Brother Mfc 5100c Multifunction Owners Manual

SETUP RECEIVE   5 - 4
Advanced Receiving Operations
Operation from Extension Telephone
If you answer a fax call on an extension phone or on an external phone in the 
EXT. jack, you can make your MFC take over by using the Fax Receive Code. 
When you press the Fax Receive Code   5 1, the MFC starts to receive a fax. 
(See 
Easy Receive, page 5-3.)
If you answer a call at an extension or external phone, and no one is on the line, 
assume you’re receiving a fax. At an extension phone, press   5 1, wait for...

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Polling
Polling is the process of retrieving faxes from another fax machine.  You can 
use your MFC to “poll” other machines, or you can have someone poll your 
MFC. 
All parties involved in polling need to set up their fax machines to accommodate 
polling.  When someone polls your MFC to receive a fax, they pay for the call; 
if you poll someone’s fax machine to receive a fax, you pay for the call.
Setting Up Polling Receive
Polling Receive is when you call another fax machine to...

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Canceling a Scheduled Job
You can cancel tasks you’ve scheduled, such as Delayed Fax or Polling 
Transmit. (See 
Canceling a Job in Memory, page 6-7.)
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 6. Any waiting jobs 
appear on the LCD. If no job is waiting, 
the LCD shows NO JOB WAITING.
2If you have more than two jobs waiting, press  to select the job you want to 
cancel, and then press Menu/Set.
—OR—
If you have only one job waiting, go to Step 3.
3Press 1 to cancel—OR—Press 2 to exit without canceling....

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Telephone Services
Your MFC supports the Distinctive Ring telephone service offered by some 
telephone companies.
Distinctive Ring
The term “Distinctive Ring” is used by Brother to identify a phone company 
service that is given many names, depending on the Telephone Company you are 
using. For example, this service may be called SmartRing, RingMaster, Teen-
Ring, Indent-a-Call or Indent-a-Ring.
What Does Your Telephone Company’s “Distinctive Ring” Do?
Your telephone company’s...

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Do You Have Voice Mail?
If you have Voice Mail on the phone line on which you will install your new 
MFC, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the MFC will conflict 
with each other while receiving incoming calls. However, this Distinctive Ring 
feature allows the use of more than one number on your line, so both Voice 
Mail and the MFC can coexist peacefully. If each one has a separate phone 
number, neither will interfere with the other’s work.
If you decide to get...

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Very Important
If you have Voice Mail or a TAD (Telephone Answering Device) and want to 
keep one of your phone numbers dedicated only to fax calls, you must leave the 
MFC in MANUAL mode at all times while using the Distinctive Ring Feature. 
Here’s why: MANUAL mode will never pick up a call by itself, since it is 
«Neutral». When the MFC is in this «neutral» mode, the Distinctive Ring 
Feature can be activated. The Distinctive Ring feature is actually an answering 
mode. So, do...

SETUP SEND   6 - 1
66Setup Send
Before You Begin
You can send a fax from the ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) or from the 
scanner glass.
Sending Faxes Using Multiple Settings
When you send a fax you can choose any 
combination of these settings: set the 
contrast or resolution; send using 
overseas mode, delayed fax timer, 
polling transmission or real time 
transmission. After each menu selection is accepted, the LCD will ask if you 
want to enter other settings: 
Press 1 if you want to select...

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1Unfold the document tray 
extension.
2Unfold the document 
stopper.
3Fan the pages and stagger 
them at a 30 degree angle. 
Insert the pages face up, top 
edge first in the ADF until 
you feel them touch the 
feed roller. 
4Adjust the paper guides to 
fit the width of your original.
Setting the Special Media Lever
You can use the special media lever to select the Regular position (   ) or 
Special position. (   )
To feed special types of originals (such as thin paper, thick paper,...

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Faxing from the Scanner Glass
You can use the scanner glass to fax one page at a time or pages of a book.  
Originals can be letter or A4 size (8.5 inches to 11.7 inches). 
1Lift the document cover. 
2Using the document 
guidelines on the left, 
center the original face 
down on the scanner glass.
3Close the document cover.
4Dial the fax number, and then press Black Fax Start. The MFC starts scanning 
the first page.
5To send a single page, go to Step 7
—OR—
To send multiple pages, go...

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Basic Sending Operations
Contrast
If your document is very light or very dark, you might want to set the contrast. 
Use S.LIGHT to send a very light document. Use S.DARK to send a very dark 
document.
1Place the original face up in the ADF, or 
face down on the scanner glass.
2Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 1. 
3Press  to select AUTO, S.LIGHT or S.DARK, and then press Menu/Set.
4Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The LCD returns to the SETUP 
SEND menu—OR—Press 2 if you are...