DIFFICULTY

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUGGESTIONS

Sending Faxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor transmitting quality

Try changing your resolution to FINE or SUPERFINE. (See Fax Resolution,

 

page 16.) Make a copy to verify the machine’s scanner operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmission verification

There is probably temporary noise or static on the phone line. Try

prints “Results:NG”

sending the fax again. If the problem continues, call the Telephone

 

Company to check your phone line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the receiving party

Sometimes the resolution mode you chose when you sent your fax may not

says the picture is not clear

have been appropriate. Send the fax again, but try using the FINE or

 

S.FINE mode. Also, the machine’s scanner may be dirty, so try cleaning it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When the receiving party

The machine’s scanner may be dirty or the receiving party’s print

says vertical streaks appear

head may be dirty. Clean your scanner and make a copy to check if

on the faxes they receive

the problem was caused by the machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handling Incoming Calls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F/T pseudo-ring in Fax/Tel

The machine knows the incoming call is not a fax so it is signalling

(F/T) Mode.

you to answer the telephone call. Pick up the handset or answer from

 

an extension phone and press the machine’s Deactivation Code

 

(default setting is #51 (#91 for New Zealand)).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferring a fax call to the

If you answered at the machine, press Fax Start and hang up immediately.

machine.

If you answered at an extension phone, press your Remote Activation Code

 

(default setting is

 

51 (

 

 

 

91 for New Zealand)). When the machine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

answers, hang up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Caller ID does not

The Caller ID signal is sent ten seconds after the Call Waiting

display after the Call Waiting

Signal and speaking may interfere with it. When you hear the Caller

Signal.

Waiting signal, ask the other party to hold while you catch the other

 

call. Then stop speaking until you see the Caller ID on the LCD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Printing Difficulties (For MFC-4800 Only)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine does not print.

Make sure the machine is plugged in. The toner cartridge and drum unit are

 

installed properly. The interface cable is securely connected between the

 

machine and computer. Check to see if LCD is showing an error message.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine prints

Unplug the machine. Make sure your application software is

unexpectedly or it prints

correctly set up to use the machine by checking the primary settings

garbage.

in your application software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine prints the first

Your computer is not recognizing the printer’s “input buffer full”

couple of pages correctly, then

signal. Please make sure you connect the printer cable correctly.

some pages have text missing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine cannot print full

Reduce the printer resolution. Reduce the complexity of your

pages of a document. An

document and try again. Reduce the graphic quality or the number

OUT OF MEMORY error

of font sizes within your application software.

message occurs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My headers or footers appear

Most laser printers have a restricted area that will not accept print.

when I view my document on

Usually these are the first two lines and last two lines, leaves 62

the screen but do not show up

printable lines. Adjust the top and bottom margins in your document

when I print them.

to allow for this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAINTENANCE

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