Brother MFC 215 User Manual

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Setting the Station ID
You should store your name or company name and fax number so 
they print on all fax pages you send. 
It is important that you enter the fax number in the internationally 
standardized format, i.e. in accordance with the following strict 
sequence:
■The “+” (plus) character (by pressing   key)
■ Your Country Code (e.g. “44” for the United Kingdom, “41” for 
Switzerland)
■ Your local area code minus any leading “0” (“9” in Spain)
■ A space
■ Your number on the local exchange, using spaces to aid 
readability as appropriate.
As an example, if the machine is installed in the United Kingdom and 
the same line is to be used for both fax and voice calls, and your 
national telephone number is 0161 444 5555, then you must set the 
fax and telephone number parts of your station ID as: 
+44 161 444 5555.
1Press Menu/Set, 0, 3.
2Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits).
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Use the dial pad to enter your name (up to 20 characters). 
(See  Entering Text  on page B-11.)
Press 
Menu/Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
You cannot enter a hyphen in the fax number. To enter a space 
press   once between numbers.
If the Station ID has already been programmed, the LCD will ask 
you to press 
1 to make a change or 2 to exit without changing.
▲
 
						

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Setting the Phone Line Type 
If you are connecting the machine to a line that features a PBX or 
ISDN to send and receive faxes, it is also necessary to change the 
Phone Line Type accordingly by completing the following steps.
1Press Menu/Set, 0, 6.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select  PBX, ISDN  (orNormal ).
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
PBX and TRANSFER
The machine is initially set to be connected with PSTN (Public 
Switched Telephone Network) lines. However, many offices use a 
central telephone system or Private Automatic Branch Exchange. 
Your machine can be connected to most types of PBX. The 
machine’s recall feature supports timed break recall only (TBR). TBR 
will work with most PBX systems allowing you to gain access to an 
outside line, or transfer calls to another extension. The feature works 
when the 
Tel/R key is pressed.
You can program a Tel/R keypress as part of a number stored 
in a Speed-Dial location. When programming the Speed-Dial 
number (
Menu/Set 2,3,1) press Tel/R first (the screen 
displays !), then enter the telephone number. If you do this, 
you do not need to press 
Tel/R each time before you dial using 
a Speed-Dial location. (See  Storing numbers for easy dialling  on 
page 5-1.) 
 
						

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General Setup
Setting the Mode Timer
The machine has four temporary mode keys on the control panel: 
PhotoCapture, Copy, Fax and Scan. You can change the number of 
seconds or minutes the machine takes after the last Copy, Scan or 
PhotoCapture operation before it returns to Fax mode. If you select 
Off, the machine stays in the mode you used last.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 1.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select  0 Sec, 30 Secs , 1 Min , 2 Mins , 
5 Mins  or Off .
3Press Menu/Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the Paper Type 
To get the best print quality, set the machine for the type of paper you 
are using.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 2.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select  Plain, Inkjet , Glossy  or 
Transparency .
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
The machine ejects paper with printed surfaces face up onto the 
paper tray in the front of the machine. When you use 
transparencies or glossy paper, remove each sheet immediately 
to prevent smudging or paper jams.
 
						

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Setting the Paper Size 
You can use five sizes of paper for printing copies: Letter, Legal, A4, 
A5, and 10 x 15 cm and three sizes for printing faxes: Letter, Legal 
and A4. When you change the type of paper you load in the machine, 
you will need to change the setting for Paper Size at the same time 
so your machine can fit an incoming fax on the page.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 3.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select  Letter, Legal , A4 , A5  or  10x15cm .
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the Ring Volume
You can turn the ring  Off or you can select the ring volume level.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 1.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select  Low, Med , High  or Off .
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
— OR —
You can adjust the ring volume when your machine is idle (not being 
used). In Fax mode  , press   or   to adjust the volume 
level. Every time you press these keys, the machine will ring so you 
can hear the active setting as the LCD shows it. The volume changes 
with each key press. The new setting will stay until you change it 
again.
Setting the Beeper Volume
You can change the beeper volume. The default (factory) setting is 
Low . When the beeper is on, the machine will beep when you press 
a key, make a mistake or you send or receive a fax.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 2.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select your option. 
( Low , Med , High  or Off )
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
 
						

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Setting the Speaker Volume
You can adjust the machine’s one-way speaker volume.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 3.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select Low, Med , High  or Off .
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Turning on Automatic Daylight Savings Time
You can set the machine to change automatically for Daylight 
Savings Time. It will reset itself forward one hour in the Spring and 
backward one hour in the Autumn. Make sure you have set the 
correct day and time in the  Date/Time setting.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 5.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select On (or  Off ).
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the LCD Contrast
You can adjust the LCD contrast for a sharper and more vivid 
display. If you are having difficulty reading the LCD from your 
position, try changing the contrast setting for improved viewing.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 7.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select  Light or Dark .
Press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
 
						

							3 - 1   SETUP SEND
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How to enter Fax mode
Before sending faxes, make sure   (Fax) is illuminated in 
green. If not, press   (
Fax) to enter Fax mode. The default 
setting is Fax.
How to dial
You can dial in any of the following ways.
Manual dialling
Press all of the digits of the phone or fax number.
Setup Send
 
						

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Speed-Dialling
Press Search/Speed Dial, #, and then the two digit Speed-Dial 
number. (See  Storing Speed-Dial numbers  on page 5-1.)
Search
You can search for names you have stored in the Speed-Dial 
memories. Press 
Search/Speed Dial and the navigation keys to 
search. (See  Storing Speed-Dial numbers  on page 5-1.)
* To search alphabetically, you can use the dial pad to enter the first  letter of the name you are looking for.
Fax Redial
If you are sending a fax manually and the line is busy, press 
Redial/Pause, and then press Mono Start or Colour Start to try 
again. If you want to make a second call to the last number dialled, 
you can save time by pressing 
Redial/Pause and Mono Start or 
Colour Start.
Redial/Pause only works if you dialled from the control panel.
If you are sending a fax automatically  and the line is busy, the 
machine will automatically redial up to three times at five minutes 
intervals.
If the LCD shows  Not Registered  when you enter the 
Speed-Dial number, a number has not been stored for it.
two-digit number
To search alphabetically*
To search numerically 
or
 
						

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How to Fax 
Colour fax transmission
Your machine can send a colour fax to machines that support this 
feature.
However, colour faxes cannot be stored in the memory. When you 
send a colour fax, the machine will send it in real time (even if  Real 
Time TX  is set to Off). 
Faxing from the ADF (MFC-425CN only)
Put the document face down in the ADF.
1If it is not illuminated in green, press   (Fax).
2Load your document.
3Dial the fax number.
4Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
The machine starts scanning the document.
(MFC-425CN)
Delayed fax and Polling Transmit features are not available in 
colour. 
To cancel, press Stop/Exit.
If the memory is full and you are faxing a single page, it will be 
sent in real time.
 
						

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Faxing from the scanner glass
You can use the scanner glass to fax pages of a book or one page 
at a time. The documents can be up to A4 size.
1If it is not illuminated in green, press   (Fax).
2Load your document on the scanner glass.
3Dial the fax number.
Press 
Mono Start or Colour Start.
■ If you press 
Mono Start, the machine starts scanning the 
first page.
■ If you press 
Colour Start, the machine starts sending.
4To send a single page, press 2 (or 
press 
Mono Start again).
The machine starts sending the 
document.
— OR —
To send more than one page, press 
1 and go to Step 5.
5Place the next page on the scanner 
glass.
Press 
Menu/Set.
The machine starts scanning. (Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for each 
additional page.)
To cancel, press Stop/Exit.
■ If the memory is full and you are faxing a single page, it will 
be sent in real time.
■ You cannot send multiple pages for colour faxes.
Next Page?
1.Yes 2.No(Dial)
Set Next Page
Then Press Set
 
						

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Automatic transmission
This is the easiest way to send a fax.
1If it is not illuminated in green, press   (Fax).
2Load your document.
3Dial the fax number you want to call. (See  How to dial on page 
3-1.)
4Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
For MFC-215C, go to step 4 on page 3-4.
Manual transmission
Manual transmission lets you hear the dialling, ringing and 
fax-receiving tones while sending a fax.
1If it is not illuminated in green, press   (Fax).
2Load your document.
3Pick up the handset of the external phone and listen for a dial 
tone.
4Dial the fax number you want to call.
5When you hear the fax tone, press Mono Start or 
Colour Start.
6If you are using the scanner glass, 
press 
1 to send a fax.
7Replace the handset of the external 
phone.
You cannot send multiple pages from the scanner glass.
1.Send 2.Receive