Transferring faxes to your pc – Brother MFC-5890CN User Manual
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Transferring faxes to your PC
B
You can transfer the faxes from your 
machine's memory to your PC. The machine 
can store faxes for approximately 24 hours if 
there is a power failure.
a
Press Stop/Exit to interrupt the error 
temporarily.
b
Make sure you have installed MFL-Pro 
Suite on your PC, and then turn on PC 
FAX Receiving on the PC. (For details 
see PC- FAX receiving for Windows
®
in
the Software User’s Guide on the 
CD-ROM.)
c
Make sure you have set PC Fax 
Receive on the machine. (See PC Fax 
Receive on page 58.)
If faxes are in the machine’s memory 
when you set up PC Fax Receive, the 
LCD will ask if you want to transfer the 
faxes to your PC.
d
Do one of the following:
To transfer all faxes to your PC, 
press 1. You will be asked if you want 
to also turn on backup print.
To exit and leave the faxes in the 
memory, press 2.
e
Press Stop/Exit.
Transferring Fax Journal report to 
another fax machine
B
If you have not set up your Station ID, you 
cannot enter fax transfer mode. (See Set your 
station ID in the Quick Setup Guide.)
a
Press Stop/Exit to interrupt the error 
temporarily.
b
Press Menu.
c
Press a or b to choose Service.
Press OK.
d
Press a or b to choose 
Data Transfer.
Press OK.
e
Press a or b to choose 
Report Trans.
Press OK.
f
Enter the fax number to which the Fax 
Journal report will be forwarded.
g
Press Black Start.