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OWNER'S MANUAL MFC-3100C ® version D
OWNER'S MANUAL MFC-3100C ® version D
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If You Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-3100C Serial Number:* Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: * The serial number is on the back of a theft, fire or warranty service. ©1996-2001 Brother Industries, Ltd. Retain this Owner's Manual with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase, in the event of the unit.
If You Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-3100C Serial Number:* Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: * The serial number is on the back of a theft, fire or warranty service. ©1996-2001 Brother Industries, Ltd. Retain this Owner's Manual with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase, in the event of the unit.
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...-4329 (voice) 1-908-575-8790 (fax) 1-800-284-3238 (TTY service for all your MFC using the system and an index of a Brother authorized dealer or service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. If you can check here for all Brother products. Calls must call our faxback system and follow the voice prompts to any fax...
...-4329 (voice) 1-908-575-8790 (fax) 1-800-284-3238 (TTY service for all your MFC using the system and an index of a Brother authorized dealer or service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. If you can check here for all Brother products. Calls must call our faxback system and follow the voice prompts to any fax...
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.... ii O R D E R I N G A C C E S S O R I E S A N D S U P P L I E S Ordering Accessories and Supplies IMPORTANT For technical and operational assistance, you must be made from Brother. (In the USA, you purchased the MFC. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from ...
.... ii O R D E R I N G A C C E S S O R I E S A N D S U P P L I E S Ordering Accessories and Supplies IMPORTANT For technical and operational assistance, you must be made from Brother. (In the USA, you purchased the MFC. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from ...
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... above limitation may not apply to this Product. This Limited Warranty is the only warranty that Brother is not responsible for genuine Brother Accessories and Supplies. MFC LIMITED WARRANTY (USA) v You must return the original Product in the same shipping carton in..., stolen or requires service. Except for your records. Keep this product. BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 100 SOMERSET CORPORATE BLVD. At any way unless you ship this information with Brother or its representatives. BROTHER ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY and EXCHANGE SERVICE (For USA Only) or (iv...
... above limitation may not apply to this Product. This Limited Warranty is the only warranty that Brother is not responsible for genuine Brother Accessories and Supplies. MFC LIMITED WARRANTY (USA) v You must return the original Product in the same shipping carton in..., stolen or requires service. Except for your records. Keep this product. BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 100 SOMERSET CORPORATE BLVD. At any way unless you ship this information with Brother or its representatives. BROTHER ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY and EXCHANGE SERVICE (For USA Only) or (iv...
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... to this limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts, Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. ("Brother"), or its Authorized Service Centers, Distributors, Dealers, Agents or employees, shall create another warranty or modify this MFC/Facsimile machine shall be the sole liability of the end-user/purchaser. Damage to your...
... to this limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts, Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. ("Brother"), or its Authorized Service Centers, Distributors, Dealers, Agents or employees, shall create another warranty or modify this MFC/Facsimile machine shall be the sole liability of the end-user/purchaser. Damage to your...
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...in this Manual 1-1 Test Sheet Procedure and Product Registration (For USA Only) ... 1-2 To Complete Your Registration On-Line 1-2 MFC-3100C Control Panel Overview 1-3 About Fax Machines 1-5 Custom Features 1-5 Do You Have Voice Mail on the Phone Line 1-5 Why ... 2-2 Assembly 2-3 Removing the Protective Yellow Bar 2-3 Setting Up the MFC 2-4 Loading Paper in the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder (Paper Cassette 2-7 Installing the Ink Cartridges 2-8 Important 2-9 Connecting the MFC 2-11 Connecting an External Telephone 2-11 Connecting an External Telephone Answering Device...
...in this Manual 1-1 Test Sheet Procedure and Product Registration (For USA Only) ... 1-2 To Complete Your Registration On-Line 1-2 MFC-3100C Control Panel Overview 1-3 About Fax Machines 1-5 Custom Features 1-5 Do You Have Voice Mail on the Phone Line 1-5 Why ... 2-2 Assembly 2-3 Removing the Protective Yellow Bar 2-3 Setting Up the MFC 2-4 Loading Paper in the Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder (Paper Cassette 2-7 Installing the Ink Cartridges 2-8 Important 2-9 Connecting the MFC 2-11 Connecting an External Telephone 2-11 Connecting an External Telephone Answering Device...
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... Work with a PBX:.... 2-15 Custom Features on Your Phone Line 2-16 Paper 3-1 About Paper 3-1 Handling and Using Special Paper 3-1 Recommended Paper for the MFC-3100C 3-1 Paper Capacity of Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder 3-2 Paper Specifications for Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder......... 3-2 Print Area 3-3 On-Screen Programming 4-1 User-Friendly Programming 4-1 Menu Selection Table 4-1 ...
... Work with a PBX:.... 2-15 Custom Features on Your Phone Line 2-16 Paper 3-1 About Paper 3-1 Handling and Using Special Paper 3-1 Recommended Paper for the MFC-3100C 3-1 Paper Capacity of Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder 3-2 Paper Specifications for Multi-Purpose Sheet Feeder......... 3-2 Print Area 3-3 On-Screen Programming 4-1 User-Friendly Programming 4-1 Menu Selection Table 4-1 ...
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...Credit Card Numbers 8-4 Broadcasting (Not Available for Color Fax 8-5 Pause 8-6 Fax Redial 8-6 Tone/Pulse (For Canada Only 8-6 Remote Fax Options (Not Available for Color Fax 9-1 Fax Forwarding/Paging 9-1 Programming a ...Fax Forwarding Number 9-1 Programming Paging Number 9-1 Setting Fax Storage 9-2 Backup Print 9-2 Changing Remote Retrieval Access Code 9-3 Remote Retrieval 9-3 Using Remote Retrieval Access Code 9-3 Remote Commands 9-4 Retrieving Fax Messages 9-5 Changing Fax Forwarding Number 9-5 Printing Reports 10-1 MFC...
...Credit Card Numbers 8-4 Broadcasting (Not Available for Color Fax 8-5 Pause 8-6 Fax Redial 8-6 Tone/Pulse (For Canada Only 8-6 Remote Fax Options (Not Available for Color Fax 9-1 Fax Forwarding/Paging 9-1 Programming a ...Fax Forwarding Number 9-1 Programming Paging Number 9-1 Setting Fax Storage 9-2 Backup Print 9-2 Changing Remote Retrieval Access Code 9-3 Remote Retrieval 9-3 Using Remote Retrieval Access Code 9-3 Remote Commands 9-4 Retrieving Fax Messages 9-5 Changing Fax Forwarding Number 9-5 Printing Reports 10-1 MFC...
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... Copies 11-5 Special Copy Option 11-6 2 in 1 11-6 Changing Default Copy Settings 11-7 Copy Quality 11-7 Color Adjustment 11-8 Copy Contrast 11-8 Legal Limitations 11-9 12 Using the MFC as a Printer 12-1 Features 12-1 Printer Driver 12-1 Choosing the Right Kind of Paper 12-2 Multi-purpose Sheet... Ink Key 12-3 Stop/Exit Key 12-3 Checking the Print Quality 12-3 13 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only 13-1 Using the Brother MFC-3100C Printer Driver 13-1 Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/ 2000 Professional and Windows NT® 4.0 13-1 ...
... Copies 11-5 Special Copy Option 11-6 2 in 1 11-6 Changing Default Copy Settings 11-7 Copy Quality 11-7 Color Adjustment 11-8 Copy Contrast 11-8 Legal Limitations 11-9 12 Using the MFC as a Printer 12-1 Features 12-1 Printer Driver 12-1 Choosing the Right Kind of Paper 12-2 Multi-purpose Sheet... Ink Key 12-3 Stop/Exit Key 12-3 Checking the Print Quality 12-3 13 Printer Driver Settings (For Windows® Only 13-1 Using the Brother MFC-3100C Printer Driver 13-1 Features in the Printer Driver (For Windows® 95/98/98SE/Me/ 2000 Professional and Windows NT® 4.0 13-1 ...
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...; OCR (For Windows® Only 15-1 Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort® and TextBridge 15-1 Viewing Items in ScanSoft™ PaperPort® for Brother ...... 15-2 Organizing Your Items in Folders 15-2 Links to Many Other Applications 15-3 Using ScanSoft™ TextBridge® OCR (Converting Image Text to... to Use PreScan to Adjust an Image 15-8 Setting Up and Using PC FAX (For Windows® Only 16-1 Introduction 16-1 Brother Resource Manager 16-1 MFC Remote Setup 16-2 PC FAX Sending 16-3 Setting Up User Information 16-3 Setting Up Sending 16-4 Outside line access 16-4 Include ...
...; OCR (For Windows® Only 15-1 Using ScanSoft™ PaperPort® and TextBridge 15-1 Viewing Items in ScanSoft™ PaperPort® for Brother ...... 15-2 Organizing Your Items in Folders 15-2 Links to Many Other Applications 15-3 Using ScanSoft™ TextBridge® OCR (Converting Image Text to... to Use PreScan to Adjust an Image 15-8 Setting Up and Using PC FAX (For Windows® Only 16-1 Introduction 16-1 Brother Resource Manager 16-1 MFC Remote Setup 16-2 PC FAX Sending 16-3 Setting Up User Information 16-3 Setting Up Sending 16-4 Outside line access 16-4 Include ...
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... Me only 17-1 Main Features 17-1 To Access the On-Line Documentation 17-1 To Install Automatic E-mail Printing (Optional Application 17-1 18 Using the Brother MFC with a New Power Macintosh® G3, G4 or iMac™/iBook 18-1 Set Up Your USB-Equipped Apple® Macintosh® G3, G4 or... iMac™ or iBook™ with Mac OS 8.5-9.2 18-1 Using Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh®.... 18-1 Sending a Fax from Your Macintosh® Application 18-3 Setting Up Your Address Book 18-5 Adding...
... Me only 17-1 Main Features 17-1 To Access the On-Line Documentation 17-1 To Install Automatic E-mail Printing (Optional Application 17-1 18 Using the Brother MFC with a New Power Macintosh® G3, G4 or iMac™/iBook 18-1 Set Up Your USB-Equipped Apple® Macintosh® G3, G4 or... iMac™ or iBook™ with Mac OS 8.5-9.2 18-1 Using Brother Printer Driver with Your Apple® Macintosh®.... 18-1 Sending a Fax from Your Macintosh® Application 18-3 Setting Up Your Address Book 18-5 Adding...
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...Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only 19-2 Important 19-3 Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only 19-3 International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement 19-3 Important Safety Instructions 19-4 Trademarks 19-5 20 Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 20-1 Troubleshooting 20-1 Error ...Jam or Paper Jam 20-4 If You Are Having Difficulty with Your MFC 20-7 How to Improve Print Quality 20-10 Cleaning the Print Head 20-10 Print Quality Check 20-10 STEP A: Color Block Quality Check 20-10 STEP B: Alignment Check 20-11 Packing...
...Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only 19-2 Important 19-3 Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only 19-3 International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement 19-3 Important Safety Instructions 19-4 Trademarks 19-5 20 Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 20-1 Troubleshooting 20-1 Error ...Jam or Paper Jam 20-4 If You Are Having Difficulty with Your MFC 20-7 How to Improve Print Quality 20-10 Cleaning the Print Head 20-10 Print Quality Check 20-10 STEP A: Color Block Quality Check 20-10 STEP B: Alignment Check 20-11 Packing...
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... by checking the Index in this Manual Throughout this manual. Warnings detail precautions you through programming your MFC has a Reports key. 1 Introduction 1 Using This Manual Thank you the proper response for purchasing a Brother Multi-Function Center (MFC). Improper Setup alerts you to important information, warnings, and actions to read this manual you'll...
... by checking the Index in this Manual Throughout this manual. Warnings detail precautions you through programming your MFC has a Reports key. 1 Introduction 1 Using This Manual Thank you the proper response for purchasing a Brother Multi-Function Center (MFC). Improper Setup alerts you to important information, warnings, and actions to read this manual you'll...
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...the form and return it to Brother's Automated Fax Response System as your registration. This will be sent back to your machine. INTRODUCTION 1-2 Test Sheet Procedure and Product Registration (For USA Only) After programming your Station ID, please fill out the TEST SHEET included with your MFC and then fax it to...ID. (Setting Station ID, page 5-2.) In USA: 1-877-268-9575 When your TEST SHEET is properly installed. To receive a response, be sure to register your MFC is received, a Confirmation Sheet and Product Registration form will verify that your product from the main menu.
...the form and return it to Brother's Automated Fax Response System as your registration. This will be sent back to your machine. INTRODUCTION 1-2 Test Sheet Procedure and Product Registration (For USA Only) After programming your Station ID, please fill out the TEST SHEET included with your MFC and then fax it to...ID. (Setting Station ID, page 5-2.) In USA: 1-877-268-9575 When your TEST SHEET is properly installed. To receive a response, be sure to register your MFC is received, a Confirmation Sheet and Product Registration form will verify that your product from the main menu.
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... a black-and-white copy. 6 Redial/Pause Redials the last number called. Color Copy Makes a full-color copy. Quality Use this key to Lets you can quickly and easily select temporary settings (for Copy. Also inserts a pause in auto dial numbers. 1-3 INTRODUCTION MFC-3100C Control Panel Overview 2 1 11 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) The LCD...
... a black-and-white copy. 6 Redial/Pause Redials the last number called. Color Copy Makes a full-color copy. Quality Use this key to Lets you can quickly and easily select temporary settings (for Copy. Also inserts a pause in auto dial numbers. 1-3 INTRODUCTION MFC-3100C Control Panel Overview 2 1 11 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) The LCD...
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... or exits from PULSE to TONE. 8 Search/Speed Dial Lets you access the Menu and Programming mode, and stores your settings in the MFC. or Volume Press to scroll forward or backward while setting a menu selection. Fax Resolution Sets the resolution when you clear data remaining in ...stored phone numbers by pressing # and a two-digit number. 9 Fax Keys: Color Fax Start Starts sending a color fax. Also, lets you send a fax. INTRODUCTION 1-4 Also lets you can use these keys to select how the MFC will handle incoming calls. 10 Navigation Keys: Menu/Set Lets you look up numbers...
... or exits from PULSE to TONE. 8 Search/Speed Dial Lets you access the Menu and Programming mode, and stores your settings in the MFC. or Volume Press to scroll forward or backward while setting a menu selection. Fax Resolution Sets the resolution when you clear data remaining in ...stored phone numbers by pressing # and a two-digit number. 9 Fax Keys: Color Fax Start Starts sending a color fax. Also, lets you send a fax. INTRODUCTION 1-4 Also lets you can use these keys to select how the MFC will handle incoming calls. 10 Navigation Keys: Menu/Set Lets you look up numbers...
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... a phone on your Voice Mail with the receiving machine. If you have set, each of them after two rings and your MFC is set Voice Mail and the Brother machine to answer at the same number of knowing which you are sending CNG tones over the phone line. Why Should There... Voice Mail pick up the line at 4-second intervals. How Can You Avoid Possible Problems? Your Brother MFC is to listen for about this choice, which is sending a fax, the MFC sends fax calling tones (CNG tones) - About Fax Machines If you are receiving a fax message. 1-5 INTRODUCTION Each time you use ...
... a phone on your Voice Mail with the receiving machine. If you have set, each of them after two rings and your MFC is set Voice Mail and the Brother machine to answer at the same number of knowing which you are sending CNG tones over the phone line. Why Should There... Voice Mail pick up the line at 4-second intervals. How Can You Avoid Possible Problems? Your Brother MFC is to listen for about this choice, which is sending a fax, the MFC sends fax calling tones (CNG tones) - About Fax Machines If you are receiving a fax message. 1-5 INTRODUCTION Each time you use ...
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... be available in progress. A receiving fax chirps for about 40 seconds over the phone line, and the LCD shows RECEIVING. If your MFC for their integrity. Note When you may send and receive fax messages that are possible only between machines that both have an external telephone ...checked for this feature to 4 seconds, so the machines can understand how each is set to display RECEIVING. Therefore, it is in your MFC is sending and receiving the fax. The handshake cannot begin until the call automatically with fax receiving tones-loud, chirping sounds. Pay special ...
... be available in progress. A receiving fax chirps for about 40 seconds over the phone line, and the LCD shows RECEIVING. If your MFC for their integrity. Note When you may send and receive fax messages that are possible only between machines that both have an external telephone ...checked for this feature to 4 seconds, so the machines can understand how each is set to display RECEIVING. Therefore, it is in your MFC is sending and receiving the fax. The handshake cannot begin until the call automatically with fax receiving tones-loud, chirping sounds. Pay special ...
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... and cable ties by accident. Whenever you may void your MFC. See Ordering Accessories and Supplies on page ii for the correct item numbers. Note If an item is missing, call Brother Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 (in USA), 1-877-BROTHER (in Canada) or 1-514-685-6464 (in Montreal). ...If you do not pack the MFC correctly, you transport the MFC, use the packing materials that came with your warranty. 2-1 ASSEMBLY...
... and cable ties by accident. Whenever you may void your MFC. See Ordering Accessories and Supplies on page ii for the correct item numbers. Note If an item is missing, call Brother Customer Service at 1-800-284-4329 (in USA), 1-877-BROTHER (in Canada) or 1-514-685-6464 (in Montreal). ...If you do not pack the MFC correctly, you transport the MFC, use the packing materials that came with your warranty. 2-1 ASSEMBLY...
