Brother MFC 290C User Manual

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aPut the two-line TAD and the two-line 
telephone next to your machine.
bPlug one end of the telephone line cord 
for your machine into the L2 jack of the 
triplex adapter. Plug the other end into 
the LINE jack on the back of the 
machine.
cPlug one end of the first telephone line 
cord for your TAD into the L1 jack of the 
triplex adapter. Plug the other end into 
the L1 or L1/L2 jack of the two-line TAD. 
dPlug one end of the second telephone 
line cord for...

Chapter 7
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External and extension 
telephones
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Connecting an external or 
extension telephone7
You can connect a separate telephone 
directly to your machine as shown in the 
diagram below.
Connect the telephone line cord to the jack 
labeled EXT.
 
1 Extension telephone
2 External telephone
When you are using an external telephone, 
the LCD shows  Telephone.
Using external and extension 
telephones7
Using extension telephones:7
If you answer a fax call at an extension 
telephone, you can make your...

Telephone Services and External devices49
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Using a non-Brother cordless 
external telephone7
If your non-brother cordless telephone is 
connected to the EXT. jack of the machine 
and you typically carry the cordless handset 
elsewhere, it is easier to answer calls during 
the Ring Delay. 
If you let the machine answer first, you will 
have to go to the machine so you can press 
Hook
 to send the call to the cordless handset.
Using remote codes7
Fax Receive Code7
If you answer a fax call on an extension...

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How to Dial8
Manual dialing8
Press all of the digits of the fax or telephone 
number.
 
Speed Dialing8
aPress (Speed Dial ). 
bPress OK and the  # (pound) key, and 
then the two digit Speed Dial number 
using the dial pad.
Note
If the LCD shows  Not Registered  
when you enter a Speed Dial number, a 
number has not been stored at this 
location.
 
Search8
You can search for names you have stored in 
the Speed Dial memory.
aPress ( Speed Dial ).
bPress aor b to choose  Search.
Press  OK.
cDo one of...

Dialing and storing numbers51
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Storing numbers8
You can set up your machine to do the 
following types of easy dialing: Speed Dial 
and Groups for broadcasting faxes. When 
you dial a Quick Dial number, the LCD shows 
the name, if you stored it, or the number.
Note
If you lose electrical power, the Quick Dial 
numbers that are in the memory will not be 
lost.
 
Storing a pause8
Press Redial/Pause  to put a 3.5-second 
pause between numbers. If you are dialing 
overseas, you can press  Redial/Pause as...

Chapter 8
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Setting up groups for 
broadcasting8
If you regularly want to send the same fax 
message to many fax numbers you can set 
up a Group. Groups are stored on a 
Speed Dial number. Each group uses up a 
Speed Dial location. You can then send the 
fax message to all the numbers stored in a 
group just by entering a Speed Dial number, 
and then pressing  Black Start.
Before you can add numbers to a Group, you 
need to store them as Speed Dial numbers. 
You can have up to six small Groups, or you...

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Fax reports9
You need to set up the Transmission 
Verification Report and Journal Period using 
the Menu  key.
Transmission Verification 
Report9
You can use the Transmission Report as 
proof that you sent a fax. This report lists the 
time and date of transmission and whether 
the transmission was successful (OK). If you 
choose  On or  On+Image , the report will print 
for every fax you send.
If you send a lot of faxes to the same place, 
you may need more than the job numbers to 
know which...

Chapter 9
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Reports9
The following reports are available: 
1.Transmission
Prints a Transmission Verification Report for 
your last transmission.
2.Help List
A help list showing how to program your 
machine.
3.Quick Dial
Lists names and numbers stored in the 
Speed Dial memory, in numerical order.
4.Fax Journal
Lists information about the last incoming and 
outgoing faxes. 
(TX: Transmit.) (RX: Receive.)
5.User Settings
Lists your settings.
How to print a report9
aPress  Menu, 5.
bDo one of the...

Section III
CopyIII
Making copies56
 

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How to copy10
Entering Copy mode10
Press (Copy) to enter Copy mode. The 
default setting is Fax. You can change the 
number of seconds or minutes that the 
machine stays in Copy mode. (See  Mode 
Timer  on page 20.)
 
The LCD shows the default copy setting:
 
1Copy Ratio
2 Quality
3 No of Copies
Making a single copy10
aMake sure you are in Copy mode  .
bLoad your document.
(See Loading documents  on page 17.)
cPress Black Start  or Color Start .
Making multiple copies10
You can make up to 99...