User manual BROTHER MFC-3100C

[. . . ] OWNER'S MANUAL MFC-3100C ® version B If You Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-3100C Serial Number:* Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: * The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this Owner's Manual with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase, in the event of a theft, fire or warranty service. ©1996-2001 Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother Numbers IMPORTANT For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you purchased the MFC. Calls must be made from within that country. Brother fax-back system Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use fax-back system, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. You can use the system to send faxes to any fax machine, not just the one from which you are calling. [. . . ] The LCD returns to the SETUP SEND menu--OR--Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings, and then go to Step 5. 5 Enter the fax number you're calling. 6 Press Black Fax Start. Delayed FAX (Not Available for Color Fax) During the day you can store up to 50 documents in memory for delayed sending. Transmission of these documents will begin at the time of day you enter in Step 3, which shows the time you entered last. Press Menu/Set to accept it, or enter another time for this fax. 1 Place the original face down in the ADF. 3 Enter the time you want the fax to be sent 4 Press 1 to leave the originals waiting in the ADF--OR--Press 2 to scan the original into memory. 3. DELAYED FAX (in 24-hour format), and then press Menu/Set. (For example, enter 19:45 for 7:45 PM. ) 1. DOC 2. MEMORY 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 the fax number. The MFC will wait to send the fax at the time you set. The number of documents you can scan into memory varies with the data they contain. SETUP SEND 7-7 Delayed Batch Transmission (Not Available for Color Fax) Before sending the delayed faxes, your Brother machine will economize by sorting all the documents in memory by destination and scheduled time. All delayed faxes scheduled at the same time to the same fax number will be sent as one transmission. 1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 4. 2 Press or to select ON (or OFF), and then press Menu/Set. 4. BATCH TX 3 Press Stop/Exit. Setting Up Polled Transmit (Not Available for Color Fax) Polled Transmit is when you set up your MFC to wait with a document so another fax machine can retrieve it. 1 Place the original to be retrieved face down in the ADF. 6. POLLED TX 3 Press or to choose ON (or OFF), and then press Menu/Set. 4 Press 1 to leave the originals waiting in the ADF--OR--Press 2 to scan the original into memory. 1. DOC 2. MEMORY 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 Press Black Fax Start. Note If you pressed 1 in Step 4, the original remains in the ADF until your MFC is polled. If you must use your MFC before the polled transmit occurs, you must first cancel this job. 7-8 SETUP SEND 8 8Auto Dial Numbers and Dialing Options Storing Numbers for Easy Dialing You can set up your MFC to do two types of easy dialing: Speed Dial and Groups for Broadcasting faxes. If you loose electrical power, auto dial numbers in memory will not be lost. Storing Speed Dial Numbers You can store Speed Dial numbers, so when you dial you will have to press only five keys (Search/Speed Dial, #, the two-digit location, and Black Fax Start). The MFC has 40 Speed Dial locations. (For USA Only) Speed Dial location 01 has been pre-programmed for the Brother fax-back system. 2 Use the dial pad to enter a two-digit location (01-40), and then press Menu/Set. 1. SPEED-DIAL SPEED-DIAL?# #05: NAME: 3 Enter the number (up to 20 digits), and then press Menu/Set. 4 Use the dial pad to enter the name (up to 15 characters), and then press Menu/Set. You can use the chart on page 5-3 to help you enter letters--OR-- Press Menu/Set, and then go to Step 5 to store the number without a name. 5 Return to Step 2 to store another Speed Dial number--OR--Press Stop/Exit . AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS 8-1 Changing Speed Dial Numbers If you try to store a Speed Dial number in a location where a number is already stored, the LCD shows the current name stored there, and prompts you to either: 1. CHANGE 2. EXIT 1 Press 1 to change the stored number--OR-- Press 2 to exit without making a change. 2 Enter a new number, and then press Menu/Set. · If you want to erase the whole number, press Stop/Exit when the cursor is to the left of the digits. · If you want to change a digit, use or to position the cursor under the digit you want to change, and then type over it. 3 Follow the directions beginning at Step 4 in Storing Speed Dial Numbers. 8-2 AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS Setting Up Groups for Broadcasting Groups allow you to send the same fax message to many fax numbers by pressing only five keys (Search/Speed Dial, #, the two-digit location, and Black Fax Start). First, you'll need to store each fax number as a Speed Dial number. You can have up to six Groups, or you can assign up to 39 numbers to one large Group. (See Storing Speed Dial Numbers, page 8-1 and Broadcasting, page 8-5. ) 1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 3, 2. 2 Press Search/Speed Dial, and then enter the two-digit location where you wish to store the Group number, and then press Menu/Set. [. . . ] jack external telephone 2-11 TAD (answering machine) 2-11 triplex adapter 2-14 P packing list 2-1 Paging 9-1, 9-2 programming a number 9-1 Paper capacity 3-2 jam 20-4 Size 5-1 Specification 3-2 PaperPort exporting an image file 15-4 importing 15-4 uninstall 15-1 PBX 2-15 PC FAX (For Windows®) 16-3 sending address book 16-7 cover page 16-12 facsimile style 16-14 group 16-9 setting up 16-3 simple style 16-15 phone line difficulties 20-7 Polling 6-5, 7-8 power 2-2, 2-4 failure 5-5 outlet 2-4 print area 3-3 difficulty 20-7 fax from memory 6-4 jam 20-4 resolution S-2 size 3-2 specifications S-2 L LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 1-3, 4-1 M Macintosh G3, G4 or iMacTM or iBookTM 18-1 maintenance, routine 20-16 manual mode 6-1 transmission 7-3 memory storage 5-5 Menu mode 4-1 programming at-a-glance 4-1 multi-line connections (PBX) 2-15 multi-purpose sheet feeder 2-5 loading paper 2-7 ® O On-Screen Programming 4-1 Options key 11-4 Q Quality key 11-2, 11-3 INDEX I-3 R receive mode EXT. TEL/TAD 6-1 FAX ONLY 6-1 MANUAL 6-1 Redial/Pause 7-4, 8-6 Remote Fax Options 9-1 Reports 10-1 resolution fax (standard, Fine, SuperFine, Photo, color fax) S-1 setting for next fax 7-3 Ring Delay, setting 6-2 T TAD (Telephone Answering Device) 1-6, 2-12, 2-14, 2-15, 6-1 TAD (Telephone Answering Device), external connecting 2-11 receive mode 6-1 text, entering 5-3, 5-4 TextBridge® OCR 15-1 Tone signals on Pulse line (Canada only) 8-6 Transmission Verification Report 10-2 troubleshooting 20-1 error messages on LCD 20-1 if you are having difficulty with 20-7 incoming Calls 20-8 phone line 20-7 printer 20-8 printing or receiving faxes 20-7 sending faxes 20-7 two-line phone system 2-13, 2-14, 2-15 S Safety Instructions 19-4 Scanning into your PC 15-5 OCR 15-3 ScanSoftTM PaperPort® 15-1 Search, for stored numbers 8-4 Setup date and time 5-2 Station ID (fax header) 5-2 shipping the machine 20-13 software Brother Control Center 14-1 ScanSoftTM Paper Port® 15-1 Special Characters 5-3 Speed Dial changing 8-2 dialing 8-4 storing 8-1 V Volume, setting beeper 5-4 ring 5-4 W Warranties iii Canada vi Notice ­ Disclaimer iii USA iv World Wide Web i I-4 INDEX Fold CHECK RECEIVING STATUS Press 971 REMOTE RETRIEVAL ACCESS CARD Using Remote Retrieval Access Code Dial your fax number from a fax machine using touch tone. When your MFC answers, immediately enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code (159 ). Your MFC signals the kinds of messages received: 1 long beep -- Fax message(s) 3 short beeps -- No messages CHANGE ANSWER MODE Press 1 2 3 1 long beep -- Fax message(s) No beeps -- No messages. After 2 short beeps, enter a command. FAX, press 2. EXIT REMOTE OPERATION Press 9 0. 4 5 6 4 9 0 to reset your MFC when you finish. 1 Remote Retrieval Access Card Fold If you plan to receive fax messages while away from your machine, carrying the Remote Retrieval Access Card printed below will serve as a convenient reminder of the retrieval procedures. [. . . ]