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Brother MFC-420CN Manual

Brother MFC-420CN Manual

200 pages3.11 Mb

2If you need to call Customer Service
3Brother numbers
- Register your product
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
- For Customer Service
- Brother fax back system (U SA only)
4Ordering accessories and supplies
- http://www.brothermall.com
- 5Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
- Compilation and Publication Notice
9Safety precautions
- To use the MFC safely
  - Please refer to these instructions for later reference and before attempting any maintenance.
    - WARNING
  - Most of the illustrations in this Users Guide show the MFC-210C.
11Choosing a location
12Quick Reference Guide
14Table of Contents
- 1811
- A
- 19B
- G
- S
- 20I
- R
  - Using this Guide
    - Finding information
    - Symbols used in this Guide
21Introduction
- 22Control panel overview
  - 1
  - 2
  - 3 Ink
  - 4 Dial Pad
  - 5 Mode keys:
  - 6
  - 7
  - 8
  - 239
  - < Stop/Exit
  - A Navigation keys:
  - B
  - C
  - 24Turning the MFC on and off
  - On/Off Setting
    - 25(For MFC-420CN)
    - (For MFC-210C)
    - The external telephone is always available.
- 26Load documents
  - Using the automatic docum ent feeder (ADF) (Not available for MFC-210C)
  - 28Using the scanner glass
- 29About paper
  - Recommended Paper
  - 30Handling and using special pape r
    - INTRODUCTION 1 - 11
    - Paper Type Paper Size Usage
    - 31Paper type and size for each operation
      - 1 - 12 INTRODUCTION
    - 32Paper weight, thickness and capacity
      - * Up to 50 sheets for Legal size paper (20 lb). * Up to 100 sheets of 20 lb.
      - paper tray.
    - Paper capacity of the output paper tray
      - Paper Type Weight Thickness No. of sheets
      - Output Paper Tray
      - Up to 25 sheets of 20 lb (Letter)
        Transparencies or glossy paper must be
      - picked up from the output paper tray one page at a time to avoid smudgin g.
        Legal paper cannot be stack ed on the output
    - 33Printable area
    - 36To load envelopes
- 38About fax machines
  - Custom features
    - Do you have Voice Mail on the phone line?
    - Why should there be problems?
    - How can you avoid possible problems?
  - 39Fax tones and handshake
    - Color Start
- Initial Setup
  - Setting the Date and Time
  - Setting Tone and Pulse dialing mode
41Getting started
- 42Setting the Station ID
- 43General Setup
  - Setting the Mode Timer
  - Setting the Paper Ty pe
  - 44Setting the Paper Size
  - Setting the Ring Volume
  - 45Setting the Beeper Volume
  - Setting the Speaker Volume
  - 46Turning on Automatic Daylight Savings Time
  - Setting the LCD Contrast
47Setup Send
- 48Speed-Dialing
- Search
- Fax Redial
- 49How to Fax (B&W and Color)
  - Color fax transmission
  - Faxing from the ADF (MFC- 420CN only)
    - Stop/Exit
  - 50Faxing from the scanner glass
- 52Basic sending operations
  - Sending faxes using multiple settings
  - Contrast
  - 53Fax Resolution
  - 54Dual Access (Not available for color faxes)
  - 55Real Time Transmission
  - 56Checking job status
  - Canceling a fax in progres s
  - Canceling a scheduled job
- 57Advanced sending operations
  - 58Overseas Mode
  - 59Delayed Fax (Not available for color faxes) (MFC-420CN only)
  - Setting up Polled Transmit (Not available for color faxe s) (MFC-420CN only)
  - 60Delayed Batch Transmission (Not available for color faxes) (MFC-420CN only)
  - Faxing A4 size documents from th e scanner glass
    - SETUP RECEIVE 4 - 1
- Basic receiving operations
  - Choosing the Receive Mode
61Setup Receive
- 62Setting the Ring Delay
- 63Setting the F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
- 64Easy Receive
- 65Printing a reduced incoming fax (Auto Reduction)
- Printing a fax from the memory (MF C-420CN only)
- 66Polling (MFC-420CN only)
- Storing numbers for easy dialing
  - Storing Speed-Dial numbers
67Quick-Dial numbers and dialing options
- 68Changing Speed-Dial numbers
  - Stop/Exit
- 69Setting up Groups for Broadcasting
- 71Dialing options
  - Access codes and credit card numbers
    - Redial/Pause
    - Search/Speed Dial, #02, and Black Start or Color Start, you
    - Search/Speed Dial, #03 and then press 7001 using the dialing
  - Pause
  - Setting up Fax Forwarding
73Remote Fax Options (MFC-420CN only)
- (Not available for color faxes)
  - 74Programming your pager number
  - 75Setting Fax Storage
  - Setting PC Fax Rx
  - 76Turning off Remote Fax Options
  - Setting your Remote Access Code
- 77Remote Retrieval
  - 78Remote commands
- Fax settings and activity
  - Customizing the Transmission Verification Report
80Printing reports
- 81Setting the Journal Period
- 82Printing reports
- Using the MFC as a copier
  - Enter Copy mode
83Making copies
- 85Using the Copy Options key (Temporary settings)
  - 86Changing the temporary copy setti ngs
    - Use the Copy Options key to quickly set the following copy settings temporarily for the next copy.
    - 87Increasing copy speed or quality
    - 88Enlarging or reducing the image copied
    - 92Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) (MFC-420CN only)
- 95Changing the default copy settings
  - Increasing copy speed or qu ality
  - Adjusting brightness
  - Adjusting contrast
  - 96Adjusting color saturation
  - Out of Memory message
- 97Legal limitations
- Introduction
98Walk-Up PhotoCapture Center
- 99PhotoCapture Center requirements
- 100Getting started
  - PhotoCapture
- 102Printing the Index (Thumbnails)
- 103Printing images
  - 105DPOF printing
  - 106Changing the default se ttings
    - Increasing print speed or quality
    - Setting the paper & size
  - 110Understanding the Error Messages
112Important information
- 114Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)
- 119Trademarks
- Troubleshooting
  - Error messages
120Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
- 121TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 2
- 12211 - 3 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
- 123TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 4
- 11 - 9 TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
- 128If you are having difficulty with your MFC
- 132Compatibility
- 133How to improve print quality
  - Cleaning the print head
  - 134Checking the print qu ality
  - 136Checking the printing al ignment
- 137Checking the ink volume
  - 138Packing and shipping the MFC
- 141Routine maintenance
  - Cleaning the scanner
  - 142Cleaning the MFC printer platen
  - 143Replacing the ink cartridg es
147A
- Setting up telephone services
  - Distinctive Ring
    - What does your telephone companys Distinctive Ring do?
- Appendix A
  - 148What does Brothers Distinctive Ring do?
  - Do you have Voice Mail?
  - 149Before you choose the ring pattern to register
  - 150Registering the Distinctiv e Ring pattern Very important!
  - 151Caller ID
    - 152Viewing Caller ID List
    - Printing Caller ID List
  - 153Advanced receiving operations
    - Operation from extension telephones
    - Fax/Tel mode when power ke y is On
    - Fax/Tel mode when power ke y is Off
    - 154Using a cordless external handset
    - Changing the remote codes
    - 156Connecting an external teleph one answering device (TAD)
      - Sequence
    - 159Special line considerations
      - Roll over phone line s
      - Two-line phone system
      - 160Converting telephone wall outlets
      - 161Installing MFC, external two-line TAD and two-line telephone
    - 162Multi-line connections (PBX)
      - If you are installing the MFC to work with a PBX
    - Custom features on your phone line
163B
- On-screen program ming
  - Menu table
  - Memory storage
- Appendix B
  - 164Navigation keys
    - ....
      - 165APPENDIX B B - 3
      - The factory settings are shown in Bold.
        to exit Select & Set Select & Set
        to accept
      - 166B - 4 APPENDIX B
      - 167APPENDIX B B - 5
      - 168B - 6 APPENDIX B
      - 169APPENDIX B B - 7
        170B - 8 APPENDIX B
        The factory settings are shown in Bold. *1 See the complete Software Users Guide on the CD-ROM.
      - 171APPENDIX B B - 9
      - 172B - 10 APPENDIX B
    - 173Entering Text
      - Inserting spaces
      - Making corrections
      - Stop/Exit
      - Repeating letters
175G
- Glossary
  - 179Black Start or Color Start to start the dialing process.
180S
- Product description General
- Specifications
  - 181Print media
  - 182Copy
  - 183PhotoCapture Center
  - 184Fax
  - 185Scanner
  - 186Printer
  - Interfaces
    - SPECIFICATIONS S - 8
  - 187Computer requirements
  - 188Consumable items
  - 189Network (LAN) (MFC-420CN only)
  - 190Optional External Wireless Print/Scan Server (NC-2200w)
- 191Index
  - A
  - B
  - C
  - 192D
  - E
  - F
  - 193G
  - H
  - I
  - J
  - L
  - M
  - O
  - 194P
  - Q
  - R
  - 195S
  - T
    - REMOTE RETRIEVAL ACCESS CARD (MFC-420CN ONLY) R - 1
- 197Remote Retrieval Access c ard (MFC-420CN only)
  - CCESS
  - ETRIEVAL
  - EMOTE
    - O
    - R
    - M
    - R
  - C
  - A
  - R
    - C
    - E
    - C HECK R ECEIVING S
    - ARD
    - 198R - 2
      - Remote Commands
      - Press
      - .
      - .
      - ,
      - R
      - F
        Changing Remote Access Code
        The cannot be changed.
        Enter a three-digit number from 000 to 999.
        Press
      - C
      - P
      - /F
      - F
      - S
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