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 to 0.28 mm
(Up to 0.01)20
Index Card Up to 120 g/m
2
(Up to 32 lb) Up to 0.15 mm
(Up to 0.006)30
Post Card Up to 200 g/m
2
(Up to 53 lb) Up to 0.23 mm
(Up to 0.01)30
Envelopes 75 to 95 g/m
2
(20 to 25 lb) Up to 0.52 mm
(Up to 0.02)10
Transparencies - - 10
Output Paper 
Tray Up to 25 sheets of 80 g/m2 (A4)
■ Transparencies or glossy paper must be 
picked up from the output paper tray one 
page at a time to avoid smudging.
■ Legal paper cannot be stacked on the output 
paper tray.
 
						

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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 cut sheet paper you are using.
134
2134
2
Envelopes
Cut Sheet Paper
■ unprintable area
 
						

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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 of the tray and cause feed problems.
Maximum Paper Mark
 
						

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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 them)
■ that have clasps on them
■ that are not sharply creased
■ that are preprinted on the inside
■ Glue ■Rounded 
flap ■
Double flap ■Triangular 
flap
If the envelopes are ‘double-feeding,’ put one envelope in the 
paper tray at a time.
 
						

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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 paper stop and insert the post cards into the paper 
tray. Slide the paper side guide to fit the width of the post cards.
 
						

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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 receiving calls.
For example, if Call Minder is set to answer after two rings and your 
machine is set to answer after four, Call Minder will stop your 
machine from receiving faxes.
If you set Call Minder and the Brother machine to answer after the 
same number of rings, there is no way of knowing which one will 
answer first. It is important to remember that neither Call Minder nor 
the machine can pass the call back to the other after the call has 
been answered.
How can you avoid possible problems?
A very good way to avoid problems like the one mentioned, is to get 
a second phone number on your present phone line .
Many people with Call Minder choose an alternative service, which 
is called “BT Call Sign”, and they are very satisfied with it. (See  BT 
Call Sign (For U.K. Only)  on page A-1.)
Another way to avoid possible problems is to replace BT’s Call 
Minder with an answering machine. Your Brother machine is 
designed to work with an answering machine or TAD (telephone 
answering device).
(See  Connecting an external telephone answering device (TAD)  on 
page A-5.)
 
						

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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 the phone line. You will soon learn to listen 
for these quiet beeps each time you answer a phone on your fax line, 
so you will know if you are receiving a fax message.
The receiving fax responds with fax receiving tones, which are loud, 
chirping sounds. A receiving fax chirps for about 40 seconds over the 
phone line, and the LCD shows  Receiving. 
If your machine is set to the Fax Only mode, it will answer every call 
automatically with fax receiving tones. If the other person hangs up, 
your machine will continue to send the “chirps” for about 40 seconds, 
and the LCD continues to show  Receiving. To cancel receiving, 
press 
Stop/Exit.
The fax ‘handshake’ is the time in which the sending machine’s CNG 
tones and the receiving machine’s “chirps” overlap. This must be for 
at least 2 to 4 seconds, so both machines can understand how each 
is sending and receiving the fax. The handshake cannot begin until 
the call is answered, and the CNG tones only last for about 60 
seconds after the number is dialled. So it is important for the 
receiving machine to answer the call in as few rings as possible.
When you have an external Telephone Answering Device (TAD) 
on your fax line, your TAD will decide the number of rings before 
the call is answered.
 
						

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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 feature to work.
 
						

							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 for September, or 10 for October.)
4Enter two digits for the day.
Press 
Menu/Set. (For example, enter 06 for 6th.)
5Enter the time in 24-Hour format.
Press 
Menu/Set. (For example, enter 15:25 for 3:25 P.M.)
6Press Stop/Exit.
The LCD now shows the date and time whenever the machine 
is in Fax mode.
Setting Tone or Pulse dialling mode 
Your machine comes set for Tone dialling service (Multi-frequency). 
If you have Pulse dialling service (rotary), you need to change the 
dialling mode.
1Press Menu/Set, 0, 4.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select  Pulse (or Tone ).
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Getting started