Brother Ppf 2800 Plain Paper Fax Machine Owners Manual

INITIAL SETUP   4 - 2
Setting the Station ID
You can store your name, fax number, and telephone number to be printed on 
all fax pages that you send. (See 
Composing Electronic Cover Page, page 6-6.)
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 3.
2Enter your fax number (up to 20 digits), 
and then press Menu/Set. 
You must enter a fax number to proceed.
3Enter your telephone number (up to 20 
digits) and press Menu/Set. If your 
telephone number and fax number are the 
same, enter the same number again.
4Use the dial pad to...

4 - 3   INITIAL SETUP
Inserting Spaces
To enter a space, press   once between numbers and twice between characters.
Making Corrections
If you entered a letter incorrectly and want to change it, press  to move the 
cursor after the last correct letter. Then press Stop/Exit; all letters above and to 
the right of the cursor will be deleted. Re-enter the correct characters. You can 
also back up and type over incorrect letters.
Repeating Letters
If you need to enter a character that is assigned to the same...

INITIAL SETUP   4 - 4
Setting the Ring Volume
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 1.
2Press  to select OFF, LOW, MED or HIGH, and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit. 
—OR—
You can adjust the ring volume when your FAX/MFC is idle. You can turn the 
ring OFF or you can select a ring volume level. 
Press
  to adjust the volume level. With each key press, the FAX/MFC rings 
so you can hear the active setting as the LCD shows it.
Each key press changes the volume. The new setting will remain until you 
change it...

4 - 5   INITIAL SETUP
Setting the Handset Volume
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 4.
2Press   to select HIGH (or LOW), and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
—OR—
You can adjust the handset volume any time you are talking on the telephone. 
There are two handset volume levels, LOW and HIGH. The default setting is 
LOW.
Press   to adjust the volume level. The LCD shows the setting you are 
choosing. The new setting will remain until you change it again.
Choosing the Handset Volume (For Volume Amplify)
Before...

INITIAL SETUP   4 - 6
WARNING
It is important that you do NOT choose PERMANENT unless ALL the 
users are hearing-impaired. Otherwise, the default setting of AMPLIFY may 
damage the hearing of some users.
Setting Volume Amplify
Please carefully read Choosing the Handset Volume on page 4-5 before you do 
the following steps:
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 4, 5.
2If none of the users are hearing-impaired,
 press
  to select VOL AMPLIFY:OFF?, and then press Menu/Set and go 
to Step 4—OR—
If some or all of the users are...

4 - 7   INITIAL SETUP
Turning On Automatic Daylight Savings Time
You can set the FAX/MFC to change automatically for Daylight Savings Time. It 
will reset itself forward one hour in the Spring and backward one hour in the Fall.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 5.
2Press  to select ON (or OFF), 
and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Toner Save
You can conserve toner using this feature. When you set Toner Save to ON, 
print appears somewhat lighter. The default setting is OFF.
1Press Menu/Set, 1, 6.
2Press  to...

SETUP RECEIVE   5 - 1
55Setup Receive
Basic Receiving Operations
Choosing the Receive Mode
There are four different receive modes for your FAX/MFC. You may choose the 
mode that best suits your needs by pressing Receive Mode repeatedly until the 
LCD shows the setting you want to use.
*In FAX/TEL mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. If you have 
extension phones on the line, keep the Ring Delay set to 4 rings. LCD How it works When to use it
FAX ONLY
(automatic receive)The FAX/MFC...

5 - 2   SETUP RECEIVE
To Select or Change Your Receive Mode
1Press Receive Mode. The LCD shows your active setting. 
2Continue to press Receive Mode until your new selection appears. After two 
seconds, the LCD returns to the date and time and shows the new Receive Mode. 
Setting the Ring Delay
The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the FAX/MFC rings 
before it answers.  If you have extension phones on the same line as the FAX/
MFC, keep the Ring Delay default setting of 04. (See 
Easy...

SETUP RECEIVE   5 - 3
Setting the F/T Ring Time (For FAX/TEL Mode Only)
If you set the receive mode to FAX/TEL, you’ll need to determine how long the 
FAX/MFC will send you its special double-ring when you have a voice call.  
This ringing happens after the initial ringing from the phone company.  Only the 
FAX/MFC rings, for 20, 30, 40 or 70 seconds; no other phones on the same line 
ring the special double-ring. However, you can answer the call on any extension 
phone (in a separate wall jack) on the...

5 - 4   SETUP RECEIVE
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 3.
2Use  to select ON, SEMI or OFF, 
and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Printing a Reduced Incoming Fax 
(Auto Reduction)
You can always reduce the size of an incoming fax to a fixed percentage, 
regardless of the size of the paper in your FAX/MFC.  ON lets the FAX/MFC 
choose the level of reduction for you.
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 5. 
2Use  to select ON (or OFF), 
and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the Print Density
If your FAX/MFC is...