Fax - How-to FAQ's

Receive Operation

• How do I receive faxes when the Brother machine is in Manual Mode?
• Can I still receive faxes or calls when the machine is switched off?

Send Operation

• Send a fax
• How many times will my Brother machine automatically redial a number?

PC-FAX Operation

• Configure a cover page for PC-FAX.
• Send a PC-FAX
• How do I use my Outlook contacts with my Brother PC-Fax? (import)
• I'm using Windows®. I am trying to receive faxes into my PC with the MFC connected to a phone line using distinctive ring. The PC-FAX Receive software is answering all incoming calls, regular ring and distinctive ring. What do I do?

Settings

• Change the amount of time my Brother machine pseudo-rings/double-rings before answering in Fax/Tel Mode.
• Do I need a telephone line to send and receive faxes with my Brother machine?
• Can I set my Brother machine to forward the faxes I receive to another location?
• How do I know which receive mode to select?
• What is Distinctive Ring and how do I program it?
• Can I reduce the size of a received fax to fit the size of the paper in the Brother machine?

Management

• Delete the faxes stored in my Brother machine's memory.
• Can I print a report that will show all of my Speed Dial and Group numbers?
• What does "NG" or "ERROR" on the Transmission Verification Report mean?
• Can I confirm that the FAX was sent correctly?