User manual BROTHER FAX-1170

[. . . ] , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , OWNER'S MANUAL FAX 1170 FAX 1270 MFC 1770 MFC 1780 ® If You Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model: FAX1170, FAX1270, MFC1770, MFC1780 (Circle your model number) Serial Number:* Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: *The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this Owner's Manual with your sales receipt as a permanent record of your purchase, in the event of a theft, fire or warranty service. Year 2000 Compliant Brother is addressing the Year 2000 related issues for all Brother fax machines and multi-function centers. Our focus is to ensure that our bundled third party software will continue to properly process date/time data after January 1, 2000. Brother fax machines and multi-function centers will function properly after January 1, 2000, provided that all non-Brother hardware, software and firmware used by our customers in connection or combination with Brother fax machines, and bundled software, accurately exchange date data with the Brother products. [. . . ] 3 Enter the fax number you want to call (you can enter the digits using the keypad, or you can enter a One Touch or Speed Dial number or you can call from the Tel-index). See One-Touch Dialing p. 5 If you're using the handset, hang up. Automatic Transmission This is the easiest way to send a fax. 2 Enter the fax number from One Touch or Speed Dial or Tel-index or keypad. 3 Press Start . Manual and Automatic Fax Redial If you're sending a fax manually and the line is busy, press the number. Redial/Pause to retry If you're sending a fax automatically, the machine will detect if the line is busy and will automatically redial up to three times. Receiving Faxes Select Answer Mode See Distinctive Ringing p. If you hear fax tones, press to begin receiving the fax, then hang up. You must use this mode with Distinctive Ring. Start Fax Only -- The fax machine automatically answers every call as a fax call. You cannot receive a voice call, but you can dial out and make a voice call. See F/T (Fax/Tel) Mode Only p. If the call is not a fax, it signals you with a double ring (ring-ring), different from the phone company ringing, to alert you to pick up the call. If you select this setting, you'll need to set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time features (on the following pages). If you have extension phones on the same line as the fax machine, set Ring Delay to 4. 36 CHAPTER FIVE TAD -- This is the only setting in which you can use an answering machine. Your telephone answering device is connected to your fax machine, and answers every call. The TAD setting works only with an external telephone answering device (TAD); it does not work with telephone company voice mail. Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time do not work in this setting. Current Answer Mode MNL: MANUAL 09/06 15:25 FAX FAX: FAX ONLY F/T: FAX/TEL TAD: EXTERNAL ANSWERING SYSTEM Function Tel-index Resolution Mode Q. 52 When you use this feature, you don't have to press Start when you answer a fax call and hear calling beeps. When you see "RECEIVE" on the fax screen or when you hear "chirps" through the handset of an extension phone connected to another wall jack, just replace the handset, and the fax machine does the rest. Selecting ON allows the machine to receive fax calls automatically, even if you lift the handset of an external or extension phone. Selecting SEMI lets the fax machine receive the call only if you've answered it at the fax machine. Selecting OFF means you'll have to 5 1 if activate the fax machine yourself, by pressing Start or by pressing you are not at the fax machine. In case Easy Receive does not work, because of a poor phone line connection, just 5 1. If you've set the feature to ON, but your fax machine doesn't automatically 5 connect a fax call when you lift the extension phone handset, press At the fax machine, lift the handset and press Start . 1 . If you send faxes from a computer on the same phone line and your fax machine intercepts them, turn Easy Receive SEMI or OFF. BASIC FAX OPERATION 37 To select or change your Answer Mode 1 Press Mode . The screen displays your current selection. FAX/TEL MANUAL FAX ONLY TAD 2 Continue to press Mode until your new selection appears. After 2 seconds, the screen returns to the date and time display, along with your new Answer Mode setting. [. . . ] 21 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Stack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Station ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 U User Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 V Volume Amplify (Handset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 84 MULTI-FUNCTION LINK ® (OPTION) FOR FAX 1170 AND FAX 1270 Multi-Function ® Link (option) for FAX 1170 and FAX 1270 You can purchase the optional Multi-Function Link® package (also called "Missing Link"). Multi-Function Link® turns your fax machine into a multi-function center, by enabling you to use your fax machine as a printer and a scanner and to use it to fax messages from Windows® applications in your computer. [. . . ]