Brother FAX-2890 Assembly instructions

Advanced User’s Guide
FAX-2890
FAX-2990
MFC-7290
Version 0
CHN-ENG

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User’s Guides and where do I find them?
Which Guide? What’s in it? Where is it?
Product Safety Guide Read this Guide first. Please read the
Safety Instructions before you set up your
machine. See this Guide for trademarks
and legal limitations.
For Chinese: Printed / In the
Box
For Chinese English: PDF file /
CD-ROM / In the Box
Quick Setup Guide Follow the instructions for setting up your
machine and installing the drivers and
software for the operating system (for FAX-
2990 and MFC-7290) and connection type
you are using.
For Chinese: Printed / In the
Box
For Chinese English: PDF file /
CD-ROM / In the Box
Basic User’s Guide Learn the basic Fax, Copy and Scan (for
FAX-2990 and MFC-7290) operations and
how to replace consumables. See
troubleshooting tips.
For Chinese: Printed / In the
Box
For Chinese English: PDF file /
CD-ROM / In the Box
Advanced User’s Guide Learn more advanced operations: Fax,
Copy, security features, printing reports
and performing routine maintenance.
PDF file / CD-ROM / In the Box
Software User’s Guide Follow these instructions for Printing,
Scanning, Remote Setup, PC-Fax and
using the Brother ControlCenter utility.
PDF file / CD-ROM / In the Box

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Table of Contents
1 General Setup 1
IMPORTANT NOTE............................................................................................... 1
Memory Storage ....................................................................................................1
Ecology features .................................................................................................... 2
Toner Save ...................................................................................................... 2
Sleep mode .....................................................................................................2
Deep Sleep mode............................................................................................2
Toner Settings .......................................................................................................3
Toner Setting (Continue mode) .......................................................................3
Receiving faxes in Continue Mode .................................................................. 3
Toner End in Continue Mode...........................................................................3
LCD Contrast ......................................................................................................... 4
Mode Timer............................................................................................................ 4
Dial Prefix ..............................................................................................................5
Setting up the prefix number ........................................................................... 5
Changing the prefix number ............................................................................ 5
2 Security features 6
Security.................................................................................................................. 6
TX Lock (FAX-2890)........................................................................................ 6
Memory Security (FAX-2990 and MFC-7290) ................................................. 7
Setting Lock..................................................................................................... 8
Restricting dialling ........................................................................................... 9
3 Sending a fax 10
Additional sending options................................................................................... 10
Sending faxes using multiple settings ........................................................... 10
Contrast ......................................................................................................... 10
Changing Fax Resolution .............................................................................. 11
Additional sending operations.............................................................................. 11
Sending a fax manually .................................................................................11
Dual access ................................................................................................... 11
Broadcasting..................................................................................................12
Real Time Transmission................................................................................12
Overseas Mode .............................................................................................13
Delayed Fax .................................................................................................. 13
Delayed batch transmission ..........................................................................13
Checking and cancelling waiting jobs............................................................ 14
Electronic cover page ....................................................................................14
Polling overview................................................................................................... 15
Polled transmit............................................................................................... 15
4 Receiving a fax 17
Remote Fax Options............................................................................................17
Fax Forwarding..............................................................................................17

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Fax Storage ...................................................................................................17
Changing Remote Fax Options .....................................................................17
Remote retrieval ............................................................................................18
Remote fax commands..................................................................................20
Additional receiving operations............................................................................21
Printing a reduced incoming fax ....................................................................21
Setting the Fax Receive Stamp .....................................................................21
Receiving faxes into memory (FAX-2890) .....................................................21
Setting the Print Density ................................................................................21
Printing a fax from the memory .....................................................................22
Out of Paper Reception .................................................................................22
Polling overview...................................................................................................22
Polling receive ...............................................................................................22
Stop polling....................................................................................................23
5 Dialling and storing numbers 24
Telephone line services .......................................................................................24
Caller ID (Caller IDentification) (not available in certain area).......................24
Advantages of Caller ID.................................................................................24
Setup Method ................................................................................................24
Caller ID feature ............................................................................................24
Additional dialling operations ...............................................................................26
Combining quick dial numbers ......................................................................26
Additional ways to store numbers........................................................................26
Setting up Groups for Broadcasting ..............................................................26
Changing Group numbers .............................................................................27
Deleting Group numbers ...............................................................................28
6 Printing reports 29
Fax reports...........................................................................................................29
Transmission verification report.....................................................................29
Fax Journal....................................................................................................29
Reports ................................................................................................................30
How to print a report ......................................................................................30
7 Making copies 31
Copy settings .......................................................................................................31
Stop copying..................................................................................................31
Using the Copy Options key ..........................................................................32
Improving copy quality...................................................................................34
Sorting copies using the ADF ........................................................................34
Adjusting Contrast and Brightness ................................................................34
Enlarging or reducing the image copied ........................................................35
Making N in 1 copies (page layout) ...............................................................36
Manual Duplex (two-sided) Copying..............................................................36
A Routine maintenance 38
Cleaning the machine ..........................................................................................38

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Checking the machine .........................................................................................38
Checking the Page Counters.........................................................................38
Checking the remaining life of parts .............................................................. 38
Packing and shipping the machine ...................................................................... 39
B Glossary 41
A Index 45

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IMPORTANT NOTE 1
Most of the illustrations in this User’s
Guide show the FAX-2890.
Memory Storage 1
Your menu settings are stored permanently,
and in the event of a power failure will not be
lost. Temporary settings (for example,
Contrast and Overseas Mode) will be lost.
(For FAX-2990 and MFC-7290)
During a power failure the machine will retain
the date and time and programmed fax timer
jobs (e.g. Delayed Fax) for approximately 60
hours. Other fax jobs in the machine’s
memory will not be lost.
(For FAX-2890)
During a power failure the machine will retain
the date and time for approximately 2 hours.
The fax jobs in the machine’s memory will be
lost.
General Setup 1

Chapter 1
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Ecology features 1
Toner Save 1
You can save toner using this feature. When
you set Toner Save to On, prints appear
lighter. The default setting is Off.
aPress Menu, 1, 4, 1.
bPress aor bto choose On or Off.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Note
We do not recommend Toner Save for
printing Photos or Greyscale images.
Sleep mode 1
The Sleep Time setting can reduce power
consumption. When the machine is in Sleep
mode (Power Save mode) it acts as though it
were turned off. Receiving data or starting an
operation wakes the machine up from Sleep
mode to Ready mode.
You can choose how long the machine must
be idle before it goes into sleep mode. When
the machine receives a fax, computer data or
makes a copy, the timer will be reset. The
default setting is 3 minutes.
While the machine is in sleep mode the LCD
will show Sleep.
aPress Menu, 1, 4, 2.
bEnter the length of time the machine is
idle before entering sleep mode.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Deep Sleep mode 1
If the machine is in Sleep mode and does not
receive any jobs for a certain length of time,
the machine will automatically enter Deep
Sleep mode, and the LCD will show Deep
Sleep. Deep Sleep mode uses less power
than Sleep mode. The machine will wake up
and start warming up when the machine
receives computer data or when you press a
key on the control panel.
Lifting the handset will also wake up the
machine from Deep Sleep mode.

General Setup
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Toner Settings 1
Toner Setting (Continue
mode) 1
You can set the machine to continue printing
after the LCD shows Replace Toner.
The machine will continue printing until the
LCD shows Toner Ended.
The default setting is Stop.
aPress Menu, 1, 7.
bPress aor bto choose Continue or
Stop.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Note
• If you continue printing in the Continue
mode, we cannot guarantee the print
quality.
• While using Continue mode the print may
appear faint.
• After replacing the toner cartridge with a
new one, the Continue mode will go back
to the default setting (Stop).
Receiving faxes in Continue
Mode 1
The machine can store received faxes in the
memory if you choose Continue mode when
the LCD shows Replace Toner. When
received faxes are printed in Continue mode
the LCD will ask if the print quality of the fax
is OK. If the quality is not good, choose
2.No. The machine will keep the faxes
stored in the memory so you can reprint them
after you replace the toner cartridge with a
new one. If the print quality is good, choose
1.Yes. The LCD will ask if you want to
delete the printed faxes from the memory. If
you choose not to delete them, you will be
asked again after you replace the toner
cartridge with a new one.
Note
• The FAX-2890 can store up to 400 faxes
in memory and the FAX-2990 and MFC-
7290 can store up to 500 faxes in memory.
• (FAX-2890)
If you turn off the power switch faxes
stored in the memory will be lost.
• The machine will keep faxes stored in the
Continue Mode even if you change the
Continue setting to Stop.
• If you install a new toner cartridge when
the LCD shows Toner Ended, the
machine will ask if you want to print the
stored faxes. Choose 1.Print to print
stored faxes.
Toner End in Continue Mode 1
When the LCD shows Toner Ended the
machine will stop printing. If the memory is full
and you want to continue receiving faxes, you
must install a new toner cartridge.

Chapter 1
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LCD Contrast 1
You can change the contrast to make the
LCD look lighter or darker.
aPress Menu, 1, 5.
bPress cto make the LCD darker. Or,
press dto make the LCD lighter.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
Mode Timer 1
The machine has two or three mode keys on
the control panel: FAX, SCAN (for MFC-7290
only) and COPY.
You can set how much time the machine
takes after the last Copy or Scan operation to
return to FAX mode default. If you choose
Off, the machine will stay in the mode you
used last.
MFC-7290 1
FAX-2890 and FAX-2990 1
aPress Menu, 1, 1.
General Setup
1.Mode Timer
bPress aor bto choose 0 Sec, 30
Secs, 1 Min, 2 Mins, 5 Mins or Off.
Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.