User manual BROTHER MFC-8500

[. . . ] OWNER'S MANUAL MFC-8500 version C If You Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-8500 Serial Number*: ______________________________________ Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ * The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this manual with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase, in the event of theft, fire or warranty service. © 1996­2001 Brother Industries, Ltd. Brother Numbers IMPORTANT For technical and operational assistance, you must call the country where you purchased the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. Brother fax-back system (USA Only) 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. [. . . ] First, you'll need to store each fax number as a One Touch or Speed Dial number. Finally, you can have up to six small Groups, or you can assign up to 115 numbers to one large Group. (See Storing One Touch Dial Numbers, Page 7-1 and Storing Speed Dial Numbers, Page 7-2. ) 1 Press Menu, 2, 3, 3. (For example, press One Touch key 02 for Group 1. ) 3. SETUP GROUPS PRESS SPEED DIAL OR ONE-TOUCH KEY 3 Use the dial pad to enter the Group number and then press Set. (For example, press 1 for Group 1. ) SETUP GROUP:GO ENTER & SET KEY 4 To include One Touch or Speed Dial numbers in the Group, enter them as if you were dialing. For Speed Dial location 09, press Search/Speed Dial, then press 0, 9 on the dial pad. The LCD shows 05, #09. G01:*O5#O9 ENTER & SET KEY 5 When you're finished adding numbers, and then press Set. 6 Use the dial pad and the chart on Page 4-3 NAME: to enter a name for the Group and then press Set. (For example, NEW CLIENTS) ENTER & SET KEY 7 Press Stop/Exit. You can print a list of all One Touch and Speed Dial numbers. (See Printing Reports, Page 10-1. ) 7-3 AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS Dialing Options You can use your machine to make voice telephone calls, by dialing manually, or by using Search, One Touch or Speed Dial memory. When you dial an auto dial number, the LCD shows the name you've stored, or, if you haven't stored a name, the fax number you've stored. Manual Dialing Manual dialing is simply pressing all of the digits of the phone number. 1 Pick up the handset--OR--Press Hook. 3 If you pressed Hook to dial the call, pick up the handset when the other party answers. (The speaker works only one way; the other party won't be able to hear you unless you pick up the handset. ) 4 To hang up, replace the handset. Search You can search for names you have stored in One Touch and Speed Dial memories. (See Storing One Touch Dial Numbers, Page 7-1 and Storing Speed Dial Numbers, Page 7-2. ) 1 Press Search/Speed Dial, and then enter the first letter of the name you're looking for. 2 Press or to search the names that are stored alhabetically. 3 When the LCD shows the name you want to call, pick up the handset or press Hook. 4 Press Fax Start to begin dialing. 5 If you pressed Hook to dial the call, pick up the handset when the other party answers. (The speaker works only one way; the other party won't be able to hear you unless you pickup the handset. ) 6 When the call is over, hang up. AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS 7-4 Speed Dialing 1 Pick up the handset--OR--Press Hook. (See Storing Speed Dial Numbers, Page 7-2. ) 2 When you hear a dial tone, press Search/Speed Dial, and then press # then the two-digit Speed Dial number. 3 If you pressed Hook to dial the call, pick up the handset when the other party answers. (The speaker works only one way; the other party won't be able to hear you unless you pickup the handset. ) 4 To hang up, replace the handset. If you are sending a fax, press Fax Start after pressing the Speed Dial number. If you picked up the handset, press Fax Start when the receiving fax machine answers with fax tones. One Touch Dialing 1 Pick up the handset--OR--Press Hook. 2 When you hear a dial tone, press the One Touch key of the location you want to call. (See Storing One Touch Dial Numbers, Page 7-1. ) Note To dial One Touch numbers 9 to 16, hold down Shift as you press the One Touch key. (The speaker works only one way; the other party won't be able to hear you unless you pickup the handset. ) 3 If you pressed Hook to dial the call, pick up the handset when the other party 4 To hang up, replace the handset. If you try to use a One Touch location with no number stored in it, you'll hear a warning sound, and screen will display NOT REGISTERED. [. . . ] FAX, press 3. EXIT REMOTE OPERATION Press 9 0. 4 Using Remote Access Code 1 Dial your fax number from a fax machine using touch tone. 2 When your machine answers and beeps, immediately enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code (159 ). 3 Your machine signals the kinds of messages received: 1 long beep -- Fax message(s) No beeps -- No messages. 6 Hang up. 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. [. . . ]