Brother MFC 297C User Manual

Sending a Fax
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Overseas Mode5
If you are having difficulty sending a fax 
overseas due to possible interference on the 
telephone line, we recommend that you turn 
on the Overseas mode. After you send a fax 
using this feature, the feature will turn itself 
off.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bLoad your document.
cPress Menu, 2, 2, 4.
dPress aorb to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
Checking and cancelling 
waiting jobs5
You can check which jobs are still waiting in 
the memory to be sent and cancel a...

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Receive modes6
Choosing the Receive Mode6
By default, your machine will automatically receive any faxes that are sent to it. The diagram below 
will help you choose the correct mode. For more detailed information on the receive modes see 
Using receive modes on page 33 and Receive mode settings on page 34.
 
To set a receive mode follow the instructions below.
aPress Menu, 0, 1.
bPress aorb to choose Fax Only, Fax/Tel, External TAD or Manual.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
The LCD will display the...

Receiving a Fax
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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 Delay on page 34.)
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 recognising 
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 choose the maximum number of 
rings.
(See Operation from extension telephones 
on page 41 and Fax Detect on page 35.)
aPress Menu, 2, 1, 1.
bPress aorb to choose how many times 
the line rings before the machine 
answers.
Press OK.
If you choose 00, the line will not ring at...

Receiving a Fax
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Fax Detect6
If Fax Detect is On:6
The machine receives a fax call 
automatically, even if you answer the call. 
When you see Receiving on the LCD or 
when you hear ‘chirps’ through the handset 
you are using, just replace the handset. Your 
machine will do the rest. 
If Fax Detect is Off:6
If you are at the machine and answer a fax 
call by lifting the handset, press Mono Start 
or Colour Start, then press 2 to receive the 
fax.
If you answered at an extension telephone, 
press l 5...

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Voice Operations7
Voice calls can be made either with an 
extension or external telephone, by dialling 
manually, or by using Speed Dial numbers.
Tone or pulse7
If you are using an external telephone and 
have a pulse dialling service, but need to 
send tone signals (for example, for telephone 
banking), follow the instructions below.
aLift the handset of the external 
telephone.
bPress # on the control panel of your 
machine. Any digits dialled after this will 
send tone signals.
When you hang up,...

Telephone and External devices
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PBX and TRANSFER7
The machine is initially set to Normal, which 
lets the machine connect to a standard PSTN 
(Public Switched Telephone Network) line. 
However, many offices use a central 
telephone system or Private Branch 
Exchange (PBX). Your machine can be 
connected to most types of PBX. The 
machine’s recall feature supports timed break 
recall only (TBR). TBR will work with most 
PBX systems allowing you to gain access to 
an outside line, or transfer calls to...

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To enable the machine to work with BT 
Call Sign (With your external 
telephone only)
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aPress Menu, 2, 0, 3. 
0.Miscellaneous
 
3.BT Call Sign
bPress aorb to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Note
If you turn off BT Call Sign, the receive 
mode stays in Manual. You will need to 
set receive mode again. (See Choosing 
the Receive Mode on page 32.)
 
Caller ID (U.K. and Ireland 
only)7
The Caller ID feature lets you use the Caller 
ID subscriber service offered by many local...

Telephone and External devices
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Printing the Caller ID List7
aPress Menu, 2, 0, 4.
bPress aorb to choose Print Report.
Press OK.
If no ID is stored, the beeper will sound 
and No Caller ID will appear on the 
LCD.
cPress Mono Start or Colour Start.
dAfter printing has finished, press 
Stop/Exit.
Connecting an external 
TAD (telephone 
answering device)
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You may choose to connect an external 
answering device. However, when you have 
an external TAD on the same telephone line 
as the machine, the TAD...

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Connections7
The external TAD must be connected as 
shown in the previous illustration.
aSet your external TAD to one or two 
rings. (The machines Ring Delay setting 
does not apply.)
bRecord the outgoing message on your 
external TAD.
cSet the TAD to answer calls.
dSet the Receive Mode to 
External TAD. (See Choosing the 
Receive Mode on page 32.)
Recording an outgoing 
message (OGM) on an 
external TAD7
Timing is important in recording this 
message. The message sets up the ways to 
handle...