Brother MFC-235C, mfc-260c Genera l I nform ation

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Using the

documentation 1

Thank you for buying a Brother machine!

Reading the documentation will help you

make the most of your machine.

Symbols and conventions

used in the documentation 1

The following symbols and conventions are

used throughout the documentation.

Accessing the

Software User’s Guide 1

This User’s Guide does not contain all the

information about the machine such as how

to use Printer, Scanner and PC Fax. When

you are ready to learn detailed information

about these operations, read the Software

User’s Guide that is on the CD-ROM.

Viewing Documentation 1

Viewing Documentation

(For Windows®)1

To view the documentation, from the Start

menu, point to Brother, MFC-XXXX (where

XXXX is your model name) from the

programs group, and then choose

User’s Guides in HTML format.

If you have not installed the software, you can

find the documentation by following the

instructions below:

aTurn on your PC. Insert the Brother

CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.

bIf the model name screen appears, click

your model name.

cIf the language screen appears, click

your language. The CD-ROM main

menu will appear.

General Information 1

Bold Bold typeface identifies specific

keys on the machine’s control

panel.

Italics Italicized typeface emphasizes

an important point or refers you

to a related topic.

Courier

New

Text in the Courier New font

identifies messages on the

LCD of the machine.

Warnings tell you what to do to

prevent possible personal injury.

Electrical Hazard icons alert you to

possible electrical shock.

Cautions specify procedures you

must follow or avoid to prevent

possible damage to the machine or

other objects.

Notes tell you how you should

respond to a situation that may arise

or give tips about how the operation

works with other features.

Improper Setup icons alert you to

devices and operations that are not

compatible with the machine.

Contents

Main If you need to call Customer Service http://www.brother.com/registration/ Approval Information and Compilation and Publication Notice APPROVAL INFORMATION Compilation and Publication Notice Table of Contents Section I General 1 General Information 2 2 Loading documents and paper 6 3 General setup 17 Section II Fax 5 Sending a fax 24 6 Receiving a Fax 30 7 Telephone and External devices 35 8 Dialling and storing numbers 47 Section III Copy 10 Making copies 54 Section IV Direct Photo Printing 11 Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive 62 13 Software features 76 12 Printing photos from a camera 70 Section V Software Section VI Appendixes A Safety and Legal 78 B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 90 C Menu and Features 114 Page Page Section I Genera l Using the documen tation Symbols and conventions used in the do cu menta tio n Accessing the Software Us ers Guide Vie w ing D oc ume nt ati on Genera l I nform ation d e How to find Scanning ins tructions Viewing Documentation (For Macintosh)1 a b c d MF C-260 C Contr ol panel overv iew The MFC-235C and MFC-260C have the same control panel keys. Most of the illustrations in this Users Guide show the MFC-260C. Page Loading docum ents Using the ADF (MF C-2 60C on ly) Document Size s Supported Recommended envir onment Loadin g do cumen ts and pap er Us ing th e scan n er g lass Document Size s Supported How t o l o ad d ocu ment s a b c Sca nn abl e ar ea Acceptable paper and other med ia Rec omm ende d me dia Brother paper Ha ndl ing an d us in g me di a Paper capacity of the output paper tr ay Ch oosi ng t he r igh t medi a Paper t ype and size for e ach operation Paper weight , thicknes s and capacity Loading paper and other med ia a b c d e f g h Loading envelopes and post car d s Loading e nvelopes a b a b c Removing small printouts fr om the ma chi ne Pr intab le ar ea 3 Power Save mo de Putting your machine in Po wer Save mode a Ge neral s etup Mo de Ti mer a b Paper sett ings Pape r Type a b Volume Setti ngs Ring Volume Setting the Ring Volume from the men u a b Be ep er V olum e Setting Daylight Savings Time LCD display Security featur es 4 TX Lock Setting and changing the TX lock pa sswo rd f b c Turning TX Lock off a b Section II Fax S endi ng a fa x Entering Fa x mode Faxing from the ADF (MF C-2 60C on ly ) b c Broadcasting (Monochrom e o nly) c d e Additional sending operations Contras t c d Ch ang in g fax r esolu tio n To change the fax resolution for the next fax 5 c To change t he default fax re solution b c Sending in real time for the next fax only b c d c d Checking and cancelling wait ing j obs a b c Receivin g a Fax Manual 12/10 11:53 Fax12/10 11:53 Fax 6 Using recei ve modes Fax on ly Fax/ Tel Manua l Externa l T AD Receive mode settings Ring Delay a b F/T Ring Time (Fax /T el mod e only) a b Additional receiving operations Printing a reduced incoming fax b c Re cei ving fa xes in to m emo ry b c Te lephon e and Extern al devices Voice Op eratio ns Tone or pulse (Not available in New Zealan d) a b Telephone Service for Australia Tel stra (Di sti n ct ive Ri ng ) What is the Advantage of using Telstra FaxStream Duet Function?7 How does Telstra FaxStream Duet Wor k? Registering the Distinctive Ring pa tte rn b Turning off Di s tinct ive Ring b Caller ID Adva n tag es o f Cal l er ID How Doe s the Calle r ID Work? The Caller ID Appears on the Display When Your Te lephone Rings The Caller ID is Stored in Your Mach in e Memo ry Telephone Service for New Zealan d Fax Abi lity How Will the Fax Machine Treat All Ot he r Num ber s? What is the Advantage of Using the FaxAbili ty Function? How Does FaxAbil ity Work? b c Caller ID Adva nt age s of Call er ID Ho w Do es the C al ler ID Work? The Caller ID Appears on the Display When Your Tele phone Rings Telephone Service for Some Countrie s Distinctive Ring (For Sing ap ore an d H ong Ko ng) Registering the Distinctive Ring patte rn b Turning of f Distin ctive Ring Caller ID (For Singapore and Hong Kong) Connecting an external TAD (telephone an sw erin g d evi ce) Connections a b c d External and extension telephone s Connecting an external or exte nsi on te leph one Operation from extension t eleph ones If you answer a call and no one is on the line: Usin g re mote c odes a b c d e Dial ling and stor ing nu mb ers Fax R e dial Storing num bers Stori n g a paus e 8 St ori ng Spe ed Di al n umb ers a b c Changing Speed Dial num bers a b a b c d e Pri nting R epo rts 9 Fax reports Transmission Verification Report a b Reports How t o pr int a r eport a b Page How to c opy Ente ring C opy mo de Ma ki ng a sin g le co py c M aki n g co pi es Copy options Changing copy speed and qua lity c d f e a c 10 d f Making N in 1 copies or a post er Important c d e f g h c d e f Page Page Page PhotoCapture Center Operatio ns Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive wi thou t a PC Using PhotoCapture Center fr om your comput er Using a memory card or USB Fla sh m emory d riv e Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memor y drive Memory cards or a USB Flash memory driv e folde r stru ctur e Getting starte d 1 2 3 4 5 How to print from a memory card or USB Flash me mory drive a e b c a b c d e a b c d e PhotoCapture Center print settin gs Crop ping a b Bor der le ss pr in ting Understanding the Error Mes sages Printing photos directly from a PictBridg e camer a Pi ctBr idg e requ ir emen ts Sett ing y our di gita l came ra P rint ing ph oto s fr om a cam era 12 Pr intin g Imag es a b c DPOF print ing Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge) Pr intin g Imag es a b c Understanding the Error Mes sages Page Page Softwa re features a b c a Appendix es A Choosing a location Sa fety and Le gal To use the ma chine sa fely Page Page IMPORTANT- For You r Safety Disconnect de vice Importa nt Informatio n for Aust ralia I mpo rtan t s af ety in st ruct io ns Imp ortant I nforma tion fo r New Zeal and Im por tant Sa fe ty Inst ru ct i ons Page Important I nforma tion fo r Some Countries Im po rt ant Sa fe ty In st ru ct i ons Page Legal li mitations for copy ing Trade marks B Troublesh ooting If yo u are ha ving dif fi culty wit h your m achi ne Troubleshooting and Routine Ma in ten a nc e Printing Printing (continued) Printing Received Faxes Telephone Line or Connections Receiving Faxes Sending Faxes Handling Incoming Calls Menu Setting Difficulties Sending Faxes (continued) Copying Difficulties Scanning Difficulties Software Difficulties PhotoCapture Center Difficulties Error messages Page Page Transferring your faxes or Fax Jo urnal repor t Transferring faxes to another fax mach ine a b Transferring the Fax Journal report to another f a x m achine Page b c d e f g Di al To ne d et ec t io n a b Routine ma intenance Rep lac ing th e i nk ca rtr idg es a b c M d e g Cleaning the outside of the machin e a b c d e a b Cleaning the machine printer plat en a Cleaning the Paper Pick-up Rolle r b c d e f Cl eani ng the prin t he ad c Ch eckin g the p rint q ualit y b c d e f g h i j b c h e f b c Machine Information Ch ecki ng th e ser ia l num ber b a Packing and shipping the mach ine c d e f g Page C On-screen programmin g Menu t able a b c Mem o ry st orag e Page Menu T able Page Page Page Page Page Page Entering Tex t D Gen eral Specifications Page Print media Fax Memory Transmission Up to 200 2/170 3 pages Out of Paper Reception Up to 200 2/170 3 pages Copy PhotoCapture Ce nter Page Scanner Printer Interfa ces USB A USB 2.0 interface cable that is no longer than 2.0 m. 12 Comput er requiremen ts Consumab le items E Glossar y Page Page Page Index F G H I J L P Q R S T V W For Australia Only: