Brother MFC 9840CDW - Manual (Page 110)

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PC-FAX sending
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The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you to use your PC to send a document from an application or document
file as a standard fax. You can send a file created in any application on your PC as a PC-FAX. You can even
attach a cover page. All you have to do is set up the receiving parties as members or groups in your PC-FAX
Address Book or simply enter the destination address or fax number into the user interface. You can use the
Address Book Search feature to quickly find members to send to.
The Brother PC-FAX feature lets you use your PC to send a fax from within your Windows application. The
PC-FAX software includes a convenient address book allowing you to quickly find and enter new fax
numbers.
For the latest information and updates on the Brother PC-FAX feature, visit http://solutions.brother.com.
Note
• If you are using Windows
®
2000 Professional and Windows
®
XP, you must log on with Administrator
rights.
• The PC-FAX software can only send Black & White fax documents.
• If your PC is protected by a firewall and is unable to use PC-FAX send, you may need to configure the
firewall settings to allow communication through port number 54926 and 137. See Firewall settings (For
Network users) on page 120.
Setting up user information
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Note
You can access User Information from the FAX Sending dialog box by clicking the icon.
(See Sending a file as a PC-FAX using the Facsimile style user interface on page 106.)
Brother PC-FAX Software
(MFC models only)
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