Brother FAX 255 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• FAX 255 FAX 275

  1
• Brother Numbers

  3
  • Fax-Back System

    3
  • Brother on the World Wide Web

    3
  • Brother Bulletin Board

    3
  • For Customer Service

    3
• Ordering Accessories and Supplies

  4
• Notice – Disclaimer of Warranties (For USA and Canada)

  5
• BROTHER FACSIMILE 90 DAY REPLACEMENT WARRANTY A LIMITED WARRANTY (For USA Only)

  6
• BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (For Canada Only)

  8
• Year 2000 Compliant

  9
• Table of Contents

  11
  • 1 Introduction

    15
    • Using This Manual

      15
      • Finding Information

        15
    • Test Sheet Procedures (for USA only)

      16
    • About Fax Machines

      16
      • Fax Tones and Handshake

        16
    • Control Panel Overview

      18
      • FAX 255 and FAX 275

        18
  • 2 Set Up and Connections

    19
    • Caution

      19
    • Packing List

      20
    • Choosing a Location

      21
    • Assembly

      21
      • Load the recording paper

        21
        • About Brother Paper

          23
      • Connect the handset

        23
      • Connect the power cord

        24
      • Connect the telephone line

        24
      • Attach the document support

        24
      • Special Line Considerations

        25
        • Roll Over Phone Lines

          25
        • Two-Line Phone System

          25
        • Converting Telephone Wall Outlets

          25
        • Installing fax machine, External Two-Line TAD, and Two-Line Telephone

          26
      • Multi-Line Connections (PBX)

        27
        • If you are installing the fax machine to work with a PBX:

          28
      • Custom Features on Your Phone Line

        28
      • Connecting an External Telephone Answering Device (TAD)

        28
        • Sequence

          28
        • Connections

          29
        • Outgoing Message (OGM)

          30
      • Connecting an External Telephone

        30
  • 3 On-Screen Programming

    31
    • User-Friendly Programming

      31
    • Function Mode

      31
    • Alternating Displays

      32
    • Function Selection Table

      33
  • 4 Initial Setup

    37
    • Getting Started

      37
      • Setting Dialing Mode (Tone/Pulse)

        37
      • Setting Date and Time

        37
      • Setting Station ID

        38
        • Entering Text

          39
          • Inserting Spaces

            39
          • Making Corrections

            39
          • Repeating Letters

            39
          • Special Characters and Symbols

            39
      • Setting Up Your Area Code (For USA Only)

        40
      • Setting Beeper Volume

        41
      • Setting the Handset Volume

        41
        • Setting Volume Amplify

          42
      • Setting the Speaker Volume

        42
      • Setting the Ring Volume

        42
      • Memory Storage

        42
  • 5 Setup Receive

    43
    • Basic Receiving Operations

      43
      • Select Answer Mode

        43
        • To select or change your Answer Mode

          44
      • Setting Ring Delay

        44
      • Setting F/T Ring Time

        45
      • Easy Receive

        45
    • Advanced Receiving Operations

      46
      • Operation from Extension Telephone

        46
        • For FAX/TEL Mode Only

          47
        • Changing Remote Codes

          47
          • To change Remote Codes

            47
      • Polling

        48
        • Setting Up Polling Receive

          48
  • 6 Setup Send

    49
    • Before You Begin

      49
      • ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)

        50
      • Resolution

        50
      • Contrast

        50
      • Manual Transmission

        51
      • Automatic Transmission

        51
      • Manual and Automatic Fax Redial

        51
    • Advanced Sending Operations

      52
      • Overseas Mode

        52
      • Delayed FAX

        52
      • Next-Fax Reservation (For FAX 275 Only)

        53
      • Multiple Resolution Transmission

        54
      • Setting Up Polling Transmit

        54
      • Canceling a Scheduled Job

        55
      • Interrupting Delayed Fax and Polling Transmit Jobs

        55
  • 7 Setup Auto Dial Numbers

    57
    • Storing Numbers for Easy Dialing

      57
      • Storing One Touch Dial Numbers

        57
      • Access Codes and Credit Card Numbers

        58
      • Storing Speed Dial Numbers

        59
      • Changing One Touch and Speed Dial Numbers

        60
  • 8 Telephone Operation

    61
    • Dialing Options

      61
      • Manual Dialing

        61
      • One Touch Dialing

        62
      • Speed Dialing

        62
      • Hold

        62
      • Pause

        63
      • Tone/Pulse

        63
      • Searching Telephone Index

        63
  • 9 Telephone Service

    65
    • Custom Features

      65
      • Distinctive Ring

        65
        • Registering the Distinctive Ring Pattern

          66
      • Caller ID

        67
        • Caller ID Log

          67
        • Printing the Caller ID Log

          67
        • Viewing the Caller ID Log

          68
        • Returning a Call from the Log

          69
        • Registering a Caller ID Number

          70
  • 10 Making Copies

    71
    • Copy Functions

      71
  • 11 Printing Reports

    73
    • FAX Settings

      73
      • To Print a Report

        74
      • Transmission Verification (Xmit) Report

        74
      • Using the Trans. Verify Key

        74
  • 12 Important Information

    75
    • Standard Telephone and FCC Notices

      75
      • These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only.

        75
      • Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice (For USA Only)

        77
      • Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only)

        77
      • Important Safety Instructions

        78
      • Compilation and Publication Notice

        80
      • Trademarks

        80
  • 13 Troubleshooting and Maintenance

    81
    • Troubleshooting

      81
      • Fax-Back System

        81
      • Brother on the World Wide Web

        81
      • Brother Bulletin Board

        81
      • Error Messages

        82
      • Recording Paper Jam

        85
      • If You Are Having Difficulty with Your Fax Machine

        86
        • Printing or Receiving Faxes

          86
          • Condensed Print and Horizontal Streaks; Top and Bottom of Sentences Cut Off

            86
          • Enabling/Disabling Anti-Curl Check Sheet (ACS)

            86
          • Vertical Black Lines When Receiving

            86
        • Phone Line or Connections

          86
          • Fax Machine Does Not Answer When Called

            86
          • No Dial Tone on the Handset

            87
        • Sending Faxes

          87
          • Poor Transmitting Quality

            87
          • Dialing Does Not Work

            87
          • Vertical Black Lines When Sending

            87
        • Handling Incoming Calls

          87
          • Double Ring in FAX/TEL Mode

            87
          • Transferring a Call to the Fax Machine

            88
          • Fax Machine “Hears” Voice as CNG Tone

            88
          • Transmission Verification Report Prints “Result: NG”

            88
          • Custom Features on a Single Line

            88
    • For Customer Service

      88
  • 14 Specifications

    89
• Glossary

  91
• Index

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