Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MFC-235C Brother
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USER’S GU IDE MFC-23 5C MFC-26 0C Version A.
If yo u n eed to c all Cu stomer S ervice Ple ase com plete the fol lowin g inform ation for futu re refere nce: Model Number: MFC-235C and MFC-260C (Circle your mode l number) Ser ial N umb er: 1 Da te of P u rch a se : P lac e o f P urc h as e: 1 The seria l number is on the back of the unit.
i Approval Info rmation and Compil ation and Publication Notice THIS EQ UIP MENT IS DESI GNED TO WORK WI TH A TWO W IRE ANALO GUE PS TN L I NE FITT ED WIT H T HE A PPROPR IATE CONNEC TOR.
ii Tab le of Con ten ts Se cti on I Ge ner al 1 Genera l Informa t io n 2 Usi ng th e docum enta ti on ..... .... ... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... .. 2 Sy mbols an d conven tio ns used in th e docume ntati on .
iii Section II Fax 5 Sendi ng a fa x 2 4 Enter in g Fa x mode ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. .. 24 Faxing from the ADF (MFC-260C only) ......... ....................
iv Telephon e S ervice f or New Zealand ..... ................... ................... ................... ..... 39 Fa xAbi lity . ... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .
v Copy opti ons ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. .. 55 Changi ng copy sp eed and qual ity .... ....... ..... .. ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ... .....
vi Section VI Appe ndixes A Safet y and L ega l 78 Choosing a location . ....................... ............................................. ........................ 78 To use the mach ine sa fel y ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .. ...
vii D Specifi cation s 124 Gener al .... .. ..... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .... 124 Prin t media .... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ....
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Section I Genera l I General Information 2 Loading documents and pa per 6 General setup 17 Security features 21.
2 1 Using the documen tation 1 Thank y ou for bu y ing a Brother m achine! Reading the docu m entation will help you make the mos t of your machine. Sy mbo l s and co nv en tion s used in th e docu menta ti o n 1 The f ol lowing symbols an d conventions are used throughou t t he documentat ion.
General Informat ion 3 1 Note If this window does not appear, use W i ndow s ® Explorer t o run the s tart.exe program from the root directory of the Brother CD-ROM . d Cli ck Documentation . e Click the documentation you want to read. HTML d ocuments : Soft ware User’s Gu i de i n H TM L f orm at.
Chapter 1 4 MF C-260 C C o ntrol pa nel overview 1 The MF C-235C and MFC-260C have the same control panel keys. Note Most of the illustrations in t his User’s Guide show the MFC-260C. 1 Fax keys: Redial/P ause Redial s the last number call ed. It also inser ts a pause when prog r am ming qui ck dial numbe rs.
General Informat ion 5 1 6 Start keys : Colour Sta rt Lets you sta rt sendi ng fa xes or making copies in ful l colour. Also lets y ou start a scanning op erati on (in colour or mo no, depending on the scanning s et t ing in the Control Center sof tw are).
6 2 Loading docum ents 2 You can send a fax, m ake copies, and scan from the ADF (aut omatic do c u ment fee der) and f rom the sc anner glas s . Using t h e ADF (MF C-260C only ) 2 The A DF can h old up to 10 pages and feeds each sheet indi v idually.
Loading doc uments and paper 7 2 Us ing the scan ner glas s 2 You can use t he scanner glass to fax, cop y or scan page s of a book or one page at a time. Document Size s Supported 2 How t o l oad d ocume nt s 2 Note To use the scanner glass , th e ADF m ust be em pty.
Chapter 2 8 Acceptabl e paper and other med ia 2 The print quality can be affected by the type of p aper you are using in the machi ne. To ge t the be s t pri nt qua l ity for the settings you have chos en, always set the P aper Type to m atch the t ype of paper y ou lo ad.
Loading doc uments and paper 9 2 Ha ndli ng and usin g me di a 2 Store paper i n its original packaging, and keep it sealed. Keep the paper flat and away fr om m oi sture, direct sunlight and heat. The coated sid e of phot o paper is shiny. Avoid touching t he shiny (coated) side.
Chapter 2 10 Ch oosi ng t he righ t me dia 2 Paper t ype and s ize fo r each ope ration 2 Paper Type Paper Si ze Usage Fax Copy Phot o Capture Printer Cut Sheet Letter 216 × 279 m m ( 8 1/ 2 × 11 i n.) Y es Yes Ye s Ye s A4 210 × 297 mm (8. 3 × 11.
Loading doc uments and paper 11 2 Paper weight , thickne ss and c apacity 2 1 Up to 50 s heet s for Le ga l si ze pa per 8 0 gsm (20 l b). Up to 100 sh eets of 8 0 gsm (20 l b) pape r. Paper T ype Weight Thi ckness No. o f sheets Cut Sheet Plai n Paper 64 t o 120 gsm (17 to 32 lb) 0.
Chapter 2 12 Loading pape r and other med ia 2 a If the pa per support flap i s ope n, close it, and the n pull the paper tray c ompletely out of the m achine. Lift t he output paper tray cover (1). b Press and slide the paper side guides (1) and paper length guide (2) to fit t he paper size.
Loading doc uments and paper 13 2 e Gently adjust the pape r s ide guides to the paper with both hands. Make s ure the pa per side gu ides touch the sid es of the paper. Note Be caref ul that you do not push the pape r in too f ar; it may lift at t he bac k of the t ray and c ause feed problems.
Chapter 2 14 Lo adin g envel opes an d post car d s 2 Loading e nvelopes 2 Use envelopes that weigh from 7 5 to 95 gsm. Som e envelopes need margin settings to be set in the application.
Loading doc uments and paper 15 2 If y ou have p robl ems when printi ng o n envelop es, try the following suggestion s: 2 a Open t he envelop e flap. b Make s ure the op en flap is either to th e side of t he envelope or to t he back edge of the envelope whe n printing.
Chapter 2 16 Pr intable area 2 The printable area depend s on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below show the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper and envel opes. The machi ne c an only print in the shade d area s when the B ord erl ess print f e at ure is av ai lable and turned on.
17 3 3 Power Save mo de 3 W hen the m achine is i dle, y ou can put the machin e i nto Power Save mode by pressing the Powe r Save key . You can still receive telephone c al ls in P ower Save mode. F or further information on receiving faxes in the power sa v e condit i on, please see the ta ble on page 17.
Chapter 3 18 Mo de T imer 3 The m achine h as four temporary mode key s on the control panel: Fa x , Scan , Copy and Photo Captu re . You can c hange the amount of tim e the m achine takes after the l ast S c an, Copy or PhotoCapture operation before i t retur ns to F ax m ode.
General setup 19 3 Volume Setti ngs 3 Ring Volume 3 You can choos e a rang e of ring volume lev el s, f r om High to Off . W hi le in F ax mode , press d or c to adjust the volume level. The LCD shows the cur rent settin g, and each key press will chan ge t he volume to the next level.
Chapter 3 20 Setting Day light Savings Time 3 You can set t he m achine to c hange automat icall y for d aylight savings time. I t will reset itself forward one hour in the Spring and backward one hour i n the Autumn . Make sure you have set t he co rr e ct date and time in the Date&Time s e tting.
21 4 4 TX Lock 4 TX Loc k lets you prevent unauth ori zed access t o the mach ine. W hi le TX Lock is On, the following operation s are available: Re ce iv ing faxe s W hi le TX Lock is On, the fo.
Chapter 4 22 Turni ng th e TX Loc k on/of f 4 Turning TX Lock on 4 a Pre ss Men u , 2 , 0 , 1 . b Pre ss a or b t o choose Set TX Lock . Pre ss OK . c Enter the regis tered 4-digit password. Pre ss OK . The machine goes offline and the LCD sh ow s TX Lock Mode .
Section I I Fax II Sending a fax 24 Receiving a Fax 30 Telephone and External d evices 35 Dialling and storing numbers 47 Printing Reports 51.
24 5 Entering Fa x mode 5 To enter fax mode, press ( Fa x ), and the key will glow green. Faxi ng fr om t he ADF (MF C-2 60C only ) 5 a Make sure you are in F ax mode . b Put the document fac e down in th e ADF. (S ee Loading document s on pag e 6.) c Dial the f ax number us i ng t he dial pa d.
Sending a fa x 25 5 Faxi ng Lett er si ze do cum e n ts fr om th e sca nner g las s 5 W hen docum ent s are Le t ter size, y ou need to set S can Size to Letter. If you do not , the s ide portion of the fax es will be missing . a Make s ure you are in Fax m ode .
Chapter 5 26 Ca ncell ing a Br oadc ast i n pr ogr es s 5 a Pre ss Men u , 2 , 4 . The LCD will show the fax number bein g dialled. XXXXXXXX b Pre ss OK . The LCD will show the job number: 1.Clear 2.Exit c Pre ss 1 to c lear. The LCD will then show the Broadcast job number and 1.
Sending a fa x 27 5 Contras t 5 If yo ur doc ument i s very li ght o r very da rk, yo u may want to cha nge the c ontrast. For most docu m ents the def ault setting Auto c an be used . It automatically chooses the suitabl e contrast for your document .
Chapter 5 28 Du al acces s (M on ochro me onl y) 5 You can d ial a number and st art scanni ng the fax into me m ory—ev en when the machi ne i s sending from mem ory, rec ei ving fax es or printing PC data. The LCD shows the new job number and avail able memory.
Sending a fa x 29 5 Over sea s Mode 5 If you are having difficulty sending a fax overseas du e to possible interference on the telep hone l ine, we recommend that you tu r n on the Overseas m ode. After you send a fax using t hi s f eature, t he f eature will turn itself of f.
30 6 Rece ive mode s 6 You must choo s e a rec ei ve mode depending on the ex ternal devices an d telephone services you have on your line. Ch oosi ng t he R eceiv e Mo de 6 By defau lt, y our m achine will auto matical ly r eceive any faxes that a re se nt to it.
Re c eiv ing a Fax 31 6 Using recei ve m odes 6 Some rec ei ve modes answer autom at ically ( Fax Only and Fax/Tel ). Y ou m ay want to chan ge t he ring delay before using these mode s see Ring Del ay on page 32. Fax on ly 6 Fax o nly mode wi ll a ut om atically answer every cal l .
Chapter 6 32 Receive mode settings 6 Ring De lay 6 The Ring Delay sets the numbe r of times the machine rings before it answers in Fax Only or Fax/Tel m ode. If you have exte r n al or extension t el ephones on the same line as the machine, ch oose the m aximum num ber of rings.
Re c eiv ing a Fax 33 6 Fax D et e ct 6 If Fax De tect is On : 6 The ma c hine receives a fax call automat ically, even i f y ou answer the call. W hen you s ee Receiving on the LCD or when y ou hea r ‘ chirps’ t hrough the h andset you are using, just replace t he handset.
Chapter 6 34 Re ceivin g fa xes into memo ry 6 As soon as t he pap er tray be c omes empty during fax reception, the screen will display No Paper Fed , as king you t o put paper in the pa per tray.
35 7 7 Voice Op erations 7 To ne or pulse ( Not a vailab le in New Zeal and) 7 If you are using an external telephone and h av e a pulse dia lling ser vice, but need to send t one signals (for ex ample, for telephone bank i ng), follow the instruc t io ns below.
Chapter 7 36 Telephon e Service for Australia 7 Tel st ra ® FaxSt ream ® Duet ® (Di s tin ctive Ring ) 7 Tel st ra ® FaxStream ® Duet ® is an enha nced Public Switched Tele phone Service (PSTS) offered b y Telstra ® that allows you to have an additional number on on e phone l ine, with its own dist i nctive ri ng pattern.
Telephon e and Exte r nal device s 37 7 How does Telstra ® F axS trea m ® Due t ® Wor k? 7 Incom i ng calls to t he voice number, will have the stan dard ri ng p attern of l ong, long tone, followe.
Chapter 7 38 Caller ID 7 Caller ID is a telephone service that allows the subsc riber to see a display o f the caller’s phone n umber or name as the telephone rings. It is a fast way to screen your calls. You can respond quickly to calls you missed, becau s e Caller IDs are received and stored in your machine memory.
Telephon e and Exte r nal device s 39 7 Vie wing Cal ler ID L ist 7 a Pr ess Me nu , 2 , 0 , 4 . 0.Miscellaneous 4.Caller ID b Pr ess a or b t o choose Display# . Pr ess OK . The Caller I D of the l ast call will app ear on the display. If no I D is stored, the beeper wi ll sou nd and N o Caller ID will appear o n the displ ay.
Chapter 7 40 How Does FaxAbil ity Work? 7 Your telephone number will have the standard ring patt ern of long, l ong tone, while the new number will have a ring patt ern of long, si lence, long, et c. When F axAb ility is On, y ou wil l not hear the first ri ng of all incom ing cal ls on the fax machine.
Telephon e and Exte r nal device s 41 7 Adva ntag es of Cal l er ID 7 For Bu si ness All bu sinesses profit from a qu icker respon s e to c ustom er calls.
Chapter 7 42 Telephon e Service for Some Countrie s 7 Di st inc tive Ri ng (For Sing apore an d Hong Ko ng ) 7 This m achine feat ure lets you use the Distinctive Ring subscribe r serv i ce offered by some telephone c ompanies, which allows you to have several telephon e nu mbers on one pho ne line.
Telephon e and Exte r nal device s 43 7 Calle r ID ( For Singapo re and Hong Kong) 7 The Caller ID f eature of this machine lets y ou use the Caller ID subscriber service off ered by many l ocal phone companies. Call your telephone c ompany for det ails.
Chapter 7 44 Connecting an exter nal TAD (telephon e an sw erin g d evi ce) 7 You ma y c hoose t o conne c t an external answering d evice. However, wh en you ha v e an extern al TAD on the sam e telephone li ne as the mac hine, the TAD ans wers all calls and th e mac hine ‘listens ’ for f ax ca lling ( CNG) tones.
Telephon e and Exte r nal device s 45 7 Note W e recom mend beginning your OGM with an initial 5-second silence becaus e t he machin e cannot hear fax tones ove r a reson ant or loud voice. You may try omi t ting th i s pau s e, but if your m achine has trouble receiving , th en you m ust re-record th e OGM to incl ude i t .
Chapter 7 46 Ope ration fr o m ext ension t eleph ones 7 If you answer a fax call on an extension or an external telephon e pl ugged into the correct socket on the machin e , you can make your machine tak e t he call by using the Remote Activation Code.
47 8 8 How to Dial 8 Man ual dia lling 8 Press all of th e digits of t he fax num ber. Sp eed Di allin g 8 a Pr ess Speed Dial . b Pr ess OK and t he # (hash) key, and then the two di gi t Spee d Dial number. Note If the LCD show s Not Registered when you en t er a Spe ed Dial number, a numb er has not been s tored at this locati on.
Chapter 8 48 Fax R e dial 8 If yo u are sending a f ax manually and the line i s bu sy , pr es s Redi al /Paus e , and then press Mono S tart or Co lour Start to try a gain. If you want to make a second call to the last number dialled , you can sav e time by pressing Redial/Pause and Mo no S ta rt or Colour Start .
Dial ling and s tori ng num bers 49 8 St orin g S peed Dia l num bers 8 You can store up to 40 2-digit Speed Dial locations wi th a name. Whe n you dial you will only ha ve to p res s a few keys (F or example: Sp eed Dial , OK , # , the t w o-digit numbe r , a nd Mono St ar t or Colour St a rt ).
Chapter 8 50 Sett ing up gro ups for br oadc asting 8 If you regularly want to s end the sam e f ax mess age t o many fax numbers you can set up a Group.
51 9 9 Fax reports 9 You need to set up the T ran s mission Verification Report and Jour nal Period using the Men u key. Tr ansmis sion Ver ificat ion Report 9 You can use the Tran s mission Repo r t as pro of that you sent a fax . This report lists the time and dat e of t ransmission and whether the tran smiss ion was succe ss ful (OK ).
Chapter 9 52 Reports 9 The f ol lowing reports are av ai lable: 1.XMIT Verify Prints a Transmission Verification Report for your last transmission. 2.Help List A hel p l ist about how t o quick l y program y our machine. 3.Quick Dial Lists na mes and numbers st ored in th e Speed Dial memory, in numerical order.
Section II I Copy III Making copies 54.
54 10 How to c opy 10 Ente ring Copy mo de 10 Press ( Copy ) to enter Copy m ode. The defaul t setting is Fax. You can change the number of seconds or min ut es that the machin e st ays i n Cop y mode.
Making cop ies 55 10 Copy options 10 W hen you wa nt t o quickly chang e the copy settings temporarily f or the next copy, us e the Copy Options key. T he ma ch ine retu rns to i ts d e fau lt se tting s 1 minu t e after it finishes c opying, or if the mode timer returns t he m achi ne to F ax mode.
Chapter 1 0 56 Cha ngin g co py sp eed an d qua lity 10 You can choos e from a range of qu ality settings . The default setting is Normal . To tem poraril y c hange the q uality setting, follow the instruction below: a Make sure you are in Copy mode .
Making cop ies 57 10 d Pr ess Copy Optio ns a nd a or b to choose Enlarge/Reduce . Pr ess OK . e Do one of the following: Press a or b to choose the enlargeme nt or reduction ratio you want. Press OK . Press a or b to choose Custom(25-400%) . Pre ss OK .
Chapter 1 0 58 Place you r d ocument face down i n the direc tion sho wn be l ow: 2 in 1 (P) 2 in 1 (L) 4 in 1 (P) 4 in 1 (L) Po ster (3 x3 ) You can make a poste r size copy of a photog r aph. Sor tin g copi es us ing th e ADF (Monoc hrome o n l y ) (MF C - 260 C onl y) 10 You can sort multipl e copies.
Making cop ies 59 10 Adju sting Brig htnes s, Cont rast an d Col ou r 10 Brightness 10 To temporarily change the brightness setting, follow the instructions below: a Make s ure you a re in Cop y mode . b Load your docum ent . c Use the dial pad to enter the numb er of copies (up to 99).
Chapter 1 0 60 Pape r opt ion s 10 Paper t ype 10 If y ou are copyi ng on specia l paper, set the machine f or the ty pe of paper you are u sing to get the best print quality. a Make sure you are in Copy m ode . b Load your docume nt . c Use the d ial pad to ent er th e number of copies (up to 99).
Sectio n IV Direct Phot o Printing IV Printing photos from a mem ory card or USB Flash memory drive 62 Printing photos from a cam era 70.
62 11 Note The MFC-235C onl y supports a USB Flash memory drive. PhotoCapture Cente r™ Operatio ns 11 Pr intin g from a m emory ca rd or USB Fla sh mem ory dri v e wi thout a PC 11 Even if y our machine i s not connected to your comput er, you can print photos directly f rom digital camera media or USB Flash Mem ory drive.
Pri nting phot os from a memo ry card or USB Flash memo ry drive 63 11 Memor y cards or a U SB Flash memory driv e f olde r stru cture 11 Your m achine i s designed to be compatible with m odern digital c amera image f iles and mem ory cards; ho wever, plea s e read the points below to avoid errors: The im age f ile extension must be .
Chapter 1 1 64 Getting starte d 11 Firmly put a mem ory card or USB Flash mem ory drive into the correct slot. 1 USB F l ash memor y d r ive 2 Compact Flash ® 3 S ecu reDi gita l™, M ultiM edia Car.
Pri nting phot os from a memo ry card or USB Flash memo ry drive 65 11 How to print from a memory card or USB Flash me mory drive 11 Before printing a p hoto you must first p r int a thum bnail index to cho ose the number of t he photo y ou want to print.
Chapter 1 1 66 Pr inting Im ages 11 Before y ou can print an i ndi vidual image, you have to know the image num ber. a Make sure you have put the memory card or USB F lash m emory drive in the correct sl ot . b Print the i ndex first. (See Pr i nt Index (Thumbnai l s) on page 65 .
Pri nting phot os from a memo ry card or USB Flash memo ry drive 67 11 DP OF pri nti ng 11 DPO F stands for Di gital Print Order Format. Majo r dig it al camera manuf act urers (Canon Inc., Eastm an K odak Com pany. F uji Photo Film Co. Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
Chapter 1 1 68 PhotoCapture Cente r™ print settin gs 11 Thes e s ettings will r e main until you cha nge them again. Pri nt sp ee d and qua l i t y 11 a Pre ss Men u , 4 , 1 . b Pre ss a or b t o choose Normal or Photo . Pre ss OK . c Pre ss Sto p/ Exit .
Pri nting phot os from a memo ry card or USB Flash memo ry drive 69 11 Crop ping 11 If your photo is too long or wide to fit the availabl e space on your cho s en l ay out, part of t he image will be a utomatically cropped. The def aul t setting is On .
70 12 Printing photo s directly from a PictBridg e camera 12 Your Brother mach i ne supports the PictBridge s t andard, allowin g y o u to connect to a nd print pho tos directly fr om any PictBrid ge compatible d igital came r a .
Pri nting pho t os from a camer a 71 12 Pr inting Images 12 Note Remove an y memory cards or USB Flash mem ory drive from the machi ne before con nect ing a digital cam era. a Make sure that your camera is turned off. Connect your camera to the USB direct interface (1) o n the machi ne using the USB cable.
Chapter 1 2 72 Printing photo s directly from a digital camera (with out PictBridge) 12 If your c amera supports the USB Ma s s Storage standard, you can conne ct your camera i n storage m ode.
Pri nting pho t os from a camer a 73 12 Understandin g the Error Mes sag es 12 Onc e you are familiar with the types of errors that can occur whil e y ou are p r i nt ing from a camera, y ou can easily identify and troubl es hoot any problems.
Chapter 1 2 74.
Section V Software V Software features 76.
76 13 The CD - R OM includes the Software User’s Guide for f eat ures avail able when c onnec ted to a computer (for e xample, printing and scannin g). The guide has easy to use links that, when clicked, will ta ke you directly to a parti cul ar sect ion.
Sectio n VI Appendix es VI Safety and Legal 78 Troubleshooting and Routin e Maintenance 90 Menu and Features 114 Specifications 124 Glossary 137.
78 A Choosing a location A Put you r m achi ne on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration and sho cks, such as a desk. Put the machine near a teleph one s o cket and a st andard, grounded electrical socket. Choos e a location whe re the t emperature remains b et ween 1 0 ° C and 35 ° C.
Safety an d L egal 79 A To use the machine sa fely A Ple ase k eep these instructions for l ater reference and read them before attempting any main t enanc e.
80 DO NOT put your han ds on the edg e of the machine unde r the docum ent cover or the scanner cove r. Doin g this ma y cause injury . DO NOT put your hands on the e dge of t he paper t ray under the output paper tray cover. Doing this may cause injury.
Safety an d L egal 81 A DO NOT touch the area shade d i n the illustrat i on. Do i ng thi s may caus e injury . When moving the machine you must l if t it f rom the base, by placing a hand at each s ide of the unit as shown in the illustration. DO NOT carry the machine by holding the scanner cover.
82 WARNIN G • U s e caution when installing or modifying telephone l ines. Ne v er t ouch telephone wires or terminals that are not ins ul ated unless the telephone line has been unplu gged at the wall socket. Never i nstall telephone w iri ng during a lightning storm .
Safety an d L egal 83 A Importa nt Informatio n for Australia A I m po rtant s afety inst ructio ns A 1 R ead all of these instructions. 2 S ave t hem for later reference. 3 F ollow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 4 U nplug this product from the wall socket be fore cleaning the outside of the ma c h ine and the scann er glass.
84 If the product has been exposed to rain or wat er. If the product does not operate normally w hen the operat i ng instructions are followed.
Safety an d L egal 85 A 13 Do not plac e t his product on an un s table surface, st and, or table. The product may fall, caus i ng serious damage t o the produ c t.
86 25 Not e t hat some telephones are not compatible with this uni t and di alling errors m ay result if the two devices are used toget her in other t han q uiet conditions. Th e T elecom Faults Service is not to b e called shoul d such problem s arise.
Safety an d L egal 87 A 14 Ne ver push objects o f any k ind into t his product through cabinet slots, since they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts resulting in the risk of fire or electric shock. Never spill li quid o f any kind o n the product .
88 Legal li mitations for copying A It is an offence to mak e reprod ucti o ns of c ertain i tems or docum ents with the i ntent to commit fraud. T his memorandu m is int ended to be a guide rat her than a complete l i st.We suggest you check w ith relevant legal authorities if in doubt abo ut a part icular it em or document.
Safety an d L egal 89 A Trade marks A The Brother logo is a re gi stered t rademark of B rother I ndus t ries, Ltd. Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries , Ltd. Multi-F unct ion Link is a registered tradem ark of Brother International Corporation.
90 B Troublesh ooting B If you think there is a problem with your machine, check the chart below and follow the troublesho ot ing t i ps. Most problems c an be e as i ly resolved by yourself. I f y o u need a dditional he lp, the Brother Solution s Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshoo t ing tips.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 91 B Pr in ted tex t or ima ges ar e s kewe d. Make sure t he pa per is l oaded prope rly in t he pa per tray an d the pape r si de gu i de is ad just ed cor re ctly . (See Loa din g pa pe r a nd o the r medi a o n page 12 .
92 Printing Re c e ived Fax es Difficulty Su gg es t ion s Co nd en sed pr i nt an d whit e st re aks acr oss the page or t he top a nd botto m of s entenc es are c ut o ff. You prob ably had a ba d co nnec tion , wi th s tatic or in ter fere nce on t he te leph one li ne.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 93 B Tr ans missi on Ver ifi cation Report says ‘ Resul t : NG’ or ‘Result:ERROR’. The re is pr obably t e mpor ary noi se or st atic on t he li ne.
94 Copying Dif ficult ies Difficulty Su gg es t ion s Ca nn ot mak e a copy Make sure that th e Co py key is i llum inat ed. (S ee Ent eri ng Co py mo de on pa ge 54.) Ve rtical str eak s ap pear on c opie s. If y ou s ee ve rtic al s treak s on cop ies, cle an th e sc anne r.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 95 B PhotoCapture Ce nter ™ Difficulti es Difficulty Su ggesti ons Rem ova ble D i sk doe s not wo rk pr operl y. 1 H av e you i nsta lled t h e Windo w s ® 2000 u pdate? If no t, do th e fol lowin g: 1) Un plug the U SB c able .
96 Error messages B As with any sophisticated office product, e r rors m ay occ ur. If this happens, your machine ide nt ifies the err or and shows an error mess age. The m ost com mon error m essages a r e shown below. You can correct most errors by yourself.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 97 B In it Unable XX The machine has a mechan ical probl em. —OR — A for eign o bject su ch as a cli p or rippe d pa per i s i n the machine. Open the scan ner cove r and re m o ve an y forei gn objec t s inside t he ma chine.
98 No Pa per F ed The mach ine is out of paper or paper is not proper l y loaded i n the paper tr ay. Do one of the following: Refi ll the paper in the pap er tray, and th en pr es s Mono Start or Col ou r St ar t . Remov e the paper and l oad it again a nd then pr es s Mono Start or Col ou r St ar t .
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 99 B Tr ansf erri ng your faxes or Fa x Jo urn al re port B If the LCD shows : Clean Unable XX Init Unable XX Print Unable XX Scan Unable XX W e recom mend transferring your faxes to anoth er fax machine. (See Transferring faxes to another fax machine on page 99.
100 Docume nt jam (MF C-2 60C only ) B Document s can jam in t he ADF unit if they are not inserted or fed properly, or if t hey are too long. Follow the steps below t o clear a document jam. Document is jammed in the t op of the ADF unit B a Take out any paper from the ADF that is not jammed.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 101 B b Pull out the jammed paper (1) and press St op/Exi t . If yo u cannot rem ove the j amm ed paper from the front, or the error message s til l app ears on t he LCD after you have remove the jammed paper, please go to the next step.
102 e Lift t he scanner cov er (1) from the f ront side of the machine unt il i t l ocks securely in t o t he open position. Make sure that there is no ja mme d paper left inside the machine.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 103 B Tel epho ne li ne in terfer ence B If you are having problems sending or receiving a fax d ue to poss ibl e in t erference on t he telephone line, we recommend t hat you adjus t the Equalization for compatibility to reduce the modem s peed for f ax operations .
104 b Pull the l ock release lever down and take out the ink c artridge for the colour shown on the LCD. c Open the new ink cartridge bag for the colour shown on the LCD, and then t ake out the ink cartridge. d Remove the protective yellow cap (1). Improper S etup D O NOT touch the area shown in the illu str ation b elow.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 105 B g The mac hine will aut omatica lly r eset the ink dot counter. Note • I f you replaced an ink cartridge, for exa m ple Bla c k, b ef ore t he LCD show s Near Empty Black or Ink Empty Black , the LCD will ask you to verify that it was a brand new one ( Did You Change Blck? ).
106 Clean the o utside of th e mach i n e as follo ws : B a Pull the paper tray (1 ) c ompletely out of the machine. b Wipe the outside of t he machine with a so ft c lo th to r em ove du st. c Lift t he output paper tray cove r and remove any thing that is st uck i nside the paper tray.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 107 B Cl eanin g the m ach ine pri nter plat en B WARNIN G Unplug the machine from the electrical socket before cle aning the p rint er platen (1). a Clean the m achine pri nt er platen (1) and the area around it, wi ping off any scattered ink wit h a soft, dry li nt-free cloth.
108 c Clean the P aper Pick-up Roll er (1) with isopropyl alcohol on a cotton swab. d Put the J am Clear C over back on. Make sure t he cover is set properly.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 109 B f Do one of the following: If all lines are cl ear and visible, press 1 to choose Yes , and go t o step j . If you can see missing short lines as shown below , press 2 to ch oo se No . g The LCD asks you if the print qual ity is OK for black and three colours.
110 Ch ecking the p rint a lignm ent B You ma y need to adjust the print alignment after tran s porting t he machine if y our printed text becomes b lurred or images becom e faded. a Pre ss Ink Man agement . b Pre ss a or b t o choose Test Print . Pre ss OK .
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 111 B Machine Information B Ch ecki ng the seria l numb er B You can see t he machine’s serial number on the LCD.
112 c Install the yellow protective part, lift each lock release l ever and pu sh it until i t clicks, and then close the ink cartridge co ve r. CAUTION If you are not ab le to find t he y el low protective parts, DO NOT remove the ink cartridges before shipping.
Troub l es hooting and Rout ine Maint enance 113 B h Wrap th e machine i n the bag and put it in the ori ginal carton wi t h the o rigi nal packing mate r ial. i Pack the printed materials in the original carton as s hown below. Do not pack t he used ink cartridges in t he carton.
114 C On-scre en programmin g C Your machi ne i s designed to be easy to use with LCD on-screen pro gram ming us i ng t he menu keys . User-friendly programming h elps you take full advantage of all the menu sele ctio ns your machi ne has to offer.
Menu a nd Feature s 115 C c Pr ess OK when t hat option appears on the LC D. The LCD will t hen show t he next menu leve l. d Pr ess a or b to scroll to y our next menu sele ctio n. e Pr ess OK . When you finish setting an option, the LCD shows Accepted .
116 Menu T able C The m enu table will help you understand t he m enu selections an d options t hat are f ound in the machine's program s. The factory settings are shown in B old with an asterisk. Choose & OK Choo s e & O K to accept to ex i t Main Menu S ubmen u Men u Sele ctions Opti ons Descrip tions Page 1.
Menu a nd Feature s 117 C 1. General Setup (Co nti nued ) 4.Volume 1.Ring Off Low Med * High Adj us ts th e ring vol ume. 19 2.Beeper Off Low * Med High Ad justs the vol ume le vel of t he beepe r. 19 3.Speaker Off Low Med * High Adj us ts th e sp ea ker vol ume.
118 2.Fax (Con ti nued ) 1. Setup Receive ( I n Fax mo de o nl y) (Co nti nued ) 4.Remote Codes On * ( l 5 1, #51) ( l 91, #91 for N ew Ze alan d) Off Allow s you to ans wer al l call s at an ex tens ion or ex ter n al tele phon e a nd use co de s to tur n t he m achi ne on or o f f .
Menu a nd Feature s 119 C 2.Fax (Co nti nued ) 0. Miscellaneous 1.TX Lock — S tops un auth ori zed us ers fr om c ha ngi n g t he mach ine’ s cur rent set t i ngs. 21 2.Compatibility Normal * Basic Adj us t s the e qualiz atio n for transm ission pro blem s.
120 3.Copy (Con ti nued ) 4. Col or Adjust 1.Red R:- nnnno + R:- nnnon + R:- nnonn +* R:- nonnn + R:- onnnn + Adj usts the am ount of R ed in c opie s. 59 2.Green G:- nnnno + G:- nnnon + G:- nnonn +* G:- nonnn + G:- onnnn + Adj usts the amou nt o f Gr een i n co pies .
Menu a nd Feature s 121 C 4.PhotoCapture (Co nti nued ) 4.Print Size — 10 x 8cm 13 x 9cm 15 x 10cm * 18 x 13cm 20 x 15cm Choos e the print size . (A pp ear s when A 4 or Lette r is c hos en in t he Paper Si ze menu. ) 68 5.Brightness —- nnnn o + - nnno n + - nnon n +* - nonn n + - onnn n + Adj us ts th e brig ht ness.
122 0.Initial Setup 1. Rec eive Mode — Fax Only * Fax/Tel External TAD Manual Ch oo se the r e ceive mode tha t bes t sui ts your need s. 30 2.Date&Time — — P uts th e da te and tim e on th e LCD an d i n head ings of fax es yo u send . See Quic k Setup Guid e 3.
Menu a nd Feature s 123 C Entering Tex t C W hen you a r e set t ing cert ai n m enu selec t ions, s uch as the St at ion I D, you m ay need to enter text into the machine. Most numb er keys have three or f our l etters printed on keys. T h e keys for 0 , # and l do not have printe d l etters be cause they are used for speci al characters.
124 D Gen eral D Specifications D Memory Cap acity 16 MB AD F ( aut oma ti c do c ume n t feeder) Up t o 10 p ages (MFC-260C onl y ) Reco m mende d E nvironment for Best Resul ts: Tem perature: 20 ° .
Specif icati ons 125 D 1 T his de pend s on prin ting co nditi on s. Dimensions (MFC-235C ) (MFC-260C ) Weig h t 7.3 kg (MFC-2 35C ) 8.0 kg (MFC-2 60C ) Noise Operating: 50 dB or l es s 1 Te mpera t u.
126 Print media D 1 Use onl y t ran spa ren cies re commen de d for in kjet print i ng . 2 For gl oss y pa per or tr a ns pare nc ie s, w e reco mmend remo vi ng prin t ed pag es from th e output paper tr a y imm ed iate ly aft er the y exi t th e machin e to av oid smu dgi ng.
Specif icati ons 127 D Fax D Compat ibil ity ITU-T Group 3 Co ding Sy stem MH/MR / MMR/ JPEG Mod em Speed Au t om atic F allb ack 14,400 bps Document S iz e ADF Width: (MFC-260C) 148 mm to 216 mm ADF Height: (MFC-260C ) 148 mm to 355.6 mm Scanner G lass Widt h: Max.
128 1 Black & White o nly 2 ‘ Pages ’ ref ers to th e ‘Br oth er Stand ard Char t No. 1’ (a ty pica l bu sine ss l ett er, S tand ard r es oluti on, M MR code) . Sp ecif icat ions and print ed mate rials ar e su bjec t to chan ge w itho ut pr ior noti ce.
Specif icati ons 129 D Copy D 1 B ased o n Brot her stan dard pattern (Fast mode/S tack C opy). C opy s peeds vary w ith th e comp lexity of th e docu ment. Colour / Mo nochr ome Yes/Ye s Document S iz e ADF Width: (MFC-260C) 148 mm to 216 mm AD F Heigh t: (M FC-26 0C) 148 mm to 355.
130 PhotoCapture Ce nter™ D Note The MFC-235C only supports a USB Flash memory drive. 1 Mem or y ca rds, Ada pters and USB Fl ash mem ory d rive are not incl uded . 2 xD- Pic t u re Ca rd™ Conv ention al Car d fr om 16MB t o 512M B xD- Picture Card™ Type M from 2 56M B to 2 GB xD- Picture Card™ Type H f rom 2 56MB to 2GB 3 US B 2.
Specif icati ons 131 D PictBridge D Compat ibil ity S upports the Camera & Imaging Products Associatio n PictBr i dge s t an dard CIPA DC-001 Visit http://www.
132 Scanner D 1 Wind ows ® XP in t his U se r’s G uide incl udes Wind ows ® XP Hom e Edit i on, Win dows ® XP Pr ofe ssion al , an d Windo ws ® XP Pr of es sion al x64 Edit i on .
Specif icati ons 133 D Printer D 1 B ased on B rot her s tanda rd pa tte rn. A 4 size in dr aft mod e. 2 When y ou set th e Bord erl ess fe atur e to O n.
134 Interfa ces D 1 You r ma chine h as a f ull -spe ed U SB 2. 0 inte r f ace. T his in ter f ac e is comp ati ble wi th Hi-Spe ed USB 2. 0; ho wever , th e max imu m da ta t rans fer r ate w ill b e 12 M bits /s. Th e ma chin e ca n als o be conn ecte d to a com put er th at ha s a U SB 1 .
Specif icati ons 135 D Comput er require men ts D SUPPORTED OP E RATING S Y STEMS AND S O FTWARE F UNCTIONS Operati n g S ystems Supp orted Func t ion s Interface Minimum Proces so r Recomm ended RAM .
136 Consumab le items D In k The machine uses in dividual Bla c k , Yellow, Cyan and Magent a ink cartridges that are separate from the print head assembly. Service Li f e of Ink Cartri dge Repl acement Ink Cartridges The f i rst time you install the i nk cartridges the m achine will use ex tra ink to fill the ink delivery tubes.
137 E This is a comprehensive l ist of feat ures and terms t hat appear in Br other manuals. A vail ability of these fe at ures depends on t he m odel you purcha s ed. E Glossar y E ADF (automatic do cument feeder) The docum ent can be placed in the ADF and s canned o ne page at a time aut om a ti ca l ly .
138 F/ T Ri ng Ti me The length of time that the Brother machine ri ngs (when the Re c eive M ode setting i s Fax/Tel) t o notify y ou to pick u p a voice call that it ans wered. FaxAbility A subscriber service purchas ed f rom the teleph one company that provides another phone number on an exist i ng phone line.
Gl o s sar y 139 E Pho to r es ol uti on ( Mon o onl y) A resolution setting that uses varying sha des of grey f or t he best repres ent ation of photographs . Ph otoCa ptur e Cen ter™ Allows y ou to print digital phot os from your digital c amera at high resol ut ion for p hoto quality p rinting.
140 Trans mission Verification Report A listing for each fax sent, t hat shows its date, time and num ber..
I nde x 141 F F A ADF (automatic do cu ment feeder) ... .. . 6 , 24 Answerin g machine (T A D) .. .... ... .... ..... ... .. 44 connecting ... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. . 44 Appl e ® M acintosh ® See Sof tware User's Gui de on the CD-ROM.
142 Fax , f rom P C See Softwa r e User's G ui de on the CD-ROM. .... ....... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ... ... Fax, stand - a lone rece iving .... .... ... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... 30 at en d of co nvers ation .
143 F P Packing t he m achine ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ....111 Pape r .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. .. .... 8 , 126 capacity ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ... .... ..... .. ... ..... ... 11 document size ..... .. ..... .
144 S Scanner glass cleaning ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .. ..... .... ... ..106 using .... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .. ....7 Scannin g See Softwa r e User's G ui de on the CD-ROM. .... ....... ..... .. .
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