User manual BROTHER FAX-2900

[. . . ] ® Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P. O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807­0911 USA Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, CANADA H9B 3H6 OWNER'S MANUAL Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www. brother. com These machines are made for use in the USA and CANADA only. We cannot recommend using them overseas because it may violate the Telecommunications Regulations of that country and the power requirements of your fax machine or multi-function center may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries. [. . . ] IMPORTANT: Do not pick up the handset, or press Hook to listen for a dial tone. 1 Place the original face down in the ADF. 2 Enter the fax number using the dial pad, One Touch (FAX models only), Speed Dial or Search. (See Speed Dialing, page 7-5. ) 3 Press Fax Start. SETUP SEND 6-2 Manual and Automatic Fax Redial If you're sending a fax manually and the line is busy, press Redial/Pause to try again. Anytime you want to make a second call to the last number dialed, press Redial/Pause to save time. If you're sending a fax automatically and the line is busy, the FAX/MFC will automatically redial (up to three times at 5 minute intervals). Dual Access You can scan up to 50 documents into the fax memory, even while the FAX/ MFC is receiving or sending another fax (from memory). If you try to scan and store a 51st fax, the FAX/MFC will send it immediately without storing it in memory. Note If you get an OUT OF MEMORY message while scanning the first page of a fax, press Stop/Exit to cancel scanning. If you get an OUT OF MEMORY message while scanning a subsequent page, you'll have the option to press Fax Start to transmit the pages scanned so far or press Stop/Exit to cancel the operation. 1 Place the original face down in the ADF. As the FAX/MFC scans the original, the LCD shows the job number (#XXX) of the fax and how much memory is available. The number of pages you can scan into memory varies with the data they contain. Real Time Transmission When you are sending a fax, the FAX/MFC will scan originals into memory before sending them. Then, as soon as the phone line is free, the FAX/MFC will start dialing and sending the fax. If memory becomes full, the FAX/MFC will send the document in real time (even if REAL TIME TX is set to OFF). Sometimes you may want to send an important document immediately, without waiting for memory transmission. You can set REAL TIME TX to ON. 1 Place the original face down in the ADF. 2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 6. 6. REAL TIME TX 6-3 SETUP SEND 3 To change the default setting, press or to select ON (or OFF), and then press Menu/Set. Go to Step 5--OR--For the next fax transmission only, press or to select NEXT FAX ONLY, and then press Menu/Set. 4 For the next fax only, press or to select ON (or OFF), and then press Menu/Set. 5 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The LCD returns to the SETUP SEND menu--OR--Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings, and then go to Step 6. 6 Enter fax number, and then press Fax Start. Checking Job Status Check which jobs are still waiting in memory to be sent. 2 If you have multiple jobs waiting, press or to scroll through the list. 3 Press Stop/Exit. Canceling a Job While Scanning the Original You can cancel a job while you are scanning it into memory by pressing Stop/Exit. Eject the original by pressing Stop/Exit again. Canceling a Job in Memory You can cancel tasks you've scheduled, such as Polling Transmit or faxes waiting in Memory to be sent. (See Checking Job Status above. ) 1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 6. Any waiting jobs appear on the LCD. If no jobs are waiting, the LCD shows NO JOB WAITING. 6. REMAINING JOBS 2 If you have more than two jobs waiting, press or to select the job you want to cancel, and then press Menu/Set. --OR-- If you have only one job waiting, go to Step 3. 3 Press 1 to cancel--OR--Press 2 to exit without canceling. To cancel another job, return to Step 2. 4 Press Stop/Exit. SETUP SEND 6-4 Basic Sending Operations Contrast If your document is very light or very dark, you might want to set the contrast. [. . . ] TAD (telephone answering device) You can connect an external TAD to the EXT. temporary settings You can select certain options for each fax transmission without changing the default settings. toner cartridge An accessory that holds toner for the drum unit on Brother laser models. Toner Save A process that causes less toner to be affixed to the page to extend the life of the toner cartridge. [. . . ]