Brother FAX-575 Safety precautions

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Safety precautions

To use the fax machine safely

Please refer to these instructions for la ter reference and b efore

attempting any maintenance.

WARNING

WARNING

■Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines. Never

touch telephone wires or terminals that are not insulated unless

the telephone line ha s been disconnecte d at the wall jack.

Never install telephon e wiring during a l ightning storm. Nev er

install a telephone jack in a wet locatio n.

■This product must be installed near an AC power outlet that is

easily accessible. In cas e of emergencies, you must discon nect

the power cord from th e AC power outlet to shut off power

completely.

■To reduce the risk of shock or fire, use only a No.26 AWG or

larger telecommunication line cord.

There are high voltage

electrodes inside the fax

machine. Before you clean the

fax machine, make sure you

have unplugged the tele phone

line cord first and then the power cord from the AC power

outlet.

Do not handle the plug with wet

hands. Doing this might cause

an electrical shock.

After you have just used the fax

machine, some internal parts are

extremely HOT! Please be

careful.

Contents

Main Page i Brother numbers Register your product (USA only) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) For Customer Service ii Ordering accessories and supplies iii Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada) Compilation and Publication Notice iv Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) v Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) vi BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only) vii Safety precautions To use the fax machine safely viii Choosing a location IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION Page Page Table of Contents xi 1 2 3 5 6 xiii 7 8 9 10 11 Page Using this Guide Finding information 1 Page Part names Front view Back view 1 - 4 Control panel overview Page 1 - 6 About fax machines Custom features Do you have Voice Mail on the phone line? Why should there be problems? How can you avoid possible problems? Fax tones and handshake ECM (Error Correction Mode) 1 - 8 Connections Connecting an external telephone Connecting an external telephone answering device (TAD) Sequence Page Page Special line considerations Roll Over phone lines Two-Line phone system Converting telephone wall outlets Triplex Adapter 1 - 12 Installing fax machine, external two-line TAD and two-line telephone Multi-Line connections (PBX) If you are installing the fax machine to work with a PBX Custom features on your phone line 2 - 1 About paper 2 Page 3 - 1 User-friendly programming Menu table Memory Storage 3 Navigation keys 3 - 3 Page 3 - 5 Page 4 Setting the Station ID Entering text 4 - 3 Inserting spaces Making corrections Repeating letters Special characters and symbols Setting the Beeper Volume Setting the Speaker Volume Choosing the Handset Volume (For Volume Amplify) 4 - 5 Setting Volume Amplify Setting the Ring Volume Setting Tone and Pulse dialing mode (Canada Only) Setting up your area code (USA only) 5 - 1 Basic receiving operations 5 To select or change your Receive Mode Setting the Ring Delay 5 - 3 Setting the F/T Ring Time (FAX/TEL mode only) Easy Receive Printing a reduced incoming fax (Auto Reduction) Setting Paper Size 5 - 5 Advanced receiving operations Operation from extension telephones For FAX/TEL mode only Using a cordless external handset Page 5 - 7 Setting up Sequential Polling Receive Telephone services Distinctive Ri ng What does your telephone companys Distinctive Ring do? What does Brothers Distinctive Ring do? Do you have Voice Mail? 5 - 9 Before you choose the ring pattern to register Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern Very important Turning off the Distinctive Ring Caller ID Caller ID Log Printing the Caller ID Log 5 - 11 Viewing the Caller ID Log Returning a call from the Log Registering a Caller ID number Page How to dial Manual dialing One-Touch dialing Speed-Dialing 6 6 - 2 Fax Redial How to fax Automatic transmission Manual transmission Sending a fax at the end of a conversation Basic sending operations Sending faxes using multiple settings 6 - 4 Contrast Fax resolution Multiple Resolution Transmission Canceling a fax in progress Canceling a scheduled job You can cancel a fax job that is stored and waiting in memory. 6 - 6 Advanced sending operations Composing the electronic Cover Page Composing your own comments Page Page Page Page Setting up Polled Transmit 6 - 12 Memory Transmission Out of Memory message Page 7 - 1 Storing numbers for easy dialing Storing One-Touch Dial numbers 7 options Storing Speed-Dial numbers 7 - 3 Changing One-Touch and Speed-Dial numbers Setting up Groups for Broadcasting Page Speed-Dialing Access codes and credit card numbers Page Fax Forwarding Setting up Fax Forwarding 8 8 - 2 Programming your pager number Setting Fax Storage Turning off Remote Fax Options Setting your remote access code Page Remote commands Page FAX settings and activity Customizing the Transmission Verification Report Setting the Journal Period 9 9 - 2 Printing reports How to print a report Using the fax machine as a copier Copy operations 10 10 - 2 Copy options: Single or Multiple copies, Sort/Stack, Reduce/Enlarge 11 11 - 2 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only) Important Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only) Page 16 17 Trademarks Shipment of the fax machine 12 - 1 12 maintenance Page 12 - 3 Page Page If you are having difficulty with the fax machine 12 - 7 Page Page Page Page G G - 2 Page S - 1 General Copy S Fax I I - 1 The items in all upper case represent LC D messages. A B C G H I J L I - 3 S T U V Remote Retrieval Access Card M O R C R - 2 Remote Commands Press . . Page Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www.brother.com