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USER’S GUIDE

MFC-250C

MFC-290C

MFC-297C

Version 0

UK/IRE/GEN/SAF

If you need to call Customer Service

Please complete the following information for future

reference:

Model Number: MFC-250C, MFC-290C and MFC-297C

(Circle your model number)

Serial Number: 1

Date of Purchase:

Place of Purchase:

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this User's Guide with your sales receipt as a

permanent record of your purchase, in the event of

theft, fire or warranty service.

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should you lose your receipt; and

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covered by insurance.

Approval Information and Compilation and

Publication Notice

THIS EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO WORK WITH A TWO WIRE ANALOGUE PSTN LINE

FITTED WITH THE APPROPRIATE CONNECTOR.

APPROVAL INFORMATION

Brother advises that this product may not function correctly in a country other than where it was

originally purchased, and does not offer any warranty in the event that this product is used on

public telecommunication lines in another country.

Compilation and Publication Notice

Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published,

covering the latest product descriptions and specifications.

The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without

notice.

Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and materials

contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including consequential) caused

by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited to typographical and other errors

relating to the publication.

EC Declaration of Conformity

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Table of Contents

Section I General

1 General Information 2

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 (For Windows®) .........................................................5

MFC-290C Control panel overview........................................................................ 6

2 Loading paper and documents 8

Loading paper and other print media..................................................................... 8

Loading envelopes and post cards................................................................10

Removing small printouts from the machine .................................................11

Printable area ................................................................................................12

Acceptable paper and other print media.............................................................. 13

Recommended print media ...........................................................................13

Handling and using print media .....................................................................14

Choosing the right print media.......................................................................15

Loading documents .............................................................................................17

Using the ADF (MFC-290C and MFC-297C only) .........................................17

Using the scanner glass ................................................................................17

Scannable area .............................................................................................18

3 General setup 19

Mode Timer.......................................................................................................... 19

Paper settings......................................................................................................19

Paper Type ....................................................................................................19

Paper Size .....................................................................................................19

Volume Settings................................................................................................... 20

Ring Volume ..................................................................................................20

Beeper Volume..............................................................................................20

Speaker Volume ............................................................................................ 20

Automatic Daylight Savings Time ........................................................................21

LCD screen.......................................................................................................... 21

LCD Contrast.................................................................................................21

Sleep Mode .........................................................................................................21

4 Security features 22

TX Lock ...............................................................................................................22

Setting and changing the TX Lock password ................................................22

Turning TX Lock on/off ..................................................................................23

Section II Fax

5 Sending a Fax 26

Entering Fax mode ..............................................................................................26

Faxing from the ADF (MFC-290C and MFC-297C only) ..............................26

Faxing from the scanner glass ......................................................................26

Faxing Letter size documents from the scanner glass ..................................27

Colour fax transmission .................................................................................27

Cancelling a fax in progress ..........................................................................27

Broadcasting (Monochrome only)........................................................................27

Cancelling a Broadcast in progress ...............................................................28

Additional sending operations..............................................................................28

Sending faxes using multiple settings ...........................................................28

Contrast .........................................................................................................29

Changing fax resolution.................................................................................29

Dual access (Monochrome only) ...................................................................30

Real time transmission ..................................................................................30

Overseas Mode .............................................................................................31

Checking and cancelling waiting jobs............................................................31

Sending a fax manually .................................................................................31

Out of Memory message ...............................................................................31

6 Receiving a Fax 32

Receive modes....................................................................................................32

Choosing the Receive Mode .........................................................................32

Using receive modes ...........................................................................................33

Fax only .........................................................................................................33

Fax/Tel...........................................................................................................33

Manual...........................................................................................................33

External TAD .................................................................................................33

Receive mode settings ........................................................................................34

Ring Delay .....................................................................................................34

F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)...............................................................34

Fax Detect .....................................................................................................35

Additional receiving operations............................................................................35

Printing a reduced incoming fax ....................................................................35

Out of Paper Reception .................................................................................35

7 Telephone and External devices 36

Voice Operations .................................................................................................36

Tone or pulse.................................................................................................36

Fax/Tel mode ................................................................................................36

Telephone services..............................................................................................36

Setting the Telephone Line Type...................................................................36

BT Call Sign (U.K. only).................................................................................37

Caller ID (U.K. and Ireland only)....................................................................38

Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)................................39

Connections................................................................................................... 40

Recording an outgoing message (OGM) on an external TAD.......................40

Multi-line connections (PBX) .........................................................................40

External and extension telephones......................................................................41

Connecting an external or extension telephone ............................................41

Operation from extension telephones............................................................41

Using extension telephones (For U.K. only) ..................................................41

Using a cordless external telephone .............................................................42

Using remote codes.......................................................................................42

8 Dialling and storing numbers 44

How to Dial .......................................................................................................... 44

Manual dialling...............................................................................................44

Speed Dialling ...............................................................................................44

Search ........................................................................................................... 44

Fax Redial .....................................................................................................44

Storing numbers ..................................................................................................45

Storing a pause .............................................................................................45

Storing Speed Dial numbers..........................................................................45

Changing Speed Dial numbers......................................................................45

Setting up groups for broadcasting................................................................46

Combining Quick Dial numbers ..................................................................... 46

9 Printing Reports 47

Fax reports...........................................................................................................47

Transmission Verification Report...................................................................47

Fax Journal (activity report) ...........................................................................47

Reports ................................................................................................................48

How to print a report ......................................................................................48

Section III Copy

10 Making copies 50

How to copy .........................................................................................................50

Entering Copy mode......................................................................................50

Making a single copy .....................................................................................50

Making multiple copies ..................................................................................50

Stop copying..................................................................................................50

Copy options........................................................................................................51

Changing copy speed and quality .................................................................52

Enlarging or reducing the image copied ........................................................52

Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) ...........................................53

Sorting copies using the ADF (Monochrome only)

(MFC-290C and MFC-297C only) .............................................................55

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast ................................................................55

Paper options ................................................................................................56

Section IV Direct Photo Printing

11 Printing photos from a memory card or

USB Flash memory drive 58

PhotoCapture Center™ Operations.....................................................................58

Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC.......58

Scanning to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC ........58

Using PhotoCapture Center™ from your computer.......................................58

Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive .......................................58

Memory cards (MFC-290C and MFC-297C only) or a USB Flash memory

drive folder structure..................................................................................59

Getting started .....................................................................................................60

How to print from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ...........................61

Print Index (Thumbnails) ...............................................................................61

Printing Photos ..............................................................................................62

DPOF printing................................................................................................63

PhotoCapture Center™ print settings..................................................................64

Print speed and quality ..................................................................................64

Paper Options................................................................................................64

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast ................................................................64

Cropping ........................................................................................................65

Borderless printing.........................................................................................65

Date Print.......................................................................................................65

Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive ..........................................66

Changing the image quality ...........................................................................66

Changing the monochrome file format ..........................................................67

Changing the colour file format......................................................................67

Understanding the Error Messages .....................................................................67

12 Printing photos from a camera 68

Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera...............................................68

PictBridge requirements ................................................................................68

Setting your digital camera ............................................................................68

Printing Images..............................................................................................69

DPOF printing................................................................................................69

Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)......................70

Printing Images..............................................................................................70

Understanding the Error Messages .....................................................................71

Section V Software

13 Software features 74

Section I

General I

General Information 2

Loading paper and documents 8

General setup 19

Security features 22

Using the

documentation 1

Thank you for buying a Brother machine!

Reading the documentation will help you

make the most of your machine.

Symbols and conventions

used in the documentation 1

The following symbols and conventions are

used throughout the documentation.

General Information 1

Bold Bold typeface identifies specific

buttons on the machine’s

control panel or on the

computer screen.

Italics Italicized typeface emphasizes

an important point or refers you

to a related topic.

Courier

New

Text in Courier New font

identifies messages on the

LCD of the machine.

Warnings tell you what to do to

prevent possible personal injury.

Cautions specify procedures you

must follow or avoid to prevent

possible minor or severe injuries.

Electrical Hazard icons alert you to

possible electrical shock.

Notes tell you how you should

respond to a situation that may arise

or give tips about how the operation

works with other features.

Improper Setup icons alert you to

devices and operations that are not

compatible with the machine.

Chapter 1

How to find Scanning instructions 1

There are several ways you can scan

documents. You can find the instructions as

follows:

Software User’s Guide

Scanning

(For Windows® 2000 Professional/

Windows® XP and Windows Vista®)

ControlCenter3

(For Windows® 2000 Professional/

Windows® XP and Windows Vista®)

ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR

How-to-Guides

The complete ScanSoft™ PaperPort™

11SE with OCR How-to-Guides can be

viewed from the Help selection in the

ScanSoft™ PaperPort™ 11SE

application.

Viewing Documentation

(For Macintosh®)1

aTurn on your Macintosh®. Insert the

Brother CD-ROM into your CD-ROM

drive. The following window will appear.

bDouble-click the Documentation icon.

cDouble-click your language folder.

dDouble-click top.html to view the

Software User’s Guide in HTML

format.

eClick the documentation you want to

read.

Software User’s Guide

General Information

How to find Scanning instructions 1

There are several ways you can scan

documents. You can find the instructions as

follows:

Software User’s Guide

Scanning

(For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)

ControlCenter2

(For Mac OS® X 10.2.4 or greater)

Presto! PageManager User’s Guide

Instructions for scanning directly from

Presto! PageManager. The complete

Presto! PageManager User’s Guide can

be viewed from the Help selection in the

Presto! PageManager application.

Accessing Brother

Support

(For Windows®)1

You can find all the contacts you will need,

such as Web support (Brother Solutions

Center).

Click Brother Support on the main menu.

The following screen will appear:

To access our web site

(www.brother.com), click Brother Home

Page.

For the latest news and product support

information (http://solutions.brother.com),

click Brother Solutions Center.

To visit our web site for original Brother

supplies

(http://www.brother.com/original/), click

Supplies Information.

To access the Brother CreativeCenter

(http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/)

for FREE photo projects and printable

downloads, click Brother

CreativeCenter.

To return to the main page, click Back or

if you have finished, click Exit.

General Information

Volume keys

d c

When the machine is idle, you can press

these keys to adjust the ring volume.

d

Press to scroll backward to a menu

selection.

a or b

Press to scroll through the menus and

options.

Clear/Back

Press to delete characters or to go back to

the previous menu level.

OK

Lets you choose a setting.

5 Start keys:

 Colour Start

Lets you start sending faxes or making

copies in full colour. Also lets you start a

scanning operation (in colour or mono,

depending on the scanning setting in the

ControlCenter software).

 Mono Start

Lets you start sending faxes or making

copies in monochrome. Also lets you start a

scanning operation (in colour or mono,

depending on the scanning setting in the

ControlCenter software).

6 Stop/Exit

Stops an operation or exits from a menu.

7 Copy Options

Lets you temporarily change the copy settings

when in copy mode.

8 LCD (liquid crystal display)

Displays messages on the screen to help you

set up and use your machine.

9 On/Off

You can turn the machine on and off.

If you turn the machine off, it will still

periodically clean the print head to maintain

print quality. To maintain print quality, prolong

print head life, and provide the best ink

cartridge economy, you should keep your

machine connected to the power at all times.

10 Fax Resolution

Lets you temporarily change the resolution

when sending a fax.

12/10 11:53 Fax12/10 11:53 Fax

3 4 5

8 7 6

Loading paper and

other print media 2

aIf the paper support flap is open, close it,

and then close the paper support. Pull

the paper tray completely out of the

machine.

bLift the paper tray cover (1).

With both hands, gently press and slide

the paper side guides (1) and then the

paper length guide (2) to fit the paper size.

Make sure that the triangular marks (3)

on the paper side guides (1) and paper

length guide (2) line up with the mark for

the paper size you are using.

Note

When you use Legal size paper, press

and hold the universal guide release

button

(1)

as you slide out the front of the

paper tray.

Loading paper and documents 2

Loading paper and documents

bPut envelopes or post cards into the

paper tray with the address side down

and the leading edge in first as shown in

the illustration. With both hands, gently

press and slide the paper side

guides (1) and paper length guide (2) to

fit the size of the envelopes or post

cards.

If you have problems when printing on

envelopes, try the following suggestions: 2

aMake sure the flap is either to the side of

the envelope or to the back edge of the

envelope when printing.

bAdjust the size and margin in your

application.

Removing small printouts

from the machine 2

When the machine ejects small paper onto

the paper tray you may not be able to reach

it. Make sure printing has finished, and then

pull the tray completely out of the machine.

Chapter 2

Printable area 2

The printable area depends on the settings in the application you are using. The figures below

show the unprintable areas on cut sheet paper and envelopes. The machine can print in the

shaded areas of cut sheet paper when the Borderless print feature is available and turned on.

(See Printing for Windows ® or Printing and Faxing for Macintosh ® in the Software User’s Guide

on the CD-ROM.)

Note

The Borderless feature is not available for envelopes.

Cut Sheet Paper Envelopes

Top (1) Bottom (2) Left (3) Right (4)

Cut Sheet 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm 3 mm

Envelopes 12 mm 24 mm 3 mm 3 mm

3 4

Loading paper and documents

Acceptable paper and

other print media 2

The print quality can be affected by the type

of paper you are using in the machine.

To get the best print quality for the settings

you have chosen, always set the Paper Type

to match the type of paper you load.

You can use plain paper, inkjet paper (coated

paper), glossy paper, transparencies and

envelopes.

We recommend testing various paper types

before buying large quantities.

For best results, use Brother paper.

When you print on inkjet paper (coated

paper), transparencies and photo paper,

be sure to choose the correct print media

in the ‘Basic’ tab of the printer driver or in

the Paper Type setting of the menu (See

Paper Type on page 19).

When you print on Brother Photo paper,

load one extra sheet of the same photo

paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has

been included in the paper package for

this purpose.

When you use transparencies or photo

paper, remove each sheet at once to

prevent smudging or paper jams.

Avoid touching the printed surface of the

paper immediately after printing; the

surface may not be completely dry and

may stain your fingers.

Recommended print media 2

To get the best print quality, we suggest using

Brother paper. (See table below.)

If Brother paper is not available in your

country, we recommend testing various

papers before purchasing large quantities.

We recommend using ‘3M Transparency

Film’ when you print on transparencies.

Brother paper

Paper Type Item

A4 Plain BP60PA

A4 Glossy Photo BP71GA4

A4 Inkjet (Matte) BP60MA

10 x 15 cm Glossy

Photo

BP71GP

Chapter 2

Handling and using print

media 2

Store paper in its original packaging, and

keep it sealed. Keep the paper flat and

away from moisture, direct sunlight and

heat.

Avoid touching the shiny (coated) side of

photo paper. Load photo paper with the

shiny side facing down.

Avoid touching either side of

transparencies because they absorb

water and perspiration easily, and this

may cause decreased output quality.

Transparencies designed for laser

printers/copiers may stain your next

document. Use only transparencies

recommended for inkjet printing.

You can only print on both sides of the

paper with PC printing. (See Printing for

Windows ® in the Software User's Guide

on the CD-ROM).

Improper Setup

DO NOT use the following kinds of paper:

• Damaged, curled, wrinkled, or

irregularly shaped paper

1 2 mm or greater

• Extremely shiny and highly textured

paper

• Paper that cannot be arranged uniformly

when stacked

• Paper made with a short grain

Paper capacity of the paper tray 2

Up to 50 sheets of 80 g/m 2 or 20 lb A4 paper.

Transparencies and photo paper must be

picked up from the paper tray one page at

a time to avoid smudging.

Loading paper and documents

Choosing the right print media 2

Paper type and size for each operation 2

Paper Type Paper Size Usage

Fax Photo Copy

Capture

Printer

Cut Sheet Letter 215.9 × 279.4 mm

(8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Yes Yes Yes Yes

A4 210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.) Yes Yes Yes Yes

Legal 215.9 × 355.6 mm

(8 1/2 × 14 in.)

Yes Yes – Yes

Executive

184

267 mm (7 1/4

10 1/2 in.)

– – – Yes

JIS B5 182 × 257 mm (7.2 × 10.1 in.) – – – Yes

A5 148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in.) – Yes – Yes

A6 105 × 148 mm (4.1 × 5.8 in.) – – – Yes

Cards Photo 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in.) – Yes Yes Yes

Photo 2L 13 × 18 cm (5 7 in.) – – Yes Yes×

Index Card 127 × 203 mm (5 × 8 in.) – – – Yes

PostCard 1 100 × 148 mm (3.9 × 5.8 in.) – – – Yes

PostCard 2

(Double)

148 × 200 mm (5.8 × 7.9 in.) – – – Yes

Envelopes

C5 Envelope

162 × 229 mm (6.4 × 9 in.) – – – Yes

DL Envelope

110 × 220 mm (4.3 × 8.7 in.) – – – Yes

COM-10 105 × × 241 mm (4 1/8 9 1/2 in.) – – – Yes

Monarch 98 × 191 mm (3 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.) – – – Yes

JE4 Envelope

105 × 235 mm (4.1 × 9.3 in.) – – – Yes

Transparencies

Letter 216 × 279 mm

(8 1/2 × 11 in.)

– Yes – Yes

A4 210 × 297 mm (8.3 × 11.7 in.) – Yes – Yes

Legal 215.9 × 355.6 mm

(8 1/2 × 14 in.)

– Yes – Yes

A5 148 × 210 mm (5.8 × 8.3 in.) – Yes – Yes

Chapter 2

Paper weight, thickness and capacity 2

1Up to 100 sheets of 80 g/m 2 paper.

2BP71 (260 g/m 2) paper is especially designed for Brother inkjet machines.

Paper Type Weight Thickness No. of

sheets

Cut Sheet Plain Paper 64 to 120 g/m 20.08 to 0.15 mm 100 1

Inkjet Paper 64 to 200 g/m 20.08 to 0.25 mm 20

Glossy Paper Up to 220 g/m 2Up to 0.25 mm 20 2

Cards Photo Card Up to 220 g/m 2Up to 0.25 mm 20 2

Index Card Up to 120 g/m 2Up to 0.15 mm 30

PostCard Up to 200 g/m 2Up to 0.25 mm 30

Envelopes 75 to 95 g/m 2Up to 0.52 mm 10

Transparencies – – 10

Chapter 2

How to load documents 2

Note

To use the scanner glass, the ADF must

be empty.

aLift the document cover.

bUsing the document guidelines on the

left and top, place the document face

down in the upper left corner of the

scanner glass.

cClose the document cover.

CAUTION

If you are scanning a book or thick

document, DO NOT slam the cover or

press on it.

Scannable area 2

The scannable area depends on the settings

in the application you are using. The figures

below show the areas you cannot scan on

Letter and A4 paper.

Usage

Document

Size

Top (1)

Bottom (2)

Left (3)

Right (4)

Fax Letter 3 mm 4 mm

A4 3 mm 1 mm

Copy Letter 3 mm 3 mm

A4 3 mm 3 mm

Scan Letter 3 mm 3 mm

A4 3 mm 3 mm

3 4

Mode Timer 3

The machine has four temporary mode keys

on the control panel: Fax, Scan, Copy and

Photo Capture. You can change the amount

of time the machine takes after the last Scan,

Copy or PhotoCapture operation before it

returns to Fax mode. If you choose Off, the

machine stays in the mode you used last.

aPress .Menu, 1, 1

bPress a or b to choose 0 Sec,

30 Secs 1 Min 2 Mins 5 Mins, , , or

Off.

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Paper settings 3

Paper Type 3

To get the best print quality, set the machine

for the type of paper you are using.

aPress Menu, 1 2, .

bPress a or b to choose Plain Paper,

Inkjet Paper Brother BP71, ,

Other Glossy Transparency or .

Press OK.

cPress .Stop/Exit

Note

The machine ejects paper with printed

surfaces face up onto the paper tray in

front of the machine. When you use

transparencies or glossy paper, remove

each sheet at once to prevent smudging

or paper jams.

Paper Size 3

You can use five sizes of paper for printing

copies: Letter, Legal, A4, A5, and 10 × 15 cm

and three sizes for printing faxes: Letter,

Legal and A4. When you change the size of

paper you load in the machine, you will need

to change the paper size setting at the same

time so your machine can fit an incoming fax

on the page.

aPress Menu, 1 3, .

bPress a bor to choose Letter, Legal,

A4 A5, or 10x15cm.

Press OK.

cPress .Stop/Exit

General setup 3

Chapter 3

Volume Settings 3

Ring Volume 3

You can choose a range of ring volume

levels, from High Off to .

While the machine is idle, press d or c

to adjust the volume level. The LCD shows

the current setting, and each key press will

change the volume to the next level. The

machine will keep the new setting until you

change it.

You can also change the volume through the

menu, by following the instructions below:

Setting the Ring Volume from the

menu 3

aPress Menu, 1 4 1, , .

bPress a bor to choose Low, Med, High

or Off.

Press OK.

cPress Stop/Exit.

Beeper Volume 3

When the beeper is on, the machine will beep

when you press a key, make a mistake or

after you send or receive a fax.

You can choose a range of volume levels,

from High to Off.

aPress Menu, , 1 4, 2.

bPress a or b to choose Low Med High, ,

or Off.

Press OK.

cPress Stop/Exit.

Speaker Volume 3

You can choose a range of speaker volume

levels, from High to Off.

aPress Menu, , 1 4, 3.

bPress a or b to choose Low Med High, ,

or Off.

Press OK.

cPress Stop/Exit.

General setup

Automatic Daylight

Savings Time 3

You can set the machine to change

automatically for daylight savings time. It will

reset itself forward one hour in the Spring and

backward one hour in the Autumn. Make sure

you have set the correct date and time in the

Date&Time setting.

aPress .Menu, 1, 5

bPress a or b to choose On or Off.

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

LCD screen 3

LCD Contrast 3

You can adjust the LCD contrast for a sharper

and more vivid display. If you are having

difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the

contrast setting.

aPress .Menu, 1, 6

bPress a or b to choose Light or Dark.

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Sleep Mode 3

You can choose how long the machine must

be idle (from 1 to 60 minutes) before it goes

into sleep mode. The timer will restart if any

operation is carried out on the machine.

aPress .Menu, 1, 7

bPress a bor to choose 1 Min, 2 Mins,

3 Mins 5 Mins 10 Mins 30 Mins, , ,

or 60 Mins which is the length of time

the machine is idle before entering sleep

mode.

Press OK.

cPress .Stop/Exit

TX Lock 4

TX Lock lets you prevent unauthorized

access to the machine.

While TX Lock is On, the following operations

are available:

Receiving faxes

While TX Lock is On, the following operations

are NOT available:

Sending faxes

Copying

PC printing

Scanning

PhotoCapture

Operation from the Control panel

Note

If you forget the TX Lock password,

please call your Brother dealer for service.

Setting and changing the

TX Lock password 4

Note

If you have already set the password, you

will not need to set it again.

Setting up the password 4

aPress Menu, , 2 0 1, .

bEnter a 4-digit number for the password.

Press .OK

cWhen the LCD shows Verify:,

re-enter the password.

Press .OK

dPress .Stop/Exit

Changing the password 4

aPress Menu, , 2 0 1, .

bPress a bor to choose Set Password.

Press .OK

cEnter a 4-digit number for the current

password.

Press .OK

dEnter a 4-digit number for a new

password.

Press .OK

eWhen the LCD shows Verify:,

re-enter the password.

Press .OK

fPress .Stop/Exit

Security features 4

Security features

Turning TX Lock on/off 4

Turning TX Lock on 4

aPress Menu, 2, 0, 1.

bPress .a or b to choose Set TX Lock

Press .OK

cEnter the registered 4-digit password.

Press .OK

The machine goes offline and the LCD

shows TX Lock Mode.

Turning TX Lock off 4

aPress .Menu

bEnter the registered 4-digit password.

Press .OK

TX lock is automatically turned off.

Note

If you enter the wrong password, the LCD

shows

Wrong Password

and stays offline.

The machine will stay in TX Lock mode until

the registered password is entered.

Chapter 4

Section II

Fax II

Sending a Fax 26

Receiving a Fax 32

Telephone and External devices 36

Dialling and storing numbers 44

Printing Reports 47

Entering Fax mode 5

To enter fax mode, press (Fax), and

the key will glow green.

Faxing from the ADF

(MFC-290C and MFC-297C

only) 5

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bPlace the document face down in the

ADF.

(See Using the ADF (MFC-290C and

MFC-297C only) on page 17.)

cEnter the fax number using the dial pad,

Speed Dial or Search.

dPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

The machine starts scanning the

document.

Note

• To cancel, press Stop/Exit.

• If you send a mono fax while the memory

is full it will be sent in real time.

Faxing from the scanner

glass 5

You can use the scanner glass to fax pages

of a book one at a time. The documents can

be up to Letter or A4 size.

You cannot send colour faxes with multiple

pages.

Note

(MFC-290C and MFC-297C only)

Since you can only scan one page at a

time, it is easier to use the ADF if you are

sending a multiple page document.

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bLoad your document face down on the

scanner glass.

cEnter the fax number using the dial pad,

Speed Dial or Search.

dPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

If you press Mono Start, the

machine starts scanning the first

page. Go to step e.

If you press Colour Start, the

machine starts sending the

document.

eDo one of the following:

To send a single page, press 2 to

choose No (or press Mono Start

again).

The machine starts sending the

document.

To send more than one page,

press 1 to choose Yes and go to

step .f

fPlace the next page on the scanner

glass.

Press OK.

The machine starts scanning the page.

(Repeat steps e and for each f

additional page.)

Sending a Fax 5

Sending a Fax

Faxing Letter size documents

from the scanner glass 5

When documents are Letter size, you need to

set scan size to Letter. If you do not, the side

portion of the faxes will be missing.

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bPress Menu, 2, 2, 0.

cPress .a or b to choose Letter

Press .OK

dPress .Stop/Exit

Colour fax transmission 5

Your machine can send a colour fax to

machines that support this feature.

Colour faxes cannot be stored in the memory.

When you send a colour fax, the machine will

send it in real time (even if Real Time TX is

set to Off).

Cancelling a fax in progress 5

If you want to cancel a fax while the machine

is scanning, dialling or sending, press

Stop/Exit.

Broadcasting

(Monochrome only) 5

Broadcasting is when the same fax message

is automatically sent to more than one fax

number. You can include Groups, Speed Dial

numbers and up to 50 manually dialled

numbers in the same broadcast.

After the broadcast is finished, a Broadcast

Report will be printed.

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bLoad your document.

cEnter a number. Press OK.

You can use either a Speed Dial, a

Group or a manually entered number

using the dial pad.

dRepeat c until you have entered all the

fax numbers to be included in the

broadcast.

ePress .Mono Start

Note

• If you did not use up any of the numbers

for Groups, you can ‘broadcast’ faxes to

as many as 90 different numbers.

• The available memory will vary depending

on the types of jobs in the memory and the

number of locations used for

broadcasting. If you broadcast to the

maximum numbers available, you will not

be able to use dual access.

• If the memory is full, press Stop/Exit to

stop the job. If more than one page has

been scanned, press Mono Start to send

the portion that is in the memory.

Chapter 5

Cancelling a Broadcast in

progress 5

aPress Menu, 2, 4.

The LCD will show the fax number being

dialled.

XXXXXXXX

bPress OK.

The LCD will show the job number:

1.Clear 2.Exit

cPress 1 to cancel.

The LCD will then show the Broadcast

job number and 1.Clear 2.Exit.

dTo cancel the Broadcast, press 1.

ePress Stop/Exit.

Additional sending

operations 5

Sending faxes using multiple

settings 5

When you send a fax you can choose any

combination of these settings: resolution,

contrast, scan size, overseas mode and real

time transmission.

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bLoad your document.

cChoose a setting you want to change in

the Setup Send menu (Menu, 2 2, ).

Press .OK

dChoose the option you want for the

setting.

Press .OK

eDo one of the following:

1.Yes 2.No

Press 1 to change another setting.

Press 2 when you have finished

choosing your settings.

fSend the fax as normal.

Sending a Fax

Contrast 5

If your document is very light or very dark, you

may want to change the contrast. For most

documents the default setting can be Auto

used. It automatically chooses the suitable

contrast for your document.

Use Light when sending a light document.

Use Dark when sending a dark document.

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bLoad your document.

cPress Menu, 2, 2, 1.

dPress aor b to choose or Auto Light,

Dark.

Press OK.

Note

Even if you choose Light Dark or , the

machine will send the fax using the Auto

setting in any of the following conditions:

• When you send a colour fax.

• When you choose Photo as the Fax

Resolution.

Changing fax resolution 5

The quality of a fax can be improved by

changing the fax resolution. Resolution can

be changed for the next fax or for all faxes.

To change the fax resolution for the

next fax 5

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bLoad your document.

cPress Fax Resolution then a b or to

choose the resolution.

Press .OK

To change the default fax resolution 5

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bPress .Menu, 2, 2, 2

cPress aor b to choose the resolution

you want.

Press OK.

Note

You can choose four different resolution

settings for monochrome faxes and two

for colour.

If you choose S.Fine or Photo and then

use the Colour Start key to send a fax,

the machine will send the fax using the

Fine setting.

Monochrome

Standard Suitable for most typed

documents.

Fine Good for small print and

transmits a little slower than

Standard resolution.

S.Fine Good for small print or artwork

and transmits slower than Fine

resolution.

Photo Use when the document has

varying shades of grey or is a

photograph. This has the

slowest transmission.

Colour

Standard Suitable for most typed

documents.

Fine Use when the document is a

photograph. The transmission

time is slower than Standard

resolution.

Sending a Fax

Overseas Mode 5

If you are having difficulty sending a fax

overseas due to possible interference on the

telephone line, we recommend that you turn

on the Overseas mode. After you send a fax

using this feature, the feature will turn itself

off.

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bLoad your document.

cPress Menu, 2, 2, 4.

dPress aor b to choose On (or Off).

Press .OK

Checking and cancelling

waiting jobs 5

You can check which jobs are still waiting in

the memory to be sent and cancel a job. (If

there are no jobs, the LCD shows

No Jobs Waiting.)

aPress .Menu, 2, 4

Any waiting jobs appear on the LCD.

bDo one of the following:

Press a bor to scroll through the jobs

and choose the job you want to

cancel.

Press OK to choose a job, and then

press 1 to cancel it.

Press 2 to exit without cancelling.

cWhen you have finished, press

Stop/Exit.

Sending a fax manually 5

Manual transmission lets you hear the

dialling, ringing and fax-receiving tones while

sending a fax.

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bLoad your document.

cPick up the handset of an external

telephone and listen for a dial tone.

dDial the fax number you want to call.

eWhen you hear the fax tone, press

Mono Start or Colour Start.

If you load the document on the

scanner glass, press 1 to send the

fax.

1.Send 2.Receive

fReplace the handset.

Out of Memory message 5

If you get an Out of Memory message

while scanning the first page of a fax, press

Stop/Exit to cancel the fax.

If you get an Out of Memory message

while scanning a subsequent page, you will

have the option to press Mono Start or

Colour Start to send the pages scanned so

far, or to press Stop/Exit to cancel the

operation.

Note

If you do not want to delete your stored

faxes to clear the memory, you can

change the setting to send the fax in real

time. (See Real time transmission

on page 30.)

Chapter 6

Receive mode settings 6

Ring Delay 6

The Ring Delay sets the number of times the

machine rings before it answers in Fax Only

or Fax/Tel mode. If you have external or

extension telephones on the same line as the

machine choose the maximum number of

rings.

(See Operation from extension telephones

on page 41 and on page 35.)Fax Detect

aPress Menu, 2, , 1 1.

bPress a bor to choose how many times

the line rings before the machine

answers.

Press OK.

If you choose 00, the line will not ring at

all.

cPress Stop/Exit.

F/T Ring Time

(Fax/Tel mode only) 6

When somebody calls your machine, you and

your caller will hear the normal telephone ring

sound. The number of rings is set by the ring

delay setting.

If the call is a fax, then your machine will

receive it; however, if it is a voice call the

machine will sound the F/T ring (a fast

double-ring) for the time you have set in the

F/T ring time setting. If you hear the F/T ring

it means that you have a voice caller on the

line.

Because the F/T ring is made by the machine,

extension and external telephones will not

ring; however, you can still answer the call on

any telephone. (For more information see

Using remote codes on page 42.)

aPress Menu, 2 1 2, , .

bPress aor b to choose how long the

machine will ring to alert you that you

have a voice call (20, 30, 40 or 70

seconds).

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Note

Even if the caller hangs up during the

F/T ring, the machine will continue to ring

for the set time.

Receiving a Fax

Fax Detect 6

If Fax Detect is On:6

The machine receives a fax call

automatically, even if you answer the call.

When you see Receiving on the LCD or

when you hear ‘chirps’ through the handset

you are using, just replace the handset. Your

machine will do the rest.

If Fax Detect is Off:6

If you are at the machine and answer a fax

call by lifting the handset, press Mono Start

or Colour Start, then press 2 to receive the

fax.

If you answered at an extension telephone,

press l 5 1. (See Operation from extension

telephones on page 41.)

Note

• If this feature is set to On, but your

machine does not connect a fax call when

you lift an extension or external telephone

handset, press the Remote Activation

Code l .5 1

• If you send faxes from a computer on the

same telephone line and the machine

intercepts them, set Fax Detect to Off.

aPress .Menu, 2, 1, 3

bPress aor b to choose On (or Off).

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Additional receiving

operations 6

Printing a reduced incoming

fax 6

If you choose On, the machine automatically

reduces each page of an incoming fax to fit on

one page of A4, Letter or Legal size paper.

The machine calculates the reduction ratio by

using the page size of the fax and your Paper

Size setting ( , , Menu 1 3).

aMake sure you are in Fax mode .

bPress Menu, 2, 1, 5.

5.Auto Reduction

cPress aor b to choose On Off or .

Press OK.

dPress .Stop/Exit

Out of Paper Reception 6

As soon as the paper tray becomes empty

during fax reception, the screen will display

No Paper Fed, asking you to put paper in

the paper tray. (See Loading paper and other

print media on page 8.)

The machine will carry on receiving the fax,

with the remaining pages being stored in

memory, if enough memory is available.

Further incoming faxes will also be stored into

memory until the memory is full. When the

memory is full the machine will stop

automatically answering calls. To print the

faxes, put fresh paper in the tray.

Telephone and External devices

PBX and TRANSFER 7

The machine is initially set to Normal, which

lets the machine connect to a standard PSTN

(Public Switched Telephone Network) line.

However, many offices use a central

telephone system or Private Branch

Exchange (PBX). Your machine can be

connected to most types of PBX. The

machine’s recall feature supports timed break

recall only (TBR). TBR will work with most

PBX systems allowing you to gain access to

an outside line, or transfer calls to another

extension. The feature works when Tel/R is

pressed.

Note

You can program a Tel/R key press as

part of a number stored in a Speed Dial

location. When programming the

Speed Dial number press Tel/R first (the

screen displays “!”), then enter the

telephone number. If you do this, you do

not need to press Tel/R each time before

you dial using a Speed Dial location. (See

Storing Speed Dial numbers on page 45.)

However, if PBX is not chosen in the

Telephone Line Type setting, you cannot

use the Speed Dial number that Tel/R

press is programmed into.

BT Call Sign (U.K. only) 7

This machine feature lets you use the BT Call

Sign subscriber service which allows you to

have at least two separate telephone

numbers on one telephone line. Each

telephone number has its own distinctive

ringing pattern, so you know which telephone

number is ringing. This is one way you can

have a separate telephone number for your

machine.

Your machine has a BT Call Sign compatible

distinctive ringing functions, allowing you to

dedicate a second telephone number (on the

same telephone line) just for receiving faxes.

Note

• You can switch BT Call Sign off

temporarily, then turn it back on. When

you get a new fax number, make sure you

reset this function. This machine will

automatically answer incoming calls that

use your new fax number.

• When you set the BT Call Sign feature to

ON, the receive mode is set to Manual

automatically. Manual mode will not

respond to incoming telephone calls,

since the number you use for telephone

calls will use the normal ring pattern.

Chapter 7

To enable the machine to work with BT

Call Sign (With your external

telephone only) 7

aPress Menu, 2, , 0 3.

0.Miscellaneous

3.BT Call Sign

bPress aor b to choose On Off (or ).

Press OK.

cPress Stop/Exit.

Note

If you turn off BT Call Sign, the receive

mode stays in Manual. You will need to

set receive mode again. (See Choosing

the Receive Mode on page 32.)

Caller ID (U.K. and Ireland

only) 7

The Caller ID feature lets you use the Caller

ID subscriber service offered by many local

telephone companies. Call your telephone

company for details. This service shows the

telephone number, or name if it is available,

of your caller as the line rings.

After a few rings, the LCD shows the

telephone number of your caller (or name, if

available). Once you answer a call, the Caller

ID information disappears from the LCD, but

the call information stays stored in the Caller

ID memory.

You can see the first 16 characters of the

number (and name).

The ID Unknown message means the

call originated outside your Caller ID

service area.

The ID Withheld message means the

caller has intentionally blocked

transmission of information.

You can print a list of the Caller ID information

received by your machine. (See Printing the

Caller ID List on page 39.)

Note

The Caller ID service varies with different

carriers. Call your local telephone

company to find out about the kind of

service available in your area.

Setting the Caller ID to On 7

If you have Caller ID on your line, then this

function should be set to to display the On

caller’s phone number on the LCD as the

telephone rings.

aPress Menu, 2 0 4, , .

bPress aor b to choose On (or Off).

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Viewing the Caller ID List 7

Your machine stores information for the last

thirty calls in the Caller ID list. You can view

or print this list. When the thirty-first call

comes in to the machine, it replaces

information about the first call.

aPress Menu, 2 0 4, , .

bPress aor b to choose Display ID.

Press .OK

The Caller ID of the last call will appear

on the LCD. If no ID is stored, the

beeper will sound and No Caller ID

will appear on the LCD.

cPress aor b to scroll through the Caller

ID memory to choose the Caller ID you

want to view, and then press OK.

The LCD shows the caller's number or

name and the date and time of the call.

dTo finish viewing, press Stop/Exit.

Telephone and External devices

Printing the Caller ID List 7

aPress Menu, 2, 0, 4.

bPress .aor b to choose Print Report

Press .OK

If no ID is stored, the beeper will sound

and No Caller ID will appear on the

LCD.

cPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

dAfter printing has finished, press

Stop/Exit.

Connecting an external

TAD (telephone

answering device) 7

You may choose to connect an external

answering device. However, when you have

an external TAD on the same telephone line

as the machine, the TAD answers all calls and

the machine ‘listens’ for fax calling (CNG)

tones. If it hears them, the machine takes over

the call and receives the fax. If it does not hear

CNG tones, the machine lets the TAD

continue playing your outgoing message so

your caller can leave you a voice message.

The TAD must answer within four rings (the

recommended setting is two rings). The

machine cannot hear CNG tones until the

TAD has answered the call, and with four

rings there are only 8 to 10 seconds of CNG

tones left for the fax ‘handshake’. Make sure

you carefully follow the instructions in this

guide for recording your outgoing message.

We do not recommend using the toll saver

feature on your external answering machine if

it exceeds five rings.

Note

If you do not receive all your faxes, cut the

Ring Delay setting on your external TAD.

1 TAD

When the TAD answers a call, the LCD shows

Telephone.

Improper Setup

DO NOT connect a TAD elsewhere on the same

telephone line.

Chapter 7

Connections 7

The external TAD must be connected as

shown in the previous illustration.

aSet your external TAD to one or two

rings. (The machine's Ring Delay setting

does not apply.)

bRecord the outgoing message on your

external TAD.

cSet the TAD to answer calls.

dSet the Receive Mode to

External TAD. (See Choosing the

Receive Mode on page 32.)

Recording an outgoing

message (OGM) on an

external TAD 7

Timing is important in recording this

message. The message sets up the ways to

handle both manual and automatic fax

reception.

aRecord 5 seconds of silence at the

beginning of your message. (This allows

your machine time to listen for the fax

CNG tones of automatic transmissions

before they stop.)

bLimit your speaking to 20 seconds.

Note

We recommend beginning your OGM with

an initial 5-second silence because the

machine cannot hear fax tones over a

resonant or loud voice. You may try

omitting this pause, but if your machine

has trouble receiving, then you must

re-record the OGM to include it.

Multi-line connections (PBX) 7

We suggest you ask the company who

installed your PBX to connect your machine.

If you have a multi line system we suggest

you ask the installer to connect the unit to the

last line on the system. This prevents the

machine being activated each time the

system receives telephone calls. If all

incoming calls will be answered by a

switchboard operator we recommend that

you set the Receive Mode to Manual.

We cannot guarantee that your machine will

operate properly under all circumstances

when connected to a PBX. Any difficulties

with sending or receiving faxes should be

reported first to the company who handles

your PBX.

Note

Make sure the Telephone Line Type is set

to PBX. (See Setting the Telephone Line

Type on page 36.)

Telephone and External devices

External and extension

telephones 7

Connecting an external or

extension telephone 7

You can connect a separate telephone as

shown in the diagram below.

1 Extension telephone

2 External telephone

When you are using an external telephone,

the LCD shows Telephone.

Operation from extension

telephones 7

If you answer a fax call on an extension or an

external telephone plugged into the correct

socket on the machine, you can make your

machine take the call by using the Remote

Activation Code. When you press the Remote

Activation Code l5 1, the machine starts to

receive the fax.

If the machine answers a voice call and

pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, use

the Remote Deactivation Code #51 to take

the call at an extension telephone. (See F/T

Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only) on page 34.)

If you answer a call and no one is on

the line: 7

You should assume that you're receiving a

manual fax.

Press l5 1 and wait for the chirp or until the

LCD shows Receiving, and then hang up.

Note

You can also use the Fax Detect feature to

make your machine automatically take the

call. (See Fax Detect on page 35.)

Using extension telephones

(For U.K. only) 7

Your premises may already be wired with

parallel extension telephones, or you may

plan to add extension telephones to your line,

as well as your machine. While the simplest

arrangement is a straightforward parallel

connection, there are some problems with

this arrangement, the most obvious of which

is inadvertent interruption of a facsimile

transmission caused by someone picking up

an extension telephone to make an outgoing

call. Also, Remote Activation Code may not

operate reliably in such a simple

configuration.

This machine may also be set to make a

delayed transmission (i.e. a transmission at a

pre-set time). This pre-set job may coincide

with someone picking up an extension

handset.

These problems can easily be eliminated, if

you arrange modification of your extension

wiring circuit, such that extension devices are

connected ‘downstream’ of your machine in a

master/slave configuration (see fig. 2). In this

configuration the machine can always detect

whether a telephone is in use. Thus it will not

attempt to seize the line during that time. This

is known as ‘telephone off-hook detection.’

The inadvisable configuration is shown in

figure 1, and the recommended master/slave

configuration is shown in figure 2.

Chapter 7

This new connection configuration can be

arranged by contacting BT, Kingston upon

Hull Telecommunications, your PBX

maintainer or a qualified telephone

installation company as appropriate. Simply

explained, the extension telephone circuit

should be terminated on a normal modular

plug (BT 431A style), which in turn should be

put into the modular socket of the white

‘T’-shaped connector provided as part of the

line cord assembly.

Inadvisable connection of extension

sockets (Fig. 1.) 7

1 Extension socket

2 Master socket

3 Incoming line

Recommended connection of extension

sockets (Fig. 2.) 7

1 Extension socket

2 Master socket

3 Incoming line

The fax machine must be plugged into the

master socket.

Note

These telephones are now connected as

external devices (see Connecting an

external or extension telephone

on page 41), because they are connected

to the fax machine via the T-connector.

Using a cordless external

telephone 7

Once the base unit of the cordless telephone

has been connected to the same telephone

line as the machine (see External and

extension telephones on page 41), it is easier

to answer calls during the Ring Delay if you

carry the cordless handset around with you.

If you let the machine answer first, you will

have to go to the machine so you can press

Tel/R to send the call to the cordless handset.

Using remote codes 7

Remote Activation Code 7

If you answer a fax call on an extension

telephone, you can tell your machine to

receive it by dialling the Remote Activation

Code 5 1. Wait for the chirping sounds then

replace the handset. (See Fax Detect

on page 35.)

If you answer a fax call at the external

telephone, you can make the machine

receive the fax by pressing Mono Start.

Remote Deactivation Code 7

If you receive a voice call and the machine is

in F/T mode, it will start to sound the F/T

(double) ring after the initial ring delay. If you

pick up the call on an extension telephone

you can turn the F/T ring off by pressing #51

(make sure you press this between the rings).

If the machine answers a voice call and

pseudo/double rings for you to take over, you

can take the call at the external telephone by

pressing .Tel/R

FAX

1 1

FAX

1 1 2 3

Telephone and External devices

Changing the remote codes 7

If you want to use Remote Activation, you

have to turn on the remote codes. The preset

Remote Activation Code is 5 1. The preset

Remote Deactivation Code is # 5 1. If you

want to, you can replace them with your own

codes.

aPress Menu, 2, 1, 4.

1.Setup Receive

4.Remote Codes

bPress aor b to choose On (or Off).

Press .OK

cEnter the new Remote Activation Code.

Press .OK

dEnter the new Remote Deactivation

Code.

Press .OK

ePress .Stop/Exit

Note

• If you are always disconnected when

accessing your external TAD remotely, try

changing the Remote Activation Code and

Remote Deactivation Code to another

three-digit code using the numbers 0 9- , ,

• Remote Codes might not work with some

telephone systems.

How to Dial 8

Manual dialling 8

Press all of the digits of the fax or telephone

number.

Speed Dialling 8

aPress (Speed Dial).

bPress OK and the (hash) key, and #

then the two digit Speed Dial number

using the dial pad.

Note

If the LCD shows Not Registered

when you enter a Speed Dial number, a

number has not been stored at this

location.

Search 8

You can search for names you have stored in

the Speed Dial memory.

aPress (Speed Dial).

bPress aor b to choose Search.

Press OK.

cDo one of the following:

To search numerically, press a bor

to choose the number, and then

press OK.

To search alphabetically, enter the

first letter of the name using the dial

pad, then press d cor to choose the

name, and then press OK.

Fax Redial 8

If you are sending a fax manually and the line

is busy, press Redial/Pause, and then press

Mono Start or Colour Start to try again. If

you want to make a second call to the last

number dialled, you can save time by

pressing Redial/Pause and Mono Start or

Colour Start.

Redial/Pause only works if you dialled from

the control panel.

If you are sending a fax automatically and the

line is busy, the machine will automatically

redial up to three times at five minute

intervals.

Note

In Real Time Transmission the automatic

redial feature does not work when using

the scanner glass.

Dialling and storing numbers 8

Dialling and storing numbers

Storing numbers 8

You can set up your machine to do the

following types of easy dialling: Speed Dial

and Groups for broadcasting faxes. When

you dial a Quick Dial number, the LCD shows

the name, if you stored it, or the number.

Note

If you lose electrical power, the Quick Dial

numbers that are in the memory will not be

lost.

Storing a pause 8

Press Redial/Pause to put a 3.5-second

pause between numbers. If you are dialling

overseas, you can press Redial/Pause as

many times as needed to increase the length

of the pause.

Storing Speed Dial numbers 8

You can store up to 40 2-digit Speed Dial

locations with a name. When you dial you will

only have to press a few keys (For example:

Speed Dial, OK, #, the two-digit number,

and Mono Start or Colour Start).

aPress (Speed Dial) and a bor to

choose Set Speed Dial.

Press .OK

bUse the dial pad to enter a 2-digit

Speed Dial location number (01-40).

Press .OK

cEnter the fax or telephone number

(up to 20 digits).

Press .OK

dDo one of the following:

Enter the name (up to 16 characters)

using the dial pad.

Press OK. (To help you enter letters,

see Entering Text on page 119.)

To store the number without a name,

press OK.

eDo one of the following:

To store another Speed Dial

number, go to step b.

To finish the setting, press

Stop/Exit.

Changing Speed Dial

numbers 8

If you try to store a Speed Dial number where

a number has already been stored, the LCD

will show the name or number that has been

stored there, and will ask you to do one of the

following:

#05:MIKE

1.Change 2.Exit

Press 1 to change the stored number.

Press 2 to exit without making a change.

If you chose 1, you will be able to change the

stored number and name, or enter a new one.

Follow the instructions below:

aEnter a new number. Press OK.

bEnter a new name. Press OK.

To change a character, use d cor to

position the cursor under the character

you want to change, then press

Clear/Back. Re-enter the character.

To finish the setting, press Stop/Exit.

Chapter 8

Setting up groups for

broadcasting 8

Groups, which can be stored in a Speed Dial

location, allow you to send the same fax

message to many fax numbers by pressing

only (Speed Dial), Search, OK, #, the

two-digit location and Mono Start. First, you'll

need to store each fax number in a Speed-

Dial location. Then you can include them as

numbers in the Group. Each Group uses up a

Speed Dial location. You can have up to six

Groups, or you can assign up to 39 numbers

in a large Group.

(See Storing Speed Dial numbers

on page 45 and Broadcasting (Monochrome

only) on page 27.)

aPress (Speed Dial) and a or b to

choose Setup Groups.

Press OK.

bUse the dial pad to enter the two-digit

Speed Dial number where you want to

store the Group.

Press OK.

cUse the dial pad to enter a Group

number (1 to 6).

Press OK.

Setup Group:G0_

dTo add Speed Dial numbers follow the

instructions below:

For example, for Speed Dial numbers

05 and 09. Press (Speed Dial), 05,

( .Speed Dial), 09

The LCD shows:

G01:#05#09

ePress OK when you have finished

adding numbers.

fUse the dial pad to enter a name for the

Group.

Press OK.

Note

You can easily print a list of all your

Speed Dial numbers. Numbers that are

part of a group will be marked in the

GROUP column. (See How to print a

report on page 48.)

Combining Quick Dial

numbers 8

Sometimes you may want to choose from

several long distance carriers when you

make a call. Rates may vary depending on

the time and destination. To take advantage

of low rates, you can store the access codes

of long-distance carriers and credit card

numbers as Speed Dial numbers. You can

store these long dialling sequences by

dividing them and setting them up as

separate Speed Dial numbers in any

combination. You can even include manual

dialling using the dial pad. (See Storing

Speed Dial numbers on page 45.)

For example, you might have stored ‘555’ on

Speed Dial #03 and ‘7000’ on Speed Dial

#02. You can use them both to dial ‘555-7000’

if you press the following keys:

(Speed Dial), OK, #03, (Speed Dial),

#02, and Start.

To temporarily change a number, you can

substitute part of the number with manual

dialling using the dial pad. For example, to

change the number to 555-7001 you could

press the following keys:

(Speed Dial), OK, #03, 7 0 0 1, , , (on the

dial pad), and Start.

You can also add a pause by pressing the

Redial/Pause key.

Fax reports 9

You need to set up the Transmission

Verification Report and Journal Period using

the Menu key.

Transmission Verification

Report 9

You can use the Transmission Report as

proof that you sent a fax. This report lists the

time and date of transmission and whether

the transmission was successful (OK). If you

choose On On+Image or , the report will print

for every fax you send.

If you send a lot of faxes to the same place,

you may need more than the job numbers to

know which faxes you must send again.

Choosing On+Image or Off+Image will print

a section of the fax's first page on the report

to help you remember.

When the Verification Report is turned Off or

Off+Image , the Report will only print if there

is a transmission error, and the fax could not

be sent.

If you choose On+Image Off+Image or the

image will only appear on the Transmission

Verification Report if Real Time Transmission

is set to Off. (See Real time transmission

on page 30.)

aPress .Menu, 2, 3, 1

bPress a bor to choose Off+Image, On,

On+Image Off or .

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Fax Journal (activity report) 9

You can set the machine to print a journal at

specific intervals (every 50 faxes, 6, 12 or

24 hours, 2 or 7 days). If you set the interval

to Off, you can still print the report by

following the steps in Reports on page 48.

The default setting is Every 50 Faxes.

aPress .Menu, 2, 3, 2

bPress a or b to choose an interval.

Press OK.

(If you choose 7 days, the LCD will ask

you to choose the first day for the 7-day

countdown.)

6, 12, 24 hours, 2 or 7 days

The machine will print the report at

the chosen time and then erase all

jobs from its memory. If the

machine's memory is filled with the

maximum 200 jobs before the time

you chose has passed, the machine

will print the Journal early and then

erase all jobs from the memory. If

you want an extra report before it is

due to print, you can print it without

erasing the jobs from the memory.

Every 50 Faxes

The machine will print the Journal

when the machine has stored 50

jobs.

cEnter the time to start printing in 24-hour

format.

Press OK.

(For example: enter 19:45 for 7:45 PM.)

dPress .Stop/Exit

Printing Reports 9

Chapter 9

Reports 9

The following reports are available:

1.XMIT Verify

Prints a Transmission Verification Report for

your last transmission.

2.Help List

A help list showing how to program your

machine.

3.Quick Dial

Lists names and numbers stored in the

Speed Dial memory, in numerical order.

4.Fax Journal

Lists information about the last incoming and

outgoing faxes.

(TX: Transmit.) (RX: Receive.)

5.User Settings

Lists your settings.

How to print a report 9

aPress Menu, 5.

bDo one of the following:

Press a bor to choose the report you

want. Press OK.

Enter the number of the report you

want to print. For example, press 2 to

print the help list.

cPress Mono Start.

dPress Stop/Exit.

Section III

Copy III

Making copies 50

How to copy 10

Entering Copy mode 10

Press (Copy) to enter Copy mode. The

default setting is Fax. You can change the

number of seconds or minutes that the

machine stays in Copy mode. (See Mode

Timer on page 19.)

The LCD shows the default copy setting:

1 Copy Ratio

2 Quality

3 No of Copies

Making a single copy 10

aMake sure you are in Copy mode .

bLoad your document.

(See Loading documents on page 17.)

cPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

Making multiple copies 10

You can make up to 99 copies in one print

run.

aMake sure you are in Copy mode .

bLoad your document.

(See Loading documents on page 17.)

cUse the dial pad to enter the number of

copies (up to 99).

dPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

Note

(MFC-290C and MFC-297C only)

To sort your copies, press the

Copy Options key. (See Sorting copies

using the ADF (Monochrome only)

(MFC-290C and MFC-297C only)

on page 55.)

Stop copying 10

To stop copying, press Stop/Exit.

Making copies 10

1 2 3

Making copies

Copy options 10

When you want to quickly change the copy

settings temporarily for the next multiple

copies, use the Copy Options key.

The machine returns to its default settings

2 minutes after it finishes copying, or if the

mode timer returns the machine to Fax mode.

For more information see Mode Timer

on page 19.

Note

You can save some of the copy settings

you use most often by setting them as

default. You can find instructions on how

to do this in the section for each feature.

Press Menu

selection

Options

Page

Press

Quality Fast

Normal

Best

Enlarge/

Reduce

47%

69%

83%

93%

97%

100%

142%

186%

198%

Fit to Page/

Custom(25-400%)

Paper Type

Plain Paper

Inkjet Paper

Brother BP71

Other Glossy

Transparency

Paper Size

10(W) x 15(H)cm

Letter

Legal

Brightness

- nnonn + 55

Stack/Sort

(MFC-290C

and

MFC-297C

only)

Stack

Sort

Page Layout

Off(1 in 1)

2 in 1 (P)

2 in 1 (L)

4 in 1 (P)

4 in 1 (L)

Poster(3 x 3)

No. of

Copies

No. of Copies:01

(01 - 99)

Chapter 10

Changing copy speed and

quality 10

You can choose from a range of quality

settings. The default setting is Normal.

To temporarily change the quality setting,

follow the instructions below:

aMake sure you are in Copy mode .

bLoad your document.

cUse the dial pad to enter the number of

copies (up to 99).

dPress Copy Options and a or b to

choose Quality.

Press OK.

ePress a bor to choose Fast, Normal or

Best quality. Press OK.

fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

To change the default setting, follow the

instructions below:

aPress Menu, , 3 1.

1.Quality

bPress a bor to choose Fast, Normal or

Best quality. Press OK.

cPress Stop/Exit.

Enlarging or reducing the

image copied 10

You can choose an enlargement or reduction

ratio. If you choose Fit to Page, your

machine will adjust the size automatically to

the paper size you set.

Press

and then a bor

to choose

Quality

Normal Normal is the

recommended

mode for ordinary

print outs. This

produces good copy

quality with good

copy speed.

Fast Fast copy speed

and lowest ink

consumption. Use to

save time printing

documents to be

proof-read, large

documents or many

copies.

Best Use best mode to

copy precise images

such as

photographs. This

provides the highest

resolution and the

slowest speed.

Press Fit to Page

and then a bor to

choose

Enlarge/Reduce

Custom(25-400%)

198% 10x15cm A4i

186% 10x15cm LTRi

142% A5 A4i

100%

97% LTR A4i

93% A4 LTRi

83% LGL A4i

69% A4 A5i

47% A4 10x15cmi

Making copies

To enlarge or reduce the next copy follow the

instruction below:

aMake sure you are in Copy mode .

bLoad your document.

cUse the dial pad to enter the number of

copies (up to 99).

dPress Copy Options and a or b to

choose Enlarge/Reduce.

Press .OK

eDo one of the following:

Press a or b to choose the

enlargement or reduction ratio you

want. Press OK.

Press a or b to choose

Custom(25-400%). Press . Use OK

the dial pad to enter an enlargement

or reduction ratio from 25% to 400%.

(For example, press 5 3 to enter

53%.) Press OK.

fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

Note

• Enlarge/Reduce is not available with

Page Layout.

• Fit to Page does not work properly if

the document on the scanner glass is

skewed by more than 3 degrees. Using

the document guide lines on the left and

top, place your document in the upper left

hand corner, with the document face down

on the scanner glass.

• Fit to Page is not available for a Legal

size document.

Making N in 1 copies or a

poster (Page Layout) 10

The N in 1 copy feature can help you save

paper by letting you copy two or four pages

onto one printed page.

You can also produce a poster. When you

use the poster feature your machine divides

your document into sections, then enlarges

the sections so you can assemble them into a

poster. If you want to print a poster, use the

scanner glass.

Important 10

Make sure paper size is set to Letter

or A4.

You cannot use the Enlarge/Reduce and

Sort settings (MFC-290C and MFC-297C)

with the N in 1 and Poster features.

N in 1 colour copies are not available.

(P) means Portrait and (L) means

Landscape.

You can only make one poster copy at a

time.

aMake sure you are in Copy mode .

bLoad your document.

cUse the dial pad to enter the number of

copies (up to 99).

dPress Copy Options and a bor to

choose Page Layout.

Press OK.

ePress a or b to choose Off(1 in 1),

2 in 1 (P), 2 in 1 (L),

4 in 1 (P), 4 in 1 (L) or

Poster(3 x 3).

Press OK.

Chapter 10

fPress Mono Start to scan the

document. You can also press

Colour Start if you are using Poster

layout.

If you placed the document in the ADF

(MFC-290C and MFC-297C) or are

making a poster, the machine scans the

pages and starts printing.

If you are using the scanner glass, go

to g.

gAfter the machine scans the page,

press 1 to scan the next page.

Next Page?

1.Yes 2.No

hPlace the next page on the scanner

glass. Press OK.

Repeat g h and for each page of the

layout.

Set Next Page

Then Press OK

iAfter all the pages have been scanned,

press 2 to finish.

Place your document face down in the

direction shown below:

2 in 1 (P)

2 in 1 (L)

4 in 1 (P)

4 in 1 (L)

Poster (3x3)

You can make a poster size copy of a

photograph.

Making copies

Sorting copies using the ADF

(Monochrome only)

(MFC-290C and MFC-297C only)

You can sort multiple copies. Pages will be

sorted in the order 3 2 1, 3 2 1, 3 2 1, and so

on.

aMake sure you are in Copy mode .

bLoad your document.

cUse the dial pad to enter the number of

copies (up to 99).

dPress Copy Options and a or b to

choose Stack/Sort.

Press .OK

ePress a or b to choose Sort.

Press .OK

fPress .Mono Start

Note

• Sort is not available with Page Layout.

• Sort is not available with Fit to Page.

Adjusting Brightness and

Contrast 10

Brightness 10

To temporarily change the brightness setting,

follow the instructions below:

aMake sure you are in Copy mode .

bLoad your document.

cUse the dial pad to enter the number of

copies (up to 99).

dPress Copy Options and a bor to

choose Brightness.

Press OK.

-nnonn+ e

ePress a or b to make a lighter or darker

copy. Press OK.

fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

To change the default setting follow the

instructions below:

aPress .Menu, 3, 2

bPress a or b to make a lighter or darker

copy. Press OK.

cPress .Stop/Exit

Contrast 10

Adjust the contrast to help an image look

sharper and more vivid.

aPress .Menu, 3, 3

3.Contrast

bPress a or b to change the contrast.

Press OK.

cPress .Stop/Exit

Chapter 10

Paper options 10

Paper Type 10

If you are copying on special paper, set the

machine for the type of paper you are using to

get the best print quality.

aMake sure you are in Copy mode .

bLoad your document.

cUse the dial pad to enter the number of

copies (up to 99).

dPress Copy Options and a or b to

choose Paper Type.

Press OK.

ePress a bor to choose the type of paper

you are using (Plain Paper,

Inkjet Paper Brother BP71, ,

Other Glossy Transparency or ).

Press OK.

fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

Note

To change the default paper type setting

see Paper Type on page 19.

Paper Size 10

If copying on paper other than A4 size, you

will need to change the paper size setting.

You can copy on Letter, Legal, A4, A5 or

Photo 10cm × 15cm paper.

aMake sure you are in Copy mode .

bLoad your document.

cUse the dial pad to enter the number of

copies (up to 99).

dPress Copy Options and a or b to

choose Paper Size.

Press .OK

ePress a bor to choose the size of paper

you are using Letter Legal A4 A5, , ,

or 10(W) x 15(H)cm.

Press .OK

fPress Mono Start or Colour Start.

Note

To change the default paper size setting

see Paper Size on page 19.

Section IV

Direct Photo Printing

Printing photos from a memory card or USB

Flash memory drive 58

Printing photos from a camera 68

Note

The MFC-250C only supports USB Flash

memory drives.

PhotoCapture Center™

Operations 11

Printing from a memory card

or USB Flash memory drive

without a PC 11

Even if your machine is not connected to your

computer, you can print photos directly from

digital camera media or USB Flash Memory

drive. (See How to print from a memory card

or USB Flash memory drive on page 61.)

Scanning to a memory card or

USB Flash memory drive

without a PC 11

You can scan documents and save them

directly to a memory card or USB Flash

memory drive. (See Scan to a memory card

or USB Flash memory drive on page 66.)

Using PhotoCapture Center™

from your computer 11

You can access a memory card or USB Flash

memory drive that is inserted in the front of

the machine from your PC.

(See PhotoCapture Center™ for Windows ®

or Remote Setup & PhotoCapture Center™

for Macintosh ® in the Software User's Guide

on the CD-ROM.)

Using a memory card or USB

Flash memory drive 11

Your Brother machine has media drives

(slots) for use with the following, popular

digital camera media: Memory Stick™,

Memory Stick PRO™, SD, SDHC, xD-Picture

Card™ and a USB Flash memory drive.

miniSD™ can be used with a miniSD™

adapter.

microSD™ can be used with a microSD™

adapter.

Memory Stick Duo™ can be used with a

Memory Stick Duo™ adapter.

Memory Stick PRO Duo™ can be used

with a Memory Stick PRO Duo™ adapter.

Memory Stick Micro™(M2™) can be used

with a Memory Stick Micro™(M2™)

adapter.

Adapters are not included with the

machine. Contact a third party supplier for

adapters.

The PhotoCapture Center™ feature lets you

print digital photos from your digital camera at

high resolution to get photo quality printing.

Printing photos from a memory

card or USB Flash memory drive 11

Memory Stick™

Memory Stick PRO™

SD, SDHC

xD-Picture Card™ USB Flash memory

drive

22 mm or less

11 mm or less

Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive

Memory cards (MFC-290C and

MFC-297C only) or a USB

Flash memory drive folder

structure 11

Your machine is designed to be compatible

with modern digital camera image files,

memory cards and USB Flash memory drive;

however, please read the points below to

avoid errors:

The image file extension must be .JPG

(Other image file extensions like .JPEG,

.TIF, .GIF and so on will not be

recognized).

PhotoCapture Center™ printing must be

performed separately from PhotoCapture

Center™ operations using the PC.

(Simultaneous operation is not available.)

IBM Microdrive™ is not compatible with

the machine.

The machine can read up to 999 files

(including the folder inside media) on a

memory card or USB Flash memory drive.

This product supports xD-Picture Card™

Type M / Type M + / Type H (Large

Capacity).

The DPOF file on the memory cards must

be in a valid DPOF format. (See DPOF

printing on page 63.)

Please be aware of the following:

When printing Print Index or

Print Images, the PhotoCapture

Center™ will print all valid images, even if

one or more images have been corrupted.

Corrupted images will not be printed.

(memory card users)

Your machine is designed to read memory

cards that have been formatted by a digital

camera.

When a digital camera formats a memory

card it creates a special folder into which it

copies image data. If you need to modify

the image data stored on a memory card

with your PC, we recommend that you do

not modify the folder structure created by

the digital camera. When saving new or

modified image files to the memory card

we also recommend you use the same

folder your digital camera uses. If the data

is not saved to the same folder, the

machine may not be able to read the file or

print the image.

(USB Flash memory drive users)

This machine supports USB Flash

memory drives that have been formatted

by Windows ®.

Chapter 11

Getting started 11

Firmly put a memory card or USB Flash

memory drive into the correct slot.

1 USB Flash memory drive

2 SD, SDHC

3 Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™

4 xD-Picture Card™

CAUTION

The USB direct interface supports only a

USB Flash memory drive, a PictBridge

compatible camera, or a digital camera that

uses the USB mass storage standard. Any

other USB devices are not supported.

The Photo Capture key indications

Photo Capture light is on, the memory

card or USB Flash memory drive is

correctly inserted.

Photo Capture light is off, the memory

card or USB Flash memory drive is not

correctly inserted.

Photo Capture light is blinking, the

memory card or USB Flash memory drive

is being read or written to.

CAUTION

DO NOT unplug the power cord or remove

the memory card or USB Flash memory

drive from the media drive (slot) or USB

direct interface while the machine is

reading or writing to the memory card or

USB Flash memory drive (the

Photo Capture key is blinking). You will

lose your data or damage the card.

The machine can only read one device at a

time so do not put more than one device in

the slots.

1 2 3 4

Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive

How to print from a

memory card or USB

Flash memory drive 11

Before printing a photo you must first print a

thumbnail index to choose the number of the

photo you want to print. Follow the

instructions below to start printing directly

from your memory card or USB Flash

memory drive:

aMake sure you have put the memory

card or USB Flash memory drive in the

correct slot. The LCD will show the

following message (for example):

M.Stick Active

Press PhotoCa...

bPress Photo Capture. For DPOF

printing, see DPOF printing on page 63.

cPress a or b to choose Print Index.

Press .OK

dPress Colour Start to start printing the

index sheet. Make a note of the image

number you want to print. See Print

Index (Thumbnails) on page 61.

eTo print images press a bor to choose

Print Images in c and then press

OK. (See Printing Photos on page 62).

fEnter the image number and press OK.

gPress Colour Start to start printing.

Print Index (Thumbnails) 11

The PhotoCapture Center™ assigns

numbers for images (such as NO.1, NO.2,

NO.3, and so on).

The PhotoCapture Center™ uses these

numbers to identity each picture. You can

print a thumbnail page to show all the pictures

on the memory card or USB Flash memory

drive.

Note

Only file names that are 8 characters or

less will be printed correctly on the index

sheet.

aMake sure you have put the memory

card or USB Flash memory drive in the

correct slot.

Press (Photo Capture).

bPress a or b to choose Print Index.

Press OK.

cPress a or b to choose

6 Images/Line 5 Images/Line or .

Press OK.

Print time for 5 Images/Line will be

slower than 6 Images/Line, but the

quality is better.

6 Images/Line 5 Images/Line

Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive

jEnter the number of copies you want.

Press .OK

kPress Colour Start to print.

The printing positions when using A4 are

shown below.

DPOF printing 11

DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format.

Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon

Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, FUJIFILM

Corporation, Panasonic Corporation and

Sony Corporation) created this standard to

make it easier to print images from a digital

camera.

If your digital camera supports DPOF

printing, you will be able to choose on the

digital camera display the images and

number of copies you want to print.

When a memory card containing DPOF

information is put into your machine, you can

print the chosen image easily.

aFirmly insert the memory card into the

correct slot.

M.Stick Active

Press (Photo Capture).

bPress a bor to choose Print Images.

Press OK.

cIf there is a DPOF file on the card, the

LCD will show:

DPOF Print:Yes

dPress a or b to choose

DPOF Print:Yes. Press OK.

ePress a bor to choose the type of paper

you are using, Plain Paper,

Inkjet Paper Brother BP71, or

Other Glossy.

Press OK.

fPress a or b to choose the paper size

you are using, Letter, A4, 10x15cm or

13x18cm.

Press OK.

If you chose Letter or A4, go to g.

If you chose another size, go to h.

gPress a or b to choose the print size

(8 x 10cm, 9 x 13cm, , 10 x 15cm

13 x 18cm 15 x 20cm, or

Max. Size).

Press OK.

hPress Colour Start to print.

Note

An Invalid DPOF File error can occur if the

print order that was created on the camera

has been corrupted. Delete and recreate

the print order using your camera to

correct this problem.

For instructions on how to delete or

recreate the print order, refer to your

camera manufactures support website or

accompanying documentation.

8 x 10cm

9 x 13cm

10 x 15cm

13 x 18cm

15 x 20cm

Max. Size

Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive

Cropping 11

If your photo is too long or wide to fit the

available space on your chosen layout, part

of the image will be automatically cropped.

The default setting is On. If you want to print

the whole image, turn this setting to Off. If

you are also using the Borderless setting,

turn Borderless to Off. (See Borderless

printing on page 65.)

aPress .Menu, 4, 7

bPress aor b to choose Off (or On).

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Cropping On: 11

Cropping Off: 11

Borderless printing 11

This feature expands the printable area to the

edges of the paper. Printing time will be

slightly slower.

aPress .Menu, 4, 8

bPress aor b to choose Off (or On).

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Date Print 11

You can print the date if it is already in the

data on your photo. The date will be printed

on the lower right corner. If the data doesn’t

have the date information, you cannot use

this function.

aPress .Menu, 4, 9

bPress aor b to choose On (or Off).

Press OK.

cPress .Stop/Exit

Note

The DPOF setting on your camera must

be turned off to use the Date Print.

Chapter 11

Scan to a memory card

or USB Flash memory

drive 11

You can scan monochrome and colour

documents onto a memory card or USB Flash

memory drive. Monochrome documents will

be stored in PDF (*.PDF) or TIFF (*.TIF) file

formats. Colour documents may be stored in

PDF (*.PDF) or JPEG (*.JPG) file formats.

The default setting is Color 150 dpi and

the default file format is PDF. The machine

automatically creates file names based on

the current date. (For details, see the Quick

Setup Guide.) For example, the fifth image

scanned on July 1, 2009 would be named

01070905.PDF. You can change the colour

and quality.

aInsert a Memory Stick™, Memory Stick

PRO™, SD, SDHC, xD-Picture Card™

or USB Flash memory drive into your

machine.

WARNING

DO NOT take out the memory card or USB

Flash memory drive while Photo Capture

is blinking to avoid damaging the card or

USB Flash memory drive or the data stored

on them.

bLoad your document.

cPress (Scan).

dPress a or b to choose

Scan to Media, do one of the

following:

To change the quality press OK and

go to step e.

To start scanning press Mono Start

or Colour Start.

ePress a or b to choose the quality, and

then press OK.

Do one of the following:

To change the file type, go to step f.

To start scanning press Mono Start

or Colour Start.

fPress a or b to choose the file type and

then press OK.

Press Mono Start or Colour Start.

Changing the image quality 11

aPress Menu, 4 0 1, , .

bPress a or b to choose

B/W 200x100 dpi B/W 200 dpi, ,

Color 150 dpi Color 300 dpi, or

Color 600 dpi.

Press .OK

cPress Stop/Exit.

Quality Selectable File

Format

Color 150 dpi JPEG PDF /

Color 300 dpi JPEG PDF /

Color 600 dpi JPEG PDF /

B/W 200x100 dpi TIFF PDF /

B/W 200 dpi TIFF PDF /

Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive

Changing the monochrome

file format 11

aPress Menu, 4, 0, 2.

bPress .a or b to choose TIFF or PDF

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Changing the colour file

format 11

aPress Menu, 4, 0, 3.

bPress .a or b to choose JPEG or PDF

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Understanding the

Error Messages 11

Once you are familiar with the types of errors

that can occur while you are using

PhotoCapture Center™, you can easily

identify and troubleshoot any problems.

Hub is Unusable.

This message will appear if a Hub or USB

Flash memory drive with a Hub has been

put into the USB direct interface.

Media Error

This message will appear if you put in a

memory card that is either bad or not

formatted, or when there is a problem with

the media drive. To clear this error, take

out the memory card.

No File

This message will appear if you try to

access a memory card or USB Flash

memory drive in the drive (slot) that does

not contain a .JPG file.

Out of Memory

This message will appear if you are

working with images that are too large for

the machine's memory.

Media is Full.

This message will appear if you are trying

to save more than 999 files in a memory

card or USB Flash memory drive.

Unusable Device

This message will appear if a USB device

or USB Flash memory drive that is not

supported has been connected to the USB

direct interface. (For more information,

visit us at http://solutions.brother.com.)

This message will also appear if you

connect a broken device to the USB direct

interface.

Printing photos

directly from a

PictBridge camera 12

Your Brother machine supports the

PictBridge standard, allowing you to connect

to and print photos directly from any

PictBridge compatible digital camera.

If your camera is using the USB Mass

Storage standard, you can also print photos

from a digital camera without PictBridge.

(See Printing photos directly from a digital

camera (without PictBridge) on page 70.)

PictBridge requirements 12

To avoid errors, remember the following

points:

The machine and the digital camera must

be connected using a suitable USB cable.

The image file extension must be .JPG

(other image file extensions like .JPEG,

.TIF, .GIF and so on will not be

recognized).

PhotoCapture Center™ operations are

not available when using the PictBridge

feature.

Setting your digital camera 12

Make sure your camera is in PictBridge

mode. The following PictBridge settings may

be available from the LCD of your PictBridge

compatible camera.

Depending on your camera some of these

settings may not be available.

1See DPOF printing on page 69 for more details.

2If your camera is set to use the Printer Settings

(Default setting), the machine will print your photo

using the following settings.

When your camera does not have any

menu selections, those settings are also

used.

The names and availability of each setting

depends on the specification of your

camera.

Please refer to the documentation supplied

with your camera for more detailed

information on changing PictBridge settings.

Printing photos from a camera 12

Camera Menu

Selections

Options

Paper Size Letter, A4, 10×15cm,

Printer Settings (Default

setting) 2

Paper Type Plain Paper,

Glossy Paper,

Inkjet Paper,

Printer Settings (Default

setting) 2

Layout Borderless: On,

Borderless: Off,

Printer Settings (Default

setting) 2

DPOF setting 1-

Print Quality Normal, Fine,

Printer Settings (Default

setting) 2

Date Print On, Off, Printer Settings

(Default setting) 2

Settings Options

Paper Size 10×15cm

Paper Type Glossy Paper

Layout Borderless: On

Print Quality Fine

Date Print Off

Printing photos from a camera

Printing Images 12

Note

Remove any memory cards or USB Flash

memory drive from the machine before

connecting a digital camera.

aMake sure that your camera is turned

off. Connect your camera to the USB

direct interface (1) on the machine using

the USB cable.

1 USB direct interface

bTurn on the camera.

When the machine has recognized the

camera, the LCD shows the following

message:

Camera Connected

cChoose the photo you want to print

following the instructions from your

camera.

When the machine starts printing a

photo, the LCD will show Printing.

CAUTION

To prevent damage to your machine, do not

connect any device other than a digital

camera or USB Flash memory drive to the

USB direct interface.

DPOF printing 12

DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format.

Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon

Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, FUJIFILM

Corporation, Panasonic Corporation and

Sony Corporation) created this standard to

make it easier to print images from a digital

camera.

If your digital camera supports DPOF

printing, you will be able to choose on the

digital camera display the images and

number of copies you want to print.

Note

An Invalid DPOF File error can occur if the

print order that was created on the camera

has been corrupted. Delete and recreate

the print order using your camera to

correct this problem. For instructions on

how to delete or recreate the print order,

refer to your camera manufacturer’s

support website or accompanying

documentation.

Chapter 12

Printing photos

directly from a digital

camera (without

PictBridge) 12

If your camera supports the USB Mass

Storage standard, you can connect your

camera in storage mode. This enables you to

print photos from your camera.

(If you would like to print photos in PictBridge

mode, see Printing photos directly from a

PictBridge camera on page 68.)

Note

The name, availability and operation differ

among digital cameras. Please refer to the

documentation supplied with your camera

for detailed information, such as how to

switch from PictBridge mode to USB mass

storage mode.

Printing Images 12

Note

Remove any memory cards or USB Flash

memory drive from the machine before

connecting a digital camera.

aMake sure that your camera is turned

off. Connect your camera to the USB

direct interface (1) on the machine using

the USB cable.

1 USB direct interface

bTurn on the camera.

cFollow the steps in Printing Photos

on page 62.

CAUTION

To prevent damage to your machine, do not

connect any device other than a digital

camera or USB Flash memory drive to the

USB direct interface.

Printing photos from a camera

Understanding the

Error Messages 12

Once you are familiar with the types of errors

that can occur while you are printing from a

camera, you can easily identify and

troubleshoot any problems.

Out of Memory

This message will appear if you are

working with images that are too large for

the machine's memory.

Unusable Device

This message will appear if you connect a

camera which is not using the USB Mass

Storage standard. This message will also

appear if you connect a broken device to

the USB direct interface.

(For more detailed solutions see Error and

maintenance messages on page 92.)

Chapter 12

Section V

Software V

Software features 74

The CD-ROM includes the Software User’s

Guide for features available when connected

to a computer (for example, printing and

scanning). The guide has easy to use links

that, when clicked, will take you directly to a

particular section.

You can find information on these features:

Printing

Scanning

ControlCenter3 (for Windows®)

ControlCenter2 (for Macintosh®

)

Faxing from your computer

PhotoCapture Center™

How to read the HTML User’s Guide

This is a quick reference to use the HTML

User’s Guide.

For Windows®

Note

If you have not installed the software, see

Viewing Documentation on page 3.

aFrom the Start menu, point to Brother,

MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is your model

number) from the programs group, then

click .User’s Guides in HTML format

bClick SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE

from the top menu.

cClick the heading you would like to read

from the list at the left of the window.

For Macintosh®

aMake sure your Macintosh® is turned

on. Insert the Brother CD-ROM into your

CD-ROM drive.

bDouble-click the Documentation icon.

cDouble-click your language folder, and

then double-click top.html.

dClick SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE in

the top menu, and then click the heading

you would like to read from the list at the

left of the window.

Software features 13

Section VI

Appendixes V I

Safety and Legal 76

Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance 86

Menu and Features 110

Specifications 120

Glossary 133

Choosing a location A

Put your machine on a flat, stable surface that is free of vibration and shocks, such as a desk. Put

the machine near a telephone socket and a standard, grounded electrical socket. Choose a

location where the temperature remains between 10°C and 35°C.

WARNING

DO NOT put the machine near heaters, air conditioners, refrigerators, medical equipment,

chemicals or water.

DO NOT connect your machine to electrical sockets on the same circuit as large appliances or

other equipment that might disrupt the power supply.

CAUTION

• Avoid placing your machine in a high-traffic area.

• Avoid placing your machine on a carpet.

• DO NOT expose the machine to direct sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, or dust.

• DO NOT connect your machine to electrical sockets controlled by wall switches or automatic

timers.

• Disruption of power can wipe out information in the machine's memory.

• Avoid interference sources, such as other cordless telephone systems or speakers.

• DO NOT tip the machine, or place it on any tilted surface. Doing this may cause ink spillage

and internal damage to your machine.

Safety and Legal A

Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance

Dial Tone detection B

When you send a fax automatically, by

default your machine will wait for a fixed

amount of time before it starts to dial the

number. By changing the Dial Tone setting to

Detection you can make your machine dial

as soon as it detects a dial tone. This setting

can save a small amount of time when

sending a fax to many different numbers. If

you change the setting and start having

problems with dialling you should change

back to the default No Detection setting.

aPress .Menu, 0, 5

bPress a or b to choose Detection or

No Detection.

Press .OK

cPress .Stop/Exit

Telephone line interference B

If you are having problems sending or

receiving a fax due to possible interference on

the telephone line, we recommend that you

adjust the Equalization for compatibility to

reduce the modem speed for fax operations.

aPress .Menu, 2, 0, 2

bPress a or b to choose Normal (or

Basic(for VoIP)).

Basic(for VoIP) cuts the

modem speed to 9600 bps. Unless

interference is a recurring problem

on your telephone line, you may

prefer to use it only when needed.

Normal sets the modem speed at

14400 bps. (Default)

Press OK.

cPress .Stop/Exit

Note

When you change the compatibility to

Basic(for VoIP), the ECM feature is

only available for colour fax sending.

PhotoCapture Center™ Difficulties

Difficulty Suggestions

Removable Disk does not work

correctly. 1 Have you installed the Windows ® 2000 update? If not, do the following:

1) Unplug the USB cable.

2) Install the Windows ® 2000 update using one of the following methods.



Install MFL-Pro Suite from the CD-ROM. (See the Quick Setup Guide.)

Download the latest service pack from the Microsoft Web site.

Wait about 1 minute after you restart the PC, and then connect the USB cable.

Take out the memory card or USB Flash memory drive and put it back in again.

3 If you have tried ‘Eject’ from within Windows ®, take out the memory card or

USB Flash memory drive before you continue.

4 If an error message appears when you try to eject the memory card or USB

Flash memory drive, it means the card is being accessed. Wait a while and

then try again.

If all of the above do not work, turn off your PC and machine, and then turn them

on again. (You will have to unplug the power cord of the machine to turn it off.)

Cannot access Removable Disk

from Desktop icon.

Make sure that you have correctly inserted the memory card or USB Flash

memory drive.

Part of my photo is missing when

printed.

Make sure that Borderless Printing and Cropping are turned off. (See Borderless

printing on page 65 and Cropping on page 65.)

Error and maintenance messages B

As with any sophisticated office product, errors may occur and consumable items may need to be

replaced. If this happens, your machine identifies the error and shows an error message. The

most common error and maintenance messages are shown below.

You can correct most errors and routine maintenance messages by yourself. If you need more

help, the Brother Solutions Center offers the latest FAQs and troubleshooting tips.

Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com .

Error Message Cause Action

B&W Print Only

One or more of the colour ink

cartridges have reached the end of

their life.

While this message appears on the

LCD, each operation works in the

following way:

Printing

If you click Greyscale in the

Advanced tab of the printer

driver you can use the machine

as a monochrome printer for

approximately four weeks

depending on the number of

pages you print.

Copying

If the paper type is set to

Plain Paper

Inkjet Paper

you can make

copies in

monochrome

Faxing

If the paper type is set to

Plain Paper

Inkjet Paper

, the machine

will receive and print faxes in

monochrome

If a sending machine has a

colour fax, the machine’s

‘handshake’ will ask that the fax

be sent as monochrome.

If the paper type is set to

Other Glossy or

Brother BP71, the machine will

stop all print operations. If you

unplug the machine, or take out the

ink cartridge, you cannot use the

machine until you change to a new

ink cartridge.

Replace the ink cartridges. (See Replacing the

ink cartridges on page 100.)

Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance

BT Call Sign On

(For UK only)

BT Call Sign is set to ON. You

cannot change the Receive Mode

from Manual to another mode.

Set BT Call Sign to OFF. (See BT Call Sign (U.K.

only) on page 37.)

Cannot Detect You installed a new ink too quickly

and the machine didn’t detect it.

Take out the new ink cartridge and re-install it

slowly until it clicks.

If you are using non Brother ink the

machine may not detect the ink

cartridge.

Replace the cartridge with a Brother original ink

cartridge. If the error message remains, contact

your Brother dealer.

An ink cartridge is not installed

correctly.

Take out the new ink cartridge and re-install it

slowly until it clicks. (See Replacing the ink

cartridges on page 100.)

Cannot Print

Replace XX Ink

One or more of the ink cartridges

have reached the end of their life.

The machine will stop all print

operations. While memory is

available, black & white faxes will

be stored in the memory. If a

sending machine has a colour fax,

the machine's ‘handshake’ will ask

that the fax be sent as

monochrome.

Replace the ink cartridges. (See Replacing the

ink cartridges on page 100.)

Clean Unable XX

The machine has a mechanical

problem.

— —OR

A foreign object such as a clip or

ripped paper is in the machine.

Open the scanner cover and look on the left,

middle, and right hand side under the covers for

any foreign objects inside the machine. If the

error message continues, disconnect the

machine from the power source for several

minutes then reconnect it.

Close Ink Cover

The ink cartridge cover is not

completely closed.

Firmly close the ink cartridge cover until it clicks.

Comm.Error Poor telephone line quality caused

a communication error.

Try sending the fax again or try connecting the

machine to another telephone line. If the

problem continues, call the telephone company

and ask them to check your telephone line.

Cover is Open The scanner cover is not closed

completely.

Lift the scanner cover and then close it again.

Data Remaining

Print data is left in the machine's

memory.

Press Stop/Exit. The machine will cancel the job

and clear it from the memory. Try to print again.

Disconnected The other person or other person's

fax machine stopped the call.

Try to send or receive again.

Document Jam The document was not inserted or

fed correctly, or the document

scanned from the ADF was too

long.

See Using the ADF (MFC-290C and MFC-297C

only) on page 17.

See Document jam (MFC-290C and MFC-297C

only) on page 96.

High Temperature

The print head is too warm. Allow the machine to cool down.

Hub is Unusable.

A Hub or USB Flash memory drive

with Hub has been connected to the

USB direct interface.

A Hub or USB Flash memory drive with Hub are

not supported. Unplug the device from the USB

direct interface.

Error Message Cause Action

Init Unable XX

The machine has a mechanical

problem.

— —OR

A foreign object such as a clip or

ripped paper is in the machine.

Open the scanner cover and look on the left,

middle, and right hand side under the covers for

any foreign objects inside the machine. If the

error message continues, disconnect the

machine from the power source for several

minutes then reconnect it.

Ink Low Black

Ink Low Yellow

Ink Low Cyan

Ink Low Magenta

The indicated ink cartridge is

running out of ink. If a sending

machine has a colour fax to send,

your machine’s ‘handshake’ will

ask that the fax is sent as black &

white. If the sending machine has

the ability to convert it, the color fax

will be printed at your machine as a

black & white fax.

Order a new ink cartridge. You can continue

printing until the LCD shows Cannot Print.

(See Replacing the ink cartridges on page 100.)

Low Temperature

The print head is too cold. Allow the machine to warm up.

Media Error The memory card is either

corrupted, incorrectly formatted, or

there is a problem with the memory

card.

Put the card firmly into the slot again to make

sure it is in the correct position. If the error

remains, check the media drive (slot) of the

machine by putting in another memory card that

you know is working.

Media is Full.

The memory card or USB flash

memory drive you are using already

contains 999 files.

Your machine can only save to your memory

card or USB flash memory drive if it contains less

than 999 files. Try deleting unused files to free

some space and try again.

No Caller ID

(U.K. and Ireland

only)

There is no incoming call history.

You have not received any calls,

you have not activated the Caller ID

feature on your machine, or you

have not subscribed to the Caller ID

service from your telephone

company.

If you want to use the Caller ID feature call your

telephone company. (See Caller ID (U.K. and

Ireland only) on page 38.)

No Cartridge An ink cartridge is not installed

correctly.

Take out the new ink cartridge and re-install it

slowly until it clicks. (See Replacing the ink

cartridges on page 100.)

No File The memory card or USB Flash

memory drive in the media drive

does not contain a .JPG file.

Put the correct memory card or USB Flash

memory drive into the slot again.

No Paper Fed The machine is out of paper or

paper is not properly loaded in the

paper tray.

Do one of the following:

Refill the paper in the paper tray, and then

press Mono Start or Colour Start.

Remove the paper and load it again and then

press Mono Start or Colour Start (See

Loading paper and other print media

on page 8.)

No Response/Busy

The number you dialled does not

answer or is busy.

Verify the number and try again.

Error Message Cause Action

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