Brother T76, T74 owner manual Difficulty with Operation, Sending Faxes, Tone/Pulse on

Difficulty with Operation

If you think there is a problem with your machine, make a copy first. If the copy looks good, the problem is probably not your machine. Check the difficulties below and follow the troubleshooting tips.

DIFFICULTY	SUGGESTIONS
Printing or Receiving Faxes
Condensed Print and	If your copy looks good, you probably had a bad connection, with
Horizontal Streaks;	static or interference on the phone line. Ask the other party to send
Top and Bottom of Sentences	a fax again. If the copy looks bad, clean the scanner area. If there is
Cut Off	still a problem, call Brother dealer for service.
Vertical Black Lines When	The sender’s scanner may be dirty. Ask the sender to make a copy
Receiving	to see if the problem is with the sending machine. Try receiving
	from another fax machine. If the problem continues, contact the
	Brother dealer for service.
Phone Line or Connections
Fax Machine Does Not	Make sure the machine is in the correct receiving mode for your
Answer When Called	setup (either FAX, F/T (FAX/TEL) or TAD). Check for dial tone. If
	possible, call your machine to hear it answer. If there is still no
	answer, check the telephone line cord connection. Connect a
	standard telephone handset to the machine’s telephone jack. If there
	is no ringing when you call your machine, call your Telephone
	Company to check the line.
No Dial Tone on the Handset	Press Speaker Phone––OR––Lift the handset. If you hear no dial
	tone, check telephone line cord connections at the machine and wall
	jack. Check that the handset is connected to the machine’s handset
	jack. Test the wall jack with another single line telephone. If no dial
	tone on the wall outlet, call your Telephone Company.
Sending Faxes
Poor Transmitting Quality	Try changing your resolution to FINE or SUPERFINE (See
	“Resolution” on page 21 ). Make a copy to verify the machine’s
	scanner operation.
Dialling Does Not Work	Check for a dial tone.
	Change TONE/PULSE setting (See “Setting the Dialling Mode
	(Tone/Pulse)” on page 8 ).
	Check all line cord connections.
	Check power cord connection.
	Send a manual fax by pressing Speaker Phone— OR—Lifting
	the handset, and dialling the number. Wait to hear fax receiving
	tones before pressing Start.

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