Brother MFC 215 User Manual

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Paper weight, thickness and capacity
* Up to 50 sheets for Legal size paper (80 g/m2).
* Up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m2.
Paper capacity of th e output paper tray 
Paper Type Weight Thickness No. of sheets
Cut Paper Plain Paper 64 to 120 g/m2
(17 to 32 lb) 0.08 to 0.15 mm
(0.003 to 0.006)100*
Inkjet Paper 64 to 200 g/m2
(17 to 53 lb) 0.08 to 0.25 mm
(0.003 to 0.01)20
Glossy Paper Up to 220 g/m
2
(Up to 58 lb) Up to 0.25 mm
(Up to 0.01)20
Cards Photo Card Up to 240 g/m
2
(Up to 64 lb) Up...

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Printable area
The printable area depends on the settings in the application you are 
using. The figures below show the unprintable areas on cut sheet 
paper and envelopes.
1Top 2Bottom3Left 4Right
Cut Sheet 3 mm (0 mm)*
13 mm
(0 mm)*13 mm
(0 mm)*13 mm
(0 mm)*1
Envelopes 12 mm 24 mm 3 mm 3 mm
*1 When you set the Borderless feature to On.
Printable area depends on the Printer driver settings.
The figures above are approximate and the printable area may 
vary depending on the type of...

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How to load paper, envelopes and post cards
To load paper or other media
1Pull the paper tray completely out of the machine and remove 
the output paper tray.
2Press and slide the paper side guide to fit the paper width.
3Pull out the paper support and unfold the paper support flap.
Use the paper support flap for Letter, Legal and A4.
Paper Side Guide
Paper Support
Paper Support Flap
Output Paper Tray
 

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4Fan the stack of paper well to avoid paper jams and mis-feeds.
5Gently insert the paper into the paper tray print side down and 
the leading edge (top of the paper) in first.
Check that the paper is flat in the tray and below the maximum 
paper mark.
6Put the output paper tray back on and push the paper tray firmly 
back into the machine.
■Make sure the paper side guides touch the sides of the 
paper.
■ Be careful that you do not push the paper in too far; it may 
lift at the back...

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To load envelopes
■Use envelopes that weigh from 75-95 g/m2.
■ Some envelopes require margin settings in the application. Make 
sure you do a test print first.
How to load envelopes
1Before loading, press the corners and sides of the envelopes to 
make them as flat as possible.
To prevent possible damage to the feeding mechanism, do not 
use the types of envelopes shown below.
DO NOT USE ENVELOPES:
■ that are of a baggy construction 
■ that are embossed (have raised writing on...

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2Insert the envelopes into the paper tray with the address side 
down and the leading edge (top of the envelopes) in first. Slide 
the paper side guide to fit the width of the envelopes.
If you have problems when printing on envelopes, try the 
following suggestions:
1Open the envelope flap.
2Make sure the open flap is either to the side of the envelope or 
to the back edge of the envelope when printing.
3Adjust the size and margin in your application.
To load post cards
1Raise the...

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About fax machines
Custom features
Do you have BT’s Call Minder on the phone line?
If you have Call Minder on the phone line where you will install your 
new machine, there is a strong possibility that Call Minder and the 
machine may conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls .
Why should there be problems?
Since both the machine and Call Minder will pick up the call, after the 
number of rings you have set, each of them has the ability to keep 
the other from...

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Fax tones and handshake
When someone is sending a fax, the machine sends fax calling tones 
(CNG tones). These are quiet, intermittent beeps every 4-seconds. 
You’ll hear them after you dial and press 
Mono Start or 
Colour Start and they will continue for about 60 seconds after 
dialling. During that time, the sending machine must begin the 
“handshake”, or connection, with the receiving machine.
Each time you use automatic procedures to send a fax, you are 
sending CNG tones over...

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ECM (Error Correction Mode)
The Error Correction Mode (ECM) is a way for the machine to check 
a fax transmission while it is in progress. If the machine detects 
errors during fax transmission, it resends the pages of the fax that 
had an error. ECM transmissions are only possible between fax 
machines that both have this feature. If they do, you may send and 
receive fax messages that are continuously being checked by the 
machine.
Your machine must have enough memory for this...

2 - 1   GETTING STARTED
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Initial Setup
Setting the Date and Time
When the machine is not in use it will display the date and time. If you 
set up the Station ID the date and time displayed by your machine 
will be printed on every fax you send. If there is a power failure, you 
may have to reset the date and time. No other settings will be 
affected.
1Press Menu/Set, 0, 2.
2Enter the last two digits of the year.
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Enter two digits for the month.
Press 
Menu/Set.
(For example, enter 09...