Brother Intellifax 4100 Fax Machine Owners Manual

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1414Important Information
Standard Telephone and FCC Notices
These notices are in effect on models sold and used in 
the United States only.
This equipment is hearing aid compatible.
When programming emergency numbers and making test calls to 
emergency numbers:
Remain on the line and briefly explain to the dispatcher the reason for the call 
before hanging up.
Perform these activities in the off-peak hours, such as early morning or late 
evening.
This equipment complies...

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If you experience trouble with your FAX-4100, FAX-4750e or FAX-5750e, 
please contact a Brother Authorized Service Center for information on obtaining 
service or repair. The telephone company may ask that you disconnect this 
equipment from the line until the problem has been corrected or until you are 
sure that the equipment is not malfunctioning.
If you are not able to solve a problem with your machine, contact Brother 
Customer Service. (See 
Brother Numbers, page i)...

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WARNING
Use of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those 
specified in this manual may result in hazardous invisible radiation exposure.
Caution
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. 
may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 
Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only)
declares, that the products
Product Name: FAX-4100
FAX-4750e
FAX-5750e
comply with Part 15...

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Important 
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. 
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Industry Canada Compliance Statement 
(For Canada Only) 
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. 
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du 
Canada.
Warranty 
You use the IEEE-1284 shielded parallel cable provided by Brother Industries, 
Ltd. (See 
Ordering Accessories and...

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8This product is equipped with a 3-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a 
third (grounding) pin. This plug will fit into only a grounding-type power outlet. 
This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact 
your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the purpose of the 
grounding-type plug by using an adapter.
9Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not place this product where 
people can walk on...

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16When 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: 
•Do not use this product near water (for example, near a bathtub, sink, 
swimming pool or in a wet basement).
•Do not use the machine’s telephone during an electrical storm (there is the 
remote possibility of an electrical shock) or to report a gas leak in the 
vicinity of the leak.
•Use only...

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ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)  Originals can be placed in the ADF and scanned one 
at a time automatically.
Auto Dial List  A listing of names and numbers stored in One Touch and Speed Dial memory, 
in numerical order.
automatic fax transmission  Sending a fax without picking up the handset or pressing Hook.
Automatic Redial  If the fax did not go through because the line was busy, the Brother machine 
redials the number.
Auto Reduction  Reduces the size of incoming faxes.
Backup...

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Cover Page  Prints a page at the other party’s machine that contains the sender and recipient’s 
name and fax number, number of pages and comment. You can generate an electronic cover 
page at the other end with pre-programmed information from memory or you can print a 
sample cover page to fax with your original.
Cover Page Message  The comment that is on the Cover Page. This is a programmable 
feature.
Delayed Fax  Sends your fax at a later time that day.
Delayed Timer  You can program a...

   G - 3 Interval  The preprogrammed time period between automatically printed Fax Activity Reports. 
You can print Activity Reports on demand without interrupting this cycle.
LCD (liquid crystal display)  The LCD screen on the Brother machine that shows interactive 
messages during On-Screen Programming and defaults to the date and time when the machine 
is idle.
manual fax  When you press Hook—OR—lift the handset so you can hear the receiving fax 
machine answer before you press Fax Start to begin...

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ScanSoft® PaperPort® for Brother (Not available for FAX-4100 and FAX-4750e)  
Document management application where you can view received faxes and scanned originals.
ScanSoft
® TextBridge®  OCR (Not available for FAX-4100 and FAX-4750e)  
Optional Character Recognition (OCR) software that converts a scanned image of text into 
text you can edit in your word processing application.
Search  You can scroll through an alphabetical listing on the LCD of the One Touch and Speed 
Dial numbers you...