Brother MFC 297C User Manual

Telephone and External devices
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External and extension 
telephones
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Connecting an external or 
extension telephone7
You can connect a separate telephone as 
shown in the diagram below.
 
1 Extension telephone
2 External telephone
When you are using an external telephone, 
the LCD shows Telephone.
Operation from extension 
telephones7
If you answer a fax call on an extension or an 
external telephone plugged into the correct 
socket on the machine, you can make your 
machine take the call by using...

Chapter 7
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This new connection configuration can be 
arranged by contacting BT, Kingston upon 
Hull Telecommunications, your PBX 
maintainer or a qualified telephone 
installation company as appropriate. Simply 
explained, the extension telephone circuit 
should be terminated on a normal modular 
plug (BT 431A style), which in turn should be 
put into the modular socket of the white 
‘T’-shaped connector provided as part of the 
line cord assembly.
Inadvisable connection of extension 
sockets (Fig....

Telephone and External devices
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Changing the remote codes7
If you want to use Remote Activation, you 
have to turn on the remote codes. The preset 
Remote Activation Code is 51. The preset 
Remote Deactivation Code is #51. If you 
want to, you can replace them with your own 
codes.
aPress Menu, 2, 1, 4. 
1.Setup Receive
 
4.Remote Codes
bPress aorb to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
cEnter the new Remote Activation Code.
Press OK.
dEnter the new Remote Deactivation 
Code.
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit....

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How to Dial8
Manual dialling8
Press all of the digits of the fax or telephone 
number.
 
Speed Dialling8
aPress (Speed Dial).
 
bPress OK and the # (hash) 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 aorb to choose Search.
Press OK.
cDo one of the...

Dialling and storing numbers
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Storing numbers8
You can set up your machine to do the 
following types of easy dialling: 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 dialling 
overseas, you can press Redial/Pause as...

Chapter 8
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Setting up groups for 
broadcasting8
Groups, which can be stored in a Speed Dial 
location, allow you to send the same fax 
message to many fax numbers by pressing 
only (Speed Dial), Search, OK, #, the 
two-digit location and Mono Start. First, youll 
need to store each fax number in a Speed-
Dial location. Then you can include them as 
numbers in the Group. Each Group uses up a 
Speed Dial location. You can have up to six 
Groups, or you can assign up to 39 numbers 
in a large Group.
(See...

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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 faxes...

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Reports9
The following reports are available: 
1.XMIT Verify
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 following:...

Section III
CopyIII
Making copies50
 

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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 19.)
 
The LCD shows the default copy setting:
 
1 Copy 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 Mono Start or Colour Start.
Making multiple copies10
You can make up to 99 copies in...