Brother MFC 290C User Manual
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Index 147 F F A Accessories and supplies .......................... ii ADF (automatic document feeder) ........... 17 Answering machine (TAD) ....................... 44 connecting ............................................ 45 Apple® Macintosh® See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Automatic fax receive ............................................ 33 Easy Receive ..................................... 37 B Broadcasting ............................................ 27 setting up Groups for ............................ 52 Brother accessories and supplies ........................ ii Brother numbers ...................................... i Customer Service .................................... i FAQs (frequently asked questions) ......... i product support ........................................ i service centers (Canada) ......................... i service centers (USA) .............................. i warranties .................................... iii, iv, vi C Caller ID ................................................... 43 print list ................................................. 43 view list ................................................. 43 Canceling jobs awaiting redial ............................... 31 Cleaning paper pick-up roller ............................. 114 print head ............................................ 115 printer platen ....................................... 114 scanner ............................................... 113 Connecting external TAD ......................................... 44 external telephone ................................ 48 two-line external TAD or telephone ...... 46 Consumable items ................................. 142 Control panel overview .............................. 6 ControlCenter See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. ................................................. Copy Enlarge/Reduce ................................... 58 enter Copy mode .................................. 56 key ........................................................ 57 multiple ................................................. 56 paper .................................................... 62 single .................................................... 56 sort ....................................................... 61 temporary settings ................................ 57 using ADF ............................................ 17 using scanner glass ............................. 17 Copy Options key (copying) paper size ............................................. 62 paper type ............................................ 62 Cordless telephone ................................. 49 Custom Ringing ....................................... 41 Custom telephone features on a single line ........................................................... 98 D Data Ident-A-Call ..................................... 41 Dialing a pause ................................................ 51 access codes and credit card numbers ......................................... 51, 52 Groups ................................................. 27 manual ................................................. 50 Speed Dial ............................................ 50 Direct printing from a non-PictBridge camera ............. 77 from a PictBridge camera ..................... 75 Distinctive Ring ........................................ 41 setting ring pattern ............................... 42 turning off ............................................. 42 Dual Access ............................................ 30
148 E Easy Receive ........................................... 37 Envelopes ................................... 10, 15, 16 Error messages on LCD ........................ 101 B&W Print Only ................................... 101 Cannot Detect ..................................... 102 Cannot Print ............................... 102, 104 Comm. Error ....................................... 102 Ink Low ................................................ 103 No Cartridge ........................................ 103 No Paper Fed ...................................... 104 Not Registered ......................................50 Out of Memory ............................. 30, 104 Unable to Clean .................................. 102 Unable to Init. ...................................... 103 Unable to Print .................................... 104 Unable to Scan ................................... 105 Extension telephone, using ......................49 External telephone, connecting ................48 F Fax codes changing ...............................................49 Fax Receive Code ......................... 37, 48 Remote Activation Code .......................48 Remote Deactivation Code ............ 48, 49 Telephone Answer Code ............... 48, 49 Fax, from PC See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Fax, stand-alone receiving ................................................33 at end of conversation ................. 35, 37 difficulties .................................... 94, 96 Easy Receive ..................................... 37 F/T Ring Time, setting ........................ 36 from extension telephone ............ 48, 49 Receive Mode, choosing ....................33 reducing to fit on paper ......................37 Ring Delay, setting .............................36 telephone line interference ............... 100 sending ................................................. 26 at end of conversation ........................ 32 Broadcasting ......................................27 canceling from memory ......................31 changing scanner glass size .............. 27 color fax .............................................27 contrast ............................................. 29 enter Fax mode ................................. 26 from ADF ............................................ 26 from memory (Dual Access) .............. 30 from scanner glass ............................ 26 manual .............................................. 31 overseas ............................................ 31 Real Time Transmission .................... 30 Resolution ......................................... 29 telephone line interference .............. 100 Fax/Tel mode answering at extension telephones ...................................... 48, 49 Fax Receive Code .......................... 48, 49 Ring Delay ............................................ 36 Telephone Answer Code ................ 48, 49 FCC notices ............................................. 89 G Gray scale ..................................... 133, 138 Groups for Broadcasting ......................... 52 H Help LCD messages ................................... 120 using menu keys ............................. 120 Menu Table ................................ 120, 122 Hook key, using ......................................... 6 I Ident-A-Call ............................................. 41 Ident-A-Ring ............................................ 41 Ink cartridges checking ink volume ........................... 117 ink dot counter .................................... 110 replacing ............................................. 110 Innobella™ ............................................ 142
149 F J Jacksconvert to RJ11 jacktriplex adapter .................................... 46 EXT external telephone ............................. 44 TAD (answering machine) ................. 44 Jams document ............................................ 106 paper ................................................... 107 L LCD (liquid crystal display) .................... 120 Contrast ................................................ 22 M Macintosh® See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Maintenance, routine ............................. 110 replacing ink cartridges ....................... 110 Manual dialing ................................................... 50 receive .................................................. 33 transmission .......................................... 31 Memory Storage .................................... 120 Menu Table ............................................ 120 Mode, entering Copy ..................................................... 56 Fax ........................................................ 26 PhotoCapture .......................................... 6 Scan ........................................................ 6 Multi-line connections (PBX) .................... 47 O Out of Memory message ........... 30, 32, 104 P Packing the machine ............................. 118 Paper ............................................... 13, 132 capacity ................................................ 16 document size ...................................... 26 loading .................................................... 8 size ................................................. 15, 20 size of document .................................. 17 type ................................................ 15, 20 PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM and Help in the PaperPort™ 11SE application to access How-to-Guides. ........................................ Personalized Ring ................................... 41 PhotoCapture Center® DPOF printing ...................................... 69 from PC See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .............................................. Memory Stick Pro™ ............................. 64 Memory Stick® ..................................... 64 Print Date ............................................. 72 Print settings Brightness ......................................... 71 Paper type & size ........................ 70, 71 Scan to Media ...................................... 72 SecureDigital ........................................ 64 specifications ...................................... 136 xD-Picture Card™ ................................ 64 PictBridge DPOF Printing ...................................... 76 Power failure ......................................... 120 Print area ...................................................... 12 difficulties ....................................... 94, 96 drivers ................................................ 139 images .................................................. 68 improving quality ................................ 115 paper jams ......................................... 107 reports .................................................. 54 resolution ............................................ 139 specifications ...................................... 139 Printing images .................................................. 68 on small paper ...................................... 11 See Software User’s Guide on the CD-ROM. ................................................. Programming your machine .................. 120
150 Q Quick Dialaccess codes and credit card numbers ................................................52 Broadcasting .........................................27 using Groups ......................................27 Group dial changing ............................................51 setting up Groups for Broadcasting ...52 Search ...................................................50 Speed Dial changing ............................................51 setting up ........................................... 51 using .................................................. 50 R Receive Mode ..........................................33 External TAD .........................................33 Fax Only ................................................33 Fax/Tel .................................................. 33 Manual .................................................. 33 Redial/Pause ............................................50 Reducing copies ....................................................58 incoming faxes ......................................37 Reports ....................................................53 Caller ID List .........................................43 Fax Journal ........................................... 54 Journal Period ....................................53 Help List ................................................54 how to print ........................................... 54 Quick Dial List .......................................54 Transmission Verification ............... 53, 54 User Settings ........................................ 54 Resolution copy .................................................... 135 fax ....................................................... 133 print ..................................................... 139 scan .................................................... 138 setting for next fax .................................29 Ring Delay, setting ...................................36 RingMaster ...............................................41 S Safety Instructions ................................... 88 Scanner glass cleaning .............................................. 113 using ..................................................... 17 Scanning See Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM. .................................................. Serial Number how to find ...............See inside front cover Shipping the machine ............................ 118 SimpleBiz Fax & Alternative Number Ringing .................................................... 41 Sleep time ............................................... 22 Smart Ring .............................................. 41 Speed Dial changing ............................................... 51 setting up .............................................. 51 using ..................................................... 50 T TAD (telephone answering device), external ........................................33, 44, 46 connecting ...................................... 44, 45 receive mode ........................................ 33 recording OGM ..................................... 45 with two-line jack .................................. 46 Teen Ring ................................................ 41 Telephone line connections .......................................... 45 difficulties .............................................. 97 interference ........................................ 100 multi-line (PBX) .................................... 47 roll over lines ........................................ 46 two-line telephone system .................... 46 Temporary copy settings ......................... 57 Text, entering ........................................ 129 special characters .............................. 129 Transparencies ................... 13, 14, 16, 132
151 F Troubleshooting ....................................... 94 checking ink volume ........................... 117 document jam ..................................... 106 error messages on LCD ...................... 101 if you are having difficulty ................... 106 copying .............................................. 98 incoming calls .................................... 98 PhotoCapture Center® ....................... 99 printing ............................................... 94 printing received faxes ....................... 96 receiving faxes ................................... 97 scanning ............................................ 99 sending faxes ..................................... 97 software ............................................. 99 telephone line or connections ............ 97 paper jam ............................................ 107 print quality ......................................... 115 Two-line telephone system ...................... 46 TX Lock turning on/off ......................................... 24 V Voice Mail ................................................ 40 Volume, setting beeper ................................................... 21 ring ........................................................ 21 speaker ................................................. 21 W Warranties ................................................. iii Canada .................................................. vi Notice-Disclaimer ................................... iii USA ....................................................... iv 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 .