Brother Mfc 6890cdw User Manual

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Contrast5
If your document is very light or very dark, you 
may want to change the contrast. For most 
documents the factory setting  Auto can be 
used. It automatically chooses the suitable 
contrast for your document. 
Use  Light  when sending a light document. 
Use  Dark  when sending a dark document.
aPress ( Fax).
bPress  dor c to display  Contrast .
cPress Contrast .
dPress Auto, Light  or Dark . 
Note
Even if you choose  Light or Dark , the 
machine will send the fax using the...

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Dual access 
(Black & White only)5
You can dial a number and start scanning the 
fax into memory—even when the machine is 
sending from memory, receiving faxes or 
printing PC data. The LCD shows the new job 
number and available memory.
The number of pages you can scan into the 
memory will vary depending on the data that 
is printed on them.
Note
If the  Out of Memory  message appears 
while scanning a document, press 
Stop/Exit  to cancel or  Black Start to send 
the scanned pages....

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Note
The number of pages you can scan into 
the memory depends on the amount of 
data that is printed on each page.
 
Delayed Batch Transmission 
(Black & White only)5
Before sending the delayed faxes, your 
machine will help you economize by sorting 
all the faxes in the memory by destination and 
scheduled time. All delayed faxes that are 
scheduled to be sent at the same time to the 
same fax number will be sent as one fax to 
save transmission time.
aPress (Fax).
bPress  dor c to...

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Restoring all fax settings to 
the factory settings5
You can restore all the fax settings you have 
changed to the factory settings. These 
settings will stay until you change them again.
aPress ( Fax).
bPress  dor c to display 
Factory Reset .
cPress Factory Reset .
dPress Yes.
ePress  Stop/Exit .
Sending a fax manually5
Manual transmission lets you hear the 
dialing, ringing and fax-receiving tones while 
sending a fax.
Note
If you are sending a multiple page fax, use 
the ADF.
 
aPress (...

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Receive modes6
Choose the correct Receive Mode6
The correct Receive mode is determined by the external devices and telephone subscriber 
services (Voice Mail, Distinctive Ring, etc.) you have (or will be using) on the same line as the 
Brother machine.
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Will you be using a Distinctive Ring number for receiving faxes? 
Brother uses the term “Distinctive Ring” but different telephone companies may have other names for this 
service such as Custom Ringing, RingMaster, Personalized...

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To set the receive mode follow the instructions below:6
aPress  MENU.
bPress  aor b to display  Initial Setup .
cPress Initial Setup .
dPress aor b to display  Receive Mode .
ePress Receive Mode .
fPress Fax Only , Fax/Tel , External TAD  or Manual .
gPress Stop/Exit .
The LCD will display the current receive mode.
 

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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 52.)
Fax only6
Fax only mode will automatically answer 
every call as a fax call.
Fax/Tel6
Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically 
manage incoming calls, by recognizing 
whether they are fax or voice calls and 
handling them in one of the following ways:
„ Faxes will be automatically received.
„ Voice calls...

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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, keep the ring delay setting of 4 rings.
(See  Using external and extension 
telephones  on page 77 and  Easy Receive 
on page 53.)
aPress  MENU.
bPress  aor b to display  Fax.
cPress  Fax.
dPress  aor b to display 
Setup Receive .
ePress Setup Receive .
fPress aor b to...

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Easy Receive6
If Easy Receive 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 Easy Receive is  Off:6
If you are at the machine and answer a call 
first by lifting a handset, then press 
Black Start  or Color Start , and then press 
Receive  to receive.
If you answered at an extension...

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Setting the Receiving Priority6
When a Ledger Color fax is sent to your machine, your machine will receive  either a Ledger 
black & white fax or a Letter Color fax depending on the Receiving Priority setting. If your receiving 
priority is  B&W(Max.LGR) , you will receive a Ledger black & white fax. If your receiving priority is 
Color(Max.LTR) , you will receive a Letter Color fax.
Note
The default setting is  B&W(Max.LGR), so the machine cannot receive a color fax unless you 
change the...