Brother MFC 9550 User Manual

APPROVED FOR CONNECTION TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS SPECI-

FIED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SET

OUT THEREIN.

APPROVAL CERTIFICATE NUMBER : MFC-9050:608479

MFC-9550:608704

IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING

MAIN APPARATUS PORT (modular socket on “T” - shaped line cord connector

for EXTENSION TELEPHONE or ANSWERING MACHINE)

Please ensure that any external device connected into the equipment’s external device socket

meets the isolation and other safety requirements of BS6301, EN41003 or EN60950 (includ-

ing Amendment 2). BABT approval of such external devices indicates compliance with one

of these safety standards.

STATUTORY STATEMENTS

Your Brother fax machine (the “series apparatus”) may be used in conjunction with additional

apparatus (the “main apparatus”) supplied separately, such as telephones and/or an answering

machine. The total REN must not in any case exceed 4; for an explanation of REN see

chap. 1.

No additional series apparatus may be connected between the incoming line and the equipment.

The voltage drop at 40mA introduced by the equipment and the PSTN is 0.5V.

In case additional devices are connected downstream of your equipment, difficulties may occa-

sionally be experienced when making calls from such downstream devices. These difficulties

may include:

(a) Difficulty in making calls.

(b) Problems in conversation being experienced by both parties to a call.

THIS EQUIPMENT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR MAKING

TELEPHONE CALLS WHEN THE POWER FAILS.

ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE

MADE FOR ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SERVICES.

REQUEST TO INSTALL SOCKETS

Thisequipmentneedstobeconnectedtoanew-stylemodulartelephonesocket. Ifyourtelephone

line does not have such a socket, your local Telephone Area Sales Office can fit one for you. If

you have extensions that need re-wiring, your Telephone Area Sales Office can also do this for

you, or you can do it yourself using one of the many approved extension kits available on the

market. Complete the form below and send it to your local Telephone Area Sales Office, whose

address you can find in your telephone directory.

Note that a charge is made for this service.

REQUEST TO INSTALL SOCKET(S)

I/we request the installation of new style telephone socket(s).

Customer's name ........................................................................................................................

Address .......................................................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................................................

Postcode .....................................................................................................................................

Telephone number ......................................................................................................................

Equipment : BROTHER MFC-9050, MFC-9550

APPROVAL CERTIFICATE NUMBER : 608479 (MFC-9050), 608704 (MFC-9550)

Special installation instructions..................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................................................

Customer’s signature........................................................................... Date ..............................

Table of Contents

Introduction

Using This Manual................................................................................. 1

Finding Information .............................................................................. 1

Symbols Used In This Manual.............................................................. 2

Features Offered by your Multi-Function Centre............................. 2

About Fax Machines.............................................................................. 2

Fax Tones and Handshake..................................................................... 3

ECM (Error Correction Mode) ............................................................. 3

MFC-9050 Control Panel Overview ................................................... 4

MFC-9550 Control Panel Overview ................................................... 6

Installation

Packing List ............................................................................................ 9

Choosing a Location ............................................................................ 10

Caution .................................................................................................. 10

Assembly ............................................................................................... 11

Install the Drum Unit Assembly (with Toner Cartridge) .................... 11

Setting Up the machine ....................................................................... 14

Loading Paper ..................................................................................... 17

Attaching Dust Cover ..................................................................... 18

Acceptable Paper ........................................................................ 18

Multi-Line Connections (PABXs) ...................................................... 19

If you are installing the machine to work with a PABX: ........... 19

Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) ................................................... 19

Using Extension Telephones ............................................................... 20

Connecting an External Telephone

Answering Device (TAD) ................................................................. 21

Sequence ......................................................................................... 21

Connections .................................................................................... 21

Outgoing Message (OGM) of External TAD ................................. 22

Connecting an External Telephone ..................................................... 22

On-Screen

Programming

User-Friendly Programming.............................................................. 23

Function Mode .................................................................................... 23

Alternating Displays ........................................................................... 24

Function Selection Table..................................................................... 24

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Initial

Getting Started ..................................................................................... 29

Setting the Dialling Mode (Tone/Pulse) ............................................. 29

Setting the Date and Time................................................................... 30

Setting the Station ID.......................................................................... 30

Entering Text .................................................................................. 32

Inserting spaces .............................................................................. 32

Making corrections ......................................................................... 32

Repeating letters ............................................................................. 32

Special characters and symbols ...................................................... 33

Setting the Beeper Volume.................................................................. 33

PABX and TRANSFER ...................................................................... 33

Setting PABX ...................................................................................... 33

Setting the Clock Change ................................................................... 34

Sleep Mode ......................................................................................... 34

Setting the Speaker Volume ................................................................ 35

Setting the Ring Volume ..................................................................... 35

Memory Storage ................................................................................. 35

Setup

Receive

Basic Receiving Operations................................................................ 37

Select Answer Mode ........................................................................... 37

Manual Reception (Manual Mode) ..................................................... 38

Automatic Fax Only Reception (Fax Mode) ...................................... 38

Setting the Ring Delay ........................................................................ 39

Setting the F/T Ring Time .................................................................. 39

Recording the Fax/Tel Outgoing Announcement (F/T MESSAGE)

(Only for MFC-9550) ....................................................................... 40

Fax Detect ........................................................................................... 41

Printing a Reduced Incoming Document ............................................ 41

Reception into Memory ...................................................................... 42

Setting the Print Density ..................................................................... 43

Toner Save........................................................................................... 43

Advanced Receiving Operations ....................................................... 44

Operation from an External or Extension Telephone ......................... 44

For Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode Only ......................................................... 44

Changing Remote Codes ................................................................ 45

To change Remote Codes ........................................................... 45

Printing a Fax from Memory (Only for MFC-9050) .......................... 45

Caller ID (Caller IDentification) (Only for the U.K.)......................... 46

Advantages of Caller ID ................................................................. 46

Set the Caller ID to ON....................................................................... 46

How Does the Caller ID Work? .......................................................... 47

The Caller ID Appears on the Display When Your Telephone

Rings............................................................................................. 47

Helpful Hints .............................................................................. 47

The Caller ID is Stored in Your Machine’s Memory ...................... 47

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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Selecting a Caller ID from the Memory for Call Reply ..................... 47

To Activate Certain Network Services When Using Call Reply .... 49

Call Reply to DDI numbers via Caller ID ...................................... 49

Clearing the Caller ID Stored in Memory .......................................... 50

Printing Caller ID List .................................................................... 50

Polling ................................................................................................. 50

Secure Polling................................................................................. 50

Setup for Polling Receive ............................................................... 51

Setup for Polling Receive with Secure Code.................................. 51

Setup Delayed Polling Receive ...................................................... 52

Sequential Polling........................................................................... 53

Setting PC Interface Mode (Only for MFC-9550).............................. 54

Setup

Send

Before You Begin .................................................................................. 55

Resolution ........................................................................................... 56

Contrast ............................................................................................... 56

Automatic Transmission ..................................................................... 57

Manual Transmission with an External Telephone connected to the

Machine (For MFC-9050) ................................................................ 57

Manual Transmission (For MFC-9550) .............................................. 57

Fax Redial ........................................................................................... 58

Dual Access......................................................................................... 58

Real Time Transmission ..................................................................... 58

Basic Sending Operations................................................................... 60

Composing an Electronic Cover Page ................................................ 60

Cover Page for Next Fax Only ....................................................... 60

Always Send Cover Page................................................................ 62

Using a Printed Cover Page ............................................................ 63

Cover Page Message ........................................................................... 63

Composing Your Own Comments .................................................. 64

Advanced Sending Operations .......................................................... 64

Overseas Mode ................................................................................... 64

Call Reservation .................................................................................. 65

Print Sample Call Back Message ........................................................ 66

Delayed Transmission (Timer) ........................................................... 67

Broadcasting ....................................................................................... 68

Multiple Resolution Transmission ...................................................... 69

Setup for Polling Transmit .................................................................. 69

Setup for Polling Transmit with Secure Code ................................ 70

Cancelling a Job While Scanning the Document................................ 71

Cancelling a Scheduled Job in Memory ............................................. 71

Interrupting Delayed Fax and Polling Transmit Jobs ......................... 72

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Storing Numbers for Easy Dialling................................................... 73

Setup

Quick-Dial

Storing One Touch Dial Numbers....................................................... 73

Storing Speed Dial Numbers .............................................................. 74

Changing One Touch and Speed Dial Numbers ................................. 75

Setting Up Groups for Broadcasting................................................... 75

Numbers

Telephone

(Voice)

Making Voice Calls .............................................................................. 77

Manual Dialling .................................................................................. 77

One Touch Dialling ............................................................................. 77

Speed Dialling..................................................................................... 78

Mute (Only for MFC-9550) ................................................................ 78

Pause ................................................................................................... 78

On Hook Dialling................................................................................ 78

Searching Telephone Index ................................................................. 79

Chain Dialling ..................................................................................... 79

Call Reservation with an External Telephone (Only for MFC-9050). 80

Tone/Pulse........................................................................................... 80

Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode............................................................................. 80

Tel Key ................................................................................................ 80

Only for MFC-9050........................................................................ 80

Only for MFC-9550........................................................................ 80

Operation

Remote Fax

Options

Fax Forwarding.................................................................................... 81

Programming a Fax Forwarding Number ........................................... 81

Setting Fax Storage.............................................................................. 82

Changing the Remote Access Code ................................................... 82

Remote Retrieval.................................................................................. 83

Using Your Remote Access Code ....................................................... 83

Remote Commands ............................................................................. 83

Change Fax Forwarding Setting ................................................. 84

Retrieve a Fax............................................................................. 84

Check the Receiving Status ........................................................ 84

Change Answer Mode ................................................................ 84

Exit Remote Operation............................................................... 84

Retrieving the Memory Status List ..................................................... 85

Retrieving Fax Messages .................................................................... 85

Changing the Fax Forwarding Number .............................................. 86

(Only for MFC-9050)

Message

Manager

Introduction .......................................................................................... 87

Message Manager Mode ..................................................................... 87

Flexible Memory Settings (Message Store)........................................ 88

Setting Up Message Manager ............................................................. 88

Setting the Message Store ................................................................... 89

Recording the Message Manager’s Outgoing Message

(Only for MFC-9550)

(TAD MESSAGE) ............................................................................ 89

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Listening to the Outgoing Message (OGM) ................................... 90

Erasing the Outgoing Message (OGM) .......................................... 90

Activating Message Manager Mode ................................................... 90

Message Indicator ............................................................................... 91

What Happens When the Memory Is Full... ................................... 91

Playing Voice Messages and Memos .................................................. 92

Printing a Fax Message ....................................................................... 92

Backup Printing Option ...................................................................... 93

Erasing Messages................................................................................ 93

To erase voice messages individually......................................... 93

To erase messages all at once ..................................................... 94

Setting the Maximum Time for Incoming Messages .......................... 94

Setting the Toll Saver .......................................................................... 94

ICM Recording Monitor (Call Screening) .......................................... 95

Recording a Memo.............................................................................. 95

Recording a Conversation ................................................................... 95

Fax Forwarding/Paging ....................................................................... 96

Programming a Fax Forwarding Number....................................... 96

Recording the Paging Outgoing Message (OGM) ......................... 96

Programming the Paging Number .................................................. 97

Remote Retrieval.................................................................................. 97

Using the Remote Access Code .......................................................... 98

Changing the Remote Access Code .................................................... 98

Remote Control Commands................................................................ 99

Retrieving the Memory Status List ................................................... 100

Retrieving Fax Messages .................................................................. 100

Changing the Fax Forwarding Number ............................................ 101

Printing

Reports

Machine Settings and Journal ......................................................... 103

To Print a Report ............................................................................... 104

Transmission Verification (Xmit) Report.......................................... 104

Journal Period ................................................................................... 104

Making Copies

Using Your Machine as a Copier ..................................................... 107

Making a Single Copy ...................................................................... 108

Making Multiple Copies ................................................................... 108

Stacking Multiple Copies.................................................................. 108

Sorting Multiple Copies.................................................................... 108

If You Get a Memory Full Message ................................................. 108

Reducing and Enlarging Copies ....................................................... 109

Copying a Photograph ...................................................................... 109

Setting Up the

Machine and

Before You Begin ................................................................................ 111

Connecting the machine to Your Computer ...................................... 111

Notice to PC User ............................................................................. 112

How to Attach the Filter Core to the Double Shielded Parallel I/f

Cable: ......................................................................................... 112

Computer to

Work Together

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

Computer Requirements ................................................................... 113

Loading the Printer Driver for Your MFC-9050 ......................... 113

Installing MFC-9050 Printer Driver ............................................. 114

If you are using Windows NT^®Workstation Version 4.0:................. 114

If you are using Windows 3.1 or 3.11: ............................................. 116

If you are using Windows 95 or 98: .................................................. 116

Software for your MFC-9550......................................................... 117

Software/Drivers ............................................................................... 117

Installing the Software/Drivers under Windows^®............................. 117

Installing the Maintenance Utility on MS-DOS^®......................... 119

How to Use the MFC with Your DOS Application Software ........... 119

What Does the Remote Printer Console Do?.................................... 120

Remote Printer Console Main Program ....................................... 120

Printer Status Monitor Program.................................................... 120

Installing the Remote Printer Console .............................................. 120

Using the Remote Printer Console Main Program ........................... 121

Using the

machine

Special Printing Features.................................................................. 123

Windows^®Printing............................................................................ 123

Alternate Printer Emulation Support (Only for MFC-9550) ............ 123

Remote Printer Console Program for DOS (Only for MFC-9550) .. 123

Bi-directional Parallel Interface ........................................................ 124

Enhanced Memory Management ...................................................... 124

Printing From Your PC..................................................................... 124

Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder.............................................................. 124

Two-Sided Printing (Manual Duplexing) ......................................... 125

Loading Envelopes............................................................................ 125

Manual Feed Slot .............................................................................. 126

Loading one sheet of paper........................................................... 126

Loading more than one sheet of paper ......................................... 126

Paper Tray ......................................................................................... 127

Simultaneous Printing/Faxing ......................................................... 127

Printer Operation Keys .................................................................... 127

On/Off Line Key ............................................................................... 127

FF/Cont Key...................................................................................... 127

Test/Reset Key .................................................................................. 128

Print Priority Key .............................................................................. 128

Printing the Internal Font List (Only for MFC-9550)....................... 128

Printing the Print Configuration List (Only for MFC-9550) ............ 128

Restoring Factory Default Settings (Only for MFC-9550) ............... 129

Printing PC Data in Hexadecimal (Only for MFC-9550) ................. 129

Acceptable Paper .............................................................................. 130

as a Printer

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

vii

Optional

Memory Board ................................................................................... 131

Optional Memory for the Printer & Fax Operations......................... 131

For the Printer ............................................................................... 131

For the Fax .................................................................................... 131

Installing the Optional Memory Board ............................................. 132

Accessories

Important

Information

Important Safety Instructions ................................................... 135

IEC 825 Specification................................................................... 136

Cution ............................................................................................... 137

Radio Interference (For 220-240 V Model Only)......................... 137

For Your Safety ............................................................................. 137

IEC 825 Laser Class ..................................................................... 138

Disconnect device ......................................................................... 138

Manufactured at ............................................................................ 138

IMPORTANT ............................................................................... 138

BABT Approval ................................................................................ 139

Troubleshooting

and Maintenance

Troubleshooting.................................................................................. 141

Error Messages ................................................................................. 141

Document Jam .................................................................................. 144

Printer Jam ........................................................................................ 144

If You Are Having Difficulty with Your machine ............................. 147

Problem using applications which use special comms drivers, such as

the HP Pavilion PC and the “HP DEMO” Screen Saver ................ 152

Bi-Directional Parallel Ports (nibble and byte modes) ..................... 152

The machine Connect Failure or Bi-Directional Communication

Error ........................................................................................... 153

Brother HL-6/6V/10h/630series/660series/960/1260/WL-660:... 153

HP LaserJet series II, IID, IIP, IIP+, III, IIID or IIIP: .................. 153

HP LaserJet 4 Plus: ....................................................................... 154

NEC SuperScript 610/660: ........................................................... 154

EPSON ActionLaser 1100 / 1400: ................................................ 154

Lexmark WinWriter 200:.............................................................. 154

Graphics or text is missing when the document is printed ........... 155

Packing and Shipping the Machine ................................................ 156

Regular Maintenance ........................................................................ 158

Cleaning the Scanner ........................................................................ 158

Cleaning the Printer .......................................................................... 159

Cleaning the Drum Unit.................................................................... 160

Replacing the Toner Cartridge .......................................................... 161

Toner Empty Indicator .................................................................. 161

Steps for Replacing Toner Cartridge ............................................ 162

Replacing the Drum Unit .................................................................. 166

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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Specifications

Fax Specifications .............................................................................. 171

Printer Specifications ........................................................................ 172

Electrical and Environment ............................................................. 173

PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS ........................... 174

RESIDENT FONTS (For MFC-9550 Only).................................. 174

SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS ............................................ 175

Glossary ............................................................................................... 177

Index .................................................................................................... 183

Accessory List ..................................................................................... 187

WARNING! Miscellaneous approval conditions

National and European laws state that only approved apparatus may be

connected to lines provided by Public Telecommunications Operators (PTOs).

In the case of analogue Group 3 fax machines such as your Brother fax, this

usually implies compliance with national technical requirements, and an

approval certificate issued by the national authorities in the country of original

sale/import by Brother.

Any marking or certification of your fax machine to harmonised European

“CE Mark” requirements for EMC (Electromagnetic Compatibility), and for

user safety according to the European LVD (Low Voltage Directive), ARE

NOT indicative of approval for connection to public telecommunications lines

in a country other than that in which the equipment is approved.

Brother advises that this product will not function correctly in a country other

than that in which it was originally offered for sale, and does not offer any

warranty in the event that this product is used on public telecommunication

lines in a country other than that in which it is approved.

Brother further advises that any use of this equipment in such other countries

contravenes national and European laws and in so using, the user renders himself

or herself liable to prosecution and possible forfeiture of equipment according

to local regulations.

C H A P T E R O N E

Introduction

UsingThis Manual

Thank you for purchasing a Brother Multi-function center (MFC).

This machine has been designed to be simple to use, with LCD screen

prompts to guide you through functions. However, you can use your

machine to its fullest potential by taking a few minutes to read this

manual.

Additionally, your machine has a Help Key. Press Help/Broadcast to

print a list of basic operational steps and functions.

Finding Information

All chapter headings and subheadings are listed in the Table of Contents.

You will also be able to find information about a specific feature or

function by checking the Index at the back of this manual. Also,

throughout this manual, you’ll see special symbols alerting you to

important information, cross-references, and warnings. Illustrations of

some screen displays also help you choose the correct key-presses.

C H A P T E R O N E

Symbols Used InThis Manual

Note or additional information.

The machine may be damaged or may not work

correctly if this is not observed.

Warning. Damage can result if this is not observed.

Features Offered by your Multi-Function Centre

Your MFC-9050 can be used as a fax machine, a copier and as a 600 dpi

laser printer. As well as sending and receiving faxes, you can also print,

scan and duplicate documents easily and quickly.

In addition to the above features, the MFC-9550 can also be used as a

scanner, an answering machine with electronic voice messaging and a

PC fax that enables you to send faxes straight from your PC.

Both the MFC-9050 and the MFC-9550 can store faxes in their built-in

memory, which enables you to access faxes that you have received while

you are out of your office (a feature known as remote retrieval), or to

have incoming faxes automatically forwarded to another fax machine for

your convenience.

About Fax Machines

If you’re a first-time fax machine user, fax operation might seem a little

mysterious. You’ll soon get used to the unusual fax tones on your phone

line, and be able to send and receive faxes easily.

I N T R O D U C T I O N

FaxTones and Handshake

When someone is sending a fax, the fax machine sends fax calling tones,

(CNG tones)—soft, intermittent beeps at 4-second intervals. You’ll hear

them when you dial and press Start, and they continue for about 40

seconds after dialling. During that time, the sending machine must begin

the “handshake” with the receiving machine. Each time you use

automatic procedures to send a fax, you are sending CNG tones over the

phone line. You’ll soon learn to listen for these soft beeps each time you

answer a phone on your fax line, so you can know if you are receiving a

fax message.

The receiving fax responds with fax receiving tones—loud, chirping

sounds. A receiving fax chirps for about 40 seconds over the phone line,

and the screen displays RECEIVING. If your fax machine is set to the

Fax Only Mode, it will answer every call automatically with fax

receiving tones. Even if the other party hangs up, your fax machine

continues to send the “chirps” for about 40 seconds, and the screen

continues to display RECEIVING. To cancel the receiving mode, press

Stop.

When your fax machine is in Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode, it answers with a

short beep. After this beep, the fax machine listens for CNG tones, and

then responds with receiving tones.

The fax “handshake” is the time in which the sending machine’s CNG

tones and the receiving machines “chirps” overlap. This must be for at

least 2 to 4 seconds, so the fax machines can understand 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 40 seconds after the

number is dialled. Therefore, it’s important for the receiving machine to

answer the call in as few rings as possible.

When you have an external telephone answering device (TAD) on your

fax line, your TAD will determine the number of rings before the call is

answered. Pay special attention to the directions in the Installation chapter

for connecting a TAD (or answering machine) to your fax machine.

ECM (Error Correction Mode)

The Error Correction Mode (ECM) is a way for the fax machine to check

the integrity of a fax transmission while it is in progress. ECM

transmissions are possible only between machines that both have the

ECM feature. If they do, you may send and receive fax messages that are

continuously checked for their integrity.

Sufficient memory must be available in your machine for this feature to

work.

C H A P T E R O N E

MFC-9050

Control Panel Overview

22 21 20

9O5O

Fine

Fax

TAD

F/T

status

Photo

S.Fine

Help/

Tel - Index Resolution Mode Broadcast

Set

ABC

Clear

On/Off Line FF/Cont Print Priority Test/Reset

Verify

DEF

Tel

High

Low

Enlarge Reduce

Copy

JKL

MNO

GH I

Volume

Shift

Sort

Photo

TUV

PQRS

WXYZ

Redial / Pause

Speed Dial

Stop

Start

Tone

10 11 12 13 14

Tel (Telephone)

Tone

This key is used to have a telephone

Lets you switch the dialling type during a

conversation having picked up the external

handset in F/T pseudo-ringing etc.

telephone call from PULSE to TONE.

Shift

R (Recall)

This key is used to access the “13” through

“24” One Touch keys. In the printer mode

when Shift is pressed together with Test/

Reset, it resets the machine to the factory

default settings.

Use this key to gain access to an outside line

and/or to recall the operator or transfer a call

to another extension when it is connected to a

PABX.

Redial/Pause

OneTouch Dial Keys

Re-dials the last number called. Also inserts a

pause in autodial numbers.

These 12 keys give you access to 24

previously stored phone numbers.

Speed Dial

Lets you dial stored phone numbers by

pressing a two-digit number.

Enlarge

Enlarges copies depending on the ratio you

select: 200%, 150%, 125%, 120%, and 100%.

Dial Pad

Sort

Dials phone and fax numbers and can be used

as a keyboard for entering information into the

machine.

Use this key when you want multiple copies of

a multiple page original, copied in order.

I N T R O D U C T I O N

Stop

Mode

Stops a fax, cancels an operation or exits from

function mode.

Select how the machine will handle incoming

calls.

Photo

Resolution

This key is used to copy photographs.

Sets the resolution when you send a fax.

Reduce

Tel-Index

Lets you look up numbers stored in the

dialling memory.

Reduces copies depending on the ratio you

select: 100%, 93%, 87%, 75%, and 50%. You

can also use the Auto Reduction function to

have the machine automatically calculate the

reduction ratio that fits the size of your paper.

Volume

Lets you adjust speaker and ring volume.

Clear

Start

Starts sending a fax.

Deletes entered data or moves back one step in

function procedure.

Copy

Makes a copy.

(Right Arrow) Verify

Moves the LCD cursor to the right. When the

machine is idle, you can also use this key to

print the Transmission Verification Report for

your last transmission.

FF/Cont

When the LCD shows REMAINED DATA,

you can turn the machine OFFLINE and then

press this key to print the data that is in the

memory. Also, it clears some operation and

machine errors.

(Left Arrow)

Moves the LCD cursor to the left.

Liquid Crystal Display

Displays messages to help you set up and

operate your machine.

Print Priority

When this key is pressed, all faxes will be

received into memory without first printing

and can be printed later. This key also

increases the memory available for printing

without decreasing memory available for

memory transmissions and incoming

messages.

Set

Stores a function setting into the machine.

Lets you access the function and programming

mode.

Test/Reset

This key is used to print a test page. When it

is pressed together with Shift, it clears the

data from the printer memory, cancels an error

status, and then resets to the factory default

settings.

Toner Empty LED

The Toner Indicator flashes on and off when

toner is low, so you’ll know to order another

toner cartridge. You will still be able to print

until the Indicator stays on.

On/Off Line

This key is used to turn the printer online

(ready to receive PC data) and offline (not

ready to receive PC data) alternately. When

the printer is online, the LCD displays

ONLINE.

Help/Broadcast

Prints a quick reference Help List. Also use

this key when you want to send a fax to

several different locations (maximum 174

locations at once).

C H A P T E R O N E

MFC-9550

Control Panel Overview

31 33

35 28

26 25

955O

Voice

Doc.

Play

Fine

Fax

TAD

F/T

status

Record

Erase

Photo

S.Fine

Help/

Set

Clear

Tel - Index Resolution Mode Broadcast

On/Off Line FF/Cont Print Priority Test/Reset

Mute

ABC

Verify

DEF

Tel

High

Enlarge Reduce

Copy

JKL

MNO

GH I

Volume

Shift

Low

Sort

Photo

TUV

PQRS

WXYZ

Redial / Pause

Speed Dial

Stop

Start

Tone

Tel (Telephone)

Shift

Use to shuttle the line between handset and

monitor speaker.

This key is used to access the “13” through

“24” One Touch keys. In the printer mode

when Shift is pressed together with Test/

R (Recall)

Reset, it resets and restores the machine to

Use this key to gain access to an outside line

and/or to recall the operator or transfer a call

to another extension when it is connected to a

PABX.

the factory default settings.

OneTouch Dial Keys

These 12 keys give you access to 24

previously stored phone numbers.

Redial/Pause

Re-dials the last number called. Also inserts a

pause in autodial numbers.

Enlarge

Enlarges copies depending on the ratio you

select: 200%, 150%, 125%, 120%, and 100%.

Speed Dial

Lets you dial stored phone numbers by

pressing a two-digit number.

Sort

Use this key when you want multiple copies of

a multiple page original, copied in order.

Dial Pad

Dials phone and fax numbers and can be used

as a keyboard for entering information into the

machine.

Stop

Stops a fax, cancels an operation or exits from

function mode.

Tone

Photo

Lets you switch the dialling type during a

telephone call from PULSE to TONE.

This key is used to copy photographs.

I N T R O D U C T I O N

Reduce

Record

Reduces copies depending on the ratio you

select: 100%, 93%, 87%, 75%, and 50%. You

can also use the Auto Reduction function to

have the machine automatically calculate the

reduction ratio that fits the size of your paper.

Lets you record an Outgoing Message (OGM),

memos and telephone calls.

Help/Broadcast

Prints a quick reference Help List. Also use

this key when you want to send a fax to

several different locations (maximum 174

locations at once).

Start

Starts sending a fax.

Copy

Makes a copy.

Mode

Select how the machine will handle incoming

calls.

FF/Cont

When the LCD shows REMAINED DATA,

you can turn the machine OFFLINE and then

press this key to print the data that is in the

memory. Also, it clears some operation and

machine errors.

Resolution

Sets the resolution when you send a fax.

Tel-Index

Lets you look up numbers stored in the

dialling memory.

Print Priority

Volume

When this key is pressed, all faxes will be

received into memory without first printing

and can be printed later. This key also

increases the memory available for printing

without decreasing memory available for

memory transmissions and incoming

messages.

Lets you adjust speaker and ring volume.

Clear

Deletes entered data or moves back one step in

function procedure.

(Right Arrow)Verify

Moves the LCD cursor to the right. When the

machine is idle, you can also use this key to

print the Transmission Verification Report for

your last transmission.

Test/Reset

This key is used to print a test page. When it

is pressed together with Shift, it clears the

data from the printer memory, cancels an error

status, and then resets to the factory default

settings.

(Left Arrow) Mute

Moves the LCD cursor to the left. Also, this

key lets you put calls on hold.

On/Off Line

This key is used to turn the printer online

(ready to receive PC data) and offline (not

ready to receive PC data) alternately. When

the printer is online, the LCD displays

ONLINE.

Liquid Crystal Display

Displays messages to help you set up and

operate your machine.

Set

Stores a function setting into the machine.

Play

Lets you listen to voice messages and outgoing

messages stored in memory.

Lets you access the function and programming

mode.

Erase

Lets you delete voice messages, fax messages

or all messages.

Toner Empty LED

The Toner Indicator flashes on and off when

toner is low, so you’ll know to order another

toner cartridge. You will still be able to print

until the Indicator stays on.

Voice and Doc. Indicator Lights

These lights tell you whether voice messages

or faxes are stored in memory.

C H A P T E R O N E

C H A P T E R T W O

Installation

Packing List

Make sure you have the following items:

Wire Extension

(Both wire extensions are same size)

Telephone

Line Cord

Dust Cover

Telephone

Handset*

Handset

Curled Cord*

Drum Unit Assembly

Owner’s Manual

Quick Start

Guide*

Document

Tray

Paper Tray

Printer Drive

Floppy Disk**

CD-ROM*

* ....... Only for MFC-9550

** ......... Only for MFC-9050

Whenever you transport the machine, use the packing materials that

came with your machine and pack the machine correctly.

C H A P T E R T W O

Choosing a Location

Place your machine on a flat, stable surface, such as a desk. Select a

place that is free of vibration and shocks. Locate the machine near a

telephone wall socket and a standard earthed electrical socket.

Avoid placing your machine where it may be knocked. Do not place near

heaters, air conditioners, water, chemicals or refrigerators. Do not expose

the machine to direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture or dust. Do not

connect your machine to electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or

automatic timers as disruption of power can wipe out information in the

unit’s memory. Do not connect your machine to electrical outlets 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.

Ensure the airflow from the fan on the right hand side of the machine is

not impeded.

CAUTION

Caution

We recommend that this product be used with a surge protection

device to protect the product against damage caused by a lightning

strike.

Never touch telephone wires or terminals that are not insulated

unless the telephone line has been disconnected at the network

interface.

I N S T A L L A T I O N

Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an

electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from

lightning.

Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the

leak.

Assembly

Install the Drum Unit Assembly

(withToner Cartridge)

Unpack the drum unit assembly, including the toner cartridge, and

gently rock it from side to side five or six times.

To prevent damage to the drum, do not expose it to light

for longer than a few minutes.

Do NOT remove the starter sheet – this will be ejected

while the machine is warming up.

C H A P T E R T W O

Do NOT remove starter sheet.

Open the top cover of the machine.

Top Cover

I N S T A L L A T I O N

Holding the drum unit by its handles, insert it in the machine.

Close the top cover.

C H A P T E R T W O

Setting Up the machine

Follow the instructions below to connect the handset (For MFC-9550

only), power cord, and telephone line.

EXT.

LINE

* ....... Only for MFC-9550

(Example for the U.K.)

Connecting the Handset. (For MFC-9550 only)

Connect the curled handset cord to the bottom of the handset and to

the left side of the machine.

Connect the power cord.

When you connect the power, the screen displays

01/01/1999 00:00

SLEEP

I N S T A L L A T I O N

IMPORTANT:

If you need to remove the moulded mains plug in order to

fit an appropriate type, you must discard the moulded plug

immediately having cut it off, in order that it is not

inadvertently inserted into a live socket, thus presenting a

shock hazard. The wires in the mains lead of this

appliance are coloured in accordance with the following

code.

Green-and-yellow : Earth

Blue

Brown

: Neutral

: Live

As the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not

correspond with the coloured markings identifying the

terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

The wire which is coloured green-and-yellow must be

connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by

the letter “E” or by the safety earth symbol

green or green-and-yellow.

or coloured

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the

terminal which is marked with the letter “N” or coloured

black.

The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to

the terminal which is marked with the letter “L” or coloured

red.

The PC interface is a SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) port

as defined in EN41003. It must only be connected with a

SELV circuit; only the MFL Pro for Fax cable kit (available

in an option pack), satisfies this requirement.

NOTICE:

■ This machine must be fitted with an earthed plug.

■ Since the machine is earthed via the mains plug, you can protect

yourself from potentially hazardous electrical conditions on the

telephone network by keeping the power to your machine on when

you connect it to a telephone line. Similarly, you can protect yourself

when you want to move your machine, by disconnecting the

telephone line first, and then the power cord.

■ Do not touch the rollers at the paper exit.

C H A P T E R T W O

Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the socket marked

LINE on the left side of the machine. Connect the other end to the

modular wall socket.

Attach the wire extensions to the Multi-purpose sheet feeder, and to

the document guide base.

Attach the document and paper trays to the machine and pull out

their extensions.

I N S T A L L A T I O N

Loading Paper

Open the Multi-purpose sheet feeder cover.

Fan the paper well. Load the paper, making sure that the printing

surface is towards the fax unit and the paper level is stacked below

the triangle mark. The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of 80gsm

paper, or up to 10 envelopes.

Adjust the guides to fit the paper width.

C H A P T E R T W O

Attaching Dust Cover

■ It is essential to keep the dust cover on your machine to prevent dust

from entering the print mechanism.

■ Using the dust cover on your machine will prolong the life of the

drum unit.

Attach the dust cover to the now open Multi-purpose Sheet Feeder

cover, pressing the dust cover sides around the feeder until they snap

into place.

Close the Multi-purpose Sheet Feeder cover.

Acceptable Paper

Size

Weight

: A4 (210mm x 297mm)

: 60 g/m²– 158 g/m²

Thickness : 0.08 – 0.20 mm

I N S T A L L A T I O N

Multi-Line Connections (PABXs)

Most offices use a central telephone system, or PABX. The machine will

work with most PABX or key systems that allow a two-wire analogue

connection. However, we recommend that you have a separate telephone

line for your machine. You can then leave the machine in Fax Only Mode

to receive faxes any time of day or night.

If you are installing the machine to work with a PABX:

It is not guaranteed that the unit will operate correctly under all

circumstances with a PABX. Any cases of difficulty should be

reported first to the company that handles your PABX.

If all incoming calls will be answered by a switchboard operator, it is

recommended that the Answer Mode be set to Manual. All incoming

calls should initially be regarded as telephone calls.

The unit may be used with either pulse or tone dialling.

Ringer Equivalence Number (REN)

This equipment has a REN value of 1. A BT line has a “bell ringing”

capacity, or REN, of 4. This means that adding downstream-connected

extension telephones and/or extension bells to a total REN of greater

than 4 may cause a reduction in the bell volume. In extreme cases, it

may cause the auto-answer facility of the machine to fail.

Therefore, up to three additional extension telephones (each assuming a

REN of 1), may be connected downstream of your machine. For an

explanation of “downstream connection, read “Using extension

telephones” which follows.

Unless otherwise marked, a telephone provided by BT may be assumed

to have a REN value of 1.

C H A P T E R T W O

Using ExtensionTelephones

It may be that your premises are already wired with parallel extension

telephones, or you intend to add extension telephones to your line, in

addition to your machine. While the simplest arrangement is

straightforward parallel connection, there are some reasons as to why this

arrangement will cause unsatisfactory service, the most obvious of which

is inadvertent interruption of a facsimile transmission by someone

picking up an extension telephone in order to make an outgoing call.

Additionally, remote activation may not operate reliably in such a simple

configuration.

This machine may also be set to make a delayed transmission (i.e. a

transmission at a pre-set time). This pre-set job may coincide with

someone picking up an extension handset.

Such problems can easily be eliminated however, if you arrange

modification of your extension wiring circuit, such that extension devices

are connected “downstream” of your machine, in a master/slave

configuration. In such a configuration, this machine can always detect

whether a telephone is in use, thus it will not attempt to seize the line

during that time. This is known as “telephone off-hook detection.”

The inadvisable configuration is shown in figure 1 below, and the

recommended master/slave configuration is shown in figure 2.

This new connection configuration can be arranged by your contacting

BT, Kingston upon Hull Telecommunications, your PABX maintainer or

a qualified telephone installation company as appropriate. Simply

explained, the extension telephone circuit should be terminated on a

normal modular plug (BT 431A style), which in turn should be inserted

into the modular socket of the white “T”-shaped connector provided as

part of the line cord assembly.

EXTENSION

SOCKET

EXTENSION

SOCKET

MASTER

SOCKET

INCOMING

LINE

FAX

INADVISABLE CONNECTION OF EXTENSION SOCKETS

Fig. 1.

DISCONNECT

EXTENSION

SOCKET

EXTENSION

SOCKET

MASTER

SOCKET

INCOMING

LINE

FAX

FAX MACHINE MUST BE PLUGGED

INTO MASTER SOCKET

RECOMMENDED CONNECTION OF EXTENSION SOCKETS

Fig. 2.

I N S T A L L A T I O N

Connecting an ExternalTelephone

Answering Device (TAD)

Sequence

You might choose to connect an additional answering machine. When

you have an external TAD on the same telephone line as the machine,

the TAD answers all calls. The machine “listens” for fax calling (CNG)

tones. If it hears them, the machine takes over the call and receives the

fax. If it doesn’t hear the CNG tones, the machine will not answer the

call, and messages can be left on the TAD by callers in the normal way.

The TAD must answer within a maximum of four rings. However, we

recommend two rings as the TAD setting. The machine cannot hear

CNG tones until the TAD has answered the call, and with four rings there

are only 8–10 seconds of CNG tones left for the fax “handshake.” Make

sure you carefully follow instructions in this manual for recording your

outgoing message. Do not use a “toll-saver” ring setting on the TAD.

It is important that the TAD is connected via the EXT socket on the

machine or on the line jack unit. Do not use a line doubler on the line

jack as this can cause answering problems.

Connections

You may connect an external TAD to your machine, as shown below.

TAD

(Example

for the U.K.)

Set your external TAD to two rings or less.

Record the outgoing message (see below).

Set the TAD to answer calls.

Set Message Storage (Menu, 1, 8, 1) to VOICE:EXT. (Only for

MFC-9550)

Set the Answer Mode to TAD.

C H A P T E R T W O

Outgoing Message (OGM) of ExternalTAD

Timing is important in recording this message. The message sets up the

ways to handle both manual and automatic fax reception.

We recommend the outgoing message (OGM) is no longer than 20

seconds.

Allow 5 seconds of silence at the beginning of your message.

(This allows the fax to detect the calling tone prior to OGM, so

reception can be faster.)

We recommend that you end your OGM by giving your Remote

Activation Code for people sending manual faxes. For example:

“After the beep, leave a message or send a fax manually by pressing

51 and Start.”

Please note that some faxes that are sent manually cannot be received

automatically because some fax machines do not send a fax tone if the

call is manually dialled. In these cases you must inform callers that they

must enter the remote activation code to send a fax.

Connecting an ExternalTelephone

Your machine is equipped with a handset that you can use as a regular

phone. However, you can also connect a separate telephone (or telephone

answering device) to your machine, as shown below.

(Example

for the U.K.)

Whenever this external phone (or TAD) is in use, the screen displays

EXT. TEL IN USE, and, if the machine’s handset is lifted, an alarm

sounds.

To disconnect the call on the external phone and switch to the fax

machine, lift the handset and press Tel (for MFC-9550 only).

C H A P T E R T H R E E

On-Screen

Programming

User-Friendly Programming

See

“Using This

Manual”

We have designed your machine with on-screen programming and a Help

key. User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of all the

functions your machine has to offer.

chap. 1

Since your programming is done on the LCD, we have created step-by-

step on-screen prompts to help you program your machine. All you need

to do is follow the prompts as they guide you through the function menu

selections, programming options and settings.

Function Mode

You can access the Function Mode by pressing Menu.

When you enter the Function Mode, your machine displays a list of main

menu options from which you can choose. These options appear one after

the other on the display. Select an option by pressing Set when the option

appears on the LCD.

You can “scroll” more quickly through the available options by pressing

. When the screen displays your selection, press Set. (Use

to scroll

backward if you passed your choice or to save key strokes. Both arrow

keys show all options, in the opposite order.)

If you want to exit the Function Mode, press Stop.

Before you press Set, you can correct any mistake you have made

entering information in a field using the dial pad. Use

to back up and

then type over the incorrect characters. When you finish a function, the

screen displays ACCEPTED.

C H A P T E R T H R E E

Alternating Displays

The LCD sometimes alternates between the currently selected option,

and a help message giving brief instructions about how to proceed. The

display you’ll probably see most often is shown below, showing you that

when you place a document in the feeder, you can either dial a number to

send it as a fax or press the Copy key to make a copy of the document.

FAX: NO. & START

COPY: PRESS COPY

Function SelectionTable

If you have a basic understanding of how to program your machine, you

can perform most of the programming settings without the Owner’s

Manual. To help you understand the function selections, options, and

settings that are available, use the Function Selection Table below.

< 1. FAX MENU FUNCTIONS >

1. INITIAL SETUP

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

1. TONE/PULSE

2. DATE/TIME

Select the dialling mode.

TONE

Enter date and time for LCD

display and to print on

transmissions.

01/01/1999 00:00

3. STATION ID

4. BEEPER

Program the name, fax number --

and telephone number to appear

on each transmitted page.

Adjust the volume level of the

beeps when you press a key, an

error occurs or a document is

sent or received.

LOW

5. PBX

Turn on if PABX (Private

Automatic Branch Exchange) is

connected to your machine.

OFF

6. CLOCK CHANGE Adjust the machine’s clock by

one hour for summer/winter

time.

7. SLEEP MODE

Power save mode.

00 Min.

O N - S C R E E N P R O G R A M M I N G

2. SETUP RECEIVE

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

1. RING DELAY

Number of rings before the

RING DELAY:02

TOLL SAVER:OFF

(MFC-9550)

machine answers in Fax/Tel

(F/T), Fax or TAD (Message

Manager for MFC-9550) mode.

2. F/T RING TIME

3. FAX DETECT

4. REMOTE CODE

Sets the time for F/T pseudo-ring 30

in Fax/Tel (F/T) mode.

Receive fax messages without

pressing the Start key.

Enter code to activate or

deactivate your machine from a

remote location.

OFF

(

51, #51)

5. REDUCTION

Reduces size of image.

AUTO

6. MEM. RECEIVE

Automatically stores any

incoming faxes in its memory

if it runs out of paper.

7. PRINT DENSITY

8. POLLING RX

9. TONER SAVE

Adjusts printing to be lighter or --

darker.

You call another fax machine to --

receive a fax from it.

Increase life of toner cartridge. OFF

0. PC INTERFACE

ON/OFF

(Only for MFC-9550)

3. SETUP SEND

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

1. COVERPG SETUP Automatically sends a

programmable cover page or

OFF

prints a sample cover page.

2. COVERPAGE NOTE Program a customized message --

for fax cover page.

3. CONTRAST

Change the lightness or darkness AUTO

of a fax you are sending.

4. RESOLUTION

Allows you to change

STANDARD

resolutions page by page.

5. OVERSEAS MODE Special setting for international OFF

transmissions.

6. CALL RESERVE

You can send a fax, then speak OFF

to the person operating the

other fax machine or print a

sample call back message.

7. TIMER

Set the machine to send your

documents later.

8. POLLED TX

Set Polled Transmission for

someone to poll your fax machine

to receive a fax from you.

9. REAL TIME TX

NEXT FAX ONLY/ON/OFF

OFF

C H A P T E R T H R E E

4. REMAINING JOBS

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

Cancel a delayed fax (timer) or

polling job.

5, 6

5. INTERRUPT

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

Send a fax now, even if you

have the machine set to send a

fax later, or if you have it set

for Polling.

6. SET QUICK-DIAL

Function Description

Factory Set Chapter

1. ONE-TOUCH DIAL Dial numbers stored in memory --

by pressing only one key.

2. SPEED-DIAL

Dial numbers stored in memory --

by pressing only three keys.

3. SETUP GROUPS

Set up a Group number for

broadcasting.

7. PRINT REPORTS

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

1. XMIT REPORT

Print confirmation of

transmission after each

document is sent.

OFF

2. JOURNAL

Lists information about the last JOURNAL:OFF 11

50 incoming and outgoing faxes.

3. QUICK-DIAL

Lists names and numbers

stored in One Touch and Speed

Dial memory (in numerical

order).

4. TEL. INDEX

Alphabetical list of stored

numbers.

5. SYSTEM SETUP

Lists various system settings.

6. MEMORY STATUS Lists information about

memory use.

O N - S C R E E N P R O G R A M M I N G

8. REMOTE FAX OPT (MFC-9050 Only)

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

1. FAX FWD

Set your fax machine to

forward faxes.

OFF

2. FAX STORAGE

Store incoming faxes into

OFF

memory for remote retrieval.

3. REMOTE ACCESS Set code for retrieving faxes.

159

4. PRINT DOCUMENT Print incoming faxes stored in

the memory.

8. SETUP TAD (MFC-9550 Only)

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

1. MESSAGE STORE Select if memory will store fax, DOC:OFF

voice or both.

VOICE:ON

2. BACKUP PRINT

3. OGM

Automatically prints a copy of

faxes received into memory.

Select/Record outgoing

messages.

TAD MESSAGE 5, 10

4. ICM MAX. TIME

Select maximum length of

incoming messages.

35 seconds

5. ICM REC. MONITR Select ON or OFF to

screen voice messages as they

come in.

6. FAX FWD/PAGING Set fax machine to forward

fax/message ––OR–– to call

your pager.

OFF

7. REMOTE ACCESS Set code for retrieving

159

messages.

C H A P T E R T H R E E

0. MISCELLANEOUS

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

2. CALLER ID

(Only for the U.K)

View and dial back, or print a

list of the last 30 Caller IDs

stored in memory.

< 2. PRINTER MENU FUNCTIONS (Only for MFC-9550) >

1. PRINT OPTIONS

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

1. INTERNAL FONT You can print resident fonts to

check and confirm font types

2. CONFIGURATION Printer settings and status are

listed here.

2. RESET PRINTER

Function

Description

Factory Set Chapter

1. FACTORY RESET

You can restore factory default --

settings and temporary settings

for the printer back to factory

default settings.

2. HEX DUMP MODE If you set HEX DUMP MODE, --

all the PC data is printed in

hexadecimal, for testing

purposes.

C H A P T E R F O U R

Initial

Setup

Getting Started

Setting the Dialling Mode (Tone/Pulse)

Your machine is initially set to TONE. If you are using a PULSE dial

line, you can change the setting to PULSE by following the steps below.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 1, 1.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 1, 1.

The screen prompts you to select TONE or PULSE.

DIALLING:TONE

DIALLING:PULSE

Use

to select the dialling mode.

Press Set when the screen displays the dialling mode you want.

Press Stop to exit.

Although this equipment can use either Pulse or Tone signalling, only the

performance of the Tone signalling is subject to regulatory requirements

for correct operation. It is therefore strongly recommended that the

equipment is set to use the Tone signalling for access to public or private

emergency services. The Tone signalling also provides faster call set up.

C H A P T E R F O U R

Setting the Date andTime

Your machine displays the date and time, and prints it on every fax you

send.

In the event of a power failure, the machine maintains date and time

information for about 15 hours (MFC-9550) or about 12 hours (MFC-

9050). All other settings remain unaffected.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 1, 2.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 1, 2.

The screen prompts you to enter the year.

ENTER YEAR:XX

Enter the last two digits of the year. The screen displays your entry.

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter the month.

ENTER MONTH:XX

Enter two digits for the month (for example, enter 09 for September,

or 10 for October). The screen displays your entry.

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter the day.

ENTER DAY:XX

Enter two digits for the day (for example, 06). The screen displays

your entry.

Press Set. The screen prompts you to set the time.

ENTER TIME:XX:XX

Enter the time in 24-hour format (for example, enter 15:25 for 3:25

PM).

Press Set.

Press Stop. The screen now displays the date and time you set, and

displays it whenever the machine is standing by.

Setting the Station ID

See

“Composing

an Electronic

Cover page”

chap. 6

You can store your name, fax number, and telephone number to be

printed on all fax pages that you send.

It is important that you enter the fax and telephone numbers in the

internationally standardized format, i.e. in accordance with the following

strict sequence:

I N I T I A L S E T U P

The “+” (plus) character

Your Country Code (e.g. “44” for the United Kingdom, “41” for

Switzerland)

Your local area code minus any leading “0” (“9” in Spain)

A space

Your number on the local exchange, using spaces to aid readability as

appropriate.

As an example, your machine is installed in the United Kingdom, is to

be used for both fax and voice calls, and your national telephone number

is 0161-444 5555, then you must set the fax and telephone number parts

of your station ID as: +44 161-444 5555

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 1, 3.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 1, 3.

The screen prompts you to enter your fax number.

FAX:

See

“Entering

Text”

Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits). The screen displays your

entry.

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter your telephone number.

in this

chapter

TEL:

Enter your telephone number (up to 20 digits). If your telephone

number and fax number are the same, enter the same number again.

The screen displays your entry.

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter your name or your

company name.

NAME:

Use the dial pad to enter your name (up to 20 characters). (You can

use the following chart to help you enter letters.)

Press Set to confirm.

Press Stop. The screen returns to the date and time.

■ The telephone number you entered is used only for the Call Back

Message and Cover Page features.

■ If you do not enter a fax number, no additional information can be

entered.

C H A P T E R F O U R

■ To enter a space, press

characters.

once between numbers and twice between

■ If your Station ID has already been programmed, the screen prompts

“1” to make a change, or “2” to exit without changing.

EnteringText

When you are setting certain functions, such as the Station ID, you may

need to enter text into the machine. Most keys on the dial pad have three

or four letters printed above them. The keys for 0, #, and don’t have

printed letters because they are used for special characters.

By pressing the appropriate number on the dial pad the correct number of

times, you can access the character you want.

Press Key

one time

two times three times four times five times

Inserting spaces

If you want to enter a blank space, press

twice.

Making corrections

If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to change it, press

to move

the cursor after the last correct letter. Then press Clear; all letters above

and to the right of the cursor are deleted. Re-enter the correct text and/or

digits. You can also back up and type over incorrect letters.

Repeating letters

If you need to enter a character assigned to the same key as the previous

character, press

to move the cursor to the right.

I N I T I A L S E T U P

Special characters and symbols

Press

for

(space) ! ” # $ % & ’ ( ) + , - . /

Press # for

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Setting the BeeperVolume

You can set the beeper to LOW, HIGH or OFF. The machine comes

with this volume set to LOW. When the beeper is set to LOW or HIGH,

the machine beeps every time you press a key or make an error, and at

the end of sending or receiving a fax.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 1, 4.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 1, 4.

Press

to select your setting.

When the screen displays the setting you want, press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

PABX andTRANSFER

Your machine is initially set to be connected with PSTN (Public

Switched Telephone Network) lines. However, many offices use a central

telephone system or Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX). Your

fax can be connected to most types of PABX. You can easily gain access

to the outside line from your fax connected to PABX by just pressing R.

Also, you can transfer a call to another extension by pressing R.

Setting PABX

If your machine is connected to a PABX system, set PBX:ON. If not, set

OFF.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 1, 5.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 1, 5.

The screen displays

PBX:OFF

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to select ON (or OFF).

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Stop to exit.

C H A P T E R F O U R

You can program an R keypress as part of a number stored in a One

Touch or Speed Dial location. When programming the One Touch or

Speed Dial number (Function menu 6-1 or 6-2) press R first (the screen

displays “!”), then enter the telephone number. If you do this, you do not

need to press R each time before you dial using a One Touch or Speed

Dial location. (See chap. 7.)

However, if PBX is set to OFF, you can’t use the One Touch or Speed

Dial number that the R keypress is programmed into.

Setting the Clock Change

You can easily let the machine’s clock gain or lose one hour by using this

feature.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 1, 6.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 1, 6.

The screen displays

TO SUMMER TIME ?

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to lose an hour.

to select Summer time to gain an hour or Winter time

Press Set.

Press 1 to change to Winter time or Summer time. ––OR–– Press 2

to exit without changing.

Sleep Mode

Setting the Sleep Mode reduces power consumption while the machine is

idle. You can choose how long the machine is idle (from 00 to 99

minutes) before it drops into sleep mode. The timer automatically resets

when the machine receives a fax or PC data, or makes a copy. The

factory setting is 0 minutes.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 1, 7.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 1, 7.

Use the dial pad to enter the amount of time the machine is idle

before it drops into sleep mode (00 to 99).

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

I N I T I A L S E T U P

Setting the SpeakerVolume

You can adjust the speaker volume when your machine has dialled

(onhook dialling) and the line is connected. You can turn the volume OFF

or you can select a volume level.

Press

to adjust the volume level. The display 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.

If you have a MFC-9550, you can adjust the speaker volume while you

are listening to your OGM (Outgoing Message) and ICMs (incoming

messages).

If you turn the Incoming Recording Monitor to OFF (Menu, 1, 8, 5) on

the MFC-9550, the Speaker for screening calls will be disabled and you

will not be able to hear callers leaving messages. The volume for other

operations can still be controlled using

and

Setting the RingVolume

You can adjust the ring volume when your machine is idle. You can turn

the ring OFF.

Press

to adjust the volume level. With each key press, the

machine rings so you can hear the current setting and the display 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.

Memory Storage

Your machine is equipped with an internal battery that will keep the date

and time information for up to 12 hours (MFC-9050), about 15 hours

(MFC-9550) after power has been cut off. After that time, the date and

time will be lost and you will have to re-enter the information. In the

event of a power failure, all settings in the INITIAL SETUP, SETUP

RECEIVE, SET QUICK-DIAL, REMOTE FAX OPT (MFC-9050)

and SETUP TAD (MFC-9550), plus the COVERPG SETUP and

COVERPAGE NOTE (from SETUP SEND) functions are stored

permanently.

On the MFC-9550, it will retain the data for Out-of-Paper Reception and

Message Manager for up to 9 hours after a power interruption.

C H A P T E R F O U R

C H A P T E R F I V E

Setup

Receive

Basic Receiving Operations

Select Answer Mode

If you have the model MFC-9050, you’ll need to connect an external

telephone if you wish to use the Fax/Tel (F/T) or Manual Mode.

Answer Mode

means light off.

For

(

means light on.)

Fax

TAD

F/T

1. Manual

You must answer all calls yourself. If you

hear fax tones, press Start to begin

receiving the fax, then hang up.

2. Fax Only

The machine automatically answers every

call as a fax call. You cannot receive a

voice call, but you can dial out and make a

voice call. (This setting is recommended if

the fax machine is on its own dedicated

line.)

Fax

TAD

F/T

See

“Fax/Tel

(F/T) Mode

Only”

3. Fax/Tel

The machine automatically answers every

call. If the call is a fax, it prints the fax. If

the call is not a fax, it signals you with an

F/T pseudo-ring, different from the phone

company ringing, to alert you to pick up

the call. If you select this setting, you’ll

need to set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring

Time features (on the following pages).

Fax

TAD

F/T

(F/T)

in this

chapter

C H A P T E R F I V E

4. TAD

This is the only setting in which you can

use an external answering machine. Your

telephone answering device is connected to

your machine, and answers every call.

Once the external telephone answering

device (TAD) answers, the machine listens

for fax tones. If it detects fax tones, Fax

messages are printed.

Fax

TAD

F/T

For MFC-

(⁹⁰⁵⁰

)

The TAD setting works only with an external telephone answering device

(TAD). Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time do not work in this setting.

5. TAD

The MFC-9550 provides you with a built-

in digital Message Manager for fax and

voice. When you set the machine to answer

calls, it will record up to 20 minutes of

messages. For more information about

Message Manager operation, please see

chap. 10.

Fax

TAD

F/T

For MFC-

(

)

9550

Manual Reception (Manual Mode)

When you set the Answer Mode to manual, you must answer each

incoming call yourself. Here is what you should do when using Manual

Mode:

IfYou Get a...

ThenYou Should...

1. Regular phone call

Talk as you normally would.

2. Phone call and

Press Start when finished talking, and

replace the handset.

request to send a fax

NOTE:Sender must also press Start.

3. Fax tone...

Press Start, and replace the handset.

Automatic Fax Only Reception (Fax Mode)

You can automatically receive all your faxes in Automatic Fax Reception

mode (Fax light is on). Select this mode by pressing Mode.

S E T U P R E C E I V E

Setting the Ring Delay

See

“Operation

from an

External or

Extension

Telephone”

and

“For Fax/Tel

(F/T) Mode

Only”

The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the machine

rings before it answers.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 1.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 1.

If you have a MFC-9050, go to Step 4.

Press

Press Set.

Press or

to select RING DELAY.

to select how many times the line rings before the

in this

chapter

machine answers (01-04 or 02-04 for IRE).

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Stop to exit.

Setting the F/T RingTime

You need to determine how long the machine will notify you with its

special F/T pseudo-ring when you have a voice call. This ringing

happens after the initial ringing from the phone company. Only the

machine rings, for 20, 30, 40 or 70 (for the U.K. and others) or 20, 30,

40, or 55 (for IRE) seconds; no other phones on the same line ring the

special F/T pseudo-ring.

See

“Operation

from

Extension

Telephone”

in this

chapter

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 2.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 2.

Press

to select how long the machine will ring to alert you

that you have a voice call.

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

RING TIME:30 SEC

Press Stop to exit.

Now, when a call comes in and the machine is set to Fax/Tel (F/T)

Mode, all phones on this line will ring the number of times you selected

in Ring Delay.

You can let the machine pick up and detect if it’s a fax or voice call. If

it’s a fax call, the machine prints the fax. If it’s a voice call, the machine

signals you with an F/T pseudo-ring for the length of time you selected

in F/T Ring Time.

C H A P T E R F I V E

Even if the caller hangs up during the F/T pseudo-ringing, the machine

continues the F/T pseudo-ringing for the set time.

Please note that some faxes cannot be received automatically in Fax/Tel

(F/T) Mode, because some fax machines do not send the standard Group

3 calling tone (“CNG”).

IMPORTANT: This machine does not re-generate ringing conditions to

any extension telephones. Any such extension telephones will only ring

during the period set on ring delay.

Recording the Fax/Tel Outgoing

Announcement (F/T MESSAGE)

(Only for MFC-9550)

This is the announcement played by your machine (not an external TAD)

when someone calls and your machine is set to Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode.

Although callers hear your announcement, they cannot leave a message.

To erase the announcement, follow the directions in chapter 10, “Erasing

the Outgoing Message”.

Press Menu, 1, 8, 3.

The screen prompts you to choose F/T MESSAGE, TAD

MESSAGE or PAGING MSG.

Press

to select F/T MESSAGE.

Press Set.

Press Record, then pick up the handset to record a message.

Replace the handset. Your announcement is played.

Press Stop to exit.

It is not necessary to have an outgoing message. The Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode

will work fine without one. It is only to help the caller understand the

status of your machine.

For example, you can leave a message that says:

“Hello, please wait, we are trying to connect you. If you wish to send a

fax, please wait until you hear a fax tone and press the Start key, or, press

51 (your three-digit remote activation code) and press the Start key.”

S E T U P R E C E I V E

Fax Detect

See

“Operation

from an

External or

Extension

Telephone”

and

“For Fax/Tel

(F/T) Mode

Only”

When you use this feature, you don’t have to press Start when you

answer a fax call and hear calling beeps. Just hold the handset and wait

for several seconds. When you see RECEIVING on the fax screen or

when you hear “chirps” through the handset of an extension phone

connected to another wall socket, just replace the handset, and your

machine does the rest. Selecting ON allows the machine to receive fax

calls automatically, even if you lift the handset of an extension or

external phone. Selecting SEMI (Only for MFC-9550) lets the fax

machine receive the call only if you’ve answered it at the machine.

Selecting OFF means you’ll have to activate the machine yourself, by

pressing Start or by pressing 5 1 if you are not at your machine.

in this

chapter

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 3.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 3.

Use

to select ON, SEMI (MFC-9550) or OFF.

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Stop to exit.

If you’ve set the feature to ON, but your machine doesn’t automatically

connect a fax call when you lift an external or extension phone’s handset,

press 5 1. At the machine, lift the handset and press Start.

Printing a Reduced Incoming Document

You can always reduce the size of an incoming fax to a fixed percentage

with your machine. If you choose AUTO, the machine chooses the level

of reduction for you regardless of the original size of the incoming

document.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 5.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 5.

The screen displays

5.REDUCTION

Use

to select the reduction ratio you want—AUTO, 100%,

93% or 87%. Choose 100% if you don’t want a reduction.

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Stop to exit.

C H A P T E R F I V E

If you receive faxes that are split on two pages, change the reduction to

AUTO ––OR–– choose a lower reduction percentage.

NOTE: ■ When you use Auto Reduction to reduce incoming

documents to fit on one page of recording paper, you can do

so only as long as the original document is not longer than

35 cm. If the original is longer than 35 cm, the data will not

be reduced and will carry over to print on a second page.

■ When you use Auto Reduction and you receive an incoming

document that is smaller than your recording paper, no

reduction will take place, and you will get the same size

recorded as the original.

Reception into Memory

As soon as the paper cassette becomes empty during fax reception, the

screen will display CHECK PAPER; please put some paper in the paper

cassette (see chap. 1).

If the MEMORY RECEPTION setting is ON at this time…

The current fax reception will continue, with the remaining page(s) being

stored in memory, subject to available memory. Subsequent incoming

faxes will also be stored into memory until the memory is full, following

which no further incoming fax calls will be automatically answered; all

data will be printed as soon as fresh paper is put in the paper cassette.

If the MEMORY RECEPTION setting is OFF at this time…

The current fax reception will continue, with the remaining page(s) being

stored in memory, subject to available memory. Subsequent incoming fax

calls will not be automatically answered until fresh paper is put in the

paper cassette. The last fax received will be printed as soon as fresh

paper is put in the cassette.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 6.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 6.

The screen displays

6.MEM.RECEIVE

Use

to select ON or OFF.

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Stop to exit.

S E T U P R E C E I V E

Setting the Print Density

If your machine is printing too light or too dark, you can adjust the print

density level. The new setting will remain until you change it again.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 7.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 7.

Press

to select your setting. Each key press changes the

print density to the next setting.

When the screen shows the setting you want, press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

Toner Save

You can conserve toner using this feature. When you set Toner Save to

ON, print appears somewhat lighter. The default setting is OFF.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 9.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 9.

Press

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

to turn ON (or OFF).

C H A P T E R F I V E

Advanced Receiving Operations

Operation from an External or Extension

Telephone

An external phone is a telephone that is plugged into your machine

(either into the machine’s EXT socket or into the back of the connector

that plugs into the telephone wall socket). An extension phone is another

phone on the same phone number as your machine, but plugged into a

different telephone wall socket. For example, your machine may be

connected to a phone line in your study, and you may have another

phone on the same line (and same phone number) in your kitchen. This

feature enables you to answer the phone in the kitchen if it rings while

you are making a coffee, knowing that you can transfer the call to your

machine if the incoming call is a fax.

If you answer a fax call on an external or extension phone, you can make

your machine take over by using the Activation Code. When you press

the Activation Code 5 1, the machine starts to receive a fax.

See

“Setting the

F/T Ring

Time”

If the machine answers a voice call and F/T pseudo-rings for you to take

over, use the Deactivation Code # 5 1 to take the call at an extension

phone. The Deactivation Code is used only in Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode.

in this

If you answer a call, and no one is on the line, assume you’re receiving a

fax. At the machine phone, press Start, then hang up. At an extension

phone, press 5 1, wait for fax receiving tones (chirps), then hang up.

At an external phone, press 5 1 and wait for the phone to be

disconnected (the screen displays RECEIVING) before you hang up.

(Your caller will have to press Start to send the fax.)

chapter

If you accidentally pick up an extension phone when a fax message is

being received, you may disrupt the transmission or render some portions

unreadable.

Extension telephones are not permitted in some countries, in such a case

the Deactivation Code will not work.

See

“Outgoing

Message

(OGM) of

External

TAD”

The Remote Activation Code can also be used by your callers. When you

are using an external TAD, your outgoing message (OGM) should end

with the statement “to send a fax, press 5 1”.

chap. 2

For Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode Only

When the machine is in Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode, it will use the F/T Ring

Time (F/T pseudo-ringing) to alert you to a voice call. If you’re at the

machine, you can lift the external telephone’s handset (and press Tel for

MFC-9050) to answer.

S E T U P R E C E I V E

If you’re at an extension phone, you’ll need to lift the handset during the

F/T Ring Time and press # 5 1 between the F/T pseudo-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 5 1.

Changing Remote Codes

Remote Codes might not work with some telephone systems. The preset

Activation Code is 5 1. The preset Deactivation Code is # 5 1.

If you are always disconnected when accessing your external TAD

remotely, try changing the Activation Code from 5 1 to # # # and the

Deactivation Code from # 5 1 to 1 1 1. You cannot use the same number

for the Activation Code and the Deactivation Code.

To change Remote Codes

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 4.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 4.

Press

to select ON (or OFF).

REMOTE ACT.:ON

Press Set when the screen displays the setting you want.

If you want to, enter a new Remote Activation Code, then press Set.

ACT.CODE:*51

If you want to, enter a new Remote Deactivation Code, then press

Set.

DEACT.CODE:#51

Press Stop to exit.

Printing a Fax from Memory

(Only for MFC-9050)

If you have fax storage ON for remote retrieval, you can still print a fax

from the machine’s memory when you are at your machine:

See

“Setting Fax

Storage”

chap. 9

Press Menu, 8, 4.

Press Start.

After all the data saved in the memory is printed out. Press Stop.

C H A P T E R F I V E

Caller ID (Caller IDentification)

(Only for the U.K.)

Caller ID is a telephone service that allows the subscriber to see a display

of the caller’s phone number as the telephone rings. It is a fast way to

screen your calls. You can respond quickly to calls you missed, because

Caller IDs are received and stored in your machine’s memory. In addition

to the standard Caller ID features, you can select a Caller ID and have

your machine dial the number for you.

NOTE: ■ To get the Caller ID Service: apply for the Caller ID service

at your local telephone company, if available.

■ To PABX Users :

Calling line identification signals are not generally delivered

to your Brother fax machine if it is connected behind a

private branch exchange (PBX) system or other call routing

device.

Advantages of Caller ID

For Business

All businesses profit from a quicker response to customer calls.

Businesses that provide mail order services, money-lending services or

provide confidential information, can protect themselves from false

orders or acceptance of false identification.

At Home

Residential customers can protect themselves from unwanted calls.

Set the Caller ID to ON

If you have BT Caller ID on your line, then this function should be set to

ON to display the caller’s phone number on the fax LCD as the

telephone rings.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 0, 2.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 0, 2.

CALLER ID:ON

SELECT { } & SET

Press

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

to choose ON.

S E T U P R E C E I V E

How Does the Caller IDWork?

The Caller ID Appears on the DisplayWhenYour

Telephone Rings

As your telephone rings, the display shows you the caller’s phone

number. Once you pick up the handset, the caller’s ID disappears. You

will see up to the first 16 characters of the number on the display.

Helpful Hints

■ If “# UNAVAILABLE” appears on the display, it means that the call

came from outside your caller ID service area. *

■ If “# WITHHELD” appears on the display, it means the caller

intentionally blocked the transmission of his/her ID. *

■ If no caller ID was transmitted to your fax machine, “PICK UP

PHONE” will remain on the display.

* Depends on network Function.

The Caller ID is Stored inYour Machine’s Memory

The machine can store a maximum of the last 30 incoming caller IDs in

the memory, along with the time and date of reception. The 31st call will

cause the oldest ID to be erased.

The Caller ID information stored in the memory can be used for the

following.

■ Selecting a Caller ID from the Memory for Call Reply.

You can scroll through the Caller IDs on the display and select one

for your machine to dial.

■ Printing the Caller ID List.

You can review calls you received by checking the Caller IDs in

memory. This report will list the Date, Time, Phone Number (Caller

ID), and type of call (Comment).

NOTE: Please set up the number of rings to more than 02 in the Ring

Delay (see "Setting the Ring Delay" in this chapter) before you

use the Caller ID. If you set up the number of rings to 01, you

cannot receive the Caller ID.

Selecting a Caller ID from the Memory for Call

You can display the caller IDs that are stored in the memory and select

the caller you want your machine to dial. Call Reply is a convenient

feature whereby your Brother fax can dial back a voice/fax call “on-

hook” to the opposite party associated with a Caller ID number which

has been captured into memory. This saves you from having to copy and

dial back to that number manually. (You can skip to Step 2 below by

pressing the Shift and Tel-Index simultaneously.)

C H A P T E R F I V E

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 0, 2.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 0, 2.

CALLER ID:ON

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to select DISPLAY ID.

Press Set. 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.

Press

to scroll through the Caller IDs in the memory.

25)5555151

Press Set to automatically dial the Caller ID number, wait until the

screen prompts you to press the Start key.

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PRESS START KEY

Press Start.

DIALLING

TELEPHONE

If you wish to send a fax, insert a document into the feeder.

Then press Start.

To cancel the Call Reply (for example, when you selected the Wrong

Caller ID), simply press Stop and begin again ; the Caller ID will not be

lost.

In certain circumstances, you may not be able to use this feature due to

the type of CALLER ID service or the type of telephone system you or

the orther party is using.

S E T U P R E C E I V E

To Activate Certain Network ServicesWhen Using Call

It may be desired (in order to activate certain network services), to insert

a special prefix to be dialled in front of the Caller ID number when

using the Call Reply feature. Some examples of such network services

are :

* Your outgoing Caller ID withheld

The required prefix, typically three to six digits (including # and

symbols) in length, may be inserted after displaying the desired Caller ID

in step 4 on the previous page. (You can enter the prefix up to 20 digits

on the machine. ) The complete number string including the prefix will

then be dialled by pressing Start.

Select the desired Caller ID, wait 2 seconds until you see the date and

time the caller ID was received.

(

)

page Step 4.

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PRESS START KEY

Enter the prefix by using number keys up to 20 digits.

The display will be cleared when you press any of the number keys.

To cancel the prefix (such as when you entered the wrong number),

simply press Stop.

The display will return to the desired Caller ID you selected.

If you press Stop again, the machine will return to the current date

and time display. You are no longer in the call reply mode.

Any problems or queries in using network services should be raised

in the first instance with your network operator(s).

With Call Reply, automatic redial does not function in cases where

the called party is busy or doesn’t answer.

Call Reply to DDI numbers via Caller ID

Calls derived from a caller ID number to destinations connected to a

“Direct Dial Inward (DDI)” private exchange system may fail to connect,

or may be answered in the first instance by the called premises’ main

switchboard rather than by the intended extension. Brother is not liable

for any call charges thus incurred.

C H A P T E R F I V E

Clearing the Caller ID Stored in Memory

For the effective use of the memory, it is recommended that you should

clear the Caller ID stored into memory by pressing Clear when the

display shows the number.

Printing Caller ID List

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 0, 2.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 0, 2.

Press

to select PRINT REPORT.

Press Set.

Press Start.

Polling

Polling is the process of retrieving faxes from another machine. You can

use your machine to “poll” other machines, or you can have someone

poll your machine.

All parties involved in polling need to set up their machines to

accommodate 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. (See “Setup for Polling Transmit” in chap. 6.)

Some machines do not respond to the polling function.

Secure Polling

Secure Polling is a way to keep your documents and others’ from falling

into the wrong hands while the fax machines are set up for polling. You

can use Secure Polling only with another Brother fax machine. Your

four-digit ID number must be entered on the fax machine that polls for

your documents.

S E T U P R E C E I V E

Setup for Polling Receive

Polling Receive is when you call another fax machine to receive a fax

from it.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 8.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 8.

The screen displays

POLLING:STANDARD

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to choose STANDARD.

Press Set.

The screen prompts you to enter the fax number you want to poll,

and then to press Start.

ENTER FAX NO.

ONLINE

THEN PRESS START

ONLINE

Enter the fax number you are polling.

Press Start. The screen displays DIALLING.

Setup for Polling Receive with Secure Code

You need to make sure you are using the same ID number as the other

party.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 8.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 8.

The screen displays

POLLING:STANDARD

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to choose SECURE.

Press Set.

Enter a four-digit number.

This should be the same as the security code of the fax machine you

are polling.

C H A P T E R F I V E

Press Set.

The screen prompts you to enter the fax number you want to poll,

and then to press Start.

ENTER FAX NO.

THEN PRESS START

Press Start.

Setup Delayed Polling Receive

You can set your machine to begin Polling Receive at a later time.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 8.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 8.

The screen displays

POLLING:STANDARD

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to choose TIMER.

Press Set.

The screen prompts you to enter the time you want to begin polling.

SET TIME=15:25

Enter the time (in 24-hour format) you want to begin polling. For

example, enter 21:45 for 9:45 PM.

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter the fax number you are

polling.

ENTER FAX NO.

ONLINE

THEN PRESS START

ONLINE

Enter the fax number (you can use One Touch or Speed Dial, or dial

manually).

Press Start. The machine makes the polling call at the time you

entered.

You can set up only one Delayed Polling.

S E T U P R E C E I V E

Sequential Polling

Your machine can request documents from several fax units in a single

operation. You just specify several destinations in Step 6. After this

operation, a Sequential Polling Report will be printed.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 2, 8.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 2, 8.

The screen displays

POLLING:STANDARD

Press

to choose STANDARD, SECURE or TIMER.

Press Set when the screen displays the setting you want.

If you selected STANDARD, the screen prompts you to enter the fax

number you want to poll, and then to press Start.

ENTER FAX NO.

ONLINE

THEN PRESS START

ONLINE

•

If you selected SECURE, enter a four-digit number and press

Set.

If you selected TIMER, enter the time (in 24-hour format) you

want to begin polling and press Set.

Specify the destination fax machines, which you wish to poll by

using One Touch, Speed Dial, a Group or the dial pad. You must

press Help/Broadcast between each location.

Press Start.

Your machine polls each number or group number in turn for a

document.

ACCEPTED

DIALLING

C H A P T E R F I V E

Setting PC Interface Mode

(Only for MFC-9550)

If you connect your machine to your PC, you can receive faxes into your

PC. After completing all setup for Multi-Function Link Pro for Fax, you

can select PC Interface Mode (ON/OFF) for routing incoming faxes.

Press Menu, 1, 2, 0.

0.PC INTERFACE

Press

or to select ON or OFF.

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Stop to exit.

C H A P T E R S I X

Setup

Send

BeforeYou Begin

■ Documents must be between 14.8 and 21.6 cm wide, and 15 and 60

cm long. This machine can only scan an image 20.8 cm wide,

regardless of how wide the document is.

■ Make sure you insert documents face down, top edge first.

■ Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of your document.

Paper Guides

■ The automatic document feeder (ADF) can hold up to 20 pages,

feeding each one individually through the fax machine. Use standard

(64 g/m²~90 g/m²) paper when using the ADF; if you’re using

heavier paper, feed each sheet individually to prevent paper jams.

See

“Resolution”

in this

■ Press Resolution (before you send the fax) to select the resolution

for the document you’re sending.

chapter

C H A P T E R S I X

■ DO NOT use curled, wrinkled, folded, or ripped document, or

documents with staples, paper clips, paste or tape attached. DO NOT

use cardboard, newspaper, or fabric.

■ Make sure documents written with ink, tippex/liquid paper are

completely dry.

Resolution

See

“Multiple

When you have a document in the feeder, you can use the Resolution

key. Press Resolution continuously until you see the LED change.

Resolution

Transmission”

in this

Standard

Fine

Suitable for most typed documents.

Good for small print; transmits a little slower than

Standard resolution.

chapter

Super Fine Good for small print or artwork; transmits slower than

Fine resolution.

Photo

Use when document has varying shades of grey; slow

transmission time.

Contrast

If your document is very light or very dark, you might want to set the

contrast accordingly. Use LIGHT to send a light document. Use DARK

to send a dark document.

Insert the document, face down, in the feeder.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 3.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 3.

Use

to select AUTO, LIGHT, or DARK.

When the screen displays your selection, press Set. The screen

displays

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings, and go to Step 6 ––

OR–– Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display

returns to SETUP SEND menu.

Enter a fax number and press Start to send a fax.

S E T U P S E N D

AutomaticTransmission

This is the easiest way to send a fax.

IMPORTANT: Do not pick up the handset.

Insert the document face down in the feeder.

Enter the fax number using One Touch, Speed Dial, Tel-Index or the

dial pad.

Press Start. The machine starts scanning the document and the

display indicates the job number and how much memory is available.

Then the machine will start dialling if it is not sending, receiving or

printing the other documents.

ManualTransmission with an External

Telephone connected to the Machine (For

MFC-9050)

Manual transmission lets you hear the dial tone, ringing and fax

receiving tones before sending a fax.

Insert the document face down in the feeder.

See

“One Touch

Dialling”

chap. 8

Pick up the handset of the external telephone and listen for a dial

tone.

Enter the fax number you want to call. (You can enter the digits

using the dial pad or you can enter a One Touch or Speed Dial

number or you can call from the Tel-Index.)

See

“Speed

Dialling”

chap. 8

When you hear the fax tone, press Start.

Return the handset to its cradle of the external telephone.

ManualTransmission (For MFC-9550)

Manual transmission lets you hear the dial tone, ringing and fax

receiving tones before sending the fax.

See

“One Touch

Dialling”

chap. 8

Insert the document face down in the feeder.

Pick up the handset and listen for a dial tone.

Enter the fax number you want to call. (You can enter the digits

using the dial pad or you can enter a One Touch or Speed Dial

number or you can call from the Tel-Index.)

See

“Speed

Dialling”

chap. 8

When you hear the fax tone, press Start.

To hang up, replace the handset.

C H A P T E R S I X

Fax Redial

If you’re sending a fax manually and the line is busy, you can retry the

number by pressing Redial/Pause.

Press Redial/Pause.

Press Start. (Only for Ireland)

If you’re sending a fax automatically and the line is busy, the machine

will automatically redial up to 4 times (3 times for Ireland) at 2 minute

intervals.

Dual Access

You can scan up to 50 messages into the fax memory, even while the

machine is receiving or sending another fax (from the memory). You can

set temporary settings for each fax you’re scanning, except Timer and

Polling.

If you try to scan in and store a 51st fax, the machine will send it

immediately, without storing it in memory.

If you get a MEMORY FULL message while scanning the first page of

a fax press Stop to cancel a scan. If you get a MEMORY FULL

message while scanning in a subsequent page, you’ll have the option to

press Start to transmit the pages scanned so far, or to press Stop to

cancel the operation.

See

“One Touch

and Speed

Dial”

Make sure the document feeder is empty.

chap. 7

Place the document in the feeder.

Enter the fax number

Press Start. The machine starts scanning the document and the

screen displays the job number (#XX) of the fax, and how much

memory is available. When the machine starts dialling you can

immediately repeat steps 1 through 4 for the next fax.

RealTimeTransmission

When memory is full, the machine cannot continue to scan documents

into memory before sending. However, you can turn on REAL TIME

TX. Then place the documents in the feeder and enter the fax number.

As soon as the phone line is free, the machine starts dialling and sending

the fax.

Place the document in the feeder.

S E T U P S E N D

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 9.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 9.

The screen displays

9.REAL TIME TX

Press Set.

To change the default setting, press

and go to Step 7. ––OR–– For the next fax transmission only, press

to select ON (or OFF)

to select NEXT FAX ONLY.

REAL TIME TX:ON

Press Set.

For the next fax only, press

to select ON (or OFF).

Press Set.

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 if you have finished

choosing settings and go to Step 9.

Enter the fax number and press Start.

C H A P T E R S I X

Basic Sending Operations

Composing an Electronic Cover Page

See

“Setup

Quick-Dial

Numbers”

chap. 7

The cover page is sent to the receiving party’s machine. Your cover page

includes the name stored in the One Touch or Speed Dial memory, if you

have used this feature to start the call. If you’re dialling manually, the

name is left blank.

The cover page indicates the fax is from your Station ID, and the number

of pages you’re sending. If you have COVERPG SETUP set to ON

(Function menu 3-1), the number of pages remains blank.

See

“Setting

Station ID”

chap. 4

You can select a comment to include on your cover page, or you can

select NOTE OFF if you do not wish to include a comment.

1.NOTE OFF

2.PLEASE CALL

3.URGENT

4.CONFIDENTIAL

As well as using one of the comments above, you can also enter up to

two customized messages, each 27 characters long. Use the chart of

“Entering Text” in chap. 4 to help enter characters.

Most of the SETUP SEND functions are temporary settings that allow

you to make adjustments for each document you send. However, so you

can set up your cover page and cover page comments in advance, the

Cover Page Setup and Cover Page Message functions will change their

default settings.

Cover Page for Next Fax Only

Make sure Station ID is set up (chap. 4). This feature does not work

without the Station ID.

You can set the machine to send a cover page with a particular document.

This cover page will include the number of pages in your document.

Insert the document in the feeder.

S E T U P S E N D

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 1.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 1.

Press Set when the screen displays NEXT FAX ONLY.

Press

Press Set.

Press or

to select ON (or OFF).

to view the comment selections.

1.NOTE OFF

2.PLEASE CALL

3.URGENT

4.CONFIDENTIAL

(USER DEFINED)

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Enter two digits to indicate the number of pages you are sending.

(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.

Press Set. The screen displays

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 if you have finished

choosing settings, and go to Step 11.

Enter the fax number you’re calling.

Press Start.

C H A P T E R S I X

Always Send Cover Page

Make sure Station ID is set up (chap. 4). This feature does not work

without the Station ID.

You can set the machine to send a cover page whenever you send a fax.

The number of pages in your fax is not included when you use this

setting.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 1.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 1.

Press

to select.

COVERPAGE:OFF

COVERPAGE:ON

Press Set when the screen displays COVERPAGE:ON. (If you

select ON, a coverpage is always sent when you send a fax.)

If you selected ON, the screen displays the cover page comment

options. Press

to view comment selections.

1.NOTE OFF

2.PLEASE CALL

3.URGENT

4.CONFIDENTIAL

(USER DEFINED)

S E T U P S E N D

Press Set when the screen displays your selection. The screen

displays

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 to exit if you have

finished choosing settings.

Using a Printed Cover Page

If you prefer using a printed cover page that you can write on, you can

print the sample page and attach it to your fax.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 1.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 1.

Press

to select PRINT SAMPLE.

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Start. Your machine prints a copy of your cover page.

=== COVER PAGE ===

TO:

FROM:

FAX:

TEL:

PAGE[S] TO FOLLOW

COMMENT:

Cover Page Message

You can set up two customized comments.

C H A P T E R S I X

ComposingYour Own Comments

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 2.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 2.

The screen displays

2.COVERPAGE NOTE

Use

comment.

to choose position 5 or 6 for your customized

Press Set.

See

“Entering

Text”

Use the dial pad to enter your customized comment.

Press Set. The screen displays

chap. 4

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 to exit.

Advanced Sending Operations

Overseas Mode

Sometimes, when sending a fax to overseas numbers, problems can be

experienced. This mode makes the machine work better for such calls.

After you send a fax using this feature, the feature turns itself off.

Insert the document.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 5.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 5.

5.OVERSEAS MODE

Press

to select ON (or OFF).

S E T U P S E N D

Press Set when the screen displays your selection. The screen

displays

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 if you have finished

choosing settings and go to Step 6.

Enter the fax number you’re calling.

Press Start.

Call Reservation

You can send a fax and let the other party know that you want to speak to

him after the fax transmission is complete. The other fax machine will

ring as if it were receiving a telephone call; if the other party picks up the

handset, your machine will ring. Lift the handset (and press Tel for

MFC-9050) to have a conversation.

If you set Call Reservation and Call Back message to ON, your machine

leaves a fax message if the other party does not answer.

Insert the document in the feeder.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 6.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 6.

The screen displays the current setting for Call Reservation.

CALL RESERVE:OFF

CALL RESERVE:ON

Press

to select ON (or OFF).

C H A P T E R S I X

If you set Call Reservation to ON, press Set when the screen

displays your selection. The screen displays the current setting for

Call Back Message.

CALL MESSAGE:OFF

CALL MESSAGE:ON

Press

to select ON (or OFF).

Press Set when the screen displays your selection. The screen

displays

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 if you have finished

choosing settings, and go to Step 8. The screen prompts you to enter

the fax number you want to call.

Enter the fax number, and press Start.

If you’ve set Call Reservation to ON, pick up your handset if the

machine rings.

You cannot use auto redial with Call Reservation. You cannot use Call

Reservation with Delayed Transmission or with Polling. You must

Print Sample Call Back Message

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 6.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 6.

Press

to select PRINT SAMPLE.

Press Set.

Press Start.

S E T U P S E N D

DelayedTransmission (Timer)

You can use this function to send a fax up to 24 hours later.

Insert the document in the feeder.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 7.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 7.

Enter the time you want the fax to be sent, in 24-hour format (for

example, enter 19:45 for 7:45 PM).

Press Set. The screen displays

1.DOC 2.MEMORY

Press 1 to select DOC. ––OR–– Press 2 to select MEMORY. If you

select 1.DOC, the machine will not start scanning the document until

the time it is due to be sent, so the document must be left in the

feeder.

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 if you have finished

choosing settings and go to Step 7. The screen prompts you to enter

the fax number.

ENTER FAX NO.

ONLINE

THEN PRESS START

ONLINE

Enter the fax number, and press Start. The machine will wait until

the time you have entered to send the fax.

C H A P T E R S I X

Broadcasting

Broadcasting is automatically sending the same fax message to multiple

fax numbers. Using the Help/Broadcast key, you can include up to 24

One Touch locations, up to 100 Speed Dial locations, and up to 50

manually dialled numbers (maximum of 174 locations if you did not use

up any locations for Groups, access codes or credit card numbers).

However, available memory will vary with the types of jobs in memory

and numbers of locations used for broadcasting. If you broadcast to more

than the maximum locations available, you will not be able to setup

transmissions using dual access and the timer.

The easiest way to broadcast is to first combine frequently used One

Touch and Speed Dial numbers as a Group, which uses up a One Touch

Key. (Remember, you can have up to six Groups and Quick Dial

numbers can be included in more than one Group). Then by pressing

Help/Broadcast between each location, you can include One Touch,

Speed Dial, Groups, and manual dialling (using the dial pad) in the same

broadcast. Use the Tel-Index to help you choose the numbers easily.

After the broadcast is completed, a Broadcast Report will be printed

automatically to let you know the results.

Insert the document into the feeder.

Enter a number using One Touch, Speed Dial, Group number, Tel-

Index or the dial pad.

Example: Group number

Press Help/Broadcast. You will be prompted to press the next

number.

See “Setting

Up Groups

for

Broadcasting”

chap. 7

Enter the next number.

Example: Speed Dial

Press Help/Broadcast.

Enter the next fax number.

Example: Manual dialling, using the dial pad.

Press Start.

Your machine will read the documents into memory and then start

sending faxes to all the numbers you entered.

■ To stop the broadcasting in progress, press Stop. The display asks if

you want to cancel all locations or just the location that is being sent

to.

■ Enter the long dialling sequence numbers as you normally would, but

keep in mind that each key counts as one location, so the number of

locations you can call become limited.

■ If the line is busy or a connection could not be made for some other

reasons while broadcasting, the machine will redial the number

automatically.

S E T U P S E N D

■ If the memory is full, press Stop to abort the job or press Start to

send the portion that is in the memory (if more than one page has

been scanned).

Multiple ResolutionTransmission

Use this feature to select separate resolution settings for each page of the

fax you’re sending. This could be useful if you’re sending a fax with

photos and letters, or some pages with small print and others with normal

print. Resolution settings return to STANDARD after the fax is sent.

Insert documents in feeder, then

for the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 4.

for the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 4.

Use

to select resolution for page 1, then press Set.

Repeat Step 2 for subsequent pages. Press Stop when you’re

finished. The screen displays

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 if you have finished

choosing settings.

Enter the fax number you’re calling, and press Start.

If you want to copy a document using multiple resolutions, press Copy

in Step 5.

Setup for Polling Transmit

Polling Transmit is when you set up your fax machine to wait with a

document so another fax machine can retrieve it.

Place document to be retrieved in feeder.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 8.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 8.

C H A P T E R S I X

The screen displays

POLLING:STANDARD

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to choose STANDARD.

Press Set. The screen displays

1.DOC 2.MEMORY

Press 1 to select DOC if you want your machine to scan the printed

document at the time it is polled. ––OR–– Press 2 to select

MEMORY.

See

“Interrupting

Delayed Fax

and Polling

Transmit

ACCEPTED

Jobs”

in this

chapter

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 if you choosing setting

and go to Step 8.

Press Start.

If you pressed 1 in Step 5, the printed document remains in the document

feeder until your machine is polled. However, you can “interrupt” it to

send another fax.

Setup for PollingTransmit with Secure Code

When you set POLLING:SECURE to on, anyone who polls your

machine must enter the polling ID number.

Place document in feeder.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 3, 8.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 3, 8.

S E T U P S E N D

The screen displays

POLLING:STANDARD

SELECT { } & SET

or to choose SECURE, and press Set.

Press

Enter a four-digit number, and press Set.

1.DOC 2.MEMORY

Press 1 to select DOC if you want your machine to scan the printed

document at the it is polled. ––OR–– Press 2 to select MEMORY.

ACCEPTED

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns

to the SETUP SEND menu. ––OR–– Press 2 if you have finished

choosing settings and go to Step 8.

Press Start and wait for the fax to be polled.

Cancelling a Job While Scanning the

Document

You can cancel a job while you are scanning it into memory by pressing

Stop. Eject the document by pressing Stop again.

Cancelling a Scheduled Job in Memory

You can cancel tasks you’ve scheduled, such as Delayed Fax, Delayed

Polling Receive or Polling Transmit.

If the machine is idle,

For MFC-9050, Press Menu, 4.

For MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 4.

Any waiting jobs appear on the display. If nothing is waiting, the

screen displays NO JOB WAITING.

4.REMAINING JOBS

C H A P T E R S I X

If you have more than two jobs waiting, use

job you want to cancel. Press Set when the screen displays your

to select the

selection.

—OR—

If you have only one job waiting, go to step 3.

#02 SALES REPORT

1.CLEAR 2.QUIT

Press 1 to cancel —OR— Press 2 to exit without cancelling.

To cancel another job, return to step 2.

Press Stop to exit.

If the machine is busy, press Stop, then follow Steps 2 through 4 to

cancel a job.

You can check which jobs are remaining in memory by following Steps 1

and 2 above.

Interrupting Delayed Fax and Polling

Transmit Jobs

You can send a fax without cancelling the Timer or Poll Waiting with

documents in the feeder by “interrupting” it. When you interrupt the

Timer to send a “new” set of documents, the machine will not

automatically redial the number if it was busy. Also, you cannot use the

function mode if you have interrupted the Timer or Poll Waiting.

For the MFC-9050, Press Menu, 5.

For the MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 5.

Wait 2 seconds, then remove the documents that are waiting in the

feeder.

INSERT DOCUMENT

Place the “new” document you want to send now in the feeder.

Enter the new fax number for the documents you want to send now.

Press Start.

After the transmission is finished, place the “old” documents back

into the feeder.

For MFC-9050, Press Menu, 5, for MFC-9550, Press Menu, 1, 5,

to restore the timer.

C H A P T E R S E V E N

Setup

Quick-Dial

Numbers

Storing Numbers for Easy Dialling

You can set up your machine to do three types of easy dialling: One

Touch, Speed Dial and Groups for Broadcasting of faxes.

Storing OneTouch Dial Numbers

See

“One Touch

Dialling”

chap. 8

You can store 24 fax/phone numbers that you can dial by pressing one

key. You can also store names with these numbers. Even if you lose

electrical power, numbers stored in memory will not be lost. When you

press a One Touch key, the screen displays the name or number as the

call is dialled.

One Touch Dial keys are not the dial pad keys. They are the 12 keys

(numbers 1-24) located to the right of the dial pad. One Touch Dial

Numbers 13-24 are accessed by holding down Shift while you press the

appropriate One Touch key.

For the MFC-9050, press Menu, 6, 1.

For the MFC-9550, press Menu, 1, 6, 1.

Press the One Touch Dial key where you want to store a number. The

screen displays the location you selected.

Enter a number (up to 20 digits).

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter a name for this number.

NAME:

Use the dial pad to enter the name (up to 15 characters). You can use

the chart of Entering Text in chap. 4 to help you enter letters. —

OR— Go to Step 6 to store the number without a name.

C H A P T E R S E V E N

Press Set. The screen prompts you to select the type of number this

is. Use

FAX

TEL a telephone (voice) number

to select the type you want.

a fax number

F/T

both a fax and telephone (voice) number

Press Set.

Return to Step 2 to store another One Touch Dial number. —OR—

Press Stop to exit.

When you dial a One Touch Dial number, the screen displays the name

you’ve stored, or, if you haven’t stored a name, the number you’ve

stored.

Storing Speed Dial Numbers

You can store Speed Dial numbers, which you dial by pressing only three

keys. There are 100 Speed Dial locations. Even if you lose electrical

power, numbers stored in memory will not be lost.

See

“Speed

Dialling”

chap. 8

For the MFC-9050, press Menu, 6, 2.

For the MFC-9550, press Menu, 1, 6, 2.

The screen prompts you to enter a location.

SPEED-DIAL? #

Use the dial pad to enter a two-digit location (00–99).

Press Set. The screen displays your entry, then prompts you to enter

the number you’re storing.

#05

ENTER & SET

Enter the number (up to 20 digits).

Press Set. The screen now prompts you to store a name with this

number.

NAME:

Use the dial pad to enter the name (up to 15 characters). You can use

the chart of “Entering Text” in chap. 4 to help you enter letters. ––

OR–– Press Set and go to Step 8 to store the number without a

name.

S E T U P Q U I C K - D I A L N U M B E R S

Press Set.

The screen prompts you to select the type of number this is. Use

or to select the type you want.

FAX

a fax number

TEL a telephone (voice) number

F/T

both a fax and telephone number

Press Set.

Return to Step 2 to store another Speed Dial number. ––OR–– Press

Stop to exit.

Changing OneTouch and

Speed Dial Numbers

If you try to store a One Touch or Speed Dial number in a location where

a number is already stored, the screen displays the current name stored

there, then prompts you to either change it or exit.

1.CHANGE 2.QUIT

Press 1 to change the number stored, or press 2 to exit without

making a change.

Enter a new number.

■ If you want to erase the number, press Clear when the cursor is

to the far left of the digits.

■ If you want to change a digit, use

to position the cursor

under the digit you want to change, then enter it.

Follow the directions in Storing One Touch Dial or Speed Dial

Numbers.

Setting Up Groups for Broadcasting

See

“Storing

One Touch

Dial

Numbers”

and

Groups allow you to send the same fax message to many fax numbers by

pressing only one One Touch Dial key (This is called Broadcasting.).

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 Dial key. Finally, you can have up to 6 small Groups, or

you can assign up to 123 numbers to one large Group.

“Storing

Speed Dial

Numbers”

in this

chapter

C H A P T E R S E V E N

You can include up to 24 One Touch locations, or up to 100 Speed Dial

locations. If you broadcast to more than the maximum locations

available, you will be unable to set up transmissions using Dual Access

and the Timer.

For the MFC-9050, press Menu, 6, 3.

For the MFC-9550, press Menu, 1, 6, 3.

The screen displays

SELECT ONE-TOUCH

Select a One Touch Dial key where you wish to store the number.

(For example, press One Touch Dial key 02 to use as a Group.)

SETUP GROUP:GO

ENTER & SET

Use the dial pad to enter the Group Number (for example, press 1 for

Group 1).

Press Set. To include One Touch or Speed Dial numbers in the

Group, enter them as if you were dialling. For example, for One

Touch Dial key 05, press One Touch Dial key 05. For Speed Dial

location 09, press Speed Dial, then press 0, 9 on the dial pad. The

LCD shows 05, #09.

G01:*05#09_

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter a name.

NAME:

ENTER & SET

Use the dial pad and the chart of “Entering Text” in chap. 4 to enter a

name for the group (for example, NEW CLIENTS).

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

You can print a list of all One Touch and Speed Dial numbers. Group

numbers will be marked in the column of “GROUP”. See chap. 11,

“Printing Reports”.

C H A P T E R E I G H T

Telephone

(Voice)

Operation

MakingVoice Calls

You can use your machine to make voice telephone calls, by dialling

manually or by using One Touch or Speed Dial memory.

USING THE UNIT WITH AN EXT. TEL (Only for MFC-9050)

If you connect an external telephone to the unit, your fax machine can be

used to make normal telephone calls.

Manual Dialling

Manual dialling is simply pressing all of the digits of the phone number.

Pick up the handset.

When you hear a dial tone, dial the number, using the dial pad.

To hang up, replace the handset.

One Touch Dialling

See

“Storing One

Touch Dial

Numbers”

chap. 7

Pick up the handset.

When you hear a dial tone, press the One Touch Dial key of the

location you want to call.

To hang up, replace the handset.

If you try to use a One Touch location with no number stored in it, you

hear a warning sound, and screen displays NOT ASSIGNED. The

display returns to normal after 2 seconds.

If you are sending a fax, press Start after pressing the One Touch Dial

key. If you picked up the handset, press Start when the receiving fax

machine answers with fax tones.

C H A P T E R E I G H T

See

Speed Dialling

“Storing

Speed Dial

Numbers”

chap. 7

Pick up the handset.

When you hear a dial tone, press Speed Dial, then press the two-

digit Speed Dial number.

To hang up, replace the handset.

If you are sending a fax, press Start after pressing the Speed Dial

number. If you picked up the handset, press Start when the receiving fax

machine answers with fax tone.

Mute (Only for MFC-9550)

Press Mute to put a call on hold.

You can put down the handset without disconnecting the call.

Pick up the machine’s handset to release the call from hold. Picking

up an extension handset will not release the call from hold.

Pause

Press Redial/Pause to insert a pause between digits to be dialled.

If your fax machine is connected to a PABX, you may need to insert an

additional number prefix (e.g. “9”) and a “pause” before each fax or

telephone number to gain access to the outside line. When you press

Redial/Pause, a dash “-” will appear on the display. By storing a pause,

you can create a delay of 3.5 seconds.

On Hook Dialling

Dial the number by using the dial pad or One Touch Dial key, or

Speed Dial and then two-digit Speed Dial number.

The number you are dialling, or the name you have stored for One

Touch or Speed Dial is displayed on the LCD.

Press Start.

Pick up the handset (and press Tel for MFC-9050) when you hear the

other end from the monitor speaker.

When you make a call by pressing Start after dialling, you can listen to

the other end of the line from the monitor speaker, but they can’t hear

you unless you pick up the handset (and press Tel for MFC-9050).

If you accidentally press Tel before lifting the handset, the call will be

disconnected.

T E L E P H O N E ( V O I C E ) O P E R A T I O N

SearchingTelephone Index

See

“Storing One

Touch Dial

Numbers”

and

You can search for names you have stored in One Touch and Speed Dial

memories. Names are stored alphabetically.

Press Tel-Index, then enter the first letter of the name you’re

looking for.

“Storing

Speed Dial

Numbers”

chap. 7

Press

to search the memory.

When the screen displays the name you want to call,

press Start to begin dialling.

Pick up the handset (and press Tel for MFC-9050) when the other

party answers. (The speaker works only one way; the other party

won’t be able to hear you unless you pick up the handset.)

When the call is over, hang up.

Chain Dialling

You can store very long dialling sequences by dividing them and setting

them up as One Touch and Speed Dial numbers. Then while dialling, you

can combine two or more One Touch and/or Speed Dial numbers and

even include manual dialling using the dial pad. You can use these

numbers in any combination. The combined number will be dialled, in

the order you entered it, as soon as you press Start.

For example:

You store “555” on One Touch Dial key 01 and “7000” on One Touch

Dial key 02. If you press One Touch 01, 02 and Start, you can dial

“555-7000”. To temporarily change a number, you can substitute part of

the number with manual dialling using the dial pad. So, if you press One

Touch 01 and press 7001 using the dial pad, you can dial “555-7001”.

Using access codes is easy. Sometimes you may want to choose from the

among several long distance carriers when you make a call; rates may

vary depending upon the time and destination. To take advantage of low

rates, you can store the access codes or long-distance carriers as One

Touch and Speed Dial numbers.

C H A P T E R E I G H T

Call Reservation with an ExternalTelephone

(Only for MFC-9050)

If you connect an external telephone to the unit, you can send a fax and

then talk to the recipient using the Call Reservation feature. After your

fax has been printed on the receiving end, the receiving fax machine will

ring as if it were receiving a telephone call. When the recipient picks up

the handset, your fax machine will ring. Then you can pick up your

handset of the external telephone and press Tel, then start a conversation.

For further information on how to use this function, see chap. 6.

Tone/Pulse

If you have pulse dialling service, but need to send tone signals (for

telephone banking, for example), follow the directions below. If you

have touch tone service, you do not need this feature to send tone

signals.

Lift the handset.

Press #. Any digits dialled after this sends tone signals.

When you hang up, the machine returns to pulse dialling service.

Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode

See

“Select

Answer

Mode”

chap. 5

When you share one line for your telephone and fax machine, in the

Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode, the fax machine can determine whether an

incoming call is a fax or a telephone call.

Tel Key

Only for MFC-9050

This key is used to enter into a telephone conversation having picked up

the handset of an external telephone in F/T pseudo-ringing etc.

Only for MFC-9550

If you press Tel when you are talking lifting the handset with the other

end, you can hear the other end from machine’s monitor speaker, but the

other end cannot hear you.

C H A P T E R N I N E

Remote Fax

Options

(Only for MFC-9050)

This chapter is for Model MFC-9050. If you have model MFC-9550

your remote fax options are handled by the Message Manager. Please see

chapter 10, “Message Manager”.

Fax Forwarding

You cannot use Fax Forwarding when “Fax Storage” is set to OFF.

Programming a Fax Forwarding Number

When Fax Forwarding is set to ON, your fax machine stores the received

fax in memory, then dials the fax number you’ve programmed, and

forwards the fax message.

See

“Changing

the Fax

Forwarding

number”

in this

Press Menu, 8, 1.

Press

to select ON (or OFF).

chapter.

FAX FWD:ON

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter the number of the fax

machine where faxes will be forwarded.

FWD#:

ENTER & SET

Enter the forwarding number (up to 20 digits).

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

C H A P T E R N I N E

You can also dial into your machine from a remote location to switch this

feature on, or to change the number you want your faxes forwarding to.

Setting Fax Storage

If you set Fax Storage to ON, you will be able to retrieve fax messages

from another location, using Fax Forwarding or Remote Retrieval

functions. The screen will indicate when you have a fax stored in

memory.

Press Menu, 8, 2.

The screen prompts you to choose a fax setting.

FAX STORAGE:OFF

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to select ON (or OFF).

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Stop to exit.

If there are faxes in memory when you turn the Fax Storage OFF, the

screen prompts you to erase any faxes in memory.

ERASE ALL DOC?

See

“Printing a

Fax from

Memory

1.YES 2.NO

If you press 1, all fax data is erased and Fax Storage is turned OFF. If the

fax data in the memory has not been printed, it will be printed first and

then erased. If you press 2, data is not erased, and Fax Storage remains

ON.

(Only for

MFC-9050)”

chap. 5

Changing the Remote Access Code

Enter your Remote Access Code when the fax machine picks up your

call, so you can access features remotely. The access code is preset to

1 5 9 , but you can change this.

Press Menu, 8, 3.

R E M O T E F A X O P T I O N S ( O N L Y F O R M F C - 9 0 5 0 )

Enter a three-digit number from 000 to 998. The cannot be

changed. Do not use the same digits that appear in your Remote

Activation or Deactivation Code.

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

Remote Retrieval

UsingYour Remote Access Code

To listen to your voice messages, you can call from any touch tone

phone. To receive faxes at your location, you must call from a fax

machine using touch tone. For convenience, you can retrieve faxes from

a touch tone phone by having them sent to a fax machine. For example,

if your hotel room does not have a fax machine, you can enter the

number of the fax machine at the hotel’s Front Desk.

Dial your fax number from a touch tone phone.

When your fax machine answers and beeps, immediately enter your

Remote Access Code (The factory setting is 159 ).

The fax machine signals the kinds of messages received:

1 long beep––Fax message(s)

No long beep––No messages

The fax machine prompts you with two short beeps to enter a

command. If you wait longer than 30 seconds to enter a command,

the machine hangs up. If you enter an invalid command, the machine

beeps three times.

Press 9 0 to reset the machine when you finish.

Hang up.

If your fax machine is set to Manual Mode, you can access your machine

remotely by phoning it and letting it ring for about 100 seconds. Your fax

machine will answer the phone after about 100 seconds of ringing, and

you then have 30 seconds to enter your Remote Access Code.

Remote Commands

Follow the commands below to access features remotely. When you call

the fax machine and enter your Remote Access Code (The factory setting

is 159 ), the system will signal you with two short beeps to enter a

remote control command.

C H A P T E R N I N E

Change Fax Forwarding Setting

Press 9 5

then to

Turn Fax Forwarding OFF––Press 1.

Turn Fax Forwarding ON––Press 2.

Program Fax Forward Number––Press 4. Automatically, the machine

will turn Fax Forwarding ON.

Turn Fax Storage ON––Press 6.

Turn Fax Storage OFF––Press 7. (This is only possible if there are no

faxes stored in the memory, or if all faxes have been erased using

Remote Control 9 6 3).

Retrieve a Fax

Press 9 6

then to

Print a Memory Status List––Press 1, then enter the number of remote

fax machine and the # #, After the beep, hang up and wait.

Retrieve all faxes––Press 2, then enter the number of remote fax

machine and the # #, After the beep, hang up and wait.

Erase all fax messages––Press 3. If the data stored in the memory has

not been printed before, it will be printed first and then erased.

Check the Receiving Status

Press 9 7

then for

Fax messages––Press 1.

1 long beep––Received messages.

3 short beeps––No messages.

Change Answer Mode

Press 9 8

then for

TAD––Press 1.

Fax/Tel (F/T)––Press 2.

Fax––Press 3.

Exit Remote Operation

Press 9 0

R E M O T E F A X O P T I O N S ( O N L Y F O R M F C - 9 0 5 0 )

Retrieving the Memory Status List

You can retrieve the Memory Status List from a remote fax machine to

see if you have any fax messages.

Dial your fax machine’s number.

When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access

Code (The factory setting is 1 5 9 ).

When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 6 1.

Using the dial pad, enter the number (up to 20 digits) of the remote

fax machine where you want the Memory Status List forwarded, and

then press # #.

You cannot use and # as dial numbers. However, if you want to

store a pause, press #.

After you hear your fax machine beep, hang up and wait.

Your fax machine calls the remote fax machine. Your fax machine

then sends the Memory Status List to the fax machine that you are

calling from.

Retrieving Fax Messages

Dial your fax machine’s number.

When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access

Code (The factory setting is 1 5 9 ).

As soon as you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 6 2.

Using the dial pad, enter the number (up to 20 digits) of the remote

fax machine where you want your fax messages forwarded, and then

press # #.

You cannot use and # as dial numbers. However, if you want to

store a pause, press #.

After you hear your fax machine beep, hang up and wait.

Your fax machine then calls the number of the remote machine that

you have just entered, and that machine prints your fax messages.

C H A P T E R N I N E

Changing the Fax Forwarding Number

You can change the default setting of your fax forwarding number from a

remote fax machine.

Dial your fax machine’s number.

When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access

Code (The factory setting is 1 5 9 ).

When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 5 4.

Enter the new number of the remote fax machine (up to 20 digits)

where you want your fax messages forwarded, and then press # #.

You cannot use and # as dial numbers. However, if you want to

store a pause, press #. Also, if your fax machine is connected to a

PABX, you can press # first before the fax machine’s number. The #

works as well as R key.

To retrieve the Memory Status List, when you hear two short beeps,

use the dial pad to press 9 6 1.

Use the dial pad to enter the number of the remote fax machine (up

to 20 digits), and then press # #.

After you hear your fax machine beep, hang up and wait.

Your fax machine calls the remote fax machine. Your fax machine

then sends the Memory Status List showing the new forwarding

number to the fax machine that you are calling from.

Check the forwarding number.

If the forwarding number is incorrect, return to Step 1 to reset it.

C H A P T E R T E N

Message

Manager

(Only for MFC-9550)

Introduction

This section provides you with information about how to operate the

Message Manager features of your MFC-9550.

Your machine has been designed to be user friendly. You will find a

function chart in chap. 3 that shows you the easy button presses you can

perform to access all programmed features.

Voice

Doc.

Play

Record

Erase

Message Manager Mode

Message Manager Mode allows you to store incoming fax and voice

messages in a flexible memory. The memory stores 20 minutes of voice

messages, or up to 130 pages of fax messages. The actual number of

pages stored in memory varies depending on the content and the

resolution used. Memory is shared between fax and voice messages,

which are stored on a “first-come, first-served” basis. Any voice or fax

message can be retrieved remotely.

See

“Recording

the Message

Manager’s

Outgoing

Message”

in this

chapter

You must record an Outgoing Message in order to use the Message

Manager Mode.

C H A P T E R T E N

Flexible Memory Settings (Message Store)

Message Manager Mode offers you six flexible memory settings, so that

you can decide which kinds of messages you want to receive.

1. DOC:ON, VOICE:ON Both voice and fax messages are stored.

You can use the Fax Forwarding or Paging

features and retrieve voice and fax

messages remotely.

2. DOC:ON, VOICE:EXT You need an external answering machine

connected to the fax machine for this

setting. Fax messages are stored in the

Message Manager memory, but voice

messages are stored in your external

answering machine. Retrieve voice

messages from the external answering

machine. You cannot use the Paging

feature for voice message with this setting.

3. DOC:ON, VOICE:OFF All memory is used to store fax

messages—no voice messages will be

stored.

4. DOC:OFF, VOICE:ON All memory is used to store voice

messages—no fax messages will be stored.

Incoming faxes will print on paper. You

can use the Paging feature, and retrieve

voice messages remotely.

5. DOC:OFF, VOICE:EXT You need an external answering machine

connected to the fax machine for this

setting. Incoming faxes are not stored in

memory, but will print on paper. Voice

messages are stored in the external answering

machine.

6. DOC:OFF, VOICE:OFF Incoming faxes are not stored in memory,

but will print on paper. Voice calls are not

stored in memory.

Setting Up Message Manager

You must set up Message Manager in the following order:

Set the Message Store.

Record the Message Manager’s Outgoing Message (TAD

MESSAGE).

Activate Message Manager (TAD) Mode by pressing the Mode key

until both Fax and F/T LEDs are lit.

M E S S A G E M A N A G E R ( O N L Y F O R M F C - 9 5 5 0 )

Setting the Message Store

Select the setting from the descriptions of “Flexible Memory Settings”.

Press Menu, 1, 8, 1. The screen prompts you to choose a DOC

(Document) setting.

DOC:OFF

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to select ON (or OFF).

Press Set. The screen prompts you to choose a VOICE setting.

VOICE:ON

SELECT { } & SET

Press

EXT).

to select your setting from the list (ON, OFF or

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Stop to exit.

Recording the Message Manager’s Outgoing

Message (TAD MESSAGE)

Recording the Message Manager’s Outgoing Message (TAD

MESSAGE) is the second step you need to follow before you can turn

on the Message Manager. Make sure your OGM (Outgoing Message) is

less than 20 seconds long.

Press Menu, 1, 8, 3. The screen prompts you to choose an OGM.

TAD MESSAGE

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to reach

TAD MESSAGE

This is the only setting you can select if you want to turn the Message

Manager ON.

C H A P T E R T E N

Press Set.

Press Record, then pick up the handset to record a message.

See

“Recording

the Fax/Tel

Outgoing

For example: “Hello. We are unable to take your call at this time.

Please leave a message after the signal. If you wish to send a fax,

please press 51, wait for the fax tones, then press the start button

on your machine.”

Announcement”

chap. 5

Replace the handset. The Message Manager plays your OGM.

Press Stop to exit.

Listening to the Outgoing Message (OGM)

Press Menu, 1, 8, 3.

Press

to select TAD MESSAGE (or F/T MESSAGE or

PAGING MSG.).

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Play to hear the OGM. Adjust volume by pressing Volume

Press Stop to exit.

Erasing the Outgoing Message (OGM)

Press Menu, 1, 8, 3.

Press

to select TAD MESSAGE (or F/T MESSAGE or

PAGING MSG.).

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Erase.

Press 1 to erase the OGM —OR— Press 2 to exit without erasing.

Press Stop to exit.

Activating Message Manager Mode

To activate Message Manager.....

Fax

TAD

F/T

Press Mode until both Fax and F/T lights are on.

...Then you can easily identify the Message Manager Mode is on by

viewing the Message Manager indicator lights.

M E S S A G E M A N A G E R ( O N L Y F O R M F C - 9 5 5 0 )

Message Indicator

Once you return home or to the office you can easily and quickly see if

any voice or fax messages have been stored in the Message Manager.

If the Voice and/or Doc Indicator lights are flashing, there is a new

message stored. Once a new voice message is played, the Voice

indicator light stops flashing and stays on. And once a new fax message

is printed, the Doc indicator will go off.

Voice

Doc.

Play

Record

Erase

The display will indicate the total number of incoming Voice and/or Fax

messages stored in Message Manager memory. The number of Voice

includes the Memo messages.

VOICE:03 DOC:02

ONLINE

What HappensWhen the Memory Is Full...

If the memory becomes full when you have set your machine to Message

Manager mode, the machine will change to F/T mode automatically. In

this mode, the machine can accept incoming faxes automatically and will

print them. Then, if your machine should run out of paper, the answer

mode will shift automatically to manual mode. In manual mode the call

is not answered, so your caller will know to try again later.

Out of Recording Paper and Memory Full

[Answer Mode] Message Manager Mode

F/T Mode

Manual Mode

See

“Printing

Reports”

chap. 11

Out of Recording Paper

and Memory Full

Memory Full

Print the Memory Status List and select the item to be cleared. This will

clear space for new messages and faxes to be stored in memory.

C H A P T E R T E N

PlayingVoice Messages and Memos

Follow the steps below to listen to voice messages and memos.

Press Play. Adjust volume by pressing

All new messages and memos are played in the order they were

recorded. The display shows the number of the current message, and

the total number of messages.

If Caller ID information was received, the machine beeps during the

message and displays the Caller ID information for one second.

(Only for the U.K.)

During playback, the screen displays the time and date the message

was recorded.

Press

at the end of the message to repeat a message. Use

skip to the next message. You can press

you reach the message you want to play.

and

repeatedly until

Press Stop to exit.

Printing a Fax Message

Once you print a new fax message stored in memory, it is erased from

the memory automatically.

Press Play. After two seconds, the machine begins to play voice

messages.

After playing voice messages, the display asks if you want to print

fax messages that are in the memory. There is no display if there are

no faxes.

PRINT DOC?

1.YES 2.NO

To print the fax messages, press 1.

––OR––

Press 2 to exit without printing.

M E S S A G E M A N A G E R ( O N L Y F O R M F C - 9 5 5 0 )

Backup Printing Option

When you choose DOC:ON in the Message Manager Mode, all

incoming fax messages are stored in the available memory for retrieval.

To print a backup copy automatically, turn this option ON.

Press Menu, 1, 8, 2. The screen prompts you to select a setting.

BACKUP PRINT:ON

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to display ON (or OFF).

Press Set when the screen displays your selected setting.

Press Stop to exit.

Erasing Messages

If you choose to erase all fax messages, the machine will print any

previously unprinted fax messages before erasing them from memory.

Fax messages cannot be erased individually.

You can erase voice messages and memos individually, or all at once.

To erase voice messages individually

Press Play. The machine beeps and begins message playback. Each

message is preceded by one long beep, and followed by two short

beeps.

To erase a specific message, press Erase immediately after the two

short beeps, or while the message is playing. The screen prompts

ERASE THIS MSG.?

1.YES 2.NO

Press 1 to erase the message.

—OR—

Press 2 to cancel.

Press Stop to exit.

C H A P T E R T E N

To erase messages all at once

Press Erase. The screen prompts you to choose what kind of

messages you want to erase.

ERASE ALL VOICE?

SELECT { } & SET

Press

to select erasing all voice messages (ALL VOICE),

all document messages (ALL DOC.), or all messages—both voice

and fax—(ALL MSG).

Press Set.

Press 1 to erase.

—OR—

Press 2 to cancel.

Setting the MaximumTime for Incoming

Messages

Your machine comes set to receive voice messages up to 35 seconds

long. You can change this setting to any length from 35 seconds to 60

seconds, in 5-second increments. This setting also applies to Personal

Mailbox ICM and Memo.

Press Menu, 1, 8, 4. The screen prompts you to select a maximum

time.

MESSAGE 35 SEC

SELECT { } & SET

Press

messages.

to select the maximum time setting for incoming

Press Set when the screen displays your setting.

Press Stop to exit.

Setting theToll Saver

When you set the Toll Saver feature, the machine answers after 4 rings if

you don’t have messages, and after 2 rings if you do have messages. This

way, when you call the machine, if it rings 3 times, you know you have

no messages, and can hang up, avoiding any call cost.

See

“Setting the

Ring Delay”

chap. 5

M E S S A G E M A N A G E R ( O N L Y F O R M F C - 9 5 5 0 )

When Toll Saver is ON, it overrides your Ring Delay setting. Toll Saver

must be OFF for the machine to operate using your Ring Delay setting.

Press Menu, 1, 2, 1.

Press

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press or to select ON (or OFF).

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

to select TOLL SAVER (or RING DELAY).

ICM Recording Monitor (Call Screening)

This feature lets you turn OFF (or ON) the speaker volume for voice

messages. When you turn the monitor OFF, you will not hear messages

as they come in.

Press Menu, 1, 8, 5.

Use

to select OFF (or ON).

Press Set when the screen displays your selection.

Press Stop to exit.

Recording a Memo

A memo is stored and played as a voice message.

Press Record.

When the display prompts you to pick up the handset, speak into the

handset to record your memo. Your recording can be as long as the

Incoming Message Maximum Time (Menu, 1, 8, 4).

Press Stop or replace the handset when you’re finished.

Recording a Conversation

You can record a telephone conversation by pressing Record during the

conversation. Your recording can be as long as the Incoming Message

Maximum Time. You and the other party will hear a beep every 15

seconds while recording.

C H A P T E R T E N

Fax Forwarding/Paging

When Paging is set to ON, your machine dials the phone number you

have programmed and, when connected, plays the Paging OGM message

you have recorded. This lets you know you have a fax or voice message

in the Message Manager memory.

When Fax Forwarding is set to ON, your machine dials the fax machine

phone number you’ve programmed, and forwards any faxes you’ve

received.

You cannot use Paging and Fax Forwarding at the same time.

Programming a Fax Forwarding Number

Press Menu, 1, 8, 6.

Press

until the screen displays

FAX FORWARD

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter the number of the fax

machine where faxes will be forwarded.

FWD#:

ENTER & SET

Enter the forwarding number (up to 20 digits).

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

You can change a Fax Forwarding number remotely.

Recording the Paging Outgoing Message (OGM)

Before paging can work, you should first record the Paging OGM.

Press Menu, 1, 8, 3. The screen prompts you to choose an OGM.

TAD MESSAGE

SELECT { } & SET

M E S S A G E M A N A G E R ( O N L Y F O R M F C - 9 5 5 0 )

Press

to reach

PAGING MSG.

Press Set.

Press Record, then pick up the handset to record a message.

Press Stop. The Message Manager plays your OGM.

Press Stop.

Programming the Paging Number

Press Menu, 1, 8, 6.

Press

until the screen displays

PAGING

Press Set. The screen prompts you to enter your pager number.

PAG#:

ENTER & SET

Enter your paging number up to 20 digits. This is the telephone

number which your machine must call.

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

You cannot change a Paging number remotely.

Remote Retrieval

This section is for the MFC-9550. (If you have the MFC-9050, please

see chap. 9 for your remote fax options.)

C H A P T E R T E N

Using the Remote Access Code

To listen to your voice messages, you can call from any touch tone

phone. To receive faxes at your location, you must call from a fax

machine using touch tone. For convenience, you can retrieve faxes from

a touch tone phone by having them sent to a fax machine. For example, if

your hotel room does not have a fax machine, you can enter the number

of the fax machine at the hotel’s Front Desk.

Dial your machine's phone number from a touch tone phone.

When your machine answers and beeps, immediately enter your

Remote Access Code.

The machine signals the kinds of messages received:

1 long beep—Fax message(s)

2 long beeps—Voice message(s)

3 long beeps—Fax and Voice message(s)

No beeps—No messages

The machine then prompts you with two short beeps to enter a

command. If you wait longer than 30 seconds to enter a command, the

machine hangs up. If you enter an invalid command, the machine

beeps three times.

Press 9 0 to exit remote access mode when you have finished.

Hang up.

If your fax machine is set to Manual Mode, you can access the Message

Manager remotely by phoning your machine and letting it ring for about

100 seconds. Your fax machine will answer the phone after about 100

seconds of ringing, and you then have 30 seconds to enter your Remote

Access Code.

Changing the Remote Access Code

Enter your Remote Access Code when the machine picks up your call, so

you can access features remotely. The access code is preset to 159 , but

you can change this.

Press Menu, 1, 8, 7.

Enter a three-digit number from 000 to 998. The cannot be

changed. Do not use the same digits that appear in your Remote

Activation or Deactivation Code.

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

When you call your machine and enter the Remote Access Code, you

must press the fourth digit (three-digit number plus ).

M E S S A G E M A N A G E R ( O N L Y F O R M F C - 9 5 5 0 )

Remote Control Commands

Follow the commands below to access features remotely. When you call

the fax machine and enter your Remote Access Code (The factory setting

is 159 ), the system will signal you with two short beeps to enter a

remote control command.

Remote control commands

91 Playing voice messages

Detail Operation

After one long beep, the machine plays ICM and Memo.

(Skip back)

Press 1 while listening to an ICM or Memo to play it again. If you press

1 before a message, you will hear the previous message.

(Skip next)

While playing ICM and Memo, you can skip to next message.

Stop playing the ICM and Memo.

9 STOP Playing

92 Record Memo

After one long beep, you can record a memo. You can stop recording by

pressing 9.

93 Erase all ICM & Memo

If you hear one long beep, the erase is accepted. If you hear three short

beeps, you cannot erase because all voice messages have not been

played, or there is no voice message to erase.

*This code erases all recorded messages, not one at a time.

94 Play and Record OGM in

memory

1 Play

1 TAD MSG

2 F/T MSG

The machine plays the selected OGM. You can stop playing OGMs by

pressing 9.

3 PAGING MSG

1 TAD MSG

2 F/T MSG

After one long beep, you can record the selected OGM. You will hear the

message played once. You can stop recording the message by pressing 9.

2 Record

3 PAGING MSG

95 Changing Fax Forwarding/ If you hear one long beep, the change is accepted. If you hear three short

Paging setting

beeps, you cannot change it because the conditions have not been met

(Example: registering paging number).

1 OFF

You can register your fax forwarding number by using

4. FAX FWD NO (See “Changing Fax Forwarding Number” in this

chapter). Once you have registered the number, the machine will

automatically turn to FAX FWD:ON mode. Then retrieve a Memory

Status List by entering 9 6 1 to make sure that the Fax Forwarding

number you registered is correct in the List.

2 Fax Forwarding

3 Paging

4 FAX FWD NO.

96 Retrieve Fax

Enter the number of a remote fax machine to receive a report or stored

fax messages. (See “Retrieving the Memory Status List” and “Retrieving

Fax Messages”.)

1 Memory Status List

2 Retrieve all FAX

3 Erase FAX in the

memory

If you hear one long beep, you can erase the fax message from the

memory.

97 Check the receiving status

1 Document

You can check whether your fax machine has received any Document or

Voice messages. If yes, you will hear one long beep. If no, you will hear

three short beeps.

2 Voice

98 Change Answer Mode

1 TAD

If you hear one long beep, you can change the answer mode. If you hear

three short beeps, you cannot change it. (Example: There is no TAD

MSG when you want to change to TAD mode.)

2 Fax/Tel (F/T)

3 Fax

90 Exit

After a long beep, you can exit remote control.

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Retrieving the Memory Status List

You can retrieve the Memory Status List from a remote fax machine to

see if you have any fax messages.

Dial your fax machine’s number.

When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access

Code (The factory setting is 1 5 9 ).

When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 6 1.

Using the dial pad, enter the number (up to 20 digits) of the remote

fax machine where you want the Memory Status List forwarded, and

then press # #.

You cannot use and # as dial numbers. However, if you want to

store a pause, press #.

After you hear your fax machine beep, hang up and wait.

Your fax machine calls the remote fax machine. Your fax machine

then sends the Memory Status List to the fax machine that you are

calling from.

Retrieving Fax Messages

Dial your fax machine’s number.

When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access

Code (The factory setting is 1 5 9 ).

As soon as you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 6 2.

Using the dial pad, enter the number (up to 20 digits) of the remote

fax machine where you want your fax messages forwarded, and then

press # #.

You cannot use and # as dial numbers. However, if you want to

store a pause, press #.

After you hear your fax machine beep, hang up and wait.

Your fax machine calls the remote fax machine. The fax machine that

you are calling from prints your fax messages.

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Changing the Fax Forwarding Number

You can change the default setting of your fax forwarding number from a

remote fax machine.

Dial your fax machine’s number.

When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Access

Code (The factory setting is 1 5 9 ).

When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 5 4.

Enter the new number of the remote fax machine (up to 20 digits)

where you want your fax messages forwarded, and then press # #.

You cannot use and # as dial numbers. However, if you want to

store a pause, press #. Also, if your fax machine is connected to a

PABX, you can press # first before the fax machine’s number. The #

works as well as R key.

To retrieve the Memory Status List, when you hear two short beeps,

use the dial pad to press 9 6 1.

Use the dial pad to enter the number of the remote fax machine (up

to 20 digits), and then press # #.

After you hear your fax machine beep, hang up and wait.

Your fax machine calls the remote fax machine. Your fax machine

then sends the Memory Status List showing the new forwarding

number to the fax machine that you are calling from.

Check the forwarding number.

If the forwarding number is incorrect, return to Step 1 to reset it.

There are some fax machines which, having completely received the

MEMORY STATUS LIST from your machine, will give an audible

“HANDSET UP” or similar alarm, if you keep the line held in readiness

for the next command.

In such cases, it may be possible to clear the alarm and enter the next

command (e.g. “962” for RETRIEVE), by pressing Stop once or twice

on the receiving machine during the alarm beeping time. If this doesn’t

work, simply replace the handset, pause, and redial the call, using then

the “962” command after your machine answers and accepts your remote

access code.

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Printing

Reports

Machine Settings and Journal

You can print the following lists and reports:

1.XMIT REPORT

Choose if Transmission Verification

Report is printed after all Faxes

sent.

2.JOURNAL

Journal lists information about the

last 50 incoming and outgoing

faxes. TX means Transmit; RX

means Receive.

3.QUICK-DIAL

Lists names and numbers stored in

One Touch and Speed Dial memory,

in numerical order.

4.TEL. INDEX

Quick-Dial list (above),

alphabetically.

5.SYSTEM SETUP

Lists settings for INITIAL SETUP,

SETUP RECEIVE, PRINT

REPORTS, REMOTE FAX OPT

(for MFC-9050 only), SETUP TAD

(for MFC-9550 only) and

MISCELLANEOUS.

6.MEMORY STATUS

Lists summary information and

amount of occupied memory.

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To Print a Report

For the MFC-9050, press Menu, 7.

For the MFC-9550, press Menu, 1, 7.

Enter the number (see list above) of the report you want to print. For

example, press 4 to print the TEL. INDEX.

Press Start.

Press Stop to exit.

TransmissionVerification (Xmit) Report

You can use the Xmit Report as confirmation that you sent a fax. This

report lists the name or fax number of the receiving party, the time and

date of transmission, and if the transmission was successful.

When the feature is OFF, the report is printed automatically only if

there’s an error during transmission. If the report indicates ERROR, send

the document again. If the report indicates you should check the

readability of certain pages, resend those pages.

When the feature is ON, the report is printed with every fax you send.

For the MFC-9050, press Menu, 7, 1.

For the MFC-9550, press Menu, 1, 7, 1.

Press

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

to select ON or OFF.

When the machine is idle, you can print the Transmission Verification

Report by pressing Verify when you wish to confirm if the last

transmission was successful or not.

Journal Period

You can set the machine to print journal reports at specific intervals (1, 3,

6, 12, 24 hours, 2, 4 or 7 days). If you set the interval to OFF, you can

print the report by following the steps in the previous section.

For the MFC-9050, press Menu, 7, 2.

For the MFC-9550, press Menu, 1, 7, 2.

Press

to display

JOURNAL PERIOD

Press Set.

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Press

to choose your setting. If you choose 7 days, the

screen prompts you to choose a day at which to begin the 7-day

countdown.

When the screen displays the setting you want, press Set.

Enter the time to begin printing, in 24-hour format. (For example,

enter 19:45 for 7:45 PM).

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

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Making Copies

UsingYour Machine as a Copier

You can use your machine as a copy machine, making up to 99 copies at

a time. The machine can stack the copies or collate (sort) them.

Enlarge

Reduce

Copy

Sort

Photo

The scannable area of your machine begins at approximately 4mm from

the edge of the paper.

(4mm)

Non-scannable

area

(4mm)

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Making a Single Copy

The default resolution for a single copy is Super Fine. Press Photo for

photographs.

Insert the document face down in the feeder.

Press Copy, then wait five seconds for the document to feed to the

start position. ––OR–– Press Copy again.

DO NOT pull the paper while copying is in progress.

Making Multiple Copies

There are two ways to make multiple copies on your machine. You can

choose whether the copies will be STACKED (all copies of page 1, then

all copies of page 2, etc.), or SORTED (collated). The default resolution

for multiple copies is Fine.

Stacking Multiple Copies

Insert pages to be copied face-down in the feeder.

Press Copy.

Enter the number (1-99) of copies you want.

Wait five seconds. ––OR–– Press Copy again.

Sorting Multiple Copies

Sorting uses more memory than Stacking, as the whole document is

scanned into memory to start with.

Insert pages to be copied face-down in the feeder.

Press Sort.

Enter the number (1-99) of copies you want.

Wait five seconds. ––OR–– Press Copy.

If You Get a Memory Full Message

If the memory becomes full while your scanning a document to be

copied the screen displays

MEMORY FULL P.01

PRESS STOP KEY

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If you were scanning the first page to be copied, press Stop to cancel the

operation and restart to make a single copy. If you were scanning a

subsequent page, you’ll have the option to press Copy to copy the pages

scanned so far ––OR–– press Stop to cancel.

Reducing and Enlarging Copies

Insert pages to be copied face-down in the feeder.

Press Enlarge or Reduce.

Press

to select AUTO, 200%, 150%, 125%, 120%, 100%,

93%, 87%, 75%, or 50%.

Press Copy when the screen displays your selection.

Enter the number (1-99) of copies you want.

Wait five seconds. ––OR–– Press Copy again.

Copying a Photograph

You can copy a photograph by pressing Photo, without pressing

Resolution.

Insert the photo(s) face-down in the feeder.

Press Photo.

Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want (up to 99).

Wait five seconds. ––OR–– Press Copy again.

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C H A P T E R T H I R T E E N

Setting Up the

Machine and

Computer to

Work Together

BeforeYou Begin

Make sure you have an IEEE 1284 compliant, bi-directional parallel

interface cable.

Disconnect the telephone line cord, then unplug the machine power

cord from the electrical outlet before connecting the parallel interface

cable.

Make sure your computer is off and unplugged from electrical power

before you connect the interface cable.

Connecting the machine toYour Computer

Connect the interface cable to the parallel interface port on the back

of the machine, and secure with the wire clips.

Connect the interface cable to the printer port of your computer, and

secure with the two screws. (To locate your computer’s printer port,

see your computer’s user guide.)

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Ensure the machine is switched on before you plug the PC into the

electric socket, then switch on the PC.

Notice to PC User

A small filter core and cable tie are enclosed in the vinyl bag with your

machine. PLEASE SAVE THESE PARTS. You will need them in the

future if you connect machine with a Personal Computer. And for

optimal preformance, use the Double Shielded Parallel Interface Cable

with enclosed Filter core and Cable tie.

When you use a Personal Computer with your machine, please attach the

enclosed Filter core to Double Shielded Parallel I/f Cable.

How to Attach the Filter Core to the Double Shielded

Parallel I/f Cable:

Attach the Cable tie 50mm or less from Parallel Interface connector.

Cable tie

Double shielded

Parallel I/F cable

Double shielded

Parallel I/F cable

to MFC

Parallel Interface

connector

Attach the Filter core, pressing until you hear a click, between the

Parallel Interface connector and the Cable tie.

Filter Core

Cable Tie

Filter Core

Double shielded

Parallel I/F cable

to MFC

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Computer Requirements

Recommended system requirements for the communication software

suite provided are:

• Windows^®3.1, 3.11, 95, 98, NT^®Workstation 4.0

• IBM PC Pentium 75 or higher

• 16 MB Ram [32 MB Highly Recommended]

• 50 MB of Hard Disk Space

• CD Rom Drive [MFC-9550 only]*

NOTE: Use only a shielded interface cable that is IEEE 1284 compliant

and less than 2m (6.5 feet) long.

* Floppy Disks can be made from the CD to install the MFL Pro

software on machines without a CD Rom Drive.

Loading the Printer Driver forYour

MFC-9050

Your MFC-9050 is a 3-in-one multi-function center—it’s a fax, copier

and printer. Before you can print from Windows^®on your PC, you must

first install the printer driver that is included on 3.5 inch floppy diskettes.

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Installing MFC-9050 Printer Driver

If you are usingWindows NT^®Workstation

Version 4.0:

Click the Start button in the Taskbar.

Select Settings, then Printers.

Double-click on the Add Printer wizard.

The Add Printer Wizard window appears:

Select My Computer and click the Next button.

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Select the Port you will use (we recommend LPT1), and click the

Next button.

Click the Have Disk button.

The Install From Disk window appears:

Insert the floppy disk for the MFC-9050 printer driver into drive A,

and click the OK button.Follow the screen prompts to complete the

installation.

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If you are usingWindows 3.1 or 3.11:

Insert the floppy disk for the MFC-9050 printer driver into drive A.

From the Program Manager, click on File, then Run.

Enter A:\SETUP.

If you are usingWindows 95 or 98:

Insert the floppy disk for the MFC-9050 printer driver into drive A.

Click the Start button in the Task bar.

Select Run

Enter A:\SETUP.

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Software for your MFC-9550

Software/Drivers

The following software is provided to optimize the use of your MFC -

9550. The software can run under Windows^®3.1, 3.11 and 95, 98 and

Windows NT^®Workstation Version 4.0.

■ Printer Driver*- The printer driver creates the print data from the

applications, controls transmission and makes

settings for printing. It is necessary to install the

MFC-9550 printer driver into your PC for printing.

■ Scanner Driver*-The MFC-9550 scanner driver is TWAIN

compliant. You can use the scanner directly from

TWAIN compliant applications. In the scanner

driver you can change settings for scanning.

■ Maintenance Utility for DOS-

This is utility software running under MS-DOS. If

you are not using Windows, you can use the

machine’s HP/Laserjet IIP emulation to print. Some

settings which are unique to the machine and

maintenance operations can be made with this

utility.

■ MFL Pro Software-

This software allows you to send and receive faxes

with your PC, please refer to the MFL-PRO Manual

for further information. The Brother Resource

Manager must be installed to use this software.

* These drivers are supplied within the Brother Resource Manager.

Installing the Software/Drivers under

Windows^®

All the software and drivers are supplied on a single CD. An Auto-Install

program will guide you through most of the installation process.

Make sure that your machine is connected to your computer and that

the machine is switched on.

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Turn your computer on and start Windows^®.

NOTE: Under Windows^®95 the following screen might appear, as shown

below.

A) If you see the above screen, select the third option “Do not

install a driver [Windows will not prompt you again]”.

B) If you see the “Update Device Driver Wizard” during start

up, follow the instructions from the installer, click Next,

then Finish when it appears on the screen.

Insert the CD-ROM into your CD-ROM Drive. Windows^®

3.1/3.11/95/98/NT4.0 will be detected automatically, and if possible

the Auto-Installer will run automatically. If the Auto-Installer does

not run after a few seconds, you can run it by:-

• Win 3.1/3.11

A) Choose Run from the File menu in Program manager.

B) Type X:\SETUP.EXE” [where X is your CD-ROM Drive] in

the command line box.

C) Click on OK.

• Win 95/98/NT4.0

A) Click the START button and then select RUN from the

Start Menu.

B) Type X:\SETUP.EXE” [where X is your CD-ROM Drive] in

the command line box.

C) Click on OK.

YOU CAN EXIT FROM THE AUTO-INSTALLER AT ANYTIME BY

CLICKING ON THE ICON IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND

CORNER OF YOUR SCREEN.

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From the Auto-Installer Select your preferred language by double

clicking on it with your mouse.

The MFC-9550 is a parallel laser device so select this option, again

by double clicking.

Select STEP 1 and install the Brother Resource Manager. You can

either install the software now or make floppies*. Follow the

onscreen prompts and re-boot your PC when instructed to do so.

If you wish to install MFL Pro, repeat Steps 3 to 5, then select STEP 2

to install MFL Pro. Again following the onscreen prompts and re-booting

your PC when instructed to do so.

When installation is complete remove the CD-ROM from the drive.

* You can make floppy disks to install the software on another PC

without a CD-ROM Drive. When making the floppy disks, label the first

one disk 1, the second disk 2 and so on until the program completes. To

install from floppy insert disk 1 in your floppy disk drive and type

A:\SETUP.EXE” where A is your floppy disk drive [see step 3 for more

details].

Installing the Maintenance Utility on

MS-DOS^®

How to Use the MFC withYour DOS

Application Software

Before working with your application software that runs on DOS, check

that the machine’s name appears in the printer selection of your

application software. If the machine is not listed, you must install the

printer driver that corresponds to HP LaserJet IIP’s emulations.

The following table shows combinations of printer drivers and emulation

mode. To get the most out of this machine, you should install an HP

printer driver in your application software.

Printer driver supported in

your application software

HP LaserJet IIP™

Emulation mode to be selected with

the remote printer console program

HP LaserJet IIP emulation mode

Auto emulation selection

HP LaserJet II™

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•

The best or recommended printer driver is indicated in bold.

Be sure to choose the proper printer driver in your application

software.

•

Be sure the printing resolution is set to 300 dpi in your DOS

application software.

What Does the Remote Printer Console Do?

The Remote Printer Console (RPC) is a utility program that can run in

the DOS environment and comprises the following two programs:

Remote Printer Console Main Program

This program allows you to change various printer settings such as

emulation, print quality, fonts, page setup etc., from your computer

screen. Since most DOS applications have a Printer Settings menu that

overrides the settings made by the RPC, you may not have to use this

utility program. This utility program is useful for application software

that does not control the printer’s settings and features.

Printer Status Monitor Program

This utility program can monitor your printer’s status using bi-directional

parallel communications. This utility program stays resident in your

computer memory (Terminate-and-Stay Resident program) and runs in

the background.

Installing the Remote Printer Console

Before you install the program, make sure you have the following

hardware and software to install the program:

DOS

Version 3.3 or later

Monitor

Option

EGA/VGA or compatible

Mouse; the mouse driver must be installed.

(You can also operate the program with the keyboard.)

Follow these steps to install the remote printer console program:

Make sure your machine is connected to your computer and it is set

to Online.

Start your computer and go to the DOS prompt. If you are in

Windows^®, exit and return to the DOS prompt.

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Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive (substitute

your appropriate drive letter for “X”).

At the DOS prompt (C:\>) type X: (X is the letter of your CD-ROM

drive) and press Enter.

C:\>X:

Type CD DOS\LASER and press Enter.

X:\>CD DOS\LASER

Type RPCSETUP.EXE and press Enter.

X:\DOS\LASER>RPCSETUP.EXE

Follow the instructions from the installer.

Using the Remote Printer Console Main

Program

Type C:\RPCX>RPCX and press the Enter key to start the Remote

Printer Console main program.

The Main Screen will appear on your computer screen.

■ Do not use this program from a DOS window running under

Windows.

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C H A P T E R F O U R T E E N

Using the

machine

as a Printer

Special Printing Features

Windows^®Printing

See

“Brother

Drivers” in

chap. 13

The dedicated printer driver and TrueType™ - compatible fonts (for

MFC-9550 only) for Microsoft^®Windows^®95, 98 and 3.1, 3.11 and

Windows NT^®Workstation Version 4.0 are available on the CD-ROM

supplied with your machine. You can easily install them into your

Windows^®system using our installer program. The driver supports our

unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows^®

applications, and allows you to set various printer settings including

economy printing mode and custom paper size.

Alternate Printer Emulation Support (Only for

MFC-9550)

This printer supports HP LaserJet IIP printer emulation mode. When you

use DOS application software, or Windows^®3.0 or earlier, you can use

the emulation mode of HP LaserJet IIP to operate the printer. Use the

Remote Printer Console program to set the printer emulation.

Remote Printer Console Program for DOS

(Only for MFC-9550

)

The CD-ROM supplied with your machine provides you with Remote

Printer Console (RPC), a utility program. When you operate your

computer in the Disk Operating System (DOS) environment, this

program lets you easily change the printer’s default settings (such as

fonts, page setup, emulations, etc.).

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The RPC program also provides a status monitor program, a Terminate-

and-Stay Resident (TSR) program. It monitors the printer status while

running in the background, and reports the current status or errors on

your computer screen.

Bi-directional Parallel Interface

The bi-directional interface lets the machine communicate with the

computer, sending information about memory and printer setup

conditions. The Remote Printer Console and Windows^®95, 98 or 3.1 or

3.11, or Windows NT^®Workstation 4.0 drivers support the bi-directional

mode and can report the printer status to the computer.

Enhanced Memory Management

The machine has its own Data Compression Technology, which

automatically compresses graphic data and downloads font data

efficiently into the printer’s (machine’s) memory. You can avoid memory

errors and print most full-page, 600dpi graphic and text data, including

larger fonts, with the machine’s standard memory.

Printing FromYour PC

Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder

The machine’s multi-purpose sheet feeder can feed plain paper,

envelopes, and organizer paper. When the machine receives data from

your computer, it begins the print process by loading paper from the

multi-purpose sheet feeder.

■ Select the print command from your PC.

Your PC sends a print command and data to the machine. The screen

displays the date and time, and RECEIVING DATA. If there are more

pages, the machine begins to print the next page automatically. When the

machine finishes printing all data, it returns to online status.

You may select the proper paper source, paper size, and orientation in

your application software.

See

“Acceptable

Paper” in

If your application software does not support your custom paper size,

select the next larger paper size. Then adjust the print area by changing

the right and left margins in your application software.

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When you use labels or transpariencies for overhead projectors, be sure

to use the manual feed slot.

Two-Sided Printing (Manual Duplexing)

The supplied printer driver for Windows^®3.1, 3.11 and 95, 98 and for

Windows NT^®Workstation Version 4.0 enables manual duplex printing.

(For more information, see the Help screen for the printer driver.)

The machine prints all the even-numbered pages on one side of the paper

first. Then, the Windows^®driver instructs you (with a pop-up message) to

reinsert the paper. Before reinserting the paper, straighten it well, or you

may get a paper jam. Very thin or very thick paper is not recommended.

If the paper “double-feeds” (sends two sheets at once), hold the paper

except for the front sheet while the paper is feeding.

When you use the manual duplex function, it is possible that a paper jam

may occure or the printer quality might not be satisfactory.

Loading Envelopes

If you load envelopes into the Multi-purpose sheet feeder, make sure they

are inserted in the direction shown below.

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Manual Feed Slot

The Multi-purpose sheet feeder also has a manual feed slot. You can load

paper sheet-by-sheet into this slot. You do not have to remove paper from

the Multi-purpose sheet feeder.

Loading one sheet of paper

You do not have to choose manual feed in the Setup dialog box of your

printer driver. Insert the sheet of paper for Portrait (vertical) or

Landscape (horizontal), with the side you wish to print on face down in

the manual feed slot.

Align the paper at the center of the manual feed slot, and be sure to

insert it all the way.

Adjust the paper guide of the manual feed slot to the width of the

paper you’re using.

Loading more than one sheet of paper

Open the Setup dialog box of the Windows^®printer driver and select

Manual Feed in the Paper Source section. Follow Steps 1 and 2

above to load the first page. The machine starts printing

automatically.

After the first page is printed, the dialog box appears and prompts

you to load the next page. Load a sheet and select OK to resume

printing.

Repeat Steps 1, 2, and 3 until you have finished printing.

•

When you use the manual feed slot, it is best to first press Print

Priority. This allows you to print PC data without interruption from

incoming faxes. Incoming faxes will be stored in the machine’s

memory. To continue printing PC data, press FF/Cont after each

page has printed.

•

To stop or clear the manual feed, turn the machine offline by pressing

the On/Off Line key then, press Shift and Test/Reset —OR—

you can stop it with a PC command.

If you do not select manual paper feed, and insert a page in the

manual feed slot, the machine will load the first page from the

manual feed slot and subsequent pages from the Multi-purpose Sheet

feeder.

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PaperTray

The machine ejects paper with printed surfaces face down into the paper

tray at the front of the machine. When you use transparencies, remove

each sheet immediately after printing, to prevent a paper jam or curled

sheets.

Simultaneous Printing/Faxing

Your machine can print data from your computer while sending or

receiving a fax, or while scanning information into the computer.

However, when the machine is copying or receiving a fax on paper, it

pauses the PC printing operation, and resumes when copying or fax

receiving is complete. Fax sending continues during PC printing.

Printer Operation Keys

On/Off Line

FF/Cont

Print Priority Test/Reset

On/Off Line Key

This key toggles the machine’s On Line and Off Line print status, which

appears on the display. If you press this key while printing, the machine

immediately stops printing and goes offline. Press On/Off Line again to

resume printing.

FF/Cont Key

This key sets the machine for Form Feed, Continue (Cont) Key.

When the screen displays REMAINED DATA, press On/Off Line, then

press FF/Cont. The machine prints any data remaining in the printer

memory.

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If an error occurs, such as a memory full condition, press FF/Cont to

clear the error and continue operation.

Test/Reset Key

You can use this key to print a test sample page. If data remains in the

printer memory, press On/Off Line, then press Test/Reset (the printer

cannot print a test sample page if it is online). The machine prints a test

sample page.

You can also use this key to clear data from the memory and to reset the

printer to default settings. Press Test/Reset and Shift at the same time;

all data is cleared from the printer memory.

Print Priority Key

When you press Print Priority, the machine enters printer mode, and

will not print faxes on paper. Instead, faxes are stored in memory until

you press Print Priority again.

Printing the Internal Font List

(Only for MFC-9550)

You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see

how each font looks before you select it.

Press Menu.

Press 2, 1, 1.

Press Start. The machine prints the list.

Press Stop to exit.

Printing the Print Configuration List

(Only for MFC-9550)

You can print a list of current settings for the printer.

Press Menu.

Press 2, 1, 2.

Press Start. The machine prints the settings.

Press Stop to exit.

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Restoring Factory Default Settings

(Only for MFC-9550)

You can return the machine to original factory settings. Permanent fonts

are restored, but macros are cleared. You can change user settings using

the Remote Printer Console program.

Press Menu 2, 2, 1. The screen displays

1.RESET 2.QUIT

Please choose 1 to restore the factory setting. —OR— Press 2 to exit

without making a change.

Press Stop to exit.

Printing PC Data in Hexadecimal

(Only for MFC-9550)

You can print data as hexadecimal values, so that you can check data

errors and problems. If you select HEX DUMP MODE, all PC data is

printed hexadecimal. Reset by pressing On/Off Line then Shift and

Test/Reset at the same time.

Press Menu 2, 2, 2. The screen displays

1.SET 2.QUIT

Press 1 to set PC to print in hexadecimal mode. —OR— Press 2 to

exit.

Press Stop to exit.

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Acceptable Paper

To achieve high quality printing from your machine, it’s very important

to select the right kind of paper.

Paper Type

Paper Size

Cut sheet

A4, Letter, Legal, B5, A5, Executive, Custom size

70-216 x 127-356 mm (2.75-8.5 x 5-14 inches)

Envelopes

Post Card

Organizer

DL, C5, COM-10, Monarch, 9” x 12”

70-216 x 127-279 mm (2.75-8.5 x 5-11 inches)

Day-Timer^®J, K, L, M

70-216 x 127-279 mm (2.75-8.5 x 5-11 inches)

Labels and

Transparencies

70-216 x 127-356 mm (2.75-8.5 x 5-14 inches)

Paper Capacity in Feeder

Multi-purpose

Sheet Feeder:

Up to 22 mm (0.87 inches) in height (up to the mark) Approx. 200

sheets of 75 g/m²(20 lb) or 50 sheets of 158 g/m²(42 lb) A4/Letter

paper, or 10 envelopes

Cut Sheet

Envelope

Basis Weight

Caliper

60 to 158 g/m²

(16 to 42 lb.)

75 to 90 g/m²

(20 to 24 lb.)

single thickness

(±0.03 to ±0.08 in.)

(0.0033 to 0.0058 in.)

0.084 to 0.14 mm

single thickness

0.08 to 0.2 mm

Moisture Content

Smoothness

4% to 6% by weight

100 to 250 (Sheffield)

4% to 6% by weight

100 to 250 (Sheffield)

Recommended paper types:

Cut sheet:

Label:

Xerox 4200

Avery laser label or equivalent

Transparency:

3M CG3300 for laser printers or equivalent

Output Tray:

Approx. 100 sheets of 75 g/m²(20 lb) A4/Letter paper

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Optional

Accessories

Memory Board

The memory board is installed on the main controller board inside the

machine. When you add the optional memory board, it increases the

performance modes for both fax and printer operations.

Optional Memory for the Printer & Fax

Operations

The machine can recognize 1MB (ME1000) or 2MB (ME2000) of

Optional Memory using a special Brother memory board that is available

from your Brother dealer. Be careful to purchase the appropriate memory

board for your needs.

For the Printer

Additional memory is useful and may be necessary if you want to

download many different fonts or want to print a very complex

document.

For the Fax

Additional memory is available and will expand the memory available

for sending and receiving faxes.

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Model Name

Optional Memory

Total

MFC-9050

MFC-9550

with standard memory

1.3MB

(up to 130 Pages)

(20 Minutes)

1 MB

2 MB

2.3MB (up to 230 Pages)

(30 Minutes)

3.3MB(up to 330 Pages)

(45 Minutes)

Using Brother #1 Chart with MMR coding and Standard Resolution.

Installing the Optional Memory Board

Disconnect the telephone line cord, then unplug the machine power

cord from the AC socket and disconnect the interface cable.

(Example for the U.K.)

WARNING

Unplug the power cord before installing (or removing) the memory

board.

Push down the top of rear cover to release hook, and pull the rear

cover toward back.

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WARNING

Do not touch the surface of the main controller board.

To install the memory board onto the main controller board, use the

attached spacer and plug it into the left connectors of the main

controller board.

WARNING

■ Hold the edge of the memory board. Do not touch the surface of the

board.

■ Make sure the memory board is securely seated in the main

controller board.

Reinstall the rear cover.

Reconnect the interface cable.

Plug the power cord into the AC socket.

Connect the telephone line cord.

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C H A P T E R S I X T E E N

Important

Information

Important Safety Instructions

Read all of these instructions.

Save them for later reference.

Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.

Unplug this product from the telephone and AC sockets (in this

order) before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a

damp cloth for cleaning.

Do not place this product on an unstable surface.

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 soft surface.

This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heater.

This product should not be placed in a built-in installation unless

proper ventilation is provided.

This product should be operated from the type of power source

indicated on the label. If you are not sure of the type of power

available, consult with your dealer or local power company.

This product is equipped with a 3-wire earthed plug. This plug will

fit into only an earthed socket. This is a safety feature. If you are

unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to

replace your obsolete socket. Do not defeat the purpose of an earthed

plug.

Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this

product where people can walk on the cord.

Do not place anything in front of the machine that will block

received faxes. Do not place anything in the path of received faxes.

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Do not touch a document during printing.

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 a 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 dangerous voltage points and/or

other risks. Refer all servicing to service personnel.

This product has no mains ON/OFF switch. It is therefore highly

important that access to the mains plug and the mains socket to

which the plug is connected, is never obstructed, in case for some

reason the mains power to the machine must be quickly

disconnected.

Unplug this product from the mains power and telephone line

sockets, and refer servicing to qualified Service Personnel under the

following conditions:

A When the power cord is damaged or frayed.

B If liquid has been spilled into the product.

C If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

D If the product does not operate normally when the operating

instructions are 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.

E If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.

F If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance,

indicating a need for service.

IEC 825 Specification

This machine is a Class 1 laser product as defined in IEC 825

specifications. The label shown below is attached in countries where

required.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

APPAREIL À LASER DE CLASSE 1

LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT

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This machine has a Class 3B Laser Diode which emits invisible laser

radiation in the Scanner Unit. The Scanner Unit should not be opened

under any circumstances.

Caution

Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than

those specified in this manual may result in hazardous radiation

exposure.

The following caution label is attached near the scanner unit.

INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK OEFEATED.

AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. CLASS 3B LASER PRODUCT.

CAUTION

USYNLIG LASER STRÅLING NÅR KABINETLÅGET STÅR ÅBENT.

UNGDÅ DIREKTE UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING. KLASSE 3B LASER.

ADVARSEL

OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING HÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH SPÄRRAR

ÄR URKOPPLADE. STRÅLEN ÄR FARLIG. KLASS 3B LASER APPARAT.

VARNING

AVATTAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA

NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN. LUOKAN

3B LASERLAITE.

VARO!

USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING, UNNGÅ DIREKTE KONTAKT MED LASERENHETEN

NÅR TOPPDEKSELET ER ÅPENT. KLASSE 3B LASERPRODUKT.

ADVARSEL

RADIATIONS LASER INVISIBLES OUAND OUVERT ET VERROUILLAGE ENLEVE.

EVITER EXPOSITIONS DIRECTES AU FAISCEAU. PRODUIT LASER CLASSE 3B.

ATTENTION

UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG

GEÖFFNET UND SICHERHEITSVERRIEGELUNG

ÜBERBRÜCKT. NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN.

SICHERHEITSKLASSE 3B.

VORSICHT

RADIACIÓN LASER INVISIBLE CUANDO SE ABRE

LA TAPA Y EL INTERRUPTOR INTERNO ESTÁ

ATASCADO. EVITE LA EXPOSICIÓN DIRECTA

DE LOS OJOS. PRODUCTO LASER CLASE 3B.

ATENCIÓN

Radio Interference (For 220-240V Model Only)

This apparantus complies with EN55022 (CISPR Publication 22)/Class

ForYour Safety

To ensure safe operation the three-pin plug supplied must be inserted

only into a standard three-pin power point which is effectively grounded

through the normal household wiring.

Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-conductor and be

correctly wired to provide connection to ground. Incorrectly wired

extension cords are a major cause of fatalites.

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.

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IEC 825 Laser Class

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT.

Disconnect device

The equipment must be installed near the socket outlet which must be

easily accessible.

Manufactured at

Brother Inasustries Ltd.

Kariya Plant

1-5, Kitajizoyama, Noda-cho, Kariya-shi, Aich-ken, Japan.

Kariya Plant is carried out under a Quality System which is registered by

JQA Quality Assurance and BSI Quality Assuarance.

JQA Certificate of Registration No. 0340.

BSI Certificate of Registration No. FM27391

IMPORTANT

If the socket outlet is not compatible with the mains plug as fitted, then

remove the plug from the mains cord and fit an appropriate three pin

plug. If the replacement plug is intended to take a fuse then fit the same

fuse as the original.

If a moulded plug is severed from the power cord then it should be

destroyed because a plug with cut wires is dangerous if plugged into a

live socket outlet. Do not leave it where a child might find it.

In the event of replacing the plug fuse, fit a fuse approved by ASTA to

BS1362 with the same rating as the original fuse.

Always replace the fuse cover. Never use a plug with the cover omitted.

WARNING - THIS PRINTER MUST BE PROPERLY EARTHED.

The wires in the mains cord are cololured in accordance with the

following code:

Green and yellow: Ground

Blue:

Neutral

Live

Brown:

The colours of the wiring in the power lead of this printer may not

correspond with the markings which idenitify the terminals in your plug.

If you need to fit a different plug, proceed as follows.

Remove a length of the cord outer sheath, taking care not to damage the

coloured insulation of the wires inside.

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Cut each of the three wires to the appropriate length. If the construction

of the plug permits, leave the green and yellow wire longer than the

others so that, in the event that the cord is pulled out of the plug, the

green and yellow wire will be the last to disconnect.

Remove a short section of the coloured insulation to expose the wires.

The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the

terminal in the plug which is mared with the letter “E” or by the earth

symbol or coloured green or green and yellow.

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which

is marked with the letter “N” or coloured black or blue.

The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal

which is marked with the letter “L” or coloured red or brown.

The outer sheath of the cord must be secured inside the plug. The

coloured wires should not hang out of the plug.

BABT Approval

This apparatus has been approved by the British Approvals Board for

Telecommunications, for use of the following facilities:

INTEGRAL MODEM IN GROUP 3 FACSIMILE

LOUDSPEAKING FACILITY (CALL PROGRESS MONITOR)

STORAGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR RETRIEVAL BY

PREDETERMINED CODE

CONNECTION TO AN APPROVED PBX (PRIVATE BRANCH

EXCHANGE)

OPERATION IN THE ABSENCE OF PROCEED INDICATION

AUTOMATIC STORAGE OF THE LAST NUMBER REDIALLED

SERIES CONNECTION FACILITY

Any other usage will invalidate the approval of the apparatus, if as a

result it then ceases to comply with the standards against which approval

was granted.

The machine is approved for connection to a single exclusive direct

exchange line provided by BT, Kingston-upon-Hull Telecommunications

and CATV, and to approved Private Automatic Branch Exchanges

(PABXs).

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The connection to the BT network must not be hard-wired.

This equipment is NOT approved for connection to the following:

1 + 1 Carrier Systems;

Leased Lines;

Shared Service (“Party”) Lines;

As an extension to a Payphone;

Calls to the emergency services (999) DO NOT remain enabled on

the handset in the absence of mains power.

Stored telephone numbers are retained in the absence of mains power.

The loudspeaking facility (call progress monitor) will not function unless

the unit is plugged into the mains and switched on at the power socket of

the mains switch if applicable.

This owner’s manual has been provided with your machine to help you

make use of the functions provided.

This machine must not be connected in conjunction with parallel

extension telephones, unless those telephones are connected downstream

of this machine. This means that the cable to which any extension

device is connected, should be terminated on a BT modular jack plug

type 431A which in turn is inserted into the modular socket of the T-

shaped line cord connector of this machine. If these instructions are not

followed, the following conditions may occur:

1. The fax machine inadvertently auto-answers in response to outward

pulse dialling of an extension telephone.

2. Fax transmissions can be impaired or will fail entirely.

3. Remote activation from extension telephones may not work

correctly.

If in doubt about any aspect of telephone extension cabling, contact BT,

Kingston upon Hull Telecommunications, your PBX maintainer, your

CATV company or a reputable telephone cabling company.

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Troubleshooting

and Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Error Messages

You may occasionally encounter a difficulty with your machine or

telephone line. If this happens, your machine often identifies the problem

and displays an error message. The list below explains the most common

error messages, in alphabetical orders.

ERROR MESSAGES

ERROR MESSAGE

CAUSE

ACTION

CHANGE DRUM SOON The drum unit is near the end If you have a print quality

of its life.

problem, replace the drum unit

with a new one.

CHECK PAPER

The machine is out of paper or Refill the paper or remove the

paper is not properly loaded in paper and load it again.

the Multi-purpose sheet feeder.

CHECK PAPER SIZE

Your Paper Size setting may

not be set correctly for the

paper you are using.

When you see this error, the

reduction ratio automatically

will be changed to AUTO if

you used a fixed reduction ratio

(see chap. 5).

COMM. ERROR

A poor qualilty phone line

Try the call again.

caused communications error.

CONNECTION FAIL

You tried to poll a fax machine Verify the other party’s polling

that is not in Polled Waiting

mode.

setup.

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ERROR MESSAGE

CAUSE

ACTION

COOLING DOWN

PLEASE WAIT

The temperature of the drum

unit or toner cartridge is too

You must wait and allow the

machine to resume printing

hot. The machine will pause its when it is ready.

current print job and go into

cooling down mode. During the

cooling down mode, you will

hear the cooling fan running

while the display on the

machine shows COOLING

DOWN and PLEASE WAIT.

COVER OPEN

The top cover or Multi-purpose Open, then close, each cover.

sheet feeder cover was not

completely closed.

DISCONNECTED

DOCUMENT JAM

DOWNLOAD FULL

The other party or other party’s

fax machine terminated the call. other party to see what happened

or receive again.

Try to transmit or calling the

Documents were not inserted or Do not pull paper out until you

fed properly or document was see “Document Jam” in this

too long.

chapter.

The download buffer is full.

Press FF/Cont. Printing will

resume (the downloading is

cancelled).

MACHINE ERROR XX Your machine has a mechanical Unplug the machine.

PRESS STOP KEY

problem.

Then contact your Brother

dealer for servise.

MEMORY FULL

Your machine memory

capacity has been exceeded.

• Press the FF/Cont to print

the data remaining in the

machine.

• If you have installed the

Windows^®driver, try again

after setting the True Type

mode to “Print as Graphics”

in the PRINT menu of your

application software.

• Reduce the print resolution

or reduce the complexity of

your document.

• Expand the memory with the

optional memory board.

(ME1000 or ME2000)

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ERROR MESSAGE

NO RESPONSE/BUSY

CAUSE

ACTION

The number you called does not

answer or is busy. Or, you may

have reached a number that is not

connected to a fax machine.

Check the number and try again.

NOT ASSIGNED

You tried to access a One

Touch or Speed Dial number

that is not programmed.

Set up the One Touch or Speed

Dial number. See chap. 7

PRINT OVERRUN

The available Ram has been

exceeded.

• Press the FF/Cont to print

the data remaining in the

printer memory.

• If you have installed the

Windows^®printer driver, try

again after setting the

TrueType mode to “Print as

Graphics” in the PRINT menu

of you application software.

• If this does not clear the error,

recuce the complexity of your

document or reduce the print

resolution.

PRINTER JAM

The recording paper is jammed Do not pull the paper out until

in the machine. you see next page.

SET CARTRIDGE

TONER EMPTY

Toner cartridge is not installed. Reinstall the toner cartridge.

Toner is used up and printing is Replace the toner cartridge with

not possible.

a new one. (See “Replacing the

Toner Cartridge” in this chapter).

CHANGE TONER

If the display shows CHANGE Order a new toner cartridge

TONER and at the same time now.

the Toner Empty LED on the

controlpanel flashes on and

off, you can still print. But

the toner is depleted and the

machine is telling you that

the toner will soon run out.

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Document Jam

The documents were not inserted or fed properly, or were too long.

Open the control panel.

Carefully pull the document toward the front of the machine.

Close the control panel and press Stop.

Printer Jam

Before you can clear a paper jam error, you must find out where the

paper is stuck. Use the diagram below to help locate the position of the

paper.

WARNING

Do not force the jammed paper from the paper tray because you may

damage the machine and cause toner to scatter.

After you have used the machine, some internal parts of the machine are

extremely HOT! When you open the top cover of the machine, never

touch the shaded parts shown in the following diagram.

HOT!

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Clearing a Paper Jam in the Multi-purpose Sheet Feeder.

If paper is jammed inside the Multi-purpose sheet feeder, open the

Multi-purpose sheet feeder to pull the jammed paper upwards out of

the feeder; then close the Multi-purpose sheet feeder. Also, open the

top cover and check that a torn piece of paper does not remain inside

the machine.

Multi-purpose

Sheet Feeder

Clearing a Paper Jam near the Drum Unit.

If paper is jammed near the drum unit, open the top cover and

remove the drum unit. Then, pull the jammed paper upwards and out

of the machine. Reinstall the drum unit and close the top cover.

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Clearing a Paper Jam in the Fuser Unit.

If paper is jammed in the fuser unit, open the top cover and remove

the drum unit. Then, pull the jammed paper out of the fuser. Reinstall

the drum unit and close the top cover.

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IfYou Are Having Difficulty withYour machine

If you think there is a problem with your machine, make a copy first. If

the copy looks good, the problem is probably not your machine. Check

the table below and follow the troubleshooting tips.

DIFFICULTY

SUGGESTIONS

Printing and

Receiving

Faxes

Condensed print and

horizontal streaks/top and

bottom of sentences are

cut off.

If your copy looks good, you probably had a bad connection,

with static or interference on the phone line.

If a copy looks similer, then call Brother dealer for

service.

Vertical streaks/black

lines appear on the fax you

receive.

Sometimes you may see vertical streaks/black lines on the

faxes you receive. Either your machine’s primary corona

wire for printing may be dirty, or the sending party's fax

scanner may be dirty. Clean your primary corona wire, or ask

the sender to make a copy to see if the problem is with the

sending machine. Try receiving from another fax machine.

If the problem continues, call Brother dealer for service.

Machine “hears” voice as

CNG tone.

If your machine is set to Fax Detect ON, and it answers voice

calls by trying to receive a fax, try turning Fax Detect to OFF.

Horizontal streaks.

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.

Phone Line or

Connections

Dialling does not work.

Check for a dial tone. Change TONE/PULSE setting (see

chap. 4). Check all line cord connections. Check power cord

connection. Send a manual fax by lifting the machine’s/

external phone’s handset, and dialling the number. Wait to

hear fax receiving tones before pressing Start.

The machine does not

answer when called.

Make sure the machine is in the correct receiving mode for your

setup (either Fax, Fax/Tel (F/T) or TAD). Check for dial tone. If

possible, call your machine to hear it answer. If there is still no

answer, check the telephone line cord connection. Connect a

standard telephone handset to the machine telephone socket

(Only for MFC-9550). If there is no ringing when you call your

machine, call your Telephone Company to check the line.

No dial tone on the

handset.

Lifting the machine’s/external phone’s handset –OR– Press

any dial pad key then Start. If you hear no dial tone, check

telephone line cord connections at the machine and wall socket.

Check that the handset is connected to the machine’s handset

socket. Test the wall jack with another single line telephone. If

no dial tone on the wall outlet, call your Telephone Company.

Sending Faxes

Poor transmitting quality.

Try changing your resolution to FINE or SUPERFINE

(see chap. 6) Make a copy to verify the machine’s scanner

operation.

Transmission verification

prints “Results:NG”.

There is probably temporary noise or static on the phone

line. Try sending the fax again. If the problem continues, call

the Telephone Company to check your phone line.

When the receiving party

Sometimes the resolution mode you chose when you sent

says the picture is not clear. your fax may not have been appropriate. Send the fax again,

but try using the FINE or SUPERFINE mode. Also, your

machine’s scanner may be dirty, so try cleaning it.

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SUGGESTIONS

When the receiving party

Your machine’s scanner may be dirty or the receiving party’s

says vertical streaks appear print head may be dirty. Clean your scanner and make a copy

on the faxes they receive.

to check if the problem was caused by your machine.

Handling

Incoming Calls

F/T pseudo-ring in Fax/Tel

(F/T) Mode.

The machine knows the incoming call is not a fax so it is

signaling you to answer the telephone call. Pick up the

handset (and press Tel for MFC-9050) or answer from an

extension phone and press your machine’s Deactivation

Code (default setting is #51).

Transfering a fax call to the If you answered at the machine, press Start and hang up

machine.

immediately. If you answered at an extension phone, press

your Remote Activation Code (default setting is 51). When

your machine answers, hang up.

General Printing

Difficulties

The machine does not print. The machine is unplugged. The toner cartridge and drum unit

are installed properly. The interface cable is securely

connected between the machine and computer. Check to see

if LCD is showing an error message.

The machine prints

unexpectedly or it prints

garbage.

Reset the machine or unplug it. Make sure your

application software is correctly set up to use the machine by

checking the primary settings in your application software.

The machine cannot print

full pages of a document

an error message PRINT

OVERRUN occurs.

The machine received a very complex print job and could not

process part of the page. This may be solved in several ways.

If you are using Windows^®3.1, 3.11, Windows^®95, 98 or

Windows NT^®Workstation Version 4.0 with the supplied

printer driver, see the “Windows^®Setup Printing Problems”

section. Try to reduce the complexity of your document or

reduce print resolution.

The machine prints the first Your computer is not recognizing the printer’s “input buffer

couple of pages correctly,

then some pages have text

missing.

full” signal. Please make sure you connect the printer cable

correctly.

The machine cannot print

full pages of a document.

A MEMORY FULL error

message occurs.

Reduce the printer resolution. Reduce the complexity of your

document and try again. Reduce the graphic quality or

the number of font sizes within your application software.

Expand the printer memory by installing one of the optional

memory boards (ME-1000 or ME-2000).

My headers or footers

appear when I view my

Most laser printers have a restriced area that will not accept

print. Usually these are the first two lines and last two lines.

document on the screen but This leaves an area of 62 printable lines.Adjust the

do not show up when I

print them.

top and bottom margins in your document to allow for this.

Windows^®Setup

Printing

I cannot print from my

software application .

Make sure the Windows^®printer driver is installed and you

select it in your application software.

Difficulties

Sometimes I get an error

If you are using the supplied Windows^®driver, turn the error

message PRINT

recover operation on in the Setup dialog box and try again.

OVERRUN when printing Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity of your

certain documents from

document and try again. Expand the printer memory by

installing one of the optional memory boards.

Windows^®.

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SUGGESTIONS

DOS Setup

Printing

Difficulties

I cannot print from my

software application.

Check that the DOS software application interface settings

match those of your printer: for example, if you are using a

parallel printer cable, you would probably set your DOS

software printer port to LPT1. Check for an error message on

the LCD.

The machine prints, but it

This is an indication that your application printer emulation

prints incorrect information. setting and the machine’s printer emulation do not match.

Sometimes it prints a couple Check your application software to make sure you selected

of characters and then

ejects the page, etc.

(For MFC-9550 only)

the correct printer driver. The machine emulates HP LaserJet

IIP. Try setting the machine to HP emulation in Remote

Printer Console and then select the HP LaserJet IIP printer in

your software application.

The machine prints the first This is a common problem with some database spreadsheet

part of my document but software when they are not correctly set up. The data has

does not print the last page. been sent to the printer but the printer did not receive the Page

(The LCD shows

Eject command. Press the FF/Cont Key to eject the page.

REMAINED DATA.)

Then ask your software supplier how to add a Page Eject

(or Form Feed) command to the end of your print job.

How can I change the user

settings or default settings

on the machine?

Use the Remote Printer Consol (RPC) program.

(For MFC-9550 only)

Paper Handling

Difficulties

The machine does not load

paper. The LCD shows

CHECK PAPER or

PRINTER JAM.

Check to see if the CHECK PAPER or PRINTER JAM

message appears on the LCD. If so, the multi-purpose

sheet feeder may be out of paper or not properly installed.

If it is empty, load a new stack of paper into the feeder. If

there is paper in the multi-purpose sheet feeder, 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 multi-purpose sheet feeder.

Reduce the amount of paper in the multi-purpose sheet feeder,

then try again.

The machine does not load

paper from the manual

feed slot.

Reinsert the paper firmly, one sheet at a time.

How can I load envelopes?

You can load envelopes from either the multi-purpose sheet

feeder or the manual feed slot.Your application software must

be 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. Refer to your application manual.

What paper can I use?

You can use plain paper, envelopes, transparencies, labels

and organizer paper. For information on loading paper, see

“Acceptable Paper” in chap. 14.

How can I clear paper jams?

See “Printer Jams”.

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SUGGESTIONS

Vertical streaks appear in

copies.

Sometimes you may see vertical streaks on your copies.

Either the scanner or the primary corona wire for printing is

dirty. Clean them both.

Copy Quality

Difficulties

Printouts are too dark or

light.

Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Density

function, It has been factory set to the middle position.See

“Setting the Print Density” in chap. 5.

Print Quality

Difficulties

Printed pages contain white

stripes.

You may fix this by wiping the scanner windows with a clean

soft cloth. (See “Regular Maintenance” and “Cleaning the

Drum Unit” in this chapter.) If you still see white stripes or

faint images and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON,

replace the drum unit with a new one.

White Stripes or

Faint lmages

Printed pages are stained

Clean the machine’s interior and the primary corona

with toner or have vertical wire of toner cartridge. See “Regular Maintenance” and

stripes.

“Cleaning the Drum Unit” in this chapter. Make sure that

the tab of the corona wire is at the home position. If after

cleaning, you still see dark stripes or toner stains and

the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the

drum unit with a new one.

Dark Stripes or Toner Stains

Printed pages have white

spots in black text and

you graphic areas.

Make sure that you use paper that meets the specifications.

Rough surface or thick media can cause the problem. If

you still see white spots and the display shows CHANGE

DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit with a new one.

White Spots

Toner scatters and stains

the printed page.

Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Density

function. Clean the machine’s interior. See “Regular

Maintenance” and “Cleaning the Drum Unit” in this

chapter. Make sure that you use paper that meets

specifications. See chap. 18. If you still have scattered

toner and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON

Scattering Toner

replace the drum unit with a new one.

The whole page is printed

black.

Wipe the electric terminals. Also, do not use heat-

sensitive paper as it will cause this problem. After

cleaning, if the printed pages are still black and the display

shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, replace the drum unit

with a new one.

Black Page

Nothing is printed on the

page.

Make sure that the toner cartridge is not empty. Wipe the

electric terminals referring to “Regular Maintenance” and

“Cleaning the Drum Unit” in this chapter. Make sure

that a torn piece of paper does not remain on the scanner

window.

White page

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SUGGESTIONS

Printed pages are marked

at regular intervals.

Markings may disappear by themselves. Try copying

multiple pages to clear this problem. Markings may occur

if the machine has not been used for a long time. A

possible cause is that the surface of the drum is marked or

damaged by excessive exposure to light. In this case,

replace the drum unit with a new one.

Example of Regular Marking

Printed pages are blurred at Certain environmental conditions such as humidity, high

the center or at either

edge.

temperatures, etc. may cause this condition to occur. Make

sure the machine is placed on a flat, horizontal surface.

Remove the drum unit with the toner cartridge installed.

Try rocking them from side to side. You may clear a

blurred page by wiping the scanner windows with a clean

soft cloth. (See “Regular Maintenance” and “Cleaning the

Drum Unit” in this chapter.) If a blurred page occurs after

cleaning and the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON,

replace the drum unit with a new one.

Blurred Page

Ghost images appear on

printed page.

Adjust the print conditions by setting the Print Density

function. Make sure that you use paper that meets the

specifications. Rough surfaces or thick media can cause a

ghost image.

Ghost Images

The drum unit is a consumable item and it is necessary to replace it

periodically.

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Problem using applications which use

special comms drivers, such as the HP

Pavilion PC and the “HP DEMO” Screen

Saver

Some applications may use custom comm. drv files which will conflict

with the files used by MFL Pro. In such a case it will be necessary to edit

the SYSTEM. INI file as outlined below:

Installing the “HP Demo” screen saver on your HP Pavilion PC after you

have installed the MFL Pro software will overwrite the SYSTEM. INI

file and you cannot use the Brother MFC to print, scan or for Remote Set

up. Then you will have to edit the SYSTEM. INI file as follows:

[boot]

;comm.drv=comm115.drv

comm.drv=brmfcomm.drv

[386Enh]

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Bi-Di.386

If you do not want to edit the SYSTEM. INI file, please change the

screen saver and Re-install MFL Pro again.

Bi-Directional Parallel Ports (nibble and byte

modes)

The machine supports both nibble (AT) and byte (Bi-directional) mode

parallel ports. If your PC supports byte mode, scanning and fax reception

will be at a faster speed. To verify or change the parallel port mode,

please check your system BIOS in the CMOS Setup or contact your

computer manufacturer for assistance.

Some older PC models support only nibble mode. Generally, newer

models support both nibble and byte modes.

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The machine Connect Failure or Bi-Directional

Communication Error

Recently, some printers have included a function to show the printer

status on the PC display. Such printers use the bi-directional

communication parallel port between the printer and the PC. Our

machine also has a bi-directional parallel port function. Since Windows^®

3.xx does not support bi-directional communication on the parallel port,

each peripheral vendor has developed and supplies their own bi-

directional device driver, which will be installed into Windows^®3.xx. If

you install two or more different bi-directional device drivers into

Windows^®, they might conflict with each other and cause some

problems.

Please make sure you have installed the machine driver by running

SETUP.EXE from your CD-ROM drive, as instructed on the CD-ROM

label. The bi-directional communication may be disabled when the driver

is installed from Add menu in “Printers” of Control Panel. Please restart

Windows^®after installing the drivers.

Remove the conflicting situation caused by one of the following printer

drivers. Review the following sections that apply to any additional printer

drivers you may have installed into your Windows^®software.

Brother HL-6/6V/10h/630series/660series/960/1260/WL-

660

HP LaserJet series II, IID, IIP, IIP+, III, IIID,IIIP or IV

Plus

NEC SuperScript 610/660

EPSON ActionLaser 1100/1400

LexMark WinWriter 200

Brother HL-6/6V/10h/630series/660series/960/1260/

WL-660:

The Resource Manager for the machine may not work if the printer

driver for the above models is installed after the installation of the

machine printer driver.

In this case, please install the machine printer driver again or copy BI-

DI.386 from the CD-ROM to the Windows/System directory. (NOTE:

BI-DI.386 on Disk 1 is not compressed.)

HP LaserJet series II, IID, IIP, IIP+, III, IIID or IIIP:

If Microsoft Windows^®Printing System for above models are used, you

have to modify the “win.ini” file which is in the Windows directory to

turn the printer's bi-directional function off.

We recommend you take a back-up before you modify the WIN.INI or

SYSTEM.INI, just in case.

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Open the file “win.ini” by using the “Notepad” application. You can find

the following statement in the [spooler] section.

[spooler]

QP.LPT1 = wpsljqp.dll

To disable this function, put a semicolon at the start of the sentence as

follows;

[spooler]

;QP.LPT1 = wpsljqp.dll

Then, open the file “system.ini” by using the “Notepad” application. You

can find the following statement in the [386Enh] section.

[386Enh]

device=wpsljvpd.386

WPSLPT1=1

To disable this function, put a semicolon at the start of the sentences as

follows;

;device=wpsljvpd.386

;WPSLPT1=1

You must restart Windows^®to make these modification effective.

The modification disables the printer status reporting on your PC,

however, you will be able to use the machine with no further problems.

HP LaserJet 4 Plus:

Please uninstall the Main Status windows by double clicking the Un-

install Status windows in HP LaserJet group.

NEC SuperScript 610/660:

Please remove the NEC SuperScript driver by having NECDELET.EXE

run in the ?v≥k 1 coming with NEC printers.

EPSON ActionLaser 1100 / 1400:

Please remove the EPSON Action Laser 1100/1400 driver by having

EPDELETE.EXE file in Windows^®Printer Driver for these models run.

LexmarkWinWriter 200:

You have to modify the “win.ini” and “system.ini” files, which are in the

Windows^®directory to turn the printer’s bi-directional function off.

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We recommend you take a back-up of WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI before

you modify them.

Open the file “win.ini” by using the “Notepad” application. You can find

the following statement in the [windows] section.

[windows]

run=C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM/WPSIOMON

To disable this function, put a semicolon at the start of the sentence as

follows;

[windows]

;run=C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM/WPSIOMON

Also, you can find the following statement in the [spooler] section.

[spooler]

QP.LPT1=wpslbq.dll

To disable this function, put a semicolon at the start of the sentence as

follows;

[spooler]

;QP.LPT1=wpslbq.dll

Then, open the file “system.ini” by using the “Notepad” application. You

can find the following statement in the [386Enh] section.

[386Enh]

device=wpscomd.386

device=wpsljvpd.386

WPSLPT1=1

To disable the function, put a semicolon at the start of the sentences as

follows;

[386Enh]

;device=wpscomd.386

;device=wpsljvpd.386

;WPSLPT1=1

You must restart Windows^®to make these modification effective.

The modification disables the printer status reporting on your PC,

however, you will be able to use the machine with no further problems.

Graphics or text is missing when the document is

printed

This could be caused by your Display Driver software. Contact your

reseller and inquire about the latest Display Driver software. Another

solution is to change your Windows^®Setup Display selection from the

current selection to the standard VGA or SVGA selection; contact your

reseller or Microsoft Support if you need help modifying your Windows^®

Display selection or installing new Display Driver software.

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Packing and Shipping the Machine

Whenever you transport the machine, use the packing materials that

came with your machine. If you do not pack the machine correctly, you

could void your warranty.

Unplug the machine from the telephone line and the AC outlet, and

remove the line cord and I/F cable.

NOTICE: Do not unplug the machine after a print job until you hear

the final click. This means the drum is at the home position.

Open the top cover.

Remove the drum unit assembly.

NOTE

Remove the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly. Leave the toner

cartridge installed in the drum unit.

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Place the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly into the plastic bag

and seal the bag completely.

Plastic Bag

Drum Unit

Toner Cartridge

Close the top cover. Remove the wire extension, document tray, dust

cover, paper tray and handset (only for MFC-9550) and pack them.

Wrap the machine in the plastic bag and place it in the original

carton with the original packing material.

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Place documents (manual and printed material) and the drum unit

and toner cartridge assembly into the carton as shown below.

(MFC-9050 only)

(MFC-9550 only)

......

Only for MFC-9550

Close the carton and tape it shut.

Regular Maintenance

You can keep your machine in optimum condition by cleaning it on a

regular basis. It is a good idea to clean the drum unit during this routine.

Avoid using thinners or other organic solvents to clean the machine and

do not use water.

Cleaning the Scanner

Unplug the telephone line and then the power cord.

When you reconnect these lines later, make sure to connect the

power cord first, then the telephone line.

Wipe dirt off the machine using a slightly damp clean cloth.

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Clean the white bar and the glass cover.

Moisten a small piece of clean soft, lint-free cloth with isopropyl

alcohol and carefully remove dirt from the glass cover and the white

bar of the scanner.

White Bar

Control Panel

Glass Cover

Open the Control Panel

Cleaning the Printer

WARNING

■ Do not use isopropyl alcohol to remove dirt from the control panel. It

may cause a crack on the panel.

■ Do not use isopropyl alcohol to clean the scanner window or the

toner sensor.

■ Do not touch the scanner window with your finger.

■ Handle the drum unit carefully as it contains toner. If toner scatters

and your hands or clothes get dirty, immediately wipe or wash it off

with cold water.

Toner Sensor

Electric

Terminal

Gears

Scanner Window

Sensor Strip

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WARNING

After you have just used the machine, some internal parts of the machine

are extremely HOT! When you open the top cover of the machine, never

touch the shaded parts shown in the diagram below.

HOT!

▲ Inside the machine

Open the top cover.

Remove the drum unit assembly.

Wipe the electric terminals with isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab.

Wipe the gears with a clean dry cloth.

Gently wipe the scanner window and the toner sensor with a clean

soft dry cloth. Do not use isoproply alcohol to clean the scanner

window or the toner sensor.

Cleaning the Drum Unit

We recommend you place the drum unit on a drop cloth or large piece of

disposable paper to avoid spilling and scattering toner.

Turn the drum unit upside down carefully.

Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding

the tab from right to left several times.

Return the tab to the home position ( mark position) before

reinstalling the drum unit.

▲

Home Position (

)

Corona Wire

Tab

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WARNING

If you do not position the tab at the home position, printed pages may

have vertical stripes.

Install the drum unit into the machine.

See the section “Replacing the Drum Unit” in this chapter.

Close the top cover.

Plug in the power cord.

Connect the telephone line.

Replacing theToner Cartridge

The machine can print approximately 2,200 pages with one toner

cartridge. When the toner cartridge is running low, the display shows

CHANGE TONER. Actual page count will vary depending on your

average document type (i.e. standard letter, detailed graphics).

It is a good idea to keep a new toner cartridge ready for use when you see

the toner low warning.

Discard the used toner cartridge according to local regulations. If you are

not sure of them, consult with Brother dealer for service. Be sure to seal

the toner cartridge tightly so toner powder does not spill out of the

cartridge. When discarding used toner cartridges, keep them separate

from domestic garbage.

It is recommended that you clean the machine when you replace the

toner.

Toner Empty Indicator

When the toner cartridge is running low, the display shows CHANGE

TONER and the Toner Empty LED on the control panel flashes on and

off to indicate the toner is low.

Display

Toner Empty LED

955O

Voice

Doc.

Play

Fine

Fax

TAD

F/T

status

Record

Erase

Photo

S.Fine

Help/

Tel - Index Resolution Mode Broadcast

Mute

Set

Clear

On/Off Line FF/Cont Print Priority Test/Reset

Verify

DEF

ABC

Tel

High

Enlarge Reduce

Copy

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The Toner Empty LED light stays on and the display show TONER

EMPTY to indicate that the toner is empty. Once this indication appears,

your machine will not resume printing until you have installed a new

toner cartridge.

Steps for ReplacingToner Cartridge

WARNING

After you have just used the machine, some internal parts of the machine

will be extremely HOT! So, never touch the shaded parts shown in the

illustration below.

HOT!

▲ Inside the machine

Open the top cover. Make sure the top cover is completely open. To

remove the drum unit, hold each side of the drum by its handles and

gently lift the drum forward toward you.

Top Cover

Drum Unit

Place the drum unit on a drop cloth or large piece of disposable paper

to avoid spilling and scattering the toner.

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Gently turn the lever on the toner cartridge forward until it stops. The

toner cartridge cannot be removed unless the shutter is completely

closed, by turning the lever fully to the front.

Toner Cartridge

Drum Unit

Remove the old toner cartridge from the drum unit by gently pulling

it out.

WARNING

Handle the toner cartridge carefully. If toner scatters on your hands or

clothes, immediately wipe it off or wash it with cold water.

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Unpack the new toner cartridge. Place the used toner cartridge into

the aluminum bag and discard it accoring to local regulations.

Aluminum Bag

New

Old

Toner

Cartridge

Toner

Cartridge

WARNING

■ Wait to unpack the toner cartridge until immediately before you

install it into the machine. If a toner cartridge is left unpacked for a

long period of time, the toner life is shortened.

■ You can use only a genuine Brother toner cartridge (TN-200 series),

which is specially formulated to ensure top print quality. Using

another brand of toner cartridge may void your machine’s warranty.

Gently rock the toner cartridge from side to side five or six times.

Toner Cartridge

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Slide the new toner cartridge into the opening on the right side of the

drum unit. To ensure that the toner cartridge and the drum unit fit

together correctly, make sure that the toner cartridge guide bar is

exactly aligned with the guide slot in the drum unit.

Drum Unit

Gently turn the lever on the toner cartridge backward until it stops.

Reinstall the drum unit into the machine and close the top cover.

Top Cover

Drum Unit

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Replacing the Drum Unit

The machine uses a drum unit to create the print images on paper. If the

screen displays CHANGE DRUM SOON, the drum unit is nearly at the

end of its life. Prepare a new drum unit to replace the current one. You

may need to order one from your Brother dealer.

Even if the display shows CHANGE DRUM SOON, you may be able

to continue to print without replacing the drum unit for a while.

However, if there is a noticeable deterioration in the output print quality

even before CHANGE DRUM SOON is shown, then the drum unit

should be replaced. You should clean the machine when you replace the

drum unit.

WARNING

When removing the drum unit, handle carefully because it contains toner.

When you replace the drum unit, you should clean the machine.

The drum unit is a consumable, and it is necessary to replace it

periodically. There are many factors that determine the actual drum life,

such as temperature, humidity, type of paper and toner that you use and

the number of pages per print job, etc. The drum life is estimated at

approximately 8,000 pages at 1 page per job. The actual number of pages

your drum will print may be significantly less than these estimates.

Because we have no control over the many factors that determine the

actual drum life, we cannot guarantee a minimum number of pages that

will be printed by your drum.

For best performance, use only genuine Brother toner, and the product

should be used only in a clean, dust-free environment with adequate

ventilation.

WARNING

After you have just used the machine, some internal parts of the machine

are extremely HOT! So please be careful.

HOT!

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Follow these steps to replace the drum unit:

Open the top cover.

Remove the old drum unit. Place the drum unit on a drop cloth or

large piece of disposable paper to avoid spilling and scattering the

toner.

Top Cover

Drum Unit

Remove the toner cartridge from the drum unit and keep it in a safe

place. For more information, see “Replacing the Toner Cartridge” in

this chapter.

Toner Cartridge

Drum Unit

Discard the used drum unit according to local regulations. Be sure to seal

the drum unit tightly so toner powder does not spill out of the unit. When

discarding used drum units, keep them separate from domestic rubbish.

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Wait to unpack the new drum unit until immediately before installing

it. Place the old drum unit into the aluminum bag and discard it

according to local regulations.

New Drum Unit

Old Drum Unit

Gently rock the new drum from side to side five or six times.

WARNING

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■ Do not pull or force the starter sheet from your machine.

■ Wait to unpack the drum unit immediately before installing it into the

machine.

If an unpacked drum unit is subjected to excessive direct sunlight or

room light, the unit may be damaged.

■ Handle the toner cartridge and the drum unit carefully because they

contain toner. If toner scatters and your hands or clothes get dirty,

immediately wipe or wash with cold water.

■ Do not touch the scanner window with your finger.

Reinstall the toner cartridge into the new drum unit. For more

information, see “Replacing the Toner Cartridge” in this chapter.

Holding the new drum unit by its handles, install it. Close the top

cover.

Top Cover

Drum Unit

The machine will automatically eject the starter sheet.

Do not pull or force the starter sheet from the machine.

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Specifications

Fax Specifications

Type

Desktop facsimile transceiver

Compatibility

Coding system

Modem speed

Document input width

Document input length

Scanning/Printing width

Paper Cassette

Printer type

ITU-T Group 3

MH/MR/MMR

14400/12000/9600/7200/4800/2400; Automatic Fallback

148 mm to 216 mm

100 mm to 360 mm

208 mm

200 Sheets (75 g/m²)

Laser Printer

Grey scale

64 levels (Dithered)

Display

LCD, 16 characters x 2

Standard, Secure, Delayed, Sequential

Automatic/Light/Dark (manual setting)

• Horizontal 8 dots/mm

• Vertical Standard––3.85 lines/mm

Fine, Photo––7.7 lines/mm

Superfine, Photo (copy)––15.4 lines/mm

24 stations

Polling types

Contrast control

Resolution

One Touch Dial

Speed Dial

100 stations

Automatic redial

4 times at 2 minute intervals

3 times at 2 minute intervals (Only for Ireland)

Monitor

Speaker type

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Auto answer

1, 2, 3 or 4 rings

2, 3 or 4 rings (Only for Ireland)

Communication source

Public switched telephone network (PSTN)

Printer Specifications

Emulation

Brother Printing System for Windows^®, emulation mode of

HP LaserJet IIP (PCL level 4 for MFC-9550)

Printer Driver

Windows^®3.1, 3.11, Windows^®95, 98, and Windows NT^®

Workstation Version 4.0 driver supporting Brother Native

Compression mode and bi-directional capability

Interface

Memory

Bi-directional parallel cable (IEEE-1284)

1MB

Expandable: 1MB or 2MB optional memory board

Electrophotography by semiconductor laser beam scanning

600 dots/inch

Printer Method

Resolution

Print Quality

Normal printing mode

Economy printing mode (saves up to 50% of the normal

toner usage)

Print Speed

Print Media

6 pages/minute (when loading letter size or A4 paper from

the multi-purpose sheet feeder)

Toner cartridge:

Life Expectancy: up to 2,200 pages/new toner cartridge

(when printing A4 or letter size paper at 5% print coverage)

Toner life expectancy will vary depending on the

type of average print job.

Drum Unit:

Life Expectancy: 8,000 pages at 1 page per job

There are many factors that determine the actual

drum life, such as temparature, humidity, type of

paper and toner that you use, the number of pages

per print job, etc.

TrueType Fonts on CD-ROM TrueType-compatible soft-fonts for Windows^®on the

(Only for MFC-9550) supplied CD-ROM

* “Pages” refers to the “Brother Standard Chart No.1” (a typical A4 business letter, Standard

resolution).

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Electrical and Environment

Temperature

(Allowable) 10 - 32.5° C (50 - 90.5° F)

(Storage) 3.3 - 40° C (38 - 104° F)

Max. 1 minute at 23° C (73.4° F)

Warm-Up

First Print

20 seconds (when loading Letter size paper for the Multi-

purpose sheet feeder)

Power Source

220~240V AC 50/60Hz

Power Consumption

Operating (Copying); 160 W or less (25° C)

Sleep Mode: 8 W or less

Stand by:

Operating: 50 dB A or less

Stand by: 39 dB A or less

Operating: 35 to 80% (without condensation)

Storage: 20 to 80% (without condensation)

30 W or less (25° C)

Noise

Humidity

Dimensions

Weight

MFC-9050: 385 x 334 x 250 (mm)

MFC-9550: 456 x 334 x 250 (mm)

MFC-9050: 8.2kg

MFC-9550: 8.5kg

Specifications are subject to change for improvement without prior notice.

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PARALLEL INTERFACE

SPECIFICATIONS

Interface Connector

Printer Side: Amphenol FCN-685J036-L/X or equivalent

A shielded cable should be used.

Pin Assignment

Pin No.

Signal

Direction

Pin No.

Signal

Direction

DATA STROBE

DATA 1

DTAT 2

DATA 3

DATA 4

DATA 5

DATA 6

DATA 7

DATA 8

ACKNLG

BUSY

Input

Output

Input

0V(S.G.)

INPUT PRIME

FAULT

SLCT

Input

AUTO FEED

N.C.

Output

N.C.

0V (S.G.)

+5V

N.C.

SLCT IN

Input

RESIDENT FONTS (For MFC-9550

Only)

The following bitmapped fonts are resident in the machine.

Brougham 10 (12 point)

upright/normal

upright/bold

italic/normal

italic/bold

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Brougham 12 (10 point)

upright/normal

upright/bold

italic/normal

italic/bold

Letter Gothic 16.66 (8.5 point)

upright/normal

upright/bold

italic/normal

italic/bold

(Portrait and Landscape are available for the above.)

SYMBOL SETS/CHARACTER SETS

*HP mode

• ISO14 JIS ASCII

• ISO57 Chinese

• ISO11 Swedish

• HP Spanish

• ISO17 Spanish

• ISO10 Swedish

• ISO16 Portuguese

• ISO84 Portuguese

• ISO85 Spanish

• PC-8

• Roman 8

• ISO Latin 1

(ECMA-94)

• ISO60 Norwegian 1

• ISO61 Norwegian 2

• ISO4 UK

• ISO25 French

• ISO69 French

• HP German

• ISO21 German

• ISO15 Italian

• ISO6 ASCII

• Legal

• PC-8 D/N

• PC-8 Turkish

• PC-850

• PC-852

• ISO2 IRV

• PC-860

• PC-863

• PC-865

If you want to know which characters are in each symbol/character set,

print the CHARSETS.PRN file from “The Print Form” option in the

Direct Access Menu of the Remote Printer Console Program.

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The following table shows characters available only in the corresponding

character set. The numbers at the top of the table are code values with

which characters are to be replaced in the Roman 8 character set. For

other characters, see character set of Roman 8.

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Glossary

ADF (Automatic Document Feed) Refers to the number of pages that

can be placed in the document feeder and fed one at a time

automatically.

automatic fax transmission Sending a fax without picking up the

handset.

Backup Print (Only for MFC-9550) Sets your machine to print a copy

of faxes that are received and stored in memory.

beeper The sound the keys make when they are pressed, an error occurs

or a document has been received or transmitted.

beeper volume Volume setting for the beep when you press a key or

make an error.

broadcasting The ability to send the same fax message to more than one

location.

Call Back Message Allows you to send a fax with a message for the

other party to call you back.

Call Reservation Allows you send a fax and then at the end of

transmission, you can talk with the other party.

Caller ID (Only for the U.K.) A service purchased from the Telephone

Company that send the calling party telephone number to you.

Cancel Job Cancels a programmed job, like Delayed Fax or Polling.

CNG tones The special tones (beeps) sent by fax machines during

automatic transmission to tell the receiving machine that they are a

from fax machine.

communication error (or Comm. Error) An error during fax sending

or receiving, usually caused by line noise or static.

Coding Method Method of coding the information contained in a

document. All fax machines must use a minimum standard of

Modified Huffman (MH). Your machine is capable of greater

compression methods, Modified Read (MR) and Modified Modified

Read (MMR), if the receiving machine has the same capability.

Compatibility Group The ability of one fax unit to communicate with

another. Compatibility is assured between ITU-T Groups.

Contrast Setting to compensate for dark or light documents, by

lightening dark documents or darkening light documents.

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Cover Page Prints a page at the other party’s machine, that contains the

sender and recipient’s name and fax number, number of pages and

comment. You can generate an electronic cover page at the other end

with pre-programmed information from memory or you can print a

sample cover page to fax with your document.

Cover Page Message The comment that is on the Cover Page. This is a

programmable feature.

Delayed Transmission Sends your fax at a later time (up to 24 hours

later).

drum unit A printing device for your machine.

Dual Access Your machine can scan outgoing faxes or scheduled jobs

into memory at the same time it is sending a fax or receiving or

printing an incoming fax.

ECM (Error Correction Mode) Detects errors during fax transmission

and resends the page(s) of the document that had an error.

Electronic Cover Page A preprogrammed cover page that is transmitted

from the machine’s memory, eliminating the need for making up

cover pages manually.

F/T Ring Time The length of time the machine rings (when the answer

mode setting is Fax/Tel (F/T)) to notify you to pick up a voice call

that it answered.

Fax Forwarding Sends a fax received in memory to another

preprogrammed fax number.

Fax Storage Even though the MFC-9050 does not have Message

Manager mode, you can store faxes in memory for remote retrieval.

FAX/TEL You can receive faxes and telephone calls. Do not use this

mode if you are using a telephone answering device (TAD).

fax tones The signals sent by sending and receiving fax machines while

communicating information.

Fine Mode Resolution is 196 x 203 dpi. It is used for small print and

graphics.

grey scale The shades of grey available for copying and faxing

photographs.

group number A combination of One Touch and/or Speed Dial

numbers that are stored on a One Touch Dial key for Broadcasting.

ICM (incoming message) A recorded voice message received into an

external answering machine or the MFC-9550’s digital Message

Manager.

Interrupt Temporarily puts a waiting job on hold while you perform

another operation.

Journal Lists information about the last 50 incoming and outgoing

faxes. TX means Transmit. RX means Receive.

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Journal Period The preprogrammed time period between automatically

printed Journal Reports. You can print Journal on demand without

interrupting this cycle.

LCD (Liquid crystal display) The display screen on the machine that

shows interactive messages during On-Screen Programming and

defaults to the date and time when the machine is idle.

manual fax Lift the machine’s/external telephone’s handset so you can

hear the receiving fax machine answer before you press Start to

begin transmission.

Memory Status List Shows how much memory is being used, how

much is left, and the type of messages in memory.

Message Manager (Only for MFC-9550) The Message Manager is an

electronic messaging facility for faxes and voice mail. Callers can

send you faxes or leave voice messages for you, and you can retrieve

these from a remote location.

OGM (Outgoing Message) The message callers hear when you call

your Message Manager or external answering machine.

One Touch Dial Keys on the machine control panel where you can store

numbers for easy dialling. You must use a separate key for each

number.

Out of Paper Reception Receives faxes into the machine’s memory

when the machine is out of paper.

Overseas Mode Makes temporary changes to the fax tones to

accommodate noise and static on overseas phone lines.

Paging (Only for MFC-9550) Enables your machine to call a

programmed phone number and play a pre-recorded message when a

fax and/or a voice message is received into its memory.

Pause Allows you to place a 3.5 second delay in the dialling sequence

stored on One Touch and Speed Dial numbers.

Photo Mode A resolution setting that uses varying shades of grey for

the best representation of photographs.

polling The process of a fax machine calling another fax machine to

retrieve waiting fax messages.

Pulse A form of dialling on a telephone line.

printer alarm Audible alarm when the printer is not able to print.

print reduction reduces the size of incoming faxes.

Quick-Dial List A listing of names and numbers stored in One Touch

and Speed Dial memory, in numerical order.

Remaining Jobs You can check which jobs are waiting in memory and

cancel jobs individually.

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remote access The ability to access your machine remotely from a touch

tone phone.

remote activation allows you to transfer a fax call, answered at an

extension phone, to the machine.

remote access code The four-digit code that allows you to call and

access your machine from a remote location.

resolution The number of vertical and horizontal lines per inch. See:

Standard, Fine, Super Fine, Photo.

Ring Delay The number of telephone rings before the machine answers

a call in Fax/Tel (F/T) or Fax Only Mode.

Ring Volume Volume setting for the machine’s ring.

Rotary A form of dialling on a telephone line.

scanning The process of sending an electronic image of an original

paper document into your computer.

Speaker Volume You can set the volume when your machine is onhook.

Speed dial A preprogrammed number for easy dialling. You must press

the Speed Dial key and then two digit code to start the dialling

process.

Standard resolution 98 x 203 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 392 x 203 dpi. Best for very small print and line

art.

System Setup List A printed report that shows the current setting of

your machine.

Tel-Index An electronic, alphabetical listing of stored One Touch, Speed

Dial and Group numbers.

Temporary Setting You can select certain options for each fax

transmission without changing the default settings.

Timer A feature that lets you program a fax to go out at a certain time,

such as Delayed Fax or Delayed Polling Receive.

Toll Saver (Only for MFC-9550) A Message Manager setting that

allows the machine to answer after two ring when a message(s) was

received and after four rings when there are no messages. The caller

can hang up (after two rings) without paying for the call if there are

no messages to retrieve.

Tone A form of dialling on the telephone line used for Touch Tone

telephones.

toner cartridge An accessory that holds toner for the drum unit on

Brother laser models.

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Toner Saver A process that causes less toner to be affixed to the page to

extend the life of the toner assembly. This will make the receiving

document significantly lighter.

transmission The process of sending documents over the phone lines

from your machine to the receiving fax machine.

Xmit Report (Transmission Report) A listing of each transmission,

showing caller ID, date, time, and number of pages.

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Index

Delayed Transmission .............................. 67

Dialling Mode........................................... 29

Document ................................................. 55

Document Size.......................................... 55

Drum unit.................................. 11, 160, 166

Dual Access .............................................. 58

Activation Code ............................ 22, 44, 45

Alternating Displays ................................. 24

Answering machine ............................ 21, 22

Answer Mode ..................................... 37, 38

Assembly .................................................. 11

Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) ........ 55

Automatic Transmission ........................... 57

ECM (Error Correction Mode) ................... 3

Electronic cover page ............................... 60

Enlarged Copies...................................... 109

Entering Text ............................................ 32

Erasing Messages ................... 90, 93, 94, 99

Error Messages ....................... 141, 142, 143

Extension Telephone..................... 20, 39, 44

External Telephone ....................... 22, 38, 44

External Telephone Answering Device

Backup printing (Only for MFC-9550) .... 93

Beeper ....................................................... 33

Beeps .................................................. 84, 98

Broadcasting ....................................... 68, 75

Call Back Message ............................. 65, 66

Caller ID (Only for the U.K.)

(TAD) ........................................ 21, 22, 38

................................ 28, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50

Call Reservation ................................. 65, 66

Call screening (Only for MFC-9550) ....... 95

Cancelling a Job ....................................... 71

Cleaning.................................. 158, 159, 160

Connecting........................ 14, 16, 19, 21, 22

Contrast..................................................... 56

Control Panel .................................. 4, 5, 6, 7

Copy ....................................... 107, 108, 109

Corrections ............................................... 32

Cover Page ........................ 60, 61, 62, 63, 64

Fax Software (MFL pro)......................... 117

Fax/Tel (F/T) ................................ 37, 44, 80

F/T (Fax/Tel) Outgoing Announcement

(OGM) .................................................. 40

F/T (Fax/Tel) Ring Time......... 37, 38, 39, 40

Fax Detect ................................................. 41

Fax Forwarding..................... 81, 86, 96, 101

Fax Only Mode ......................................... 38

Fax Redial ................................................. 58

Fax Storage ............................................... 82

Fax Tones and Handshake .......................... 3

FF/Cont key .................................... 5, 7, 127

Fine Resolution......................................... 56

Flexible Memory Settings ........................ 88

Date and Time........................................... 30

Deactivation Code .............................. 44, 45

Delayed Polling ........................................ 52

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Function Mode.......................................... 23

Function Selection Table

Multiple Copies ...................................... 108

Multiple Resolution .................................. 69

Multiple Transmission .............................. 68

Mute.................................................. 6, 7, 78

...................................... 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Grey Scale............................................... 171

Groups ................................................ 68, 75

OGM (Outgoing Message)

...................................... 22, 89, 90, 96, 99

On/Off Line key.............................. 5, 7, 127

On-Screen Programming .......................... 23

One Touch Dialling....................... 73, 75, 77

Optional Memory ................................... 131

Overseas Mode ......................................... 64

Help ............................................................ 1

ICM Recording Monitor ........................... 95

Inserting Spaces ........................................ 32

Installation .................................................. 9

International call ....................................... 64

Interrupting ............................................... 72

Packing and Shipping ............................. 156

Packing List ................................................ 9

Paging (only for MFC-9550) .................... 96

Paper jams............................... 142, 143, 146

Paper Size ........................................... 18, 30

Password ................................................... 71

Pause ......................................................... 78

PABX .................................................. 33, 78

PC Interface Mode .................................... 54

Photo Resolution ...................................... 56

Playing Messages ..................................... 92

Polling................................................. 50, 69

Power .......... 10, 14, 15, 30, 35, 74, 135, 136

Printer drivers ......................................... 113

Printing ....................................... 45, 63, 103

Print Priority key ............................ 5, 7, 128

Program Fax Forward Number ........... 77, 96

Jam.................... 55, 142, 144, 145, 146, 149

Journal .................................................... 103

Journal Period ......................................... 104

List of stored telephone numbers ........... 103

Loading Paper ........................................... 17

Maintenance ........................................... 141

Manual Dialling ........................................ 77

Manual Mode............................................ 38

Manual Transmission................................ 57

Maximum Message Time ......................... 94

Memory .............................................. 42, 88

Memory Board........................ 131, 132, 133

Memory Status List ................................ 103

Memory Storage ....................................... 35

Message Manager Mode (MFC-9550) ..... 87

Message Store (MFC-9550) ............... 88, 89

MFL Pro software................................... 117

Multi-Line Connections............................ 19

Quick-Dial ................................................ 73

Quick-Dial List ....................................... 103

Quick-Dial numbers ................................. 73

Recording a Conversation......................... 95

Recording a Memo ................................... 95

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Recording Monitor ................................... 95

Recording Paper ....................................... 18

Real time transmission ............................. 58

Redial........................................................ 58

Reduction.......................................... 41, 109

Reducing Copy ....................................... 109

Remote Access Code .................... 82, 83, 98

Remote Activation .................................... 44

Remote Code ............................................ 45

Remote Commands ...................... 83, 84, 99

Remote Deactivation ................................ 44

Remote Retrieval ................................ 83, 97

Reports.................................................... 103

Resolution ................................................. 56

Ring Delay ................................................ 39

Ring Volume ............................................. 35

Specifications.......................................... 171

Speed Dial numbers...................... 74, 75, 78

Stack ............................................... 107, 108

Standard Resolution.................................. 56

Station ID.................................................. 30

Storing telephone numbers ....................... 73

Super Fine Resolution .............................. 56

System Setup List ................................... 103

TAD MESSAGE ....................................... 89

TAD Mode ................................................ 38

Telephone Answering Device

(TAD) ........................................ 21, 22, 38

Temporary Cover Page ............................. 60

Toll Saver .................................................. 94

Tone/Pulse ................................................ 29

Toner cartridge.................................. 11, 161

Transmission Verification Report ........... 104

Troubleshooting ...................................... 141

TWAIN driver ......................................... 117

Safety Instructions .................................. 135

Scanning ................................................. 117

Scroll......................................................... 23

Sequential Polling..................................... 53

Setting Up ................................................. 11

Sort ................................................. 107, 108

Speaker Volume ........................................ 35

Special Characters .................................... 33

Voice Calls ................................................ 77

Volume ...................................................... 35

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Accessory List

Model Name

Description

ME-1000

ME-2000

TN-200

1 MB Memory Board

2 MB Memory Board

Laser Fax Toner

Laser Fax Drum

DR-200

Change Answer Mode

Press 9 8

then for TAD, press 1.

Fax/Tel (F/T), press 2.

Fax, press 3.

REMOTE CONTROL ACCESS CARD

Using Remote Access Code

(For MFC-9050)

(For MFC-9550)

➔

Dial your machine phone number from a

touch tone phone.

Enter your Remote Control Access Code

(159 ) after the beep.

Your machine signals the kinds of messages

received:

Exit Remote Operation

Press 9 0.

Change Remote Access Code

1 long beep — Fax message(s)

No beeps — no messages

Press Menu, 8, 3.

Enter the 3-digit number. The cannot be

used.

After 2 short beeps, enter a command.

Press 9 0 to reset your machine when you

finish.

Press Set.

Press Stop to exit.

Hang up.

Check Receiving Status

Press 9 7

then for Fax message, press 1.

MESSAGE MANAGER

REMOTE CONTROL ACCESS CARD

Voice message, press 2.

1 long beep — received messages

3 short beeps — no messages

Using Remote Access Code

Dial your fax machine phone number

from a touch tone phone.

Change Answer Mode

Press 9 8

then for Message Manager (TAD mode),

press 1.

Enter your Remote Control Access Code

(159 ) after the beep.

The fax machine signals the kinds of

messages received:

Fax/Tel (F/T), press 2.

Fax Only, press 3.

1 long beep — Fax message(s)

2 long beeps — Voice message(s)

3 long beeps — Fax and Voice message(s)

No beeps — no messages

Exit Remote Operation

Press 9 0

After 2 short beeps, enter a command.

Press 9 0 to reset the machine when you

finish.

Hang up.

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Retrieve a Fax

Press 9 6

then to Print a Memory Status List press 1,

then enter the number of remote fax

machine, and then # #. After the beep,

hang up and wait.

Remote Commands

Change Fax Forwarding Setting

Press 9 5

then to Turn feature off press 1.

Enter Fax Forwarding press 2.

Enter the new number of the remote

fax machine where you want your fax

message forwarded and then press # #.

Program Fax Forward Number press

4. Press 9 6 1 after two short beeps,

then enter the number of remote fax

machine, and then # # to retrieve

Memory Status List.

Retrieve all faxes press 2, then enter the

number of remote fax machine, and

then # #. After the beep, hang up and

wait.

Erase all fax messages press 3.

Check the Receiving Status

Press 9 7 1.

Turn Fax Storage on press 6.

Turn Fax Storage off press 7.

1 long beep — Fax message(s)

3 short beeps — no messages

Enter the new number of the

remote fax machine where

you want your fax message

forwarded and then press # #.

Erase All Messages

Changing Remote Access Code

Press 9 3. If you hear three beeps, all

messages have not yet been heard, and the

messages will not be erased.

Press Menu, 1, 8, 7.

Enter a three-digit number from 000 to

998. The cannot be used.

Enter Paging press 3.

Play/Record Outgoing Message

Press 9 4

then to Play Message Center OGM press

1 1.

Press Set.

Program Fax Forward Number

press 4. Press 9 6 1 after two

short beeps, then enter the

number of remote fax machine,

and then # # to retrieve Memory

Status List.

Press Stop to exit.

Remote Commands

Play F/T OGM press 1 2.

Record new Message Center

OGM press 2 1, then speak after

beep. Press 9 to stop.

Record new F/T OGM press 2 2,

then speak after beep. Press 9 to

stop.

Listen toVoice Messages

Press 9 1

then to Repeat a message press 1.

Skip to next message press 2.

Stop playing the message press 9.

Retrieve a Fax

Press 9 6

then to Print a Memory Status List press

1, then enter the number of

remote fax machine, and then # #.

After the beep, hang up and wait.

Retrieve all faxes press 2, then

enter the number of remote fax

machine, and then # #. After the

beep, hang up and wait.

Record a Memo

Press 9 2.

Wait for the beep, then speak.

then to Stop recording — Press 9.

Change Paging/Fax Forwarding Setting

Press 9 5

then to Turn feature off press 1.

Enter Fax Forwarding press 2.

Erase all fax messages press 3.

Declaration of Conformity

We Brother International Europe Ltd.

Brother House,

1, Tame Street,

Audenshaw,

Manchester, M34 5JE

United Kingdom

declare that this product is in conformity with the following normative

documents:

Safety: EN 60950 : 1993

EMC: EN55022 1987 Class B

EN50082-1:1992

following the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the

Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 91/

263/EEC and 92/31/EEC)

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