Brother Mfc 790cw User Manual

General Information5
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Accessing Brother 
Support 
(For Windows
®)1
You can find all the contacts you will need, 
such as Web support (Brother Solutions 
Center), Customer Service and Brother 
Authorized Service Centers in  Brother 
numbers  on page i and on the Brother CD-
ROM.
„ Click  Brother Support  on the main menu. 
The following screen will appear:
 
„ To access our web site 
(http://www.brother.com
), click  Brother 
Home Page .
„ To view all Brother Numbers, including 
Customer Service numbers...

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Control panel overview1
MFC-790CW  1
MFC-990CW1
Note
Most of the illustrations in this User’s Guide show the MFC-790CW.
 
1On/Off
You can turn the machine on or off.
2 Message Center keys: „Message Center
Turns the Message Center on or off. Will 
also flash if you have new messages. „
Play/Record  (MFC-790CW)
Plays voice messages stored in the 
memory. Will also let you record telephone 
calls.
„ Play  (MFC-990CW)
Plays voice messages stored in memory. 
„ Erase
Deletes voice messages. 
1 2
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3 Fax and telephone keys:„Speaker Phone
Turns the speaker phone on or off. 
„ Hold  (MFC-790CW)
Lets you place telephone calls on hold.
„ Hold/Intercom  (MFC-990CW)
Lets you place telephone calls on hold.
Also, press this key to speak on the 
intercom or to transfer an incoming call to 
the cordless handset.
„ Redial
Redials the last 30 numbers called. 
„ Pause
Inserts a pause when dialing numbers. 4 Dial Pad
Use these keys to dial telephone and fax 
numbers and as a keyboard...

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6 Mode keys: „Fax
Lets you access Fax mode.
„ Scan
Lets you access Scan mode.
„ Copy
Lets you access Copy mode.
„  Photo Capture
Lets you access PhotoCapture Center
® 
mode.
7 Microphone  Picks up your voice when you speak to another 
party using  Speaker Phone .
8Stop/Exit Stops an operation or exits from a menu.
9 Start keys: „Color Start
Lets you start sending faxes or making 
copies in full color. Also lets you start a 
scanning operation (in color or black & 
white, depending on the...

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9 New Fax(es)When  Fax Preview  is set to On, you can see 
how many new faxes you have received.
10 Voice messages in the machine’s memory Shows how many received voice messages 
are in the memory.
11 History Lets you view a list of outgoing calls and the 
caller ID history.
Also, lets you fax or call the number you have 
chosen from the lists.
12 Warning icon  Appears when there is an error or maintenance 
message; press the Warning icon to view it, 
and then press   to return to...

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Loading paper and 
other print media
2
Note
To print on Photo (4×6) or Photo-L 
(3.5 ×5) paper, you must use the photo 
bypass tray. (See  Loading photo paper  
on page 14.)
 
aIf the paper support flap is open, close it, 
and then pull the paper tray completely 
out of the machine.
 
bLift the paper tray cover (1). 
cWith both hands, gently press and slide 
the paper side guides (1) and paper 
length guide (2) to fit the paper size.
Make sure that the triangular marks (3) 
on the paper side guides...

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dFan the stack of paper well to avoid 
paper jams and misfeeds.
 
Note
Always make sure that the paper is not 
curled.
 
eGently put the paper into the paper tray 
print side down and top edge in first.
Check that the paper is flat in the tray.
 
Note
Be careful that you do not push the paper 
in too far; it may lift at the back of the tray 
and cause feed problems.
 
fGently adjust the paper side guides (1) 
to the paper with both hands.
Make sure the paper side guides...

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iWhile holding the paper tray in place, 
pull out the paper support (1) until it 
clicks, and then unfold the paper 
support flap (2).
 
Note
Do not use the paper support flap for 
Legal paper.
 
Loading envelopes and 
post cards2
About envelopes2
„ Use envelopes that weigh from 20 to 25 lb 
(80 to 95 g/m
2).
„ Some envelopes need margin settings to 
be set in the application. Make sure you 
do a test print first before printing many 
envelops.
CAUTION 
DO NOT use any of the following types...

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How to load envelopes and post cards2
aBefore loading, press the corners and 
sides of envelopes or post cards to 
make them as flat as possible.
Note
If envelopes or post cards are ‘double-
feeding’, put one envelope or post card in 
the paper tray at a time.
 
 
 
 
bPut envelopes or post cards in the paper 
tray with the address side down and the 
leading edge in first as shown in the 
illustration. With both hands, gently 
press and slide the paper side 
guides (1)...

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Loading photo paper2
Note
In Canada, the  photo bypass tray  is 
called the  photo paper tray .
 
Use the photo bypass tray, is located on the 
top of the output paper tray cover, to print on 
Photo 4×6 and Photo L 3.5 ×5 size 
paper. When you use the photo bypass  tray, 
you do not have to take out the paper that is 
in the tray beneath it.
aSqueeze the blue photo bypass tray 
release button (1) using your right index 
finger and thumb and pull the photo 
bypass tray back until it clicks...