Changing memory receive operations, Fax preview (black & white only), How to preview a received fax – Brother MFC-790CW User Manual
Page 70: Setting fax preview
 
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Changing Memory Receive 
Operations
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If received faxes are left in your machine’s 
memory when you change the Memory 
Receive Operations, the LCD will ask you 
one of the following questions:
Erase All Fax?
Print All Fax?
• If you press Yes, faxes in the memory
will be erased or printed before the 
setting changes. If a backup copy has 
already been printed it will not be 
printed again.
• If you press No, faxes in the memory
will not be erased or printed and the 
setting will be unchanged.
If received faxes are left in the machine's 
memory when you change to 
PC Fax Receive
from another option
[Fax Forward, Paging or Fax Storage], 
press a or b to choose the PC.
The LCD will ask you the following question:
Send Fax to PC?
• If you press Yes, faxes in the memory
will be sent to your PC before the 
setting changes. You will be asked if 
you want to turn on Backup Print. (For 
detail, see PC Fax Receive 
on page 52.)
• If you press No, faxes in the memory
will not be erased or transferred to your 
PC and the setting will be unchanged.
Fax Preview 
(Black & White only)
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How to preview a received fax
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You can view received faxes on the LCD by 
pressing the Fax Preview button on the 
LCD. When the machine is in Ready mode, a 
popup message will appear on the LCD to 
alert you of new faxes.
Setting Fax Preview
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a
Press MENU.
b
Press a or b to display Fax.
c
Press Fax.
d
Press a or b to display 
Setup Receive
.
e
Press Setup Receive.
f
Press a or b to display Fax Preview.
g
Press Fax Preview.
h
Press On.
i
The LCD will tell you that any future 
faxes will not be printed as you receive 
them.
Press Yes.
j
Press Stop/Exit.
Note
• When Fax Preview is turned on your
machine can only print the color faxes it 
receives. It cannot store them in memory.
• When Fax Preview is turned on a backup
copy of received faxes will not be printed, 
even if you have set Backup Print On.
• Fax Preview is not available when
Fax Forwarding is turned on.