Brother MFC 8460N User Manual

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Storing numbers8
You can set up your machine to do the 
following types of easy dialing: One-Touch, 
Speed-Dial and Groups for Broadcasting 
faxes. You can also specify the default 
resolution for each One-Touch and 
Speed-Dial number. When you dial a 
quick-dial number, the LCD shows the name, 
if you stored it, or the number. A scan profile 
can also be stored along with the fax number 
or E-mail address.
If you lose electrical power, the quick-dial 
numbers stored in...

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MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW: 8
aPress Menu, 2, 3, 1. 
23.Set Quick-Dial
1.One-Touch Dial
One-Touch:
Select One-Touch
bPress the One-Touch key where you 
want to store a number.
cPress a or b to select Fax/Tel, 
E-Mail or IFAX. PressOK.
dChoose one of the options below:
„Enter the number (up to 20 
characters) if you selected Fax/Tel. 
PressOK.
„Enter the E-mail address (up to 60 
characters) if you selected E-Mail 
or IFAX. Use the chart on Entering 
Text on page 157 to help you enter...

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Storing Speed-Dial numbers8
You can store your frequently used numbers 
as Speed-Dial numbers. The machine can 
store 300 Speed-Dial numbers.
MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN and 
MFC-8670DN:
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aPress Menu, 2, 3, 2. 
23.Set Quick-Dial
2.Speed-Dial
Speed-Dial? #
Enter & OK Key
bUse the dial pad to enter a three-digit 
Speed-Dial location number (001–300). 
PressOK.
cEnter the phone or fax number (up to 20 
characters). PressOK.
dChoose one of the options below:
„Enter the name using...

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fIf you want to save a fax/scan resolution 
along with the number, choose one of 
the options below:
„If you selected Fax/Tel in c, press 
a or b to select Std, Fine, S.Fine 
or Photo. 
PressOK and then go to h.
„If you selected E-Mail in c, press 
a or b to select B/W200x100, 
B/W200dpi, Color150dpi, 
Color300dpi or Color600dpi. 
PressOK and then go to g.
„If you selected IFAX in c, press a 
or b to select Std, Fine or Photo. 
PressOK and then go to h.
„PressOK if you don’t want to change...

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8 Setting up Groups for 
broadcasting8
If you often want to send the same fax 
message to many fax numbers you can set 
up a group. 
Groups are stored on a One-Touch key or a 
Speed-Dial number. Each group uses up a 
One-Touch key or a Speed-Dial location. You 
can then send the fax message to all the 
numbers stored in a group just by pressing a 
One-Touch key or entering a Speed-Dial 
number, and then pressing Start.
Before you can add numbers to a group, you 
need to...

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Note
• If you have selected Fax/IFAX in d and 
added One-Touch or Speed-Dial numbers 
that are stored as ‘IFAX’, you cannot 
select S.Fine.
• When you create a group or broadcast 
using Scan to E-mail only B/W200x100 
and B/W200dpi are available. The file 
format can be TIFF or PDF.
 
iSelect the file format (TIFF or PDF) that 
will be used to send to your computer. 
jDo one of the following:
„To store another group for 
broadcasting, go to b.
„To finish storing groups for 
broadcasting,...

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Remote fax options let you receive faxes 
while you are away from the machine.
You can only use one fax option at a time.
Fax Forwarding
The fax forwarding feature lets you 
automatically forward your received faxes to 
another machine. 
aPress Menu, 2, 5, 1. 
25.Remote Fax Opt
1.Fwd/Page/Store
aOff
bFax Forward
Select ab & OK
bPress a or b to select Fax Forward. 
PressOK.
The LCD will ask you to enter the fax 
number you want your faxes to be 
forwarded to.
cEnter the forwarding number using dial...

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Paging
When Paging is selected, your machine dials 
the pager number you’ve programmed, and 
then dials your Personal Identification 
Number (PIN). This activates your pager so 
you will know that you have a fax message in 
the memory.
aPress Menu, 2, 5, 1. 
25.Remote Fax Opt
1.Fwd/Page/Store
aOff
bFax Forward
Select ab & OK
bPress a or b to select Paging.
cEnter your pager phone number 
followed by # # (up to 20 digits).
PressOK.
Do not include the area code if it is the 
same as that of...

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PC Fax Receive
If you turn on the PC-Fax Receive feature 
your machine will store received faxes in 
memory and send them to your PC 
automatically. You can then use your PC to 
view and store these faxes.
Even if you have turned off your PC (at night 
or on the weekend, for example), your 
machine will receive and store your faxes in 
its memory. The LCD will show the number of 
stored faxes received, for example: 
PC Fax Msg:001
When you start your PC and the PC-FAX 
Receiving...

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Changing Remote Fax 
Options
If received faxes are left in your machine’s 
memory when you change to another remote 
fax option, the LCD will ask you the following 
message:
 
25.Remote Fax Opt
  Erase All Fax?
a1.Yes
b2.No
Select ab & OK
„If you press 1, faxes in the memory will be 
erased or printed before the setting 
changes. If a backup copy has already 
been printed it will not be printed again.
„If you press 2, faxes in the memory will not 
be erased or printed and the setting will be...