User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USER’S GUIDE MFC-5440C/MFC-5840CN
- APPROVAL INFORMATION
- Compilation and Publication Notice
- Safety precautions
- Choosing a location
- Quick Reference Guide
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Getting started
- 3 Setup Send
- How to enter Fax mode
- How to dial
- How to Fax (B&W and Colour)
- Basic sending operations
- Advanced sending operations
- Broadcasting (Not available for colour faxes)
- Overseas Mode
- Delayed Fax (Not available for colour faxes)
- Delayed Batch Transmission (Not available for colour faxes)
- Setup for Polled Transmit (Standard) (Not available for colour faxes)
- Setup for Polled Transmit with Secure Code (Not available for colour faxes)
- TX Lock (Key Lock for some countries)
- Faxing letter size documents from the scanner glass
- 4 Setup Receive
- 5 Quick-Dial numbers and dialling options
- 6 Remote Fax Options (Not available for colour faxes)
- 7 Printing reports
- 8 Making copies
- 9 Walk-Up PhotoCapture Center™ (MFC-5840CN only)
- 10 Important information
- 11 Troubleshooting and routine maintenance
- Appendix A
- Telephone Service for Australia
- Telephone Service for New Zealand
- Telephone Service for Some Countries
- Advanced receiving operations
- Connecting an external device to your MFC
- Appendix B
- Glossary
- Specifications
- Index
- Remote Retrieval Access card
- brother ARL/ASA/NZ
TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 11 - 4
Unable to
Change
Unable to
Clean
Unable to
Init.
Unable to
Print
Unable to
Scan
The MFC has a mechanical
problem.
—OR—
A foreign obstacle, such as a clip
or ripped paper, is in the MFC.
Open the scanner cover and remove any
foreign obstacles from inside the MFC. If the
error message continues, please follow the
steps below before disconnecting the MFC so
you will not lose any important messages.
Then, disconnect the MFC from the power
source for several minutes (which will erase all
faxes), and then reconnect it.
Check whether the MFC has faxes in the
memory
1. Press Menu/Set, 9, 0, 1.
2. If the MFC has no faxes, disconnect the MFC
from the power source for several minutes
and then reconnect it.
—OR—
If faxes are present, you can transfer them to
another fax machine. Go to step 3.
—OR—
You can forward the faxes to your PC. Please
see Transfer faxes to your PC.
Transfer faxes to another fax machine
If you have not set up your Station ID, you
cannot enter fax transfer mode.
3. Enter the fax number to which faxes will be
forwarded.
4. Press Mono Start.
5. After the faxes are transferred, disconnect
the MFC from the power source for several
minutes and then reconnect it.
You can transfer the Fax Journal report to
another fax machine by pressing Menu/Set, 9,
0, 2 in step 1.
Transfer faxes to your PC
You can move the faxes from your MFC’s
memory to your PC.
1. Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 1.
2. Using
▲
or
▼
, select PC Fax Receive, and
then press Menu/Set.
The LCD will ask if you want to transfer a fax
to your PC.
3. To transfer all faxes to your PC, press 1.
—OR—
To keep all faxes in the MFC’s memory,
press 2.
4. After the faxes are transferred, disconnect
the MFC from the power source for several
minutes and then reconnect it.
(For details, see Using Brother PC-FAX
software on page 5-1 in Software User’s Guide
on the CD-ROM.)
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