Document Outline

• USER’S GUIDE MFC-685CW MFC-885CW
  • Brother numbers
    • Register your product
    • FAQs (frequently asked questions)
    • For Customer Service
  • 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 MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
  • Table of Contents
  • Section I: General
    • 1 General Information
      • Using the documentation
        • Symbols and conventions used in the documentation
      • Accessing the Software User’s Guide and Network User’s Guide
        • Viewing Documentation
          • Viewing Documentation (For Windows®)
          • How to find Scanning instructions
          • How to find Network setup instructions
          • Viewing Documentation (For Macintosh®)
          • How to find Scanning instructions
          • How to find Network setup instructions
      • Accessing Brother Support (For Windows®)
      • Control panel overview
        • LCD display screen
        • Basic Operations
    • 2 Loading documents and paper
      • Loading documents
        • Using ADF
          • Recommended environment
          • Document Sizes Supported
          • How to load documents
        • Using the scanner glass
          • Document Sizes Supported
          • How to load documents
        • Scannable area
      • Acceptable paper and other media
        • Recommended media
        • Handling and using media
          • Paper capacity of the output paper tray
        • Choosing the right media
          • Paper type and size for each operation
          • Paper weight, thickness and capacity
      • Loading paper and other media
        • Loading envelopes and post cards
          • About envelopes
          • How to load envelopes and post cards
        • Loading photo paper
        • Removing small printouts from the machine
        • Printable area
    • 3 General setup
      • On/Off key
        • Turning the machine off
        • Turning the machine on
      • On/Off setting
      • Mode Timer
      • Paper settings
        • Paper Type
        • Paper Size
      • Volume Settings
        • Ring Volume
          • Setting the Ring Volume from the menu
        • Beeper Volume
        • Speaker Volume
        • Handset Volume (MFC-685CW only)
        • Choosing the Handset Volume (For Volume Amplify) (MFC-685CW only)
        • Setting Volume Amplify (MFC-685CW only)
      • Automatic Daylight Savings Time
      • LCD display
        • LCD Contrast
        • Setting the backlight brightness
        • Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight
        • Setting the Off Timer
        • Setting the Wallpaper
    • 4 Security features
      • Memory Security
        • Setting and changing the memory security password
          • Setting a password for the first time
          • Changing your memory security password
        • Turning the memory security on/off
          • Turning on the memory security lock
          • Turning off the memory security
  • Section II: Fax
    • 5 Sending a fax
      • Entering Fax mode
        • Faxing from the ADF
        • Faxing from the scanner glass
        • Faxing A4 size documents from the scanner glass
        • Color fax transmission
        • Canceling a fax in progress
      • Broadcasting (Black & White only)
        • Canceling a Broadcast in progress
      • Additional sending operations
        • Sending faxes using multiple settings
        • Contrast
        • Changing fax resolution
        • Dual access (Black & White only)
        • Real time transmission
        • Overseas Mode
        • Delayed Faxing (Black & White only)
        • Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White only)
        • Checking and canceling waiting jobs
        • Setting your changes as the new default
        • Restoring all settings to the factory settings
        • Sending a fax manually
        • Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
        • Out of Memory message
    • 6 Receiving a Fax
      • Receive modes
        • Choosing the Receive Mode
      • Using receive modes
        • Fax only
        • Fax/Tel
        • Manual
        • Message Center (MC)
      • Receive mode settings
        • Ring Delay
        • F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
        • Easy Receive
          • If Easy Receive is On:
          • If Easy Receive is Semi:
          • If Easy Receive is Off:
      • Additional receiving operations
        • Printing a reduced incoming fax
        • Receiving a fax at the end of a conversation (MFC-685CW only)
        • Printing a fax from the memory
    • 7 Telephone Services and External devices
      • Voice operations
        • Making a telephone call
        • Answering calls with the Speaker Phone
        • Hold
        • Tone or Pulse (Canada only)
        • Fax/Tel mode when the power key is on
        • Fax/Tel mode when the power key is off
      • Telephone services
        • Voice Mail
        • 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
          • Setting up your area code (USA only)
          • Viewing the Caller ID List
          • Printing the Caller ID List
      • Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)
        • Connections
        • Recording outgoing message (OGM) on an external TAD
        • Special line considerations
          • Roll over telephone lines
          • Two-line telephone system
          • Converting telephone wall outlets
          • Installing machine, external two-line TAD and two-line telephone
        • Multi-line connections (PBX)
      • External and extension telephones
        • Connecting an external or extension telephone
        • Using external and extension telephones
          • If you answer a call and no one is on the line:
        • Using a non-Brother cordless external telephone (MFC-685CW only)
        • Using remote codes
          • Fax Receive code
          • Telephone Answer code
          • Changing the remote codes
    • 8 Dialing and storing numbers
      • How to Dial
        • Manual dialing
        • Speed Dialing
        • Search
        • Fax Redial
        • Outgoing Call
        • Caller ID history
      • Storing numbers
        • Storing a pause
        • 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
        • Dialing Access codes and credit card numbers
    • 9 Message Center
      • Message Center mode
        • Setting up the Message Center
        • Outgoing message (OGM)
          • Recording your OGM
          • Listening to your OGM
          • Erasing your OGM
        • Fax/Tel OGM (Announcement)
        • Activating Message Center mode
      • Managing your messages
        • Message indicator
        • Playing voice messages
        • Erasing incoming messages
          • To erase voice messages individually
          • To erase all of your messages
      • Additional Message Center operations
        • Setting maximum time for incoming messages
        • Setting toll saver
        • ICM Recording Monitor
        • Recording a conversation (MFC-685CW only)
    • 10 Advanced fax operations (Black & White only)
      • Fax Forwarding
      • Paging
      • Fax Storage
      • Fax Preview
        • How to preview a received fax
          • Setting Fax Preview
          • Using a fax preview
          • How to delete all faxes in the list
          • How to print all faxes in the list
        • How to preview an outgoing fax
      • PC Fax Receive
        • Changing the destination PC
      • Turning off Advanced Fax Operations
      • Changing Advanced Fax Operations
      • Remote Retrieval
        • Setting a Remote Access Code
        • Using your Remote Access Code
        • Remote Fax commands
        • Retrieving fax messages
        • Changing your Fax Forwarding number
    • 11 Printing Reports
      • Fax reports
        • Transmission Verification Report
        • Fax Journal (activity report)
      • Reports
        • How to print a report
    • 12 Polling
      • Polling overview
      • Polling receive
        • Setup to receive polling
        • Sequential polling (Black & White only)
      • Polled transmit (Black & White only)
        • Set up for polled transmit
  • Section III: Copy
    • 13 Making copies
      • How to copy
        • Entering Copy mode
        • Making a single copy
        • Making multiple copies
        • Stop copying
      • Copy settings
        • Changing copy quality
        • Enlarging or reducing the image copied
        • Making N in 1 copies or a poster (page layout)
        • Sorting copies using the ADF
        • Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Color
          • Brightness
          • Contrast
          • Color Saturation
        • Paper Options
          • Paper Type
          • Paper Size
        • Setting your changes as the new default
        • Restoring all settings to the factory settings
      • ‘Out of Memory’ message
  • Section IV: Walk-up Photo Printing
    • 14 PhotoCapture Center®: Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
      • PhotoCapture Center® Operations
        • Printing from a memory card or USB Flash memory drive without a PC
        • Scanning to a memory cards or USB Flash memory drive without a PC
        • Using PhotoCapture Center® from your computer
        • Using a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
        • Memory cards or a USB Flash memory drive folder structure
      • Getting started
        • Entering PhotoCapture mode
      • Print Images
        • View Photo(s)
        • Print Index (Thumbnails)
        • Print Photos
        • Photo Effects
          • Auto Correct
          • Enhance Skin-Tone
          • Enhance Scenery
          • Remove Red-Eye
          • Monochrome
          • Sepia
        • Search by Date
        • Print All Photos
        • Slide show
          • Printing a photo during a Slide show
        • Trimming
        • DPOF printing
      • PhotoCapture Center® print settings
        • Print Quality
        • Paper options
          • Paper Type
          • Paper and print size
        • Adjusting Brightness, Contrast and Color
          • Brightness
          • Contrast
          • Color Enhancement (True2Life®)
        • Cropping
        • Borderless printing
        • Setting your changes as the new default
        • Restoring all settings to the factory settings
      • Scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
        • Entering Scan mode
        • How to scan to a memory card or USB Flash memory drive
      • Understanding the Error Messages
    • 15 Printing photos from a camera
      • Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera
        • PictBridge requirements
        • Setting your digital camera
        • Printing Images
        • DPOF printing
      • Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)
        • Printing Images
      • Understanding the Error Messages
  • Section V: Software
    • 16 Software and Network features
  • Section VI: Appendixes
    • A Safety and Legal
      • Choosing a location
      • To use the machine safely
        • 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
      • Legal limitations for copying
      • Trademarks
    • B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
      • Troubleshooting
        • If you are having difficulty with your machine
      • Error messages
        • Error animation
        • 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
        • Dial Tone
        • Telephone line interference
      • Routine maintenance
        • Replacing the ink cartridges
        • Cleaning the outside of the machine
        • Cleaning the scanner
        • Cleaning the machine printer platen
        • Cleaning the paper pick-up roller
        • Cleaning the print head
        • Checking the print quality
        • Checking the print alignment
        • Checking the ink volume
        • Uninstalling and installing the handset and handset cradle (MFC-685CW only)
          • Uninstalling the handset and handset cradle
          • Installing the handset and handset cradle
      • Machine Information
        • Checking the serial number
      • Packing and shipping the machine
    • C Menu and Features
      • On-screen programming
        • Menu table
        • Memory storage
      • Mode and menu keys
        • Menu table
        • Entering Text
          • Putting spaces
          • Making corrections
          • Repeating letters
          • Special characters and symbols
    • D Specifications
      • General
      • Print media
      • Fax
      • Message Center
      • Digital Cordless Handset (MFC-885CW only)
        • Cordless handset (BCL-D10)
        • Battery
      • Copy
      • PhotoCapture Center®
      • PictBridge
      • Scanner
      • Printer
      • Interfaces
      • Computer requirements
      • Consumable items
      • Network (LAN)
    • E Glossary
  • Index
  • brother USA/CAN