Brother MFC 250C User Manual
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ix 7 Telephone Services and External devices 39 Voice Operations ................................................................................................. 39 Tone or pulse (Canada only) ......................................................................... 39 Fax/Tel mode................................................................................................. 39 Telephone services.............................................................................................. 39 Voice Mail ...................................................................................................... 39 Distinctive Ring .............................................................................................. 40 Caller ID ........................................................................................................ 42 Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)................................ 43 Connections................................................................................................... 44 Recording an outgoing message (OGM) on an external TAD ....................... 45 Special line considerations ............................................................................ 45 Multi-line connections (PBX) ......................................................................... 47 External and extension telephones...................................................................... 47 Connecting an external or extension telephone ............................................ 47 Using external and extension telephones...................................................... 48 Using a non-Brother cordless external telephone ......................................... 48 Using remote codes....................................................................................... 48 8 Dialing and storing numbers 50 How to Dial .......................................................................................................... 50 Manual dialing ............................................................................................... 50 Speed Dialing ................................................................................................ 50 Search ........................................................................................................... 50 Fax Redial ..................................................................................................... 50 Storing numbers .................................................................................................. 51 Storing a pause ............................................................................................. 51 Storing Speed Dial numbers.......................................................................... 51 Changing Speed Dial numbers...................................................................... 51 Setting up groups for broadcasting................................................................ 52 Dialing access codes and credit card numbers ............................................. 52 9 Printing Reports 53 Fax reports........................................................................................................... 53 Transmission Verification Report................................................................... 53 Fax Journal (activity report) ........................................................................... 54 Reports ................................................................................................................ 54 How to print a report ...................................................................................... 54
x Section III Copy 10 Making copies 56 How to copy ......................................................................................................... 56 Entering Copy mode ...................................................................................... 56 Making a single copy ..................................................................................... 56 Making multiple copies .................................................................................. 56 Stop copying .................................................................................................. 56 Copy options ........................................................................................................ 57 Changing copy quality ................................................................................... 58 Enlarging or reducing the image copied ........................................................ 58 Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) ........................................... 59 Sorting copies using the ADF (Black & White only) (MFC-290C only) .......... 61 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast ................................................................ 61 Paper options ................................................................................................ 62 Section IV Walk-up Photo Printing 11 PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive 64 PhotoCapture Center® Operations ...................................................................... 64 Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC....... 64 Scanning to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC ........ 64 Using PhotoCapture Center ® from your computer ........................................ 64 Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ....................................... 64 Memory cards (MFC-290C only) or a USB Flash memory drive folder structure........................................................................................... 65 Getting started ..................................................................................................... 66 How to print from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ........................... 67 Print Index (Thumbnails) ............................................................................... 67 Printing Photos .............................................................................................. 68 DPOF printing ................................................................................................ 69 PhotoCapture Center ® print settings ................................................................... 70 Print quality .................................................................................................... 70 Paper Options................................................................................................ 70 Adjusting Brightness and Contrast ................................................................ 71 Cropping ........................................................................................................ 71 Borderless printing ......................................................................................... 72 Print Date ....................................................................................................... 72 Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive .......................................... 72 Changing the image quality ........................................................................... 73 Changing the black & white file format .......................................................... 73 Changing the color file format........................................................................ 73 Understanding the Error Messages ..................................................................... 74
xi 12 Printing photos from a camera 75 Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera ............................................... 75 PictBridge requirements ................................................................................ 75 Setting your digital camera ............................................................................ 75 Printing Images.............................................................................................. 76 DPOF printing ................................................................................................ 76 Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)...................... 77 Printing Images.............................................................................................. 77 Understanding the Error Messages ..................................................................... 78 Section V Software 13 Software features 80 Section VI Appendixes A Safety and Legal 82 Choosing a location ............................................................................................. 82 To use the machine safely................................................................................... 83 Important safety instructions.......................................................................... 88 Standard telephone and FCC Notices (These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only.) .................................................. 89 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only) ................................................................................................. 90 Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only) ............................... 91 International ENERGY STAR ® Compliance Statement ................................ 91 Legal limitations for copying ................................................................................ 92 Trademarks.......................................................................................................... 93
xii B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 94 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................... 94 If you are having difficulty with your machine ................................................ 94 Dial Tone .................................................................................................... 101 Telephone line interference ......................................................................... 101 Error and maintenance messages ..................................................................... 102 Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report ............................................. 107 Document jam (MFC-290C only) ................................................................ 107 Printer jam or paper jam .............................................................................. 108 Routine maintenance ......................................................................................... 111 Replacing the ink cartridges ........................................................................ 111 Cleaning the outside of the machine ........................................................... 113 Cleaning the scanner................................................................................... 114 Cleaning the machine’s printer platen ......................................................... 115 Cleaning the paper pick-up roller ................................................................. 115 Cleaning the print head ............................................................................... 116 Checking the print quality ............................................................................ 116 Checking the print alignment ....................................................................... 117 Checking the ink volume ............................................................................. 118 Machine Information .......................................................................................... 118 Checking the serial number ......................................................................... 118 Packing and shipping the machine .................................................................... 119 C Menu and Features 121 On-screen programming .................................................................................... 121 Menu table ................................................................................................... 121 Memory storage ........................................................................................... 121 Menu keys ......................................................................................................... 121 Menu Table ........................................................................................................ 123 Entering Text ..................................................................................................... 130 D Specifications 131 General .............................................................................................................. 131 Print media......................................................................................................... 133 Fax ..................................................................................................................... 134 Copy .................................................................................................................. 136 PhotoCapture Center ®....................................................................................... 137 PictBridge .......................................................................................................... 138 Scanner ............................................................................................................. 139 Printer ................................................................................................................ 140 Interfaces ........................................................................................................... 141 Computer requirements ..................................................................................... 142 Consumable items ............................................................................................. 143 E Glossary 144 FIndex 148
Section I GeneralI General Information2 Loading paper and documents8 General setup19 Security features23
2 1 Using the documentation 1 Thank you for buying a Brother machine! Reading the documentation will help you make the most of your machine. Symbols and conventions used in the documentation1 The following symbols and conventions are used throughout the documentation. Accessing the Software User’s Guide 1 This User’s Guide does not contain all the information about the machine such as how to use Printer, Scanner and PC Fax. When you are ready to learn detailed information about these operations, read the Software User’s Guide that is on the CD-ROM. Viewing Documentation1 Viewing Documentation (For Windows®)1 To view the documentation, from the Start menu, point to Brother, MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model name) from the programs group, and then choose User’s Guides in HTML format. If you have not installed the software, you can find the documentation by following the instructions below: aTurn on your PC. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. bIf the model name screen appears, click your model name. General Information1 BoldBold typeface identifies specific keys on the machine’s control panel. ItalicsItalicized typeface emphasizes an important point or refers you to a related topic. Courier NewText in Courier New font identifies messages on the LCD of the machine. Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. Cautions specify procedures you must follow or avoid to prevent possible minor or severe injuries. Electrical Hazard icons alert you to possible electrical shock. Notes tell you how you should respond to a situation that may arise or give tips about how the operation works with other features. Improper Setup icons alert you to devices and operations that are not compatible with the machine.
General Information 3 1 cIf the language screen appears, click your language. The CD-ROM Main Menu will appear. Note If this window does not appear, use Windows ® Explorer to run the start.exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM. dClick Documentation. eClick the documentation you want to read. „HTML documents: Software User’s Guide in HTML format. This format is recommended for viewing on your computer. „PDF documents: User’s Guide for stand-alone operations and Software User’s Guide in PDF format. This format is recommended for printing the manuals. Click to go to the Brother Solution Center, where you can view or download the PDF documents. (Internet access and PDF Reader software are required.) How to find Scanning instructions1 There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as follows: Software User’s Guide „Scanning (For Windows ® 2000 Professional/Windows ® XP and Windows Vista ®) „ControlCenter3 (For Windows ® 2000 Professional/Windows ® XP and Windows Vista ®) ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR How-to-Guides „The complete ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR How-to-Guides can be viewed from the Help selection in the ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE application.
Chapter 1 4 Viewing Documentation (For Macintosh ®)1 aTurn on your Macintosh®. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The following window will appear. bDouble-click the Documentation icon. cDouble-click your language folder. dDouble-click the top.html file to view the Software User’s Guide in HTML format. eClick the documentation you want to read. „Software User’s Guide How to find Scanning instructions1 There are several ways you can scan documents. You can find the instructions as follows: Software User’s Guide „Scanning (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater) „ControlCenter2 (For Mac OS ® X 10.2.4 or greater) Presto! PageManager User’s Guide „The complete Presto! PageManager User’s Guide can be viewed from the Help selection in the Presto! PageManager application.
General Information 5 1 Accessing Brother Support (For Windows ®)1 You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions Center), Customer Service and Brother Authorized Service Centers in Brother numbers on page i and on the Brother CD-ROM. „Click Brother Support on the main menu. The following screen will appear: „To access our web site (www.brother.com ), click Brother Home Page. „To view all Brother Numbers, including Customer Service numbers for the USA and Canada, click Support Information. „To access the USA Brother online shopping mall (www.brothermall.com ) for additional product and services information, click Brother Mall.com. „To access Canada’s Brother online shopping mall (www.brother.ca ) for additional product and services information, click Shop Online (Canada). „For the latest news and product support information (http://solutions.brother.com ), click Brother Solutions Center.„To visit our web site for original/genuine Brother supplies (http://www.brother.com/original/ ), click Supplies Information. „To access the Brother CreativeCenter (http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/ ) for FREE photo projects and printable downloads, click Brother CreativeCenter. „To return to the main page, click Back or if you have finished, click Exit.
Chapter 1 6 MFC-290C Control panel overview1 The MFC-250C and MFC-290C have the same control panel keys. Note Most of the illustrations in this User’s Guide show the MFC-290C. 1 Fax and telephone keys: „Redial/Pause Redials the last number called. It also inserts a pause when programming quick dial numbers. „Hook Press before dialing if you want to make sure a fax machine will answer, and then press Black Start or Color Start. Also, press this key after picking up the handset of an external telephone during the F/T pseudo/double-ring. 2Dial Pad Use these keys to dial telephone and fax numbers and as a keyboard for entering information into the machine. (Canada only) The # key lets you temporarily switch the dialing mode during a telephone call from Pulse to Tone. 3 Mode keys: „ Fax Lets you access Fax mode.„ Scan Lets you access Scan mode. „ Copy Lets you access Copy mode. „ Photo Capture Lets you access PhotoCapture Center ® mode. 4 Menu keys: „Menu Lets you access the main menu to program the machine. „Speed Dial key Press to store Speed Dial and Group numbers in the machine’s memory. Lets you store, look up, and dial numbers in the memory. 12/10 11:53 Fax 12/10 11:53 Fax 23 1 98 10