Document Outline

• FAX 255 FAX 275
• Brother Numbers
  • Fax-Back System
  • Brother on the World Wide Web
  • Brother Bulletin Board
  • For Customer Service
• Ordering Accessories and Supplies
• Notice – Disclaimer of Warranties (For USA and Canada)
• BROTHER FACSIMILE 90 DAY REPLACEMENT WARRANTY A LIMITED WARRANTY (For USA Only)
• BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER/FACSIMILE MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (For Canada Only)
• Year 2000 Compliant
• Table of Contents
  • 1 Introduction
    • Using This Manual
      • Finding Information
    • Test Sheet Procedures (for USA only)
    • About Fax Machines
      • Fax Tones and Handshake
    • Control Panel Overview
      • FAX 255 and FAX 275
  • 2 Set Up and Connections
    • Caution
    • Packing List
    • Choosing a Location
    • Assembly
      • Load the recording paper
        • About Brother Paper
      • Connect the handset
      • Connect the power cord
      • Connect the telephone line
      • Attach the document support
      • Special Line Considerations
        • Roll Over Phone Lines
        • Two-Line Phone System
        • Converting Telephone Wall Outlets
        • Installing fax machine, External Two-Line TAD, and Two-Line Telephone
      • Multi-Line Connections (PBX)
        • If you are installing the fax machine to work with a PBX:
      • Custom Features on Your Phone Line
      • Connecting an External Telephone Answering Device (TAD)
        • Sequence
        • Connections
        • Outgoing Message (OGM)
      • Connecting an External Telephone
  • 3 On-Screen Programming
    • User-Friendly Programming
    • Function Mode
    • Alternating Displays
    • Function Selection Table
  • 4 Initial Setup
    • Getting Started
      • Setting Dialing Mode (Tone/Pulse)
      • Setting Date and Time
      • Setting Station ID
        • Entering Text
          • Inserting Spaces
          • Making Corrections
          • Repeating Letters
          • Special Characters and Symbols
      • Setting Up Your Area Code (For USA Only)
      • Setting Beeper Volume
      • Setting the Handset Volume
        • Setting Volume Amplify
      • Setting the Speaker Volume
      • Setting the Ring Volume
      • Memory Storage
  • 5 Setup Receive
    • Basic Receiving Operations
      • Select Answer Mode
        • To select or change your Answer Mode
      • Setting Ring Delay
      • Setting F/T Ring Time
      • Easy Receive
    • Advanced Receiving Operations
      • Operation from Extension Telephone
        • For FAX/TEL Mode Only
        • Changing Remote Codes
          • To change Remote Codes
      • Polling
        • Setting Up Polling Receive
  • 6 Setup Send
    • Before You Begin
      • ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)
      • Resolution
      • Contrast
      • Manual Transmission
      • Automatic Transmission
      • Manual and Automatic Fax Redial
    • Advanced Sending Operations
      • Overseas Mode
      • Delayed FAX
      • Next-Fax Reservation (For FAX 275 Only)
      • Multiple Resolution Transmission
      • Setting Up Polling Transmit
      • Canceling a Scheduled Job
      • Interrupting Delayed Fax and Polling Transmit Jobs
  • 7 Setup Auto Dial Numbers
    • Storing Numbers for Easy Dialing
      • Storing One Touch Dial Numbers
      • Access Codes and Credit Card Numbers
      • Storing Speed Dial Numbers
      • Changing One Touch and Speed Dial Numbers
  • 8 Telephone Operation
    • Dialing Options
      • Manual Dialing
      • One Touch Dialing
      • Speed Dialing
      • Hold
      • Pause
      • Tone/Pulse
      • Searching Telephone Index
  • 9 Telephone Service
    • Custom Features
      • Distinctive Ring
        • Registering the Distinctive Ring Pattern
      • Caller ID
        • Caller ID Log
        • Printing the Caller ID Log
        • Viewing the Caller ID Log
        • Returning a Call from the Log
        • Registering a Caller ID Number
  • 10 Making Copies
    • Copy Functions
  • 11 Printing Reports
    • FAX Settings
      • To Print a Report
      • Transmission Verification (Xmit) Report
      • Using the Trans. Verify Key
  • 12 Important Information
    • Standard Telephone and FCC Notices
      • These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only.
      • Federal Communications Commission Compliance Notice (For USA Only)
      • Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only)
      • Important Safety Instructions
      • Compilation and Publication Notice
      • Trademarks
  • 13 Troubleshooting and Maintenance
    • Troubleshooting
      • Fax-Back System
      • Brother on the World Wide Web
      • Brother Bulletin Board
      • Error Messages
      • Recording Paper Jam
      • If You Are Having Difficulty with Your Fax Machine
        • Printing or Receiving Faxes
          • Condensed Print and Horizontal Streaks; Top and Bottom of Sentences Cut Off
          • Enabling/Disabling Anti-Curl Check Sheet (ACS)
          • Vertical Black Lines When Receiving
        • Phone Line or Connections
          • Fax Machine Does Not Answer When Called
          • No Dial Tone on the Handset
        • Sending Faxes
          • Poor Transmitting Quality
          • Dialing Does Not Work
          • Vertical Black Lines When Sending
        • Handling Incoming Calls
          • Double Ring in FAX/TEL Mode
          • Transferring a Call to the Fax Machine
          • Fax Machine “Hears” Voice as CNG Tone
          • Transmission Verification Report Prints “Result: NG”
          • Custom Features on a Single Line
    • For Customer Service
  • 14 Specifications
• Glossary
• Index