Brother Ppf 2900 Plain Paper Fax Manual

SETUP SEND   6 - 8
Using a Printed Cover Page
If you prefer using a printed cover page that you can write on, you can print the 
sample page and attach it to your fax. 
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 8.
2Press  to select PRINT SAMPLE?, and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Fax Start. Your FAX/MFC prints a copy of your cover page.
4Press Stop/Exit.
Advanced Sending Operations
Overseas Mode
After you send a fax using this feature, the feature turns itself off.
1Place the original face down in the ADF.
2Press Menu/Set,...

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Delayed Timer
You can set up the time of day that delayed faxes will be sent. This time will be 
displayed for acceptance or you can override it in Delayed Fax. 
(See 
Delayed FAX, page 6-9.)
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 3.
2Enter the time that you want delayed 
faxes to be sent (in 24-hour format), and 
then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Delayed FAX
During the day you can store up to 50 documents in memory for delayed 
sending. Transmission of these documents will begin at the time of...

SETUP SEND   6 - 10
Delayed Batch Transmission 
Before sending the delayed faxes, your FAX/MFC will economize by sorting all 
the documents in memory by destination and scheduled time. All delayed faxes 
scheduled at the same time to the same fax number will be sent as one 
transmission.
1Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 5.
2Press  to select ON (or OFF), 
and then press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Setting Up Polled Transmit 
Polled Transmit is when you set up your FAX/MFC to wait with a document so 
another fax...

7 - 1   AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS
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7 Auto Dial Numbers 
and Dialing Options
Storing Numbers for Easy Dialing
You can set up your FAX/MFC for easy dialing: One Touch (FAX models 
only), Speed Dial and Groups for Broadcasting faxes.
Storing One Touch Dial Numbers (For FAX Models Only)
You can store 8 fax/phone numbers that you can dial by pressing one key (and 
Fax Start). You also can store names with these numbers. When you press a 
One Touch dial location, the LCD shows the name or number...

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Storing Speed Dial Numbers
For FAX-2800 and MFC-4800, you can store Speed Dial numbers, so when you 
dial you will have to press only five keys. (Search/Speed Dial, #, the two-
digit location, and Fax Start). For FAX-2900 and FAX-3800, you have to press 
six keys. (Search/Speed Dial, #, the three-digit location, and Fax Start).
The FAX-2800 and MFC-4800 have 100 Speed Dial locations. The FAX-2900 
and FAX-3800 have 120 Speed Dial locations.
1For the FAX,...

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Setting Up Groups for Broadcasting
Groups allow you to send the same fax message to many fax numbers. You can 
store the Groups on your One Touch keys (FAX models only) or Speed dial 
locations, and then broadcast by pressing only the One Touch key (FAX models 
only) or Search/Speed Dial, #, the two-digit location, (FAX-2800, MFC-4800) 
or three-digit location (FAX-2900, FAX-3800) and Fax Start. First, you’ll need 
to store each fax number as a One Touch or...

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Dialing Options
You can use your FAX/MFC to make telephone calls by dialing manually or by 
using Search, One Touch (FAX models only) or Speed Dial memory. When you 
dial an auto dial number, the LCD shows the name you’ve stored, or, if you 
haven’t  stored a name, the fax number you’ve stored.
Manual Dialing
—Manual dialing is simply pressing all of the digits of the phone number.
1Pick up the handset—OR— press Hook.
2When you hear a dial tone, dial the call...

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Speed Dialing
1Pick up the handset—OR— Press Hook.
2When you hear a dial tone.
For FAX-2800 and MFC-4800, press Search/Speed Dial, press #, and then 
press the two-digit Speed Dial location.
For FAX-2900 and FAX-3800, press Search/Speed Dial, press #, and then 
the three-digit location. 
(See 
Storing Speed Dial Numbers, page 7-2.)
3If you pressed Hook to dial the call, pick up the handset when the other party 
answers. (The speaker works only one way; the...

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Access Codes and Credit Card Numbers 
Sometimes you may want to choose from among several long distance carriers 
when you make a call.  Rates may vary depending upon the time and destination.  
To take advantage of low rates, you can store the access codes or long-distance 
carriers as One Touch (FAX models only) or Speed Dial numbers.  You can store 
these long dialing sequences by dividing them and setting them up on separate 
keys in any combination.  You...

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Broadcasting
Broadcasting is automatically sending the same fax message to multiple fax 
numbers. Using the Menu/Set key, you can include Groups, One Touch 
locations  (FAX models only), Speed Dial locations plus up to 50 manually 
dialed numbers. If you did not use up any locations for Groups, access codes or 
credit card numbers, you can broadcast faxes automatically to up to 178 
(FAX-2900 and FAX-3800), 158 (FAX-2800) or 150 (MFC-4800) different...