Document Outline

• Cover FAX1170 FAX1270 MFC1770 MFC1780
• If You Need to Call Customer Service
• Year 2000 Compliant
• Brother Numbers
  • Fax-Back System
  • Brother on the World Wide Web
  • Brother Bulletin Board
  • For Customer Service
• Notice – Disclaimer of Warranties (For USA and Canada)
• Ordering Accessories and Supplies
• Table of Contents
• 1. Introduction
  • Using This Manual
    • Finding Information
    • Test Sheet Procedures (for USA only)
    • About Fax Machines
    • Fax Tones and Handshake
    • ECM (Error Correction Mode)
  • FAX 1170 Control Panel Overview
  • FAX 1270 Control Panel Overview
  • MFC 1770/1780 Control Panel Overview
• 2. Assembly and Connections
  • Caution
  • Packing List
  • Choosing a Location
  • Assembly
    • Attach the document support
    • Attach recording paper support
    • Install the printing cartridge
    • Install recording paper
    • Connect the handset
    • Connect the power cord
    • Connect the telephone line
    • 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 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. Fax Settings
  • Fax Settings
    • Setting Dialing Mode (Tone/Pulse)
    • Setting Date and Time
    • Setting Station ID
    • Entering Text
      • Inserting spaces
      • Making corrections
      • Repeating letters
      • Special characters and symbols
    • Storing One Touch Dial Numbers
      • One Touch Dialing
    • Storing Speed Dial Numbers
    • Speed Dialing
    • Changing One Touch and Speed Dial Numbers
    • Setting Groups for Broadcasting
    • Setting Beeper Level
    • Memory Storage
• 4. On-Screen Programming
  • User-Friendly Programming
  • Function Mode
  • Alternating Displays
  • Function Selection Table
• 5. Basic Fax Operation
  • Sending Faxes
    • Before you begin:
    • Contrast Setting
    • Manual Transmission
    • Automatic Transmission
    • Manual and Automatic Fax Redial
  • Receiving Faxes
    • Select Answer Mode
    • Easy Receive
      • To select or change your Answer Mode
    • Setting Ring Delay
    • Setting F/T Ring Time
    • Speaker Volume
    • Setting the Handset Volume
    • Ring Volume
    • Smoothing
    • Setting Recording Paper Size
      • Printing a Reduced Incoming Document
        • Recommended Reductions
• 6. Telephone Operation
  • Dialing Options
    • Manual Dialing
    • One Touch Dialing
    • Speed Dialing
    • Hold
    • Pause
    • Tone/Pulse
    • Searching Telephone Index
• 7. Advanced Fax Operation
  • Sending Faxes
    • Quick Scan Fax Transmission
    • Daily Timer
    • Delayed Transmission
    • Interrupting Timer and Poll Waiting
    • Canceling a Delayed Fax
    • Broadcasting
    • Overseas Mode
    • Error Re-Transmission
    • Composing Electronic Cover Page
    • To Create a Custom Comment
    • Always Send Cover Page
    • Temporary Cover Page
    • Printing a Cover Page
    • Call Reservation
    • Print Call Back Message
    • Next-Fax Reservation
    • Multiple Resolution Transmission
  • Receiving Faxes
    • Operation from Extension Telephone
      • For F/T (Fax/Tel) Mode Only
      • Changing Remote Codes
        • To change Remote Codes
    • Printing a Fax in Memory (Only for FAX 1270, MFC 1770 and MFC1780)
    • Distinctive Ring
      • Registering the Distinctive Ring phone number
    • Caller ID
      • Clearing Caller ID Information
    • Polling
      • Setup to Poll Another Fax
      • Setup to Be Polled (Poll Waiting)
      • Delayed Polling
    • Copy Functions
      • Multiple Copies
      • Reducing and Enlarging Copies
• 8. Remote Fax Options
  • Remote Fax Options
    • Setting Fax Storage
    • Paging/Fax Forwarding
      • Programming Paging Number
      • Programming a Fax Forwarding Number
    • Remote Retrieval
    • Changing Remote Retrieval Access Code
    • Using Remote Retrieval Access Code
    • Remote Commands
      • Change Paging/Fax Forwarding Setting
      • Retrieve a Fax
      • Check the Receiving Status
      • Change Answer Mode
      • Exit Remote Operation
    • Retrieving Memory Status List and Fax Messages
    • Changing Fax Forwarding Number
• 9. Printing Reports and Lists
  • Fax Machine Activity
    • To print a report
    • Activity Report Interval
    • Transmission Verification (Xmit) Report
• 10. Important Information
  • Standard Telephone and FCC Notices
    • These notices are in effect on models sold and used in the United States only.
    • International ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement
      • WARNING
      • Federal Comission Compliance Notice (For USA Only)
      • Industry Canada Compliance Statement (For Canada Only)
      • Important Safety Instructions
      • Compilation and Publication Notice
      • Trademarks
• 11. Maintenance and Troubleshooting
  • Fax-Back System
  • Brother on the World Wide Web
  • Brother Bulletin Board
  • Error Messages
  • 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
    • 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
    • To Order Brother Accessories
• Index
• Multi-Function Link® (option) for FAX 1170 and FAX 1270
• Specifications
• Packing and Shipping the Fax Machine
• Remote Retrieval Access Card
• Rear Cover