Brother MFC 8440 User Manual

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS   8 - 5
Remote Retrieval
You can call your MFC from any telephone or fax machine using 
touch tone, then use the Remote Access Code and remote 
commands to retrieve fax messages. Be sure to cut out the Remote 
Retrieval Access Card on the last page and keep it with you at all 
times.
Using your Remote Access Code
1Dial your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine 
using touch tone.
2When your MFC answers, immediately enter your Remote 
Access Code (3 digits followed by  )....

8 - 6   REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
Remote commands
Follow the commands below to access features when you are away 
from the MFC. When you call the MFC and enter your Remote 
Access Code (3 digits followed by  ), the system will give two short 
beeps and you must enter a remote command.
Remote commands Operation details
95 Change the Fax 
Forwarding or Paging 
settings
1 OFF If you hear one long beep, the change has  been accepted. If you hear three short beeps, 
you cannot change it because the conditions 
have...

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS   8 - 7
Retrieving fax messages
1Dial your fax number.
2When your MFC answers, immediately 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 fax machine where you want your fax 
messages sent to followed by 
## (up to 20 digits).
5Hang up after you hear your MFC beep. Your MFC...

9 - 1   PRINTING REPORTS
9
MFC settings and activity
You need to set up the Transmission Verification Report and Activity 
Report Interval in the menu table.
Press 
Menu, 2, 4, 1.
— OR —
Press 
Menu, 2, 4, 2.
Customizing the 
Transmission Verification Report
You can use the Transmission 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   9 - 2
Setting the Fax Activity Report Interval
You can set the MFC to print activity reports 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, 2, 4, 2.
2Press   or   to choose an 
interval. Press 
Set.
(If you choose 7 days, the LCD will 
ask you to choose a day on which 
to begin the 7-day countdown.)
3Enter...

9 - 3   PRINTING REPORTS
Printing reports
Five reports are available:
To print a report
1Press Menu, 5.
2Press   or   to select the report you want.
Press 
Set.
— OR —
Enter the number of the report you want to print. 
For example, press 
1 to print the Help List.
3Press Start.
1.Help ListPrints the Help List so you can see at-a-glance 
how to quickly program your MFC. 
2.Auto DialLists names and numbers stored in the 
One-Touch and Speed-Dial memory, in numerical 
order. 
3.Fax ActivityLists...

MAKING COPIES   10 - 1
10
Using the MFC as a copier
You can use your MFC 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 MFC stays in Copy mode after a copy operation. 
(See  Setting the Mode Timer  on page 4-5.)
The printable area of your MFC begins at approximately 0.14 in. 
(3.64...

10 - 2   MAKING COPIES
Temporary copy settings
You can improve your copies by using the Temporary Copy Keys:  
Enlarge/Reduce, Contrast, Quality, Tray Select, Sort and 
N in 1 (For MFC-8440) or Duplex/N in 1 (For MFC-8640D, 
MFC-8840D and MFC-8840DN). These settings are  temporary, and 
the MFC returns to Fax mode 1 minute after it finishes copying. If you 
want to use these temporary settings again, place the next original in 
the ADF or on the scanner glass within that time. However, if you 
have set...

MAKING COPIES   10 - 3
Making a single copy from the ADF
1Press (Copy ) to illuminate it in green. Place the original 
face up in the ADF.
2Press Start.
Do  NOT  pull on the original while copying is in progress. 
Making multiple copies from the ADF
1Press (Copy ) to illuminate it in green. Insert the original 
face up in the ADF.
2Use the dial pad to enter the number of copies you want 
(up to 99).
3Press Start. 
To stop copying and eject the original, press Stop/Exit.
To sort the copies, press the...

10 - 4   MAKING COPIES
Single or multiple copies using the scanner glass
You can make multiple copies using the scanner glass. Multiple 
copies will be stacked (all copies of page 1, then all copies of page 
2, and so on). Use the Temporary Copy keys to choose more 
settings. (See  Using the copy keys (Temporary settings)  on page 
10-6.)
1Press ( Copy ) to illuminate it in green. Lift the Document 
Cover.
2Using the document guidelines on the left, center the original 
face down on the scanner glass...