The Ring Delay sets the number of times the  
machine rings before it answers in Fax Only  
or Fax/Telmode. If you have extension  
phones on the same line as the machine or  
subscribe to the telephone company’s  
Distinctive Ring service, keep the Ring Delay  
setting of 4.  
2 Press or to select Fax Only,  
Fax/Tel, External TADor Manual.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Current Receive Mode  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
12/10 11:53 Fax  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 1.  
Setup Receive  
1.Ring Delay  
Fax: Fax Only  
F/T: Fax/Tel  
3 Press or to select how many times  
the line rings before the machine  
answers (00 - 04).  
TAD: External TAD  
Mnl: Manual  
Press Menu/Set.  
(If you select 00, the line won’t ring at  
all.)  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Receiving a fax  
F/T Ring Time  
Tray Use for Fax mode  
(Fax/Tel mode only)  
If your machine does not have the optional  
tray #2, this setting is not available. The  
default setting of Autoallows your machine  
to choose the paper from the optional Tray #2  
if Tray #1 is out of paper or if incoming faxes  
will fit best on the paper in Tray #2.  
If you set the Receive Mode to Fax/Tel,  
you’ll need to decide how long the machine  
will signal you with its special  
pseudo/double-ring when you have a voice  
call. (If it’s a fax call, the machine receives the  
fax.)  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 0.  
This pseudo/double-ring happens after the  
initial ringing from the phone company. Only  
the machine rings and no other phones on the  
same line will ring with the special  
pseudo/double-ring. However, you can still  
answer the call on any telephone on the same  
line as the machine. (See For Fax/Tel mode  
General Setup  
0.Tray Use:Fax  
2 Press or to select  
Tray#1 Only, Tray#2 Onlyor Auto.  
Press Menu/Set.  
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3 Press Stop/Exit.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 2.  
Setup Receive  
2.F/T Ring Time  
3 Press or to select how long the  
machine will ring to alert you that you  
have a voice call (20, 30, 40 or 70  
seconds).  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
Even if the caller hangs up during the  
pseudo/double-ringing, the machine will  
continue to ring for the set time.  
6 - 3  
           
Chapter 6  
Printing a reduced incoming  
fax (Auto Reduction)  
Receiving a fax at the end of a  
conversation  
If you choose On, the machine automatically  
reduces an incoming fax to fit on one page of  
Letter, Legal or A4 size paper. The machine  
calculates the reduction ratio by using the  
page size of the fax and size of the paper in  
your tray.  
At the end of a conversation you can ask the  
other party to fax you information before you  
both hang up.  
1 Ask the other party to place the  
document in their machine and to press  
Start or Send key.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 When you hear the other machine’s  
CNG tones (beeps), press Black Start  
or Color Start.  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 5.  
3 Press 2 to receive the fax.  
Setup Receive  
5.Auto Reduction  
4 Replace the external phone’s handset.  
3 Use or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
Turn on this setting if you receive faxes  
that are split onto two pages. However, if  
the document is too long the machine may  
still print on two pages.  
If left and right margins are cut off, turn on  
this setting.  
When this feature is set to On, the Letter or  
Legal faxes people send to you may  
appear slightly reduced even though your  
machine prints them on Letter, Legal or A4  
paper. This is because the machine has to  
print theStation ID of the sending machine  
at the top of the page.  
6 - 4  
         
Receiving a fax  
Changing the remote codes  
Easy Receive  
The preset Fax Receive Code is 51. The  
preset Telephone Answer Code is #51. If you  
want to, you can replace them with your own  
codes.  
When you use this feature you do not have to  
press Black Start or Color Start or the Fax  
Receive Code 51 when you answer a fax  
call. Selecting Onallows the machine to  
receive fax calls automatically, even if you lift  
the handset of an extension or external  
phone. When you see Receivingon the  
LCD or when you hear ‘chirps’ through the  
handset of an extension phone connected to  
another telephone wall jack, just replace the  
handset and your machine will do the rest.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 4.  
Setup Receive  
4.Remote Codes  
Note  
If this feature is set to On, but your  
machine does not connect a fax call when  
you lift an extension or external phone  
handset, press the Fax Receive Code  
51.  
3 Press or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
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4 Enter the new Fax Receive Code.  
Press Menu/Set.  
If you send faxes from a computer on the  
same phone line and the machine  
5 Enter the new Telephone Answer Code.  
Press Menu/Set.  
intercepts them, set Easy Receive to Off.  
Selecting Offmeans you’ll have to  
activate the machine yourself by lifting the  
handset of an external or extension  
phone, and then press Black Start or  
Color Start on the machine.  
6 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
OR—  
If you are always disconnected when  
accessing your external TAD remotely, try  
changing the Fax Receive Code and  
Telephone Answer Code to another  
three-digit code (such as # # # and 9 9 9).  
by pressing 51 if you are not at your  
Remote Codes might not work with some  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
telephone systems.  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 3.  
Setup Receive  
3.Easy Receive  
3 Use or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
6 - 5  
           
Chapter 6  
Printing a fax from the  
memory  
Operation from extension  
telephones  
If you have selected Fax Storage  
If you answer a fax call on an extension  
telephone or an external telephone  
(Menu/Set, 2, 5, 1), you can still print a fax  
from the memory when you are at your  
connected to the EXT. jack of the machine,  
you can make your machine take the call by  
using the Fax Receive Code. When you  
press the Fax Receive Code 51, the  
machine starts to receive the fax.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 3.  
Remote Fax Opt  
3.Print Fax  
If the machine answers a voice call and  
pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, use  
the Telephone Answer Code #51 to take the  
call at an extension phone. (See F/T Ring  
2 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
Setting the Print Density  
If you answer a call and no one is on the line,  
you should assume that you’re receiving a  
manual fax.  
You can adjust print density, making your  
printed pages darker or lighter.  
Press 51 and wait for the chirp or until  
the machine’s LCD displays Receiving,  
and then hang up.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
You can also use the Easy Receive feature to  
make your machine automatically take the  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 6.  
Setup Receive  
6.Print Density  
Using a cordless external  
handset  
3 Press to make the print darker.  
OR—  
If your cordless telephone is connected to the  
EXT. jack of the machine and you typically  
carry the cordless handset elsewhere, it is  
easier to answer calls during the Ring Delay.  
If you let the machine answer first, you will  
have to go to the machine so you can press  
Hook to transfer the call to the cordless  
handset.  
Press to make the print lighter.  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
6 - 6  
                 
Receiving a fax  
For Fax/Tel mode only  
When the machine is in Fax/Tel mode, it will  
use the F/T Ring Time (pseudo or  
double-ringing) to alert you to pick up a voice  
call.  
Lift the external telephone's handset, and  
then press Hook to answer.  
Using the remote codes  
If you hear the fax machine double-ringing  
when you are at an extension phone, you’ll  
need to lift the handset and then press the  
Telephone Answer Code (#51) between the  
pseudo/double rings. If no one is on the line,  
or if someone wants to send you a fax, send  
the call back to the machine by pressing the  
Fax Receive Code ( 51).  
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6 - 7  
   
Dialing and phone options  
7
Speed-Dialing  
How to dial  
Press Search/Speed Dial, #, and then the  
three-digit Speed-Dial number. (See Storing  
You can dial in any of the following ways.  
Manual dialing  
Press all of the digits of the fax number.  
Three-digit number  
One-Touch Dialing  
Note  
Press the One-Touch key of the location you  
If the LCD shows Not Registeredwhen  
you enter the One-Touch or Speed-Dial  
number, a number has not been stored at this  
location.  
Note  
To dial One-Touch numbers 9 to 16 hold  
down Shift as you press the One-Touch key.  
7 - 1  
                   
Dialing and phone options  
Search  
Fax Redial  
You can search for names you have stored in  
the One-Touch and Speed-Dial memories.  
Press Search/Speed Dial and the menu  
If you are sending a fax manually and the line  
is busy, press Redial/Pause, and then press  
Black Start or Color Start to try again. If you  
want to make a second call to the last number  
dialed, you can save time by pressing  
Redial/Pause and Black Start or  
Color Start.  
Redial/Pause only works if you dialed from  
the control panel.  
If you are sending a fax automatically and the  
line is busy, the machine will automatically  
redial one time after five minutes.  
To search  
numerically  
Note  
In Real Time TX the automatic redial feature  
does not work when using the scanner glass.  
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To search  
alphabetically*  
or  
* To search alphabetically, you can use the  
dial pad to enter the first letter of the name  
you are looking for.  
7 - 2  
       
Chapter 7  
Storing One-Touch Dial  
numbers  
Storing numbers  
You can set up your machine to do following  
types of easy dialing: One-Touch, Speed-Dial  
and Groups for Broadcasting faxes. When  
you dial a quick-dial number, the LCD shows  
the number and the name, if you stored it.  
Your machine has 8 One-Touch keys where  
you can store 16 fax or phone numbers for  
automatic dialing. To access numbers 9 to  
16, hold down Shift as you press the  
One-Touch key.  
Note  
If you lose electrical power, the quick-dial  
numbers that are in the memory will not be  
lost.  
Storing a Pause  
Press Redial/Pause to insert a 3.5-second  
pause between numbers. If you are dialing  
overseas, you can press Redial/Pause as  
many times as needed to increase the length  
of the pause.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 3, 1.  
Set Quick-Dial  
1.One-Touch Dial  
2 Press the One-Touch key where you  
want to store a number.  
3 Select Fax/Tel.  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Enter the phone or fax number (up to 20  
digits).  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 Use the dial pad to enter the name (up  
to 15 characters).  
Press Menu/Set.  
(You can use the chart on page B-15 to  
help you enter letters.)  
OR—  
Press Menu/Set to store the number  
without a name.  
6 Go to Step 2 to store another  
One-Touch number.  
OR—  
Press Stop/Exit.  
7 - 3  
           
Dialing and phone options  
Storing Speed-Dial numbers  
Changing One-Touch and  
Speed-Dial numbers  
You can store Speed-Dial numbers, so that  
when you dial you will only have to press a  
few keys (Search/Speed Dial, #, the  
three-digit number, and Black Start or  
Color Start). The machine can store 200  
Speed-Dial numbers.  
If you try to store a One-Touch or Speed-Dial  
number where a number has already been  
stored, the LCD will show the name that has  
been stored there (or number) and will ask  
you to do one of the following:  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 3, 2.  
1 Press 1 to change the stored number.  
OR—  
Set Quick-Dial  
2.Speed-Dial  
Press 2 to exit without making a change.  
2 Use the dial pad to enter a three-digit  
Speed-Dial location number.  
(001 - 200)  
#005:MIKE  
1.Change 2.Exit  
How to change the stored number or name:  
(For example, press 005.)  
Press Menu/Set.  
• If you want to change a character, use  
or  
to position the cursor under  
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the character you want to change, and  
then type over it.  
3 Select Fax/Tel.  
Press Menu/Set.  
• If you want to erase the whole number  
or whole name, press Stop/Exit when  
the cursor is under the first digit or  
letter. The characters above and to  
the right of the cursor will be deleted.  
4 Enter the phone or fax number (up to 20  
digits).  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Enter a new number.  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 Use the dial pad to enter the name (up  
to 15 characters).  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Follow the directions beginning at  
Step 5 in Storing One-Touch Dial  
numbers and Storing Speed-Dial  
(You can use the chart on page B-15 to  
help you enter letters.)  
OR—  
Press Menu/Set to store the number  
without a name.  
6 Go to Step 2 to store another  
Speed-Dial number.  
OR—  
Press Stop/Exit.  
7 - 4  
         
Chapter 7  
4 To include One-Touch or Speed-Dial  
numbers in the Group, press them as  
follows:  
Setting up Groups for  
Broadcasting  
For example, for One-Touch number 2,  
press One-Touch key 2. The LCD  
shows 002. For Speed-Dial location  
009, press Search/Speed Dial, and  
Groups, which can be stored on a One-Touch  
key or a Speed-Dial location, allow you to  
send the same fax message to many fax  
numbers by pressing only a One-Touch key  
and Black Start or Search/Speed Dial, #,  
the three-digit location and Black Start.  
then 009 on the dial pad  
.
Setup Groups  
G01: 002#009  
First, you’ll need to store each fax number as  
a One-Touch or Speed-Dial number. Then,  
you can combine them into a Group. Each  
Group uses up a One-Touch key or a  
Speed-Dial location. You can have up to eight  
Groups, or you can assign up to 215 numbers  
to one large Group.  
5 Press Menu/Set to accept the numbers  
for this Group.  
6 Use the dial pad and the chart on page  
B-15 to enter a name for the Group.  
Press Menu/Set.  
(For example, type NEW CLIENTS).  
7 Press Stop/Exit.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 3, 3.  
Note  
Set Quick-Dial  
3.Setup Groups  
You can print a list of all One-Touch and  
Speed-Dial numbers. Group numbers will be  
marked in the GROUP column.  
2 Decide where you wish to store the  
Group.  
AND—  
Press a One-Touch key.  
OR—  
Press Search/Speed Dial and enter the  
three-digit location, and then press  
Menu/Set.  
(For example, press One-Touch key 2  
for Group 1.)  
3 Use the dial pad to enter the Group  
number (1 to 8).  
Setup Groups  
Setup Group:G01  
Press Menu/Set.  
(For example, press 1 for Group 1.)  
7 - 5  
     
Dialing and phone options  
Access codes and credit card  
numbers  
Phone line services  
Your machine supports the Distinctive Ring  
and Caller ID subscriber telephone services  
that some telephone companies offer.  
Sometimes you may want to choose from  
several long distance carriers when you  
make a call. Rates may vary depending on  
the time and destination. To take advantage  
of low rates, you can store the access codes  
or long-distance carriers and credit card  
numbers as One-Touch and Speed-Dial  
numbers. You can store these long dialing  
sequences by dividing them and setting them  
up on separate One-Touch and Speed Dial  
numbers in any combination. You can even  
include manual dialing using the dial pad.  
Note  
If you have Voice Mail, Call Waiting, Call  
Waiting/Caller ID, RingMaster, an  
answering service, an alarm system or  
other custom features on your telephone  
line, it may affect the way your machine  
If you have Voice Mail on your phone line,  
please read the following carefully.  
For example, perhaps you have stored ‘555’  
on One-Touch key 1 and ‘7000’ on  
One-Touch key 2. If you press One-Touch  
key 1, One-Touch key 2, and Black Start or  
Color Start, you will dial ‘555-7000’.  
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Distinctive Ring  
Brother uses the term ‘Distinctive Ring’ but  
different telephone companies have other  
names for this service such as SmartRing,  
RingMaster, Teen-Ring, Indent-a-Call or  
Indent-a-Ring.  
To temporarily change a number, you can  
substitute part of the number with manual  
dialing using the dial pad.  
For example, to change the number to  
555-7001 you could press One-Touch key 1  
and then press 7001 using the dial pad.  
What does your telephone company’s  
‘Distinctive Ring’ do?  
Your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring  
service allows you to have more than one  
number on the same phone line. If you need  
more than one phone number, it is  
cheaper than paying for an extra line. Each  
phone number has its own distinctive ring  
pattern, so you will know which phone  
number is ringing. This is one way you can  
have a separate phone number for your  
machine.  
Tone or Pulse  
If you have a Pulse dialing service, but need  
to send Tone signals (for example, for  
telephone banking), follow the instructions  
below. If you have Touch Tone service, you  
will not need this feature to send tone signals.  
1 Lift the handset of the external phone  
and press Hook or the machine’s  
control panel.  
Note  
Please call your telephone company for  
availability and rates.  
2 Press # on the machine’s control panel.  
Any digits dialed after this will send tone  
signals.  
When you hang up, the machine will  
return to the Pulse dialing service.  
7 - 6  
                 
Chapter 7  
What does Brother’s ‘Distinctive Ring’  
do?  
Before you choose the ring pattern to  
register  
The Brother machine has a Distinctive Ring  
feature that allows you to use your machine to  
take full advantage of the telephone  
company’s Distinctive Ring service. The new  
phone number on your line can just receive  
faxes.  
You can only register one Distinctive Ring  
pattern with the machine. Some ring patterns  
cannot be registered. The ring patterns below  
are supported by your Brother machine.  
Register the one your telephone company  
gives you.  
Ring  
Pattern  
Rings  
Note  
You must pay for your telephone company’s  
Distinctive Ring service before you program  
the machine to work with it.  
1
2
3
4
long-long  
short-long-  
short  
Do you have Voice Mail?  
short-short-  
long  
If you have Voice Mail on the phone line that  
you will install your new machine on, there is  
a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the  
machine will conflict with each other while  
receiving incoming calls. However, the  
Distinctive Ring feature allows you to use  
more than one number on your line, so  
both Voice Mail and the machine can work  
together without any problems. If each one  
has a separate phone number, neither will  
interfere with the other’s operations.  
very long  
(normal  
pattern)  
Note  
If the ring pattern you received is not on this  
chart, please call your telephone company  
and ask for one that is shown.  
The machine will only answer calls to its  
If you decide to get the Distinctive Ring  
service from the telephone company, you will  
need to follow the directions on next page to  
‘register’ the new Distinctive Ring pattern  
they give you. This is so your machine can  
recognize its incoming calls.  
registered number.  
The first two rings are silent on the  
machine. This is because the fax must  
«listen» to the ring pattern (to compare it  
to the pattern that was ‘registered’). (Other  
telephones on the same line will ring.)  
Note  
If you program the machine properly, it will  
recognize the registeredring patternof the  
‘fax number’ within 2 ring patterns and  
then answer with a fax tone. When the  
‘voice number’ is called, the machine will  
not answer.  
You can change or cancel the Distinctive  
Ring pattern at any time. You can switch it off  
temporarily, and turn it back on later. When  
you get a new fax number, make sure you  
reset this feature.  
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Dialing and phone options  
Registering the Distinctive Ring  
pattern  
Note  
If you turn off Distinctive Ring, the machine  
will stay in Manual receive mode. You will  
need to set the Receive Mode again. (See To  
Very important!  
After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature  
to ON, the receive mode is set to Manual  
automatically. Unless you have a TAD or  
Voice Mail set up on the Distinctive Ring  
number, Manualmode means you must  
answer all the calls yourself. You can not  
change the receive mode to another mode  
while the Distinctive Ring is set to on.  
Caller ID  
Note  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 0, 2.  
The Caller ID feature lets you use the Caller  
ID subscriber service offered by many local  
telephone companies. This service displays  
the telephone number, or name if it is  
Miscellaneous  
2.Distinctive  
available, of your caller as the line rings.  
2 Press or to select Set.  
Press Menu/Set.  
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After a few rings, the LCD shows the  
telephone number of your caller (and name, if  
available). Once you pick up the external  
phone’s handset, the Caller ID information  
disappears from the LCD, but the call  
information remains stored in the Caller ID  
memory.  
3 Press or to select the stored ring  
pattern you want to use.  
Press Menu/Set.  
(You will hear each pattern as you scroll  
through the four patterns. Make sure  
you choose the pattern that the  
You will see the first 16 characters of the  
telephone company gave you.)  
number (or name).  
Out of Areadisplay means call  
originated outside your Caller ID service  
area.  
4 Press Stop/Exit. Distinctive Ring is now  
set to on.  
Turning off Distinctive Ring  
Private Calldisplay means the caller  
has intentionally blocked transmission of  
information.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 0, 2.  
You can print a list of Caller ID information  
received by your machine. (See Printing  
Miscellaneous  
2.Distinctive  
2 Press or to select Off.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Caller ID service varies with different carriers.  
Call your local telephone company to  
determine the kind of service available in your  
area.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Chapter 7  
Viewing Caller ID List  
Printing Caller ID List  
Caller ID memory stores information for up to  
thirty calls. When the thirty-first call comes in,  
information about the first call is erased. You  
can scroll through Caller ID information to  
review those calls made to your machine.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 0, 3.  
Miscellaneous  
3.Caller ID  
2 Press or to select Print Report.  
Press Menu/Set.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 0, 3.  
Miscellaneous  
3.Caller ID  
If no ID is stored, the beeper will sound  
and No Caller IDwill appear on the  
display.  
2 Press or to select Display#.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
The caller ID of the last call will appear  
on the display. If no ID is stored, the  
beeper will sound and No Caller ID  
will appear on the display.  
4 After printing has finished, press  
Stop/Exit.  
3 Press or to scroll through the Caller  
ID memory to select the Caller ID you  
want to view, and then press Menu/Set.  
The LCD shows the caller’s number and  
the date and time of the call.  
4 Press to return to the Caller ID listing.  
OR—  
Press Stop/Exit.  
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Remote Fax Options  
(Black & White only)  
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4 Press or to select  
Note  
Backup Print:Onor  
Backup Print:Off.  
You can only use one remote fax option at  
a time:  
.
Fax Forward  
Backup Print:On  
Fax Forwarding—OR—Paging—OR—  
Fax Storage—OR—PC FAX Receive  
—OR—Off.)  
Press Menu/Set.  
If you change the remote fax option and  
received faxes are left in your machine’s  
memory, an LCD message will appear.  
Note  
If you select Backup Print:On, the  
machine will also print the fax at your  
machine so you will have a copy. This is a  
safety feature in case there is a power  
failure before the fax is forwarded or a  
problem at the receiving machine. The  
machine can store faxes up to 60 hours if  
there is a power failure.  
Fax Forwarding  
When you select Fax Forward, your machine  
stores the received fax in the memory. The  
machine will then dial the fax number you  
have programmed and forward the fax  
message.  
If Fax Forwarding is turned on your  
machine can not receive a color fax unless  
the sending machine converts it to black &  
white.  
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1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 1.  
5 Press Stop/Exit.  
Remote Fax Opt  
1.Fwd/Page/Store  
2 Press or to select Fax Forward.  
Press Menu/Set.  
The LCD will ask you to enter the fax  
number to which faxes will be  
forwarded.  
3 Enter the forwarding number (up to 20  
digits).  
Press Menu/Set.  
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Chapter 8  
5 Press Stop/Exit.  
Programming your  
pager number  
Note  
You cannot change a Paging number or  
When Paging is selected, your machine dials  
the pager number you’ve programmed, and  
then dials your Personal Identification  
Number (PIN). This activates your pager so  
you will know that you have a fax message in  
the memory.  
PIN remotely.  
If you have set Paging, a backup copy of  
the received fax will automatically be  
printed at the machine.  
If Paging is turned on your machine can  
not receive a color fax unless the sending  
machine converts it to black & white.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 1.  
Remote Fax Opt  
1.Fwd/Page/Store  
Fax Storage  
2 Press or to select Paging.  
Press Menu/Set.  
If you select Fax Storage, your machine  
stores the received fax in the memory. You  
will be able to retrieve fax messages from  
another location using the Remote Retrieval  
commands.  
3 Enter your pager phone number  
followed by # # (up to 20 digits).  
Press Menu/Set.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 1.  
Do not include the area code if it is the  
same as that of your machine.  
Remote Fax Opt  
1.Fwd/Page/Store  
For example, press:  
1 8 0 0 5 5 5 1 2 3 4 # #.  
2 Press or to select Fax Storage.  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 If your pager needs a PIN, enter the PIN,  
press #, press Redial/Pause, enter your  
fax number followed by # #.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Note  
For example, press:  
If you have set Fax Storage, a backup  
copy will automatically be printed at the  
machine.  
1 2 3 4 5 # Redial/Pause 1 8 0 0 5 5 5 6  
7 8 9 # #  
OR—  
If Fax Storage is turned on your machine  
can not receive a color fax unless the  
sending machine converts it to black &  
white.  
If you do not need a PIN, press  
Redial/Pause, enter your fax number  
followed by # #.  
Press Menu/Set.  
For example, press:  
Redial/Pause 1 8 0 0 5 5 5 6 7 8 9 # #  
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Remote Fax Options (Black & White only)  
PC Fax Receive  
Note  
When Backup Print is off, your fax  
messages are automatically erased from  
your machine’s memory when they have  
been successfully sent to your PC. When  
Backup Print is on, your fax messages are  
erased when they have been successfully  
printed and sent to the PC.  
If you turn on the PC-Fax Receive feature  
your machine will store received faxes in  
memory and send them to your PC  
automatically. You can then use your PC to  
view and store these faxes.  
Even if you have turned off your PC (at night  
or on the weekend, for example), your  
machine will receive and store your faxes in  
its memory. The LCD will show the number of  
stored faxes received, for example:  
PC Fax Msg:001  
In the event of a power failure, the  
machine will store your faxes in the  
memory for up to 60 hours. However, if  
you select Backup Print:On, the  
machine will print the fax, so you will have  
a copy if there is a power failure before it  
is sent to the PC.  
When you start your PC and the PC-FAX  
Receiving software runs, your machine  
transfers your faxes to your PC automatically.  
If you get an error message and the  
machine cannot print the faxes in memory,  
you can use this setting to transfer your  
faxes to your PC. (For details, see Error  
To transfer the received faxes to your PC you  
must have the PC-FAX Receiving software  
running on your PC. (For details, see PC-FAX  
receiving in the Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.)  
You cannot turn on Memory Security if  
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PC-Fax Receive is on.  
If you select Backup Print:Onthe machine  
will also print the fax.  
PC Fax Receive is not supported in the  
Mac® OS or when the machine is  
connected on a network.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 1.  
When PC Fax Receive is turned on only  
black & white faxes can be received into  
the memory and sent to the PC. Color  
faxes will be received in real time and  
printed in color.  
Remote Fax Opt  
1.Fwd/Page/Store  
2 Press or to select  
PC Fax Receive.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press or to select  
Backup Print:Onor  
Backup Print:Off.  
PC Fax Receive  
Backup Print:On  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Chapter 8  
Turning off Remote Fax  
Options  
Changing Remote Fax  
Options  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 1.  
If received faxes are left in your machine’s  
memory when you change to another remote  
fax option, the LCD will ask you the following  
message:  
Remote Fax Opt  
1.Fwd/Page/Store  
2 Press or to select Off.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Erase All Fax?  
1.Yes 2.No  
OR—  
Note  
Print All Fax?  
1.Yes 2.No  
The LCD will give you options if there are  
received faxes still in your machine’s  
If you press 1, faxes in the memory will be  
erased or printed before the setting  
changes. If a backup copy has already  
been printed it will not be printed again.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
If you press 2, faxes in the memory will not  
be erased or printed and the setting will be  
unchanged.  
If received faxes are left in the machine’s  
memory when you change to  
PC Fax Receivefrom another remote fax  
option (Fax Forward, Pagingor  
Fax Storage), the LCD will ask you the  
following message:  
Send Fax to PC?  
1.Yes 2.No  
If you press 1, faxes in the memory will be  
sent to your PC before the setting  
changes.  
If you press 2, faxes in the memory will not  
be erased or transferred to your PC and  
the setting will be unchanged.  
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Remote Fax Options (Black & White only)  
Using your Remote Access  
Code  
Remote Retrieval  
You can call your machine from any touch  
tone telephone or fax machine, then use the  
Remote AccessCodeand remotecommands  
to retrieve fax messages stored in the  
memory. Be sure to cut out the Remote  
Retrieval Access Card on the last page and  
keep it with you at all times.  
1 Dial your fax number from a telephone  
or another fax machine using touch  
tone.  
2 When your machine answers,  
immediately enter your Remote Access  
Code (3 digits followed by ).  
Setting the Remote Access  
Code  
3 The machine signals if it has received  
fax messages:  
1 long beep — Fax messages  
No beeps — No messages  
The remote access code lets you access the  
Remote Retrieval features when you are  
away from your machine. Before you use the  
remote access and retrieval features, you  
have to set up your own code. The default  
code is inactive code (--- ).  
4 The machine gives two short beeps to  
tell you to enter a command. The  
machine will hang up if you wait longer  
than 30 seconds to enter a command.  
The machine will beep three times, if  
you enter an invalid command.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 2.  
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Remote Fax Opt  
2.Remote Access  
5 Press 9 0 to reset the machine when  
you’ve finished.  
2 Enter a three-digit code using numbers  
0-9,  
or #.  
6 Hang up.  
Press Menu/Set. (The preset ‘ ’  
cannot be changed.)  
Note  
If your machine is set to Manualmode and  
you want to use the remote retrieval features,  
you can access your machine by waiting  
about 2 minutes after it starts ringing, and  
then entering the Remote Access Code  
within 30 seconds.  
Note  
Do not use the same code as your Fax  
Receive Code ( 51) or Telephone Answer  
Code (#51).  
(See Operation from extensiontelephones on  
page A-5.)  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
You can change your code at any time by  
entering a new one. If you want to make your  
code inactive, press Stop/Exit in Step 2 to  
restore the inactive setting (--- ) and press  
Menu/Set.  
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Chapter 8  
Remote commands  
Follow the commands below to access features when you are away from the machine. When you  
call the machine and enter your Remote Access Code (3 digits followed by  
give two short beeps and you must enter a remote command.  
), the system will  
Remote commands  
95 Change the Fax Forwarding,  
Operation details  
Paging or Fax Storage settings  
1 OFF  
You can select Offafter you have retrieved or erased all your  
messages.  
2 Fax Forwarding  
3 Paging  
If you hear one long beep, the change has been accepted. If  
you hear three short beeps, you cannot change it because  
something has not been set up (for example, perhaps a Fax  
Forwarding or Paging number had not been registered). You  
can register your Fax Forwarding number by entering 4. (See  
have registered the number, Fax Forwarding will work.  
4 Fax Forwarding number  
6 Fax Storage  
You can select Offafter you have retrieved or erased all your  
messages.  
96  
Retrieve a fax  
2 Retrieve all faxes  
Enter the number of a remote fax machine to receive stored fax  
message(s). (See page 8-7.)  
3 Erase faxes from the memory  
If you hear one long beep, fax messages have been erased  
from the memory.  
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98  
Check the receiving status  
1 Fax  
You can check whether your machine has received any faxes.  
If yes, you will hear one long beep. If no, you will hear three  
short beeps.  
Change the Receive Mode  
1 External TAD  
2 Fax/Tel  
If you hear one long beep, your change has been accepted.  
3 Fax Only  
90  
Exit  
Press 9 0 to exit Remote Retrieval. Wait for the long beep, then  
replace the handset.  
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Remote Fax Options (Black & White only)  
Retrieving fax messages  
Changing the Fax Forwarding  
number  
You can call your machine from any touch  
tone telephone or fax machine and have your  
fax messages sent to a fax machine.  
You can change the default setting of your fax  
forwarding number from another telephone or  
fax machine using touch tone.  
1 Dial your fax number.  
1 Dial your fax number.  
2 When your machine answers,  
immediately enter your Remote Access  
Code (3 digits followed by ). If you  
hear one long beep, you have  
messages.  
2 When your machine answers,  
immediately enter your Remote Access  
Code (3 digits followed by ). If you  
hear one long beep, you have  
messages.  
3 When you hear two short beeps, use the  
dial pad to press 9 6 2.  
3 When you hear two short beeps, use the  
dial pad to press 9 5 4.  
4 Wait for the long beep, and then use the  
dial pad to enter the number of the  
remote fax machine where you want  
your fax messages sent followed by ##  
(up to 20 digits).  
4 Wait for the long beep, and then use the  
dial pad to enter the new number of the  
remote fax machine where you want  
your fax messages forwarded followed  
by ## (up to 20 digits).  
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Note  
You cannot use  
However, press # if you want to store a  
pause.  
and # as dial numbers.  
Note  
You cannot use  
However, press # if you want to store a  
and # as dial numbers.  
pause.  
5 Press 9 0 to reset the machine when  
you’ve finished.  
5 Press 9 0 to reset the machine when  
you’ve finished.  
6 Hang up after you hear your machine  
beep. Your machine will call the other  
fax machine, which will then print your  
fax messages.  
6 Hang up after you hear your machine  
beep.  
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Printing reports  
9
Fax Journal (Activity report)  
Fax reports  
You can set the machine to print a journal at  
specific intervals (every 50 faxes, 6, 12 or 24  
hours, 2 or 7 days). If you set the interval to  
Off, you can print the report by following the  
steps on Additional reports.  
Fax reports (Transmission Verification and  
Fax Journal) can be printed automatically and  
manually.  
Transmission Verification  
Report  
The default setting is Every 50 Faxes.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 4, 2.  
You can use the Transmission Verification  
Report as proof that you sent a fax. This  
report lists the time and date of transmission  
and whether the transmission was successful  
(OK). If you select Onor On+Image, the  
report will print for every fax you send.  
Report Setting  
2.Journal Period  
2 Press or to choose an interval.  
Press Menu/Set.  
If you send a lot of faxes to the same place,  
you may need more than the job numbers to  
know which faxes you must send again.  
Selecting On+Imageor Off+Imagewill print  
a section of the fax’s first page on the report  
to help you remember.  
(If you choose 7 days, the LCD will ask  
you to choose a day on which to begin  
the 7-day countdown.)  
3 Enter the time to begin printing in  
24-hour format.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Note  
(For example: enter 19:45 for 7:45 PM.)  
When the Transmission Verification Report is  
turned Offor Off+Image, the Report will  
only print if there is a transmission error, with  
NG in the RESULT column.  
4 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
If you select 6, 12, 24 hours, 2 or 7 days,  
the machine will print the report at the  
selected time and then erase all jobs from  
its memory. If the machine’s memory  
becomes full with 200 jobs before the time  
you selected has passed, the machine will  
print the Journal early and then erase all  
jobs from memory. If you want an extra  
report before it is due to print, you can  
print it without erasing the jobs from  
memory.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 4, 1.  
Report Setting  
1.Transmission  
2 Press or to select On, On+Image,  
Offor Off+Image.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
If you select Every 50 Faxes, the  
machine will print the Journal when the  
machine has stored 50 jobs.  
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Printing reports  
Additional reports  
Following reports are available:  
1.Transmission  
Prints a Transmission Verification  
Report for your last transmission.  
2.Help List  
Prints the Help List so you can see  
at-a-glance how to quickly program your  
machine.  
3.Quick-Dial  
Lists names and numbers stored in the  
One-Touch and Speed-Dial memory, in  
numerical order.  
4.Fax Journal  
Lists information about the last incoming  
and outgoing faxes.  
(TX means Transmit.)  
(RX means Receive.)  
5.User Settings  
Lists your settings.  
6.Network Config  
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Lists your Network settings.  
How to print a report  
1 Press Menu/Set, 5.  
2 Press or to select the report you  
want.  
Press Menu/Set.  
OR—  
Enter the number of the report you want  
to print.  
For example, press 2 to print the Help  
List.  
3 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
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Polling  
10  
Sequential Polling  
Polling Operation  
Your machine can ask for faxes from several  
fax units in a single operation (Sequential  
Polling Receive). Afterwards, a Sequential  
Polling Report will be printed.  
Polling is the process of retrieving faxes from  
another fax machine. You can use your  
machine to 'poll' other machines, or you can  
have someone poll your machine.  
Everyone who is involved in Polling needs to  
set up their fax machines for Polling. When  
someone polls your machine to receive a fax,  
they pay for the call. If you poll someone’s fax  
machine to receive a fax, you pay for the call.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 7.  
Setup Receive  
7.Polling RX  
Note  
Some fax machines do not respond to the  
Polling feature.  
3 Enter the fax machines you want to poll  
using One-Touch, Speed-Dial, a Group  
or the dial pad. You must press  
Menu/Set between each fax number.  
Polling Receive  
Polling Receive is when you call another fax  
machine to receive a fax from it.  
4 Press Black Start or Color Start. Your  
machine will poll each number or Group  
number in turn to receive a fax.  
To stop a sequential polling in  
progress  
Set up to receive polling  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 6.  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
The LCD will display the name, if you  
stored it, or the fax number being dialed.  
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 7.  
2 Press Menu/Set.  
The LCD will display:  
Setup Receive  
7.Polling RX  
XXXXXXXX  
1.Clear 2.Exit  
3 Enter the fax number you are polling.  
3 Press 1 to Clear.  
4 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
The LCD shows Dialing.  
The LCD will then display the sequential  
polling job number and 1.Clear  
2.Exit.  
4 To cancel the sequential polling,  
press 1.  
5 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Polling  
Polled Transmit  
Polled Transmit is when you set up your  
machine to wait with a document so another  
fax machine can call and retrieve it.  
Setup for Polled Transmit  
(Black & White only)  
1 If it is not illuminated in blue, press  
(Fax).  
2 Load your document.  
3 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 6.  
Setup Send  
6.Polled TX  
4 Press or to select On(or Off).  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 The LCD shows:  
Other Settings  
1.Yes 2.No  
10  
6 Press 2 and press Black Start.  
Note  
The document will be stored and can be  
retrieved from any other fax machine until you  
delete the fax from memory by using the  
Canceling a Job menu setting. (See  
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Section III  
Copy  
SECTION III COPY  
 
Making copies  
11  
Printable Area  
How to copy  
The printable area of your machine begins at  
approximately 0.12 in. (3 mm) from both  
sides and 0.16 in. (4 mm) from the top or  
bottom of the paper.  
You can use your machine as a copier,  
making up to 99 copies at a time.  
Entering Copy mode  
Before making copies, make sure that  
(Copy) is illuminated in blue. If it is not,  
press  
(Copy) to enter Copy mode. The  
default setting is Fax mode. You can change  
the number of seconds or minutes that the  
machine stays in Copy mode. (See Mode  
0.12" (3 mm)  
Unprintable  
area  
0.16" (4 mm)  
Making a single copy  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
blue.  
2 Load your document.  
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3 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
Note  
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.  
The LCD shows the default copy setting  
Stack Copies:01  
100%  
Auto  
ꢀꢀ„ꢀꢀ  
Stack/Sort  
No. of Copies  
Quality  
Copy Ratio  
Contrast  
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Chapter 11  
6 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
Making multiple copies  
If both trays are using paper that is the  
same size, Auto will allow your machine to  
take paper from Tray #2 if Tray #1 is out of  
paper.  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
blue.  
2 Load your document.  
To change the default setting follow the  
instructions below:  
3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of  
copies you want (up to 99).  
Autoallows your machine to choose the  
paper from the optional Tray#2 when paper is  
out in Tray#11 or when the size of the  
4 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
Note  
document will fit best on the paper in Tray#2.  
To sort the copies, press Options and or ▼  
to select Stack/Sort. (See Sorting copies  
1 Press Menu/Set, 1, 9.  
General Setup  
9.Tray Use:Copy  
Tray Use for Copy mode  
2 Press or to select Tray#1 Only,  
Tray#2 Onlyor Auto.  
If your machine does not have the optional  
Tray#2, this setting is not available. You can  
change the tray that will be used for next copy  
only. Normally, the machine uses the paper in  
Tray#1 first.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
1 Copies will automatically be printed from  
Tray#2 only if the Paper in Tray#1 was the  
same size.  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
blue.  
2 Load your document.  
3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of  
Cancel copying  
copies you want (up to 99).  
4 Press Options and or to select  
Tray Select.  
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.  
5 Press or to select Auto, #1(xxx)  
or #2(xxx).  
Press Menu/Set.  
The ‘xxx’ is the paper size detected by the  
tray or the small size you set in the  
Menu/Set, 1, 3.  
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Making copies  
3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of  
Copy options  
copies you want (up to 99).  
When you want to quickly change the copy  
settings temporarily for the next copy, use the  
Copy Options keys. You can use different  
combinations.  
4 Press Options and or to select  
Quality.  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 Press or to select the copy quality  
you want (Auto, Textor Photo).  
Copy Options keys  
Press Menu/Set.  
6 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
To change the default setting follow the  
instructions below:  
Note  
These settings are temporary, and the  
machine returns to its default settings 60  
seconds after copying, unless you have  
set the Mode Timer to 30 seconds or less.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 3, 1.  
Copy  
1.Quality  
You can save some of the copy settings  
you use most often by setting them as  
default.  
2 Press or to select Auto, Textor  
Photo.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Increasing copy quality  
You can select the copy quality. The default  
setting is Auto.  
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Auto  
Suitable for documents that  
contain both text and  
photographs.  
Text  
Suitable for documents  
containing only text.  
Photo  
Suitable for copying  
photographs.  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
blue.  
2 Load your document.  
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Chapter 11  
5 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
OR—  
Enlarging or reducing the  
image copied  
Press the Options key for more  
settings.  
You can select the following enlargement or  
reduction ratios.  
Note  
Custom(25-400%)allows you to enter a  
Page Layout Options 2 in 1 (P),  
2 in 1 (L), 4 in 1 (P),  
4 in 1 (L)or Poster(3 x 3)are not  
available with Enlarge/Reduce.  
ratio from 25% to 400%.  
Press  
100%  
Enlarge/Reduce  
104% EXELTR  
141% A5A4  
200%  
After youchoose your settings by pressing  
Menu/Set, the LCD shows  
Set temporarily.  
Custom(25-400%)  
50%  
70%  
78% LGLLTR  
83% LGLA4  
85% LTREXE  
91% Full Page  
94% A4LTR  
97% LTRA4  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
blue.  
2 Load your document.  
3 Press Enlarge/Reduce.  
4 Press or to select the enlargement  
or reduction ratio you want.  
Press Menu/Set.  
OR—  
Use the dial pad to enter an  
enlargement or reduction ratio from 25%  
to 400%.  
Press Menu/Set.  
(For example, press 5 3 to enter 53%.)  
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Making copies  
If you are using the scanner glass:  
Making N in 1 copies or a  
poster (page layout)  
7 After the machine scans the page, the  
LCD shows:  
You can reduce the amount of copies by  
using the N in 1 copy feature. This allows you  
to copy two or four pages onto one page,  
allowing you to save paper. It is also possible  
to create a poster. When you use the Poster  
feature your machine divides your document  
into sections, then enlarges the sections so  
you can assemble them into a poster. If you  
want to print a poster, use the scanner glass.  
Next Page?  
1.Yes 2.No  
Press 1 to scan the next page.  
8 Place the next page on the scanner  
glass. The LCD shows:  
Set Next Page  
Then Press Set  
Note  
Press Menu/Set.  
Please make sure paper size is set to  
Letter, Legalor A4.  
9 Repeat Steps 7 and8 for eachpage of  
You can use N in 1 copy and poster  
the layout.  
feature with 100% copy size only.  
0 After all the pages of the document have  
been scanned, press 2 in Step 7 to  
end.  
(P)means Portrait and (L)means  
Landscape.  
For Poster copies, you cannot make more  
than one copy.  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
blue.  
2 Load your document.  
3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of  
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copies you want (up to 99).  
4 Press Options and or to select  
Page Layout.  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 Press or to select 2 in 1 (P),  
2 in 1 (L), 4 in 1 (P),  
4 in 1 (L), Poster(3 x 3)or  
Off(1 in 1).  
Press Menu/Set.  
6 Press Black Start or Color Start to  
scan the document.  
If you are making a poster or placed the  
document in the ADF, the machine  
scans the document and starts printing.  
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When using the ADF, insert document  
Poster(3 x 3)  
face up in the direction shown below.  
You can make a poster size copy of a  
photograph.  
2 in 1 (P)  
2 in 1 (L)  
4 in 1 (P)  
4 in 1 (L)  
When using the scanner glass, place  
document face down in the direction  
shown below.  
2 in 1 (P)  
2 in 1 (L)  
4 in 1 (P)  
4 in 1 (L)  
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Making copies  
Sorting copies using the ADF  
Adjusting Brightness,  
Contrast and Color  
You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be  
stacked in the order  
and so on.  
(1 2 3),  
(1 2 3)  
Brightness  
You can adjust the copy brightness to make  
copies darker or lighter.  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
blue.  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
2 Load your document.  
blue.  
3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of  
2 Load your document.  
copies you want (up to 99).  
3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of  
4 Press Options and or to select  
Stack/Sort.  
copies you want (up to 99).  
4 Press Options and or to select  
Brightness.  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 Press or to select Sort.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 Press to make a lighter copy.  
OR—  
6 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
OR—  
Press to make a darker copy.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Press the Options key for more  
settings.  
6 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
To change the default setting follow the  
instructions below:  
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1 Press Menu/Set, 3, 2.  
Copy  
2.Brightness  
2 Press to make a lighter copy.  
OR—  
Press to make a darker copy.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Chapter 11  
Contrast  
Color saturation  
You can adjust copy contrast to make copies  
with more or less contrast.  
You can only change the default setting for  
Color saturation.  
1 Press  
(Copy) to illuminate it in  
1 Press Menu/Set, 3, 4.  
blue.  
Copy  
4.Color Adjust  
2 Load your document.  
3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of  
2 Press or to select 1.Red,  
2.Greenor 3.Blue.  
copies you want (up to 99).  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Press Options and or to select  
Contrast.  
3 Press to increase the color saturation.  
OR—  
Press Menu/Set.  
5 Press to increase the contrast.  
OR—  
Press to decrease the color  
saturation.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Press to decrease the contrast.  
Press Menu/Set.  
4 Return to Step 2 to select the next  
color.  
6 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
OR—  
Press Stop/Exit.  
To change the default setting follow the  
instructions below:  
1 Press Menu/Set, 3, 3.  
Copy  
3.Contrast  
2 Press to increase the contrast.  
OR—  
Press to decrease the contrast.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
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Making copies  
Out of Memory  
message  
If the memory becomes full while you are  
making copies, the LCD message will guide  
you through the next step.  
Legal limitations  
Color reproductions of certain documents are  
illegal and may result in either criminal or civil  
liability. This memorandum is intended to be  
a guide rather than a complete listing of every  
possible prohibition. In case of doubt, we  
suggest that you check with counsel as to any  
particular questionable documents.  
If you get an Out of Memorymessage while  
scanning a subsequent page, you will have  
the option to press Black Start or Color Start  
to copy the pages scanned so far, or to press  
Stop/Exit to cancel the operation.  
The following documents issued by the  
United States/Canadian Government or any  
of its Agencies may not be copied:  
Money  
Note  
Bonds or other certificates of  
To gain extra memory, you can turn off Fax  
Storage.  
indebtedness  
Certificates of Deposit  
Internal Revenue Stamps (canceled or  
uncanceled)  
OR—  
Selective Service or draft papers  
Passports  
Print the faxes that are in the memory.  
United States/Canadian Postage Stamps  
(canceled or uncanceled)  
When you get an Out of Memorymessage,  
you may be able to make copies if you first  
print incoming faxes in the memory to restore  
the memory to 100%.  
Food Stamps  
Immigration Papers  
Checks or drafts drawn by Governmental  
agencies  
Identifying badges or insignias  
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Copyrighted works cannot be copied.  
Sections of a copyrighted work can be copied  
for ‘fair use.’ Multiple copies would indicate  
improper use.  
Works of art should be considered the  
equivalent of copyrighted works.  
Licenses and Certificates of Title to motor  
vehicles may not be copied under certain  
state/provincial laws.  
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Section IV  
Software and Network Features  
The User’s Guide on the CD-ROM includes the Software and Network User’s Guides  
for features available when connected to a computer (for example, Printing and  
Scanning).  
Printing  
(For Windows®, see Chapter 1 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
(For Macintosh®, see Chapter 7 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
Scanning  
(For Windows®, see Chapter 2 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
(For Macintosh®, see Chapter 8 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
ControlCenter2  
(For Windows®, see Chapter 3 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
(For Macintosh®, see Chapter 9 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
Remote Setup  
(For Windows®, see Chapter 5 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
(For Macintosh®, see Chapter 11 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
Brother PC-FAX software  
(For Windows®, see Chapter 6 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
(For Macintosh®, see Chapter 7 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
Network Scanning  
(For Windows®, see Chapter 4 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
(For Macintosh®, see Chapter 10 in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
Network Printing  
(For Windows®, see Chapter 4 in the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
(For Macintosh®, see Chapter 6 in the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
Note  
SECTION IV SOFTWARE AND NETWORK FEATURES  
 
Important information  
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The REN is used to determine the number of  
devices that may be connected to a telephone line.  
Excessive RENs on a telephone line may result in  
the devices not ringing in response to an incoming  
call. In most but not all areas, the sum of RENs  
should not exceed five (5.0). To be certain of the  
number of devices that may be connected to a line,  
as determined by the total RENs, contact the local  
telephone company. For products approved after  
July 23, 2001, the REN for this product is part of  
the product identifier that has the format  
Standard telephone and FCC  
Notices  
These notices are in effect on  
models sold and used in the  
United States only.  
When programming emergency numbers  
or making test calls to emergency  
numbers:  
US:AAAEQ##TXXXX.The digits represented by  
## are the REN without a decimal point (e.g., 06 is  
a REN of 0.6). For earlier products, the REN is  
separately shown on the label.  
Remain on the line and briefly explain to the  
dispatcher the reason for the call before  
hanging up.  
Perform these activities in the off-peak hours,  
If this equipment causes harm to the telephone  
network, the telephone company will notify you in  
advance that temporary discontinuance of service  
may be required. But if advance notice isn’t  
practical, the telephone company will notify the  
customer as soon as possible. Also, you will be  
advised of your right to file a complaint with the  
FCC if you believe it is necessary.  
such as early morning or late evening.  
This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC  
rules and the requirements adopted by the ACTA.  
On the backside of this equipment is a label that  
contains, among other information, a product  
identifier in the format US: AAAEQ##TXXXX. If  
requested, this number must be provided to the  
telephone company.  
The telephone company may make changes in its  
facilities, equipment, operations or procedures that  
could affect the operation of the equipment. If this  
happens the telephone company will provide  
advance notice in order for you to make necessary  
modifications to maintain uninterrupted service.  
You may safely connect this equipment to the  
telephone line by means of a standard modular  
jack, USOC RJ11C.  
A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to  
the premises wiring and telephone network must  
comply with the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and  
requirements adopted by the ACTA. A compliant  
telephone cord and modular plug is provided with  
this product. It is designed to be connected to a  
compatible modular jack that is also compliant.  
See installation instructions for details.  
If trouble is experienced with this equipment, for  
repair or warranty information, please contact  
Brother Customer Service. (See Brother numbers  
on page i.) If the equipment is causing harm to the  
telephone network, the telephone company may  
request that you disconnect the equipment until  
the problem is resolved.  
Connection to party line service is subject to state  
tariffs. Contact the state public utility commission,  
public service commission or corporation  
commission for information.  
If your home has specially wired alarm equipment  
connected to the telephone line, ensure the  
installation of this equipment does not disable your  
alarm equipment. If you have questions about  
what will disable alarm equipment, call your  
telephone company or a qualified installer.  
If you are not able to solve a problem with your  
machine, call Brother Customer Service. (See  
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Important information  
This equipment has been tested and found to  
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,  
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits  
are designed to provide reasonable protection  
against harmful interference in a residential  
installation. This equipment generates, uses, and  
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not  
installed and used in accordance with the  
instructions, may cause harmful interference to  
radio communications. However, there is no  
guarantee that interference will not occur in a  
particular installation. If this equipment does cause  
harmful interference to radio or television  
reception, which can be determined by turning the  
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try  
to correct the interference by one or more of the  
following measures:  
WARNING  
For protection against the risk of electrical  
shock, always disconnect all cables from  
the wall outlet before servicing, modifying  
or installing the equipment.  
This equipment may not be used on coin  
service lines provided by the telephone  
company or connected to party lines.  
Brother cannot accept any financial or other  
responsibilities that may be the result of  
your use of this information, including  
direct, special or consequential damages.  
There are no warranties extended or  
granted by this document.  
This machine has been certified to comply  
with FCC standards, which are applied to  
the USA only. A grounded plug should be  
plugged into a grounded AC power outlet  
after checking the rating of the local power  
supply for the machine to operate properly  
and safely.  
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  
Increase the separation between the  
equipment and receiver.  
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a  
circuit different from that to which the receiver  
is connected.  
Call the dealer or an experienced radio/TV  
technician for help.  
Federal Communications  
Commission (FCC)  
Declaration of Conformity  
(USA only)  
Important  
Changes or modifications not expressly approved  
by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s  
authority to operate the equipment.  
Responsible Party:  
Important - about the interface cable  
Brother International Corporation  
100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard  
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA  
TEL: (908) 704-1700  
A shielded interface cable should be used to  
ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B  
digital device.  
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declares, that the products  
Product Name: MFC-9420CN  
comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation  
is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This  
device may not cause harmful interference, and  
(2) this device must accept any interference  
received, including interference that may cause  
undesired operation.  
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Chapter A  
Industry Canada Compliance  
Statement (Canada only)  
Laser safety  
This equipment is certified as a Class 1 laser  
product under the U.S. Department of Health and  
Human Services (DHHS) Radiation Performance  
Standard according to the Radiation Control for  
Health and Safety Act of 1968. This means that the  
equipment does not produce hazardous laser  
radiation.  
This Class B digital apparatus complies with  
Canadian ICES-003.  
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est  
conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.  
Since radiation emitted inside the equipment is  
completely confined within protective housings  
and external covers, the laser beam cannot  
escape from the machine during any phase of user  
operation.  
For your safety  
To ensure safe operation the supplied  
three-pin plug must be inserted only into a  
standard three-pin AC power outlet that is  
effectively grounded through the normal  
household or office wiring.  
The fact that the equipment operates  
satisfactorily does not imply that the power is  
grounded and that the installation is  
completely safe. For your safety, if in any  
doubt about the effective grounding of the  
power, consult a qualified electrician.  
Disconnect device  
This product must be installed near an AC power  
outlet that is easily accessible. In case of  
emergencies, you must disconnect the power cord  
from the AC power outlet to shut off power  
completely.  
LAN connection  
CAUTION  
Do not connect this product to a LAN  
connection that is subject to over-voltages.  
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Important information  
FDA regulations  
Important safety instructions  
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has  
implemented regulations for laser products  
manufactured on and after August 2, 1976.  
Compliance is mandatory for products marketed in  
the United States. The following label on the back  
of the machine indicates compliance with the FDA  
regulations and must be attached to laser products  
marketed in the United States.  
1
2
3
Read all of these instructions.  
Save them for later reference.  
Follow all warnings and instructions marked  
on the product.  
4
Unplug this product from the wall outlet  
before cleaning inside of the machine. Do  
not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a  
damp cloth for cleaning.  
MANUFACTURED:  
Brother Industries, Ltd.,  
15-1 Naeshiro-cho Mizuho-ku Nagoya,  
467-8561 Japan  
5
6
Do not place this product on an unstable  
cart, stand, or table. The product may fall,  
causing serious damage to the product.  
This product complies with FDA radiation  
performance standards, 21 CFR subchapter J.  
Slots and openings in the cabinet and the  
back or bottom are provided for ventilation;  
to ensure reliable operation of the product  
and to protect it from overheating, these  
openings must not be blocked or covered.  
The openings should never be blocked by  
placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or  
other similar surface. This product should  
never be placed near or over a radiator or  
heater. This product should never be placed  
in a built-in installation unless proper  
ventilation is provided.  
WARNING  
Use of controls, adjustments or performance of  
procedures other than those specified in this  
manual may result in hazardous invisible  
radiation exposure.  
Internal laser radiation  
Max. Radiation Power 5 mW  
Wave Length  
Laser Class  
780 - 800 nm  
Class 3B  
7
8
This product should be connected to an AC  
power source within the range indicated on  
the rating label. Do NOT connect it to a DC  
power source. If you are not sure, contact a  
qualified electrician.  
A
This product is equipped with a 3-wire  
grounded plug. This plug will only fit into a  
grounded power outlet. This is a safety  
feature. If you are unable to insert the plug  
into the outlet, call your electrician to replace  
your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the  
purpose of the grounded plug.  
9
Use only the power cord supplied with this  
machine.  
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Chapter A  
0
A
Do not place anything on top of the power  
cord including this machine. Do not allow the  
power cord to be stepped on.  
E
Unplug this product from the AC power outlet  
and refer all servicing to Brother Authorized  
Service Personnel under the following  
conditions:  
If an extension cord is used with this product,  
make sure that the total ampere ratings on  
the products plugged into the extension cord  
do not exceed the extension cord ampere  
rating. Also, make sure that the total of all  
products plugged into the AC power outlet  
does not exceed 15 amperes (USA only).  
• When the power cord is damaged or  
frayed.  
• If liquid has been spilled into the product.  
• If the product has been exposed to rain or  
water.  
• If the product does not operate normally  
when the operating instructions are  
B
Do not place anything in front of the machine  
that will block received faxes. Do not place  
anything in the path of received faxes.  
followed. Adjust only those controls that  
are covered by the operating instructions.  
Improper adjustment of other controls may  
result in damage and will often require  
extensive work by a qualified technician to  
restore the product to normal operation.  
C
D
Wait until pages have exited the machine  
before picking them up.  
Never push objects of any kind into this  
product through cabinet slots, since they  
may touch dangerous voltage points or short  
out parts resulting in the risk of fire or electric  
shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the  
product. Do not attempt to service this  
product yourself because opening or  
removing covers may expose you to  
dangerousvoltage points and other risks and  
may void your warranty. Refer all servicing to  
a Brother Authorized Service Center. For the  
location of your nearest Brother Authorized  
Service Center, please call  
• If the product has been dropped or the  
cabinet has been damaged.  
• If the product exhibits a distinct change in  
performance, indicating a need for service.  
F
G
To protect your product against power  
surges, we recommend the use of a power  
protection device (Surge Protector).  
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and  
injury to people, note the following:  
• Do not use this product near appliances  
that use water, a swimming pool or in a wet  
basement.  
In USA: 1-800-284-4357  
In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER.  
• Do not use the machine during an  
electrical storm (there is the remote  
possibility of an electrical shock) or to  
report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.  
• Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They  
may explode. Check with local codes for  
possible special disposal instructions.  
H
Caution - To reduce the risk of fire, use only  
a No.26 AWG or larger telecommunication  
line cord.  
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Important information  
Choosing a location  
Place your machine on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration and shocks. Put the machine  
near a telephone wall jack and a standard, grounded AC power outlet. Choose a location where  
the temperature remains between 50°F and 90.5°F (10°C and 32.5°C) and the humidity is  
between 20% to 80% (without condensation).  
CAUTION  
Avoid placing your machine in a high-traffic area.  
Do not place the machine near heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators, water, chemicals or  
devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields.  
Do not expose the machine to direct sunlight, excessive heat, open flames, salty or  
corrosive gasses, moisture, or dust.  
Do not connect your machine to an AC power outlet controlled by wall switches or automatic  
timers.  
Disruption of power can wipe out information in the machine’s memory.  
Do not connect your machine to an AC power outlet on the same circuit as large appliances  
or other equipment that might disrupt the power supply.  
Avoid interference sources, such as speakers or the base units of cordless phones.  
Do not put objects on top of the machine.  
The following figure details the recommended area around the machine for proper ventilation,  
operation and maintenance.  
A
Back  
14 in. (35 cm)  
8 in. (20 cm)  
20 in. (50 cm)  
Front  
28 in. (70 cm)  
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Chapter A  
To use the machine safely  
Please keep these instructions for later reference and read them before attempting any  
maintenance.  
WARNING  
There are high voltage electrodes inside the machine.  
Before you clean the inside of the machine, make sure you  
have unplugged the telephone line cord first and then the  
power cord from the AC power outlet.  
Do not handle the plug with wet hands. Doing this might  
cause an electrical shock.  
The fusing unit becomes extremely hot during  
operation. Wait until it has cooled down  
sufficiently before replacing consumable  
items.  
The fusing unit is marked with a caution label.  
Please do not remove or damage the label.  
To prevent injuries, be careful  
not to put your hands on the edge  
of the machine under the  
document cover or scanner unit.  
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Important information  
WARNING  
To prevent injuries, be careful not to  
put your fingers in the area shown in  
the illustrations.  
Do not use a vacuum cleaner to clean up scattered toner. Doing this might cause the toner  
dust to ignite inside the vacuum cleaner, potentially starting a fire. Please carefully clean  
the toner dust with a clean dry soft, lint-free cloth and dispose of it according to local  
regulations.  
Do not use flammable substances near the machine. Doing this might cause a fire or  
electrical shock.  
If the machine becomes hot, blows smoke, or generates obscure odor, immediately turn off  
the power switch and unplug the machine from the AC power outlet. Call your Brother  
dealer or Brother Customer Service.  
If metal objects, water or other liquids get inside the machine, immediately turn off the power  
switch and unplug the machine from the AC power outlet. Call your Brother dealer or  
Brother Customer Service.  
Do not put consumable items such as the toner cartridges and the waste toner pack into a  
fire. Some consumable items can be flammable under certain conditions.  
Do not look directly at the laser beam light. It might cause damage to your eyesight. Do not  
remove or break open the machine's safety interlocks.  
Do not run the machine with the inside cover, front cover and back covers open and the  
interlocks removed.  
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Chapter A  
WARNING  
This machine is heavy and weighs approximately 76.7 lb  
(34.8 kg). To prevent injuries, use at least two people to lift the  
machine. Be careful not to trap your fingers when you set the  
machine back down.  
When you lift the machine make sure you use the handholds at  
the bottom four corners of the machine. Keep the machine  
horizontal when you carry it.  
Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. Never touch telephone wires or  
terminals that are not insulated unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the wall  
jack. Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. Never install a telephone wall  
jack in a wet location.  
This product must be installed near an AC power outlet that is easily accessible. In case of  
an emergency, you must disconnect the power cord from the AC power outlet to shut off the  
power completely.  
To reduce the risk of shock or fire, use only a No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunication line  
cord.  
CAUTION  
Lightning and power surges can damage this product! We recommend that you use a quality  
surge protection device on the AC power line and on the telephone line, or unplug the cords  
during a lightning storm.  
WARNING  
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  
When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to  
reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to people, including the following:  
1. Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bath tub, wash bowl, kitchen sink or  
washing machine, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.  
2. Avoid using this product during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric  
shock from lightning.  
3. Do not use this product to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.  
4. Use only the power cord provided with the machine.  
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS  
A - 9  
Important information  
Trademarks  
The Brother logo is a registered trademark of  
Brother Industries, Ltd.  
Brother is a registered trademark of Brother  
Industries, Ltd.  
Multi-Function Link is a registered trademark  
of Brother International Corporation.  
© 2004-2005 Brother Industries, Ltd. All  
rights reserved.  
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trademarks of Microsoft in the U.S. and other  
countries.  
Macintosh and TrueType are registered  
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.  
PaperPort and OmniPage OCR are  
registered trademarks of ScanSoft, Inc.  
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trademark of NewSoft Technology  
Corporation.  
Each company whose software title is  
mentioned in this manual has a Software  
License Agreement specific to its proprietary  
programs.  
All other brand and product names  
mentioned in this User’s Guide, the  
Software User’s Guide, and the Network  
User’s Guide are registered trademarks of  
their respective companies.  
A
A - 10  
 
Menu and Features  
B
Memory storage  
On-screen  
programming  
If there is a power failure, you will not lose  
your menu settings because they are stored  
permanently. Temporary settings (such as  
Contrast, Overseas Mode, and so on) will be  
lost. You may also have to reset the date and  
time.  
Your machine is designed to be easy to use  
with LCD on-screen programming using the  
menu keys. User-friendly programming helps  
you take full advantage of all the menu  
selections your machine has to offer.  
Note  
Since your programming is done on the LCD,  
we have created step-by-step on-screen  
instructions to help you program your  
Your machine can store the date and time up  
to 60 hours.  
machine. All you need to do is follow the  
instructions as they guide you through the  
menu selections and programming options.  
Menu table  
The Menu table that begins on page B-3 will  
help you understand the menu selections and  
options that are found in the machine’s  
programs. Once you become familiar with  
programming, you can use the Menu table as  
a quick reference when you want to change  
your settings.  
Note  
You can program your machine by pressing  
Menu/Set, followed by the menu numbers.  
For example to set Beeper Volume to Low.  
Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 2 and or to select  
Low.  
Press Menu/Set.  
B - 1  
               
Menu and Features  
You can access the menu mode by pressing  
Menu/Set.  
When you enter the menu, the LCD scrolls.  
Menu keys  
Press 1 for General Setup menu  
Select ▲▼ & Set  
1.General Setup  
OR—  
Press 2 for Fax menu  
Access the menu  
Select ▲▼ & Set  
2.Fax  
Go to the next menu level  
Accept an option  
OR—  
Scroll through the current menu  
level  
Press 3 for Copy menu  
Select ▲▼ & Set  
3.Copy  
Go back to the previous menu  
level or forward to the next menu  
level  
Press 0 for Initial Setup  
Exit the menu  
Select ▲▼ & Set  
0.Initial Setup  
You can scroll more quickly through each  
menu level or to your next menu selection by  
pressing the or arrow key for the  
direction you want.  
Select an option by pressing Menu/Set when  
that option appears on the LCD.  
The LCD will then show the next menu level.  
When you finish setting an option, the LCD  
shows Accepted.  
B
B - 2  
   
Chapter B  
Menu Table  
Select & Set  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Main Menu  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
Page  
1. General  
Setup  
1. Mode Timer  
5 Mins  
2 Mins  
1 Min  
30 Secs  
0 Sec  
Off  
Sets the time to return to  
Fax mode.  
3-8  
2. Paper Type  
1. Tray#1  
Thin  
Plain  
Thick  
Thicker  
Recycled Paper  
Sets the type of paper in  
the paper tray.  
3-9  
3-9  
(This menu only  
appears when you  
have the optional  
tray #2)  
2. Tray#2  
Thin  
Plain  
Thick  
Thicker  
Recycled Paper  
Sets the type of paper in  
the paper tray.  
(This menu only  
appears when you  
have the optional  
tray #2)  
3. Small Paper 1. Tray#1  
(This menu only  
B5  
DL  
Com10  
JISB5  
Sets the size of the paper 3-9  
in the paper tray.  
appears when you  
have the optional  
tray #2)  
2. Tray#2  
B5  
JISB5  
Sets the size of the paper 3-9  
in the paper tray.  
(This menu only  
appears when you  
have the optional  
tray #2)  
4. Volume  
1. Ring  
High  
Med  
Low  
Off  
Adjusts the ring volume.  
3-10  
2. Beeper  
3. Speaker  
High  
Med  
Low  
Off  
Adjusts the volume level of 3-10  
the beeper.  
High  
Med  
Low  
Off  
Adjusts the speaker  
volume.  
3-10  
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 3  
     
Menu and Features  
Select & Set  
Main Menu  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
Page  
1. General  
Setup  
5. Auto  
Daylight  
On  
Off  
Changes for Daylight  
Savings Time  
3-1  
automatically.  
(Continued)  
6. Ecology  
1. Toner Save  
2. Sleep Time  
On  
Off  
Increases the page yield  
of the toner cartridge.  
3-7  
3-8  
(0-99)  
30 Min  
Conserves power.  
7. LCD  
Contrast  
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Adjust the contrast of the 3-3  
LCD.  
8. Security  
1. Mem  
Security  
Prohibits most operations 4-3  
except receiving faxes into  
the memory.  
2. Setting  
Lock  
Prohibits the settings for  
Date & Time, Station ID,  
Quick-Dial and General  
Setup.  
4-1  
11-2  
9. Tray Use:  
Copy  
Tray#1 Only  
Tray#2 Only  
Auto  
Select the tray that will be  
used for copying.  
(This setting only  
appears when you  
have the optional  
tray #2.)  
6-3  
0. Tray Use:  
Fax  
Tray#1 Only  
Tray#2 Only  
Auto  
Select the tray that will be  
used for faxing.  
(This setting only  
appears when you  
have the optional  
tray #2.)  
B
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 4  
Chapter B  
Select & Set  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Main Menu  
2. Fax  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
Page  
1. Setup  
Receive  
1. Ring Delay  
04  
03  
02  
01  
00  
Sets the number of rings  
before the machine  
answers in Fax Only or  
Fax/Tel mode.  
6-2  
(In Fax mode  
only)  
2. F/T Ring  
Time  
70 Sec  
40 Sec  
30 Sec  
20 Sec  
Sets the  
pseudo/double-ring timein  
Fax/Tel mode.  
6-3  
6-5  
3. Easy  
Receive  
On  
Off  
Receives fax messages  
without pressing Black  
Start or Color Start.  
4. Remote  
Codes  
On( 51, #51) You can answer all calls at 6-5  
Off  
an extension or external  
phone and use codes to  
turn the machine on or off.  
You can personalize these  
codes.  
5. Auto  
Reduction  
On  
Off  
Reduces the size of  
incoming faxes.  
6-4  
6. Print  
Density  
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Makes printouts darker or 6-6  
lighter.  
7. Polling RX  
1. Contrast  
Sets up your machine to  
poll another fax machine.  
10-1  
2. Setup Send  
Auto  
Light  
Dark  
Changes the lightness or 5-5  
darkness of faxes you  
send.  
(In Fax mode  
only)  
2. Fax  
Resolution  
Standard  
Fine  
Sets the default resolution 5-5  
for outgoing faxes.  
S.Fine  
Photo  
3. Delayed Fax  
Sets the time of day in 24 5-8  
hour format that the  
delayed faxes will be sent.  
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 5  
Menu and Features  
Select & Set  
Main Menu  
Select & Set  
to accept  
Descriptions  
to exit  
Page  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
2. Fax  
2. Setup Send  
4. Batch TX  
On  
Off  
Combines delayed faxes 5-8  
to the same fax number at  
the same time of day into  
one transmission.  
(Continued)  
(In Fax mode  
only)  
(Continued)  
5. Real Time TX Off  
On  
You can send a fax  
without using the memory.  
5-6  
Next Fax:On  
Next Fax:Off  
6. Polled TX  
On  
Off  
Sets up your machine with 10-2  
a document to be retrieved  
by another fax machine.  
7. Coverpg  
Setup  
Off  
On  
Automatically sends a  
Cover Page you have  
programmed.  
5-10  
Next Fax:On  
Next Fax:Off  
Print Sample  
8. Coverpage  
Msg  
You can set up your own 5-9  
comments for fax Cover  
Page.  
9. Overseas  
Mode  
On  
Off  
If you are having difficulty 5-7  
sending faxes overseas,  
set this to On.  
3. Set  
Quick-Dial  
1. One-Touch  
Dial  
Stores One-Touch Dial  
numbers, so you can dial  
by pressing one key (and  
Black Start or Color  
Start.).  
7-3  
7-4  
2. Speed-Dial  
Stores Speed-Dial  
numbers, so you can dial  
by pressing only a few  
keys (and Black Start or  
Color Start.).  
B
3. Setup  
Groups  
Sets up a Group number 7-5  
for Broadcasting.  
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 6  
Chapter B  
Select & Set  
Main Menu  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Page  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
2. Fax  
4. Report  
Setting  
1. Transmission On  
On+Image  
Initial setup for  
Transmission Verification  
Report and Fax Journal.  
9-1  
(Continued)  
Off  
Off+Image  
2. Journal  
Period  
Every 7 Days  
9-1  
Every 2 Days  
Every 24 Hours  
Every 12 Hours  
Every 6 Hours  
Every 50 Faxes  
Off  
5. Remote Fax  
Opt  
1. Fwd/Page/  
Store  
Off  
Sets the machine to  
Fax Forward  
Paging  
Fax Storage  
PC Fax Receive memory (so you can  
retrieve them while you  
are away from your  
forward fax messages, to  
call your pager, to store  
incoming faxes in the  
(Backup print for  
Fax Forward/PC  
Fax Receive)  
machine), or to send faxes  
to your PC.  
If you selected Fax  
Forward or PC Fax  
Receive, you can turn on  
the safety feature Backup  
Print.  
2. Remote  
Access  
---  
You must set your own  
code for Remote  
Retrieval.  
8-5  
6-6  
3. Print Fax  
Prints incoming faxes  
stored in the memory.  
6. Remaining  
Jobs  
Checks which jobs are in 5-9  
the memory and lets you  
cancel selected jobs.  
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 7  
Menu and Features  
Select & Set  
Main Menu  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
Page  
2. Fax  
0. Miscellaneous 1. Compatibility High  
Normal  
Basic  
Adjusts the Equalization  
for transmission problems.  
C-20  
(Continued)  
2. Distinctive Off  
Set  
Uses the Telephone  
Company’s Distinctive  
Ring subscriber service to  
register the ring pattern  
with the machine.  
7-8  
(On)  
3. Caller ID  
Display#  
Print Report  
View or print a list of the  
last 30 Caller IDs stored in  
the memory.  
7-8  
3. Copy  
1. Quality  
Text  
Auto  
Photo  
Selects the Copy  
resolution for your type of  
document.  
11-3  
2. Brightness  
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Adjusts the brightness for 11-7  
copies  
3. Contrast  
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Adjusts the contrast for  
copies.  
11-8  
4. Color  
Adjust  
1. Red  
2. Green  
3. Blue  
R:-ꢀꢀꢀꢀ„+Adjusts the amount of Red 11-8  
R:-ꢀꢀꢀ„ꢀ+in copies.  
R:-ꢀꢀ„ꢀꢀ+▲  
R:-ꢀ„ꢀꢀꢀ+▲  
R:-„ꢀꢀꢀꢀ+▲  
G:-ꢀꢀꢀꢀ„+Adjusts the amount of  
G:-ꢀꢀꢀ„ꢀ+Green in copies.  
G:-ꢀꢀ„ꢀꢀ+▲  
G:-ꢀ„ꢀꢀꢀ+▲  
G:-„ꢀꢀꢀꢀ+▲  
11-8  
11-8  
B
B:-ꢀꢀꢀꢀ„+Adjusts the amount of  
B:-ꢀꢀꢀ„ꢀ+Blue in copies.  
B:-ꢀꢀ„ꢀꢀ+▲  
B:-ꢀ„ꢀꢀꢀ+▲  
B:-„ꢀꢀꢀꢀ+▲  
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 8  
Chapter B  
Select & Set  
Main Menu  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Page  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
4. Printer  
1. Emulation  
Auto  
HP LaserJet  
BR-Script 3  
Selects the emulation  
mode.  
See  
Software  
User’s  
Guide  
on the  
CD-ROM  
2. Print  
Options  
1. Internal  
Prints a list of the  
machine’s internal fonts.  
Font  
2. Configuration  
Prints a list of the  
machine’s print settings.  
3. Test Print  
Prints a test page.  
3. Reset  
Printer  
Returns the print settings  
to the original factory  
default settings.  
4. Calibration  
Calibrate  
Reset  
Adjusts the color density  
or returns the color  
calibration to the factory  
setting.  
5. Print  
Reports  
1. Transmission —  
You can print these lists  
and reports.  
9-2  
2. Help List  
3. Quick-Dial  
4. Fax Journal  
5. User  
Settings  
6. Network  
Config  
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 9  
Menu and Features  
Select & Set  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Main Menu  
6. LAN  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
Page  
1. Setup  
TCP/IP  
1. BOOT Method Auto  
You can choose the  
BOOT method that best  
suits your needs.  
See  
Static  
RARP  
BOOTP  
DHCP  
Network  
User’s  
Guide  
on the  
CD-ROM  
2. IP Address  
[000-255].  
Enter the IP address.  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255]  
3. Subnet Mask [000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
Enter the Subnet mask.  
[000-255]  
4. Gateway  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255]  
Enter the Gateway  
address.  
5. Node Name  
BRN_XXXXXX  
Enter the Node name.  
6. WINS Config Auto  
Static  
You can choose the WINS  
configuration mode.  
7. WINS Server (Primary)  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
Specifies the IP address of  
the primary or secondary  
WINS server.  
[000-255].  
[000-255]  
(Secondary)  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255]  
8. DNS Server  
(Primary)  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255]  
(Secondary)  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255]  
Specifies the IP address of  
the primary or secondary  
DNS server.  
B
9. APIPA  
On  
Off  
Automatically allocates  
the IP address from the  
link-local address range.  
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 10  
Chapter B  
Select & Set  
Main Menu  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Page  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
6. LAN  
2. Setup  
Internet  
1. Mail  
Address  
(60 characters)  
Enter the mail address.  
See  
Network  
User’s  
Guide  
on the  
CD-ROM  
(Continued)  
2. SMTP Server [000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
Enter the SMTP server  
address.  
[000-255]  
3. POP3 Server [000-255].  
[000-255].  
[000-255].  
Enter the POP3 server  
address.  
[000-255]  
4. Mailbox  
Name  
(Up to 20  
characters)  
Enter the mail box name.  
5. Mailbox Pwd Password:  
Enter the password to  
login to the POP3 server.  
******  
3. Setup Mail  
RX  
1. Auto  
Polling  
On  
Off  
Automatically checks the  
POP3 server for new  
messages.  
2. Poll  
Frequency  
(01-60)  
10Min  
Sets the interval for  
checking for new  
messages on the POP3  
server.  
3. Header  
All  
Selects the contents of the  
mail header to be printed.  
Subject+From+To  
None  
4. Del Error  
Mail  
On  
Off  
Deletes error mails  
automatically.  
5. Notification On  
MDN  
Off  
Sends notification  
messages.  
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 11  
Menu and Features  
Select & Set  
Main Menu  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
Page  
6. LAN  
4. Setup Mail  
TX  
1. Sender  
Subject  
Displays the subject that is See  
attached to the Internet  
Fax data.  
Network  
User’s  
Guide  
(Continued)  
2. Size Limit  
On  
Off  
Displays a warning that  
the size of the E-mail  
document is larger than  
1 MB. The document will  
not be sent.  
on the  
CD-ROM  
3. Notification On  
Off  
Sends notification  
messages.  
5. Setup Relay 1. Rly  
Broadcast  
On  
Off  
Relays a document to  
another fax machine.  
2. Relay  
Domain  
RelayXX:  
(Up to 30  
Registers the Domain  
name.  
characters)  
3. Relay  
Report  
On  
Off  
Prints the Relay Broadcast  
Report.  
6. Setup Misc. 1. Ethernet  
Auto  
Selects Ethernet link  
mode.  
100B-FD  
100B-HD  
10B-FD  
10B-HD  
2. Time Zone  
GMT-5:00  
Sets the time zone for your  
country.  
7. Scan to  
E-mail  
1. B/W File  
Type  
TIFF  
PDF  
Selects the file type.  
2. ColorFile  
Type  
JPEG  
PDF  
0. Factory  
Reset  
Restores all Network  
settings to factory default.  
B
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 12  
Chapter B  
Select & Set  
Main Menu  
Select & Set  
to accept  
to exit  
Page  
Submenu  
Menu Selections Options  
Descriptions  
7. Machine  
Info.  
1. Serial No.  
Lets you check the serial C-40  
number of your machine.  
2. Page  
Counter  
Total  
Copy  
Print  
List/Fax  
Lets you check the  
number of total pages the  
machine has printed  
during its life.  
C-40  
C-40  
3. Parts Life  
1. OPC Belt Life OPC Belt Life You can check the  
Remaining:XXX% percentage of unused  
(remaining) life for these  
2. Fuser Life  
Fuser Life  
Remaining:XXX%  
parts.  
3. 120K Kit Life 120K Kit Life  
Remaining:XXX%  
4. PF Kit2 Life PF Kit2 Life  
Remaining:XXX%  
0. Initial  
Setup  
1. Receive  
Mode  
Fax Only  
Fax/Tel  
External TAD  
Manual  
You can choose the  
receive mode that best  
suits your needs.  
6-1  
2. Date/Time  
3. Station ID  
Puts the date and time on 3-1  
the LCD and in headings  
of faxes you send.  
Fax:  
Tel:  
Name:  
Program your name and  
fax number to appear on  
each page you fax.  
3-2  
4. Tone/Pulse  
5. Dial Tone  
Tone  
Pulse  
Selects the dialing mode. 3-3  
Detection  
No Detection  
You can shorten the dial  
tone detect pause.  
0. Local  
Language  
English  
French  
Allows you to change the SeeQuick  
LCD language for your  
Setup  
country.  
Guide  
Note  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
B - 13  
Menu and Features  
Copy options key  
Use the Options key to quickly set the following copy settings temporarily for the next copy. After  
you choose each setting by pressing Menu/Set, the LCD shows Set temporarily. Press  
Black Start or Color Start when you have finished choosing settings.  
Press  
Menu Selections  
Options  
Page  
select  
select  
Quality  
Auto  
Text  
Photo  
11-3  
Stack/Sort  
Brightness  
Stack  
11-7  
11-7  
Sort  
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Contrast  
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11-5  
Page Layout  
Off(1 in 1)  
2 in 1 (P)  
2 in 1 (L)  
4 in 1 (P)  
4 in 1 (L)  
Poster(3 x 3)  
Tray Select  
Auto  
11-2  
(This menu only appears when you have #1 (XXX)*  
the optional tray#2.)  
#2 (XXX)*  
B
* XXXis the paper size detected by the tray or the small paper size you set in Menu/Set, 1, 3.  
Note  
If both trays are using paper that is the same size, Autowill allow your machine to take paper  
from Tray#2 if Tray#1 is out of paper.  
The factory settings are shown in Bold.  
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Chapter B  
Special characters and symbols  
Press , # or 0, and then press or  
Entering Text  
to  
When you are setting certain menu  
move the cursor under the special character  
or symbol you want. Then press Menu/Set to  
select it.  
selections, such as the Station ID, you may  
need to type text into the machine. Most  
number keys have three or four letters printed  
above the keys. The keys for 0, # and  
not have printed letters because they are  
used for special characters.  
Press  
for  
(space) ! " # $ % & ’ ( )  
+ , - . /  
do  
Press #  
Press 0  
for  
for  
: ; < = > ? @ [ ] ^ _  
É À È Ê Î Ç Ë Ö 0  
By pressing the appropriate number key  
repeatedly, you can access the character you  
want.  
Press  
Key  
one  
time  
two  
times  
three  
times  
four  
times  
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
D
G
J
B
E
H
K
N
Q
U
X
C
F
I
2
3
4
5
6
S
8
Z
L
M
P
T
O
R
V
Y
W
Inserting spaces  
To enter a space in the fax number, press  
once between numbers. To enter a space in  
the name, press  
characters.  
twice between  
Making corrections  
If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to  
change it, press  
to move the cursor under  
the incorrect character. Then press  
Stop/Exit. All letters above and to the right of  
the cursor will be deleted. Re-enter the  
correct character. You can also back up and  
type over incorrect letters.  
Repeating letters  
If you need to enter a character that is on the  
same key as the previous character, press  
to move the cursor to the right before you  
press the key again.  
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Troubleshooting and routine  
maintenance  
C
Troubleshooting  
IMPORTANT  
For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be made  
from within that country.  
Error messages  
As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur. If this happens, your machine identifies  
the problem and displays an error message. The most common error messages are shown below.  
You can correct most problems by yourself. If you need more help, the Brother Solutions Center  
offers latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.  
ERROR MESSAGES  
ERROR MESSAGE  
CAUSE  
ACTION  
Calibrate  
Toner is getting low.  
Check that the toner cartridges are not low and try  
again.  
Calibration  
Failed  
Check Tray#1  
Check Tray#2  
The indicated tray is not completely  
closed.  
Close the indicated tray properly.  
Comm.Error  
Poor phone line quality caused a  
communication error.  
Send the fax again or connect the machine to another  
telephone line. If the problem continues, call the  
telephone company and ask them to check your phone  
line.  
Connection Fail  
Cover Open  
You tried to poll a fax machine that is Check the other fax machine’s polling setup.  
not in Polled Waiting mode.  
The back cover is not completely  
closed.  
Close the back cover of the machine.  
Close the front cover of the machine.  
Close the inside cover of the machine.  
Close the back  
cover(3)  
Cover Open  
The front cover is not completely  
closed.  
Close the front  
cover(2)  
Cover Open  
The inside cover is not completely  
closed.  
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Close the inside  
cover(1)  
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Chapter C  
ERROR MESSAGES  
ERROR MESSAGE  
Data Remaining  
CAUSE  
ACTION  
Print data is left in the machine’s  
memory.  
Re-start printing from your computer.  
Print data is left in the machine’s  
memory. The interface cable was  
unplugged while the computer was  
sending the data to the machine.  
Press Job Cancel. The machine will cancel the job  
and clear it from the memory. Try to print again.  
Disconnected  
Document Jam  
The other person or other person’s fax Try to send or receive again.  
machine stopped the call.  
The document was not inserted or fed See Document jams on page C-6.  
properly, or the document scanned  
from the ADF was too long.  
DR Mode in Use  
The machine is set to Distinctive Ring Set Distinctive Ring to Off.  
mode. You can not change the  
Receive Mode from Manual to another  
mode.  
Near Waste Toner The waste toner pack is nearly full.  
Replace the waste toner pack. (See Replacing the  
No Fusing Unit  
No OPC Belt  
The fusing unit was not detected.  
Please install one. (See Fusing unit on page C-35.)  
The OPC belt cartridge is not installed. Install the OPC belt cartridge. (See Replacing the OPC  
No Paper Fed #1  
No Paper Fed #2  
The machine is out of paper or paper Refill the paper in the paper tray, and then press  
is not properly loaded in the indicated Black Start or Color Start.  
paper tray.  
OR—  
Remove the paper and load it again, and then press  
Black Start or Color Start.  
No Response/Busy The number you dialed does not  
Verify the number and try again.  
answer or is busy.  
No Toner X  
The toner cartridge is not installed  
properly.  
Reinstall the X toner cartridge. (See How to replace a  
toner cartridge on page C-30 and follow the steps for  
properly taking out and inserting the cartridge.)  
X = C, M, Y, K  
(C: Cyan,  
M: Magenta,  
Y: Yellow, K: Black)  
No TR Roller  
The transfer roller is not installed.  
Install the transfer roller. (See Replacing the transfer  
roller on page C-39 and follow the steps for properly  
installing the roller.)  
Not Registered  
You tried to access a One-Touch or  
Speed Dial number that is not  
programmed.  
Set up the One-Touch or Speed Dial number.  
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ERROR MESSAGES  
ERROR MESSAGE  
Out of Memory  
CAUSE  
ACTION  
The machine’s memory is full.  
(Fax sending or copy operation in progress)  
Press Black Start or Color Start to send or copy the  
scanned pages.  
OR—  
Press Stop/Exit and wait until the other operations in  
progress have finished and then try again.  
OR—  
Clear the faxes from the memory. (See Out of Memory  
(Printing operation in progress)  
Reduce print resolution. (See Advanced tab in the  
Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
OR—  
Clear the faxes from the memory. (See Out of Memory  
OR—  
Paper Jam A1  
Paper Jam A2  
Paper Jam B  
Paper Jam C  
Remove the jammed paper. See the  
alphanumerical diagram to check on  
the location.  
Replace 120K Kit It is time to replace the 120K kit.  
Replace Fuser It is time to replace the fusing unit.  
Call Brother Customer Service to replace the 120K kit.  
Replace the fusing unit. (See Replacing the fusing unit  
Replace OPC Belt It is time to replace the OPC belt  
Replace the OPC belt cartridge. (See Replace OPC  
cartridge.  
Replace PF Kit2  
Stacker Full  
It is time to replace the PF kit2.  
The output tray is full of paper.  
Call Brother Customer Service to replace the PF kit2.  
Remove the paper from the output tray.  
Toner Empty X  
The toner is used up and printing is  
not possible.  
Replace the used toner cartridge with a new one. (See  
X = C, M, Y, K  
Toner Error  
The machine has detected an  
incompatible toner cartridge.  
Use only Brother genuine toner cartridges.  
Order a new toner cartridge now.  
Toner Low X  
The indicated color toner is nearly  
empty.  
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X = C, M, Y, K  
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Chapter C  
ERROR MESSAGES  
ERROR MESSAGE  
CAUSE  
ACTION  
Unable to Init.  
The machine has a mechanical  
problem.  
Turn off the machine's power switch and then turn it on  
again. If the error message continues leave the  
machine for several minutes and then try it again. (The  
machine can be turned off for up to 60 hours without  
losing faxes stored in the memory. If the machine will  
be off longer than 60 hours, you can save the faxes in  
(Initialize)  
Unable to Print  
Unable to Scan  
Waste Toner Full The waste toner pack is full.  
Replace the waste toner pack. (See Replacing the  
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
Checking if the machine has faxes in  
its memory  
Transferring faxes to your PC  
You can transfer the faxes from your  
machine’s memory to your PC.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 9, 0, 1.  
1 Press Stop/Exit.  
2 If the LCD shows No Data, there are no  
faxes left in the machine’s memory.  
2 Make sure you have installed MFL-Pro  
Suite on your PC, and then turn on PC  
Fax Receiving on the PC. (For details  
about PC Fax Receive, see Brother  
PC-FAX software in the Software User’s  
Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
OR—  
If the LCD shows Enter Fax No.  
there are faxes in the machine’s  
memory.  
• You can transfer the faxes to another fax  
another fax machine.)  
3 Make sure you have set  
PC Fax Receiveon the machine.  
• You can transfer the faxes from the  
machine’s memory to your PC. (See  
During setup the LCD will ask if you  
want to transfer the faxes to your PC.  
Note  
4 To transfer all faxes to your PC, press 1.  
OR—  
You can transfer the Fax Journal report to  
another fax machine by pressing  
Menu/Set, 9, 0, 2 in Step 1.  
To exit and leave the faxes in the  
memory, press 2.  
Forwarding faxes to another fax  
machine  
Note  
If there is an error on the machine’s LCD,  
after the faxes have been transferred  
disconnect the machine from the power  
source for several minutes, and then  
reconnect it.  
If you have not set up your Station ID you  
cannot enter fax transfer mode.  
1 Enter the fax number to which the faxes  
will be forwarded.  
2 Press Black Start or Color Start.  
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Chapter C  
Document is jammed under the  
document cover  
Document jams  
If the document is jammed, follow the steps  
below.  
1 Take out any paper from the ADF that is  
not jammed.  
Document is jammed in the top of the  
ADF unit  
2 Lift the document cover.  
3 Pull the jammed document out to the  
1 Take out any paper from the ADF that is  
right.  
not jammed.  
2 Open the ADF cover.  
3 Pull the jammed document out to the  
left.  
4 Close the document cover.  
5 Press Stop/Exit.  
Document is jammed at the output  
tray  
4 Close the ADF cover.  
Press Stop/Exit.  
1 Pull the jammed document out to the  
right.  
Note  
To avoid future document jams close the ADF  
cover properly by pushing it gently in the  
center.  
2 Press Stop/Exit.  
C - 6  
   
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
Paper jams  
WARNING  
If paper jams inside the machine, the  
machine will stop. One of the following LCD  
messages will appear to tell you where to find  
the jammed paper.  
The fusing unit and the parts around it are  
hot! Never touch the shaded areas shown  
below.  
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B
A1  
A2  
Paper may jam in the paper tray, inside the  
machine, at the back cover, or where the  
paper comes out of the machine. Check  
where the jam is and follow the instructions  
on the next few pages to remove the jammed  
paper.  
Paper Jam A1  
Paper jam in the standard paper tray (TRAY1)  
Paper Jam A2  
If the error message still appears on the LCD  
after you remove the jammed paper, there  
may be more paper jammed somewhere  
else. Please check the machine thoroughly.  
Paper jam in the optional lower tray (TRAY2)  
Paper Jam B  
Paper jam inside the machine.  
After you have followed the instructions, the  
machine will resume printing automatically.  
Paper Jam C  
After a paper jam has occurred, data usually  
stays in the machine’s memory.  
Paper jam where the paper comes out of the  
machine.  
After removing the jammed paper, and the  
next printed page is stained with toner, print  
several test pages before restarting your print  
job.  
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Chapter C  
Paper Jam A1 / Paper Jam A2  
CAUTION  
Do not touch the toner surface of the  
jammed paper. It might stain your  
hands or clothes.  
Paper Jam A1  
Paper Jam A2  
Remove the jammed paper carefully to  
prevent spreading toner.  
Take care not to stain your hands and  
clothes. Wash toner stains immediately  
with cold water.  
If there is a paper jam in the paper tray, follow  
these steps:  
Never touch the transfer roller.  
1 Pull out the paper tray.  
If the paper in the paper tray is creased  
at the edges, paper jams can occur. To  
prevent this, please turn the paper  
over.  
2 Take out the jammed paper.  
Note  
Do not use the following paper:  
Bent/curled paper  
Moist paper  
Paper that does not meet specifications  
3 Put the paper tray back in the machine.  
4 Open the back cover. If there is any  
jammed paper where the paper comes  
out, remove it.  
5 Close the back cover.  
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
3 If the paper is caught in the registration  
roller (1), remove the jammed paper by  
holding it with both hands and pulling it  
slowly toward you.  
Paper Jam B  
Paper Jam B  
1
If paper is caught inside the machine, follow  
these steps:  
WARNING  
Thesepaper jams arenear the fusing  
roller, which is extremely hot during  
operation. Remove the paper  
carefully.  
1 Open the back cover.  
4 If the paper is caught in the fusing roller,  
release the fusing unit pressure release  
levers on both sides.  
5 Remove the jammed paper at the back  
of the machine by holding it with both  
hands and pulling it slowly toward you.  
2 If the paper jammed while exiting the  
paper tray, remove the jammed paper  
by holding it with both hands and pulling  
it slowly toward you.  
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6 Lock the fusing unit pressure release  
levers.  
7 Close the back cover.  
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Chapter C  
2 Remove the jammed paper by pulling it  
Paper Jam C  
out slowly.  
Paper Jam C  
3 Reset the fusing unit pressure release  
levers.  
If paper has passed behind the back cover  
and there is a paper jam where the paper  
comes out, follow the steps below:  
1 Open the back cover and release the  
fusing unit pressure release levers.  
4 Close the back cover.  
C - 10  
 
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
If you are having difficulty with your machine  
If you think there is a problem with the way your faxes look, make a copy first. If the copy looks  
good, the problem is probably not your machine. Check the chart below and follow the  
troubleshooting tips.  
The Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.  
DIFFICULTY  
SUGGESTIONS  
Printing or Receiving Faxes  
Condensed print and horizontal  
streaks or the top and bottom of  
sentences are cut off.  
You probably had a bad connection, with static or interference on the telephone  
line. Ask the other party to send the fax again.  
Poor print quality  
Horizontal streaks; lines are  
missing.  
You may get a fax with horizontal streaks or with missing lines. Usually this is  
caused by a poor telephone connection. Ask the other party to send the fax again.  
Received faxes appear as split or  
blank pages.  
If the received faxes are divided and printed on two pages or if you get an extra  
blank page, turn on the Auto Reduction menu setting. (See Printing a reduced  
Received color fax prints only in  
black & white.  
Replace the color toner cartridges that are empty or nearly empty, and then ask  
the other person to send the color fax again. (See Replacing a toner cartridge on  
page C-29.) When Fax Forwarding, Paging or Fax Storage is turned on a color fax  
can only be received if the sending machine could convert it to black & white.  
Phone Line or Connections  
Dialing does not work.  
Check for a dial tone. Change Tone/Pulsesetting. (See Tone or Pulse on  
page 7-6.) Check all line cord connections. Check power cord connection. Send a  
manual fax by pressing Hook or by lifting the handset of the external phone and  
dialing the number. Wait to hear fax receiving tones before pressing Black Start  
or Color Start.  
The machine does not answer  
when called.  
Make sure the machine is in the correct receiving mode for your setup.  
(See Receive Mode on page 6-1.) Check for a dial tone. If possible, call your  
machine to hear it answer. If there is still no answer, check the telephone line cord  
connection. If there is no ringing when you call your machine, ask your telephone  
company to check the line.  
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Chapter C  
DIFFICULTY  
SUGGESTIONS  
Sending Faxes  
Poor fax send quality  
Change your resolution to Fineor S.Fine. Make a copy to check your machine’s  
scanner operation. If the copy quality is not good, clean the scanner.  
Transmission Verification Report  
says ‘RESULT:NG’.  
There is probably temporary noise or static on the line. Try sending the fax again.  
If you send a PC FAX message and get ‘RESULT:NG’ on the Transmission  
Verification Report, your machine may be out of memory. To gain extra memory,  
you can turn off Fax Storage, Paging or PC-FAX receive (see Turning off Remote  
Fax Options on page 8-4), print fax messages in memory (see Printing a fax from  
the memory on page 6-6) or cancel a Delayed Fax or Polling Job (see Canceling  
a fax in progress on page 5-2). If the problem continues, ask the telephone  
company to check your phone line.  
If you frequently get transmission errors due to possible interference on the phone  
line, try changing the Compatibility setting to Normalor Basic.  
Vertical black lines when sending. If the copy you made shows the same problem, your scanner is dirty.  
Handling Incoming Calls  
Machine ‘Hears’ Voice as CNG  
Tone.  
If Easy Receive is set to On, your machine is more sensitive to sounds. It may  
mistakenly interpret certain voices or music on the line as a calling fax machine  
and respond with fax receiving tones. Deactivate the machine by pressing  
Stop/Exit. Try avoiding this problem by turning Easy Receive to Off.  
Sending a Fax Call to the machine. If you answered on an external or extension phone, press your Fax Receive Code  
(default setting is ( 51). When your machine answers, hang up.  
Custom features on a single line.  
If you have Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller ID, RingMaster, Voice Mail, an  
answering machine, an alarm system or other custom feature on a single phone  
line with your machine, it may create a problem sending or receiving faxes.  
For Example: Your Brother machine handles the Caller ID subscriber service.  
However, if you subscribe to Call Waiting or some other custom service and its  
signal comes through the line while your machine is sending or receiving a fax, the  
signal can temporarily interrupt or disrupt the faxes. Brother’s ECM feature should  
help overcome this problem. This condition is related to the telephone system  
industry and is common to all devices that send and receive information on a  
single, shared line with custom features. If avoiding a slight interruption is crucial  
to your business, a separate line with no custom features is recommended.  
Menu Setting Difficulties  
The machine beeps when you try  
to access the Setup Receive and  
Setup Send menus.  
If the Fax  
key is not illuminated, press it to turn on Fax mode. The Setup  
Receive setting (Menu/Set, 2, 1) and Setup Send setting (Menu/Set, 2, 2) are  
available only when the machine is in Fax mode.  
Copy Quality Difficulties  
Vertical streaks appear in copies.  
Sometimes you may see vertical streaks on your copies. The scanner glass may  
C - 12  
   
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
DIFFICULTY  
SUGGESTIONS  
Printing Difficulties  
The machine does not print.  
Please make sure:  
• The machine is plugged in and the power switch is turned On.  
OR—  
• The toner cartridge and the OPC belt cartridge are installed properly.  
OR—  
• The interface cable is securely connected between the machine and computer.  
(See the Quick Setup Guide).  
OR—  
• The correct printer driver has been installed and selected.  
OR—  
• Check to see if the LCD is showing an error message.  
OR—  
• The machine is online. Click Start and then Printers and Faxes. Select ‘Brother  
MFC-9420CN’, and right-click. Make sure that “Use Printer Offline” is  
unchecked.  
The machine prints unexpectedly  
or it prints garbage.  
Turn off the machine's power switch and then turn it on again. If the error message  
continues leave the machine for several minutes and then try it again. (The  
machine can be turned off for up to 60 hours without losing faxes stored in the  
memory.) Check the settings in your application software to make sure it is set up  
to work with your machine  
The machine prints first couple of  
Your computer is not recognizing the machine’s input buffer full signal. Please  
pages correctly, then some pages make sure you connect the interface cable to the machine correctly.  
have text missing.  
(See the Quick Setup Guide.)  
The machine cannot print full  
pages of a document.  
Reduce the printing resolution. (See Advanced tab in the Software User’s Guide  
on the CD-ROM.)  
Out of Memorymessage occurs.  
Reduce the complexity of your document and try again. Reduce the graphic quality  
or the number of font sizes within your application software.  
OR—  
My headers or footers appear  
when I view my document on the  
screen but do not appear when I  
print them.  
There is an unprintable area on the top and bottom. Adjust the top and bottom  
margins in your document to allow for this.  
Scanning Difficulties  
TWAIN errors appear while  
scanning.  
Make sure the Brother TWAIN driver is selected as the primary source. In  
PaperPort®, click Scan in the File menu and select the Brother TWAIN driver.  
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Chapter C  
DIFFICULTY  
SUGGESTIONS  
Software Difficulties  
Cannot install software or print.  
Run the Repair MFL-Pro Suite program on the CD-ROM. This program will repair  
and reinstall the software.  
Cannot perform ‘2 in 1’ or ‘4 in 1’  
printing.  
Check that the paper size setting in the application and in the printer driver are the  
same.  
Machine does not print from Adobe Try to reduce the print resolution. (See Advanced tab in the Software User’s Guide  
Illustrator  
on the CD-ROM.)  
OR—  
When using ATM fonts, some  
characters are missing or some  
characters are printed in their  
place.  
If you are using Windows® 98/98SE/Me, select ‘Printer Settings’ from the ‘Start’  
menu. Select the properties of the ‘Brother MFC-9420CN’. Click ‘Spool Setting’ on  
the ‘Details’ tab. Select ‘RAW’ from ‘Spool Data Format.’  
‘Unable to write to LPT1’ or ‘LPT1 1. Make sure the machine is on (plugged into the AC power outlet and the power  
already in use’ Error Message  
appears.  
switch turned on) and that it is connected directly to the computer using the  
IEEE-1284 bi-directional parallel cable. The cable must not go through another  
peripheral device (such as a Zip Drive, External CD-ROM Drive, or Switch box).  
‘MFC is Busy’ Error Message  
appears.  
2. Make sure the machine is not displaying an error message on the LCD Display.  
3. Make sure no other device drivers, which also communicate through the parallel  
port, are running automatically when you boot up the computer (such as, drivers  
for Zip Drives, External CD-ROM Drive, etc.) Suggested areas to check: (Load=,  
Run=command lines in the win.ini file or the Setup Group)  
4. Check with your computer manufacturer to confirm that the computer’s parallel  
port settings in the BIOS are set to support a bi-directional machine; i.e. (Parallel  
Port Mode – ECP)  
Paper Handling Difficulties  
The machine does not load paper. If there is no paper, load a new stack of paper into the paper tray. If there is paper  
in the paper tray, make sure it is straight. If the paper is curled, you should  
straighten it. Sometimes it is helpful to remove the paper, turn the stack over and  
put it back into the paper tray. Reduce the amount of paper in the paper tray, and  
then try again.  
The LCD shows  
No Paper Fed #1or  
Paper Jam.  
If the LCD shows Paper Jamand you still have a problem, see Paper jams on  
How can I load envelopes?  
You can only load envelopes into the standard paper tray. To check that you are  
Make sure your application software is set up to print the envelope size you are  
using. This is usually done in the Page Setup or Document Setup menu of your  
software. Please refer to the manual provided with your software application.  
What paper can I use?  
You can use plain paper, recycled paper, envelopes, transparencies and labels  
that are made for laser machines. (For information on paper you can use, see  
How can I clear paper jams?  
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
DIFFICULTY  
SUGGESTIONS  
Print Quality Difficulties  
Printed pages are curled.  
Low quality thin or thick paper can cause this problem. Make sure you select the  
Paper Type that suits the media type you use. (See Acceptable paper and other  
Printed pages are smeared.  
Printouts are too light.  
The Paper Type setting may be incorrect for the type of print media you are  
using—OR—The print media may be too thick or have a rough surface.  
User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
If this problem occurs when making copies or printing received faxes, turn off  
Toner Save mode in the machine’s menu settings. (See Toner Save on page 3-7.)  
Set Toner Save mode to off in the Advanced tab in the printer driver.  
(See Advanced tab in the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
Network Difficulties  
I cannot print over the Network  
See Printing Problems in the Network User’s Guide on the CD-ROM  
OR—  
1. Make sure that your machine is powered on and is online and in Ready mode.  
2. Print a Network Configuration list and check the current Network settings printed  
3. Reconnect the LAN cable to the hub to verify that the cabling and network  
connections are good. If possible, try connecting the machine to a different port on  
your hub using a different cable.  
4. Contact your Network Administrator to check if the settings are correct.  
The network scanning feature does (For Windows® users only) Firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the  
not work.  
necessary network connection. Follow the instructions below to disable the  
Firewall. If you are using a personal Firewall software, please refer to the User’s  
Guide for your software or contact the software manufacturer.  
<Windows® XP SP2 users.>  
1. Click the ‘Start’ button, ‘Settings’, ‘Control Panel’ and then ‘Windows Firewall’.  
Make sure that Windows Firewall on the ‘Basic’ tab is set to On.  
2. Click the ‘Exceptions’ tab and ‘Add port’ button.  
3. Enter any name, port number (54295 for network scanning), select ‘UDP’ and  
click OK.  
4. Make sure if the new setting is added and is checked, and then click OK.  
For Windows® XP SP1 users, please go to the Brother Solutions Center.  
<For Windows® user>  
Your computer cannot find your  
machine.  
Firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network connection.  
For detail, see the instruction above.  
<For Macintosh® users>  
Re-select your machine in the DeviceSelector application located in Macintosh  
HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities or from the model pull-down list of  
ControlCenter2.  
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Chapter C  
Improving the print quality  
If you are having problems with print quality, please do a test print first (Menu/Set, 4, 2, 3).  
If the problem appears on the printout, then match it to one of the examples below and follow the  
recommendation. If the problem does not appear on the test print, please check driver settings  
and the interface cables as the problem may not lie with the machine.  
Examples of poor print quality  
Recommendation  
White lines or bands or ribbing  
across the page  
Check that the machine is on a solid level surface.  
Check that the back cover is closed properly.  
Check that the toner cartridges are installed properly.  
Shake the toner cartridges gently.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmno
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Check that the transfer roller is installed properly.  
Replace the transfer roller. (See Replacing the transfer roller on page C-39.)  
Colors are light or unclear on the  
whole page  
Check that the recommended paper was used. (See Recommended paper on  
Change the paper to freshly unpacked paper, and then check that the problem  
is solved.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnovwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Check that the back cover is closed properly.  
Shake the toner cartridges gently.  
Clean the laser glass. (See Cleaning the laser glass on page C-24.)  
Turn off Toner Save. (See Toner Save on page 3-7.)  
White streaks or bands down the  
page  
Clean the laser glass. (See Cleaning the laser glass on page C-24.)  
Identify the missing color and replace that toner cartridge. (See Replacing a toner  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnotw
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnpu.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
The toner has probably reached the end of its life.  
However, when you see a white vertical line on the toner roller, try the following  
procedure.  
Cut a sheet approx. 1.97 in. x 1.97 in. (50 mm x 50 mm) out of a transparency  
film.  
Insert the film about 2.54 in. (10 mm) into the gap between the toner roller and  
the blade.  
Slide the film and pull it out as shown below.  
C - 16  
   
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
Examples of poor print quality  
Recommendation  
Colored streaks or bands down the  
page  
Identify the color and replace that toner cartridge. (See Replacing a toner  
Replace the OPC belt cartridge. (See Replacing the OPC belt cartridge  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmno
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmno
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Colored lines across the page  
Clean the registration roller, the paper pick-up roller, the transfer roller guide  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnowxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnowxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
If the problem continues, identify the color and replace that toner cartridge.  
White spots or hollow print  
Change the paper to freshly unpacked paper.  
Check that the recommended paper was used. (See Recommended paper on  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopt.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Check that the room temperature is higher than 50 °F (10 °C)  
Completely blank or some colors  
are missing  
Check that the back cover is closed properly.  
Check that the front cover is closed properly.  
Identify the missing color and check that the toner cartridge is installed  
properly.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnoz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnoz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Replace the toner cartridge. (See Replacing a toner cartridge on page C-29.)  
Replace the OPC belt cartridge. (See Replacing the OPC belt cartridge  
Colored spots or Toner stain  
Identify the color causing the problem and replace the toner cartridge.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnoprstvxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
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Chapter C  
Examples of poor print quality  
Recommendation  
Toner scatter or toner stain  
Identify the color causing the problem and replace that toner cartridge.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghiklmnotw
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghiklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Replace the OPC belt cartridge. (See Replacing the OPC belt cartridge  
The color of your printouts is not  
what you expected  
Check that the toner cartridges are installed properly.  
Check that the toner cartridges are not empty. (See Toner empty message on  
Perform the calibration. (Menu/Set, 4, 4)  
Adjust the color by using the custom setting in the driver. Colors the machine  
can print and colors you see on a monitor are different. The machine may not  
be able to reproduce the colors on your monitor.  
Check to make sure the recommended paper was used. (See Recommended  
All one color  
Replace the OPC belt cartridge. (See Replacing the OPC belt cartridge (OP-4CL)  
Shade on the transparency  
Change to the recommended type of transparency, and then check that the  
problem is solved.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnowxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Check that the media type mode is selected properly.  
Color mis-registration  
Check that the OPC belt cartridge is installed properly.  
Check that the cleaning roller is installed properly.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnotw
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Replace the OPC belt cartridge. (See Replacing the OPC belt cartridge  
Replace the cleaning roller. (See Replacing the transfer belt cleaner on  
Uneven density appears  
periodically across the page  
Check that the toner cartridges are installed properly.  
Check that the OPC belt cartridge is installed properly.  
Check that the cleaning roller is installed properly.  
Check that the back cover is closed properly.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnoz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Check that the fusing unit is installed properly.  
Replace the OPC belt cartridge. (See Replacing the OPC belt cartridge  
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
Examples of poor print quality  
Recommendation  
Missing image at edge  
Check that the toner cartridges are installed properly.  
Check that the OPC belt cartridge is installed properly.  
Identify the color causing the problem and replace the toner cartridge.  
Replace the OPC belt cartridge. (See Replacing the OPC belt cartridge  
Wrinkle  
Change to a recommended type of paper, and then check that the problem is  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopt.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Check that the back cover is closed properly.  
Check that the transfer roller is installed properly.  
Check that the fusing unit is installed properly.  
Replace the fusing unit. (See Replacing the fusing unit on page C-35.)  
Mixed color image  
Check that the front cover is closed properly.  
Check that the toner cartridges are installed properly.  
Check that the transfer roller is installed properly.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Replace the toner cartridges. (See Replacing a toner cartridge on page C-29.)  
Insufficient gloss  
Offset image  
Check that the recommended paper is being used. (See Recommended paper on  
Check that the recommended paper is being used. (See Recommended paper on  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnouvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Poor fixing  
Check that the recommended paper is used. (See Recommended paper on  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmn
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ. 0123456789. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.  
Check that the media type mode is selected properly.  
Check that the release lever of the fusing unit is set properly.  
Replace the fusing unit. (See Replacing the fusing unit on page C-35.)  
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Poor fixing when printed on thick  
paper  
Set the machine to thick paper mode through the control panel or the printer driver.  
(See the Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM.)  
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Chapter C  
Setting Dial Tone Detection  
Routine maintenance  
Setting the dial tone to Detectionwill  
shorten the dial tone detect pause.  
CAUTION  
1 Press Menu/Set, 0, 5.  
If toner scatters and your hands or clothes  
get dirty, immediately wipe or wash it off  
with cold water.  
Initial Setup  
5.Dial Tone  
We recommend cleaning the following parts  
of the machine every 20,000 printed pages or  
every 12 months:  
2 Press or to select Detectionor  
No Detection.  
Press Menu/Set.  
Paper guides of the paper tray  
Registration roller  
Paper pick-up roller  
Transfer roller unit  
Transfer roller guide  
Exit roller  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Compatibility  
If you are having difficulty sending or  
receiving a fax due to possible interference  
on the phone line, we recommend that you  
adjust the Equalization for compatibility to  
reduce the modem speed for fax operations.  
Laser unit  
Laser glass  
1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 0, 1.  
Miscellaneous  
1.Compatibility  
2 Press or to select Basicor  
Normalor High.  
Press Menu/Set.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
Basicreduces the modem speed to 9600  
bps. Unless interference is a recurring  
problem on your phone line, you may  
prefer to use it only when needed.  
Normalsets the modem speed at 14400  
bps.  
Highsets the modem speed at 33600 bps  
When you change the Compatibility to  
Basic, the ECM feature is not available.  
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
2 Wipe the outside of the machine with a  
Cleaning the outside of the  
machine  
soft cloth to remove dust.  
CAUTION  
Use neutral detergents. Cleaning with  
volatile liquids such as thinner or  
benzine will damage the outside  
surface of the machine.  
Do not use cleaning materials that  
contain ammonia.  
Do not use isopropyl alcohol to remove  
dirt from the control panel. It may crack  
the panel.  
3 Remove anything that is stuck inside the  
paper tray.  
4 Wipe the inside and the outside of the  
paper tray with a soft cloth to remove  
dust.  
Clean the outside of the machine as  
follows:  
1 Pull the paper tray completely out of the  
machine.  
5 Re-load the paper and put the paper tray  
firmly back in the machine.  
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Chapter C  
Cleaning the scanner glass  
Cleaning to prevent paper  
jams  
Lift the document cover. Clean the scanner  
glass and white plastic above it with isopropyl  
alcohol on a soft lint-free cloth.  
When you clean the inside of the machine,  
pay attention to the following:  
Document  
Cover  
WARNING  
White Plastic  
The fusing unit and the parts around it  
are hot! Never touch the shaded areas  
shown below.  
Scanner  
glass  
Be careful not to inhale the toner.  
In the ADF unit, clean the white plastic bar  
and the scanner glass strip under it with  
isopropyl alcohol on a lint-free cloth.  
CAUTION  
When you clean parts inside the  
machine, use a clean, dry soft, lint-free  
cloth. Do not use Isopropyl alcohol.  
If your clothes are smeared with toner,  
wipe off the toner with a dry cloth.  
Immediately wash your clothes in cold  
water to avoid stains.  
White  
Plastic Bar  
Never touch or clean the transfer roller  
because print quality may be adversely  
affected.  
Glass Strip  
C - 22  
     
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
1 Turn off the machine’s power switch.  
Unplug the telephone line cord first, and  
then unplug the power cord from the AC  
power outlet. Open the back cover of the  
machine.  
WARNING  
Be careful you do not break the  
actuator while cleaning the registration  
roller and paper pick-up roller.  
Make sure you do not put too much  
pressure on the registration roller and  
paper pick-up roller. This could  
damage them and cause poor print  
quality.  
2 Clean the registration roller and the  
paper pick-up roller with a dry soft,  
lint-free cloth to prevent paper jams.  
3 Clean the transfer roller unit and the  
transfer roller guide with a dry soft,  
lint-free cloth to prevent paper jams.  
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Chapter C  
4 Clean the exit roller. This will help to  
prevent paper jams at the paper exit and  
dirt from appearing on your printouts.  
3 Open the inside cover so that it latches  
under the scanner unit.  
5 Close the back cover.  
6 Plug the machine’s power cord back into  
the AC power outlet first, and then plug  
in the telephone line cord. Turn on the  
machine’s power switch.  
4 To release the lock, push the green belt  
cartridge lock levers that are on both  
sides inwards.  
Cleaning the laser glass  
1 Turn off the machine’s power switch.  
Unplug the telephone line cord first, and  
then unplug the power cord from the AC  
power outlet.  
2 Open the scanner unit.  
5 Remove the OPC belt cartridge from the  
machine.  
C - 24  
 
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
6 Place the OPC belt cartridge on a flat  
surface and cover the shiny green OPC  
belt with a piece of paper to prevent  
exposing it to light.  
0 Open the laser glass cover.  
CAUTION  
Do not touch the OPC belt surface with  
your hands.  
Do not expose the OPC belt cartridge  
to bright room light or sunlight (a light  
source of 74.3 footcandles or 800 lux)  
for more than two minutes to avoid  
damaging the belt.  
A Clean the surface of the laser glass with  
7 Open the front cover of the machine.  
a dry soft, lint-free cloth.  
WARNING  
8 Take all the toner cartridges out of the  
Do not use volatile liquids such as thinner  
or benzene for cleaning the laser glass.  
This might cause poor print quality.  
machine.  
9 Clean the surface of the laser unit with a  
dry soft, lint-free cloth.  
B Close the laser glass cover.  
C Put all the toner cartridges and the OPC  
belt cartridge back in the machine. Do  
not try to push or lock the new toner  
cartridge in. It must rest loosely in the  
guide rails.  
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D Close the front cover and the inside  
cover, and then close the scanner unit.  
E Plug the machine’s power cord back into  
the AC power outlet first, and then plug  
in the telephone line cord. Turn on the  
machine’s power switch.  
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Chapter C  
Replacing the consumable items  
You will need to replace the following consumable items regularly. When the time comes to  
replace consumable items, the following messages will appear on the LCD.  
The machine will stop printing when the following maintenance messages appear on the LCD.  
LCD messages  
Consumable item Approximate life1  
to replace  
How to  
replace  
Order No.  
Toner cartridge  
10,000 pages (Black)2 See Toner  
TN-04BK  
TN-04C  
TN-04M  
TN-04Y  
Toner Empty X  
message on  
X = C, M, Y, K  
C = Cyan,  
6,600 pages (Cyan,  
Magenta, Yellow)2  
M = Magenta,  
Y = Yellow,  
K = Black  
Waste toner pack  
12,000 images  
See Waste  
toner pack  
on  
WT-4CL  
Waste Toner Full  
The following are maintenance messages that appear on the LCD in the Ready mode. These  
messages provide advanced warnings to replace the consumable items before they run out. To  
avoid any inconvenience, you may wish to buy spare consumable items before the machine stops  
printing.  
LCD message  
Consumable part Approximate life1  
to replace  
How to  
replace  
Order No.  
Toner cartridge  
10,000 pages (Black)2 See Toner  
TN-04BK  
TN-04C  
TN-04M  
TN-04Y  
Toner Low  
X
message on  
X = C, M, Y, K  
C = Cyan,  
6,600 pages (Cyan,  
Magenta, Yellow)2  
M = Magenta,  
Y = Yellow,  
K = Black  
Note  
The toner cartridges that come supplied with this machine are starter toners.  
Starter toners, are toner cartridges with approx. half the page yield of the standard toner cartridge,  
approx. 5,000 pages (Black) and approx. 3,000 pages (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow) at  
approximately 5% print coverage (Letter/A4 size).  
C - 26  
   
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
The following are maintenance messages that appear alternatively with the normal message on  
the upper row of the LCD when the machine is in the Ready mode. These messages advise you  
that you will need to replace each of the consumable items as soon as possible, since the  
consumable item’s end of life has been reached. The machine will continue printing when any of  
these messages appear on the LCD.  
LCD messages  
Consumable part Approximate life1  
to replace  
How to  
replace  
Order No.  
Waste toner pack  
12,000 Images  
WT-4CL  
Near Waste Toner  
OPC belt cartridge 60,000 images  
(Continuously printed)  
OP-4CL  
FP-4CL  
Replace OPC Belt  
Replace Fuser  
Fusing unit  
60,000 pages2  
Transfer belt  
cleaner  
Transfer roller  
120,000 pages2  
Call Brother  
Customer  
Service to  
replace the  
120K kit.  
Replace 120K Kit  
Paper pick-up roller  
Separator pad  
Transfer belt  
Paper feeding kit 2.  
Call Brother  
Customer  
Service to  
replace the  
paper  
Replace PF Kit2  
(Paper pick-up  
roller  
Separator pad)  
feeding kit 2.  
1
2
Definition of pages: actual output page number.  
Definition of images:  
If the image on a page contains only one color of either Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Black =>1 image,  
two colors => 2 images, three colors => 3 images, four colors => 4 images.  
At 5% coverage print (Letter/A4 size).  
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Chapter C  
Note  
Discard the used consumable item according to local regulations, keeping it separate from  
domestic waste. If you have questions, call your local waste disposal office. Be sure to re-seal  
the consumable item tightly so that the material inside does not spill.  
We recommend placing used consumable items on a piece of paper or cloth to prevent  
accidentally spilling or scattering the material inside.  
If you use paper that is not a direct equivalent for the recommended paper, the life of  
consumable items and machine parts may be reduced.  
The projected life for each of the items listed is based on an average of 5% coverage of the  
printable area using any color toner cartridge. Frequency of replacement will vary depending  
on the complexity of printed pages, percentage of coverage and type of media used.  
Toner nearly empty message  
Toner cartridges  
Check printed pages, page counter, and  
A new toner cartridge contains enough toner  
to print approx. 10,000 pages for Black and  
approx. 6,600 pages for Cyan, Magenta and  
Yellow Letter/A4-size single-sided pages at  
about 5% coverage.  
display messages regularly. If you see the  
message below, the machine has nearly run  
out of the indicated toner or the indicated  
toner is not evenly distributed inside the  
cartridge. Make sure you have a new toner  
cartridge ready for replacement.  
Note  
Toner Low  
X
The amount of toner used varies  
depending on how much print is on the  
page and the print density setting.  
X = C, M, Y, K  
If you change the print density setting for  
lighter or darker printing, the amount of  
toner that is used will change.  
C stands for Cyan, M stands for Magenta and  
Y stands for Yellow, K stands for Black.  
Although you can print approx. 300 (Black)  
and approx. 500 (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow)  
additional pages (at 5% coverage) after the  
Toner Lowmessage first appears, you  
should replace the toner cartridge with a new  
one before it becomes completely empty.  
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
Toner empty message  
CAUTION  
When the following message appears on the  
LCD and the machine stops printing, you  
need to replace the toner cartridge.  
Brother strongly recommends that you  
do not refill the toner cartridges  
provided with your machine. We also  
strongly recommend that you continue  
to use only Genuine Brother Brand  
replacement toner cartridges. Use or  
attempted use of potentially  
Toner Empty X  
Replacing a toner cartridge  
incompatible toner and/or cartridges in  
the Brother machine may cause  
damage to the machine and/or may  
result in unsatisfactory print quality.  
Our warranty coverage does not apply  
to any problem that is caused by the  
use of unauthorized third party toner  
and/or cartridges. To protect your  
investment and obtain premium  
The toner cartridge can print approx. 10,000  
pages for Black, 6,600 pages for Cyan,  
Magenta and Yellow. When the toner  
cartridge is running low, the LCD show the  
below message. X shows the toner color that  
is nearly empty. (C = Cyan, M = Magenta,  
Y = Yellow, K = Black) When the toner  
becomes empty, this message will change to  
Toner Empty X.  
performance from the Brother  
machine, we strongly recommend the  
use of Genuine Brother Supplies.  
Toner Low  
X
Printing with a third-party toner or  
third-party toner cartridges may reduce  
not only the print quality but also the  
quality and life of the machine itself. It  
may also cause serious damage to the  
performance and life of a OPC belt  
cartridge. Warranty coverage does not  
apply to problems caused by the use of  
third-party toner or third-party toner  
cartridges.  
Actual page count will vary depending on  
your average type of document (i.e., standard  
letter, detailed graphics).  
WARNING  
Do not put the toner cartridge into a fire. It  
could explode.  
Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until  
immediately before you install it in the  
machine. If a toner cartridge is left  
unpacked for a long period of time, the  
toner life is shortened.  
Note  
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We recommend that you clean the machine  
when you replace a toner cartridge.  
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Chapter C  
4 Hold the cartridge level with both hands  
and gently rock it from side to side three  
to four times to spread the toner evenly  
inside the cartridge. Remove the tape  
labeled REMOVE and the orange  
protective cover from the new toner  
cartridge.  
How to replace a toner cartridge  
1 Open the front cover of the machine.  
Note  
Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until  
immediately before you put it in the  
machine. If toner cartridges are left  
unpacked for a long time, the toner life will  
be shortened.  
2 Pull out the used toner cartridge.  
3 Take the new toner cartridge out of the  
Put the toner cartridge into the machine  
immediately after you have removed the  
protective cover. To prevent degradation  
to the print quality, do not touch the  
shaded parts shown.  
box.  
CAUTION  
Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If  
toner scatters on your hands or clothes,  
immediately wipe or wash it off with cold  
water.  
Note  
Discard the used toner cartridge  
according to local regulations, keeping it  
separate from domestic waste.  
Be sure to seal the toner cartridge tightly  
so toner powder does not spill out of the  
cartridge. If you have questions, call your  
local waste disposal office.  
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
5 Put in the new toner cartridge by  
positioning it in the guide. Slide it gently  
into the machine. Do not try to push or  
lock the new toner cartridge in; it must  
rest loosely in the guide rails and will  
automatically be positioned properly  
when the front cover is closed. Note that  
each color cartridge is individually keyed  
to prevent improper installation. Match  
each cartridge color label to the same  
color label on the machine.  
Waste toner pack  
After you have printed approximately 12,000  
images at 5% coverage, you must change the  
waste toner pack. When the waste toner pack  
is nearly full a warning message will be  
displayed.  
Near Waste Toner  
Waste toner pack full message  
When the waste toner pack is full, the  
following message appears on the LCD and  
the machine will stop printing. When you see  
this message, you must replace the waste  
toner pack.  
Waste Toner Full  
WARNING  
Do not re-use the waste toner pack.  
K
Do not put the waste toner pack into a  
K
Y
fire. It could explode.  
Y
M
Be careful not to spill the toner. Do not  
M
C
inhale or allow it to get into your eyes.  
C
6 Close the front cover.  
CAUTION  
If you use consumable items other than  
genuine Brother supplies or if you use  
refilled toner cartridges, the machine  
could be damaged or might not work  
properly. This may void your warranty.  
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Do not stand a toner cartridge on its  
end or turn it upside down.  
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Chapter C  
3 Take the cap off the new waste toner  
pack, and put the cap on the used waste  
toner pack.  
Replacing the waste toner pack  
CAUTION  
Handle the waste toner pack carefully. If  
toner scatters on your hands or clothes,  
immediately wipe or wash it off with cold  
water.  
1 Open the front cover of the machine.  
Note  
When you discard the used waste toner  
pack, place it in the plastic bag included  
with the replacement waste toner pack.  
Discard the used waste toner pack  
according to local regulations, keeping it  
separate from domestic waste. If you have  
questions, call your local waste disposal  
office.  
4 Put the new waste toner pack into the  
waste toner pack holder.  
2 Remove the waste toner pack from the  
holder at the lower right hand side of the  
machine. Be careful not to spill the  
toner.  
5 Close the front cover.  
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
4 To release the lock, push the green belt  
cartridge lock levers on both sides  
inwards.  
OPC belt cartridge  
Replace OPC belt cartridge message  
When the OPC belt cartridge runs out, the  
following message appears on the LCD.  
When you see this message, you must  
replace the OPC belt cartridge:  
Replace OPC Belt  
WARNING  
Do not touch the green film of the OPC  
belt cartridge. If you touch it, it could  
degrade print quality.  
5 Remove the OPC belt cartridge from the  
machine.  
Do not expose the OPC belt cartridge  
to bright room light or sunlight (a light  
source of 74.3 footcandles or 800 lux)  
for more than two minutes to avoid  
damaging the belt.  
Damage caused by improper handling  
of the OPC belt cartridge may void your  
warranty.  
Replacing the OPC belt cartridge  
(OP-4CL)  
1 Turn off the machine’s power switch.  
2 Open the scanner unit.  
6 Remove the tension release pins from  
both sides of the new OPC belt  
cartridge.  
3 Open the inside cover so that it latches  
under the scanner unit.  
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7 Remove the protective sheet from the  
new OPC belt cartridge. Do not touch  
the green part of the OPC belt cartridge.  
0 Close the inside cover, and then close  
the scanner unit.  
A Turn the machine’s power switch back  
on.  
Reset the OPC belt life counter  
1 Press Menu/Set, 7, 4.  
2 Press or to select OPC Belt  
and press Menu/Set.  
The confirmation message appears on  
the LCD.  
8 Put the new OPC belt cartridge into the  
machine guides with the flat side facing  
you.  
OPC Belt  
1.Reset 2.Exit  
3 Press 1 to reset the life counter.  
OR—  
Press 2 to cancel.  
9 To lock the cartridge into the machine,  
push the belt cartridge lock levers that  
are on both sides of the OPC belt  
cartridge outwards.  
C - 34  
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
Replacing the fusing unit  
Fusing unit  
1 Turn off the machine’s power switch. To  
avoid injury, wait until the machine has  
cooled down sufficiently before you  
replace the fusing unit.  
Replace fusing unit message  
When the following message appears on the  
LCD, you must replace the fusing unit.  
2 Open the back cover (1) and the  
scanner unit (2) of the machine.  
Replace Fuser  
WARNING  
The fusing unit and the parts around  
it are hot! Be sure to wait until the  
fusing unit has cooled down  
sufficiently before replacing the  
fusing unit. If you touch the hot  
parts, you might get injured.  
3 To release the fusing unit from the  
machine, release the lock levers that are  
on both sides of the fusing unit.  
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Chapter C  
4 Hold the handles on both sides as you  
6 Secure the fusing unit with the two lock  
levers that are on both sides of the  
fusing unit.  
take the fusing unit out of the machine.  
5 Put the new fusing unit into the machine.  
Be sure to insert the fusing unit  
7 Move the fusing unit pressure release  
levers to the Set position.  
completely into the machine.  
8 Close the scanner unit and the back  
cover.  
9 Turn the machine’s power switch back  
on.  
C - 36  
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
Reset the Fusing Unit life counter  
Replacing the transfer belt  
cleaner  
1 Press Menu/Set, 7, 4.  
2 Press or to select Fusing Unit  
and press Menu/Set.  
CAUTION  
The confirmation message appears on  
the LCD.  
Both ends of the transfer belt cleaner roller  
consist of metal bearings that connect the  
bias element to the power supply. These  
must be connected properly when you  
install the transfer belt cleaner. Be sure to  
check how to connect them properly by  
looking at the old transfer belt cleaner  
before you begin replacement.  
Fusing Unit  
1.Reset 2.Exit  
3 Press 1 to reset the life counter.  
OR—  
Press 2 to cancel.  
1 Turn off the machine’s power switch.  
2 Open the scanner unit.  
CAUTION  
Please be careful when replacing the  
fusing unit. Do not put pressure on the  
fusing unit; it should go in easily. If it does  
not, make sure the fusing unit connector is  
free to move.  
3 Open the inside cover of the machine so  
that it latches under the scanner unit.  
Do not apply force! It could damage both  
the fusing unit and the machine.  
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Chapter C  
4 Remove the transfer belt cover.  
7 Put the new transfer belt cleaner into the  
machine by gently placing the brass  
bearings into the guides, and then  
pushing the handle down until the  
bearings click into place. Make sure the  
transfer belt cleaner is free to move  
slightly upwards (rotating slightly around  
the bearings) in the housing after you  
have installed it.  
5 Remove the transfer belt cleaner by  
grasping the handle and lifting it up.  
8 Put the transfer belt cleaner cover back  
in, and then close the top cover.  
6 Clean the area where the new transfer  
belt cleaner is to be installed with a dry  
cotton cloth.  
9 Close the inside cover, and then close  
the scanner unit.  
0 Turn the machine’s power switch back  
on.  
C - 38  
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
5 Put in the new transfer roller by holding  
the lock levers of the transfer roller and  
adjusting the angle of the transfer roller  
lever shafts (both sides) to match the  
transfer unit grooves. Put the transfer  
roller onto the shafts and place the roller  
onto the springs as shown below:  
Replacing the transfer roller  
1 Turn off the machine’s power switch.  
2 Open the back cover of the machine.  
3 Release the transfer roller lock levers on  
the right and left-hand sides, and then lift  
the levers to release the transfer roller.  
Lock levers  
Transfer roller shaft  
Spring  
4 Take out the transfer roller by gently  
pulling the right-hand side up and sliding  
the transfer roller to the right.  
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6 Push the lock levers down to lock the  
transfer roller into place.  
7 Close the back cover.  
8 Turn the machine’s power switch back  
on.  
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Chapter C  
Checking remaining life of  
parts  
Machine Information  
Checking the Serial Numbers  
You can view the remaining life of these parts  
on the LCD.  
You can view the machine’s serial number on  
the LCD.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 7, 3.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 7, 1.  
2 Press or to select  
1.OPC Belt Life, 2.Fuser Life,  
3.120K Kit Lifeor  
Serial No.  
XXXXXXXXX  
4.PF KIT2 Life.  
Press Menu/Set.  
2 Press Stop/Exit.  
OPC Belt Life  
Remaining:XXX%  
Checking the Page Counters  
You can view the machine’s page counters  
for copies, printed pages, reports and lists,  
faxes or a summary total.  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
Note  
The life check of a part will be accurate only if  
you have reset that part’s life counter when  
you installed a new part.  
It will not be accurate if you have reset that  
part’s life counter during the life of a used  
part.  
1 Press Menu/Set, 7, 2.  
Machine Info.  
2.Page Counter  
2 Press or to select Total, Copy,  
Printor List/Fax.  
Page Counter  
Total :XXXXXX  
Page Counter  
Copy  
:XXXXXX  
Page Counter  
Print :XXXXXX  
Page Counter  
List/Fax :XXXXXX  
3 Press Stop/Exit.  
C - 40  
               
Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
3 Open the scanner unit and the inside  
cover of the machine so that it latches  
under the scanner unit.  
Packing and shipping  
the machine  
4 Push both green OPC belt cartridge lock  
When you transport the machine, use the  
packing materials that came with your  
machine. If you do not pack the machine  
properly, you could void your warranty. The  
machine should be adequately insured with  
the carrier.  
levers inwards.  
Note  
If you are missing the original repacking kit  
that came with your machine, please call  
800-284-4329 BEFORE REPACKING FOR  
SHIPMENT.  
5 Remove the OPC belt cartridge from the  
machine, place it in the original plastic  
bag.  
1 Turn off the machine’s power switch.  
2 Unplug first the telephone line cord from  
the telephone wall jack, then any  
interface cables, and then unplug the  
power cord from the AC power outlet.  
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Chapter C  
6 Open the front cover of the machine.  
Pull out all the toner cartridges and the  
waste toner pack from the machine.  
9 Put the waste toner pack back into the  
machine.  
0 Close the front cover, inside cover and  
7 To avoid any toner spills, plug the waste  
toner hole located at the bottom right  
inside of the machine with the supplied  
protective sponge.  
scanner unit.  
A Attach an original orange protective  
cover to each of the toner cartridges and  
secure it with tape. Put each toner  
cartridge in a separate plastic bag.  
B Put the toner cartridges and the OPC  
belt cartridge into the accessory box,  
and then close it.  
8 Remove the tape from the supplied  
protective sponge and cover the  
opening of the waste toner pack as  
shown in the illustration.  
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Troubleshooting and routine maintenance  
C Two people should put the machine into  
the plastic bag, and then put the  
F Lift the carton with two people and put it  
into the outer carton. Put a cushion in  
each of the four corners.  
machine into the original carton.  
LOCK  
G Close the outer carton and tape it shut.  
D Put the two Styrofoam pieces on top of  
the machine and then put the accessory  
box on top of the Styrofoam.  
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E Close the carton and tape it shut.  
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Optional accessories  
D
1 Turn off the machine's power switch.  
Then, unplug the telephone line cord  
from the telephone wall jack.  
Optional accessories  
Lower tray unit (LT-27CL)  
2 Unplug the power cord from the AC  
power outlet. Disconnect the interface  
cable from the machine.  
SO-DIMM memory  
3 Place the lower tray unit on a flat table,  
and then remove the protective parts.  
Lower tray unit (LT-27CL)  
The lower tray unit (Tray 2) is an optional  
device that can hold up to 530 sheets of extra  
paper (20 lb (80 g/m2)). You can put Letter,  
A4, B5 (JIS and ISO) or Executive size  
(176 x 250 to 215.9 x 297 mm) paper in this  
tray.  
How to install the lower tray unit  
WARNING  
4 Remove the paper tray from the lower  
tray unit.  
This machine is heavy and weighs  
approximately 76.7 lb (34.8 kg). To  
prevent injuries, use at least two  
people to lift the machine.  
When you lift the machine make sure  
you use the handholds at the bottom  
four corners of the machine.  
When placing the machine on top of  
the lower tray unit, be careful not to  
catch your fingers between them.  
Do not carry the machine when the  
lower tray unit is attached.  
CAUTION  
When moving or lifting this machine, keep  
the machine flat. To avoid spills, you must  
first removethe toner cartridges and waste  
toner pack.  
D - 1  
         
Optional accessories  
5 Remove the protective parts and then  
put the paper tray back in the lower tray  
unit.  
8 Cover the gap on the right hand side  
with the right-hand side cover by first  
inserting the hook at the back. Cover the  
gap on the left hand side with the  
left-hand side cover by first inserting the  
hook at the back.  
Close both of the side covers by putting  
the notch over the hook of the lower tray  
unit.  
6 Check the two alignment pins on the  
lower tray unit. Use two people to lift the  
machine and place it on top of the lower  
tray unit. Make sure you use the  
handholds at the bottom four corners of  
the machine. Check that the pins are  
properly inserted into the machine.  
Check that the connector is inserted.  
9 To level the machine, adjust the feet of  
the lower tray unit at the front and back  
on the right-hand side. Turn the feet to  
move them up or down until they touch  
the work surface and the tray unit is  
level.  
Turn the lock screw on each foot to  
secure it.  
7 Install the two stopper fittings on the  
right and left hand sides of the lower tray  
unit.  
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Chapter D  
The following SO-DIMM sizes can be  
installed:  
Putting paper in the lower tray unit  
After you have installed the lower paper tray,  
you can put paper in it the same way you put  
paper in the upper paper tray.  
64 MB  
128 MB  
256 MB  
512 MB  
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Improper Setup  
Do not put transparencies, labels or  
envelopes in the paper tray of the optional  
lower tray unit. This might cause paper  
jams.  
Note  
For more information, visit TechWorks web  
SO-DIMM (Memory)  
In general, SO-DIMM must have the following  
specifications:  
The memory board is installed on the main  
controller board inside the machine. When  
you add the optional memory board, it  
increases the performance for both copy and  
print operations.  
Type:  
144 pin and 64 bit output  
2 or 3  
CAS latency:  
Clock frequency: 100 MHz or more  
Capacity:  
64 MB to 512 MB  
SDRAM  
The machine has 64 MB of standard memory  
and a slot for optional additional memory. The  
memory can be expanded up to a total of 576  
MB by installing a commercially available  
SO-DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module).  
DRAM type:  
The machine’s standard memory can vary  
depending on the machine model and the  
country.  
There might be some SO-DIMMs that will  
The machine uses memory modules that are:  
not work with this machine.  
For more information, call the dealer you  
bought the machine from or Brother  
Customer Service.  
144 pins, no-parity, SDRAM with 64 MB or  
more.  
The machine is not compatible with Extended  
Data Output (EDO) DIMM.  
For the latest information, visit the Brother  
Solutions Center at  
D - 3  
     
Optional accessories  
3 Unscrew the screw holding the side  
cover, and then slide the side cover to  
remove it.  
Installing additional memory  
1 Turn off the machine's power switch.  
2 Unplug first the telephone line cord from  
the telephone wall jack, and then unplug  
the power cord from the AC power  
outlet.  
WARNING  
Make sure you turn themachine OFF  
and unplug the machine before you  
install or remove the SO-DIMM.  
Installing optional accessories  
without unplugging the machine  
could result in electric shock hazard.  
4 Unscrew the screw holding the metal  
shield plate, and then remove the metal  
shield plate.  
5 Unpack the SO-DIMM and hold it by the  
edges.  
CAUTION  
SO-DIMM boards can be damaged by  
even a small amount of static electricity.  
Do not touch the memory chips or the  
board surface. Wear an antistatic wrist  
strap when you install or remove the  
board. If you do not have an antistatic wrist  
strap, keep touching the bare metal on the  
machine.  
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Chapter D  
6 Hold the SO-DIMM with your fingers on  
the side edges and your thumb on the  
back edge. Align the notch on the  
SO-DIMM with the protrusions with the  
SO-DIMM slot. (Check that the locks on  
each side of the DIMM slot are open or  
facing outwards.)  
9 Put the side cover back on by sliding it  
into the guide rails, and then secure it  
with the screw.  
0 Reconnect the interface cable (machine  
cable) to your computer. Then, plug the  
machine's power cord back into the AC  
power outlet first, and then plug in the  
telephone line cord. Turn on the  
7 Press the SO-DIMM straight into the slot  
(press firmly). Make sure the locks on  
each side of the SO-DIMM click into  
place.  
machine's power switch.  
Note  
To check that you have installed the  
Note  
SO-DIMM properly, you can print the User  
Settings listing that shows the current  
memory size. To print the User Settings  
To remove the SO-DIMM, open the retaining  
clips on both sides of the SO-DIMM by  
pushing them outward, grasp both edges of  
the SO-DIMM and pull it out straight.  
8 Secure the metal plate with the screw.  
D - 5  
Specifications  
E
Product description  
General  
Memory Capacity  
64 MB (expandable to 576 MB)  
ADF (automatic document  
feeder)  
Up to 35 pages  
Temperature: 68°F - 86°F (20°C - 30°C)  
Humidity: 50% - 70%  
Paper: 20 lb (80 g/m2) Letter  
Paper Tray  
250 Sheets (20 lb (80 g/m2))  
Printer Type  
Laser  
Print Method  
Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning  
16 characters x 2 lines  
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)  
Power Source  
120V AC 50/60Hz  
Power Consumption  
Copying: Average 615 W  
Sleep: Average 16 W  
Standby: Average 155 W  
Dimensions  
19 in.  
(482 mm)  
21 in.  
(534 mm)  
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20.2 in.  
(512 mm)  
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Chapter E  
Weight  
Without OPC belt/Toner cartridges: 76.7 lb (34.8 kg)  
Noise  
Operating:  
Standby:  
LWAd = 6.7 bels or less  
LWAd = 5.4 bels or less  
Temperature  
Humidity  
Operating:  
Storage:  
50°F - 90.5°F (10 - 32.5°C)  
32°F - 104°F (0 - 40°C)  
Operating:  
Storage:  
20 to 80% (without condensation)  
10 to 90% (without condensation)  
Print media  
Paper Input  
Paper Tray  
Paper type:  
Thin, Plain, Thick, Thicker, Recycled paper or Transparencies1  
Paper size:  
Letter/A4, Legal, Executive, A5, B5, COM10 and DL  
Paper Weight:  
16 - 55 lb (60 - 210 g/m2)  
17 - 24 lb (64 - 90 g/m2) for ADF  
Maximum paper tray capacity: Up to 250 sheets of 20 lb (80 g/m2)  
plain paper or up to 50 transparencies  
Paper Output  
Up to 250 sheets of Letter/A4 size plain paper2  
(Face down print delivery to the output paper tray)  
1
For transparencies and labels, we recommend removing printed pages from the output paper tray immediately after  
they exit the machine to avoid the possibility of smudging.  
2
Based on the Recommended paper on page 2-1. The number of pages will vary depending on the paper being used.  
Some paper can not be stacked up to 250 sheets.  
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Specifications  
Fax  
Compatibility  
Coding System  
Modem Speed  
Document Size  
ITU-T Group 3  
MH/MR/MMR/JPEG  
Automatic Fallback: 33600 bps  
ADF Width: 5.8 to 8.5 in. (147.3 to 215.9 mm)  
ADF Height: 5.8 to 14 in. (147.3 to 356 mm)  
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)  
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)  
Scanning Width  
Printing Width  
Gray Scale  
Max. 8.2 in. (208 mm)  
Max. 8.2 in. (208 mm)  
256 levels  
Polling Types  
Contrast Control  
Resolution  
Standard, Sequential  
Automatic/Light/Dark (manual setting)  
• Horizontal 203 dot/inch (8 dot/mm)  
• Vertical  
Standard - 98 line/inch (3.85 line/mm) (Black)  
196 line/inch (7.7 line/mm) (Color)  
Fine -  
196 line/inch (7.7 line/mm) (Black)  
196 line/inch (7.7 line/mm) (Color)  
196 line/inch (7.7 line/mm) (Black)  
Photo -  
Superfine - 392 line/inch (15.4 line/mm) (Black)  
16 (8 x 2)  
One-Touch Dial  
Speed-Dial  
200 stations  
Broadcasting  
266 stations  
Automatic Redial  
Auto Answer  
1 time after 5 minutes  
0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 rings  
Communication Source  
Memory Transmission  
Out of Paper Reception  
Public switched telephone network.  
Up to 5001 /4002 pages  
Up to 5001 /4002 pages  
1
“Pages” refers to the “Brother Standard Chart No. 1” (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code).  
Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.  
2
“Pages” refers to the "ITU-T Test Chart #1" (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code). Specifications  
and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.  
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Chapter E  
Copier  
Color/Black  
Color/Black  
Document Size  
ADF Width: 5.8 to 8.5 in. (147.3 to 215.9 mm)  
ADF Height: 5.8 to 14 in. (147.3 to 356 mm)  
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)  
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)  
Copy Speed  
First Copy  
Color  
Up to 8 pages/minute (Letter/A4 paper)1  
Black  
Up to 31 pages/minute (Letter/A4 paper)1  
Approx. 20 seconds (Black)  
Approx. 30 seconds (Color)  
Multiple Copies  
Reduce/Enlarge  
Resolution  
Stacks or Sorts up to 99 pages  
25% to 400% (in increments of 1%)  
Scan: Up to 600 x 300 dpi  
Print: Up to 600 x 600 dpi  
1
Does not include the warm up time for the 1st printed page.  
Based on Brother standard pattern. (Stack Copy)  
Copy speeds vary with the complexity of the document.  
E - 4  
   
Specifications  
Scanner  
Color/Black  
Color/Black  
TWAIN Compliant  
Yes (Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP/Windows NT®  
Workstation Version 4.0)  
Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2/Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater  
Yes (Windows® XP)1  
WIA Compliant  
Color Depth  
48 bit color processing (Input)  
24 bit color processing (Output)  
Resolution  
Up to 9600 x 9600 dpi (interpolated)  
Scanner glass: Up to 1200 x 2400 dpi (optical)  
ADF: Up to 1200 x 600 dpi (optical)  
Document Size  
ADF Width: 5.8 to 8.5 in. (147.3 to 215.9 mm)  
ADF Height: 5.8 to 14 in. (147.3 to 356 mm)  
Scanner Glass Width: Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)  
Scanner Glass Height: Max. 11.7 in. (297 mm)  
Scanning Width  
Gray Scale  
Max. 8.5 in. (215.9 mm)  
256 levels  
Maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi scanning with Windows® XP (resolution up to 9600 x 9600 dpi can be selected by using the  
Brother scanner utility)  
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Chapter E  
Printer  
Emulations  
Brother Printing System for Windows®  
PCL6  
BR-Script 3 (PostScript® 3Emulation)  
Printer Driver  
Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP/Windows NT®  
Workstation Version 4.0 driver supporting Brother Native  
Compression mode and bi-directional capability  
Brother Color Driver  
for Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2/Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater  
Resolution  
600 x 600 dpi (Max. 2400 dpi class)  
Print Quality  
Normal printing mode  
Economy printing mode (Toner Save mode)  
Print Speed  
First Print  
Up to 31 pages/minute (Letter/A4 size) (Black)1  
Up to 8 pages/minute (Letter/A4 size) (Color)1  
Average 13 seconds (Black)  
Average 19 seconds (Color)  
1
Based on Brother standard pattern.  
Does not include the warm up time for the 1st printed page.  
Interfaces  
Interface  
Parallel  
Recommended Cable  
A bi-directional shielded parallel cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant and  
no longer than 6 feet (2.0 m).  
USB  
A USB 2.0 cable that is no longer than 6 feet (2.0 m).  
Your machine has a High-Speed USB 2.0 interface.  
The machine can also be connected to a computer that has a USB 1.1  
interface.  
LAN cable  
Ethernet UTP cable category 5 or greater.  
(Cables are not included.)  
E - 6  
     
Specifications  
Computer requirements  
Minimum System Requirements and Supported PC Software Functions  
Available Hard Disk  
Space  
SupportedPC  
Software  
Functions  
Computer Platform &  
Operating System Version  
PC  
Interface  
Minimum  
Processor  
Minimum Recommended  
RAM  
RAM  
for  
for  
Drivers  
Applications  
USB,  
Parallel,  
Ethernet  
98, 98SE  
Me  
32 MB  
128 MB  
USB,  
Parallel,  
Ethernet  
90 MB  
130 MB  
Pentium®II  
or  
Parallel,  
Ethernet  
NT® Workstation 4.0  
Windows®  
equivalent  
64 MB  
128 MB  
256 MB  
256 MB  
256 MB  
512 MB  
Printing,  
Scanning1,  
PC Fax2,4  
USB,  
Parallel,  
Ethernet  
Operating  
2000 Professional  
System  
USB,  
Parallel,  
Ethernet  
XP Home  
XP Professional  
150 MB  
150 MB  
220 MB  
220 MB  
AMD Opteron™  
AMD Athlon64  
Intel® Xeonwith  
Intel® EM64T  
XP Professional  
x64 Edition  
(Download from  
USB,  
Parallel,  
Ethernet  
Intel® Pentium®4  
with Intel® EM64T  
Printing,  
USB,  
Ethernet  
All base models meet  
minimum requirements.  
OS 9.1 - 9.2  
Macintosh®  
Scanning1,3  
,
64 MB  
PC Fax send4  
Operating  
80 MB  
200 MB  
System  
Printing,  
Scanning,  
OSX 10.2.4  
or greater  
USB,  
Ethernet  
128 MB  
160 MB  
PC Fax send4  
1
Network Scanning not supported in Windows NT® Workstation 4.0 and Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2.  
PC Fax send only for network users.  
Dedicated Scan to key not available for Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2.  
PC Fax supports black & white faxing only.  
For the latest driver updates,  
access the  
Brother Solutions Center at  
2
3
4
All registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies.  
E
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Chapter E  
Consumable items  
Toner Cartridge Life  
Starter Toner Cartridges  
Black: Approx. 5,000 pages1  
Yellow, Cyan and Magenta: Approx. 3,000 pages1,2  
Replacement Toner Cartridges  
(TN-04BK, TN-04Y, TN-04C, TN-04M)  
Black: Approx. 10,000 pages1  
Yellow, Cyan and Magenta: Approx. 6,600 pages1,2  
Waste Toner Pack Life  
Expectancy (WT-4CL)  
Up to 12,000 images2  
OPC Belt Life Expectancy  
(OP-4CL)  
Approx. 60,000 images by continuous printing2  
Approx. 60,000 pages  
Fusing Unit Life Expectancy  
(FP-4CL)  
Replacement Parts  
Transfer belt cleaner  
(LM0590001)  
Approx. 120,000 pages2  
Transfer roller  
(LM0660001)  
Approx. 120,000 pages2  
1
When printing on letter or Letter/A4 size paper at 5% print coverage  
2
Definition of pages: actual output page number.  
Definition of images:  
If the image on a page contains only one color of either Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Black =>1 image,  
two colors => 2 images, three colors => 3 images, four colors => 4 images.  
There are many factors that determine the actual consumable items’ life, such as temperature, humidity, type of paper,  
toner you use and the number of pages per print job.  
E - 8  
     
Specifications  
Network (LAN)  
LAN  
You can connect your machine to a network for the Internet FAX,  
Network Printing, Network Scanning and PC Fax Send. Also included  
is the Brother BRAdmin Professional Network Management software.  
Support for  
Protocols  
Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/  
Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.01  
Mac OS® 9.1 - 9.2/Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater2  
Ethernet 10/100 BASE-TX Auto Negotiation  
TCP/IP  
ARP, RARP, BOOTP, DHCP, APIPA (Auto IP), NetBIOS, WINS,  
DNS Resolver, LPR/LPD, Custom Raw Port/Port9100, POP3, SMTP  
Client, IPP, FTP Server, mDNS, TELNET, SNMP, HTTP, TFTP  
Included Utilities:  
BRAdmin Professional (Windows®)  
Note  
SMTP/POP3 E-mail Services are required for Internet Fax.  
BRAdmin Professional is not supported in Mac OS®.  
BRAdmin Light is available for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater.  
For more information, please visit the Brother Solutions Center (http://solutions.brother.com)  
Network Scanning is not available for Windows NT® Workstation Version 4.0.  
1
Network Scanning is available for Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater.  
2
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Glossary  
F
ADF (automatic document feeder)  
CNG tones  
The document can be placed in the ADF  
and scanned one page at a time  
automatically.  
The special tones (beeps) sent by fax  
machines during automatic transmission  
to tell the receiving machine that a fax  
machine is calling.  
Auto Reduction  
Coding method  
Reduces the size of incoming faxes.  
Method of coding the information  
contained in the document. All fax  
machines must use a minimum standard  
of Modified Huffman (MH). Your machine  
is capable of greater compression  
methods, Modified Read (MR), Modified  
Modified Read (MMR) and JPEG, if the  
receiving machine has the same  
capability.  
Automatic fax transmission  
Sending a fax without picking up the  
handset of an external phone.  
Automatic Redial  
A feature that enables your machine to  
redial the last fax number after five  
minutes if the fax did not go through  
because the line was busy.  
Communication error (or Comm.  
Error)  
Backup Print  
Your machine prints a copy of every fax  
that is received and stored in memory.  
This is a safety feature so you will not lose  
messages during a power failure.  
An error during fax sending or receiving,  
usually caused by line noise or static.  
Compatibility group  
Batch Transmission  
The ability of one fax unit to communicate  
with another. Compatibility is assured  
between ITU-T Groups.  
As a cost saving feature, all delayed faxes  
to the same fax number will be sent as one  
transmission.  
Contrast  
Beeper Volume  
Setting to compensate for dark or light  
documents, by making faxes or copies of  
dark documents lighter and light  
documents darker.  
Volume setting for the beep when you  
press a key or make an error.  
Broadcasting  
Delayed Fax  
The ability to send the same fax message  
to more than one location.  
Sends your fax at a specified time later  
that day.  
Caller ID  
Distinctive Ring  
A service purchased from the telephone  
company that lets you see the number (or  
name) of the party calling you.  
A subscriber service purchased from the  
telephone company that gives you  
another phone number on an existing  
phone line. The Brother machine uses the  
new number to simulate a dedicated fax  
line.  
Cancel Job  
Cancels print jobs and programmed fax  
jobs, such as Delayed Fax or Polling, from  
the machine's memory.  
F - 1  
   
Glossary  
Dual Access  
Fax/Tel  
Your machine can scan outgoing faxes or  
scheduled jobs into memory at the same  
time it is sending a fax from memory or  
receiving or printing an incoming fax.  
You can receive faxes and telephone  
calls. Do not use this mode if you are  
using a telephone answering device  
(TAD).  
Easy Receive  
Fine resolution  
Enables your machine to respond to CNG  
tones if you interrupt a fax call by  
answering it.  
Resolution is 203 x 196 dpi. It is used for  
small print and graphs.  
Gray scale  
ECM (Error Correction Mode)  
The shades of gray available for copying  
and faxing photographs.  
Detects errors during fax transmission  
and resends the pages of the fax that had  
an error.  
Group number  
A combination of One-Touch and  
Speed-Dial numbers that are stored in a  
One-Touch key or Speed-Dial location for  
Broadcasting.  
Extension phone  
A telephone on the fax number that is  
plugged into a separate wall jack.  
External phone  
Help list  
A telephone that is plugged into the EXT  
jack of your machine.  
A printout of the complete Menu table that  
you can use to program your machine  
when you do not have the User’s Guide  
with you.  
F/T Ring Time  
The length of time that the Brother  
machine rings (when the Receive Mode  
setting is Fax/Tel) to notify you to pick up  
a voice call that it answered.  
Journal Period  
The pre-programmed time period  
between automatically printed Fax  
Journal Reports. You can print the Fax  
Journal on demand without interrupting  
the cycle.  
Fax Forwarding  
Sends a fax received into the memory to  
another pre-programmed fax number.  
LCD (liquid crystal display)  
Fax Journal  
The display screen on the machine that  
shows interactive messages during  
On-Screen Programming and shows the  
date and time when the machine is idle.  
Lists information about the last 200  
incoming and outgoing faxes. TX means  
Transmit. RX means Receive.  
Fax Receive Code  
Manual fax  
Press this code ( 5 1) when you answer  
a fax call on an extension or external  
phone.  
When you lift the handset of your external  
telephone or press Hook so you can hear  
the receiving fax machine answer before  
you press Black Start or Color Start to  
begin sending.  
Fax Storage  
You can store received faxes in memory.  
Menu mode  
Fax tones  
Programming mode for changing your  
machine’s settings.  
The signals sent by sending and receiving  
fax machines while communicating  
information.  
F
F - 2  
Chapter F  
OCR (optical character recognition)  
Quick Dial List  
The bundled ScanSoft® OmniPage® (for  
Windows®) and Presto!® PageManager®  
(for Macintosh®) software applications  
convert an image of text to text that you  
can edit.  
A listing of names and numbers stored in  
One-Touch and Speed-Dial memory, in  
numerical order.  
Real Time Transmission  
When memory is full, you can send faxes  
in real time.  
One-Touch  
Keys on the machine’s control panel  
where you can store numbers for easy  
dialing.  
You can store a second number on each  
key if you press Shift and the One-Touch  
key together.  
Remaining jobs  
You can check which jobs are waiting in  
memory and cancel jobs individually.  
Remote Access Code  
Your own four-digit code (--- ) that  
allows you to call and access your  
machine from a remote location.  
Out of Paper Reception  
Receives faxes into the machine’s  
Remote Retrieval Access  
memory when the machine is out of paper.  
The ability to access your machine  
remotely from a touch tone phone.  
Overseas Mode  
Makes temporary changes to the fax  
tones to accommodate noise and static on  
overseas phone lines.  
Resolution  
Thenumber of vertical and horizontal lines  
per inch. See: Standard, Fine, Super Fine  
and Photo.  
Paging  
This feature enables your machine to call  
your pager when a fax is received into its  
memory.  
Ring Delay  
The number of rings before the machine  
answers in Fax Onlyand Fax/Tel  
mode.  
Pause  
Allows you to place a 3.5 second delay in  
the dialing sequence stored on  
Ring Volume  
One-Touch keys and Speed-Dial  
numbers. Press Redial/Pause as many  
times as needed for longer pauses.  
Volume setting for the machine’s ring.  
Scanning  
The process of sending an electronic  
image of a paper document into your  
computer.  
Photo resolution  
A resolution setting that uses varying  
shades of gray for the best representation  
of photographs.  
Search  
An electronic, alphabetical listing of stored  
One-Touch, Speed-Dial and Group  
numbers.  
Polling  
The process of a fax machine calling  
another fax machine to retrieve waiting fax  
messages.  
Speed-Dial  
A pre-programmed number for easy  
dialing. You must press the  
Search/Speed Dial key, #, and the  
three-digit code, and Black Start or  
Color Start to start the dialing process.  
Pulse  
A form of rotary dialing on a telephone  
line.  
F - 3  
Glossary  
Standard resolution  
203 x 97 dpi. It is used for regular size text  
and quickest transmission.  
Station ID  
The stored information that appears on  
the top of faxed pages. It includes the  
sender’s name and fax number.  
Super Fine resolution  
203 x 392 dpi. Best for very small print and  
line art.  
TAD (telephone answering device)  
You can connect an external device or  
answering machine to the EXT. jack of  
your machine.  
Telephone Answer Code (for Fax/Tel  
mode only)  
When the machine answers a voice call, it  
pseudo/double-rings. You can pick up at  
an extension phone by pressing this code  
(# 5 1).  
Temporary settings  
You can select certain options for each fax  
transmission and copy without changing  
the default settings.  
Tone  
A form of dialing on the telephone line  
used for Touch Tone telephones.  
Transmission  
The process of sending faxes over the  
phone lines from your machine to the  
receiving fax machine.  
Transmission Verification Report  
A listing of each fax sent, that shows its  
date, time and number.  
User Settings  
A printed report that shows the current  
settings of the machine.  
F
F - 4  
Index  
G
Connecting  
A
ControlCenter2  
See Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
Copy  
Apple® Macintosh®  
See Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
Cover page  
Automatic  
B
Brother  
C
Canceling  
Checking  
Cleaning  
D
Dialing  
access codes and credit card  
G - 1  
 
Index  
from PC  
E
Error messages on LCD  
See Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
Fax/Tel mode  
F
Fax codes  
Fax Forwarding  
Fax, stand-alone  
G
H
HELP  
G - 2  
J
N
Jacks  
Networking  
printing  
convert to RJ11 jack  
EXT  
See Network User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
Jams  
scanning  
See Network User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
O
One-Touch  
L
Options (accessories)  
M
Macintosh®  
P
See Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
replacing  
PaperPort®  
See Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
PC Faxing  
See Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
Manual  
Memory  
Mode, entering  
Phone Line  
G - 3  
Index  
Print  
from PC  
Remote Setup  
See Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
Resolution  
See Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
fax (Standard, Fine, SuperFine,  
Q
Quick-Dial  
Photo) .................................................. E-3  
Access codes and credit card numbers  
Group dial  
One-Touch dial  
Speed-Dial  
S
Scanning  
See Software User’s Guide on the  
CD-ROM.  
Speed-Dial  
R
T
Reducing  
Tray use, setting  
G - 4  
Remote Retrieval Access Card  
H
If you plan to receive fax messages while away from your machine, carrying the Remote Retrieval  
Access Card printed below will serve as a convenient reminder of the retrieval procedures. Simply  
cut out the card and fold it to fit your wallet or organizer. Keeping it handy will help you derive the  
full benefit of your machine’s Paging, Fax Forwarding and Remote Retrieval features.  
ADR  
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CSE  
A
TIREVAL  
R
MTOE  
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EQUIPMENT ATTACHMENT LIMITATIONS  
(Canada only)  
NOTICE  
This product meets the applicable Industry Canada technical  
specifications.  
NOTICE  
The Ringer Equivalence Number is an indication of the maximum  
number of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interface.  
The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of  
devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the RENs of  
all the devices does not exceed five.  
Brother International Corporation  
100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard  
P.O. Box 6911  
Bridgewater, NJ 08807–0911 USA  
Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd.  
1 rue Hôtel de Ville,  
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada H9B 3H6  
This machine is made for use in the USA and Canada only. We cannot recommend using  
them overseas because it may violate the Telecommunications Regulations of that country  
and the power requirements of your multi-function center may not be compatible with the  
power available in foreign countries. Using USA or Canada models overseas is at your  
own risk and may void your warranty.  
USA  

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