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MFC 7300C
MFC 7400C
®
BY4MFC-FM5.5
OWNER’S MANUAL
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If You Need to Call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC 7300C, MFC 7400C (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
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Brother Numbers Brother fax-back system Brother Customer Service has installed an easy-to-use fax-back system, so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send faxes to any fax machine, not just the one from which you are calling. If you can’t resolve difficulty with your MFC machine using this manual, call our fax-b
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Ordering Accessories and Supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, available at most Brother retailers. If you cannot find the accessory you need and you have a Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express credit card, you can order accessories directly from Brother. (In the USA, you can visit us online for a complete selection of Brother accessories and supplies available for purchase.) USA: 1-888-879-3232 (voice) From within 1-800-668-2768 (voic
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Notice – Disclaimer of Warranties (For USA and Canada) BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S), AND THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY BROTHER’S LICENSOR) MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THE SOFTWARE. BROTHER’S LICENSOR(S) DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN TERMS O
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BROTHER ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY and EXCHANGE SERVICE (For USA Only) This warranty gives you certain rights Product properly packaged, freight and you may also have other rights that prepaid, to the Authorized Service may vary from state to state. Center together with a photocopy of your bill of sale. This warranty is given only to the first end-use purchaser of the What Brother will do: Brother (or its accompanying product (referred to in Authorized Service Center) will this w
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BROTHER ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY and EXCHANGE SERVICE (For USA Only) or (iv) the warranty period on your This Limited Warranty (and Brother’s original Product has expired or has not obligation to you) may not be changed been sufficiently validated with a copy in any way unless you and Brother sign of the proof of purchase (bill of sale). the same piece of paper in which we (1) The Brother Customer Service refer to this Product and your bill of sale Representative will ship the excha
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BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (For Canada Only) Pursuant to this limited warranty of 1 year from the date of purchase for labour and parts, Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. (“Brother”), or its Authorized Service Centers, will repair this MFC/Facsimile machine free of charge if defective in material or workmanship. This Limited Warranty does not include cleaning, consumables (including, without limitation, print cartridges, print head, ton
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Quick Reference Guide 4 For the next fax only, press or Sending Faxes to select ON and press Set. Automatic Transmission 5 Press 1 to select additional settings 1 Place the original face down in the —OR—Press 2 to fax. ADF. 6 Enter the fax number. 2 Enter the fax number using One Touch, Speed Dial, Search or the 7 Press Start. dial pad. Receiving Faxes 3 Press Start. Select Receive Mode Sending a Cover Page
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2 Enter a two-digit Speed Dial Making Multiple Copies number and press Set. 1 Place the original face down in the ADF. 3 Enter a number (up to 20 digits) and press Set. 2 Press Mono Copy or Color Copy. 4 Enter a name (or leave it blank) and 3 Use the dial pad to enter the number press Set. of copies you want. 5 Press or to select FAX, 4 Wait five seconds—OR—Press TEL, or FAX/TEL and press Set. Mono Copy or Color Copy. (Make sure it’s the same key you 6 Press Stop. pressed in Step 2.) T
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction..................................................................................... 1-1 Using This Manual..................................................................... 1-1 Finding Information............................................................. 1-1 Conventions Used in this Manual........................................ 1-1 Test Sheet Procedures (For USA Only) ..................................... 1-2 MFC 7300C and MFC 7400C Control Panel Overview.
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4 On-Screen Programming................................................................ 4-1 User-Friendly Programming....................................................... 4-1 Function Mode..................................................................... 4-1 Alternating Displays............................................................ 4-2 Function Selection Table..................................................... 4-2 1. Fax Functions.....................................................
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Printing a Fax in Memory.................................................... 6-6 Polling.................................................................................. 6-6 Setting Up Polling Receive............................................. 6-7 Setting Up Sequential Polling Receive........................... 6-7 Canceling a Scheduled Job.................................................. 6-8 Distinctive Ring................................................................... 6-8 Registering
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Setting Up Polled Transmit (Not Available for Color Fax)....................................... 7-11 8 Auto Dial Numbers and Dialing Options...................................... 8-1 Storing Numbers for Easy Dialing ............................................. 8-1 Storing One Touch Dial Numbers....................................... 8-1 Storing Speed Dial Numbers ............................................... 8-2 Changing One Touch and Speed Dial Numbers.................. 8-3 Setting Up Group
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11 Making Copies............................................................................... 11-1 Basic Copy Operations............................................................. 11-1 Making Multiple Copies.................................................... 11-1 Memory Full Message....................................................... 11-2 Temporary Copy Settings......................................................... 11-2 Using Enlarge/Reduce Key ........................................
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Printing Images.................................................................. 13-3 Using the Option Key........................................................ 13-4 Changing Default Settings........................................................ 13-6 Paper Type......................................................................... 13-7 ™ Setting PhotoCapture Center Quality .............................. 13-7 Photo Brightness...............................................................
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® Helpful Hints for Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/ ® 2000 Professional or Windows NT 4.0..................... 14-31 Receiving Faxes into the PC (For MFC 7400C only) ....................................................... 14-32 15 Using the MFC as a Printer ......................................................... 15-1 Features .................................................................................... 15-1 Printer Driver..........................................................................
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True2Life ...................................................................... 16-8 ® 17 Using the Windows -Based Brother Control Center................. 17-1 Brother Control Center............................................................. 17-1 AutoLoad the Brother Control Center............................... 17-2 How to Turn Off AutoLoad............................................... 17-2 Using the Scan Keys................................................................. 17-2 Using the C
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Send a Fax (For MFC 7400C only)........................................ 17-15 Scanner Settings .............................................................. 17-15 FAX Settings ................................................................... 17-16 ™ ® ® 18 Using ScanSoft PaperPort for Brother/TextBridge ............. 18-1 ™ ® ® Using ScanSoft PaperPort and TextBridge ........................ 18-1 ™ ® Viewing Items in ScanSoft PaperPort ........................... 18-2 Organizing Your Items in
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Sending a Fax from the Main Menu.................................. 19-4 ® Sending a Fax from a Windows Application................... 19-5 Receiving Faxes into the PC (For MFC 7400C only) ......................................................... 19-5 Checklist for Your PC ....................................................... 19-5 Viewing Received Faxes ................................................... 19-6 ™ 20 PhotoCapture Center (MFC 7400C only) ................................ 20-1 Intro
