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Brother MFC-215C, User Manual

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SPECIFICATIONS   

S - 7

Scanner

Communication Source

Public switched telephone network.

Memory Transmission

Up to 200*

1

/170*

2

 pages (MFC-215C)

 

Up to 480*

1

/400*

2

 pages (MFC-425CN only)

Out of Paper Reception

Up to 200*

1

/170*

2

 pages (MFC-215C)

 

Up to 480*

1

/400*

2

 pages (MFC-425CN only)

*1

“Pages” refers to the “Brother Standard Chart No. 1” (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, 
MMR code). Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.

*2

"Pages" refers to the "ITU-T Test Chart #1" (a typical business letter, Standard resolution, MMR code). 
Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice.

Colour/Black

Colour/Black

TWAIN Compliant

Yes (Windows

®

 98/98SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP)

Mac OS

®

 9.1-9.2/Mac OS

®

 X 10.2.4 or greater

WIA Compliant

Yes (Windows

®

 XP)

Colour Depth

36 bit colour processing (Input)

 

24 bit colour processing (Output)

Resolution

Up to 19200 

× 

19200 dpi (interpolated)

 

Up to 600 

× 

2400 dpi (optical)

Scanning Speed

Colour: up to 5.93 sec.

Black: up to 3.76 sec.

(A4 size in 100 

×

 100 dpi)

Document Size 
(MFC-215C)

Scanner Glass Width: Max. 216 mm

 

Scanner Glass Height: Max. 297 mm

Document Size 
(MFC-425CN)

ADF Width: 147 mm to 216 mm

 

ADF Height: 147 mm to 356 mm

 

Scanner Glass Width: Max. 216 mm

 

Scanner Glass Height: Max. 297 mm

Scanning Width

210 mm

Gray Scale

256 levels

Summary of Contents for MFC-215C

Page 1: ...MFC 215C MFC 425CN USER S GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...lace of Purchase The serial number is on the back of the unit Retain this User s Guide with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase in the event of theft fire or warranty service Register your product on line at By registering your product with Brother you will be recorded as the original owner of the product http www brother com registration 1996 2005 Brother Industries Ltd ...

Page 3: ...d Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd this manual has been compiled and published covering the latest product descriptions and specifications The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall no...

Page 4: ...socket Do not handle the plug with wet hands Doing this might cause an electrical shock To prevent injuries be careful not to put your hands on the edge of the machine under the scanner cover To prevent injuries be careful not to touch the area shaded in the illustration When you move the machine place a hand at each side of the unit so you are supporting the base when you lift it See the illustra...

Page 5: ... power cord from the electrical socket in order to shut off power completely IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When using your telephone equipment basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury to persons including the following 1 Do not use this product near water for example near a bath tub wash bowl kitchen sink or washing machine in a wet ba...

Page 6: ... the carpet 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 sockets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers Disruption of power can wipe out information in the machine s memory Do not connect your machine to electrical sockets on the same circui...

Page 7: ...ess Mono Start The MFC starts scanning the first page 5 Press 2 to begin dialling OR Press 1 to send more than one page and go to step 6 6 Place the next page on the scanner glass Press Menu Set The MFC starts scanning Repeat step 5 and 6 for each additional page 7 Press 2 to begin dialling Storing numbers Storing Speed Dial numbers 1 Press Menu Set 2 3 1 2 Using the dial pad enter a two digit Spe...

Page 8: ...er 4 Press Mono Start or Colour Start Using Search 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Load your document 3 Press Search Speed Dial and then enter the first letter of the name you re looking for 4 Press or to search the memory 5 Press Mono Start or Colour Start Making copies 1 Press Copy to illuminate it in green 2 Load your document 3 Press Mono Start or Colour Start ...

Page 9: ...Start menu select Brother MFL Pro Suite MFC XXXX Where XXXX is your model name from the Programs Group and then select User s Guide OR 1 Turn on your PC Insert the Brother CD ROM labelled Windows into your CD ROM drive 2 If the model name screen appears click your model name 3 If the language screen appears click your language The CD ROM main menu will appear 4 Click Documentation PC Fax Receiving...

Page 10: ...e Document Management Software How to find Scanning instructions There are several ways you can scan documents You can find the instructions as follows Software User s Guide Scanning on page 2 1 For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional and Windows XP ControlCenter2 on page 3 1 For Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional and Windows XP Network Scanning MFC 425CN only on page 4 1 PaperPort User s Guide...

Page 11: ...ns User s Guide 3 manuals User s Guide for stand alone operations Software User s Guide and Network User s Guide MFC 425CN only How to find Scanning instructions There are several ways you can scan documents You can find the instructions as follows Software User s Guide Scanning on page 9 1 For Mac OS 9 1 9 2 Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater ControlCenter2 For Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater on page 10 1 Net...

Page 12: ...capacity of the output paper tray 1 12 Printable area 1 13 How to load paper envelopes and post cards 1 14 To load paper or other media 1 14 To load envelopes 1 16 To load post cards 1 17 About fax machines 1 18 Fax tones and handshake 1 18 ECM Error Correction Mode 1 19 Multi Line connections PABX 1 19 2 Getting started 2 1 Initial Setup 2 1 Setting the Date and Time 2 1 Setting Tone or Pulse dia...

Page 13: ...me Transmission 3 9 Checking job status 3 10 Cancelling a fax in progress 3 10 Cancelling a waiting job 3 10 Advanced sending operations 3 11 Broadcasting Monochrome only 3 11 Overseas Mode 3 12 Delayed Fax Monochrome only MFC 425CN only 3 13 Delayed Batch Transmission Monochrome only MFC 425CN only 3 14 Setup for Polled Transmit Standard Monochrome only MFC 425CN only 3 14 Setup for Polled Transm...

Page 14: ...ve 4 8 Sequential Polling 4 9 5 Quick Dial numbers and dialling options 5 1 Storing numbers for easy dialling 5 1 Storing Speed Dial numbers 5 1 Changing Speed Dial numbers 5 2 Setting up Groups for Broadcasting 5 3 Dialling options 5 4 Access codes and credit card numbers 5 4 Pause 5 4 6 Remote Fax Options MFC 425CN only Monochrome only 6 1 Setting up Fax Forwarding 6 1 Setting Fax Storage 6 2 Se...

Page 15: ...tting paper size 8 8 Adjusting brightness 8 8 Sorting copies using the ADF MFC 425CN only 8 9 Making N in 1 copies or a poster Page Layout MFC 425CN only 8 10 Changing the default copy settings 8 13 Increasing copy speed or quality 8 13 Adjusting brightness 8 13 Adjusting contrast 8 13 Adjusting colour saturation 8 14 Legal limitations 8 15 9 Walk Up PhotoCapture Center 9 1 Introduction 9 1 PhotoC...

Page 16: ...Zealand 11 4 Important Safety Instructions 11 4 IMPORTANT For Your Safety 11 7 Disconnect device 11 7 IMPORTANT NOTICE 11 7 LAN connection MFC 425CN only 11 7 Important Information for Some Countries 11 8 Important Safety Instructions 11 8 LAN connection MFC 425CN only 11 10 Trademarks 11 11 12 Troubleshooting and routine maintenance 12 1 Troubleshooting 12 1 Error messages 12 1 Document jams MFC ...

Page 17: ...ges of Caller ID A 3 How Does the Caller ID Work A 4 The Caller ID Appears on the Display When Your Telephone Rings A 4 The Caller ID is Stored in Your MFC Memory A 4 Viewing Caller ID List A 5 Printing Caller ID List A 5 Telephone Service for New Zealand A 6 FaxAbility A 6 How Will the Fax Machine Treat All Other Numbers A 6 What is the Advantage of Using the FaxAbility Function A 6 How Does FaxA...

Page 18: ...D A 17 Sequence A 17 Connections A 18 Recording outgoing message OGM on an external TAD A 19 Custom features on your phone line A 19 B Appendix B B 1 On screen programming B 1 Menu table B 1 Memory storage B 1 Navigation keys B 2 Entering Text B 11 Inserting spaces B 11 Making corrections B 11 Repeating letters B 11 Special characters and symbols B 12 G Glossary G 1 S Specifications S 1 Product de...

Page 19: ...s To make things clearer and to help you press the correct keys we used special fonts and added some of the messages that will appear in the LCD Introduction Bold Bold typeface identifies specific keys on the machine control panel Italics Italicized typeface emphasizes an important point or refers you to a related topic Courier New Courier New type face identifies the messages on the LCD of the ma...

Page 20: ...g information into the machine The key lets you temporarily switch the dialling mode during a telephone call from Pulse to Tone Not available in New Zealand 5 Mode keys PhotoCapture Lets you access the PhotoCapture Center mode Copy Lets you access Copy mode Fax Lets you access Fax mode Scan Lets you access Scan mode 6 Copy Options You can quickly and easily select temporary settings for copying 7 ...

Page 21: ...ring ringing in fax mode you can press these keys to adjust the volume Search Speed Dial Lets you look up numbers that are stored in the dialling memory It also lets you dial stored numbers by pressing and a two digit number Press to scroll backward to a menu selection or Press to scroll through the menus and options B Liquid Crystal Display LCD Displays messages on the screen to help you set up a...

Page 22: ...s you must turn the machine back on Turning the machine to Power Save condition Press and hold down the Power Save key until the LCD shows The LCD light will go off Turning the machine to Power Save condition off Press and hold down the Power Save key until the LCD shows The LCD will show the date and time Fax mode Even if you turned the machine off it will periodically clean the print head to pre...

Page 23: ...al You cannot receive a fax with Mono Start or Colour Start Delayed Fax and Remote Fax Option should be set before you switch off the machine Manual Fax Tel Delayed Fax Fax Detect You cannot receive a fax with Mono Start or Colour Start You cannot receive a fax automatically even if you have set the receive mode to Fax Tel Delayed Fax should be set before you switch off machine Fax Receive Off No ...

Page 24: ...t individually Use standard 80 gsm paper and always fan the pages before putting them in the ADF Make sure documents written with ink are completely dry Documents to be faxed must be from 147 to 216 mm wide and 147 to 356 mm long DO NOT use paper that is curled wrinkled folded ripped stapled paper clipped pasted or taped DO NOT use cardboard newspaper or fabric To fax copy or scan this kind of doc...

Page 25: ...irst in the ADF until you feel them touch the feed roller 2 Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of your documents 3 Unfold the ADF Document Output Support Flap DO NOT pull on the document while it is feeding To use the ADF the scanner glass must be empty ADF Document Output Support Flap ...

Page 26: ...6 mm wide and 297 mm long 1 Lift the document cover 2 Using the document guidelines on the left center the document face down on the scanner glass 3 Close the document cover To use the scanner glass the ADF must be empty If the document is a book or is thick do not slam the cover or press on it Place documents face down on the Scanner Glass ...

Page 27: ...ng large quantities We recommend using 3M Transparency Film when you print on transparencies Brother Paper When you print on inkjet paper coated paper transparencies and glossy paper be sure to select the proper media in the Basic tab of the printer driver or in the Paper Type setting of the menu Menu Set 1 2 When you print on Brother glossy paper load the instruction sheet included with the gloss...

Page 28: ...rencies because they absorb water and perspiration easily and this may cause decreased output quality Transparencies designed for laser printers copiers may stain your next document Use only transparencies recommended for inkjet printing Do not use paper that is damaged curled wrinkled or irregularly shaped that is extremely shiny or highly textured that was previously printed by a printer that ca...

Page 29: ... Yes Yes A6 105 x 148 mm 4 1 x 5 8 Yes Cards Photo 102 x 152 mm 4 x 6 Yes Yes Yes Photo L 89 x 127 mm 3 1 2 x 5 Yes Photo 2L 127 x 178 mm 5 x 7 Yes Yes Index Card 127 x 203 mm 5 x 8 Yes Post Card 1 100 x 148 mm 3 9 x 5 8 Yes Post Card 2 Double 148 x 200 mm 5 8 x 7 9 Yes Envelopes C5 Envelope 162 x 229 mm 6 4 x 9 Yes DL Envelope 110 x 220 mm 4 3 x 8 7 Yes COM 10 105 x 241 mm 4 1 8 x 9 1 2 Yes Monar...

Page 30: ...Glossy Paper Up to 220 gsm Up to 58 lb Up to 0 25 mm Up to 0 01 20 Cards Photo Card Up to 240 gsm Up to 64 lb Up to 0 28 mm Up to 0 01 20 Index Card Up to 120 gsm Up to 32 lb Up to 0 15 mm Up to 0 006 30 Post Card Up to 200 gsm Up to 53 lb Up to 0 23 mm Up to 0 01 30 Envelopes 75 to 95 gsm 20 to 25 lb Up to 0 52 mm Up to 0 02 10 Transparencies 10 Output Paper Tray Up to 25 sheets of 80 gsm A4 Tran...

Page 31: ...op 2Bottom 3Left 4Right Cut Sheet 3 mm 0 mm 1 3 mm 0 mm 1 3 mm 0 mm 1 3 mm 0 mm 1 Envelopes 12 mm 24 mm 3 mm 3 mm 1 When you set the Borderless feature to On Printable area depends on the Printer driver settings The figures above are approximate and the printable area may vary depending on the type of cut sheet paper you are using 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 2 Envelopes Cut Sheet Paper unprintable area ...

Page 32: ...ray completely out of the machine and remove the output paper tray 2 Press and slide the paper side guide to fit the paper width 3 Pull out the paper support and unfold the paper support flap Use the paper support flap for Letter Legal and A4 Paper Side Guide Paper Support Paper Support Flap Output Paper Tray ...

Page 33: ...the paper in first Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum paper mark 6 Put the output paper tray back on and push the paper tray firmly back into the machine Make sure the paper side guides touch the sides of the paper Be careful that you do not push the paper in too far it may lift at the back of the tray and cause feed problems Maximum Paper Mark ...

Page 34: ...lat as possible To prevent possible damage to the feeding mechanism do not use the types of envelopes shown below DO NOT USE ENVELOPES that are of a baggy construction that are embossed have raised writing on them that have clasps on them that are not sharply creased that are preprinted on the inside Glue Rounded flap Double flap Triangular flap How to load envelopes If the envelopes are double fe...

Page 35: ...have problems when printing on envelopes try the following suggestions 1 Open the envelope flap 2 Make sure the open flap is either to the side of the envelope or to the back edge of the envelope when printing 3 Adjust the size and margin in your application To load post cards 1 Raise the paper stop and insert the post cards into the paper tray Slide the paper side guide to fit the width of the po...

Page 36: ...ving fax chirps for about 40 seconds over the phone line and the LCD shows Receiving If your machine is set to the Fax Only mode it will answer every call automatically with fax receiving tones If the other person hangs up your machine will continue to send the chirps for about 40 seconds and the LCD continues to show Receiving To cancel receiving press Stop Exit The fax handshake is the time in w...

Page 37: ...ture to work Multi Line connections PABX Most offices use a central telephone system Brother recommends that all our Fax MFC machines be connected to a discreet dedicated line Although a particular PABX may appear to work with a particular model of fax machine we cannot guarantee that the unit will operate correctly While it is often relatively simple to connect a fax machine to a PABX Private Aut...

Page 38: ...he month Press Menu Set For example enter 09 for September or 10 for October 4 Enter two digits for the day Press Menu Set For example enter 06 for 6th 5 Enter the time in 24 Hour format Press Menu Set For example enter 15 25 for 3 25 P M 6 Press Stop Exit The LCD now shows the date and time whenever the machine is in Fax mode Setting Tone or Pulse dialling mode Not available in New Zealand Your m...

Page 39: ...e with the following strict sequence 1 Press Menu Set 0 3 2 Enter your fax number up to 20 digits Press Menu Set 3 Use the dial pad to enter your name up to 20 characters See Entering Text on page B 11 Press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit You cannot enter a hyphen in the fax number To enter a space press once between numbers If the Station ID has already been programmed the LCD will ask you to press 1...

Page 40: ...ed last 1 Press Menu Set 1 1 2 Press or to select 0 Sec 30 Secs 1 Min 2 Mins 5 Mins or Off 3 Press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit Setting the Paper Type To get the best print quality set the machine for the type of paper you are using 1 Press Menu Set 1 2 2 Press or to select Plain Inkjet Glossy or Transparency Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit The machine ejects paper with printed surfaces face up ont...

Page 41: ... volume level 1 Press Menu Set 1 4 1 2 Press or to select Low Med High or Off Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit OR You can adjust the ring volume when your machine is idle not being used In Fax mode press or to adjust the volume level Every time you press these keys the machine will ring so you can hear the active setting as the LCD shows it The volume changes with each key press The new setting wi...

Page 42: ...ed High or Off Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit Setting the LCD Contrast You can adjust the LCD contrast for a sharper and more vivid display If you are having difficulty reading the LCD from your position try changing the contrast setting for improved viewing 1 Press Menu Set 1 6 2 Press or to select Light or Dark Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit ...

Page 43: ... sending faxes make sure Fax is illuminated in green If not press Fax to enter Fax mode The default setting is Fax How to dial You can dial in any of the following ways Manual dialling Press all of the digits of the phone or fax number Setup Send ...

Page 44: ... you are sending a fax manually and the line is busy press Redial Pause and then press Mono Start or Colour Start to try again If you want to make a second call to the last number dialled you can save time by pressing Redial Pause and Mono Start or Colour Start Redial Pause only works if you dialled from the control panel If you are sending a fax automatically and the line is busy the machine will...

Page 45: ...al Time TX is set to Off Faxing from the ADF MFC 425CN only Put the document face down in the ADF 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Load your document 3 Dial the fax number 4 Press Mono Start or Colour Start The machine starts scanning the document MFC 425CN Delayed fax and Polling Transmit features are not available in colour To cancel press Stop Exit If the memory is full and you a...

Page 46: ...st page If you press Colour Start the machine starts sending 4 To send a single page press 2 or press Mono Start again The machine starts sending the document OR To send more than one page press 1 and go to Step 5 5 Place the next page on the scanner glass Press Menu Set The machine starts scanning Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for each additional page To cancel press Stop Exit If the memory is full and yo...

Page 47: ...lets you hear the dialling ringing and fax receiving tones while sending a fax 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Load your document 3 Press Hook or pick up the handset of the external phone and listen for a dial tone 4 Dial the fax number you want to call 5 When you hear the fax tone press Mono Start or Colour Start 6 If you are using the scanner glass press 1 to send a fax 7 If you ...

Page 48: ...settings 2 Press 1 to select more settings The LCD will return to the Setup Send menu OR Press 2 if you have finished choosing settings and go to the next step Contrast If your document is very light or very dark you may want to change the contrast For most documents the default setting Auto can be used It automatically chooses the suitable contrast for your document Use Light to send a light docu...

Page 49: ...ou select S Fine and Photo for colour fax the setting will be drawn back to Fine There are four levels of the resolution setting in monochrome and two levels in colour Standard Suitable for most typed documents Fine Good for small print and transmits a little slower than Standard resolution S Fine Good for small print or artwork and transmits slower than Fine resolution Photo Use when the document...

Page 50: ...nd a colour fax the machine will send the document in real time even if Real Time TX is Off The number of pages you can scan into the memory will vary depending on the data that is printed on them If you get an Out of Memory message while scanning the first page of a fax press Stop Exit to cancel scanning If you get an Out of Memory message while scanning a subsequent page you can press Mono Start...

Page 51: ...or the next fax only Sending in real time for all faxes 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 For MFC 215C press Menu Set 2 2 3 For MFC 425CN press Menu Set 2 2 5 3 Press or to select On or Off Press Menu Set Sending in real time for the next fax only 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 For MFC 215C press Menu Set 2 2 3 For MFC 425CN press Menu Set 2 2 5 3 Press or to select ...

Page 52: ...o cancel a fax while the machine is scanning dialling or sending it press Stop Exit Cancelling a waiting job You can cancel a fax job that is stored and waiting in the memory 1 For MFC 215C press Menu Set 2 5 For MFC 425CN press Menu Set 2 6 Any jobs that are waiting will appear on the LCD 2 If you have more than one job waiting press or to select the job you want to cancel Press Menu Set OR If yo...

Page 53: ... page 5 3 After the broadcast is finished a Broadcast Report will be printed to let you know the results 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Load your document 3 Enter a number using Speed Dial a Group number Search or manual dialling using the dial pad Example Group number 4 When the LCD displays the fax number or name of the other party press Menu Set You will be asked to enter the n...

Page 54: ... Set 2 2 4 For MFC 425CN press Menu Set 2 2 7 4 Press or to select On or Off Press Menu Set If you did not use up any of the numbers for Groups access codes or credit card numbers you can broadcast faxes to as many as 70 MFC 215C or 130 MFC 425CN different numbers The available memory will vary depending on the types of jobs in the memory and the number of locations used for broadcasting If you br...

Page 55: ...er in Step 4 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Load your document 3 Press Menu Set 2 2 3 4 Press Menu Set to accept the displayed time OR Enter the time you want the fax to be sent in 24 hour format Press Menu Set For example enter 19 45 for 7 45 PM The number of pages you can scan into the memory depends on the amount of data that is printed on each page Setup Send 3 Delayed Fax ...

Page 56: ... is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Press Menu Set 2 2 4 3 Press or to select On or Off Press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit Setup for Polled Transmit Standard Monochrome only MFC 425CN only Polled Transmit is when you set up the machine to wait with a document so another fax machine can retrieve it 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Load your document 3 Press Menu Set 2 2 6 4 Press ...

Page 57: ...ed in green press Fax 2 Load your document 3 Press Menu Set 2 2 6 4 Press or to select Secure Press Menu Set 5 Enter a four digit number Press Menu Set The document will be stored and can be retrieved from any other fax machine until you delete the fax in memory by using the Cancelling a job menu setting See Cancelling a waiting job on page 3 10 You can use Secure Polling only with another Brother...

Page 58: ...tting up the password 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 1 2 Enter a 4 digit number for the password Press Menu Set 3 If the LCD shows Verify re enter the password Press Menu Set MFC 425CN only You will not be able to continue to schedule Delayed Faxes or Polling jobs However any pre scheduled Delayed Faxes will be sent when you turn TX Lock On so they won t be lost If you have selected Fax Forwarding or Fax St...

Page 59: ... Menu Set Turning TX Lock on 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 1 2 Press or to select Set TX Lock Press Menu Set 3 Enter the registered 4 digit password Press Menu Set The machine goes offline and the LCD shows TX Lock Mode Turning TX Lock off 1 Press Menu Set 2 Enter the registered 4 digit password Press Menu Set TX lock is automatically turned off If you enter the wrong Password the LCD shows Wrong Password ...

Page 60: ... from the scanner glass When documents are letter size you need to set Scan Glass Size to letter if you do not the side portion of the faxes will be missing 1 Press Menu Set 2 2 0 2 Press or to select Letter or A4 Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit ...

Page 61: ...machine on the same line even if it is on a separate wall socket phone socket on the same line You cannot use the telephone company s Voice Mail in this mode External TAD with an external answering machine only The external answering machine TAD automatically answers every call Voice messages are stored on the external TAD Fax messages are printed Use this mode if you have connected an answering m...

Page 62: ... on the same line as the machine or subscribe to the telephone company s Distinctive Ring service keep the Ring Delay setting of 4 See Operation from extension telephones on page A 14 and Fax Detect on page 4 4 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Press Menu Set 2 1 1 3 Press or to select how many times the line rings before the machine answers 02 10 for Australia 01 10 for New Zealand ...

Page 63: ... and no other phones on the same line will ring with the special pseudo double ring However you can still answer the call on any telephone on the same line as the machine See For Fax Tel mode only on page A 14 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Press Menu Set 2 1 2 3 Press or to select how long the machine will ring to alert you that you have a voice call 20 30 40 or 70 seconds 20 30 ...

Page 64: ...hine will do the rest 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Press Menu Set 2 1 3 3 Use or to select On or Off Press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit If this feature is set to On but your machine does not connect a fax call when you lift an extension or external phone handset press the Fax Receive Code 51 91 for New Zealand We do not recommend having a PC and Fax on the same phone line Selectin...

Page 65: ... 2 1 5 3 Use or to select On or Off Press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit Printing a fax from the memory MFC 425CN only If you have selected Fax Forwarding or Fax Storage Menu Set 2 5 1 you can still print a fax from the memory when you are at your machine See Setting Fax Storage on page 6 2 1 Press Menu Set 2 5 3 2 Press Mono Start Turn on this setting if you receive faxes that are split onto two page...

Page 66: ...the memory is full following this no further incoming fax calls will be automatically answered To print all data put fresh paper in the paper tray and press Mono Start or Colour Start If the Memory Receive 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 a...

Page 67: ...re Polling Secure Polling is a way to keep your documents and others from falling into the wrong hands while the machine is set up for polling You can use Secure Polling only with another Brother fax machine Anyone who polls to receive a fax must enter the polling secure code Setup for Polling Receive Standard Polling Receive is when you call another fax machine to receive a fax from it 1 If it is...

Page 68: ... or Colour Start Setup Delayed Polling Receive You can set the machine to begin Polling Receive at a later time 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Press Menu Set 2 1 7 3 Press or to select Timer Press Menu Set 4 Enter the time in 24 hour format you want to begin polling For example enter 21 45 for 9 45 PM 5 Press Menu Set 6 Enter the fax number you are polling Press Mono Start or Colo...

Page 69: ...go to Step 5 If you selected Timer enter the time in 24 hour format you want to begin polling and press Menu Set and then go to Step 5 5 Specify the destination fax machines which you wish to poll by using Speed Dial Search a Group see Setting up Groups for Broadcasting on page 5 3 or the dial pad You must press Menu Set between each location 6 Press Mono Start or Colour Start The machine polls ea...

Page 70: ... store 20 Speed Dial numbers and the MFC 425CN can store 80 numbers 1 Press Menu Set 2 3 1 2 Use the dial pad to enter a two digit Speed Dial location number 01 20 for MFC 215C 01 80 for MFC 425CN For example press 05 Press Menu Set 3 Enter the phone or fax number up to 20 digits Press Menu Set 4 Use the dial pad to enter the name up to 15 characters Press Menu Set You can use the chart on page B ...

Page 71: ...2 to exit without making a change How to change the stored number or name If you want to change a character use or to position the cursor under the character you want to change and then type over it If you want to erase the whole number or whole name press Stop Exit when the cursor is under the first digit or letter The characters above and to the right of the cursor will be deleted 2 Enter a new ...

Page 72: ...oup Press Menu Set For example press 07 and Menu Set 3 Use the dial pad to enter the Group number 1 to 6 Press Menu Set For example press 1 for Group 1 4 To include Speed Dial numbers in the Group press them as follows For example for Speed Dial numbers 05 and 09 Press Search Speed Dial 05 Search Speed Dial 09 The LCD shows 05 09 5 Press Menu Set to accept the Speed Dial numbers for this Group 6 U...

Page 73: ...ou have stored 555 on Speed Dial 03 and 7000 on Speed Dial 02 If you press Search Speed Dial 03 Search Speed Dial 02 and Mono Start or Colour Start you will dial 555 7000 To temporarily change a number you can substitute part of the number with manual dialling using the dial pad For example to change the number to 555 7001 you could press Search Speed Dial 03 and then press 7001 using the dialling...

Page 74: ...rward Press Menu Set The LCD will ask you to enter the fax number to which faxes will be forwarded 3 Enter the forwarding number up to 20 digits Press Menu Set 4 Press or to select Backup Print On or Backup Print Off Press Menu Set 5 Press Stop Exit Remote Fax Options MFC 425CN only Monochrome only If you select Backup Print On the machine will also print the fax at your machine so you will have a...

Page 75: ...r faxes in its memory The LCD will show the number of stored faxes received for example PC FAX Msg 001 When you start your PC and the PC FAX Receiving software runs your machine transfers your faxes to your PC automatically To transfer the received faxes to your PC you must have the PC FAX Receiving software running on your PC For details see PC FAX receiving MFC 425CN only in the Software User s ...

Page 76: ...l the MFL Pro Suite software on your PC Make sure your PC is connected and turned on For details See Brother PC FAX software on page 6 1 in Software User s Guide on the CD ROM If you select Backup Print On the machine will also print the fax at your machine so you will have a copy if there is a power failure before it is sent to the PC If you get an error message and the machine cannot print the f...

Page 77: ... the setting will be unchanged If received faxes are left in the machine s memory when you change to PC Fax Receive from another remote fax option Fax Forward or Fax Storage the LCD will ask you the following message If you press 1 and Backup Print is set to On faxes in the memory will be erased before the setting changes If you press 1 and Backup Print is set to Off faxes in the memory will be se...

Page 78: ...is inactive code 1 Press Menu Set 2 5 2 2 Enter a three digit code using numbers 0 9 or Press Menu Set The preset cannot be changed 3 Press Stop Exit Do not use the same code used for your Fax Receive Code 51 91 for New Zealand or Telephone Answer Code 51 91 for New Zealand See Operation from extension telephones on page A 14 You can change your code at any time by entering a new one If you want t...

Page 79: ...owed by 3 The machine signals if it has received fax messages 1 long beep Fax messages No long beeps No messages 4 The machine gives two short beeps to tell you to enter a command The machine will hang up if you wait longer than 30 seconds to enter a command The machine will beep three times if you enter an invalid command 5 Press 90 to reset the machine when you ve finished 6 Hang up If your mach...

Page 80: ...ing a Fax Forwarding number You can register your Fax Forwarding number by entering 4 See Changing your Fax Forwarding number on page 6 8 Once you have registered the number Fax Forwarding will work 4 Fax Forwarding number 6 Fax Storage 96 Retrieve a fax 2 Retrieve all faxes Enter the number of a remote fax machine to receive stored fax message s See page 6 8 3 Erase faxes from the memory If you h...

Page 81: ...achine will call the other machine which will then print your fax messages Changing your Fax Forwarding number You can change the default setting of your fax forwarding number from another telephone or fax machine using touch tone 1 Dial your fax number 2 When your machine answers immediately enter your Remote Access Code 3 digits followed by If you hear one long beep you have messages 3 When you ...

Page 82: ... was successful OK If you select On or On Image the report will print for every fax you send If you send a lot of faxes to the same place you may need more than the job numbers to know which faxes you must send again Selecting On Image or Off Image will print a section of the fax s first page on the report to help you remember 1 Press Menu Set 2 4 1 2 Press or to select Off Image On On Image or Of...

Page 83: ...Enter the time to begin printing in 24 hour format Press Menu Set For example enter 19 45 for 7 45 PM 4 Press Stop Exit If you select 6 12 24 hours 2 or 7 days the machine will print the report at the selected time and then erase all jobs from its memory If the machine s memory becomes full with 200 jobs before the time you selected has passed the machine will print the Journal early and then eras...

Page 84: ...lp List 3 Press Mono Start 1 XMIT Verify Prints a Transmission Verification Report for your last transmission 2 Help List Prints the Help List so you can see at a glance how to quickly program your machine 3 Quick Dial Lists names and numbers stored in the Speed Dial memory in numerical order 4 Fax Journal Lists information about the last incoming and outgoing faxes TX means Transmit RX means Rece...

Page 85: ...fore making copies make sure that Copy is illuminated in green If it is not press Copy to enter Copy mode The default setting is Fax You can change the number of seconds or minutes that the machine stays in Copy mode See Setting the Mode Timer on page 2 3 Making copies Copy Ratio The LCD shows the default copy setting Quality No of Copies ...

Page 86: ...ng multiple copies 1 Press Copy to illuminate it in green 2 Load your document 3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want up to 99 4 Press Mono Start or Colour Start Stop copying To stop copying press Stop Exit To stop copying press Stop Exit MFC 425CN only To sort the copies press the Copy Options key See Changing the temporary copy settings on page 8 4 ...

Page 87: ...machine returns to its default settings 60 seconds after it finishes copying However if you have set the Mode Timer to 0 or 30 seconds the machine returns to the default settings after the number of seconds that has been set for mode timer See Setting the Mode Timer on page 2 3 You can save the copy settings you use most often by setting them as default See Changing the default copy settings on pa...

Page 88: ...select more settings Press Copy Options Menu Selections Options Factory Setting Page Quality Fast Normal Best Normal 8 5 Enlarge Reduce 50 69 78 83 93 97 100 104 142 186 198 200 Custom 25 400 100 8 6 Paper Type Plain Inkjet Glossy Transparency Plain 8 7 Paper Size Letter Legal A4 A5 10 W x 15 H cm A4 8 8 Brightness 8 8 Stack Sort MFC 425CN only Stack Sort Stack 8 9 Page Layout MFC 425CN only Off 1...

Page 89: ...to select Quality Press Menu Set 5 Press or to choose the copy quality Fast Normal or Best Press Menu Set 6 Press Mono Start or Colour Start Normal Recommended mode for ordinary printouts Good copy quality with adequate copy speed Fast Fast copy speed and lowest ink consumption Use FAST to save time document to be proof read large documents or many copies Best Use this mode to copy precise images ...

Page 90: ...5 to 400 1 Press Copy to illuminate it in green 2 Load your document 3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want up to 99 4 Press Copy Options and or to select Enlarge Reduce Press Menu Set Press Copy Options and or to select Enlarge Reduce Custom 25 400 200 198 10x15cm A4 186 10x15cm LTR 142 A5 A4 104 EXE LTR 100 97 LTR A4 93 A4 LTR 83 78 69 A4 A5 50 ...

Page 91: ...educe Setting paper type If you are copying on special paper be sure to select the type of paper you are using so you will get the best print quality 1 Press Copy to illuminate it in green 2 Load your document 3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want up to 99 4 Press Copy Options and or to select Paper Type Press Menu Set 5 Press or to select the type of paper you are using Plain ...

Page 92: ...re using Letter Legal A4 A5 or 10 W x 15 H cm Press Menu Set 6 Press Mono Start or Colour Start Adjusting brightness You can adjust the copy brightness to make copies darker or lighter 1 Press Copy to illuminate it in green 2 Load your document 3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want up to 99 4 Press Copy Options and or to select Brightness Press Menu Set 5 Press to make a lighte...

Page 93: ...tacked in the order 321 321 321 and so on 1 Press Copy to illuminate it in green 2 Load your document 3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want up to 99 4 Press Copy Options and or to select Stack Sort Press Menu Set 5 Press or to select Sort Press Menu Set 6 Press Mono Start or Colour Start ...

Page 94: ...te it in green 2 Load your document 3 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want up to 99 4 Press Copy Options and or to select Page Layout Press Menu Set 5 Press or to select 2 in 1 P 2 in 1 L 4 in 1 P 4 in 1 L Poster 3 x 3 Press Menu Set 6 Press Mono Start or Colour Start Single copies only to scan the document 7 If you are making a poster or placed the document in the ADF the machi...

Page 95: ...s of the document have been scanned press 2 to end If Glossy has been selected in the Paper Type setting for N in 1 copies the machine will print the images as if Plain paper had been selected If you are producing multiple colour copies N in 1 copies are not available For Poster copies you cannot make more than one copy Set Next Page Then Press Set ...

Page 96: ...8 12 MAKING COPIES Place document face down in the direction shown below 2 in 1 P 4 in 1 P Poster 3X3 You can make a poster size copy of a photograph 2 in 1 L 4 in 1 L ...

Page 97: ... Set 3 1 2 Press or to select Normal Best or Fast Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit Adjusting brightness 1 Press Menu Set 3 2 2 Press to make a lighter copy OR Press to make a darker copy Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit Adjusting contrast You can change the contrast to help an image look sharper and more vivid 1 Press Menu Set 3 3 2 Press to increase the contrast OR Press to decrease the contrast ...

Page 98: ...e changed through the default setting 1 Press Menu Set 3 4 2 Press or to select Red Green or Blue Press Menu Set 3 Press to increase the colour saturation OR Press to decrease the colour saturation Press Menu Set 4 Return to Step 2 to select the next colour OR Press Stop Exit ...

Page 99: ... which should not be copied Money Bonds or other certificates of debt Certificates of Deposit Service or Draft papers of the Armed Forces Passports Postage Stamps cancelled or uncancelled Immigration Papers Welfare documents Cheques or Monetary Drafts drawn by Governmental Agencies Documents badges or insignias of identification Licences and Certificates of Title to motor vehicles Works subject to...

Page 100: ...d and xD Picture Card The PhotoCapture Center feature lets you print digital photos from your digital camera at high resolution to get photo quality printing Walk Up PhotoCapture Center CompactFlash Type I only SmartMedia Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro SecureDigital MultiMediaCard xD Picture Card miniSD can be used with miniSD adapter Memory Stick Duo can be used with Memory Stick Duo adapter Memor...

Page 101: ...se only Smart media cards with a 3 3v voltage rating CompactFlash Type II is not supported xD Picture Card Type M Large Capacity is supported When printing the INDEX or IMAGE the PhotoCapture Center will print all the valid images even if one or more images have been corrupted A portion of the corrupted image may be printed Your machine is designed to read media cards that have been formatted by a...

Page 102: ...apture light is BLINKING the media card is being read or written to The machine can only read one media card at a time so do not insert more than one card Do NOT unplug the power cord or remove the media card from the media drive slot while the machine is reading or writing to the card the PhotoCapture key is blinking You will lose your data or damage the card xD Picture Card SecureDigital MultiMe...

Page 103: ...n image number to each thumbnail Press or to select Print Index and then press Menu Set Press Colour Start to start printing the index sheet See Printing the Index Thumbnails on page 9 5 4 To print images press or to select Print Images and then press Menu Set Enter the image number and press Menu Set Press Colour Start to start printing See Printing images on page 9 6 The media active message wil...

Page 104: ...Index page with 6 or 5 images per line This will show all the pictures on the media card 1 Make sure you have inserted the media card Press PhotoCapture See page 9 3 2 Press or to select Print Index Press Menu Set 3 Press or to select 6 Images Line or 5 Images Line Press Menu Set 4 Press Colour Start to start printing Index Index 5 Images Line 6 Images Line Print time for 5 Images Line will be slo...

Page 105: ...ge Thumbnails Press Menu Set Repeat this step until you have entered all the image numbers that you want to print 5 After you have selected all the image numbers press Menu Set again and go to Step 6 OR If you have finished choosing settings press Colour Start If your media card contains valid DPOF information the LCD shows DPOF Print Yes please go to DPOF printing on page 9 8 You can enter all th...

Page 106: ...ed Letter or A4 press or to select the print size 10 x 8cm 13 x 9cm 15 x 10cm 18 x 13cm 20 x 15cm or Max Size Press Menu Set and go to Step 8 OR If you have finished choosing settings press Colour Start Printed Position for A4 paper Number of Copies 8 Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want Press Menu Set 9 Press Colour Start to print 1 10 x 8cm 2 13 x 9cm 3 15 x 10cm 4 18 x 13cm 5...

Page 107: ... put into your machine you can print the selected image easily 1 Insert your media card into the proper drive slot 2 Press PhotoCapture 3 Press or to select Print Images Press Menu Set 4 If there is a DPOF file on the card the LCD shows 5 Press or to select DPOF Print Yes Press Menu Set 6 Press or to select Letter Glossy 10x15cm Glossy 13x18cm Glossy A4 Glossy Letter Plain A4 Plain Letter Inkjet A...

Page 108: ... Press or to select Normal or Photo Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit Setting the paper size 1 Press Menu Set 4 2 2 Press or to select Letter Glossy 10x15cm Glossy 13x18cm Glossy A4 Glossy Letter Plain A4 Plain Letter Inkjet A4 Inkjet or 10x15cm Inkjet Press Menu Set If you selected Letter or A4 press or to select the print size 10 x 8cm 13 x 9cm 15 x 10cm 18 x 13cm 20 x 15cm or Max Size Press Menu...

Page 109: ...rper and more vivid 1 Press Menu Set 4 4 2 Press to increase the contrast OR Press to decrease the contrast Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit Colour enhancement MFC 425CN only You can turn on the colour enhancement feature to print more vivid images Printing time will be slower 1 Press Menu Set 4 5 2 Press or to select On Press Menu Set OR Select Off and press Menu Set then go to Step 5 If you sele...

Page 110: ...areas of a picture may be slightly pink yellow or some other colour By using this adjustment you can correct this effect and bring the white areas back to pure white Sharpness This setting enhances the detail of an image It is similar to adjusting the fine focus on a camera If the image is not in true focus and you cannot see the fine details of the picture then adjust the sharpness Colour Density...

Page 111: ... image turn this setting to Off 1 For MFC 215C press Menu Set 4 5 For MFC 425CN press Menu Set 4 6 2 Press or to select Off or On Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit Borderless This feature expands the printable area to the edges of the paper Printing time will be slightly slower 1 For MFC 215C press Menu Set 4 6 For MFC 425CN press Menu Set 4 7 2 Press or to select Off or On Press Menu Set 3 Press S...

Page 112: ...ory Stick Pro SecureDigital MultiMediaCard or xD Picture Card into your machine 2 Load your document 3 Press Scan 4 Press or to select Scan to Card To change quality press Menu Set and go to Step 5 OR press Mono Start or Colour Start to start scanning without changing any settings Quality Selectable File Format Default File Format B W 200x100 dpi TIFF PDF TIFF B W 200 dpi TIFF PDF TIFF Color 150 d...

Page 113: ... you can set a name of your choice using the dial pad You can only change the first 6 digits Press Mono Start or Colour Start to start scanning Changing the default quality 1 Press Menu Set 4 8 1 2 Press or to select B W 200x100 dpi B W 200 dpi Color 150 dpi Color 300 dpi or Color 600 dpi Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit Changing the default black white file format 1 Press Menu Set 4 8 2 2 Press o...

Page 114: ...tted or when there is a problem with the media drive To clear this error take out the media card No File This message will appear if you try to access a media card in the drive slot that does not contain a JPG file Out of Memory This message will appear if you are working with images that are too large for the machine s memory Using PhotoCapture Center from your PC You can access the media card th...

Page 115: ...n the CD ROM ControlCenter2 For Windows see Chapter 3 in the Software User s Guide on the CD ROM For Macintosh see Chapter 10 in the Software User s Guide on the CD ROM Network Scanning For Windows see Chapter 4 in the Software User s Guide on the CD ROM For Macintosh see Chapter 11 in the Software User s Guide on the CD ROM Remote Setup For Windows see Chapter 5 in the Software User s Guide on th...

Page 116: ...s Guide on the CD ROM For Macintosh see Chapter 12 in the Software User s Guide on the CD ROM Network Printing For Windows see Chapter 4 in the Network User s Guide on the CD ROM For Macintosh see Chapter 5 in the Network User s Guide on the CD ROM See How to access the complete User s Guide on page vii ...

Page 117: ... 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 machine must be installed near a power outlet which is easily accessible In case of emergencies you mu...

Page 118: ...Use a damp cloth for cleaning 5 Do not use this product near water 6 Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand or table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product 7 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 covere...

Page 119: ...ll liquid of any kind on the product 14 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 15 Wait until pages have exited the machine before picking them up 16 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to Authorized Service Personnel under the f...

Page 120: ...s it imply that any product is compatible with all of Telecom s network services 6 This equipment does not fully meet Telecom s impedance requirements Performance limitations may occur when used in conjunction with some parts of the network Telecom will accept no responsibility should difficulties arise in such circumstances 7 If a charge for local calls is acceptable the Dial Button should not be...

Page 121: ... 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 15 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 16 This product is equipped with a 3 wire earthed plug This plu...

Page 122: ...s been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service 23 This unit will only work in conjunction with a tone signalling DTMF telephone but some telephones are not compatible Since noise or speech from the telephone can upset dialling from this unit errors may result if the devices are used together in other than quiet ...

Page 123: ...ower 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 machine must be installed near a power outlet which is easily accessible In case of emergencies you must disconnect the power cord from the power outlet in order to shut off power completely IMPORTANT NOTICE ...

Page 124: ...ked 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 never be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 8 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 deale...

Page 125: ... risks and may void your warranty Please refer all servicing to our Authorized Service Personnel A list of Authorized Service Centres has been included for your convenience or you may contact the Brother Dealer for Service 16 Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to Authorized Service Personnel under the following conditions If the power cord is damaged or frayed If the prod...

Page 126: ...inst the risk of electrical shock always disconnect all cables from the wall outlet before servicing modifying or installing the equipment This equipment may not be used on coin service lines provided by the telephone company or connected to party lines Brother cannot accept any financial or other responsibilities that may be the result of your use of this information including direct special or c...

Page 127: ...ba Corporation CompactFlash is a registered trademark of SanDisk Corporation Memory Stick is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation SecureDigital is a trademark of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd SanDisk Corporation and Toshiba Corporation SanDisk is a licensee of the SD and miniSD trademarks MultiMediaCard is a trademark of Infineon Technologies and licensed to the MultiMediaCard Associ...

Page 128: ... that is not in Polled Waiting mode Check the other fax machine s polling setup Cover is Open The scanner cover is not closed completely Lift the scanner cover and then close it again Data Remaining Print data remains in the machine s memory Re start printing from your computer Print data remains in the machine s memory The USB cable was unplugged while the computer was sending the data to the mac...

Page 129: ...know is working Near Empty One or more of the ink cartridges are running out of ink If a sending machine has a colour fax the machine s handshake will request that the fax be sent as black and white If the sending machine has the ability to convert it the colour fax will be received into memory as a black and white fax Order a new ink cartridge No Cartridge An ink cartridge is not properly install...

Page 130: ...urn off Fax Storage See Setting Fax Storage on page 6 2 OR MFC 425CN only Print the faxes that are in the memory See Printing a fax from the memory MFC 425CN only on page 4 5 Printing operation in process Reduce print resolution Paper Jam The paper is jammed in the machine See Printer jam or paper jam on page 12 6 Wrong Paper Size Paper is not the correct size Reload the correct size of paper Lett...

Page 131: ...d the remaining faxes to your PC Please see Transfer faxes to your PC Transfer faxes to another fax machine If you have not set up your Station ID you cannot enter fax transfer mode 3 Enter the fax number to which faxes will be forwarded 4 Press Mono Start 5 After the faxes are transferred disconnect the machine from the power source for several minutes and then reconnect it You can transfer the F...

Page 132: ...t 1 Take out any paper from the ADF that is not jammed 2 Open the ADF cover 3 Pull the jammed document out to the right or left 4 Close the ADF cover Press Stop Exit Document is jammed inside the ADF unit 1 Take out any paper from the ADF that is not jammed 2 Lift the document cover 3 Pull the jammed document out to the left 4 Close the document cover Press Stop Exit ...

Page 133: ...2 6 Printer jam or paper jam Remove the jammed paper depending on where it is jammed in the machine Paper is jammed inside the paper tray 1 Pull the paper tray out of the machine 2 Pull out the jammed paper to remove it Paper Tray Jammed paper ...

Page 134: ...m Clear Cover 3 If you can not pull out the jammed paper lift the scanner cover from the right hand side of the machine until it locks securely into the open position 4 Remove the jammed paper If the paper is jammed underneath the print head disconnect the machine from the power source so you can move the print head to take out the paper Jam Clear Cover Scanner Cover ...

Page 135: ...TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 12 8 5 Lift the scanner cover to release the lock Gently push the scanner cover support down and close the scanner cover ...

Page 136: ...rtridges remain fresh for up to two years if kept in their original packaging after that the ink may become clogged Cartridge expiration dates are printed on the package Try using the recommended types of paper See About paper on page 1 9 The recommended environment for your machine is between 20 C to 33 C White horizontal lines appear in text or graphics Clean the print head See Cleaning the prin...

Page 137: ...er s Guide on the CD ROM Colour Enhancement is not working properly If the image data is not full colour in your application Such as 256 colour Colour Enhancement will not work Please use at least 24 bit colour data with the Colour Enhancement feature The machine feeds multiple pages Make sure the paper is loaded properly in the paper tray See How to load paper envelopes and post cards on page 1 1...

Page 138: ...party to check that receiving machine has paper Print the Transmission Verification Report and check for an error See Printing reports on page 7 3 Machine cannot send multiple pages from the scanner glass Make sure that Real Time Transmission is set to Off See Real Time Transmission on page 3 9 Transmission Verification Report says Result NG or Result ERROR There is probably temporary noise or sta...

Page 139: ...ture should help overcome this problem This condition is related to the telephone system industry and is common to all devices that send and receive data on a single shared line with custom features If avoiding a slight interruption is crucial to your business we recommend a separate phone line with no custom features Copying Difficulties Machine cannot make a copy Make sure that the Copy key is i...

Page 140: ...ted Reconnect the LAN cable to the hub to verify that the cabling and network connections are good If possible try connecting the machine to a different port on your hub using a different cable If the connections are good the machine shows LAN Active for 2 seconds The network scanning feature does not work For Windows users only Firewall setting on your PC may be rejecting the necessary network co...

Page 141: ...ack to the default No Detection setting 1 Press Menu Set 0 5 2 Press or to select Detection or No Detection Press Menu Set 3 Press Stop Exit Compatibility If you are having difficulty sending or receiving a fax due to possible interference on the phone line we recommend that you adjust the Equalization for compatibility The machine adjusts the modem speed for fax operations 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 2 ...

Page 142: ...ellow Magenta or all four colours at once Cleaning the print head consumes ink Cleaning too often uses ink unnecessarily Caution Do NOT touch the print head Touching the print head may cause permanent damage and may void the print head s warranty 1 Press Ink Management 2 Press or to select Cleaning Press Menu Set 3 Press or to select Black Color or All Press Menu Set The machine will clean the pri...

Page 143: ... to select Print Quality Press Menu Set 4 Press Colour Start The machine begins printing the Print Quality Check Sheet 5 Follow the instructions given on the sheet to see if the quality is OK Colour block quality check The LCD shows 6 Check the quality of the four colour blocks on the sheet 7 If all lines are clear and visible press 1 Yes and go to Step 10 OR If you can see missing short lines as ...

Page 144: ... clogged colour Perhaps the ink cartridge was in your machine over six months or the expiration date written on the cartridge package has passed Or the ink may not have been stored properly before use After replacing the ink cartridge check it by printing another Print Quality Check Sheet If the problem still exists repeat the cleaning and test print procedures at least five times for the new ink ...

Page 145: ...nt Check Sheet The LCD shows 5 Check the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi test prints to see if number 5 most closely matches number 0 If the number 5 sample of both the 600 dpi and 1200 dpi are the best matches press 1 Yes to finish Alignment Check and go to Step 8 OR If another test print number is a better match for either 600 dpi or 1200 dpi press 2 No to select it 6 For 600 dpi press the number of the te...

Page 146: ...ct Ink Volume Press Menu Set 3 Press or to select the colour you want to check The LCD shows the ink volume 4 Press Stop Exit You can check the ink volume from your computer For Windows users see Status Monitor on page 1 3 in Software User s Guide on the CD ROM or Macintosh users see Status Monitor on page 8 2 in Software User s Guide on the CD ROM Ink Volume Bk ...

Page 147: ...is parking process may lead to print problems and possible damage to the print head 1 Lift the scanner cover from the right hand side of the machine until it locks securely into the open position 2 Remove all the ink cartridges and attach the protective parts See Replacing the ink cartridges on page 12 26 Caution If you are not able to find the protective parts do NOT remove the ink cartridges bef...

Page 148: ...lose the scanner cover 4 Unplug the machine from the telephone wall socket and remove the telephone line cord from machine 5 Unplug the machine from the electrical socket 6 Unplug the interface cable from the machine if it is connected 7 Wrap the machine in the bag and place it in the original carton with the original packing material ...

Page 149: ...TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 12 22 8 Pack the printed materials in the original carton as shown below Do not pack the used ink cartridges in the carton 9 Close the carton ...

Page 150: ... Routine maintenance Cleaning the scanner Lift the document cover Clean the scanner glass with isopropyl alcohol on a soft lint free cloth Clean the glass strip under the film with isopropyl alcohol on a lint free cloth Document Cover Glass Strip ...

Page 151: ...feed star wheels or encoder film Be sure to unplug the machine from the electrical socket before cleaning the printer platen If ink is scattered on or around the printer platen be sure to wipe it off with a soft dry lint free cloth Paper Feed Star Wheel DO NOT TOUCH Encoder Film DO NOT TOUCH Printer Platen Clean Here ...

Page 152: ...G AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Cleaning the Paper Pick up Roller 1 Unplug the machine and remove the Jam Clear Cover 2 Clean the Paper Pick up Roller with isopropyl alcohol on a Q tip cotton swab 3 Re insert the Jam Clear Cover ...

Page 153: ...n though the machine informs you that an ink cartridge is empty there will be a small amount of ink remaining in the ink cartridge It is necessary to keep some ink in the ink cartridge to prevent air from drying out and damaging the print head assembly 1 Lift the scanner cover from the right hand side of the machine until it locks securely into the open position If one or more ink cartridges are e...

Page 154: ...ress down firmly on the ink cartridge until the hook snaps over it 6 Lift the scanner cover to release the lock Gently push the scanner cover support down and close the scanner cover Do not touch the area shown in the illustration above If the protective yellow cap comes off when you open the bag the cartridge will not be damaged Protective yellow cap DO NOT TOUCH New Ink Cartridge Ink Cartridge H...

Page 155: ...ically reset the ink dot counter for that colour If the ink cartridge you installed is not a brand new one please be sure to select 2 WARNING If ink gets in your eyes irrigate them with water immediately and call a doctor if you are concerned If you wait until Ink Empty message is displayed on the LCD the machine will automatically reset the ink dot counter If the Install message is on the display...

Page 156: ... by the expiration date written on the cartridge package Do not dismantle or tamper with the ink cartridge this can cause the ink to leak out of the cartridge Brother multifunction machines are designed to work with ink of a particular specification and work to a level of optimum performance when used with genuine Brother ink cartridges Brother cannot guarantee this optimum performance if ink or i...

Page 157: ... Telstra FaxStream Duet Function Using Telstra FaxStream Duet is the most efficient way to receive both fax and telephone calls on the same line When the voice call comes in all phones extension and external and the fax machine will ring to alert you to pick it up On the other hand if a fax call comes in the fax machine will answer automatically without ringing whereas the extension and external p...

Page 158: ... or a telephone answering device can answer the voice number When FaxStream Duet is On and you receive a fax call on the Duet number the Fax machine will answer and automatically receive the fax message without ringing On the other hand all extension and external phones will ring with a distinctive ring pattern Do not pick it up as you are receiving a fax message All extension phones ring fax mach...

Page 159: ...lls You can respond quickly to calls you missed because Caller IDs are received and stored in your MFC memory 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...

Page 160: ...ximum 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 review calls you received by checking the Caller IDs in memory This report will list the Date Time Phone Number Caller ID name and type of...

Page 161: ...enu Set 2 0 4 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 Stop Exit to exit Printing Caller ID List 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 4 2 Press or to s...

Page 162: ...s in to your main number all the phones will ring You can set an external answering device TAD to answer calls on the other number s See the chart in the following page What is the Advantage of Using the FaxAbility Function Using FaxAbility is the most efficient way to receive both fax and telephone calls on the same line It is much easier for your callers who dial manually The fax machine will an...

Page 163: ...ly learn to recognize the ring pattern for faxes so you will not be tempted to answer that number Either you or a telephone answering device can answer the main number s After you have set the FaxAbility feature to On the receive mode is set to Manual automatically Unless you have a TAD or Voice Mail set up on the FaxAbility number Manual mode means you must answer all the call yourself You can no...

Page 164: ... you have FaxAbility Service but don t have Call Waiting you need do nothing at this stage If you do have Call Waiting as well as FaxAbility set the Call Waiting menu option to On See below 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 3 The screen displays 2 Press or to set FaxAbility to On or Off If you have FaxAbility service select On 3 Press Menu Set 4 Press or to set Call Waiting to On or Off If you have Call Waitin...

Page 165: ...acceptance of false identification At Home 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 and name if available Once you pick up the handset the caller s ID disappears You will see up to the first 16 characters of the n...

Page 166: ...ect 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 Stop Exit Printing Caller ID List 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 4 2 Press or to select Print Report 3 Press Menu Set 4 Press Start If you use the Caller ID for Dial back Please be sure that you use appropriate dialling procedures for local and national call Ple...

Page 167: ...ne number just for receiving faxes You will need to set Distinctive Ringing to On Setting the Distinctive Ringing 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 3 2 Press or to select On or Off 3 Press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit You can switch it off temporarily then turn it back on When you get a new fax number make sure you reset this function The MFC will answer only calls to the Distinctive Ringing number After you hav...

Page 168: ...ller 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 Caller ID service area Private Call display means the caller has intentionally blocked transmission of information...

Page 169: ...s Menu Set 2 0 4 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 Stop Exit Printing Caller ID List 1 Press Menu Set 2 0 4 2 Press or to select...

Page 170: ...d then hang up Your caller will have to press Start to send the fax For Fax Tel mode only When the machine is in Fax Tel mode it will use the F T Ring Time pseudo double ringing to alert you to pick up a voice call Lift the external telephone s handset and then press Hook to answer If you re at an extension phone you ll need to lift the handset during the F T Ring Time and then press 51 91 for New...

Page 171: ... to your machine from an extension or external phone To use Remote Activation you must turn on the remote codes The preset Fax Receive Code is 51 91 for New Zealand The preset Telephone Answer Code is 51 91 for New Zealand 1 If it is not illuminated in green press Fax 2 Press Menu Set 2 1 4 3 Press or to select On or Off Press Menu Set 4 Enter the new Fax Receive Code Press Menu Set 5 Enter the ne...

Page 172: ...to your machine Connecting an external telephone You can connect a separate telephone as shown in the diagram below When you are using an external or an extension the LCD shows Telephone Extension Telephone External Telephone Example for Australia ...

Page 173: ...D continue playing your outgoing message so your caller can leave you a voice message The TAD must answer within four rings the recommended setting is two rings The machine cannot hear CNG tones until the TAD has answered the call and with four rings there are only 8 to 10 seconds of CNG tones left for the fax handshake Make sure you carefully follow the instructions in this guide for recording yo...

Page 174: ...t your external TAD to one or two rings The machine s Ring Delay setting does not apply 2 Record the outgoing message on your external TAD 3 Set the TAD to answer calls 4 Set the Receive Mode to External TAD See Choosing the Receive Mode on page 4 1 Do not connect a TAD elsewhere on the same phone line TAD TAD Example for Australia ...

Page 175: ... speaking to 20 seconds Custom features on your phone line If you have Voice Mail Call Waiting Call Waiting Caller ID RingMaster an answering service an alarm system or other custom feature on one phone line it may create a problem with the operation of your machine See Custom features on a single line on page 12 12 We recommend beginning your OGM with an initial 5 second silence because the machi...

Page 176: ...ogramming options Menu table You can probably program your machine without the User s Guide if you use the Menu table that begins on page B 3 These pages will help you understand the menu selections and options that are found in the machine s programs Memory storage If there is a power failure you will not lose your menu settings because they are stored permanently Temporary settings such as Contr...

Page 177: ... for the direction you want or Select an option by pressing Menu Set when that option appears on the LCD The LCD will then show the next menu level Press or to scroll to your next menu selection Press Menu Set When you finish setting an option the LCD shows Accepted Access the menu Go to the next menu level Accept an option Scroll through the current menu level Go back to the previous menu level E...

Page 178: ... the size of the paper in the paper tray 2 4 4 Volume 1 Ring High Med Low Off Adjusts the ring volume 2 4 2 Beeper High Med Low Off Adjusts the volume level of the beeper 2 4 3 Speaker High Med Low Off Adjusts the speaker volume 2 5 5 P Save Setting Fax Receive On Fax Receive Off Customizes the Power Save key not to receive fax in Power Save mode 1 5 6 LCD Contrast Light 1 Dark Adjust the contrast...

Page 179: ...hine on or off You can personalize these codes A 15 5 Auto Reduction On Off Reduces the size of incoming faxes 4 5 6 Memory Receive On Off Automatically stores any incoming faxes in its memory if it runs out of paper 4 6 7 Polling RX MFC 425CN only Standard Secure Timer Sets up your machine to poll another fax machine 4 7 2 Setup Send In Fax mode only 1 Contrast Auto Light Dark Changes the lightne...

Page 180: ...FC 425CN only On Off If you are having difficulty sending faxes overseas set this to On 3 12 0 Scan Size Letter A4 Adjust the scan area of the scanner glass to the size of the document 3 18 3 Set Quick Dial 1 Speed Dial Stores Speed Dial numbers so you can dial by pressing only a few keys and Start 5 1 2 Setup Groups Sets up a Group number for Broadcasting 5 3 4 Report Setting 1 XMIT Report On On ...

Page 181: ...iscellaneous 1 TX Lock Prohibits most functions except receiving faxes 3 16 2 Compatibility Normal Basic Adjust the Equalization for transmission problems 11 11 3 Distinctive Not availablein New Zealand On Off Use with phone company distincive ringing service allows you to have a voice number and fax number on the one phone line A 3 A 11 3 Faxability For New Zealand Only On Off If you have FaxAbil...

Page 182: ... G G G G Adjusts the amount of Green in copies 3 Blue B B B B B Adjusts the amount of Blue in copies 4 PhotoCapture 1 Print Quality Normal Photo Selects the print quality 9 9 2 Paper Size Letter Glossy 10x15cm Glossy 13x18cm Glossy A4 Glossy Letter Plain A4 Plain Letter Inkjet A4 Inkjet 10x15cm Inkjet Selects the paper and print size 9 9 3 Brightness Adjusts the brightness 9 10 Main Menu Submenu M...

Page 183: ... feature Off if you want to print whole images or prevent unwanted cropping 9 12 6 Borderless MFC 215C only 7 Borderless MFC 425CN only On Off Expands the printable area to fit the edges of the paper 9 12 8 Scan to Card MFC 425CN only 1 Quality B W 200x100 dpi B W 200 dpi Color 150 dpi Color 300 dpi Color 600 dpi Selects the Scan resolution for your type of document 9 14 2 B W File Type TIFF PDF S...

Page 184: ...000 255 000 255 000 255 Enter the Gateway address 5 Node Name BRN_XXXXXX Enter the Node name 6 WINS Config Auto Static You can choose the WINS configuration mode 7 WINS Server Primary 000 000 000 000 Specifies the IP address of the primary or secondary server 8 DNS Server Primary 000 000 000 000 Specifies the IP address of the primary or secondary server 9 APIPA On Off Automatically allocates the ...

Page 185: ... Quick Dial 4 Fax Journal 5 User Settings 6 Network Config MFC 425CN only 0 Initial Setup 1 Receive Mode Fax Only Fax Tel External TAD Manual You can choose the receive mode that best suits your needs 4 1 4 2 2 Date Time Puts the date and time on the LCD and in headings of faxes you send 2 1 3 Station ID Fax Name Program your name and fax number to appear on each page you fax 2 2 4 Tone Pulse Nota...

Page 186: ... To enter a space in the name press twice between characters Making corrections If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to change it press to move the cursor under the incorrect character Then press Stop Exit All letters above and to the right of the cursor will be deleted Re enter the correct character You can also back up and type over incorrect letters Repeating letters If you need to ente...

Page 187: ... Special characters and symbols Press or 0 and then press or to move the cursor under the special character or symbol you want Then press Menu Set to select it Press for space Press for _ Press 0 for Ä Ë Ö Ü À Ç È É 0 ...

Page 188: ...n Beeper Volume Volume setting for the beep when you press a key or make an error Brightness Changing the Brightness makes the whole image lighter or darker Broadcasting The ability to send the same fax message to more than one location Caller ID A subscriber service purchased from the telephone company that lets you see the number or name of the party calling you Your machine stores the latest ca...

Page 189: ... fax that had an error Extension phone A telephone on the fax number that is plugged into a separate wall socket External phone A TAD telephone answering device or telephone that is connected to your machine F T Ring Time The length of time that the Brother machine rings when the Receive Mode setting is Fax Tel to notify you to pick up a voice call that it answered FaxAbility A subscriber service ...

Page 190: ...on demand without interrupting the cycle LCD liquid crystal display The display screen on the machine that shows interactive messages during On Screen Programming and shows the date and time when the machine is idle Manual fax When you lift the handset of your external telephone so you can hear the receiving fax machine answer before you press Mono Start or Colour Start to begin transmission Menu ...

Page 191: ...mory and cancel jobs individually Remote Access Code MFC 425CN only Your own four digit code that allows you to call and access your machine from a remote location Remote Retrieval Access MFC 425CN only The ability to access your machine remotely from a touch tone phone Resolution The number of vertical and horizontal lines per inch See Standard Fine Super Fine and Photo Ring Delay The number of r...

Page 192: ...392 x 203 dpi Best for very small print and line art TAD telephone answering device You can connect an external TAD to your machine Temporary settings You can select certain options for each fax transmission and copy without changing the default settings Tone A form of dialling on the telephone line used for Touch Tone telephones Transmission The process of sending faxes over the phone lines from ...

Page 193: ...ay 100 Sheets 80 gsm Printer Type Ink Jet Print Method Piezo with 74 5 nozzles LCD Liquid Crystal Display 16 characters 1 line MFC 215C 16 characters 2 lines MFC 425CN Power Source 220 240V 50 60Hz Power Consumption MFC 215C Power Save Mode Standby Operating Average 3 w Average 7 w Average 16 w MFC 425CN Power Save Mode Standby Operating Average 5 w Average 9 5 w Average 23 w ...

Page 194: ...51 dB It depends on printing conditions Temperature Operating Best Print Quality 10 35 C 20 33 C Humidity Operating Best Print Quality 20 to 80 without condensation 20 to 80 without condensation 322 mm 345 mm 400 mm 453 mm 361 mm 373 mm 135 mm 322 mm 345 mm 361 mm 373 mm 165 mm 174 mm 375 mm 347 mm 402 mm 455 mm ...

Page 195: ...tails see Paper weight thickness and capacity on page 1 12 Maximum paper tray capacity Approx 100 sheets of 80 gsm plain paper Paper Output Up to 25 sheets of A4 plain paper Face up print delivery to the output paper tray 2 1 Use only transparencies recommended for inkjet printing 2 For glossy paper or transparencies we recommend removing printed pages from the output paper tray immediately after ...

Page 196: ...per Colour Up to 11 pages minute A4 paper Does not include the time it takes to feed the paper Based on Brother standard pattern Fast mode Stack Copy Copy speeds vary with the complexity of the document Multiple Copies Stacks up to 99 pages Sorts up to 99 pages MFC 425CN only Enlarge Reduce 25 to 400 in increments of 1 Resolution Plain inkjet or glossy paper Scans up to 600 600 dpi Prints up to 12...

Page 197: ...o Not available for music data with MagicGate SecureDigital MultiMediaCard xD Picture Card xD Picture Card Type M support File Extension Media Format Image Format DPOF EXIF DCF Photo Print JPEG Scan to Card MFC 425CN only JPEG PDF Colour TIFF PDF Black Progressive JPEG format is not supported Number of Files Up to 999 files in the media card Folder File must be in the 3rd folder level of the Media...

Page 198: ...ls Polling Types MFC 425CN only Standard Secure Timer Sequential B W only Contrast Control Automatic Light Dark manual setting Resolution Horizontal 203 dot inch 8 dot mm Vertical Standard 3 85 line mm Black 7 7 line mm Colour Fine 7 7 line mm Black Colour Photo 7 7 line mm Black Superfine 15 4 line mm Black Speed Dial 20 stations MFC 215C 80 stations MFC 425CN Broadcasting 70 stations MFC 215C 13...

Page 199: ...R code Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice Colour Black Colour Black TWAIN Compliant Yes Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional XP Mac OS 9 1 9 2 Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater WIA Compliant Yes Windows XP Colour Depth 36 bit colour processing Input 24 bit colour processing Output Resolution Up to 19200 19200 dpi interpolated Up to 600 2400 dpi optical Scannin...

Page 200: ...up to 20 pages minute Black up to 15 pages minute Colour Based on Brother standard pattern A4 size in draft mode Does not include the time it takes to feed the paper Printing Width 204 mm 216 mm When you set the Borderless feature to On Disk Based Fonts 35 TrueType Fonts bundled with the CD ROM Borderless Letter A4 A6 Photo Card Index Card Post Card Envelope USB A Full Speed USB 2 0 cable that is ...

Page 201: ...hlon 64 Opteron Xeon Pentium 4 inclusing Intel EM64T 256 MB 512 MB 150 MB 220 MB Apple Macintosh Operating System Mac OS 9 1 9 2 Printing PC FAX 1 Scanning 2 and Removable Disk All base models meet minimum Requirements 64 MB 80 MB 200 MB Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater 128 MB 160 MB NOTE All registered trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective companies For the latest drivers up...

Page 202: ... with each use The machine will automatically and periodically clean the print head assembly a process that uses a small amount of ink The first time you install a set of ink cartridges the machine will use a small amount of ink to fill and prime the ink delivery tubes This process will only happen once When the machine identifies a cartridge as empty there may be a small amount of ink left in it ...

Page 203: ... Management software Support for Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 XP Mac OS 9 1 9 2 Mac OS X 10 2 4 or greater Ethernet 10 100 BASE TX Auto Negotiation Protocols TCP IP ARP RARP BOOTP DHCP APIPA NetBIOS WINS LPR LPD Port9100 mDNS FTP TELNET SNMP TFTP Scanner port Included Utilities BRAdmin Professional Windows BRAdmin Professional is not supported in Mac OS Network Scanning and Remote Setup are available f...

Page 204: ...rements S 9 Connecting external TAD A 17 external telephone A 16 Consumable items S 10 Control panel overview 1 2 Copy brightness 8 8 colour adjustment 8 14 contrast 8 13 default settings 8 13 Enlarge Reduce 8 4 multiple 8 2 Page Layout 8 10 paper size 8 8 paper type 8 7 quality setting 8 5 8 13 single copy 8 2 Sort ADF only 8 9 temporary settings 8 3 Cordless phone A 15 Credit card numbers 5 4 Cu...

Page 205: ... Storage 6 2 printing from memory 4 5 turning on 6 2 Fax stand alone receiving 4 1 compatibility 12 14 difficulties 12 9 12 10 Fax Forwarding 6 1 6 7 FaxStream Duet A 1 from extension phone A 14 reducing to fit on paper 4 5 retrieving from a remote site 6 8 Ring Delay setting 4 2 sending 3 1 automatic 3 5 Broadcasting 3 11 cancelling from memory 3 10 colour fax 3 3 compatibility 12 14 contrast 3 6...

Page 206: ...ent size 3 3 Size 2 4 Type 2 3 Phone line connections A 18 difficulties 12 11 PhotoCapture Center Borderless 9 12 Colour enhancement 9 10 CompactFlash 9 1 Cropping 9 12 Default setting 9 9 DPOF printing 9 8 Memory Stick 9 1 MultiMediaCard 9 1 paper size 9 9 Printing images 9 6 Printing Index 9 5 SecureDigital 9 1 SmartMedia 9 1 specifications S 5 xD Picture Card 9 1 Power failure B 1 Print area 1 ...

Page 207: ...int S 8 scan S 7 setting for next fax 3 7 Ring Delay setting 4 2 S Safety Instructions ii 11 2 Setup Date and Time 2 1 Station ID fax header entering text 2 2 Shipping the machine 12 20 Speed Dial changing 5 2 dialling 3 2 storing 5 1 T TAD telephone answering device external 4 1 A 17 connecting A 17 A 18 receive mode 4 1 recording OGM A 19 Text entering B 11 special characters B 12 Troubleshootin...

Page 208: ...I 5 INDEX Sending Faxes 12 11 Software Difficulties 12 12 paper jam 12 6 print quality 12 15 TX Lock 3 16 V Volume setting 2 4 beeper 2 4 ring 2 4 speaker 2 5 ...

Page 209: ...ures Using Remote Access Code 1 Dial your fax number from a telephone or fax machine using touch tone When your machine answers immediately enter your Remote Access Code 3 digits followed by Your machine signals the kinds of messages it received 1 long beep Fax messages No beeps No messages After 2 short beeps enter a command Press 9 0 to reset your machine when you finish Hang up 2 3 4 5 6 1 4 Pr...

Page 210: ...ress 9 6 then to Retrieve all faxes press 2 then enter the number of remote fax machine followed by After the beep hang up and wait Erase all fax messages press 3 Changing Remote Access Code 1 2 Enter a three digit code using numbers 0 9 or The cannot be changed 3 Press Menu Set 4 Press Stop Exit Remote Commands C HANGE F AX F ORWARDING S ETTING Press 9 5 then to Turn feature Off press 1 Select Fa...

Page 211: ...for use in the country of purchase only Local Brother companies or their dealers will only support machines purchased in their own countries xxxxxx ARL ASA NZ Printed in China Visit us on the World Wide Web http www brother com ...

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