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USER’S GU
IDE
FA
X-
2480
C
FA
X-
2580
C
Version
B
Contents
Main
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FAQs (frequently asked questions)
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Brother fax back system (USA only)
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Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
Compilation and Publication Notice
Page
Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only)
BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
Table of Contents
Section I General
1 General Information
2 Loading documents and paper
3 General setup
Section II Fax
5 Sending a fax
6 Receiving a Fax
7 Telephone Services and External devices
8 Dialing and storing numbers
9 Message Center (FAX-2580C only)
10 Remote fax options (Black & White only)
11 Printing Reports
Section III Copy
13 Making copies
Section IV Appendixes
A Safety and Legal
B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
C Menu and Features
D Specifications
E Glossary FIndex
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Section I
Genera l
Page
1
Using the documenta tion
Symbols and conventions use d in th e d ocu me ntat ion
Gene ral Informati on
Control panel over view
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Page
Loading do cuments
Usin g the ADF
Document Size s Supported
Recommended environment
Load in g d ocu me nt s an d pa per
Us ing t he scan ne r gl ass
a
Document Size s Supported
How to loa d documents
b
c
Acceptable paper and other medi a
Rec omm ende d me dia
Ha nd lin g an d us ing m e dia
Paper capacity of the output paper tra y
Brother paper
Choo sing th e righ t me dia
Paper type and size for e ach operation
Paper weight, thickness and ca pacity
Loading paper and other media
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Loading envelopes and post car ds
About envel opes
How to loa d envelopes a nd post cards
a
b
If you have problems when printing on envelopes, try the following suggesti ons:
a b
c
Printab le Area
Genera l se tup
On/Off key
Tu rni n g the m a chi ne o ff
a
Tu rni n g the m a chi ne o n
Mod e Timer
a b
30 Secs, 1 Min, 2 Mins, 5 Mins or Off. Press OK.
Paper setti ngs
Pape r Type
a b
Pape r Size
Volume Se ttings
a b
c
Handset Volume
a b
Choosing the Handset Volume (For Volume Amplify)
Setting Volume Amplify
a
Automatic Daylight Savings Time
a b
LCD display
Secu rity fea ture s
TX Lock (FAX-2480C o nly)
Setting and changing the TX Lo ck pa sswo rd
f
Setti ng up the password
Memory Security (FAX-2580C on ly)
Setting and changing the memor y sec urit y pas swor d
Sett ing a p assw or d for th e first ti me
b
c
f
Changing your memory security password
b
c
d
e
Turning the memory security on /off
b
c
Turning of f the m emory securi ty
b
Section II
Fax
S endi ng a fax
Entering Fa x mode
Faxi ng fr om t he ADF
Faxing from the scanner glass
b c
Broadcasting (Black & Whi te only)
c
d
e
Additional sending operations
Contras t
c d
Cha nging Fa x Res olu ti on
To change the fax resolution for the next fax 5
c
To change t he default fax re solution
b
c
d
Sending in real time for the next fax only
b c
c d
Delayed Faxing
c
Delayed Batch Transmission
b c
c
d e
f
Sending a fax at the end of a conversation (FAX-2480C only )
a
Re c eiv in g a F a x
See Distinctive Ring.
Manual
a b
See Distinctive Ring.
Fax/Tel
Fax Only
Manual
Using recei ve modes
MC:Msg Ctr
Message Center (
Fax on ly
Fax/ Tel
Receive mode settings
Ring Del ay
a b
c
F/T Ring Time (Fax /Tel mo de on ly)
Additional receiving operations
Printing a reduced incoming fax
b
c
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Voice ope rations
Mak in g a te leph on e call
a
b
Telephone Services and External devices
To ne or Pul se ( Can ad a on ly )
a
b
Fax/Tel mode when the power key i s o n
Fax/Tel mode when the power key i s o ff
Telephone se r vice s
Di sti nc tiv e R ing
What does your telephone company's Dis tinctive Ring do?
What does Brother's Distinctive Ring do?
Do you have Voice Mail?
a
b
c
Turning of f Distin ctive Ri ng
a b
c
Printing Ca ller ID List
a b
c d
Connecting an external TAD (telephone answ eri ng d evi ce)
Connections
a
b
c
e f
Recording an outgoing message (OGM) on an exte rn al TA D
a
b c
Sp ecial lin e c onside ration s
a
b
c
d
Mu lti-lin e co nnec tions (PBX)
External and extension phones
Connecting an external or exte nsi on te leph one
Using external and extension tel ephon es
If you answer a call and no one is on the line:
Using a non-Brother cordless external telephone (FA X- 2480C only)
a
b
c
d
How to Dial
Dia li ng and stor ing numb ers
(FAX-2480C)
Search
Fax R edial
Storing numbe rs
St or in g a pa use
(FAX-2580C)
Storing One-Touch dial num bers
a b
a b
c
Changing One-Touch and Sp eed-D ial nu mbe rs
a b
Setting up groups for br oadc as ting
a
b
c
d
e
Message Center (FAX-2580C on ly)
9
Listening t o your OGM
b
c
e
d
Erasing y our OGM
b
c
Fax/Tel OGM (An nounceme nt)
Activating Message Center memory
Managing your messa ges
Mes sage Ind icat or
b
Pl ayi ng v oi ce me ss a ges
a
Additional Message Center o perations
Setting maximum time for inc om ing me ss ages
a
b
Se tti ng toll sa ver
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Fax Forw arding
b
c
d
Remote fax options (Black & White only)
Paging
b
c
Fax Storag e
b
Turning off Remote Fax Options
b
Changing Remote Fax Options
Remote Retrieval
Setting a Remote Access Code
a b
Using your Remote Access Code
a
Remo te Fa x comma nds
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Ret ri evi ng f ax me ss ages
a b
c
d
e
f
a b
c
d
e
f
P ri nti ng Repor ts
Fax reports
Transmission Verification Report
a b
Fax Jo urnal ( ac tivity rep ort)
Reports
How to print a report
a
Poll ing
Polling ov erview
Polling rec eive
Set up to re cei ve po lli ng
b c
Polled transmit (Black & Whit e only)
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How to c opy
Ente ring C opy mo de
Maki ng a sing le cop y
c
M aki n g co pi es
Copy options
Ch angi ng c opy q u ali ty
c
d
f
e
a
c
d
13
e
f
Making N in 1 copies or a post er
Important
c
e
f
g
h
i
c
d
f
e
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Section IV
Appen dixes
A
Choosing a location
Sa fety and Le gal
To use the ma chine safely
Page
Page
Page
I mpo rtan t s af ety inst ru ctio ns
Page
Page
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Con formi ty (U SA on ly)
Industry Canada Compliance Statement (C anad a on ly)
Leg al limit ation s for co pying
Tr ad ema rks
B
Troubleshoo ting
I f you are ha vin g d iff icu lty wi th you r ma ch in e
Troubleshooting and Routine Main te nance
Printing
Printing Received Faxes
Phone Line or Connections
Printing (Continued)
Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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Receiving Faxes
Sending Faxes
Handling Incoming Calls
Menu Setting Difficulties
Copying Difficulties
Error message s
Page
Page
Page
Transferring your faxes or Fax Jo urnal repor t
Transferring faxes to another fax mach ine
a
Transferring Fax Journal report to another f a x mac hine
b
Docum ent jam
Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit
a
b c
d
Page
e
f
g
h
Dial Tone
Routine ma inte nanc e
Re placin g the ink car tri dges
a
b
c
d
e
M
f
Cleaning the outside of the mach ine
a
b
c
d
e
a
b
Cleaning the machine printer plat en
a
Cleaning the paper pick-up rolle r
f
a
b
c
d e
Cl eanin g the p rin t h ead
a
b
c
Ch eckin g the prin t q ualit y
a
b
c
d
e
h
i
j
Checking the printing al ignmen t
a
g
h
Ch ecki ng th e ink v olum e
a
b
Page
Uninstalling and installing the cradle and the bracket (F AX-2 580 C)
Uninstalli ng the cradle and the bracket
a
b
c
d
e
a
Machi ne In formati on
Packing and shipping the mach ine
a b
c
d
e
h
i
j
k
l
Page
C
M enu an d Fea ture s
On-screen programmin g
Menu ta ble
a b c
Menu ke ys
b
c
d
e
Menu T able
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Page
Entering Tex t
Putting spaces
Making corrections
Repeating letters
Special characters and symbols
D
Gen eral
Specification s
Page
Print media
Fax
Message Center (FAX-2580C o nly)
Digital Cordles s Han dset (FAX-258 0C onl y)
Cord les s hand se t
Battery
Bat t ery cr ad le
AC ad apter
Copy
Printer
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Interface
Consumab le items
E
Glossar y
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Index
F
A
B
C
D
F
G
H
I
J
L
M
O
P
Q
R
S
T
V
W
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