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• USER’S GUIDE MFC-820CW
  • Brother numbers
    • Register your product
    • FAQs (frequently asked questions)
    • For Customer Service
    • Brother fax back system (USA only)
  • Ordering accessories and supplies
    • Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
    • Compilation and Publication Notice
    • Brother® One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only)
    • BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
  • Table of Contents
  • General
    • 1 General Information
      • Using this guide
        • Finding information
        • Symbols used in this guide
      • How to access the complete User’s Guide
        • To view Documentation (For Windows®)
          • How to view Documentation from the CD-ROM main menu
          • How to find Scanning instructions
          • How to find Network setup instructions
        • To view Documentation (For Macintosh®)
          • How to find Scanning instructions
          • How to find Network setup instructions
      • How to access Brother Support (For Windows®)
      • Control panel overview
        • LCD display screen
        • Basic Operations
      • About fax machines
        • Custom features
          • Do you have Voice Mail on the phone line?
          • Why should there be problems?
          • How can you avoid possible problems?
        • Fax tones and handshake
        • ECM (Error Correction Mode)
    • 2 Loading documents and paper
      • Loading documents
        • Using the ADF
          • Recommended environment
          • Document Sizes Supported
          • How to load documents
        • Using the scanner glass
          • Document Sizes Supported
          • How to load documents
        • Scanning area
      • About paper
        • Recommended paper
        • Handling and using special paper
          • Paper type and size for each operation
          • Paper weight, thickness and capacity
          • Paper capacity of the output paper tray
          • Printable area
        • Loading paper, envelopes and post cards
          • Loading paper or other media
          • Loading envelopes
          • How to load post cards
    • 3 General setup
      • Turning the machine on and off
        • Turning the machine off
        • Turning the machine on
      • On/Off setting
      • Mode Timer
        • Setting the Mode Timer
      • Paper settings
        • Setting the Paper Type
        • Setting the Paper Size
      • Volume Settings
        • Setting the Ring Volume
          • Setting the Ring Volume from the menu
        • Setting the Beeper Volume
        • Setting the Speaker Volume
      • Automatic Daylight Savings Time
      • LCD display
        • Setting the LCD Contrast
        • Setting the backlight brightness
        • Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight
        • Setting the Off Timer
  • Fax
    • 4 Sending a fax
      • Entering Fax mode
        • Faxing from the ADF
        • Faxing from the scanner glass
        • Faxing A4 size documents from the scanner glass
        • Canceling a fax in progress
        • Color fax transmission
      • Broadcasting (Black & White only)
        • To stop a Broadcast in progress
      • Additional sending operations
        • Sending faxes using multiple settings
        • Contrast
        • Fax Resolution
        • Dual access (Black & White only)
        • Real Time Transmission
        • Overseas Mode
        • Delayed Fax (Black & White only)
        • Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White only)
        • Setting your changes as new default
        • Restoring all the settings to factory settings
        • Checking job status or canceling a scheduled job
        • Sending a fax manually
        • Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
        • Out of Memory message
    • 5 Receiving a Fax
      • Basic Receiving Operations
        • Choosing the Receive Mode
          • Choosing or changing your Receive Mode
        • Setting the Ring Delay
        • Setting the F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
        • Easy Receive
          • If Easy Receive is On:
          • If Easy Receive is Off:
        • Printing a reduced incoming fax (Auto Reduction)
        • Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation
        • Printing a fax from the memory
    • 6 Phone Services and External devices
      • Voice operations
        • Tone or pulse
        • Operation from extension telephones
          • If you answer a call and no one is on the line:
        • Fax/Tel mode when the power key is on
        • Fax/Tel mode when the power key is off
      • Phone line services
        • Distinctive Ring
          • What does your telephone company's ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
          • What does Brother's ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?
          • Do you have Voice Mail?
          • Before you choose the ring pattern to register
        • Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern
          • Turning off Distinctive Ring
      • Caller ID
        • Viewing Caller ID List
        • Printing Caller ID List
      • Connecting an external device to your machine
        • Connecting an external or extension telephone
        • Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
          • Connections
          • Recording outgoing message (OGM) on an external TAD
        • Special line considerations
          • Roll over phone lines
          • Two-line phone system
          • Converting telephone wall outlets
          • Installing machine, external two-line TAD and two-line telephone
        • Multi-line connections (PBX)
          • If you are installing the machine to work with a PBX
        • Custom features on your phone line
        • Using a cordless phone
        • Changing the remote codes
    • 7 Quick-Dial Numbers and Dialing Options
      • Dialing Options
        • Manual dialing
        • Speed-Dialing
        • Search by Alphabetical Order
        • Search by Numerical Order
        • Fax Redial
        • Outgoing Call
        • Caller ID history
        • Pause
      • Storing numbers for easy dialing
        • Storing Speed-Dial numbers
        • Storing Speed-Dial numbers from Outgoing Calls
        • Storing Speed-Dial numbers from the Caller ID history
        • Changing Speed-Dial names or numbers
        • Setting up Groups for Broadcasting
          • Changing Group name
          • Deleting a Group
          • Deleting a number from a Group
        • Access codes and credit card numbers
    • 8 Advanced Fax Operation (Black & White only)
      • Fax Operations
        • Fax Forwarding
        • Paging
        • Fax Storage
        • Fax Preview
          • Setting Fax Preview
          • How to preview a fax
          • How to delete all faxes in the list
          • How to print all faxes in the list
        • PC Fax Receive
          • Changing the destination PC
        • Turning off Advanced Fax Operation
        • Changing Advanced Fax Operation
      • Remote Retrieval
        • Setting a Remote Access Code
        • Using your Remote Access Code
        • Remote Fax commands
        • Retrieving fax messages
        • Changing your Fax Forwarding number
    • 9 Printing Reports
      • Fax reports
        • Transmission Verification Report
        • Fax Journal (activity report)
        • Reports
          • How to print a report
    • 10 Polling
      • Polling receive
        • Sequential polling
      • Polled transmit (Black & White only)
        • Set up for polled transmit
  • Copy
    • 11 Making copies
      • How to copy
        • Entering Copy mode
        • Making a single copy
        • Making multiple copies
        • Stop copying
      • Changing copy settings
        • Print quality
        • Enlarging or reducing the copied image
        • Setting Paper Type
        • Setting Paper Size
        • Adjusting Brightness
        • Adjusting Contrast
        • Adjusting Color Saturation
        • Sorting copies using the ADF
        • Making N in 1 copies or a poster (page layout)
          • Poster (3 x 3)
        • Setting your changes as new default
        • Restoring all the settings to factory settings
      • ‘Out of Memory’ message
      • Legal limitations
  • PhotoCapture Center™
    • 12 Walk-Up PhotoCapture Center™
      • Introduction
        • PhotoCapture Center™ needs
      • Getting started
        • Entering PhotoCapture mode
      • Print Images
        • View Photo(s)
        • Print Index (Thumbnails)
        • Print All Photos
        • Print Photos
        • DPOF printing
      • Changing print settings
        • Print Quality
        • Setting Paper Type and Size
        • Adjusting Brightness
        • Adjusting Contrast
        • Color Enhancement (True2Life®)
        • Cropping
        • Borderless
        • Setting your changes as new default
        • Restoring all the settings to factory settings
      • Scan to Card
        • Entering Scan mode
        • How to scan to card
      • Understanding the Error Messages
      • Using PhotoCapture Center™ from your computer
  • Software
    • 13 Software and Network features
  • Appendixes
    • A Safety and Legal
      • Safety precautions
        • To use the machine safely
      • Choosing a location
      • Important information
        • Important safety instructions
        • Standard telephone and FCC Notices (These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only.)
        • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (USA only)
        • Industry Canada Compliance Statement (Canada only)
        • LAN connection
        • International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement
        • Trademarks
    • B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
      • Troubleshooting
        • Error messages
        • Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report
          • Transferring faxes to another fax machine
          • Transferring faxes to your PC
          • Transferring Fax Journal report to another fax machine
        • Document jam
          • Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit
          • Document is jammed inside the ADF unit
        • Printer jam or paper jam
          • Paper is jammed inside the machine
          • Paper is jammed inside the paper tray
        • If you are having difficulty with your machine
        • Dial Tone
        • Phone line interference
      • Improving print quality
        • Cleaning the print head
        • Checking the print quality
        • Checking the printing alignment
      • Checking the ink volume
      • Packing and shipping the machine
      • Routine maintenance
        • Cleaning the outside of the machine
        • Cleaning the scanner
        • Cleaning the printer platen
        • Cleaning the Paper Pick-up Roller
        • Replacing an ink cartridge
    • C Menu and Features
      • On-screen programming
        • Memory storage
      • Menu keys
        • Menu table
          • Menu
          • PhotoCapture
          • Copy
          • Fax
          • Scan
        • Entering Text
          • Putting spaces
          • Making corrections
          • Repeating letters
          • Special characters and symbols
    • D Specifications
      • Product description
        • General
        • Print media
        • Copy
        • PhotoCapture Center™
        • Fax
        • Scanner
        • Printer
        • Interfaces
        • Computer requirements
        • Consumable items
      • Network (LAN)
    • E Glossary
    • F Index
  • brother US/CAN