Brother MFC 8420 User Manual

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Sett in g t he Prin t Den sity
You can adjust print density, making your printed pages darker or 
lighter.
1If it is not illuminated in green, press   (Fax).
2Press Menu, 2, 1, 6.
3Press   to make the print darker.
—OR—
Press   to make the print light er.
Press 
Set.
4Press Stop/Exit.
21.Setup Receive
6.Print Density
-+
Select   & Set
 

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Advanced receiving operations
Operation from extension telephones
If you answer a fax call on an extension telephone,  or an external 
telephone in the EXT. jack, you can make your MFC take the call by 
using the Fax Receive Code. When you press the Fax Receive Code 
51, the MFC starts to receive a fax. 
(See Easy Receive on page 5-4.)
If t he MFC answers a voice call and pseudo/double-rings f or you to 
take over, use the Telephone Answer Code 
#51 to take the call at an 
extension...

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Using  a cordless extern al handset
If your cordless telephone is connected t o t he EXT. jack of the MFC 
and you typically carry the cordless handset elsewhere, it is easier to 
answer calls during the Ring Delay. If you let t he MFC answer first, 
you will have to go to the MFC so you can press 
Hook to transfer the 
call to the cordless handset.
Changing the remote codes 
Remote Codes might not work with some t elephone systems. The 
preset Fax Receive Code is 
51. The preset...

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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.
Everyone who is involved in Polling needs to set up their fax 
machines for Polling. When someone polls your MFC to receive a 
fax,  they pay f or t he call. If you poll someone’s fax machine to receive 
a f ax, you pay for the call.
Setting up Polling Receive
Polling Receive is when you call another fax machine to...

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Setting up Sequential Polling Receive
Your MFC can ask for faxes from several fax units in a single 
operation (Sequential Polling Receive).  Aft erwards, a Sequential 
Polling Report will be printed.
1If it is not illuminated in green, press   (Fax).
2Press Menu, 2, 1, 7.
3Press  or  to select On (or 
Off).
Press Set.
4Enter the f ax machines you want 
to poll using O ne-Touch,  Speed-Dial, a Group or the dial pad. 
You must press 
Set between each fax number.
5Press Start. Your...

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Telephone services
Your MFC supports the Distinctive Ring t elephone service that some 
telephone companies off er.
Distinctive Ring
Brother uses the t erm ‘Distinctive Ring’ but different telephone 
companies have ot her names f or this service such as SmartRing, 
RingMaster,  Teen-Ring, I ndent -a-Call or Indent-a-Ring.
What does your telephone company’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
Your telephone company’s Distinctive Ring service allows you to 
have more than one number on the same...

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Do you have Voice Mail?
If you have Voice Mail on the phone line that you will install your new 
MFC on, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the MFC will 
conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls. However, the 
Distinctive Ring feature allows you to use more than one 
number on your line, so both Voice Mail and the MFC can work 
together without any problems. If each one has a separat e phone 
number, neither will int erfere with the other’s...

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■The MFC will only answer calls to its registered number.
■The f irst two rings are silent  on the MFC. This is because the fax 
must «listen» to the ring pat tern (to compare it to the patt ern that 
was ‘registered’). (Other telephones on the same line will ring.)
■If you program the MFC properly, it will recognize the registered 
ring patt ern of the ‘fax number’ within 2 ring patterns and then 
answer with a fax tone. When t he ‘voice number’ is called, t he 
MFC will not...

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Caller ID
Af ter a few rings, the LCD shows the telephone number of  your caller 
(or name, if available). Once you pick up the handset, the Caller ID 
information disappears from the LCD, but  the call inf ormation 
remains stored in t he Caller ID memory.
■You will see the first 16 characters of the number (or name).
■Out of Area display means call originated outside your Caller 
ID service area.
■Private Call display means the caller has intentionally 
blocked transmission of...

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Viewing Caller ID List
Caller ID memory stores information for up to thirty calls. When the 
thirty-first call comes in, information about the first call is erased. You 
can scroll through Caller ID information to review those calls made to 
your MFC.
1Press Menu, 2, 0, 5.
2Press   or   to select 
Display #.
Press 
Set.
If the name was not received, it will 
not be displayed.
3Press   or   to scroll through the Caller I D memory to 
select the Caller ID you want to view, and then...