USER'S GUIDE MFC-240C Version A If you need to call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-240C Serial Number: 1 Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: 1 The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this User's Guide with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase, in the event of theft, fire or warranty service. Register your product on-line at http://www.brother.com/registration/ By registering your product with Brother, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother: may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt; and may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covered by insurance. © 2006 Brother Industries, Ltd. Approval Information and Compilation and Publication Notice THIS EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH A TWO WIRE ANALOGUE PSTN LINE FITTED WITH THE APPROPRIATE CONNECTOR. APPROVAL INFORMATION Brother advises that this product may not function correctly in a country other than where it was originally purchased, and does not offer any warranty in the event that this product is used on public telecommunication lines in another country. Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication. i EC Declaration of Conformity under the R & TTE Directive ii Table of Contents Section I 1 General General Information Using the documentation ....................................................................................... 2 Symbols and conventions used in the documentation .................................... 2 Accessing the complete User's Guide ................................................................... 2 Viewing Documentation ................................................................................... 2 Control panel overview .......................................................................................... 4 2 Loading documents and paper Loading documents ............................................................................................... 6 Using the ADF ................................................................................................. 6 Using the scanner glass .................................................................................. 7 Scanning area ................................................................................................. 8 Acceptable paper and other media........................................................................ 8 Recommended media ..................................................................................... 9 Handling and using media ............................................................................... 9 Choosing the right media............................................................................... 10 Loading paper, envelopes and other media ........................................................12 Loading paper and other media..................................................................... 12 Loading envelopes and post cards................................................................ 13 Printable Area ................................................................................................15 3 General setup Power Save mode ............................................................................................... 16 Putting your machine in Power Save mode...................................................16 Bringing your machine out of Power Save mode ..........................................16 Power Save setting........................................................................................ 16 Mode Timer..........................................................................................................17 Paper settings...................................................................................................... 17 Paper Type .................................................................................................... 17 Paper Size .....................................................................................................17 Volume Settings...................................................................................................18 Ring Volume .................................................................................................. 18 Beeper Volume ..............................................................................................18 Speaker Volume ............................................................................................18 Automatic Daylight Savings Time ........................................................................ 18 LCD display ......................................................................................................... 19 LCD Contrast................................................................................................. 19 4 Security features TX Lock ............................................................................................................... 20 Setting and changing the TX lock password .................................................20 Turning the TX Lock on/off ............................................................................ 21 iii Section II Fax 5 Sending a fax Entering Fax mode ..............................................................................................24 Faxing from the ADF ....................................................................................24 Faxing from the scanner glass ......................................................................24 Faxing Letter size documents from the scanner glass ..................................25 Colour fax transmission .................................................................................25 Cancelling a fax in progress ..........................................................................25 Broadcasting (Monochrome only)........................................................................25 Canceling a Broadcast in progress................................................................26 Additional sending operations..............................................................................26 Sending faxes using multiple settings ...........................................................26 Contrast .........................................................................................................27 Changing fax resolution .................................................................................27 Dual access (Monochrome only) ...................................................................28 Real time transmission ..................................................................................28 Overseas Mode .............................................................................................28 Checking and cancelling waiting jobs ............................................................29 Sending a fax manually .................................................................................29 Out of Memory message ...............................................................................29 6 Receiving a Fax Receive modes ....................................................................................................30 Choosing the Receive Mode .........................................................................30 Using receive modes ...........................................................................................31 Fax only .........................................................................................................31 Fax/Tel...........................................................................................................31 Manual ...........................................................................................................31 External TAD .................................................................................................31 Receive mode settings ........................................................................................31 Ring Delay .....................................................................................................31 F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only) ...............................................................32 Fax Detect .....................................................................................................32 Additional receiving operations ............................................................................33 Printing a reduced incoming fax ....................................................................33 Receiving faxes into memory ........................................................................33 7 Telephone and External devices Voice Operations .................................................................................................34 Tone or pulse.................................................................................................34 Fax/Tel mode ................................................................................................34 Fax/Tel mode in Power Save mode ..............................................................34 Telephone services..............................................................................................34 Setting the Phone Line Type .........................................................................34 BT Call Sign (For U.K. only) ..........................................................................35 iv Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device) ............................... 36 Connections...................................................................................................36 Recording outgoing message (OGM) on an external TAD ............................37 Multi-line connections (PBX) .........................................................................37 External and extension phones ...........................................................................37 Connecting an external or extension telephone ............................................37 Operation from extension telephones............................................................ 37 Using extension telephones (For U.K. only) .................................................. 38 Using a cordless external telephone .............................................................39 Using remote codes.......................................................................................39 8 Dialling and storing numbers How to Dial ..........................................................................................................40 Manual dialling............................................................................................... 40 Speed-Dialling ............................................................................................... 40 Search ........................................................................................................... 40 Fax Redial .....................................................................................................41 Storing numbers .................................................................................................. 41 Storing a pause ............................................................................................. 41 Storing Speed-Dial numbers .........................................................................41 Changing Speed-Dial numbers ..................................................................... 42 Setting up groups for broadcasting................................................................ 42 Combining Quick-Dial numbers ..................................................................... 43 9 Printing Reports Fax reports........................................................................................................... 44 Transmission Verification Report................................................................... 44 Fax Journal (activity report) ...........................................................................44 Reports ................................................................................................................ 45 How to print a report ..................................... ...