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USER’S GUIDE
MFC-240C
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If you need to call Customer Service Please complete the following information for future reference: Model Number: MFC-240C 1 Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Place of Purchase: 1 The serial number is on the back of the unit. Retain this User's Guide with your sales receipt as a permanent re
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Brother numbers IMPORTANT For technical help, you must call the country where you bought the machine. Calls must be made from within that country. Register your product By registering your product with Brother International Corporation, you will be recorded as the original owner of the product. Your registration with Brother: may serve as confirmation of the purchase date of your product should you lose your receipt; may support an insurance claim by you in the event of product loss covere
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For Customer Service In USA: 1-800-284-4329 (voice) 1-901-379-1215 (fax) 1-800-284-3238 (TTY service for the hearing-impaired) In Canada: 1-877-BROTHER (voice) (514) 685-4898 (fax) Service Center Locator (USA only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-800-284-4357. Service Center Locations (Canada only) For the location of a Brother authorized service center, call 1-877-BROTHER. Brother fax back system (USA only) Brother has installed an easy-to-use fax back system, s
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Ordering accessories and supplies For best quality results use only genuine Brother accessories, which are 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 the Brother accessories and supplies that are available for purchase.) In USA: 1-888-879-3232 (voice) 1-800-947-1445 (
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Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (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 OF ITS CORRECTN
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® Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) Who is covered: 3 Damage caused by another device or software used with this Product (including This limited warranty (“warranty”) is given but not limited to damage resulting from only to the original end-use/retail purchaser ® (referred to in this warranty as “Original use of non Brother -brand parts and Purchaser”) of the accompanying product, Consumable and Accessory Items); consumables and accessories (collectively 4
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® Brother One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only) discretion. Brother reserves the right to supply has not been sufficiently validated with a copy a refurbished or remanufactured replacement of the proof of purchase (bill of sale). The Machine and/or accompanying Consumable replacement Machine you receive (even if and Accessory Items and use refurbished refurbished or remanufactured) will be parts provided such replacement products covered by the balance of the limited warr
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BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (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, toner and drum
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Table of Contents Section I General 1 General Information Using the documentation .......................................................................................2 Symbols and conventions used in the documentation ....................................2 Accessing the Software User’s Guide ...................................................................3 Viewing Documentation...................................................................................3 ® Accessing Brother Support (F
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4 Security features TX Lock ...............................................................................................................21 Setting and changing the TX lock password .................................................21 Turning the TX Lock on/off ............................................................................22 Section II Fax 5 Sending a fax Entering Fax mode ..............................................................................................24 Faxing from
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7 Telephone Services and External devices Voice Operations .................................................................................................34 Tone or pulse (For Canada only)...................................................................34 Fax/Tel mode when the power key is on .......................................................34 Fax/Tel mode when the power key is off .......................................................34 Telephone services.............................
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Section III Copy 10 Making copies How to copy.........................................................................................................50 Entering Copy mode......................................................................................50 Making a single copy .....................................................................................50 Making multiple copies ..................................................................................50 Stop copying..........
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Section V Software 13 Software features Section VI Appendixes A Safety and Legal Choosing a location .............................................................................................72 To use the machine safely...................................................................................73 Important safety instructions..........................................................................76 Standard telephone and FCC Notices (These notices are in effect on models sold and use
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C Menu and Features On-screen programming....................................................................................103 Menu table...................................................................................................103 Memory storage...........................................................................................103 Menu keys .........................................................................................................103 Menu Table....................
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Section I General I General Information 2 Loading documents and paper 8 General setup 18 Security features 21
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General Information 1 1 Using the Warnings tell you what to do to prevent possible personal injury. documentation 1 Electrical Hazard icons alert you to Thank you for buying a Brother machine! possible electrical shock. Reading the documentation will help you Hot Surface icons warn you not to make the most of your machine. touch machine parts that are hot. Cautions specify procedures you Symbols and conventions must follow or avoid to prevent used in the documentation 1 possible
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General Information Accessing the Note If this window does not appear, use Software User’s Guide 1 1 ® Windows Explorer to run the setup.exe program from the root directory of the This User’s Guide does not contain all the Brother CD-ROM. information about the machine such as how to use Printer, Scanner and PC Fax. When you are ready to learn detailed information d Click User’s Guide to view the Software about these operations, read the Software User’s Guide in HTML format. User’s Gu
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Chapter 1 e Click the documentation you want to read. How to find Scanning instructions 1 Software User’s Guide: Software There are several ways you can scan documents. User’s Guide in HTML format You can find the instructions as follows: How to find Scanning instructions 1 Software User’s Guide There are several ways you can scan Scanning documents. You can find the instructions as ® (For Windows 98/98SE/Me/2000 follows: ® Professional and Windows XP) Software User’s Guide ControlCenter
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General Information Accessing Brother Support 1 ® (For Windows ) 1 You can find all the contacts you will need, such as Web support (Brother Solutions Center), Customer Service and Brother Authorized Service Centers on page i and on the Brother CD-ROM. Click Brother Support on the main menu. The following screen will appear: To access our web site (www.brother.com), click Brother Home Page. To view all Brother Numbers, including Customer Service numbers for the USA and Canada, clic
