Brother MFC 215 User Manual

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (MFC-425CN ONLY)   6 - 5
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.)
3Press Stop/Exit.
Do not use the same code used for your Fax...

6 - 6   REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (MFC-425CN ONLY)
Remote Retrieval
You can call your machine from any touch tone telephone or fax 
machine, then use the Remote Access Code and remote commands 
to retrieve fax messages.
Using your Remote Access Code
1Dial your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine 
using touch tone.
2When your machine answers, immediately enter your Remote 
Access Code (3 digits followed by  ).
3The machine signals if it has received fax messages:
1 long beep 
— Fax messages
No...

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (MFC-425CN ONLY)   6 - 7
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
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Change the Fax Forwarding 
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...

6 - 8   REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (MFC-425CN ONLY)
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 
962.
4Wait for the long beep, and then use the dial pad to enter the 
number of the remote fax machine...

PRINTING REPORTS   7 - 1
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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 Verification 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...

7 - 2   PRINTING REPORTS
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 the next page.
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...

PRINTING REPORTS   7 - 3
Printing reports 
Following reports are available: 
How to print a report
1For MFC-215C, press Menu/Set, 5.
For MFC-425CN, press 
Menu/Set, 6.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select the report you want.
Press 
Menu/Set.
— OR —
Enter the number of the report you want to print.
For example, press 
2 to print the Help List.
3Press Mono Start.
1.XMIT VerifyPrints a Transmission Verification Report for your 
last transmission.
2.Help ListPrints the Help List so you can see at-a-glance 
how to...

8 - 1   MAKING COPIES
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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. You can change the number of seconds or 
minutes that the machine stays in Copy mode. (See  Setting the 
Mode Timer  on page 2-4.)
Making copies
Copy Ratio
The LCD shows the default copy setting
Quality No of Copies
 

MAKING COPIES   8 - 2
Making a single copy
1Press  (Copy) to illuminate it in green.
2Load your document.
(See Load documents  on page 1-6.)
3Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
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 Mono Start or Colour Start.
Stop copying
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.
(MFC-425CN only) To sort the copies, press the Copy 
Options...

8 - 3   MAKING COPIES
Using the Copy Options key 
When you want to quickly change the copy settings temporarily for 
the next copy, use the 
Copy Options key. You can use different 
combinations.
These settings are temporary, and the machine returns to its 
default settings 60 seconds after it finishes copying. However if 
you have set the Mode Timer to 0 or 30 seconds, the machine 
returns to the default settings after the number of seconds that 
has been set for mode timer. (See  Setting the Mode Timer...