Brother MFC 230C User Manual

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Faxing A4 size documents 
from the scanner glass5
When documents are A4 size, you need to 
set Scan Size to A4. If you do not, the bottom 
portion of the faxes will be missing.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bPress 
Menu, 2, 2 , 0.
cPress  a or  b to choose  A4.
Press  OK.
dPress  Stop/Exit.
Color fax transmission5
Your machine can send a color fax to 
machines that support this feature.
Color faxes cannot be stored in the memory. 
When you send a color fax, the machine will 
send...

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Canceling a Broadcast in 
progress5
aPress  Menu, 2, 4.
The LCD will show the fax number being 
dialed.
bPress  OK.
The LCD will show the job number:
 
XXXXXXXX
 
1.Clear 2.Exit
cPress  1 to clear.
The LCD will then show the Broadcast 
job number and  1.Clear 2.Exit .
dTo cancel the Broadcast, press  1.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
Additional sending 
operations
5
Sending faxes using multiple 
settings5
When you send a fax you can choose any 
combination of these settings: resolution, 
contrast,...

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Contrast5
If your document is very light or very dark, you 
may want to change the contrast. 
Use Light  when sending a light document.
Use  Dark  when sending a dark document.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bLoad your document.
cPress  Menu, 2, 2 , 1.
dPress  a or  b to choose  Auto, Light  
or  Dark . 
Press  OK. 
Note
Even if you choose  Light or Dark , the 
machine will send the fax using the  Auto 
setting in any of the following conditions:
• When you send a color fax.
• When...

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Dual access 
(Black & White only)5
You can dial a number and start scanning the 
fax into memory—even when the machine is 
sending from memory, receiving faxes or 
printing PC data. The LCD shows the new job 
number and available memory.
The number of pages you can scan into the 
memory will vary depending on the data that 
is printed on them.
Note
If the  Out of Memory  message appears 
while scanning documents, press 
Stop/Exit  to cancel or  Black Start to send 
the scanned pages.
 
Real...

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Checking and canceling 
waiting jobs5
You can check which jobs are still waiting in 
the memory to be sent and cancel a job. (If 
there are no jobs, the LCD shows 
No Jobs Waiting
.)
aPress Menu, 2, 4 .
Any waiting jobs appear on the LCD.
bDo one of the following:
„ Press  a or  b to scroll through the 
jobs and choose the job you want to 
cancel. Press  OK to choose a job, 
and then press  1 to cancel it.
„ Press  2 to exit without canceling.
cWhen you have finished, press 
Stop/Exit...

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Receive modes6
You must choose a receive mode depending on the external devices and telephone subscriber 
services you have on your line.
Choosing the Receive Mode6
The diagram below will help you choose the correct mode. For more detailed information on the 
receive modes see Using receive modes on page 31 and Receive mode settings on page 32.
If you are using the Distinctive Ring subscriber service see  Distinctive Ringon page 35. 
 
To set the receive mode follow the instructions below.
aPress...

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Using receive modes6
Some receive modes answer automatically 
(Fax Only  and Fax/Tel ). You may want to 
change the ring delay before using these 
modes see  Ring Delayon page 32.
Fax only6
Fax only mode will automatically answer 
every call. If the call is a fax your machine will 
receive it.
Fax/Tel6
Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically 
manage incoming calls, by recognizing 
whether they are fax or voice calls and 
dealing with them in one of the following 
ways:
„ Faxes will be...

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Receive mode settings6
Ring Delay6
The Ring Delay sets the number of times the 
machine rings before it answers in  Fax Only 
or  Fax/Tel  mode. If you have external or 
extension telephones on the same line as the 
machine or subscribe to the telephone 
company’s Distinctive Ring service, keep the 
ring delay setting of 4. 
(See  Using external and extension 
telephones on page 41 and  Easy 
Receive on page 32.)
aPress Menu, 2, 1,  1.
bPress  a or  b to choose how many 
times the line...

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Additional receiving 
operations
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Printing a reduced incoming 
fax6
If you choose On, the machine automatically 
reduces each page of an incoming fax to fit on 
one page of A4, Letter or Legal size paper.
The machine calculates the reduction ratio by 
using the page size of the fax and your Paper 
Size setting ( Menu, 1 , 3).
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bPress  Menu, 2, 1 , 5.  
5.Auto Reduction
cPress  a or  b to choose  On or  Off .
Press  OK.
dPress  Stop/Exit .
Receiving a...

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Voice Operations7
Tone or pulse
(Canada only)7
If you are using an external telephone and 
have a pulse dialing service, but need to send 
tone signals (for example, for telephone 
banking), follow the instructions below. If you 
have Touch Tone service, you will not need 
this feature to send tone signals.
aLift the handset of the external 
telephone.
bPress  # on the control panel of your 
machine. Any digits dialed after this will 
send tone signals.
When you hang up, the machine will 
return to...