Brother MFC 990CW User Manual

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Changing fax resolution5
The quality of a fax can be improved by 
changing the fax resolution.
aPress (Fax ).
bPress dor c to display 
Fax Resolution .
cPress Fax Resolution .
dPress the resolution you want. 
Note
You can choose four different resolution 
settings for monochrome faxes and two 
for colour.
If you choose S.Fine or Photo and then 
use the  Colour Start  key to send a fax, 
the machine will send the fax using the 
Fine setting.
 
Dual access 
(Monochrome only)5
You can dial...

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Overseas Mode5
If you are having difficulty sending a fax 
overseas due to possible interference on the 
telephone line, we recommend that you turn 
on the Overseas mode. After you send a fax 
using this feature, the feature will turn itself 
off.
aPress (Fax ).
bLoad your document.
cPress dor c to display 
Overseas Mode .
dPress Overseas Mode .
ePress On (or  Off).
Delayed Faxing 
(Monochrome only)5
During the day you can store up to 50 faxes 
in the memory to be sent within 24-hours....

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Setting your changes as a 
new default5
You can save the fax settings for 
Fax Resolution
, Contrast, 
Glass ScanSize , Preview and 
Real Time TX  you use most often by 
setting them as default. These settings will 
stay until you change them again.
aPress (Fax ).
bPress dor c to choose the menu option 
that you want to change. Press your new 
option.
Repeat this step for each setting you 
want to change.
cAfter changing the last setting, press 
d or c to display  Set New Default ....

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Out of Memory message5
If you get an  Out of Memory  message 
while scanning the first page of a fax, press 
Stop/Exit  to cancel the fax.
If you get an  Out of Memory  message 
while scanning a subsequent page, you will 
have the option to press  Mono Start to send 
the pages scanned so far, or to press 
Stop/Exit  to cancel the operation.
Note
If you do not want to delete your stored 
faxes to clear the memory, you can send 
the fax in real time. (See  Real time 
transmission  on page...

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Receive modes6
You must choose a receive mode depending on the external devices and telephone services you 
have on your line.
Choose the Receive Mode6
By default, your machine will automatically receive any faxes that are sent to it. The diagram below 
will help you choose the correct mode.
For more detailed information on the receive modes, see Using receive modes on page 45.
 
Receiving a Fax6
Do you want to use the telephone  features of your machine (if available) or  
an external  telephone...

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To set a receive mode follow the instructions below.
aPress  MENU.
bPress aor b to display  Initial Setup .
cPress Initial Setup .
dPress aor b to display  Receive Mode .
ePress Receive Mode .
fPress Fax Only,  Fax/Tel or Manual.
gPress Stop/Exit.
The LCD will display the current receive mode.
 

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Using receive modes6
Some receive modes answer automatically 
(Fax Only and Fax/Tel). You may want to 
change the ring delay before using these 
modes. (See  Ring Delay on page 46.)
Fax only6
Fax only mode will automatically answer 
every call as a fax call.
Fax/Tel6
Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically 
manage incoming calls, by recognizing 
whether they are fax or voice calls and 
dealing with them in one of the following 
ways:
„ Faxes will be automatically received.
„ Voice calls...

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Receive mode settings6
Ring Delay6
If toll saver is  On, then the ring delay setting 
has no effect. See  Setting toll saver 
on pages 81.
aPress  MENU.
bPress aor b to display  Fax.
cPress Fax.
dPress aor b to display 
Setup Receive .
ePress Setup Receive .
fPress aor b to display  Ring Delay .
gPress Ring Delay .
hPress Ring Delay  again.
iPress the number of times the machine 
will ring before it answers ( 2-10 for 
Australia,  1-10 for New Zealand,  0-10 
for some countries).
If you...

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Fax Detect6
If Fax Detect is On:6
Fax Detect is turned On as default.
The machine receives a fax call 
automatically, even if you answer the call. 
When you see Receiving on the LCD or 
when you hear “chirps” through the handset 
you are using, just replace the handset. Your 
machine will do the rest. 
If Fax Detect is  Semi:6
The machine will only receive a fax call 
automatically if you answered it using the 
machine’s handset, cordless handset or 
Speaker Phone. If you answered at...

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Memory Receive 
(Monochrome only)
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You can only use one Memory Receive 
operation at a time: „ Fax Forwarding
„ Fax Storage
„ PC Fax Receive
„ Off
You can change your selection at any time. If 
received faxes are still in the machine’s 
memory when you change the Memory 
Receive operation, a message will appear on 
the LCD. (See  Changing Memory Receive 
Operations  on page 50.)
Fax Forwarding6
When you choose Fax Forward, your 
machine stores the received fax in the 
memory. The machine...