Brother MFC 230C User Manual
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Glossary125 E PauseAllows you to place a 3.5 second delay in the dialing sequence stored on Speed Dial numbers. Press Redial/Pause as many times as needed for longer pauses. Photo resolution (B&W only) A resolution setting that uses varying shades of gray for the best representation of photographs. PhotoCapture Center ® Allows you to print digital photos from your digital camera at high resolution for photo quality printing. PictBridge Allows you to print photos directly from your digital camera at high resolution for photo quality printing. Pulse (Canada only) A form of rotary dialing on a telephone line. Quick Dial List A listing of names and numbers stored in Speed Dial memory, in numerical order. Real Time Transmission When memory is full, you can send faxes in real time. Remaining jobs You can check which jobs are waiting in memory and cancel jobs individually. Resolution The number of vertical and horizontal lines per inch. See: Standard, Fine, Super Fine and Photo. Ring Delay The number of rings before the machine answers in Fax Only and Fax/Tel mode. Ring Volume Volume setting for the machines ring. Scanning The process of sending an electronic image of a paper document into your computer. Search An electronic, numerical or alphabetical listing of stored Speed Dial and Group numbers. Speed Dial A pre-programmed number for easy dialing. You must press the Speed Dial, # , and the two digit code, and Black Start or Color Start to start the dialing process. Standard resolution 203 × 97 dpi. It is used for regular size text and quickest transmission. Station ID The stored information that appears on the top of faxed pages. It includes the senders name and fax number. Super Fine resolution (B&W only) 392 × 203 dpi. Best for very small print and line art. TAD (telephone answering device) You can connect an external device or answering machine to the EXT. jack of your machine. Telephone Answer Code (For Fax/Tel mode only) When the machine answers a voice call, it pseudo/double-rings. You can pick up at an extension telephone by pressing this code ( # 5 1 ). Temporary settings You can choose certain options for each fax transmission and copy without changing the default settings. Tone A form of dialing on the telephone line used for Touch Tone telephones. Transmission The process of sending faxes over the telephone lines from your machine to the receiving fax machine. Transmission Verification Report A listing for each fax sent, that shows its date, time and number.
126 User SettingsA printed report that shows the current settings of the machine.
Index 127 F F A Accessories and supplies ......................... iii Answering machine (TAD) ....................... 38 connecting ............................................38 Apple® Macintosh® See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Automatic fax receive ............................................30 Easy Receive .....................................32 B Broadcasting ............................................25 setting up Groups for ............................ 45 Brother accessories and supplies ....................... iii Brother numbers ...................................... i Customer Service .................................... i FAQs (frequently asked questions) ......... i fax back system ...................................... ii product support ........................................ i service centers (Canada) ........................ ii service centers (USA) ............................. ii warranties .................................... iv, v, vii C Caller ID ...................................................37 print list ................................................. 37 view list ................................................. 37 Canceling jobs awaiting redial ............................... 29 Cleaning paper pick-up roller ............................... 98 print head ..............................................98 printer platen .........................................97 scanner ................................................. 97 Connecting external TAD .........................................38 external telephone ................................41 two-line external TAD or telephone ......40 Consumable items ................................. 122 Control panel overview .............................. 6 ControlCenter See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. ................................................. Copy color adjustment ................................... 55 Enlarge/Reduce ................................... 52 enter Copy mode .................................. 50 key ........................................................ 51 multiple ................................................. 50 paper .................................................... 56 single .................................................... 50 temporary settings ................................ 51 using scanner glass ............................... 8 Copy Options key (copying) paper size ............................................. 56 paper type ............................................ 56 Cordless telephone ................................. 41 Custom telephone features on a single line ........................................................... 86 D Data Ident-A-Call ..................................... 35 Dialing a pause ................................................ 45 access codes and credit card numbers ......................................... 45, 46 Groups ................................................. 25 manual ................................................. 43 Speed Dial ............................................ 43 Direct printing from a non-PictBridge camera ............. 67 from a PictBridge camera ..................... 65 Distinctive Ring ........................................ 35 setting ring pattern ............................... 36 turning off ............................................. 36 Dual Access ............................................ 28 E Easy Receive .......................................... 32 Envelopes ............................. 11, 12, 14, 15
128 Error messages on LCD .......................... 88 Comm. Error .........................................88 Init. Unable ............................................89 Ink Empty ..............................................89 Near Empty ...........................................89 No Paper Fed ........................................89 Not Registered ......................................43 Out of Memory ............................... 28, 90 Print Unable ..........................................90 Scan Unable .........................................90 Extension telephone, using ......................42 External telephone, connecting ................41 F Fax codes changing ...............................................42 Fax Receive Code ......................... 32, 41 Remote Activation Code .......................41 Remote Deactivation Code ............ 41, 42 Telephone Answer Code ............... 41, 42 Fax, from PC See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Fax, stand-alone receiving ................................................30 at end of conversation ................. 31, 33 difficulties .................................... 83, 85 Easy Receive .....................................32 F/T Ring Time, setting ........................32 from extension telephone ............ 41, 42 Receive Mode, choosing ....................30 reducing to fit on paper ......................33 Ring Delay, setting .............................32 telephone line interference ................. 94 sending .................................................24 at end of conversation ........................29 Broadcasting ......................................25 canceling from memory ......................29 color fax .............................................25 contrast ..............................................27 enter Fax mode ..................................24 from memory (Dual Access) ..............28 from scanner glass .............................24 manual ...............................................29 overseas ............................................28 Real Time Transmission ....................28 Resolution ..........................................27 telephone line interference ................. 94 Fax/Tel mode answering at extension telephones ...................................... 41, 42 double-ringing (voice calls) ................... 32 F/T Ring Time ....................................... 32 Fax Receive Code .......................... 41, 42 Ring Delay ............................................ 32 Telephone Answer Code ................ 41, 42 FCC notices ............................................. 78 G Gray scale ..................................... 116, 119 Groups for Broadcasting ......................... 45 H Help LCD messages ................................... 104 using menu keys ............................. 104 Menu Table ................................ 104, 106 Hook key, using ......................................... 6 I Ident-A-Call ............................................. 35 Ident-A-Ring ............................................ 35 Ink cartridges checking ink volume ........................... 101 ink dot counter ...................................... 94 replacing ............................................... 94 Innobella™ ............................................ 122 J Jacks convert to RJ11 jacktriplex adapter ................................... 39 EXT external telephone ............................. 38 TAD (answering machine) ................. 38 Jams paper .................................................... 92 L LCD (liquid crystal display) .................... 104 Contrast ................................................ 20 Help List ............................................... 48
129 F M Macintosh® See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Maintenance, routine ............................... 94 replacing ink cartridges .........................94 Manual dialing ...................................................43 receive .................................................. 30 transmission .......................................... 29 Memory Storage .................................... 104 Menu Table ............................................104 Mode, entering Copy .....................................................50 Fax ........................................................24 PhotoCapture .......................................... 6 Scan ........................................................ 6 Multi-line connections (PBX) ....................40 O Out of Memory message ............. 28, 29, 90 P Packing the machine ..............................102 Paper ................................................ 9, 115 capacity ................................................. 12 loading .................................................. 13 size ................................................ 11, 18 type ................................................ 11, 18 PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM and Help in the PaperPort™ 11SE application to access How-to-Guides. ......................................... PhotoCapture Center® DPOF printing .......................................62 from PC See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. ............................................... Print settings Brightness .......................................... 63 Paper type & size ............................... 63 specifications ...................................... 118 PictBridge DPOF Printing .......................................66 Power failure ..........................................104 Print area ...................................................... 16 difficulties ....................................... 83, 85 drivers ................................................ 120 images .................................................. 61 improving quality ............................ 98, 99 paper jams ........................................... 92 reports .................................................. 48 resolution ............................................ 120 specifications ...................................... 120 Printing images .................................................. 61 on small paper ...................................... 16 See Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM. ................................................. Programming your machine .................. 104 Q Quick Dial access codes and credit card numbers ............................................... 46 Broadcasting ........................................ 25 using Groups ..................................... 25 Group dial changing ............................................ 45 setting up Groups for Broadcasting ... 45 Search .................................................. 43 Speed Dial changing ............................................ 45 setting up ........................................... 45 using .................................................. 43 R Receive Mode ......................................... 30 External TAD ........................................ 30 Fax Only ............................................... 30 Fax/Tel ................................................. 30 Manual ................................................. 30 Redial/Pause ........................................... 44 Reducing copies ................................................... 52 incoming faxes ..................................... 33
130 Reports ....................................................47 Caller ID List .........................................37 Fax Journal ...........................................48 Journal Period ....................................47 Help List ................................................48 how to print ...........................................48 Quick Dial List .......................................48 Transmission Verification ............... 47, 48 User Settings ........................................48 Resolution copy ....................................................117 fax .......................................................116 print .....................................................120 scan ....................................................119 setting for next fax .................................27 Ring Delay, setting ...................................32 RingMaster ...............................................35 S Safety Instructions ...................................77 Scanner glass cleaning .................................................97 using .......................................................8 Scanning See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Serial Number how to findSee inside front cover ............................ Shipping the machine ............................102 SimpleBiz Fax & Alternative Number Ringing .......................................35 Smart Ring ...............................................35 Speed Dial changing ...............................................45 setting up ..............................................45 using .....................................................43 T TAD (telephone answering device), external ....................................... 30, 38, 40 connecting .............................................38 receive mode ........................................30 recording OGM .....................................39 with two-line jack ...................................40 Teen Ring ................................................35 Telephone line connections .......................................... 38 difficulties .............................................. 85 interference .......................................... 94 multi-line (PBX) .................................... 40 roll over lines ........................................ 39 two-line telephone system .................... 39 Temporary copy settings ......................... 51 Text, entering ........................................ 112 special characters .............................. 112 Transparencies ..................... 9, 10, 12, 115 Troubleshooting ....................................... 83 checking ink volume ........................... 101 error messages on LCD ....................... 88 if you are having difficulty copying .............................................. 87 incoming calls .................................... 86 PhotoCapture Center® ...................... 87 printing .............................................. 83 printing received faxes ...................... 85 receiving faxes .................................. 85 scanning ............................................ 87 sending faxes .................................... 86 software ............................................. 87 telephone line or connections ........... 85 paper jam ............................................. 92 print quality ..................................... 98, 99 Two-line te lephone system ...................... 39 TX Lock turning on/off ........................................ 22 V Volume, settingbeeper .................................................. 19 ring ....................................................... 19 speaker ................................................. 19 W Warranties .................................................iv Canada .................................................. vii Notice-Disclaimer ...................................iv USA .........................................................v Windows® See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. World Wide Web .........................................i
EQUIPMENT ATTACHMENT LIMITATIONS (Canada only) NOTICE This product meets the applicable Industry Canada technical specifications. NOTICE The Ringer Equivalence Number is an indication of the maximum number of devices allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the RENs of all the devices does not exceed five.
Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P.O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada H9B 3H6 Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com These machines are made for use in the USA and Canada only. We cannot recommend using them overseas because it may violate the Telecommunications Regulations of that country and the power requirements of your machine may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries. Using USA or Canada models overseas is at your own risk and may void your warranty . US/CAN