Brother FAX-1575mc Fax Machine Owners Manual

							INITIAL SETUP   4 - 5
Setting Volume Amplify 
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 4.
2Press   to select VOL AMPLIFY:OFF? if 
none of the users are hearing-impaired and go to 
Step 4—OR—If some or all of the users are hearing-
impaired, select VOL AMPLIFY:ON? and then press Menu/Set.
3Press   to select PERMANENT? if all the users 
are hearing-impaired—OR—Select 
TEMPORARY? if only some of the users are 
hearing-impaired.
4Press Menu/Set.
5Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the Ring Volume
You can adjust the ring volume when your fax machine is idle. You can select a ring 
volume level or press until the ring is off. 
Press   to adjust the volume level. With each key press, the fax machine rings so 
you can hear the current setting and the LCD shows the setting you are choosing. Each 
key press changes the volume to the next setting. The new setting will remain until you 
change it again.
Setting Beeper Volume
You can set the beeper to LOW, HIGH or OFF. The default setting is LOW. When 
the beeper is set to LOW or HIGH, the fax machine beeps every time you press a key 
or make an error, and at the end of fax sending or receiving.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 3. 
2Press   to select your setting, and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Please carefully read Choosing the Handset Volume (For Volume Amplify), page 4-4 
before you do the following steps:
4.VOLUME AMPLIFY
VOL AMPLIFY:OFF?or
PERMANENT?or
or
3.BEEPER
or 
						

							4 - 6   INITIAL SETUP
Memory Storage
In the event of a power failure, all settings in the INITIAL SETUP, SETUP 
RECEIVE and SET AUTO DIAL plus the COVERPG SETUP and 
COVERPAGE MSG (from SETUP SEND) operations are stored permanently. You 
may have to reset the date and time.
Setting Tone/Pulse Dialing Mode
Your fax machine comes set to accommodate Tone (multi-frequency) dialing service. 
If you have Pulse (rotary) dialing service, you need to change the dialing mode.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 5. 
2Press   to select TONE or PULSE, 
and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Setting Up Your Area Code (USA Only)
If you must dial the area code to call within your area code, do not enter this setting. 
1Press Menu/Set, 0, 2.
2Use the dial pad to enter your area code, 
and then press Menu/Set. 
3Press Stop/Exit.
5.TONE/PULSE
DIALING:TONE?
DIALING:PULSE?
or
2.CALLER ID
AREA CODE:000
AREA CODE:908 
						

							SETUP RECEIVE   5 - 1
5Setup Receive
Basic Receiving Operations
Select Receive Mode
MANUAL—You must answer all calls yourself. If you hear fax tones, press 
Fax Start to begin receiving the fax, then hang up. You can use this mode with 
Distinctive Ringing. (See Distinctive Ring, page 8-1.)
FAX ONLY—The fax machine automatically answers every call as a fax call. You 
cannot receive a voice call, but you can dial out and make a voice call.
FAX/TEL—The fax machine automatically answers every call. If the call is a fax, it 
prints the fax. If the call is not a fax, it signals you with a double-ring (ring-ring), 
different from the phone company ringing, to alert you to pick up the call. If you select 
this setting, you’ll need to set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time features (on the 
following pages). If you have extension phones on the same line as the fax machine, 
set Ring Delay to 4. (See For FAX/TEL Mode Only, page 5-6.)
MSG CTR— The fax machine has a built-in degital Message Center for fax and 
voice. When you set the machine to answer calls, it will record messages up to 15 
minutes. For more information about the Message Center operation, see Chapter 9. 
						

							5 - 2   SETUP RECEIVE
To select or change your Receive Mode
1Press Receive Mode. The LCD shows your current selection. 
Or, if Message Center mode is ON, it overrides your Receive Mode setting, so the 
LCD shows: 
2Continue to press Receive Mode until your new selection appears. After two 
seconds, the LCD returns to the date and time, along with your new Receive Mode 
setting.
09/06 15:25  FAX
FAX/TEL
FAX ONLY
MANUAL
       MC:MSG CTR 
						

							SETUP RECEIVE   5 - 3
Setting Ring Delay
The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the fax machine rings before 
it answers.  If you have extension phones on the same line as the fax machine, keep 
the Ring Delay default setting of 4. (See Easy Receive, page 5-4, Operation from 
External or Extension Telephone, page 5-6 and For FAX/TEL Mode Only, page 5-6.)
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 1.
2Press   to select Ring Delay, and then press Menu/Set.
3Press   to select how many times the line rings before the fax machine answers 
(00 – 04), and then press Menu/Set. 
If you select 00, the line doesn’t ring at all.
4Press Stop/Exit.
Setting F/T Ring Time
You need to determine how long the fax machine will notify you (with its special 
double-ring) when you have a voice call.  This ringing happens after the initial ringing 
from the phone company.  Only the fax machine rings, for 20, 30, 40 or 70 seconds; 
no other phones on the same line ring the special double-ring. However, you can 
answer the call on any phone on the same line as the fax machine.
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 2.
2Press   to select how long the fax machine will 
ring to alert you that you have a voice call, and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Now, when a call comes in and the machine is set to FAX/TEL mode, all phones on 
this line will ring the number of times you selected in Ring Delay. 
You can let the fax machine pick up and detect if it’s a fax or voice call. If it’s a fax 
call, the machine prints the fax. If it’s a voice call, the machine signals you with a 
double-ring for the length of time you selected in F/T Ring Time.
Even if the caller hangs up during the double-ringing, the fax machine continues for 
the set time.
1.RING DELAY
or
or
2.F/T RING TIME
RING TIME:20 SECor 
						

							5 - 4   SETUP RECEIVE
Record FAX/TEL Outgoing Message (F/T OGM)
This is the announcement played by your FAX (not an external TAD) when someone 
calls and your machine is set to FAX/TEL mode. Although callers hear your 
announcement, they cannot leave a message. To erase the announcement, see Erasing 
Outgoing Message (OGM), page 9-3.
1Press Menu/Set, 8, 3. The screen prompts you to choose F/T OGM or MSG CTR 
OGM.
2Press   to select F/T OGM (not MSG CTR OGM), and then press Menu/Set.
3Press   to select RECORD OGM?,  and then press Menu/Set.
Then pick up the handset and speak your message.
4Replace the handset. Your OGM is played.
5Press Stop/Exit.
Easy Receive
When you use this feature, you don’t have to press Fax Start when you answer a fax 
call and hear calling beeps. Just hold the handset and wait a few seconds. When you 
see RECEIVE on the LCD or when you hear “chirps” through the handset of an 
extension phone connected to another wall jack, just replace the handset and your 
machine does the rest. Selecting ON allows the fax machine to receive fax calls 
automatically, even if you lift the handset of an extension or external phone. Selecting 
SEMI lets the machine receive the call only if you’ve answered it at the fax machine. 
Selecting OFF means you’ll have to activate the fax machine yourself, by pressing 
Fax Start or by pressing   5 1 if you are not at your machine. 
(See Operation from 
External or Extension Telephone
 and For FAX/TEL Mode Only, page 5-6.)
If you’ve set the feature to ON, but your fax machine doesn’t automatically connect a 
fax call when you lift an external or extension phone handset, press the Fax Receive 
code  5 1.  At the fax machine lift the handset, and then press Fax Start.
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 3.
2Press   to select ON, SEMI or OFF, 
and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
or
or
3.EASY RECEIVE
or 
						

							SETUP RECEIVE   5 - 5
Printing a Reduced Incoming Fax
You can always reduce the size of an incoming fax to a fixed percentage, regardless 
of the size of the paper (up to legal) in your fax machine.  If you choose AUTO, your 
machine chooses the level of reduction for you.
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 5. 
2Press   to select the reduction ratio you want (AUTO, 100%, 93%, 87% or 75%), 
and then press Menu/Set.  Choose 100% if you dont want a reduction. 
3Press Stop/Exit.
Recommended Reductions
If your paper is letter size (8.5 × 11), and the incoming fax is 
letter size, select 93%
A4, select 87%
legal size, select 75%.
If your paper is legal size (8.5 × 14), and the incoming fax is
letter size, select 100%
A4, select 100%
legal size, select 93%.
If your paper is A4 (8.2 × 11.6), and the incoming fax is 
letter size, select 100%
A4, select 93%
Setting Paper Size
You can use three sizes of paper for printing your faxes—letter, legal and A4.  When 
you change the kind of paper in the paper tray, you will need to change the setting for 
paper size, so your machine will know how to fit the incoming fax on the page.  You 
can also select the level of page reduction to fit the paper in your machine.
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 6. 
2Press   to select LETTER, LEGAL or A4, and then press Menu/Set.
3Press 1 if you want to change the reduction 
setting—OR—Press 2 to go to Step 5. 
4Press   to select AUTO, 100%, 93%, 87% or 75%, and then press Menu/Set.
5Press Stop/Exit.
5.REDUCTION
or
6.PAPER
or
1.YES 2.NO
CHANGE REDUCTION
or 
						

							5 - 6   SETUP RECEIVE
Advanced Receiving Operations
Operation from External or Extension Telephone
If you answer a fax call on an extension phone or on an external phone in the EXT. 
jack, you can make your fax machine take over by using the Fax Receive Code. When 
you press the Fax Receive Code   5 1, the fax machine starts to receive a fax. 
(See Easy Receive, page 5-4.)
If the fax machine answers a voice call and double-rings for you to take over, use the 
Telephone Answer Code # 5 1 to take the call at an extension phone. 
(See Setting F/T Ring Time, page 5-3.)
If you answer a call, and no one is on the line, assume you’re receiving a fax. At the fax 
machine phone, press Fax Start, then hang up. At an extension phone, press   5 1, 
wait for fax receiving tones (chirps), then hang up.  At an external phone, press 
 5 1 and wait for the phone to be disconnected (the LCD shows 
RECEIVE) before 
you hang up. (Your caller will have to press Fax Start to send the fax.)
 
For FAX/TEL Mode Only
When the fax machine is in FAX/TEL mode, it will use the F/T Ring Time 
(double-ringing) to alert you to a voice call. If you’re at the fax machine, you can lift 
the handset 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 
# 5 1 between the double-rings. If no one is on the line, or if someone 
wants to send you a fax, send the call back to the fax machine by pressing   
5 1.
Changing Remote Codes
Remote Codes might not work with some telephone systems. The preset Fax Receive 
Code is   5 1. The preset Telephone Answer Code is # 5 1. 
To Change Remote Codes
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 4.
2Press   to select ON (or OFF), and then press 
Menu/Set.
3If you want to, enter a new Fax Receive Code, and 
then press Menu/Set.
4If you want to, enter a new Telephone Answer 
Code, and then press Menu/Set.
5Press Stop/Exit.
If you are always disconnected when accessing your external TAD remotely, try 
changing the Fax Receive Code from   5 1 to # # # and the Telephone Answer Code 
from # 5 1 to 9 9 9.
4.REMOTE CODE
or
FAX RECEIVE:*51
TEL ANSWER:#51 
						

							SETUP RECEIVE   5 - 7
Polling
Setting Up Sequential Polling Receive
Your fax machine can request documents from several fax units in a single operation. 
Afterward, a Sequential Polling Report will be printed.
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 7. 
The LCD shows:
2Press   to select Polling ON.
3Press Menu/Set. The LCD prompts you to 
enter the fax numbers to be polled. 
4Specify the destination fax machines you wish to poll, using One Touch, Speed Dial 
or a Group.
5Press Fax Start.
Your fax machine will poll each number or 
group member in turn for an original. 
Setting Up for Polled Transmit
Polling Transmit is when you set up your fax machine to wait with a document so 
another fax machine can retrieve it.
1Place the document to be retrieved face down in the ADF.
2Press Menu/Set, 3, 8.
3Press   to choose ON, and then press 
Menu/Set.
4Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The LCD returns to the SETUP 
SEND menu—OR—Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings and go to step 5.
5Press Fax Start. The LCD displays POLLED WAITING.
Polling is the process of retrieving faxes from another fax machine.  You can use your 
fax machine to “poll” other machines, or you can have someone poll your machine. 
All parties involved in polling need to set up their fax machines to accommodate 
polling.  When someone polls your machine to receive a fax, they pay for the call; if 
you poll someone’s fax machine to receive a fax, you pay for the call. 
(See Canceling a Scheduled Job, page 6-9.)
Some fax machines do not respond to the Polling feature.
If you prefer to have the document waiting in memory, press Quick-Scan/Reports 
before pressing Fax Start.
7.POLLING RX
POLLING RX:ON?or
ENTER FAX NO.
ACCEPTED
DIALING
8.POLLED TX
POLLED TX:ON?or 
						

							6 - 1   SETUP SEND
6Setup Send
Before You Begin
Before you begin sending faxes, make sure you read all the instructions and cautions 
for placing originals in the automatic document feeder. 
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
Originals must be between 5.8 and 8.5 inches wide and between 5.9 and 23.7 inches 
long. Your fax machine can scan an image only 8.2 inches wide, regardless of the 
paper width.
Make sure you place the original face down, top edge first in the ADF.
Adjust the paper guides to fit the width of your original.
The ADF can hold up to 20 pages (17lb -20 lb), feeding each one individually through 
the fax machine. Use standard (17 lb –24 lb) paper when using the ADF; if you’re 
using heavier paper, feed each sheet individually to prevent paper jams.
Make sure originals written with ink are completely dry.
DO NOT use curled, wrinkled, folded or ripped paper, or paper with staples, paper 
clips, paste or tape attached. DO NOT use cardboard, newspaper or fabric.
If you want to change from Standard resolution, press Resolution to select the type 
of original before you send the fax. (See Resolution, page 6-6.)
Paper guides