Brother MFC 425CN User Manual

IMPORTANT INFORMATION   11 - 5
12All persons using this device for recording telephone 
conversations shall comply with New Zealand law. This requires 
that at least one party to the conversation is to be aware that it 
is being recorded. In addition, the Principles enumerated in the 
Privacy Act 1993 shall be complied with in respect to the nature 
of the personal information collected, the purpose for its 
collection, how it is to be used and what it disclosed to any other 
party.
13Do not place this...

11 - 6   IMPORTANT INFORMATION
21Do not attempt to service this product yourself, because 
opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous 
voltage points and/or other risks. Refer all servicing to service 
personnel.
22Unplug this product from the mains power and telephone line 
sockets, and refer servicing to qualified Service Personnel 
under the following conditions:
■If the power cord is damaged or frayed.
■If liquid has been spilled into the product.
■If the product has been exposed to rain...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION   11 - 7
IMPORTANT-For Your Safety
To ensure safe operation the three-pin plug supplied must be 
inserted only into a standard three-pin power point which is 
effectively grounded through the normal household wiring.
Extension cords used with the equipment must be three-conductor 
and be correctly wired to provide connection to ground. Incorrectly 
wired extension cords are a major cause of fatalities.
The fact that the equipment operates satisfactorily does not imply 
that the...

11 - 8   IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Important Information for Some 
Countries
Important Safety Instructions
1Read all of these instructions.
2Save them for later reference.
3Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
4Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not 
use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
5Do not place this product near water.
6Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. 
The product may drop, causing serious damage...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION   11 - 9
11If an extension cord is used with this product, make sure that the 
total ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension 
cord do not exceed the extension cord ampere rating.
12Do not place anything in front of the machine that will block 
received faxes. Do not place nything in the path of received 
faxes.
13Do not touch a document during printing.
14Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet 
slots, since they may touch dangerous voltage...

11 - 10   IMPORTANT INFORMATION
17To protect your product against power surges, we recommend 
the use of a power protection device (Surge Protector).
LAN connection (MFC-425CN only)
Caution
Do not connect this product to a LAN connection that is subject to 
over-voltages.
For protection against the risk of electrical shock, always 
disconnect all cables from the wall outlet before servicing, 
modifying or installing the equipment.
This equipment may not be used on coin service lines provided 
by the...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION   11 - 11
Trademarks
The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.
Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.
Multi-Function Link is a registered trademark of Brother International 
Corporation.
© 2005 Brother Industries, Ltd. All rights reserved.
Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft in the 
U.S. and other countries.
Macintosh and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple 
Computer, Inc.
PaperPort and OmniPage OCR...

12 - 1   TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
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Troubleshooting 
Error messages
As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur. If this 
happens, your machine identifies the problem and displays an error 
message. The most common error messages are shown below.
You can correct most problems by yourself. If you need additional 
help, the Brother Solutions Center offers latest FAQs and 
troubleshooting tips.
Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com
.
Troubleshooting and routine...

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Ink EmptyOne or more of the ink cartridges 
is empty. The machine will stop all 
print operations. While memory is 
available, black and white faxes 
will be received into memory. If a 
sending machine has a colour fax, 
the machine’s ‘handshake’ will 
request that the fax be sent as 
black and white. If the sending 
machine has the ability to convert 
it, the colour fax will be received 
into memory as a black and white 
fax.Replace the ink cartridges....

12 - 3   TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
Out of MemoryThe machine’s memory is full. (Fax sending or copy operation in process)
Press Stop/Exit and wait until the other 
operations in progress finish and then try again.
—OR—
(MFC-425CN only) Clear the data in the 
memory. To gain extra memory, you can turn 
off Fax Storage. (See Setting Fax Storage on 
page 6-2.)
—OR—
(MFC-425CN only) Print the faxes that are in 
the memory.  
(See Printing a fax from the memory 
(MFC-425CN only) on page 4-5.)...