Brother Mfc 8600 12ppm 600dpi Multifunction Laser Fax Printe Owners Manual

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Distinctive Ringing
This machine feature lets you use the Distinctive Ringing subscriber service
offered by some telephone companies, which allows you to have several
telephone numbers on one phone line. Each phone number has its own
Distinctive Ringing pattern, so youÕll know which phone number is ringing.
This is one way you can have a separate phone number for your machine.
Your machine has a Distinctive Ringing function, allowing you to dedicate
one phone number just for receiving...

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Registering your Distinctive Ringing Pattern
If you are not sure which ring pattern you have, call your telephone
company. Then assign that pattern in the steps below.
1Set the machine to MANUAL mode.
2For the FAX, press Function, 0, 1.
For the MFC, press 
Function, 1, 0, 1.
The screen displays the current setting of this feature.
3Press  or  to select the SET Mode.
4Press Set when the screen displays DISTINCTIVE:SET?
5Press  or  to select the prestored ring pattern you want to assign...

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Caller ID
The Caller ID feature of this machine lets you use the Caller ID subscriber
service offered by many local phone companies.   This service provides
you, by means of the screen display,  the name or telephone number of
your caller as the line rings. (See Printing Caller ID List, page 5-14.)
After a few rings, the screen displays the telephone number of your caller
(or name, if available).  Once you pick up the  handset, the Caller ID
information disappears from the screen, but...

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Clearing a Caller ID Stored in Memory
For effective use of the memory, we recommend that you clear the Caller
IDs stored in memory by pressing 
Clear when the display shows each caller
ID number or name.
Printing Caller ID List
1For the FAX, press Function, 0, 2.
For the MFC, press 
Function, 1, 0, 2.
2Press  or  to select PRINT REPORT? and press Set.
3Press Start.
Call Waiting Caller ID
(For FAX 4750, MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and MFC 8700)
The Call Waiting Caller ID feature lets you use...

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Before You  Begin
nDocuments must be between 5.8 and 8.5 inches wide, and 3.9 and 14.1
inches long. Your machine can scan an image only 8.15 inches wide,
regardless of how wide the paper is.
nMake sure you insert documents face down, top edge first.
nAdjust the paper guides
to fit the width of your
document.
nThe MFC 8300 and MFC 8600Õs ADF (automatic document feeder) can
hold up to 30 pages, feeding each one individually through the machine.
Use standard (17 lbÐ24 lb) paper when...

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If you send faxes from a computer on the same phone line and your Brother
machine intercepts them, set Easy Receive to OFF.
Sending Faxes with Multiple Settings
When you send a fax you can choose any          ACCEPTEDcombination of the available settings:  add
a coverpage and select a comment; set the
contrast or resolution; send using overseas        
OTHER SETTINGS?
1.YES 2.NO
mode, call reservation or delayed fax timer,
polling transmission or real time transmission. After each...

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Dual Access
You can scan up to 50 documents into the fax memory, even while the
machine is receiving or sending another fax (from memory). You can set
temporary settings for each fax youre scanning, except Timer and Polling.
If you try to scan in and store a 51st fax, the machine will send it
immediately, without storing it in memory.
If you get a MEMORY FULL message while scanning the first page of a
fax, press 
Stop to cancel scanning.  If you get a MEMORY FULL message
while scanning in...

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5Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The display returns to
the SETUP SEND menuÑORÑPress 
2 if you are finished choosing
settings and go to Step 6.
6Enter fax number and press Start.
Checking the Jobs Status
Check which jobs are still waiting in memory to be sent. (If no jobs are
waiting, the screen displays NO JOB WAITING.) (See Canceling a Job in
Memory on this page.)
1For the FAX, press Function, 4.
For the MFC, press 
Function, 1, 4.
2If you have multiple jobs waiting,...

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Basic Sending Operations
Composing Electronic Cover Page
The cover page is generated at the receiving partyÕs machine. Your cover
page includes the name stored in the One Touch or Speed Dial memory. If
youÕre dialing manually, the name is left blank. (See One Touch and Speed
Dialing, pages 8-1, 8-2.)
The cover page indicates your Station ID, and the number of pages youÕre
sending. If you have Cover Page Setup set to ON, the number of pages
remains blank. (For the FAX, 
Function 3 1. For...

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Composing Your Own Comments
You can set up two custom comments.
1For the FAX, press Function, 3, 2.2.COVERPAGE MSG
For the MFC, press Function, 1, 3, 2.
2Use  or  to choose position 5 or 6
for your customized comment and press 
Set.
3Use the dial pad to enter yourACCEPTEDcustomized comment and press Set.
(See Entering Text, page 4-2.)
4Press 1 if you want to select additionalOTHER SETTINGS?
1.YES 2.NOsettings. The display returns to the
SETUP SEND menuÑORÑPress 
2 to exit.
Cover Page...