Brother MFC 425CN User Manual

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS (MFC-425CN ONLY)   6 - 8
Retrieving fax messages
You can call your machine from any touch tone phone and have your 
fax messages sent to a fax machine.
1Dial your fax number.
2When your machine answers, during a period of silence enter 
your Remote Access Code (3 digits followed by  ). If you hear 
one long beep, you have messages.
3As soon as you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 
962.
4Wait for the long beep, and then use the dial pad to enter the 
number of the remote...

7 - 1   PRINTING REPORTS
7
Fax settings and activity
You need to set up the Transmission Verification Report and Journal 
Period in the menu table.
Press 
Menu/Set, 2, 4, 1.
—OR—
Press 
Menu/Set, 2, 4, 2.
Customizing the Transmission Verification 
Report
You can use the Transmission Verification 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 select On or 
On+Image, the report will print for every fax you...

PRINTING REPORTS   7 - 2
Setting the Journal Period
You can set the machine to print a journal at specific intervals (every 
50 faxes, 6, 12 or 24 hours, 2 or 7 days). If you set the interval to Off, 
you can print the report by following the steps on the next page.
The default setting is Every 50 Faxes.
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 4, 2.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to choose an interval.
Press 
Menu/Set.
(If you choose 7 days, the LCD will ask you to choose a day on 
which to begin the 7-day countdown.)
3Enter the time to...

7 - 3   PRINTING REPORTS
Printing reports 
Following reports are available: 
How to print a report
1For MFC-215C, press Menu/Set, 5.
For MFC-425CN, press 
Menu/Set, 6.
2Press ▲ or ▼ to select the report you want.
Press 
Menu/Set.
—OR—
Enter the number of the report you want to print.
For example, press 
2 to print the Help List.
3Press Mono Start.
1.XMIT VerifyPrints a Transmission Verification Report for your 
last transmission.
2.Help ListPrints the Help List so you can see at-a-glance 
how to quickly...

MAKING COPIES   8 - 1
8
Using the machine as a copier
You can use your machine as a copier, making up to 99 copies at a 
time.
Enter Copy mode
Before making copies, make sure that   (Copy) is illuminated 
in green. If it is not, 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 Setting the 
Mode Timer on page 2-3.)
Making copies
Copy Ratio
The LCD shows the default copy setting
Quality No of Copies
 

8 - 2   MAKING COPIES
Making a single copy
1Press  (Copy) to illuminate it in green.
2Load your document.
(See Load documents on page 1-6.)
3Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
Making multiple copies
1Press  (Copy) to illuminate it in green.
2Load your document.
3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want  
(up to 99).
4Press Mono Start or Colour Start.
Stop copying
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.
To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.
(MFC-425CN only) To sort the copies, press the Copy 
Options...

MAKING COPIES   8 - 3
Using the Copy Options key 
When you want to quickly change the copy settings temporarily for 
the next copy, use the 
Copy Options key. You can use different 
combinations.
These settings are temporary, and the machine returns to its 
default settings 60 seconds after it finishes copying. However if 
you have set the Mode Timer to 0 or 30 seconds, the machine 
returns to the default settings after the number of seconds that 
has been set for mode timer. (See Setting the Mode Timer...

8 - 4   MAKING COPIES
Changing the temporary copy settings
Use the Copy Options key to quickly set the following copy 
settings temporarily for the next copy.
After you choose your settings by pressing 
Menu/Set, the LCD 
shows Set temporarily.
Press 
Mono Start or Colour Start if you’re finished choosing 
settings.
—OR—
Press 
▲ or ▼ to select more settings.
Press 
Copy 
OptionsMenu Selections Options Factory 
SettingPage
Quality Fast/Normal/Best Normal8-5
Enlarge/Reduce 50%/69%/78%/83%/ 
93%/97%/100%/...

MAKING COPIES   8 - 5
Increasing copy speed or quality
You can select the copy quality. The default setting is Normal.
1Press  (Copy) to illuminate it in green.
2Load your document.
3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want  
(up to 99).
4Press Copy Options and ▲ or ▼ to select Quality.
Press 
Menu/Set.
5Press ▲ or ▼ to choose the copy quality (Fast, Normal or 
Best).
Press 
Menu/Set.
6Press Mono Start or Colour Start. NormalRecommended mode for ordinary printouts. Good 
copy quality with...

8 - 6   MAKING COPIES
Enlarging or reducing the image copied
You can select the following enlargement or reduction ratios.
Custom(25-400%) allows you to enter a ratio from 25% to 400%.
1Press  (Copy) to illuminate it in green.
2Load your document.
3Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want  
(up to 99).
4Press Copy Options and ▲ or ▼ to select Enlarge/Reduce.
Press 
Menu/Set. Press Copy Options
and   or   to select 
Enlarge/ReduceCustom(25-400%)
200%
198% 10x15cm→A4
186% 10x15cm→LTR
142%...