Brother FAX 2920R User Manual

Chapter 6
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Setting your Remote Access 
Code
The remote access code lets you access the 
Remote Retrieval features when you are 
away from your machine. Before you use the 
remote access and retrieval features, you 
have to set up your own code. The default 
code is inactive code (--- ).
1Press  Menu/Set , 2,  5, 2.
2Enter a three-digit code using numbers 
0-9 ,  or #.
Press  Menu/Set . (The preset ‘ ’ 
cannot be changed.)
Note
Do not use the same code as your Fax 
Receive Code ( 51) or Telephone...

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Remote commands
Follow the commands below to access features when you are away from the machine. When you 
call the machine and enter your Remote Access Code (3 digits followed by  ), the system will 
give two short beeps and you must enter a remote command.
Remote commands Operation details
95 Change the Fax Forwarding, Paging or Fax Storage settings
1 OFF You can select 
Off after you have retrieved or erased all your 
messages.
2  Fax Forwarding If you hear one long beep,...

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Retrieving fax messages
You can call your machine from any touch 
tone phone and have your fax messages sent 
to a fax machine.
1Dial your fax number.
2When your machine answers, 
immediately enter your Remote Access 
Code (3 digits followed by  ). If you 
hear one long beep, you have 
messages.
3As soon as you hear two short beeps, 
use the dial pad to press  9 6  2 .
4Wait for the long beep, and then use the 
dial pad to enter the number of the 
remote fax machine where you want 
your...

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Fax settings and 
activity
You need to set up the Transmission 
Verification Report and Journal Period in the 
menu table.
Press Menu/Set , 2, 4 , 1.
— OR —
Press  Menu/Set , 2, 4 , 2.
Customizing the 
Transmission Verification 
Report
You can use the Transmission Report as 
proof that you sent a fax. This report lists the 
time and date of transmission and whether 
the transmission was successful (OK). If you 
select 
On or On+Image, the report will print 
for every fax you send.
If you send...

Chapter 7
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Setting the Journal Period
You can set the machine to print a journal at 
specific intervals (every 50 faxes, 6, 12 or 24 
hours, 2 or 7 days). If you set the interval to 
Off, you can print the report by following the 
steps on Printing reports.
The default setting is 
Every 50 Faxes.
1Press  Menu/Set , 2,  4, 2.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to choose an interval.
Press  Menu/Set .
(If you choose 7 days, the LCD will ask 
you to choose a day on which to begin 
the 7-day countdown.)
3Enter the time to...

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Using the machine as a 
copier
You can use your machine as a copier, 
making up to 99 copies at a time.
Enter Copy mode
Before 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 mode. You can 
change the number of seconds or minutes 
that the machine stays in  Copy mode. (See 
Setting the Mode Timer (FAX-2820 and 
FAX-2920 only)  on page 2-3.) The printable area of your machine begins at 
approximately...

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Making multiple copies
1Press  ( Copy) to illuminate it in 
green.
2Load your document.
3Use the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies you want (up to 99).
4Press  Start.
Note
To sort the copies, press  Options and ▲ or ▼ 
to select 
Stack/Sort. (See  Sorting copies 
using the ADF  on page 8-5.)
Stop copying
To stop copying, press  Stop/Exit.
Using the temporary 
Copy key
When you want to quickly change the copy 
settings temporarily for the next copy, use the 
Options key. You can use...

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Using the Options key
Use the Options  key to quickly set the following copy settings temporarily for the next copy.
Note
The factory settings are shown in Bold.
After you choose your settings by pressing  Menu/Set, the LCD shows Set temporarily.
Press  Start if you have finished choosing settings.
Press  Menu Selections Options Page
Enlarge/Reduce 50%/70%/78%/83%/
85%/91%/94%/97%/100%/
104%/141%/200%/
Custom(50-200%)/Auto
8-4
Quality Auto
Text
Photo8-5
Stack/SortStack
Sort8-5...

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Enlarging or reducing the image 
copied
You can select the following enlargement or 
reduction ratios.
Auto sets the machine to calculate the 
reduction ratio that fits the size of your paper. 
Custom(50-200%) allows you to enter a 
ratio from 50% to 200%.
1Press  ( Copy) to illuminate it in 
green.
2Load your document.
3Use the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies you want (up to 99).
4Press  Options  and ▲ or ▼ to select 
Enlarge/Reduce.
Press  Menu/Set .
5Press ▲ or ▼ to select the...

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Quality
You can select the copy quality. The default 
setting is 
Auto.
1Press  ( Copy) to illuminate it in 
green.
2Load your document.
3Use the dial pad to enter the number of 
copies you want (up to 99).
4Press  Options  and ▲ or ▼ to select 
Quality.
Press  Menu/Set .
5Press ▲ or ▼ to select the copy quality 
you want (
Auto, Text or Photo).
Press  Menu/Set .
6Press Start.
Sorting copies using the ADF 
You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be 
stacked in the order (1 2 3), (1...