User manual BROTHER FAX-2900

[. . . ] ® Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard P. O. Box 6911 Bridgewater, NJ 08807­0911 USA Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. 1 rue Hôtel de Ville, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, CANADA H9B 3H6 OWNER'S MANUAL Visit us on the World Wide Web http://www. brother. com These machines are made for use in the USA and CANADA only. We cannot recommend using them overseas because it may violate the Telecommunications Regulations of that country and the power requirements of your fax machine or multi-function center may not be compatible with the power available in foreign countries. [. . . ] Use S. DARK to send a very dark document. 1 Place the original face down in the ADF. 3 Press or to select AUTO, S. LIGHT or S. DARK, and then press Menu/Set. 1. CONTRAST 4 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The LCD returns to the SETUP SEND menu--OR--Press 2 if you are finished choosing settings, and then go to Step 5. 5 Enter a fax number. 6 Press Fax Start. Fax Resolution When you have a document in the ADF, you can use the Fax Resolution key to change the setting temporarily (for this fax only). Press Fax Resolution repeatedly until the LCD shows the setting you want. --OR-- You can change the default setting. 1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 2. 2 Press or to select the resolution you want, and then press Menu/Set. 2. FAX RESOLUTION 3 Press Stop/Exit. STANDARD--Suitable for most typed documents. FINE--Good for small print; transmits a little slower than Standard resolution. FINE--Good for small print or artwork; transmits slower than Fine resolution. PHOTO--Use when original has varying shades of gray; slowest transmission time. 6-5 SETUP SEND Composing Electronic Cover Page The cover page is generated at the receiving party's machine. Your cover page includes the name stored in the One Touch (FAX models only) or Speed Dial memory. If you're dialing manually, the name is left blank. The cover page indicates your Station ID and the number of pages you're sending. If you have Cover page Setup set to ON, the number of pages remains blank. (Menu/Set, 2, 2, 8) (See Setting the Station ID, page 4-2. ) You can select a comment to include on your cover page. 1. COMMENT OFF 2. PLEASE CALL 3. URGENT 4. CONFIDENTIAL Instead of using one of the comments above, you can enter up to two customized messages, each 27 characters long. Use the chart on page 4-2 to help enter characters. (See Composing Your Own Comments below. ) 5. (USER DEFINED) 6. (USER DEFINED) Most of the SETUP SEND menu selections are temporary settings that allow you to make adjustments for each document you send. However, so you can set up your cover page and cover page comments in advance, the Cover Page Setup and Cover Page Message features will change the default settings. Composing Your Own Comments You can set up two custom comments. 1 Press Menu/Set, 2, 2, 9. 9. COVERPAGE MSG 2 Press or to choose position 5 or 6 for your customized comment, and then press Menu/Set. 3 Use the dial pad to enter your customized comment, and then press Menu/Set. (See Entering Text, page 4-2. ) 4 Press 1 if you want to select additional settings. The LCD returns to the SETUP SEND menu--OR--Press 2 to exit. SETUP SEND 6-6 Cover Page for the Next Fax Only Make sure the Station ID is set up (see page 4-2). This feature does not work without the Station ID. You can set the fax to send a cover page with a particular document. This cover page will include the number of pages in your document. 1 Place the original face down in the ADF. [. . . ] The FAX-2900 and FAX-3800 are plain paper fax models with PC interface. Fax Coding System Modem Speed Document Input Width Document Input Length Printing Width Scanning Width Paper Size Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) Multi-purpose Sheet Feeder Gray Scale Polling Types Contrast Control MH/MR/MMR/JBIG: FAX-3800 MH/MR/MMR: FAX-2800, FAX-2900, MFC-4800 33600-2400 bps; Automatic Fallback: FAX-3800 14400-2400 bps; Automatic Fallback: FAX-2800, FAX-2900, MFC-4800 5. 8 inches to 8. 5 inches (148 mm to 216 mm) 3. 9 inches to 14. 1 inches (100 mm to 360 mm) 8. 2 inches (208 mm) 8. 2 inches (208 mm) Letter/Legal/A4 Up to 20 sheets (20 lb) (For FAX-2800 and MFC-4800) Up to 30 sheets (20 lb) (For FAX-2900 and FAX-3800) 200 sheets (20 lbs) 64 levels Standard or Sequential Automatic/Super Light/Super Dark (manual setting) Resolution · Horizontal 203 dot/inch (8 dot/mm) · Vertical Standard--98 line/inch (3. 85 line/mm) Fine, Photo--196 line/inch (7. 7 line/mm) Superfine, Photo--392 line/inch (15. 4 line/mm) Out of Paper Reception Up to 90 pages* in memory (FAX-2800, MFC4800) Up to 240 pages* in memory (FAX-2900) Up to 600 pages* in memory (FAX-3800) One Touch Dial 8 stations (FAX-2800, FAX-2900, FAX-3800) SPECIFICATIONS S-1 Speed Dial Automatic Redial Speaker Type Auto Answer Communication Source Consumable Items 100 stations (FAX-2800, MFC-4800) 120 stations (FAX-2900, FAX-3800) 3 times at 5 minute intervals Monitor 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 rings Public switched telephone network Toner cartridge Life Expectancy: Up to 2, 200 pages/new toner cartridges Up to 1, 000 pages/starter toner cartridges (USA, Canada and some other areas only) (Letter size or A4 paper at 5% print coverage) Toner life expectancy will vary depending upon the type of average print job. Drum Unit Life Expectancy: Up to 20, 000 pages (continuous printing) Up to 8, 000 pages at 1page per job. There are many factors that determine the actual drum life (such as a temperature, humidity, type of paper, toner you use and number of pages per print job). * "Pages" refers to the "Brother Standard Chart No. 1" with MMR cording and standard resolution. Specifications and printed materials are subject to change without prior notice. Printer (For FAX-2900, FAX-3800, MFC-4800 Only) For FAX-2900 and FAX-3800, you can download the Brother Printer Driver from the Brother Solutions Center. [. . . ]