Brother Ppf 2900 Plain Paper Fax Manual

ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTIONS   2 - 13
4Plug one end of the second telephone line cord for your TAD into the L2 jack 
of the two-line TAD. Plug the other end into the EXT.jack on the left side of the 
FAX/MFC.
You can keep two-line telephones on other wall outlets as always. There are two 
ways to add a two-line telephone to the FAX/MFC’s wall outlet. You can plug 
the telephone line cord from the two-line telephone into the L1+L2 jack of the 
triplex adapter.  Or, you can plug the two-line telephone into the...

2 - 14   ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTIONS
Custom Features on Your Phone Line
If you have Voice Mail, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller ID,  
RingMaster, an answering service, an alarm system or other custom features on 
one phone line, it may create a problem with the operation of your MFC.
(See 
I have difficulty with custom features on a single line., page 13-9.) 

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING   3 - 1
33On-Screen Programming
User-Friendly Programming
We have designed your FAX/MFC with on-screen programming using 
navigation keys. User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of all 
the menu selections your FAX/MFC has to offer.
Since your programming is done on the LCD, we created step-by-step on-screen 
prompts to help you program your FAX/MFC. All you need to do is follow the 
prompts as they guide you through the menu selections and programming 
options....

3 - 2   ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING
Navigation Keys
 
You can access the menu mode by pressing 
Menu/Set. When you enter the Menu, the 
LCD scrolls:
Press 1 for General Setup Menu—OR—
Press 2 for Fax Menu—OR—
Press 3 for Copy Menu—OR—
You can scroll more quickly through the each menu level by pressing  , and 
then set an option by pressing Menu/Set when that option appears on the LCD. 
Then the LCD shows next menu level. Press   to scroll to your next menu 
selection, and then press Menu/Set.
When you finish...

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING   3 - 3
To access the menu, press   Menu/Set.
Main MenuSubmenuMenu 
SelectionsOptionsDescriptionsPage
1. GENERAL 
SETUP1. PAPER SIZE
—LETTER
LEGAL
A4Selects size of 
paper for 
received faxes.
4-1
2. DATE/TIME
——Enter date and 
time for the LCD 
display and 
heading on fax 
transmissions.4-1
3. STATION ID
——Program your 
name, fax 
number and 
telephone 
number to appear 
on each 
transmitted page.4-2
4. VOLUME 1. RINGHIGH
MED
LOW
OFFAdjusts ring 
volume.
4-4
2. BEEPERHIGH
LOW...

3 - 4   ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING
To access the menu, press   Menu/Set.
Main MenuSubmenuMenu 
SelectionsOptionsDescriptionsPage
1. GENERAL 
SETUP
(Continued)5. AUTO 
DAYLIGHT
—ON
OFFChanges for 
Daylight Savings 
Time 
automatically.
4-7
6. TONER 
SAVE
—ON
OFF
Increases life of 
toner cartridge.
4-7
7. SLEEP 
MODE——
Conserves power4-7
8. TONE/
PULSE
(Canada Only)—TONE
PULSE
Selects dialing 
mode
4-7
9. LOCAL 
LANGUAGE
(Canada Only)—
ENGLISH
FRENCH
Allows you to 
change the LCD 
language to 
French.See French...

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING   3 - 5
To access the menu, press   Menu/Set.
Main MenuSubmenuMenu 
SelectionsOptionsDescriptionsPage
2. FAX
(Continued)1. SETUP 
RECEIVE
(Continued)6. PRINT 
DENSITY
-+
Makes prints 
darker or lighter.
5-4
7. POLLING 
RXON
OFFSets up your 
FAX/MFC to 
poll another fax 
machine.5-6
2. SETUP 
SEND
1. CONTRASTAUTO
S.LIGHT
S.DARKChanges 
lightness or 
darkness of a fax 
you are sending.6-5
2. FAX 
RESOLUTIONSTANDARDFINE
S.FINE
PHOTOChanges the 
default setting of 
fax resolution.6-5
3....

3 - 6   ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING
To access the menu, press   Menu/Set.
Main MenuSubmenuMenu 
SelectionsOptionsDescriptionsPage
2. FAX
(Continued)2. SETUP 
SEND
(Continued)9. COVERPAGE 
MSG
—Programs 
customized 
message for fax 
cover page.6-6
0. OVERSEAS 
MODEON
OFFAdjusts for 
sometimes 
difficult overseas 
transmissions.
6-8
3. SET 
AUTO DIAL
1. ONE-TOUCH 
DIAL
(FAX Models 
Only)
—
Store One-Touch 
Dial so you can  
dial by pressing 
only one key.
7-1
2. SPEED-DIAL(1. SPEED-DIAL 
For MFC-4800)—
Store...

ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING   3 - 7
To access the menu, press   Menu/Set.
Main MenuSubmenuMenu 
SelectionsOptionsDescriptionsPage
2. FAX
(Continued)5. REMOTE 
FAX OPT
(Continued)
4. PRINT 
FAX—Prints incoming 
faxes stored in 
the memory.5-6
6. REMAINING 
JOBS
——
Check which jobs 
are in memory or 
cancel a Delayed 
Fax or Polling Job.
5-7, 6-4
0. TEL 
SERVICE
1. DISTINCTIVEON
OFF
SETUses the 
telephone 
company 
Distinctive Ring 
subscriber service 
to register the 
ring pattern with 
the FAX/MFC.8-1
2....

4 - 1   INITIAL SETUP
44Initial Setup
Getting Started
Setting the Paper Size
You can use three sizes of paper for printing your faxes and copies — letter, 
legal and A4.   When you change the kind of paper you have loaded in the 
FAX/MFC, you will need to change the setting for paper size so your FAX/MFC 
can fit the incoming fax on the page.
1Press Menu/Set, 1,1. 
2Press  to select LETTER, LEGAL 
or A4, and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the Date and Time
Your FAX/MFC displays the date...