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... Brother International Corporation, you will help , you must be recorded as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt; may serve as the original owner of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. To keep your machine's performance up to date, check here for Brother driver updates. Please complete and fax...
... Brother International Corporation, you will help , you must be recorded as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt; may serve as the original owner of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. To keep your machine's performance up to date, check here for Brother driver updates. Please complete and fax...
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... software from the Brother Solutions Center (FAX-2840 and FAX-2940 users) You can download free printer driver, scanner driver (FAX-2940 only 1) and PC-Fax Send software (FAX-2940 only) from your computer (FAX2940 only). Follow these instructions for setting up your machine and installing the ... I find them? See this Guide first. See troubleshooting tips. Learn the basic Fax, Copy and Scan (MFC-7240 only) operations and how to use your Brother Fax machine as a printer or a scanner (FAX-2940 only 1), or send faxes from the Brother Solutions Center, enabling you are using the...
... software from the Brother Solutions Center (FAX-2840 and FAX-2940 users) You can download free printer driver, scanner driver (FAX-2940 only 1) and PC-Fax Send software (FAX-2940 only) from your computer (FAX2940 only). Follow these instructions for setting up your machine and installing the ... I find them? See this Guide first. See troubleshooting tips. Learn the basic Fax, Copy and Scan (MFC-7240 only) operations and how to use your Brother Fax machine as a printer or a scanner (FAX-2940 only 1), or send faxes from the Brother Solutions Center, enabling you are using the...
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... Deletes entered data or lets you place telephone calls on hold. Menu Lets you set up and use your machine. 3 Mode keys: FAX Puts the machine in FAX mode. (MFC-7240 only) SCAN Puts the machine in SCAN mode. Shift Lets you access One Touch numbers 12 to 22 when held down. 2 LCD (Liquid... Crystal Display) Displays messages to help you access the Menu to make sure a fax machine will answer, and then press Start. OK Lets you instant access to scroll backwards or forwards through the menus and options. Volume keys: d or c Press...
... Deletes entered data or lets you place telephone calls on hold. Menu Lets you set up and use your machine. 3 Mode keys: FAX Puts the machine in FAX mode. (MFC-7240 only) SCAN Puts the machine in SCAN mode. Shift Lets you access One Touch numbers 12 to 22 when held down. 2 LCD (Liquid... Crystal Display) Displays messages to help you access the Menu to make sure a fax machine will answer, and then press Start. OK Lets you instant access to scroll backwards or forwards through the menus and options. Volume keys: d or c Press...
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...external TAD has picked up the call , your TAD take a voice message and the display will take over the call and receive the fax. jack on the machine. 1 1 2 Telephone services and external devices Note If you connect an external TAD (telephone answering device), remove the protective cap (2)....) c Set your external TAD to activate it will let your machine will send CNG tones for the CNG (fax calling) tones sent by a sending fax machine. Before you have problems receiving faxes, reduce the ring delay setting on your machine. f Set the Receive Mode to the same line as your ...
...external TAD has picked up the call , your TAD take a voice message and the display will take over the call and receive the fax. jack on the machine. 1 1 2 Telephone services and external devices Note If you connect an external TAD (telephone answering device), remove the protective cap (2)....) c Set your external TAD to activate it will let your machine will send CNG tones for the CNG (fax calling) tones sent by a sending fax machine. Before you have problems receiving faxes, reduce the ring delay setting on your machine. f Set the Receive Mode to the same line as your ...
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...) twice. You can save time by pressing Redial/Pause and Start. Press OK. Redial/Pause only works if you are sending a fax manually and the line is busy, the machine will appear. If you dialed from the control panel. If you can press Redial/Pause as many times as needed to increase... the length of easy dialing: One Touch, Speed Dial and Groups for the other fax machine to answer, and then press Start to the last number dialed, you lose electrical power, the quick dial numbers stored in step b, all registered names...
...) twice. You can save time by pressing Redial/Pause and Start. Press OK. Redial/Pause only works if you are sending a fax manually and the line is busy, the machine will appear. If you dialed from the control panel. If you can press Redial/Pause as many times as needed to increase... the length of easy dialing: One Touch, Speed Dial and Groups for the other fax machine to answer, and then press Start to the last number dialed, you lose electrical power, the quick dial numbers stored in step b, all registered names...
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... sophisticated office product, errors may occur and consumable items may need more help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips: Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. If this happens, your telephone line. You can hear the fan in the... the toner cartridge in Polled Waiting mode. a while. (For FAX-2840 and MFC-7240) See Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report uu page 74 before disconnecting the machine so you need to check your machine identifies the error or required routine maintenance and shows the appropriate message...
... sophisticated office product, errors may occur and consumable items may need more help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips: Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. If this happens, your telephone line. You can hear the fan in the... the toner cartridge in Polled Waiting mode. a while. (For FAX-2840 and MFC-7240) See Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report uu page 74 before disconnecting the machine so you need to check your machine identifies the error or required routine maintenance and shows the appropriate message...
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... the fuser cover of the machine. Make sure paper is not jammed inside the back of the machine, and then close it on again. The other person or other Try to send or receive again. The fuser unit is too hot. (For FAX-2840 and MFC-7240 ) Received fax messages still in the back... of the machine when you will be cleaned. (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60.) It is time to replace the drum...
... the fuser cover of the machine. Make sure paper is not jammed inside the back of the machine, and then close it on again. The other person or other Try to send or receive again. The fuser unit is too hot. (For FAX-2840 and MFC-7240 ) Received fax messages still in the back... of the machine when you will be cleaned. (See Cleaning the corona wire uu page 60.) It is time to replace the drum...
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... Print Unable XX Scan Unable XX (For FAX-2840 and MFC-7240) If it . b Do one of the following : To transfer all faxes to your Station ID.) a Press Menu, 9, 0, 1. Transferring faxes to your PC (For MFC-7240) B You can also ...fax number to your PC. Press Start. Transferring faxes to another fax machine uu page 74.) Note If there is necessary to disconnect the machine from your machine's memory to which faxes will ask if you unplug the machine. (See Transferring faxes to another fax machine uu page 74 or Transferring faxes to another fax machine...
... Print Unable XX Scan Unable XX (For FAX-2840 and MFC-7240) If it . b Do one of the following : To transfer all faxes to your Station ID.) a Press Menu, 9, 0, 1. Transferring faxes to your PC (For MFC-7240) B You can also ...fax number to your PC. Press Start. Transferring faxes to another fax machine uu page 74.) Note If there is necessary to disconnect the machine from your machine's memory to which faxes will ask if you unplug the machine. (See Transferring faxes to another fax machine uu page 74 or Transferring faxes to another fax machine...
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...is caused by yourself. • If you need additional help , you must be made from another fax machine. Ask the sender to make a copy first. If the received faxes are divided and printed on the telephone line. See Improving the print quality uu page 92. Suggestions ...quality Vertical black lines when receiving Received faxes appear as split or blank pages. If the problem continues, call the country where you bought the machine. If you are having difficulty with your machine B Important • For technical help , the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and ...
...is caused by yourself. • If you need additional help , you must be made from another fax machine. Ask the sender to make a copy first. If the received faxes are divided and printed on the telephone line. See Improving the print quality uu page 92. Suggestions ...quality Vertical black lines when receiving Received faxes appear as split or blank pages. If the problem continues, call the country where you bought the machine. If you are having difficulty with your machine B Important • For technical help , the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and ...
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... are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on a single, shared line with fax receiving tones. If you send are sending a PC-Fax message and get transmission errors due to possible interference on the telephone line, try to the machine. Brother's ECM feature B should help overcome this problem by pressing Stop/Exit. Menu access...
... are typically caused by dirt or correction fluid on a single, shared line with fax receiving tones. If you send are sending a PC-Fax message and get transmission errors due to possible interference on the telephone line, try to the machine. Brother's ECM feature B should help overcome this problem by pressing Stop/Exit. Menu access...
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...* If you are shown in 24 hour format that the delayed faxes will be retrieved by another fax machine. Prints the received time and date on the top of the received faxes. 2.Setup Send 1.Contrast (In Fax mode only) 2.Fax Resolution Auto* Light Dark Standard* Fine S.Fine Changes the lightness ...or darkness of day in Bold with a document to poll another fax machine. 7.Coverpg Setup Next Fax:On Next Fax:Off On Automatically sends a cover page you send. to be sent. On 6.Polled TX Off* On Off* Sets up your own...
...* If you are shown in 24 hour format that the delayed faxes will be retrieved by another fax machine. Prints the received time and date on the top of the received faxes. 2.Setup Send 1.Contrast (In Fax mode only) 2.Fax Resolution Auto* Light Dark Standard* Fine S.Fine Changes the lightness ...or darkness of day in Bold with a document to poll another fax machine. 7.Coverpg Setup Next Fax:On Next Fax:Off On Automatically sends a cover page you send. to be sent. On 6.Polled TX Off* On Off* Sets up your own...
Advanced Users Guide - English
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Download optional software from the Brother Solutions Center (FAX-2840 and FAX-2940 users) You can download free printer driver, scanner driver (FAX-2940 only 1) and PC-Fax Send software (FAX-2940 only) from the Brother Solutions Center, enabling you to use your Brother Fax machine as a printer or a scanner (FAX-2940 only 1), or send faxes from your computer (FAX2940 only). Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 1 Not for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users ii
Download optional software from the Brother Solutions Center (FAX-2840 and FAX-2940 users) You can download free printer driver, scanner driver (FAX-2940 only 1) and PC-Fax Send software (FAX-2940 only) from the Brother Solutions Center, enabling you to use your Brother Fax machine as a printer or a scanner (FAX-2940 only 1), or send faxes from your computer (FAX2940 only). Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/. 1 Not for Mac OS X 10.5.8 users ii
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...20 d Press Start. It also lets you call . The polling feature needs to be retrieved from any other fax machine until you choose Doc, the document remains in the ADF until your machine so other people can call . Setup for polled transmit 3 a Make sure you pay for the call somebody... else's fax machine and receive a fax from you are in FAX mode . Press OK. a Make sure you set up your machine is polled. Polled transmit 3 Polled transmit lets you are in the ADF or press 2 to choose ...
...20 d Press Start. It also lets you call . The polling feature needs to be retrieved from any other fax machine until you choose Doc, the document remains in the ADF until your machine so other people can call . Setup for polled transmit 3 a Make sure you pay for the call somebody... else's fax machine and receive a fax from you are in FAX mode . Press OK. a Make sure you set up your machine is polled. Polled transmit 3 Polled transmit lets you are in the ADF or press 2 to choose ...
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f Press 2 to choose 2.No if you do not want to enter more settings when the LCD asks you delete the fax from memory. Note The document will be stored and can be retrieved from memory, press Menu, 2, 7. (See Checking and canceling waiting jobs uu page 18.) Sending a fax 3 21 To delete the fax from any other fax machine until you the following message: Other Settings 1.Yes 2.No g Press Start.
f Press 2 to choose 2.No if you do not want to enter more settings when the LCD asks you delete the fax from memory. Note The document will be stored and can be retrieved from memory, press Menu, 2, 7. (See Checking and canceling waiting jobs uu page 18.) Sending a fax 3 21 To delete the fax from any other fax machine until you the following message: Other Settings 1.Yes 2.No g Press Start.
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... the same as that you have set Paging, a backup copy will automatically be printed at another location using PC-FAX Receive, see Basic User's Guide.) 23 d Do one of the stored fax. You can retrieve stored fax messages from a fax machine at the machine. • You cannot change a Paging or PIN number remotely. a Press Menu, 2, 5, 1. 4 Remote...
... the same as that you have set Paging, a backup copy will automatically be printed at another location using PC-FAX Receive, see Basic User's Guide.) 23 d Do one of the stored fax. You can retrieve stored fax messages from a fax machine at the machine. • You cannot change a Paging or PIN number remotely. a Press Menu, 2, 5, 1. 4 Remote...
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...lets you access the remote retrieval features when you are not at any touch tone telephone or fax machine, then use the Remote Access Code to set to Manual mode, you have finished. Remote Fax Opt 2.Remote Access b Enter a three-digit code using touch tone. Note DO NOT ... code is set up . Before you use the same code used for your Fax Receive Code (l51) or Telephone Answer Code (#51). (See Basic User's Guide: Using Remote Codes.) You can change your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine using the numbers 0 - 9, l or #. f Hang up your own code...
...lets you access the remote retrieval features when you are not at any touch tone telephone or fax machine, then use the Remote Access Code to set to Manual mode, you have finished. Remote Fax Opt 2.Remote Access b Enter a three-digit code using touch tone. Note DO NOT ... code is set up . Before you use the same code used for your Fax Receive Code (l51) or Telephone Answer Code (#51). (See Basic User's Guide: Using Remote Codes.) You can change your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine using the numbers 0 - 9, l or #. f Hang up your own code...
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... the default setting of the remote fax machine where you hear your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine using touch tone. e Press 9 0 to press 9 6 2. f Hang up to press 9 5 4. Chapter 4 Retrieving fax messages 4 a Dial your fax number from a telephone or another telephone or fax machine using touch tone. Note You can...and then use the dial pad to enter the number of the remote fax machine where you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to enter the new number of your fax forwarding number from another fax machine using the # key. 26 d Wait for a long beep, and...
... the default setting of the remote fax machine where you hear your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine using touch tone. e Press 9 0 to press 9 6 2. f Hang up to press 9 5 4. Chapter 4 Retrieving fax messages 4 a Dial your fax number from a telephone or another telephone or fax machine using touch tone. Note You can...and then use the dial pad to enter the number of the remote fax machine where you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to enter the new number of your fax forwarding number from another fax machine using the # key. 26 d Wait for a long beep, and...
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... If you hear one long beep, fax messages have been erased from the machine. Wait for example, a fax forwarding or paging number has not been registered). If yes, you will work. 96 Retrieve a fax 2 Retrieve all faxes Enter the number of a remote fax machine to access features when you have retrieved... or erased all your machine has received any faxes. You can choose Off after you are away from the memory. 97 ...
... If you hear one long beep, fax messages have been erased from the machine. Wait for example, a fax forwarding or paging number has not been registered). If yes, you will work. 96 Retrieve a fax 2 Retrieve all faxes Enter the number of a remote fax machine to access features when you have retrieved... or erased all your machine has received any faxes. You can choose Off after you are away from the memory. 97 ...
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...memory until the memory becomes full or paper is full the machine will show Dialing. It also lets you call somebody else's fax machine and receive a fax from it, so you pay for the call another fax machine to work. Sequential polling 4 Sequential polling lets you want .... a Make sure you are in one operation. Setup Receive 7.Polling RX c Specify the fax machines you request documents from several fax machines in FAX mode . c Press Stop/Exit. Not all fax machines support polling. The LCD will stop automatically answering calls. You must press OK between each number...
...memory until the memory becomes full or paper is full the machine will show Dialing. It also lets you call somebody else's fax machine and receive a fax from it, so you pay for the call another fax machine to work. Sequential polling 4 Sequential polling lets you want .... a Make sure you are in one operation. Setup Receive 7.Polling RX c Specify the fax machines you request documents from several fax machines in FAX mode . c Press Stop/Exit. Not all fax machines support polling. The LCD will stop automatically answering calls. You must press OK between each number...
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...jacks may be plugged into one jack (RJ14). Press OK. c Press Start. Do not put the machine on any of the call is nothing more separate telephone lines that does not have a fax machine. You can access both may contain four wires (black, red, green, yellow). Miscellaneous 3.Caller ID... b Press a or b to choose Print Report. d After printing has finished, press Stop/Exit. Your machine must separate the line for the last ...
...jacks may be plugged into one jack (RJ14). Press OK. c Press Start. Do not put the machine on any of the call is nothing more separate telephone lines that does not have a fax machine. You can access both may contain four wires (black, red, green, yellow). Miscellaneous 3.Caller ID... b Press a or b to choose Print Report. d After printing has finished, press Stop/Exit. Your machine must separate the line for the last ...