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Using the Brother MFC with a New Power Macintosh

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PRINTER/SCANNER

Adding a New Group

You can set up a group of multiple recipients.

Click

Group

The

Group Setting

dialog box appears:

In the

Group Name

field, type a name for your Group.

From the

Stored Fax Numbers

box select the recipients for your Group, and then click

Your selection will appear in the box under the

Group Name

field.

Click

The

Address Book

dialog box reappears:

Click

The

Print/Facsimile

dialog box reappears:

If you are ready to send your fax, click

Send Fax

(Follow the steps on page 109 for sending a fax.)

Summary of Contents for 2850

Page 1: ...FAX 2850 MFC 4800 OWNER S MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...blic telecommunication lines in another country Use only GENUINE brother supplies DO NOT refill the toner cartridges Attempting to use refilled toner cartridges and using incompatible toners may cause damage to the machine and such damage will not be covered by warranty Warranty coverage does not apply to problems caused by the use of 3rd party consumables We can only recommend the use of genuine ...

Page 4: ...n about a specific feature or function by checking the Index at the back of this manual Also throughout this manual you will 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 Symbols Used In This Manual Additionally the machine has a Reports key Press Reports and 1 to print a he...

Page 5: ...program settings more quickly by pressing Menu Set and the menu number using the dial pad A complete list of the function selections options and settings that are available is provided in the appendix of this manual See Menu Mode Menu Selection Table page 148 Alternating Displays The LCD sometimes alternates between the currently selected option and a help message giving brief instructions about h...

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Page 7: ... Time Transmission You can send faxes in real time 1 Place the original face down in the ADF 2 Press Menu Set 2 2 5 3 Press to select ON and then press Menu Set OR For the next transmission only press to select NEXT FAX ONLY and then press Menu Set 4 For the next fax only press to select ON and then press Menu Set 5 Press 1 to select additional settings OR Press 2 if you are ready to fax 6 Enter t...

Page 8: ...nd listen for a dial tone 2 When you hear the dial tone press the One Touch key of the location you want to call FAX 2850 OR Press Search Speed Dial press then press the two digit Speed Dial number If you pressed Hook to dial pick up the handset when the other party answers 3 To hang up replace the handset Search Speed Dial 1 Press Search Speed Dial then enter the first letter of the name you re l...

Page 9: ... 14 Chapter 2 Sending a Fax Scanning Adjustment 16 Dialling a Number 16 Sending Operation 18 Chapter 3 Receiving a Fax Receive Mode Settings 20 Receiving a Fax 23 Chapter 4 Telephone Voice Operation Making Voice Calls 25 Chapter 5 Printing Reports Transmission Report and Journal Setting 28 Using the Reports Key 29 ADVANCED FAX USE Chapter 6 Advanced Sending Advanced Operations 30 Chapter 7 Advance...

Page 10: ...atures 62 Printing From Your PC 62 Simultaneous Printing Faxing 64 Acceptable Paper 65 Chapter 13 Printer Driver Settings For Windows Only Using the Brother MFC 4800 Printer Driver 66 Basic Tab 66 Advanced Tab 68 Support 75 Chapter 14 Using the Windows Based Brother MFL Pro Control Centre For Windows Only Brother MFL Pro Control Centre 76 Using the Scan Keys with PC Windows 77 Using the Control Pa...

Page 11: ...e Macintosh 113 MAINTENANCE Chapter 19 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Error Messages 117 Document Jams and Paper Jams 119 Packing and Shipping the Machine 125 Regular Maintenance 127 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Chapter 20 Important Safety Information Important Information for Australia 136 Important Information for New Zealand 137 Important Information for Some Countries 139 Important Information for A...

Page 12: ...her Quick Setup Guide to set up the machine 2 Setting the Document 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 The automatic document feeder ADF can hold up to 20 pages fee...

Page 13: ...ritten with ink are completely dry 3 Sending a fax Insert the document face down in the ADF Enter the fax number you want to call Press Fax Start 4 Making a single copy Insert the document face down in the ADF Press Copy To stop copying press Stop Exit Press Stop Exit again to release the original document See Making Copies page 56 5 Multiple Copies Insert the document face down in the ADF Using t...

Page 14: ...e 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 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...

Page 15: ...et thus presenting a shock hazard The wires in the mains lead of this appliance are colored in accordance with the following code Green and yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the colored markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is colored green and yellow must be connected to the ter...

Page 16: ...g 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 Connections 1 You may connect an external TAD to the machine as shown below 2 Set your external T...

Page 17: ...ge or send a fax manually by pressing 51 91 for New Zealand and Fax 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 External Telephone Your FAX MFC is equipped wi...

Page 18: ...50 and 200 Copy Makes a copy 5 Redial Pause Re dials the last number called Also inserts a pause in autodial numbers 6 Reports Recall You can access the Reports menu so you can select a report to print Help Quick Dial Journal Xmit Verify and System Setup List and Order Form 7 Dial Pad Dials phone and fax numbers and can be used as a keyboard for entering information into the machine key lets you s...

Page 19: ...eys Menu Set Lets you access the menu and programming mode and stores your settings in the machine or Press to scroll forward or backward to set a menu selection Also you can use these keys to do an alphabetical search for the names of stored numbers Press to scroll through the menus and options OR You can press these keys to adjust the ring or speaker volume B Stop Exit Stops a fax cancels an ope...

Page 20: ...nal into your E mail application setting it up automatically as an attachment 4 Print Key Reset Clears data from the printer memory 5 Copy Keys Options You can quickly and easily select temporary settings for the next copy only Enlarge Reduce Lets you select an enlargement or reduction ratio 50 71 100 141 150 200 For more choices select MANUAL and use dial pad to type any percentage between 50 and...

Page 21: ...esolution when you send a fax Fax Start Starts sending a fax B Navigation Keys Menu Set Lets you access the menu and programming mode and stores your settings in the machine or Press to scroll forward or backward to set a menu selection Also you can use these keys to do an alphabetical search for the names of stored numbers Press to scroll through the menus and options OR You can press these keys ...

Page 22: ...enter the fax and telephone numbers in the internationally standardized format i e in accordance with the following strict sequence The plus character press key Your Country Code Your local area code minus any leading 0 A space Your number on the local exchange using spaces to aid readability as appropriate 1 Press Menu Set 1 2 2 Enter your fax number up to 20 digits and press Menu Set 3 Enter you...

Page 23: ...es 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 1 Press Menu Set 1 3 2 2 Press or to select your setting 3 When the screen displays the setting you want press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit Speaker Volume You can set the volume of the machine speaker 1 Press Menu Set 1 3 3 2 ...

Page 24: ... the extension or external phone And the machine does not display the date and time 1 Press Menu Set 1 5 2 Press or to select ON or OFF 3 Press Menu Set when the screen displays your selection 4 Press Stop Exit 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 t...

Page 25: ... You can also store names with these numbers When you press a One Touch key the screen displays the name or number as the call is dialled See One Touch Dialling For FAX 2850 Only page 16 1 Press Menu Set 2 3 1 2 Press the One Touch Dial key where you want to store a number The screen displays the location you selected 3 Enter a number up to 20 digits and press Menu Set The screen prompts you to en...

Page 26: ...umber OR Press Stop Exit When you dial a Speed dial number the screen displays the name you have stored or if you have not stored a name the number you have stored Changing One Touch FAX 2850 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 i...

Page 27: ...x Resolution key to temporarily change the setting Press Fax Resolution repeatedly until the LCD shows the setting you want OR You can change the default setting 1 Press Menu Set 2 2 2 2 Press or to select the resolution you want and then press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit Dialling a Number One Touch Dialling For FAX 2850 Only 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Press the One Touch key of t...

Page 28: ...ress Fax Start For example For the FAX 2850 you can store 555 on One Touch Dial key 01 and 7000 on One Touch Dial key 02 If you press One Touch 01 02 and Fax 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 For the FAX 2850 and...

Page 29: ... This is the easiest way to send a fax IMPORTANT Do not pick up the handset or press Hook to listen for a dial tone 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Enter the fax number using One Touch FAX 2850 Speed Dial Search or the dial pad 3 Press Fax Start Manual Transmission Manual transmission lets you hear the dial tone ringing and fax receiving tones before sending a fax 1 Insert the documen...

Page 30: ...hine starts dialling you can immediately repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the next fax Real Time Transmission 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 ADF and enter the fax number As soon as the phone line is free the machine starts dialling and sending the fax 1 Insert the document...

Page 31: ... phone calls 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 3 TAD ANSWER MACH with an External Answering Machine T...

Page 32: ... T Fax Tel Ring Time Fax Tel Mode Only 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 seconds for 20 30 40 or 55 seconds Only for New Zealand no other phones on the same line ring the special F T pseudo ring However ...

Page 33: ...other wall socket just replace the handset and the 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 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 Fax Start or 5 1 9 1 for ...

Page 34: ...ain 1 Press Menu Set 2 1 7 2 Press or to select your setting Each key press changes the print density to the next setting 3 When the screen shows the setting you want press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit If you receive faxes that are split on two pages change this setting ON 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...

Page 35: ...d press Fax Start If the MEMORY RECEPTION switch 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 multi purpose sheet feeder To print the last fax received put paper in the multi purpose sheet feeder and press Fax S...

Page 36: ...er 1 1 Press Search Speed Dial then enter the first letter of the name you re looking for 2 Press or to search the memory 3 When the screen displays the name you want to call press Fax Start to begin dialling 4 If you press Hook to dial the call pick up the handset 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 5...

Page 37: ...ess Redial Pause as many times as needed to increase the length of the pause On Hook Dialling 1 Dial the number by using the dial pad or One Touch Dial key FAX 2850 or Speed Dial and then two digit Speed Dial number 2 The number you are dialling or the name you have stored for One Touch or Speed Dial is displayed on the LCD 3 Press Fax Start 4 Pick up the handset when you hear the other end from t...

Page 38: ...its dialled after this sends tone signals 3 When you hang up FAX MFC returns to pulse dialling service Fax Tel F T Mode 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 See Select Receive Mode page 20 Hook Key If you press Hook when you are talking lifting the handset with the othe...

Page 39: ...ose pages If you typically send multiple faxes to the same destinations you may need a reminder to identify each fax transmission You can select OFF IMAGE or ON IMAGE to print a portion of the first page of the fax message on the report 1 Press Menu Set 2 4 1 2 Press or to select OFF OFF IMAGE ON and ON IMAGE 3 Press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit Setting the Journal Period You can set the machine to ...

Page 40: ...ists names and numbers stored in Speed Dial memory in numerical order Journal lists information about the last 200 incoming and outgoing faxes TX means Transmit RX means Receive Prints a Transmission Verification Report for your last transmission Lists settings for GENERAL SETUP SETUP RECEIVE SETUP SEND REPORT SETTING REMOTE FAX OPT and MISCELLANEOUS You can print an accessories order form to your...

Page 41: ...e sure Station ID is set up See Setting the Station ID page 11 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 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Press Menu Set 2 2 7 3 Press Menu Set when the screen displays NEXT FAX ONLY 4 Press or to select ON or ...

Page 42: ...t 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 have write on you can print the sample page and attach it to your fax 1 Press Menu Set 2 2 7 2 Press or to select PRINT SAMPLE and press Menu Set when the screen displays your selection 3 Pr...

Page 43: ... you want the fax to be sent in 24 hour format for example enter 19 45 for 7 45 PM and press Menu Set 4 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 preset time The document must be left in the ADF 5 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings The display returns to the SETUP SEND menu OR Press 2 if you have ...

Page 44: ...cast Use the Search Speed Dial 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 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Enter a number using One Touch FAX 2850 Speed Dial Search Group number or the dial pad Example Group number 3 Press Menu Set You will be prompted to enter the next number 4 Ent...

Page 45: ...mber Press Search Speed Dial and then enter the two digit location where you wish to store the Group number and then press Menu Set For example press Search Speed Dial 07 OR Storing the Group on a One Touch key For the FAX 2850 press a One Touch key where you wish to store the Group number and then press Menu Set For example press One Touch key 2 3 Use the dial pad to enter the Group number and th...

Page 46: ...eturn to Step 2 4 Press Stop Exit Memory Security This feature allows you to prevent unauthorised access to the machine When switched ON Memory Security prohibits most functions The following functions listed are available while Memory Security is switched ON Receiving faxes into memory limited by Memory Capacity Scheduled Delayed Transmission Polling Fax Forwarding Remote Retrieval Provided it wa...

Page 47: ...t Switching Memory Security ON 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 1 2 Press or to choose SET SECURITY 3 Press Menu Set The screen prompts you to enter the password 4 Enter a 4 digit password followed by Menu Set This is the same as the security password of the machine already stored The screen displays ACCEPTED for 2 seconds followed by SECURE MODE Memory Security is now switched ON If the password you enter at...

Page 48: ...tched OFF Then all the data saved in the memory will be printed out If you forget the Memory Security password please contact your Brother dealer for service or the help number given with the warranty documentation If the password you enter at Step 2 is incorrect the screen would display WRONG PASSWORD After 2 seconds the display will then return to displaying SECURE MODE You must then start from ...

Page 49: ... New Zealand to take the call at an extension phone The Deactivation Code is used only in Fax Tel F T Mode You have to set Remote Activation to ON in Menu Set 2 1 4 to use 5 1 or 5 1 9 1 or 9 1 for New Zealand If you answer a call and no one is on the line assume you re receiving a fax At an extension phone press 5 1 9 1 for New Zealand wait for fax receiving tones chirps then hang up At an extern...

Page 50: ...r OFF and press Menu Set when the screen displays the setting you want 3 If you want to enter a new Remote Activation Code then press Menu Set 4 If you want to enter a new Remote Deactivation Code then press Menu Set 5 Press Stop Exit If you are always disconnected when accessing your external TAD remotely try changing the Activation Code from 5 1 9 1 for New Zealand to and the Deactivation Code f...

Page 51: ... 2 Set the FAX MFC to Manual Mode 3 Press Menu Set 2 0 2 The screen displays the current setting of this feature 4 Press or to select ON or OFF 5 Press Menu Set 6 Press Stop Exit Caller ID Caller IDentification Caller ID is a telephone service that allows the subscriber to see a display of the caller s phone number or name as the telephone rings It is a fast way to screen your calls You can respon...

Page 52: ...NE will remain on the display Depends on network Function The Caller ID is Stored in Your Machine s Memory The FAX MFC 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 Printing the Caller ID List You can revie...

Page 53: ...ADVANCED FAX USE Telephone Service 42 Printing Caller ID List 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 3 2 Press or to select PRINT REPORT 3 Press Menu Set 4 Press Fax Start ...

Page 54: ...lephone calls on the same line It is much easier for your callers who dial manually The fax machine will answer with receiving tones so they will not have to press an activation code And the people who call to talk on your main number will not have to talk to your fax machine Basically it gives you two independent numbers without the higher cost of a second line How Does FaxAbility Work Your telep...

Page 55: ...See below Your FaxAbility service automatically suspends Call Waiting when incoming faxes are being sent to you 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 2 The screen displays 2 Press or to select ON or OFF 3 Press Menu Set Only when FAXABILITY is set ON Call Waiting can be selected ON In case of FAXABILITY is set OFF Call Waiting is automatically OFF without choice 4 Press Menu Set 5 Press Stop Exit All extension pho...

Page 56: ... Residential customers can protect themselves from unwanted calls How Does the Caller ID Work The Caller ID Appears on the Display When Your 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 OUT OF AREA appears on the...

Page 57: ...t the Caller ID you want to view and press Menu Set The next screen shows the caller s telephone number and the date and time of the call 4 Press or to return to the Caller ID listing OR Press Stop Exit Printing Caller ID List 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 3 2 Press or to select PRINT REPORT 3 Press Menu Set 4 Press Fax Start If you use the Caller ID for Dial back Please be sure that you use appropriate di...

Page 58: ...ings See Printing Caller ID List page 48 After a few rings the screen displays the telephone number of your caller or name if available Once you pick up the handset the Caller ID information disappears from the screen but the call information remains stored in the Caller ID memory You will see the first 16 characters of the number or name OUT OF AREA display means call originates outside your Call...

Page 59: ...ss Menu Set 2 0 3 2 Press or to select DISPLAY and press Menu Set If the name was not received it will not be displayed 3 Press or to scroll through the Caller ID memory to select the Caller ID you want to view and press Menu Set The next screen shows the caller s telephone number and the date and time of the call 4 Press or to return to the Caller ID listing OR Press Stop Exit Printing Caller ID ...

Page 60: ...thers 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 secure code must be entered on the machine that polls for your documents Setup for Polling Receive with Secure Code You need to make sure you are using the same secure code as the other party 1 Press Menu Set 2 1 8 2 Press or to choo...

Page 61: ...st specify several destinations in Step 6 Afterward a Sequential Polling Report will be printed 1 Press Menu Set 2 1 8 2 Press or to choose STANDARD SECURE or TIMER and press Menu Set when the screen displays the setting you want 3 If you selected STANDARD go to Step 4 If you selected SECURE enter a four digit number and press Menu Set and then go to Step 4 If you selected TIMER enter the time in ...

Page 62: ...o to Step 6 6 Press Fax Start Setup for Polling Transmit with Secure Code When you choose POLLING SECURE anyone who polls the machine must enter the polling secure code 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Press Menu Set 2 2 6 3 Press or to choose SECURE and then press Menu Set 4 Enter a four digit number and press Menu Set The screen displays 5 Press 1 to select DOC if you want the machin...

Page 63: ...in memory then dials the fax machine phone number you ve programmed and forwards the fax message You can change a Fax Forwarding number remotely See Changing the Fax Forwarding Number page 55 1 Press Menu Set 2 5 1 2 Press or to select ON or OFF and press Menu Set The screen prompts you to enter the number of the fax machine where faxes will be forwarded 3 Enter the forwarding number up to 20 digi...

Page 64: ...one 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 1 Dial your fax number from a touch tone phone 2 When the machine answers and beeps immediately enter your Remote Access Code the factory setting is 1 5 9 3 The machin...

Page 65: ...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 or Erase a Fax Press 9 6 then to Retrieve all faxes Press 2 then enter the number of remote fax machine and then press After the beep hang up and wait Erase all fax messages Press 3 If the data stored in the memory has not bee...

Page 66: ... The remote fax machine prints your fax messages Changing the Fax Forwarding Number You can change the default setting of your fax forwarding number from a remote telephone fax machine using touch tone 1 Dial the machine s number 2 When you hear the beep immediately enter your Remote Access Code the factory setting is 1 5 9 3 When you hear two short beeps use the dial pad to press 9 5 4 4 Enter th...

Page 67: ... document face down in the ADF 2 Press Copy Making Multiple Copies 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Using the dial pad enter the number of copies you want For example press 3 8 for 38 copies 3 Press Copy Do NOT pull on the paper while copying is in progress To cancel press Stop Exit Press Stop Exit again to release the original document To stop press Stop Exit To release the original d...

Page 68: ...ple Settings You can try different combinations of settings for the best results After you finish settings using the Enlarge Reduce or Options keys the LCD shows Press or if you want to select additional settings OR Press Copy if you have finished choosing settings Making Enlarged or Reduced Copies Temporary Setting 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Using the dial pad enter the number o...

Page 69: ... select COPY MODE and then press Menu Set 4 Press or to choose the type of original AUTO TEXT or PHOTO and then press Menu Set 5 Press Copy OR Press or for additional settings Copy Contrast You can adjust copy contrast to make copies darker or lighter 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want up to 99 3 Press Options and or to select CONTR...

Page 70: ...use the following types of paper for copying For the best print quality select the type of media that you are using THIN 64 69 gsm For thin paper or transparency PLAIN 70 95 gsm For ordinary plain paper THICK 96 120 gsm For heavy weight paper or rough paper THICKER 121 158 gsm For heavier weight paper rough paper or bond paper TRANSPARENCY For transparency OHP 1 Press Options and or to select PAPE...

Page 71: ...Type of Original You can select the Copy resolution for your type of original The default setting is AUTO which is used for originals that contain both text and photographs TEXT is used for originals containing only text PHOTO is used for copying photographs 1 Press Menu Set 3 1 2 Press or to choose the type of original AUTO TEXT or PHOTO and then press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit OR Press for addi...

Page 72: ...dia that you use most often THIN 64 69 gsm For thin paper PLAIN 70 95 gsm For ordinary plain paper THICK 96 120 gsm For heavy weight paper or rough paper THICKER 121 158 gsm For heavier weight paper rough paper or bond paper 1 Press Menu Set 3 3 2 Press or to select your type of paper and then press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit ...

Page 73: ...to 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 From Your PC Multi Purpose Sheet Feeder The machine s multi purpose sheet feeder can feed plain paper envelopes and organizer paper Postcard Labels and Transparencies When the machine receives data from your computer ...

Page 74: ...s 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 stack of paper except for the front sheet while the paper is feeding Loading Envelopes If you load envelopes into the Multi purpose sheet feeder make sure they are in...

Page 75: ...a paper jam or curled sheets Reset Key For MFC 4800 Only Press this key to clear data from the memory Simultaneous Printing Faxing The 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 ...

Page 76: ... 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 64 to 158 g m2 17 to 42 lb 75 to 90 g m2 20 to 24 lb single thickness Caliper 0 003 to 0 008 inches 0 08 to 0 2 mm 0 0033 to 0 0058 inches 0 084 to 0 14 mm single thickness Moisture C...

Page 77: ...drivers are on the supplied CD ROM For FAX 2850 you can download the latest Brother Printer Driver from the Brother Web Site Visit us at Features in the Printer Driver For Windows Users Only For more detailed information please see the on line Help in the printer driver Basic Tab 1 Select the Paper size Multiple Page and Orientation 2 Select number of Copies and Media Type The screens shown in thi...

Page 78: ...ach page on the sheet Orientation Orientation selects the position of how your document will be printed Portrait or Landscape Copies The Copies selection sets the number of copies that will be printed Collate The collate selection is active if more than one copy is selected With the collate check box selected one complete copy of your document will be printed and then repeated for the number of co...

Page 79: ...per Thicker Paper Bond Paper Transparencies When using ordinary plain paper select Plain Paper When using heavier weight paper envelopes or rough paper select Thick Paper or Thicker Paper For bond paper select Bond Paper and for OHP transparencies select Transparencies Advanced Tab Change the tab settings by selecting one of the following icons 1 Print Quality 2 Duplex Printing 3 Watermark 4 Page ...

Page 80: ... With the Print Setting set to Manual you can change the Brightness Contrast and Graphics Quality options manually Duplex Printing Choosing the Duplex Printing icon displays the Manual Duplex features available Manual Duplex Check the Manual Duplex box and there are six types of duplex directions available for each orientation In this mode the machine prints all the even numbered pages first Then ...

Page 81: ...ustom In background With the In background feature checked the Watermark will print behind your document on the page If this feature is not checked then the Watermark will print on top of your document You can change the size and the position of the Watermark on the page by selecting the Watermark and clicking the Edit button If you want to add a new Watermark click the New button and select Text ...

Page 82: ...ark can be positioned on the page Page Setting You can change the print size of your document with the Scaling feature 1 Check Off if you want to print the document as it appears on your screen 2 Check Fit to Paper Size if your document has an unusual size or if you have only the standard size paper 3 Check the Free box if you want to reduce or enlarge the output You can also use the Mirror Print ...

Page 83: ... Quick Print Setup Administrator For Windows 95 98 98 SE Me Users Only Print Date Time Quick Print Setup The Quick Print Setup feature allows you to quickly select driver settings To view settings simply click your mouse button on the task tray icon This feature can be set to ON or OFF from the Device Options section ...

Page 84: ...Users Only The administrator selection permits the Copy Scaling and Watermark features to be locked and Password protected Record your password and keep it in a safe place for future reference If you forget your password these settings can not be accessed ...

Page 85: ... button to change the Date and Time Format Position and Font To include a background with the Date and Time select Opaque When Opaque is selected you can set the Darkness of the Date and Time background by changing the percentage The Date and Time indicated in the selection box represents the format that will be printed The actual Date and Time printed on your document is automatically retrieved f...

Page 86: ...s Centre The Brother Solutions Centre is a Web site offering information about your Brother product including FAQ s User Guides Driver updates and Tips for using the machine Web Update Web Update checks the brother web site for updated drivers and automatically downloads and updates the driver on your computer Check Setting The Check Setting selection displays a list of your current drivers settin...

Page 87: ...rother Control Centre provides three categories of functions 1 Scan directly to a file E mail word processor or graphic application of choice 2 Copy functions 3 PC Faxing using the Brother MFL Pro PC FAX Software AutoLoad the Brother Control Centre The Control Centre is initially configured to automatically load each time Windows is started When the Control Centre is loaded the Control Centre icon...

Page 88: ... Uncheck the AutoLoad Pop Up option Using the Scan Keys with Windows PC You can use the Scan keys on the control panel to scan originals into your word processing graphics or E mail applications The advantage of using the Scan keys is that you avoid the mouse clicks required to scan from your PC If you have connected a Macintosh the scan keys will not work with your computer See Using the Brother ...

Page 89: ...ll scan the document and send a image to your graphics application Scan OCR If your document is text you can have it automatically converted by ScanSoft TextBridge to an editable text file and then displayed in your word processing application for further editing 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Press Scan OCR 3 The machine will scan the document perform OCR in ScanSoft TextBridge and ...

Page 90: ...perations Scan to File allows you to scan directly to a disk file with two mouse clicks You can change the file type destination directory and file name as needed Scan to E mail enables you with just two mouse clicks to scan a picture or text document directly into an E mail application as a standard attachment You have the option of selecting the file type and resolution for the attachment Scan t...

Page 91: ... installed on the PC PC Fax Operation Send a Fax allows you to scan a picture or text original and automatically send the image as a fax from the PC using the Brother MFL Pro PC FAX software Scanner Settings for Scan and Copy Buttons When the Pop Up screen is displayed you can access the Scanner Settings window Click the Smart Click icon at the top right of the Brother Control Centre screen OR Cli...

Page 92: ...Click OK to save your changes If you make a mistake or later decide to return to the original default setting just click the Restore Defaults button when the scanning mode is displayed To access the Scanner Configurations screen 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Right click the appropriate Control Centre button to display Configurations then click it The configuration screen for that Co...

Page 93: ...Folder Select this checkbox to scan the document as another file type and or into another directory folder File If you selected Other Folder from the pull down list select the type of file PaperPort Files MAX Self Viewing Files EXE PaperPort 5 0 Files MAX PaperPort 4 0 Files MAX PaperPort 3 0 Files MAX Windows Bitmap BMP PC Paintbrush PCX Multi page PCX DCX JPEG Image Files JPG TIFF Uncompressed T...

Page 94: ...g Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Email Application Email Application From the pull down list select your E mail application Email Settings Click the EMail Settings button to set up links The Links Preferences window will appear ...

Page 95: ...n image files to color Click this checkbox to convert all files that have been processed through OCR to color Show QuickSend Menu Click this checkbox if you want the Select QuickSend Recipient window to be displayed when you choose Scan to E mail This feature works only with MAPI type E mail applications such as Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Outlook and Eudora QuickSend List You can create a list o...

Page 96: ...CR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Word Processor Word Processor From the pull down list select the word processor you want to use Click the Link Settings button to display a screen to set up a link to the version of OCR and document format that you want to use ...

Page 97: ...Output Check this checkbox if you want your word processor application to read across the entire page from left to right Document Format From the pull down list select the file format you want to use for your word processor or text documents User Defined Button Scanner Settings From the pull down list select the scanning mode that is appropriate for the type of file Faxing Filing and Copying Text ...

Page 98: ... Text for OCR Photos Photos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button Copy Settings Brother MFC 4800 Copies Enter the number of copies you want to print To change the copy options click the Copy Options button Click the OK button to save your Copy settings ...

Page 99: ...otos High Quality Photos Quick Scan Custom Draft Copy or Fine Copy To change any of the settings for that mode click the Modify Settings button FAX Settings Brother MFL Pro Fax FAX Resolution Fine 200 x 200 1 To change the fax options click the FAX Options button The Brother PC FAX Properties screen appears 2 Select the Paper Size and Orientation Portrait or Landscape and click OK To return to the...

Page 100: ... Items in ScanSoft PaperPort for Brother PaperPort provides several ways to view items Desktop View displays a thumbnail a small graphic that represents each item in a Desktop or folder Items in the selected folder appear on the PaperPort Desktop You can see PaperPort items MAX files and non PaperPort items files created using other applications Non PaperPort items include an icon that indicates t...

Page 101: ...ems both PaperPort MAX files and other files appear on the Desktop You can also use Windows Explorer to manage the folders and items shown in Desktop View Links to Many Other Applications PaperPort automatically recognizes many other applications on your computer and creates a working link to them The Link Bar at the bottom of Desktop view shows icons of those linked applications To use a link dra...

Page 102: ...into PaperPort in a variety of ways and convert them to PaperPort MAX files in several different ways Print to the Desktop View from another application such as Microsoft Excel Import files saved in other file formats such as Windows Bitmap BMP or Tag Image File Format TIFF Exporting Items in Other Formats You can export or save PaperPort items in several popular file formats You can export format...

Page 103: ... document face down in the ADF 2 Adjust the following settings if needed in the Scanner Setup window Resolution Scan Type Black White Gray Error Diffusion True Gray Brightness Contrast Size 3 Select the Fax Start button from the Scanner window When scanning is completed close the scanner window The PaperPort screen will appear showing the image you scanned highlighted in red Settings in the Scanne...

Page 104: ...e is too dark set a higher brightness value and scan the document again Contrast The contrast setting is adjustable only when you have selected one of the gray scale settings but it is not available when Black White is selected as the gray Scale Increasing the contrast level by dragging the slidebar to the right emphasizes dark and light areas of the Image while decreasing the contrast level by dr...

Page 105: ...mage 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Select the PreScan button The entire document will be scanned into the PC and will appear in the Scanning Area of the Scanner window 3 To crop a portion of the document to be scanned drag any side or corner of the dotted outline in the Scanning Area with the left mouse button Adjust the dotted outline until it surrounds only the portion of the docu...

Page 106: ...the MFL Pro Suite Printer Driver automatically load the Resource Manager as needed The Resource Manager allows the single bi directional Parallel port on the machine to simulate a Communications port for faxing and scanning and to simulate a Parallel port for Windows GDI printing MFC Remote Setup The MFC Remote Setup application allows you to quickly set up the machine by taking advantage of the e...

Page 107: ...e a file in any application on your PC and then send it as a PC FAX You can even attach a cover page All you have to do is set up the receiving parties as Members or Groups in your PC FAX Address Book Then you can use the Address Book Search feature to quickly find them to address your fax Setting Up User Information 1 From the Fax Start menu select Programs Brother Brother MFL Pro Suite and then ...

Page 108: ...header To add header information to the top of the fax pages being sent check the Header box Addressbook file You can select different database files for use with the address book You must enter the path and file name of the database file or use the Browse button to view the file system to select the file User interface To select User Interface for the sending dialog box You have a choice of the S...

Page 109: ...Style user interface You can register any address or group on one of the ten Speed Dial buttons To register an address on a Speed Dial location 1 Click the Speed Dial location you want to program 2 Click the address or group you wish to assign to the Speed Dial location 3 Click the Add button to program the Speed Dial location To clear a Speed Dial location 1 Click the Speed Dial location you want...

Page 110: ...ss Book In the Brother Address Book dialog box you can add edit and delete stored information for members and groups 1 In the Address Book dialog box click the icon to add a member The Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box will appear 2 In the Brother Address Book Member Setup dialog box type the member s information Name and Fax are required fields Click the OK button to save the member s ...

Page 111: ...field 3 In the Available Names box select each member to be included in the Group and then click Add Members you add to the group will be listed in the Group Members box 4 After all the members have been added click OK Editing Member Information To edit a Member or Group 1 Select the Member or Group you want to edit 2 Click the Edit icon 3 Edit the Member or Group information 4 Click OK to save yo...

Page 112: ...ect the data fields you wish to Export from the Available Items column and then click Add 3 If you are exporting to an ASCII file select Divide Character Tab or Comma This selection inserts a Tab or Comma between each data field when it is Exported 4 Select the OK button to save the data 5 Type in the name of the file and then select Save If you are creating a Vcard you must first select the membe...

Page 113: ...oint to Import and then click Text OR Click Vcard and go to Step 5 2 Select the data fields you wish to Import from the Available Items column and click Add 3 Select Divide Character Tab or Comma based on what file format you are importing 4 Select the OK button to import the data 5 Type the name of the file and select Open Select the fields from the Available Items list in the same order they are...

Page 114: ...he comment you want to add to the cover page Select Cover Page Form Select the cover page form you want Import BMP file You can insert a bitmap file such as your company logo in the cover page Select the BMP file by using the browse button and then select the alignment style Count Cover Page When this box is checked the Cover Page will be included in the page numbering When this box is not checked...

Page 115: ...hone number by using any of the following methods A Enter the number using the numeric keypad B Click any of the 10 Speed Dial buttons C Click the Address Book button and then select a Member or Group from the Address Book 5 If you make a mistake you can use the Clear button to clear all the entries 6 To include click the Cover Page On P You can also click the icon to create or edit an existing co...

Page 116: ...alog box will appear 4 In the To field type the fax number of the receiving party You can also use the Address Book to select destination fax numbers by clicking To button If you made a mistake entering a number click the Clear button to clear all entries 5 To send a Cover Page and note click the Cover Page On P check box You can also click the to create or edit an existing cover page 6 When you a...

Page 117: ... and print e mail data at the same time by searching for a specified character string in the mail header It allows you to see the sender subject and relevant part of the mail content To Access the On Line Documentation To Install Automatic E mail Printing Optional Application 1 Insert MFL Pro CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Click on Install Software from the main CD ROM screen 3 Click Automatic E ...

Page 118: ...5 8 5 1 8 6 9 0 9 0 4 9 1 The Brother Scanner Driver works only with Mac OS 8 6 9 0 9 0 4 9 1 Using Brother Printer Driver with your Apple Macintosh To select the Printer 1 From the Apple menu open the Chooser 2 Click the HL 1200 MFL Pro icon On the right side of the Chooser click the printer to which you want to print Close the Chooser Before you can connect the machine to your Macintosh you must...

Page 119: ...nu and select Page Setup You can change the settings for Paper Size Orientation and Scaling then click OK 4 From application software such as PaperPort click File menu and select Print Click Print to start printing If you want to change Copies Pages Resolution Paper Source and Media Type select your settings before clicking Print Option Setup allows you to change Duplex ...

Page 120: ...ialog box appears When Printer is selected the top button shows Print and the Address button is greyed 3 From the Output pull down menu select Facsimile When Facsimile is selected the top button shows Send Fax and the Address button is available 4 Click Send Fax The Address Book dialog box appears The Address Book dialog box has two list boxes The left box shows all the previously Stored Fax Numbe...

Page 121: ...ime by clicking New to open the Address Book dialog box See Adding a New Member page 111 OR You can add a new group by clicking Group See Adding a New Group page 112 7 If you have finished addressing your fax click Send Fax Click OK to return to the Address Book dialog box You can select several stored numbers at once by using the Shift and Ctrl keys To select and send only certain pages of the do...

Page 122: ...ew Member 1 To add a new member to the Address Book in the Facsimile dialog box click Address The Address Book dialog box appears 2 Click New The following dialog box appears 3 Type the name and fax number 4 If you want to you can store a comment in the Memo field if you wish up to 15 characters 5 Click OK to return to the Address Book dialog box ...

Page 123: ...s 2 In the Group Name field type a name for your Group 3 From the Stored Fax Numbers box select the recipients for your Group and then click Your selection will appear in the box under the Group Name field 4 Click OK The Address Book dialog box reappears 5 Click OK The Print Facsimile dialog box reappears 6 If you are ready to send your fax click Send Fax Follow the steps on page 109 for sending a...

Page 124: ...r of your screen The first time you use the Brother TWAIN driver set it as the default by choosing the Select Source then click the PaperPort icon Afterward for each document you scan choose Acquire Image by clicking the PaperPort icon The Scanner setup dialog box will appear Scanning a Document into Your Macintosh G3 G4 or iMac 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Adjust the following set...

Page 125: ...e Black White Set the image Type to Black White for text or line art For photographic images set the image type to Grey Error diffusion or True Grey Grey Error Diffusion is used for documents that contain photographic images or graphics Error Diffusion is a method for creating simulated grey images by placing black dots in a specific matrix instead of true grey dots True Grey also is used for docu...

Page 126: ...N Scanner driver offers 100 brightness settings 50 to 50 The default value is 0 representing an average setting You can set the brightness level by dragging the slidebar to the right to lighten the image or to the left to darken the image You can also type a value in the box to set the setting Click OK If the scanned image is too light set a lower brightness value and scan the document again If th...

Page 127: ...Start to scan the image 1 Insert the document face down in the ADF 2 Click PreScan The entire document will be scanned into your Macintosh will appear in the Scanning Area of the Scanner dialog box 3 To scan a portion of the prescanned image click and drag the mouse to crop it 4 Insert document face down in the ADF of the Brother MFC again 5 Adjust the settings for Resolution Color Type Grey Scale...

Page 128: ...ti purpose Sheet Feeder Refill the paper or remove the paper and load it again and then press Fax Start CHECK PAPER SIZE Paper Size is improper for fax receiving Load A4 paper in multi purpose sheet feeder and then press Fax Start COMM ERROR A poor quality phone line caused communications error Try the call again CONNECTION FAIL You tried to poll a fax machine that is not in Polled Waiting mode Ve...

Page 129: ...ics in the PRINT menu of your application software Reduce the print resolution or reduce the complexity of your document PAPER JAM The recording paper is jammed in the machine See Paper Jam page 119 PLS OPEN COVER A page piece of paper or paper clip etc may be jammed inside the machine Open the top cover If you see any jammed paper or other item gently pull it out then close the top cover If the e...

Page 130: ...3 Close the control panel and press Stop Exit Paper 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 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 Wh...

Page 131: ...er upwards out of the feeder Also open the top cover and check that a torn piece of paper does not remain inside the machine 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 Multi purpose Sheet Feeder Paper is jammed near...

Page 132: ... calling fax machine and respond with fax receiving tones Deactivate the fax by pressing Stop Exit Try avoiding this problem by turning Fax Detect with an External Telephone to OFF See Fax Detect set ON by default page 22 Phone Line or Connections Dialling does not work Check for a dial tone Change TONE PULSE setting See Setting the Dialling Mode Tone Pulse Not available in New Zealand page 14 Che...

Page 133: ...machine answers hang up The Caller ID does not display after the Call Waiting Signal The Caller ID signal is sent ten seconds after the Call Waiting Signal and speaking may interfere with it When you hear the Caller Waiting signal ask the other party to hold while you catch the other call Then stop speaking until you see the Caller ID on the LCD General Printing Difficulties For MFC 4800 Only The ...

Page 134: ...treaks on your copies Either the scanner or the primary corona wire for printing is dirty Clean them both Print Quality Difficulties Printed pages are curled Thin Paper 17lb 18 4lb can cause this problem Make sure you select the Paper Type that suits the paper in your multi purpose sheet feeder See Paper Type page 61 and Media Type page 68 Printed pages are smeared Rough surfaces or thick media ca...

Page 135: ... page 128 Make sure that a torn piece of paper does not remain on the scanner window Printed pages are marked regular intervals Example of Regular Marking Markings may disappear by themselves Try copying at 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 expos...

Page 136: ...er tray and the extension 2 Remove the line cord and unplug the machine from the AC outlet 3 Open the top cover 4 Remove the drum unit assembly 5 Place the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly into the plastic bag and seal the bag completely 6 Close the top cover Remove the document and paper supports and pack them Remove the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly Leave the toner cartridge insta...

Page 137: ... and place it in the original carton with the original packing material 8 Place documents manual printed material and CD ROM the drum unit and toner cartridge assembly the telephone cord printer cable and paper supports into the carton as shown below 9 Close the carton and tape it shut ...

Page 138: ...ly damp clean cloth 4 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 Cleaning the Printer 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 t...

Page 139: ...or large piece of disposable paper to avoid spilling and scattering toner 1 Turn the drum unit upside down carefully 2 Clean the primary corona wire inside the drum unit by gently sliding the tab from right to left several times 3 Return the tab to the home position mark position before reinstalling the drum unit After you have used the machine some internal parts of the machine are extremely HOT ...

Page 140: ...htly so toner powder does not spill out of the cartridge When discarding used toner cartridges keep them separate from domestic waste It is recommended that you clean the machine when you replace the toner The display shows TONER EMPTY to indicate that the toner is empty Once this indication appears the machine will not resume printing until you have installed a new toner cartridge Steps for Repla...

Page 141: ...per to avoid spilling and scattering the toner 2 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 3 Remove the old toner cartridge from the drum unit by gently pulling it out Handle the toner cartridge carefully If toner scatters on your hands or clothes immediat...

Page 142: ...pening 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 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 shorten...

Page 143: ...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 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 li...

Page 144: ...the old drum unit Place the drum unit on an old cloth or large piece of disposable paper to avoid spilling and scattering the toner 3 Remove the toner cartridge from the drum unit and keep it in a safe place See Replacing the Toner Cartridge page 129 After you have just used the machine some internal parts of the machine will be extremely HOT So please be careful HOT Inside the Fax Machine Top Cov...

Page 145: ...e from domestic rubbish Do not pull or force the starter sheet from the machine It will be ejected automatically 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...

Page 146: ...e Toner Cartridge page 129 6 Holding the new drum unit by the handles install it Close the top cover 7 The machine will automatically eject the starter sheet Do not pull or force the starter sheet from the machine Toner Cartridge Drum Unit Top Cover Drum Unit Clear Plastic Starter Sheet ...

Page 147: ...ilable consult with your dealer or local power company 8 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 9 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate ...

Page 148: ...cates only that Telecom has accepted that the item complies with minimum conditions for connection to its network It indicates no endorsement of the product by Telecom nor does it provide any sort of warranty Above all it provides no assurance that any item will work correctly in all respects with another item of Telepermitted equipment of a different make or model nor does it imply that any produ...

Page 149: ...ure 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 20 T...

Page 150: ...ots and openings in the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should never be placed near or on a radiator or heater This product should ...

Page 151: ...power cord is damaged or frayed If the product has been spilled by liquid If the product has been exposed to rain or water 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 techn...

Page 152: ...T ATENCIÓN INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCK OEFEATED AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM CLASS 3B LASER PRODUCT USYNLIG LASER STRÅLING NÅR KABINETLÅGET STÅR ÅBENT UNGDÅ DIREKTE UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING KLASSE 3B LASER OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING HÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH SPÄRRAR ÄR URKOPPLADE STRÅLEN ÄR FARLIG KLASS 3B LASER APPARAT AVATTAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKY...

Page 153: ... connection to ground Incorrectly wired extension cords are a major cause of fatalities The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply that the power is grounded and that the installation is completely safe For your safety if in any doubt about the effective grounding of the power consult a qualified electrician Disconnect device This product must be installed near a socket out...

Page 154: ...splay LCD 16 characters Polling types Standard Secure Delayed Sequential Contrast control Automatic Light Dark manual setting Resolution Horizontal 8 dots mm Vertical Standard 3 85 lines mm Fine Photo 7 7 lines mm Superfine Photo copy 15 4 lines mm Out of paper reception Up to 80 pages in memory One touch dial 8 stations FAX 2850 Speed dial 100 stations Automatic redial 2 times at 2 minute interva...

Page 155: ...perature humidity type of paper and toner that you use the number of pages per print job etc Printer driver Windows 95 98 98SE Me 2000 professional and Windows NT Workstation Version 4 0 driver supporting Brother Native Compression mode and bi directional capability Apple Macintosh QuickDraw Driver for OS 8 5 8 5 1 8 6 9 0 9 0 4 9 1 Interface Bi directional parallel interface IEEE 1284 USB Univers...

Page 156: ...ystem CPU RAM Hard Disk Space Apple Macintosh QuickDraw G3 G4 iMac or iBook with OS8 5 8 5 1 Only Printer OS8 6 9 0 9 0 4 9 1 Printer Scanner All base models meet minimum requirements 50 MB Temperature Allowable 10 32 5 C Storage 0 40 C Warm up Approx 12 seconds at 23 C Power source 220 240V AC 50 60Hz Power consumption Operating Copying 260 W or less 25 C Peak 940 W Sleep Mode 10 W or less Stand ...

Page 157: ...er Industries Ltd The brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd Windows Windows NT Microsoft MS DOS Excel Word Paint and Draw are registered trademark of Microsoft in the U S and other countries NT is a trademark of Northern Telecom Limited Macintosh is a registered trademark and iMac is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc PaperPort and TextBridge are registered trademarks of ...

Page 158: ...hange it press to move the cursor after the last correct letter Then press Stop Exit 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 Special characters an...

Page 159: ...ext menu level Press or key to scroll to your next menu selection and then press Menu Set When you finish setting an option the LCD shows ACCEPTED You can program your FAX MFC by pressing Menu Set followed by the menu numbers For example to set FAX RESOLUTION to FINE press Menu Set 2 2 2 and or to select FINE and then press Menu Set Access the Menu Go to next menu level Accept an option Scroll thr...

Page 160: ...itted page 11 3 VOLUME 1 RING HIGH MED LOW OFF Adjusts ring volume 12 2 BEEPER HIGH LOW OFF Adjusts beeper volume 12 3 SPEAKER HIGH MED LOW OFF Adjusts speaker volume 12 4 TONER SAVE ON OFF Increase life of toner cartridge 13 5 POWER SAVE ON OFF Power save mode 13 6 SLEEP MODE Set the time before the machinedropsintosleep mode 13 7 TONE PULSE Notavailable in New Zealand TONE PULSE Select the diall...

Page 161: ...OFF Activate or deactivate the machine from a remote location You can also personalize these codes 39 5 AUTO REDUCTION ON OFF Reduces size of image 23 6 MEM RECEIVE ON OFF Automatically stores any incoming faxes in its memory if it runs out of paper 24 7 PRINT DENSITY Adjusts printing to be lighter or darker 23 8 POLLING RX STANDARD SECURE TIMER You call another fax machine to receive a fax from i...

Page 162: ...cover page or prints a sample coverpage 30 8 COVERPAGE NOTE Program a customized message for fax cover page 31 9 OVERSEAS MODE ON OFF Special setting for international transmissions 32 3 SET QUICK DIAL 1 ONE TOUCH DIAL For FAX 2850 Only Stores dial numbers in memory so as to dial them by pressing only one key 14 2 SPEED DIAL 1 SPEED DIAL For MFC 4800 Stores dial numbers in memory so as to dial the...

Page 163: ... into memory 35 2 DISTINCTIVE Not available in New Zealand 2 FAXABILITY Only for New Zealand ON OFF ON OFF Use with phone company distinctive ringing service to register the ring pattern with the MFC If you have FaxAbility from Telecom you can use this function to store the ringing pattern of your fax number And if you set it to ON you should use the registered number as a fax number only 40 43 3 ...

Page 164: ...and the screen continues to display RECEIVING To cancel the receiving mode press Stop Exit When the 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 s...

Page 165: ...ing 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 The machine is capable of greater compression method Modified Read MR and Modified Modified Read MMR if the receiving machine has the same capability Compatibility Group The ability of one fax ...

Page 166: ...shades of grey available for copying and faxing photographs Group number A combination of One Touch FAX 2850 and or Speed Dial numbers that are stored on a One Touch Dial FAX 2850 key or Speed Dial for Broadcasting Journal Lists information about the last 200 incoming and outgoing faxes TX means Transmit RX means Receive Journal Period The preprogrammed time period between automatically printed Jo...

Page 167: ... the volume of the machine speaker Speed dial A preprogrammed number for easy dialling You must press the Search Speed Dial key and then two digit code to start the dialling process Standard resolution 203 x 98 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 fi...

Page 168: ...t External Telephone 6 Contrast 16 Control Panel Overview 7 9 COOLING DOWN 117 Copy 2in1 4in1 59 Copy Enlarging Reducing 57 Copy Contrast 58 Copy Mode 58 60 Copy Operations 56 Corrections 147 COVER OPEN 117 Cover Page 30 Cover Page Message 31 D Date and Time 11 Deactivation Code 38 Delayed Batch Transmission 32 Delayed Transmission Timer 32 Device Options 72 Dialling Mode Tone Pulse 14 Difficulty ...

Page 169: ... Suite 95 Multi Purpose Sheet Feeder 62 Mute 26 N Navigation Keys 8 10 NO RESPONSE BUSY 118 NOT ASSIGNED 118 O One Touch Dial Changing 15 One Touch Dial Storing 14 On Screen Programming iii Options 7 Options Key 58 ORDER FORM 29 Order Form 29 OUT OF MEMORY 57 Outgoing Message 6 Overseas Mode 32 P Packing and Shipping 125 Page Setting 71 Paper 65 PAPER JAM 118 Paper Jam 119 Paper Type 65 PaperPort ...

Page 170: ...1 Ring Volume 12 S Scan Image 78 Scan Keys 77 Scan to E mail 78 Scan to File 82 Scan to Word Processor 85 Scan OCR 78 Scanning into PC 92 ScanSoft PaperPort 89 Search 17 Simultaneous Printing Fax 64 Sleep Mode 13 Speaker Volume 12 Special characters 147 Specifications 143 Speed Dial 15 Speed Dial Changing 15 Standard Resolution 16 Station ID 11 Storing Telephone number 14 SYSTEM SETUP 29 T To chan...

Page 171: ...ds of messages received 1 long beep Fax message s No beeps no messages 4 After 2 short beeps enter a command 5 Press 9 0 to reset the machine when you finish 6 Hang up Change Remote Access Code 1 Press Menu Set 2 5 3 2 Enter the 3 digit number The cannot be changed 3 Press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit Change Answer Mode Press 9 8 then for TAD press 1 Fax Tel F T press 2 Fax press 3 Exit Remote Opera...

Page 172: ...fax machine where you want your fax message forwarded and then press Turn Fax Storage ON press 6 Turn Fax Storage OFF press 7 Retrieve Fax Press 9 6 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 1 long beep Fax message s 3 short beeps no messages then to then to ...

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