Brother MFC-370MC- Manuals

iillJiitiiiiiiil About Fax Machines If you’re a first-time fax machine user, fax operation might seem a little mysterious. You’ll soon get used to the unusual fax tones on your phone line, and be able to send and receive faxes easily. Fax Tones and Handshake when someone is sending a fax, the fax ma...

Control Panel Overview Section of Control Panel Detailed on this Page Resolution Sets the resolution when you send a Fax. Also, you can press to increase speaker volume during a call us­ing Speakerphone or while playing a message. Mode Use to select how fax machine will handle incoming calls, Also, ...

iiiiïiiilîili Control Panel Overview as0i«ssi» Section of Control Panel Detailed on this Page lillli 'iliii II . . Message Indicator Light Reminds you that you have voice or fax messag­es in the memojT)'. Record Lets you record Outgoing Message (OGM), memos and telephone calls, and store in- _ forma...

c H A: P T E o Iit$tallatioii Caution 1 Never install telephone wiring during a lightning storm. 2 We recommend that this product be used with a surge protection device to protect the product against lightning storms. 3 Never install a telephone j ack in a wet location unless the j ack is specifical...

Packing List Make sure you have the following items.Items marked with * are for MFC-370MC/390MC only. Document support

ffliliiïiilill Choosing a Location Place your fax machine on a fiat, stable surface, such as a desk. Select a place that is free of vibration and shocks. Locate the fax machine near a telephone jack and a standard, grounded power outlet. Avoid placing your fax machine in a high-traffic area. Do not ...

Connect the handset Connect the curled handset cord to the bottom of the handset and the side of the fax machine Connect the power cord When you connect the power, your fax machine cuts the fax paper automatically, and the screen displays 01/01 00:00. After you connect the power cord, the battery wi...

1 . I. A r [ 0 N Similarly, you can protect yourself when you want to move your machine, by disconnecting the telephone line first, and then the power cord. 3) Lightning and power surges can damage this product! We recommend that you use a quality surge protection device on the AC power line as well...

Two-Line Phone System A Avo-line phone system is nothing more than two separate phone numbers on the same wall outlet. The two phone numbers can be on separate jacks (RJl 1) or combined into one jack (RJl4). Your fax machine must be plugged into an RJl 1 jack. RJll and RJ14 jacks maybe equal in size...

iilliliiliililBliililililB^^^^^^ äWii i|ÍÍ See Fax Only Mode p.31 If the fax machine is to be connected to a multi-line system, ask your installer to connect the unit to the last line on the system. This prevents the unit from being activated each time a telephone call is received. As Mth all fax un...

iliiiilliiiillllilllliiiliilililiiiliililiiiliiililiiliiiiiiliiiiiil iiiliilllllllllll Do not connect a TAD elsewhere on the same phone line — your fax machine and TAD will both tr)? to control the line. See Message Storage p. 56 Connections The external TAD must be plugged into the left side of the...

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C H A P T E R T H R E E Fax Sellings Fax Settings Setting Dialing Mode (Tone/Pulse) Your fax machine comes set to accommodate tone (multi-frequenq') dialing service. If you have pulse (rotan?) dialing service, you need to change the dialing mode. I Press |Funciion|. [T|, Q]. The screen prompts you t...

HililillllllilillilllllilllililiiiMiliiliiiillllilililiSllllliili Enter two digits for the month (for example, enter 09 for Septembei; or 10 for October). The screen displays your entry, then prompts you to enter the day. Ifiillfiillllliiliii 3 Enter two digits for the day (for example, 06). The scr...

ilililiiliiiiiliilllliilB ^ “ '■''' ‘ ^^ By pressing the appropriate number key the correct number of times, you can access the character vou want. Press Key one time two times three times four times s A B C a D E F a G H I a J K L a M N 0 a P Q R S a T u V a w X Y Z Inserting spaces If you want to ...

lilSiii iiiftlffliiilll NOTICE: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or electronic device to send any message via a telephone fax machine unless such messages clearly contain, in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page, or on...

One Touch Dialing Pick up the handset — OR — Press [Speaker Phone]. When you hear a dial tone, press the One Touch key of the location you want to call, If you try to use a One Touch location with no number stored in it, you hear a warning sound, and the screen displays “NOT REGISTERED.” The display...

■HIH |j№|l|jli:il SililiSiSMBilliiliR Speed Dialing It' Pick up the handset — OR — Press [Speaker Phone). 2 When you hear a dial tone, press [Speed Dial), then press the two-digit Speed Dial number. Changing One Touch and Speed Dial Numbers If you try to store a One Touch or Speed Dial number in a l...

C ll I> T [] i; }■; i' liililiSiiiliiiiliiiililllii Ililf HiSlii I 2 Select a One Touch key to be the Group Number. (For example, press one touch location 2 for group 2.) 3 After two seconds, use the ke)^ad to enter the group number (for example, press {J} for group 2. S E T U P G R O U P ; ; G O...

C H A P T E R P O U R OiiScreen Programmili^ Uset-Friendly Programming See Using This Manual p. 1 We have designed your fax machine with on-screen programming and a Help key. User-friendly programming helps you take full advantage of all the functions your fax machine has to offer. Since your fax pr...

iiiiiililli I' 0 r; R Alternating Displays When you see alternating displays, the LCD sometimes alternates between the currently selected option, and a help message giving brief instructions about how to proceed. The display you'll probably see most often is shown below, showing you, when you place ...

CHA ^ V E lisie Fax Sending Faxes Before you begin: Documents must be between 5.8 and 8.5 inches wide, and 5.9 and 23.7 inches long. Your fax machine can only scan an image 8.2 inches wide, regardless of how wide the paper is. Make sure you insert documents face down, top edge first. Adjust the pape...

liíiiiiliiiiliitiiii ||||i|||j||j||||| EosiHHjIliltlIlliiiliilliiiliililiii LKH ssBBiSHSCf *5 iliiliiii iillili íb ";;;;;- Press I Resolution I (before you send the fax) to select the resolution for the document you’re sending, Standard — suitable for most typed documents. Fine — good for small ...

iifi! silH&iilB See Speed Dial p. 20 4 when you hear the fax tone, press [^. 5 If you’re using the handset, hang up. Automatic lyansmission This is the easiest way to send a fax. IMPORTANT: Do not pick up the handset or press ¡Speaker Phonej When you follow the steps below, you won’t hear any to...

lilliiiililiiil MSG CTR — This fax machine provides you with a built-in digital message center for fax and voice. When you set the machine to answer calls, it will record up to 99 messages. For more infomiation about Message Center (MSG CTR) operation, please see Chapter 8. Curr 0 nt Answer Mode F R...

Easy Receive See Remote Operation p.48 When you use this feature, you don’t have to press (5^ when you answer a fax call and hear calling beeps. Just hold the handset and wait a few seconds, When you see "RECEIVE” on the fax screen or when you hear “chirps” through the handset of an extension ph...

Setting Message Center Mode to ON If you set Message Center Mode to ON, it overrides your Answer Mode setting. Pressing ® repeatedly alternately turns the Message Center ON and OFE When Message Center Mode is OFF, the button light is off. Press t|J), The button light goes on, and the screen displays...

itiisH: ;|§||||||||||||||^ Even if the caller hangs up during the double ringing, the fax machine continues for the set time, If you don’t pick up during the ring time, the fax machine begins sending a fax tone, even if the caller is still on the line. Speaker Volume______________________________ Yo...

C H A R S I X iilWone& iMiHeriihone iice eranone ) Operation Making Voice Caiis You can use your fax machine to make voice telephone calls, by dialing manually or by using One Touch or Speed Dial memoiy. You can use the handset or the Speakerphone to make and receive calls. The Speakerphone allo...

ipiiiiiiiiiiiiii See One Touch p. 18 If you have a bad telephone line connection, the other part}' might hear your voice echoed during the call. Hang up and try the call again. One Touch Dialing Pick up the handset — OR — Press [Speaker Phone |. [2 When you hear a dial tone, press the One Touch key ...

Tone/Pulse If you have pulse dialing service, but need to send tone signals (for telephone banking, for example), follow the directions below. If you have touch tone service, you do not need this feature to send tone signals. Ji- Lift the handset. El2 Press [#]. Any digits dialed after this send ton...

c II Jlliilllliillll- V E N AcMuiced F# Operation Sending Faxes Quick Scan Fax TVansmission________________ You can scan a fax into the machine's memor\' to be sent as soon as the scan is complete. This way, you don’t have to wait for the entire fax to be transmitted before you retrieve your origina...

liliiilliiillilii m Daily Timer You can use this function to send a fax at a set time eveiy day. The setting stays the same until you change it. Press iFunclion). (Tl, IT]. 0- Use the keypad to enter the time in 24-hour format (for example, enter 19:45 for 7:45 PM). 3 Wait 2 seconds, then press to e...

r A \ 0 I’ !■ : 6 After the transmission is finished, return the first document to the feeder. 7 Press |Func!ion|, [o] to restore the timer. Canceling a Delayed Fax___________________ You can cancel tasks you’ve scheduled using the timer. ||| n Press [Functionj, (T|. Any waiting jobs appear on the d...

■liillllllllllHillSiiiililS r i f i - Error Re-TVansmit Sometimes there is noise or interference on the phone line, which makes it difficult for your fax machine to transmit a fax. You can set the fax machine to automatically re-transmit (re-Lx). 1 Press iFunction], |T], [Tl. 2 Press [T) or [B to se...

'smSSMitSMsS Always Send Cover Page You can set the machine to print a cover page whenever you send a fax. The number of pages in your fax is not included when you use this setting. 1 2 Press IFvnctionl. [5], (T]. Press [T] or 0 to select. I C O U E R P f t S t E r d M j 3 Press ® when the screen di...

You cannot use auto redial with Call Reseiwation. You cannot use Call Reservation with Delayed Transmission or with Polling, You must register your Station ID number to set Gall Back Message to ON. Print Call Back Message etf"' Press ¡Funcfionl S], UJ. ¡2 Press (S|. Next-Fax Reservation Even if ...

iliSiiifiWiiilMIfi Receiving Faxes See F/TRing Time See Easy Receive P^55 Remote Operation If you answer a fax call on an extension phone, yon can make your fax machine take over by using the Activation Code, When you press the Activation Code O S [Tl> the fax machine starts to receive a fax. If ...

4 If you want to, enter a new Remote Activation Code, then wait 2 seconds. iBiiiiiiiiiMiMiiiimiM 5 If you want to, enter a new Remote Deactivation Code, then wait 2 seconds. mm 1 6 Press W to exit. Distinctive Ringing This fax machine feature lets you use the Distinctive Ringing subscriber service o...

Press [Function), m, [7]. ^ Press 0] or [3 to select the SET Mode. 6 Press 0. Press The screen displays [ D - ' ' R b E T i'lUDIE Now, another person must call the fax number. If you want to exit this programming, press Settings remain unchanged. When the fax machine rings, listen for tlie ring patt...

iliiiiliiiililiiiiiiliiiiiliijili Caller ID seiTice varies with different carriers. Call your local phone company to determine what kind of service is available in your area. Caller ID memory stores information for up to thirty' calls; when the thirty'-first call comes in, information about tlie fir...

See interrupting Timer and Poll Waiting p. 42 Place document in feeder. E N T E R FR:=< no . 8 Enter the fax number you are polling. 9 Press [^. Setup to Be Polled (Poll Waiting) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press IFundionj, [T], |T|. Wait 2 seconds. The screen displays I POEL I N 0 :;;PQEF 1 Press 2] or U) to ...

8 Wait 2 seconds, then press H. The screen prompts you to enter the fax number you are polling. C I P R E S S S T A R T K E y K I - 9 Enter the fax number (you can use One Touch or Speed Dial, or dial manually). 10 Press fSt^. The fax machine makes the polling call at the time you entered. Setting U...

C H A P T E R E I G H T Center Message Center Mode Message Center Mode allows you to store incoming fax and voice messages in a flexible memor)^. The memor}' stores up to 15 minutes of voice messages, or up to 20 pages of fax memort'. Any voice or fax mess^e can be retrieved remotely. Memory^ is sha...

:■ ;y: ^ i i ^i n.:’:: ; innnnn'^nn IHMiiiMiiliaiiliiiliiliiililiii^^^ an:n:::nQ;;:iHa;n:a:-rinn^ illllllllllll 4. FAX:OFF VOICE:ON All memory is used to store voice messages — no fax messages will be stored, Incoming faxes will print on paper. You can use the Paging feature, and retrieve messages r...

iifiili: n C F. N T «iis|i| See Record Fax/Tel Outgoing p^32 Recording Message Center Outgoing Message Recording the Message Center Outgoing Message (MSG CTR OGM) is the second step you need to follow before you can turn on the Message Center, Make sure your OGM is less than 20 seconds long. 1 Press...

See Setting Message Center Mode to ON p34 See Ring Delay p. 34 Activating Message Center Mode Press and hold (J) until the screen displays r ~ M L- !1 U !" h! • Setting Toll Saver When you set the toll saver feature, the fax machine answer’s after 4 rings if yon don 1. have messages, and after 2...

2 Use 2] to repeat a message. Use 0 during a message to return to the previous message. Use 0 to skip to the next message. 3 Press H to exit. Backup Printing Option When you choose FAX: ON in the Message Center mode, all incoming fax messages are stored in the available raemorj^ for retrieval. To pr...

ITSliiBiilllillllSlIllBlilililllllii :: ; bvi V::;:; b/; b:;;;; ;.bbb: rb Y:? i iilil Erasing Messages If you have more than one fax message, you cannot erase only one fax message from memory. You must erase all of them (or none of them). If you choose to erase all fax messages, the fax machine will...

iiiii Programming Paging Number When Paging is set to ON, your fax machine dials the pager number you’ve programmed, and dials your Personal Identification Number (PIN) when connected, to activate your pager and let you know you have a fax or voice message in the Message Center memory^ Press iFuncii...

:: y ;■ = 'i"y ly -Jti i rt S( i [ Fmt rUL!£Jd Vf irijT 1 E H T E R ^ S E T :4 Enter the forwarding number (up to 20 digits). iiS^ Press 16 Press H to exit. Voice Alarm b The Voice Alarm allows you to record a message on the fax machine and have it played back at a time you specify. These messag...

Remote Retrieval You can call your machine from any touch tone phone (or remote Group 3 fax machine) and use a Remote Access Code and other button presses to retrieve voice (and fax) messages. You can also program and change some settings for your Message Center. Changing Remote Access Code_________...

Illiiiliiiiiliiliiliiii If your fax machine is set to MAiNUAL, you can access the Message Center by waiting 20 rings, then entering the Remote Access Code within 30 seconds. Remote Message Center Commands Follow the commands below to access Message Center features remotely. When you call the message...

Retrieving Memory Status List and Fax Messages You can retrieve the Memoiy Status List from a remote fax machine, and sec if you have any fax messages stored in Message Center Memon^. You can then use this list to retrieve specific fax messages. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dial your fax machine telephone numb...

G H A P T E R N I N E iHeisage Center Pro Message Center Pro Message Center Pro provides you with Personal Mailbox and \bice-on-Demand. Up to five Personal Mailboxes are available. Voice-on-Demand stores voice messages for someone calling you. The Message Center Pro has up to 99 Voice- on-Demand mem...

;if i Press iFunttion], d], |T|. The screen prompts you to select an OGM. PHQ^ : '; -1>^ ^ ( ' S E L E C i 4 S: 3 E # Use H or (I) to display MSG CTR PRO. Press The screen prompts [ R E C ■ •••' E R R S E P L R V'? 4 Press iRecordL then pick up the handset. Record a message no longer than 20 seco...

tillliiltiiilliiiiliiliii [‘ R O Recording Second Level OGM After callers have pressed [B Q] ® for Per’sonal Mailbox, or |T| H] ® for \hice-on-Demand, they will need to hear more instructions from you in the second level OGM. Make sure you tell caller’s the memor\^ box numbers of specific voice mess...

Ijlilliliiijllltliil Personal Mailbox Callers can enter a confidential fax or voice message into one of five personal mailboxes, Each mailbox is accessed by a pre-determined password, to help protect the privacy of multiple fax machine users. The same password is necessary to retrieve these messages...

See Recording Personal Mailbox OGM/ Password p. 72 Erasing Personal Mailbox Messages You can erase voice messages individually or all at once. You cannot erase fax messages individually. To erase an individual message ¿t- Press H- S2' Within two seconds, press one of the One Ibuch key for the select...

liiiiilMiii;: Hliii:! liilMiMS :iyyr;^::H liililliill Recording Memo in Personal Mailbox Press [RscordI, Within two seconds, press one of the One Touch key for the selected mailbox. Mailboxes 01 to 05 are assigned to One Touch keys 1 to 5 respectively. 3 Pick up the handset and record your memo (no ...

C. P. N T 1 .‘ E P R 0 1 To leave another message, Start at Step 3. ^8 Press W to exit. Playing Voice iMessage in Memory Box 1 Press [FunclionL [E, S - 2 Press 0, The screen prompts you to enter a Voice Memory Box number. 3 Enter a memory box number (00-99) • 4 Press i^. The screen prompts ( E : E C...

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C H A P t E R :, T E N Piipitlll lists Fax Machine Activity You can print the following lists and reports: HL- r.« kcr 1 ■ 1 Activity Report lists information about the last 30 incoming and outgoing faxes. TX means Transmit; RX means Receive. (iL, aL.L:I:;D:IRL.:-^ ' Lists names and numbers stored i...

iiiliKlilililiiliiiiililiilliiiBIflliiiiiiiiiililttilililiffliiiliiiii To print a report_____________ 1 Press I Function [ in. 2 Enter the number (see list above) of the report you want to print. For example, press [I] to print the TEL-INDEX. 3 Press Activity Report Interval You can set the fax mach...

C H A P T E R E L E V E N In^ortaii Information StandanI Talephone and FCC Notices These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States. This equipment is hearing aid compatible. When programming emergency numbers and/or making test calls to emergency numbers; ■ Remain on the lin...

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iilljilillilililjiililiiilli Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet slots, since they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts resulting in a risk of fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product. Do not attempt to semce this product you...

C H A P T E R T W E L V E jHaintenance and Troubleshooting Fax-Back^** System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use Fax-Back^M System, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is available 24 hours a da...

I H R C H I H E E R R O R and ^mss mop KE'-i^ j Contact Brother Customer Service at USA: 1-800-284-4329 (voice) From within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 (voice) 8 AM-8 PM EST From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 (voice) I N O R E S P O M S E - - - B U S T ~ ) The number you called does not answer or is bu...

I SCSNHER: ERRpg:^^^ Try’ cleaning the white bar and the glass under the bar. If you still get a scanner error, contact Brother Customer Service at USA: 1-800-284-4329 (voice) From within Canada: 1-800-853-6660 (voice) 8 AM-8 PM EST From within Montreal: 1-514-685-6464 (voice) other Problems Condens...

Index A D ACS Check Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Daily Timer............... ................ 26,42 Activity Report............ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77-78 Date and Time............ ............... 15,26 ADF......................... . . . . ....

E For Missing Link (option) Users Usually you should install this software witli connecting the fax inacliine and the computer. But if you start to install it without connecting the fax machine and computer accidentally, please install it the instruction as follows; If you are using Windows 3.1 or l...

E Specifications lype Compatibilit)^ Coding system Modem speed Document input width ScanningflPrinting width Paper roll size: width length Printer type Gray scale Paper cutter Display Polling types Contrast control Resolution Desktop facsimile transceiver ITU-TS Group 3 Modified Huffman (MH) 14400/1...