Brother MFC-J6510DW Assembly instructions

ADVANCED
USER’S GUIDE
MFC-J6510DW
MFC-J6710DW
Version 0
USA/CAN

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User's Guides and where do I find it?
Which manual? What's in it? Where is it?
Safety and Legal Read this Guide first. Please read the Safety
Instructions before you set up your machine.
See this Guide for trademarks and legal
limitations.
Printed / In the box
Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your
machine and installing the drivers and software
for the operating system and connection type
you are using.
Printed / In the box
Basic User's Guide Learn the basic Fax, Copy, Scan and
PhotoCapture Center™ operations and how to
replace consumables. See troubleshooting tips.
Printed / In the box
Advanced User's Guide Learn more advanced operations: Fax, Copy,
security features, printing reports and
performing routine maintenance.
PDF file /
Documentation
CD-ROM
Software User's Guide Follow these instructions for Printing, Scanning,
Network Scanning, PhotoCapture Center™,
Remote Setup, PC-Fax, and using the Brother
ControlCenter utility.
PDF file /
Documentation
CD-ROM
Network Glossary This Guide provides basic information about
advanced network features of Brother
machines along with general networking and
common terms.
PDF file /
Documentation
CD-ROM
Network User's Guide This Guide provides more advanced
information for configuring the Ethernet and
Wireless network connections. In addition, find
information about network utilities, network
printing, troubleshooting tips and supported
network specifications.
PDF file /
Documentation
CD-ROM

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Table of Contents
1 General setup 1
Memory storage.....................................................................................................1
Volume Settings..................................................................................................... 1
Ring Volume ....................................................................................................1
Beeper Volume................................................................................................2
Speaker Volume ..............................................................................................2
Automatic Daylight Saving Time............................................................................3
Sleep Mode ...........................................................................................................3
LCD screen............................................................................................................4
Setting the backlight brightness.......................................................................4
Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight ........................................................... 4
Setting the Wallpaper ......................................................................................4
Dial Prefix ..............................................................................................................5
Setting up the prefix number ...........................................................................5
Changing the prefix number ............................................................................5
Mode Timer............................................................................................................6
2 Security features 7
Secure Function Lock 2.0 ......................................................................................7
Before you begin to use Secure Function Lock 2.0.........................................7
Setting and changing the Administrator Password..........................................8
Setting up restricted users...............................................................................9
Turning Secure Function Lock on/off............................................................. 10
Switching users .............................................................................................10
Changing to the Public mode ........................................................................10
3 Sending a fax 11
Additional sending options................................................................................... 11
Sending faxes using multiple settings ...........................................................11
Stop faxing..................................................................................................... 11
Contrast ......................................................................................................... 11
Changing fax resolution.................................................................................12
Setting your changes as the new default.......................................................12
Restoring fax settings to the factory settings................................................. 12
Additional sending operations.............................................................................. 13
Sending a fax manually .................................................................................13
Sending a fax at the end of a conversation ...................................................13
Dual Access (Black & White only) .................................................................13
Broadcasting (Black & White only) ................................................................14
Real Time Transmission ................................................................................ 15
Overseas Mode .............................................................................................15
Delayed Faxing (Black & White only) ............................................................ 16
Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White only) .......................................16
Checking and canceling waiting jobs............................................................. 16
Polling overview................................................................................................... 17
Polled Transmit (Black & White only) ............................................................17

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4 Receiving a fax 18
Memory Receive (Black & White only) ................................................................ 18
Receiving faxes into memory when paper tray is empty ...............................18
Fax Forwarding.............................................................................................. 18
Paging ...........................................................................................................19
Fax Storage ................................................................................................... 20
Printing a fax from the memory .....................................................................20
PC-Fax Receive (Windows®only).................................................................21
Turning off Memory Receive operations........................................................22
Changing Memory Receive operations .........................................................22
Remote Retrieval ................................................................................................. 23
Setting a Remote Access Code.....................................................................23
Using your Remote Access Code.................................................................. 23
Remote Fax commands ................................................................................24
Retrieving fax messages ...............................................................................25
Changing your Fax Forwarding number ........................................................25
Additional receiving operations............................................................................26
Printing a reduced incoming fax ....................................................................26
Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation.................................................26
Polling overview...................................................................................................27
Polling receive ...............................................................................................27
5 Dialing and storing numbers 28
Voice operations ..................................................................................................28
Tone or Pulse (Canada only).........................................................................28
Fax/Tel mode................................................................................................. 28
Caller ID.........................................................................................................28
Special line considerations ............................................................................ 29
Additional dialing operations................................................................................ 31
Outgoing Call................................................................................................. 31
Caller ID history .............................................................................................31
Dialing access codes and credit card numbers .............................................32
Additional ways to store numbers........................................................................33
Storing One Touch numbers from Outgoing Calls.........................................33
Storing One Touch numbers from the Caller ID history.................................33
Storing Speed Dial numbers from Outgoing Calls.........................................34
Storing Speed Dial numbers from the Caller ID history.................................34
Setting up groups for broadcasting................................................................35
6Printingreports 37
Fax reports...........................................................................................................37
Transmission Verification Report...................................................................37
Fax Journal (activity report) ...........................................................................37
Reports ................................................................................................................38
How to print a report ......................................................................................38

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7 Making copies 39
Copy settings ....................................................................................................... 39
Stop copying .................................................................................................. 39
Changing copy quality ...................................................................................39
Enlarging or reducing the copied image ........................................................ 40
Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) ........................................... 41
2 in 1 ID Copy................................................................................................ 43
Sorting copies using the ADF ........................................................................ 44
Adjusting Density........................................................................................... 44
Ink Save Mode...............................................................................................44
Thin Paper Copy............................................................................................ 45
Skew Adjustment........................................................................................... 45
Book Copy ..................................................................................................... 46
Watermark Copy............................................................................................ 46
Duplex (2-sided) copying ...............................................................................48
Setting your changes as the new default.......................................................49
Restoring all settings to the factory settings .................................................. 49
8 PhotoCapture Center™: Printing photos from a memory card or
USB Flash memory drive 50
PhotoCapture Center™ operations .....................................................................50
Memory cards, USB Flash memory drive and folder structures .................... 50
Movie printing ................................................................................................ 51
Print Images.........................................................................................................51
Print Index (Thumbnails) ...............................................................................51
Printing Photos .............................................................................................. 52
Print All Photos .............................................................................................. 53
Enhance Photos ............................................................................................ 53
Search by Date .............................................................................................. 57
Slide Show..................................................................................................... 57
Trimming........................................................................................................58
DPOF printing ................................................................................................ 58
PhotoCapture Center™ print settings.................................................................. 59
Print Quality ................................................................................................... 59
Paper options ................................................................................................59
Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Color...................................................... 60
Cropping ........................................................................................................61
Borderless printing......................................................................................... 61
Print Date....................................................................................................... 61
Setting your changes as the new default.......................................................62
Restoring all settings to the factory settings .................................................. 62
Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive .......................................... 62
Glass Scan Size ............................................................................................ 62
Auto Crop ......................................................................................................63
How to set a new default ...............................................................................64
How to reset to the factory settings ............................................................... 64

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9 Printing photos from a camera 65
Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera...............................................65
PictBridge requirements ................................................................................65
Setting your digital camera ............................................................................65
Printing Images..............................................................................................66
DPOF printing ................................................................................................66
Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)......................67
Printing Images..............................................................................................67
A Routine maintenance 68
Cleaning and checking the machine....................................................................68
Cleaning the outside of the machine .............................................................68
Cleaning the machine’s printer platen ...........................................................69
Cleaning the paper feed rollers .....................................................................69
Cleaning the paper pick-up rollers ................................................................. 70
Cleaning the paper pick- up rollers for paper tray #2
(MFC-J6710DW only)................................................................................72
Checking the ink volume ...............................................................................72
Packing and shipping the machine ......................................................................73
B Glossary 75
C Index 79

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1
1
Memory storage 1
Even if there is a power failure, you will not
lose the settings you have chosen using the
Menu key because they are stored
permanently. Also, you will not lose your
settings in the FAX, SCAN, COPY and
PHOTO CAPTURE mode key menus if you
have chosen Set New Default. You may
have to reset the date and time.
Note
During a power failure the machine will
retain messages that are in the memory
for approximately 24 hours.
Volume Settings 1
Ring Volume 1
You can choose a range of ring volume
levels, from High to Off.
While the machine is idle, press dor c
to adjust the volume level. The LCD shows
the current setting, and each key press will
change the volume to the next level. The
machine will keep the new setting until you
change it.
You can also change the volume through the
menu, by following the instructions below:
Setting the Ring Volume from the
menu 1
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose Volume.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Ring.
ePress dor cto choose Low, Med, High
or Off.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
General setup 1

Chapter 1
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Beeper Volume 1
When the beeper is on, the machine will beep
when you press a key, make a mistake, or
after you send or receive a fax.
You can choose a range of beeper volume
levels, from High to Off.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose Volume.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Beeper.
ePress dor cto choose Low, Med, High
or Off.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Speaker Volume 1
You can choose a range of speaker volume
levels, from High to Off.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose Volume.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Speaker.
ePress dor cto choose Low, Med, High
or Off.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
You can also adjust the speaker volume by
pressing Hook.
aPress Hook.
bPress aor bto choose Speaker.
Press OK.
cPress dor cto choose Low, Med, High
or Off.
dPress Hook.

General setup
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1
Automatic Daylight
Saving Time 1
You can set the machine to change
automatically for daylight saving time. It will
reset itself forward one hour in the Spring and
backward one hour in the Fall. Make sure you
have set the correct date and time in the
Date&Time setting.
The factory setting is Off, so you will have to
turn on Automatic Daylight Saving Time as
follows.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose
Auto Daylight.
dPress dor cto choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.
Sleep Mode 1
You can choose how long the machine must
be idle (from 1 to 60 minutes) before it goes
into sleep mode. The timer will restart if any
operation is carried out on the machine.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose Sleep Mode.
dPress dor cto choose 1Min, 2Mins,
3Mins, 5Mins, 10Mins, 30Mins or
60Mins.
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.

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LCD screen 1
Setting the backlight
brightness 1
You can adjust the brightness of the LCD
backlight. If you are having difficulty reading
the LCD, try changing the brightness setting.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Backlight.
ePress dor cto choose Light, Med or
Dark.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Setting the Dim Timer for the
backlight 1
You can set how long the LCD backlight stays
on after you go back to the Ready screen.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Dim Timer.
ePress dor cto choose 10Secs,
20Secs, 30Secs or Off.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Setting the Wallpaper 1
You can change the wallpaper.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose LCD Settings.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Wallpaper.
Press OK.
ePress aor bto choose your wallpaper
from the four available designs.
Press OK.
fPress Stop/Exit.

General setup
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Dial Prefix 1
The Dial Prefix setting will automatically dial a
predefined number before every fax number
you dial. For example: If your telephone
system requires a 9 to dial an outside number
use this setting to automatically dial 9 for
every fax you send.
Setting up the prefix number 1
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
Initial Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose Dial Prefix.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
eEnter the prefix number (up to 5 digits)
on the dial pad.
Press OK.
Note
• If your telephone system requires a timed
break recall (hookflash), press Hook to
enter the break.
• You can use the numbers 0 to 9, #, l
and !. (Press Hook to display !.)
You cannot use ! with any other numbers
or characters.
• (Canada only) If the pulse dialing mode is
on, # and lare not available to use.
fPress Stop/Exit.
Changing the prefix number 1
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
Initial Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose Dial Prefix.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose On.
Press OK.
eDo one of the following:
To change the prefix number, press
aor bto choose Change.
Press OK.
To exit without making a change,
press aor bto choose Exit.
Press OK. Go to step g.
fEnter a new prefix number using the dial
pad (up to 5 digits), press OK.
gPress Stop/Exit.

Chapter 1
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Mode Timer 1
The machine has four temporary mode keys
on the control panel: FAX, SCAN, COPY and
PHOTO CAPTURE. You can change the
amount of time the machine takes after the
last Scan, Copy or PhotoCapture operation
before it returns to Fax mode. If you choose
Off, the machine stays in the mode you used
last.
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose Mode Timer.
dPress dor cto choose 0Sec, 30Secs,
1Min, 2Mins, 5Mins or Off.
Press OK.
ePress Stop/Exit.

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2
2
Secure Function Lock
2.0 2
Secure Function Lock lets you restrict public
access to certain machine functions:
Fax Tx (Fax Transmit)
Fax Rx (Fax Receive)
Copy
Scan
PCC
PC Print
Color Print
Page Limit
This feature also prevents users from
changing the default settings of the machine
by limiting access to the menu settings.
Before using the security features you must
first enter an administrator password.
Access to restricted operations can be
enabled by creating a restricted user.
Restricted users must enter a user password
to use the machine.
Make a careful note of your password. If you
forget it, please call Brother Customer
Service.
Note
• Only administrators can set limitations
and make changes for each user.
• If Fax Tx is disabled, you cannot use any
functions in the Fax menu.
• Polling Receive is enabled only when both
Fax Tx and Fax Rx are enabled.
Before you begin to use
Secure Function Lock 2.0 2
You can configure Secure Function Lock 2.0
settings using a Web browser. Before
configuration, following preparations are
needed.
aStart your Web browser.
bType “http://machine’s IP
address/” into your browser (where
“machine’s IP address” is the
machine’s IP address).
For example:
http://192.168.1.2/
Note
You can find the machine's IP address in
the Network Configuration List. (See
Printing the Network Configuration List in
the Network User’s Guide.)
cEnter a password in Login box. (This is
a password to log into the machine's
Web page, not the administrator
password for Secure Function Lock.)
Click .
Security features 2

Chapter 2
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Note
If you are using a Web browser to
configure the machine's setting for the first
time, set a password.
1Click
Please configure the password.
2Enter a password you want to use
(up to 32 characters).
3Re-enter the password in
Confirm new password box.
4Click Submit.
Setting and changing the
Administrator Password 2
You can configure these settings using a
Web browser. To set up the Web page, see
Before you begin to use Secure Function
Lock 2.0 on page 7. Then follow the
instructions below.
Setting the administrator password 2
The password you set in these steps is for the
administrator. This password is used to set
up users and to turn Secure Function Lock on
or off. (See Setting up restricted users
on page 9 and Turning Secure Function Lock
on/off on page 10.)
aClick Administrator.
bClick Secure Function Lock.
cEnter a four-digit number for the
password in the New Password box.
dRe-enter the password in the
Retype Password box.
eClick Submit.

Security features
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2
Changing the administrator password2
aClick Administrator.
bClick Secure Function Lock.
cEnter a four-digit number for the new
password in the New Password box.
dRe-enter the password in the
Retype Password box.
eClick Submit.
Setting up restricted users 2
You can set up users with restrictions and a
password. You can set up to 10 restricted
users.
You can configure these settings using a
Web browser.
To set up the Web page, see Before you
begin to use Secure Function Lock 2.0
on page 7. Then follow the instructions
below.
aClick Administrator.
bClick Secure Function Lock.
cEnter an up to 15 digit alphanumeric
group name or user name in the
ID Number/Name box and then enter a
four-digit password in the PIN box.
dUncheck the functions that you want to
restrict in the Print box or the Others
box. If you want to configure the
maximum page count, check the On box
in Page Limit, and then enter the
number in the Max. box. Then click
Submit.
Note
• You cannot use the same password as
another user’s password.
• You can set up one Public user. Public
users do not need to enter a password.
For more information, see the Network
User's Guide.

Chapter 2
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Turning Secure Function
Lock on/off 2
Note
Make a careful note of the administrator
password. If you enter the wrong
password, the LCD will show
Wrong Password. Enter the correct
password. If you forget it, please call
Brother Customer Service.
Turning Secure Function Lock on 2
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose
General Setup.
Press OK.
cPress aor bto choose
Function Lock.
Press OK.
dPress aor bto choose Lock OffiOn.
Press OK.
eEnter your four-digit administrator
password.
Press OK.
Turning Secure Function Lock off 2
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose Lock OniOff.
Press OK.
cEnter your four-digit administrator
password.
Press OK.
Switching users 2
This setting allows a restricted user to log on
the machine when Secure Function Lock is
turned on.
aHold down Shift as you press l.
Or, press Menu. Then press aor bto
choose Change User and press OK.
bPress aor bto choose your user name
and press OK.
cEnter your four-digit user password.
Press OK.
Changing to the Public mode 2
aPress Menu.
bPress aor bto choose Go to Public.
Press OK.
Note
After a restricted user has finished using
the machine, it will return to the Public
setting within the same time as the Mode
Timer setting. (See Mode Timer
on page 6.)

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3
3
Additional sending
options 3
Sending faxes using multiple
settings 3
When you send a fax you can choose any
combination of these settings: resolution,
contrast, scan size, etc.
aPress (FAX).
The LCD shows:
bPress aor bto choose a setting you
want to change.
cPress dor cto choose an option.
Press OK.
dRepeat steps bto cto change more
settings.
Note
• Most settings are temporary and the
machine returns to its default settings after
you send a fax.
• You can save some of the settings you
use most often by setting them as the
default. These settings will stay until you
change them again. (See Setting your
changes as the new default on page 12.)
Stop faxing 3
To stop faxing, press Stop/Exit.
Contrast 3
If your document is very light or very dark, you
may want to change the contrast. For most
documents the factory setting Auto can be
used. It automatically chooses the suitable
contrast for your document.
Choose Light when sending a light
document. Choose Dark when sending a
dark document.
aPress (FAX).
bPress aor bto choose Contrast.
cPress dor cto choose Auto, Light or
Dark.
Press OK.
Note
Even if you choose Light or Dark, the
machine will send the fax using the Auto
setting in any of the following conditions:
• When you send a color fax.
• When you choose Photo as the Fax
Resolution.
Sending a fax 3
FAX
FAX
Fax Press Start
Enter Number
Fax Resolution Standard
Contrast Auto
Glass ScanSize Letter

Chapter 3
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Changing fax resolution 3
The quality of a fax can be improved by
changing the fax resolution.
aPress (FAX).
bPress aor bto choose
Fax Resolution.
cPress dor cto choose the resolution
you want.
Press OK.
Note
You can choose four different resolution
settings for black & white faxes and two for
color faxes.
If you choose S.Fine or Photo and then
use the Color Start key to send a fax, the
machine will send the fax using the Fine
setting.
Setting your changes as the
new default 3
You can save the fax settings for
Fax Resolution, Contrast,
Glass ScanSize and Real Time TX you
use most often by setting them as default.
These settings will stay until you change
them again.
aPress (FAX).
bPress aor bto choose the setting you
want to change, and then press dor cto
choose your new option.
Press OK.
Repeat this step for each setting you
want to change.
cAfter changing the last setting, press
aor bto choose Set New Default.
Press OK.
dPress 1to choose Yes.
ePress Stop/Exit.
Restoring fax settings to the
factory settings 3
You can restore the fax settings
Fax Resolution, Contrast,
Glass ScanSize and Real Time TX, that
you have changed, to the factory settings.
aPress (FAX).
bPress aor bto choose
Factory Reset.
Press OK.
cPress 1to choose Yes.
dPress Stop/Exit.
Black & White
Standard Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine Good for small print and
transmits a little slower than
Standard resolution.
S.Fine Good for small print or artwork
and transmits slower than Fine
resolution.
Photo Use when the document has
varying shades of gray or is a
photograph. Photo has the
slowest transmission.
Color
Standard Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine Use when the document is a
photograph. The transmission
time is slower than Standard
resolution.

Sending a fax
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3
Additional sending
operations 3
Sending a fax manually 3
Manual transmission lets you hear the
dialing, ringing and fax-receiving tones while
sending a fax.
Note
To send a multiple page fax, use the ADF.
aPress (FAX).
bLoad your document.
cTo listen for a dial tone press Hook or
pick up the handset of the external
telephone.
dDial the fax number.
eWhen you hear the fax tone, press
Black Start or Color Start.
If you are using the scanner glass
press 1on the machine to send a fax.
fIf you picked up the handset of the
external telephone, replace it.
Sending a fax at the end of a
conversation 3
At the end of a conversation you can send a
fax to the other party before you both hang
up.
aAsk the other party to wait for fax tones
(beeps) and then to press the Start or
Send key before hanging up.
bPress (FAX).
cLoad your document.
dPress Black Start or Color Start.
If you are using the scanner glass,
press 1to send a fax.
eReplace the handset of the external
phone.
Dual Access
(Black & White only) 3
You can dial a number and start scanning the
fax into memory—even when the machine is
sending from memory, receiving faxes or
printing PC data. The LCD shows the new job
number and available memory.
The number of pages you can scan into the
memory will vary depending on the data that
is printed on them.
Note
If the Out of Memory message appears
while scanning a document, press
Stop/Exit to cancel or Black Start to send
the scanned pages.

Chapter 3
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Broadcasting
(Black & White only) 3
Broadcasting is when the same fax message
is automatically sent to more than one fax
number. You can include Groups,
One Touch, Speed Dial numbers, and up to
50 manually dialed numbers in the same
broadcast.
After the broadcast is finished, a Broadcast
Report will be printed.
Before you begin the broadcast 3
One Touch and Speed Dial numbers must be
stored in the machine's memory before they
can be used in a broadcast. (See Storing One
Touch Dial numbers and Storing Speed Dial
numbers in chapter 7 of the Basic User's
Guide.)
Group numbers must also be stored in the
machine's memory before they can be used
in a broadcast. Group numbers include many
stored One Touch Dial and Speed Dial
numbers for easier dialing. (See Setting up
groups for broadcasting on page 35.)
How to broadcast a fax 3
aPress (FAX).
bLoad your document.
cPress aor bto choose Broadcasting.
Press OK.
dYou can add numbers to the broadcast
in the following ways:
Press aor bto choose Add Number
and enter a number using the dial
pad.
Press OK.
Press aor bto choose Phone Book
and OK. Press aor bto choose
Alphabetic Order or
Numeric Order and OK.
Press aor bto select a number and
OK.
Note
If you chose Numeric Order:
One Touch Dial locations begin with l.
Speed Dial locations begin with #.
eAfter you have entered all the fax
numbers by repeating step d, press
aor bto choose Complete.
Press OK.
fPress Black Start.
Note
• If you did not use up any of the numbers
for Groups, you can broadcast faxes to as
many as 266 different numbers.
• The machine’s available memory will vary
depending on the types of jobs in the
memory and the number of locations used
for broadcasting. If you broadcast to the
maximum number available, you will not
be able to use dual access and delayed
fax.
• If the Out of Memory message
appears, press Stop/Exit to stop the job.
If more than one page has been scanned,
press Black Start to send the portion that
is in the machine’s memory.