Brother MFC4450 User Manual

MFC 4450  
®
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
IntroductiontotheOperationsManual  
forFax,Printer,Copier  
HaveyousetupyourMFCandpreparedyourcomputerfor  
theprintermodebyfollowingtheinstructionsintheSetup  
Manual? TheSetupManualwillhelpyouprepareyourMFC  
touseitasafax,printerandcopier.  
YourMFC4450has5performancemodes.ItisaFax,Printer,  
Copier,ScannerandPCFax.  
AfteryoucompletesettinguptheMFC, seethisOperations  
ManualforFax,Printer,Copier,formoreinformationabout  
yourMFC,suchasfunctionsofthemachineandthecontrol  
panel.Informationaboutmaintenance,troubleshootingand  
technicalspecificationsarealsoavailableinthismanual.  
PleasekeepthismanualbesideyourMFC,soyoucanaccess  
importantinformationwhenevernecessary.  
SeetheMulti-FunctionLinkProOwner'sManualfor  
informationonhowtosetupyourMFCandPersonalComputer  
andhowtousetheScannerandPCFax.  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
• ·· ForYourInformation  
1. THE CONTROL PANEL KEYS............... 1-1  
2. HOW TO USE ON-SCREEN PROGRAMMING (OSP)  
AND HELP KEY .......................... 2-1  
User-friendly Programming........................... 2-1  
(OSP) ........................................... 2-1  
AlternatingDisplaysforOn-screenProgramming(OSP) ..... 2-2  
FunctionSelectionTable ............................. 2-2  
HowtoPrintaHelpList ............................. 2-7  
How to Enter Special Characters, Symbols and Punctuation  
3. FUNCTION SETTINGS .................... 3-1  
• When You Wish to Change the Stored One-Touch and  
Speed-Dial Numbers.............................. 3-9  
Setting Up Number Groups for Broadcasting ............. 3-9  
• Types of Numbers............................... 3-11  
4. USING THE MFC WITH AN EXTERNAL  
TELEPHONE............................. 4-1  
Manual Dialing.................................... 4-1  
One-Touch Dialing.................................. 4-1  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
SpeedDialing ..................................... 4-1  
• Using Pause and # with the Telephone ................ 4-2  
5. SENDING FAXES ......................... 5-1  
A)DOCUMENT BASICS ............................ 5-1  
The Size of Your Documents ........................ 5-1  
How to Insert the Document........................ 5-1  
Getting Ready to Send a Fax ....................... 5-3  
B)BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS ..................... 5-5  
• Talking to the Other Party When Sending a Fax ...... 5-5  
Sending a Fax Manually........................... 5-6  
Automatic and Manual Redialing .................... 5-7  
• Printing Page Headers.......................... 5-7  
C)ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS................. 5-8  
Sending a Fax by Using Super Quick-Scan  
• If You Get a MEMORY FULL Message When Trying to  
Send a Fax by Using Super Quick-Scan ............. 5-8  
SettingtheDailyTimer(forDelayedTransmissions) ..... 5-9  
Setting the Overseas Mode ........................ 5-15  
SettingYourMFCforMultipleResolution  
Customizing Your Cover Page Comment.............. 5-18  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
• Sending an Automatic Cover Page ................ 5-21  
Sending a Cover Page Temporarily .................. 5-21  
CallReservation:SpeakingwiththeOtherPartyonthe  
UsingtheCallReservationFunction .............. 5-23  
PrintingtheCallBackMessage .................... 5-25  
ErrorRetransmission ............................ 5-25  
6. RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS ..... 6-1  
A)BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES................. 6-1  
Selecting an Answer Mode ......................... 6-1  
Manual Reception (Manual Mode) (Only with an External  
Automatic Fax Only Reception (Fax Mode) ............. 6-2  
SettingtheRingDelay ............................ 6-2  
External Telephone Connected to the MFC) ............ 6-3  
SettingtheF/TRingTime ......................... 6-4  
Smoothing ..................................... 6-4  
Printing a Reduced Size Copy of the Incoming Document .. 6-6  
Auto Reduction ............................... 6-6  
ReceptionintoMemory(OutofPaperReception) ...... 6-8  
Toner Save Function.............................. 6-9  
B)REMOTE ACTIVATION.......................... 6-12  
ConnectinganExternalorExtensionTelephone ..... 6-12  
Using Remote Codes............................. 6-13  
UsingtheActivationCode ...................... 6-13  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
Making the Remote Codes Easier to Use.............. 6-14  
Changing and Registering Remote Codes ............. 6-14  
C)CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE  
How to Use an External TAD with the MFC........... 6-15  
Flowchart of External TAD Reception................ 6-17  
Hookup....................................... 6-17  
Recording the TAD’s Outgoing Message (OGM)......... 6-18  
D)DISTINCTIVE RINGING (WITH AN EXTERNAL  
TELEPHONE CONNECTED TO THE MFC) .......... 6-18  
DistinctiveRinging.............................. 6-18  
WhatIsDistinctiveRinging? .................... 6-18  
WhatIstheAdvantageofUsingtheDistinctiveRinging  
Function?................................... 6-18  
Can My MFC Use Distinctive Ringing? ............ 6-18  
CanIChangetheSettingLater? ................. 6-19  
How Will the MFC Treat All Other Numbers? ....... 6-19  
OtherNumber(s)ontheLine: ................... 6-19  
How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work? ... 6-20  
Which Phone Number Should I Register?........... 6-20  
SettingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction ............. 6-21  
7. POLLING................................ 7-1  
WhatIsPolling? ................................. 7-1  
• When to Use Polling .............................. 7-1  
SequentialPolling .................................. 7-5  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
8. REMOTE FAX OPTIONS ................... 8-1  
SettingtheFaxStorage.............................. 8-1  
SettingUpFaxForwarding(RegisteringtheFax  
What Is Remote Control Access? ....................... 8-6  
How to Use Remote Access and Control Codes............. 8-8  
• When to Enter the Remote Access Code ............... 8-8  
Retrieving the Memory Status List and Fax Messages  
Changing the Fax Forwarding Number Remotely ......... 8-10  
9.  
USING THE MFC AS A PRINTER............ 9-1  
AcceptablePaper................................... 9-1  
ControlPanelKeys ................................. 9-4  
Simultaneous Operation ............................. 9-4  
FF/Cont Key ...................................... 9-4  
PrintPriorityKey .................................. 9-5  
• Windows® Printing ............................... 9-6  
• Enhanced Memory Management .................... 9-6  
Manual Feed Slot .................................. 9-9  
When you load more than one sheet of paper manually: ..... 9-9  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
11. HOW TO USE THE COPY FUNCTION ........11-1  
Making a Single Copy .............................. 11-1  
Making Multiple Copies ............................ 11-2  
while Making Copies ............................ 11-2  
12.REPLACING TONER CARTRIDGE AND DRUM  
UNIT....................................12-1  
Toner Empty Indicator ............................. 12-1  
ReplacingtheTonerCartridge........................ 12-1  
Paper Jams...................................... 13-6  
Fixing a Paper Jam ............................. 13-6  
Standard Telephone and FCC Notices  
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
THECONTROLPANELKEYS  
1.THECONTROLPANELKEYS  
MFC 4450  
Ifrmation  
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WYX  
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1-1  
 
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
THECONTROLPANELKEYS  
a TELEPHONE AREA  
MFC 4450  
1.DialPad  
Thesetwelvekeysareusedto  
dialphoneandfaxnumbers(see  
page4-1),andalsocanbeusedas  
analphanumerickeyboardfor  
enteringinformationintothe  
2.Hook  
MFC 4450  
Thiskeyletsyoudialtelephone  
andfaxnumberswithoutlifting  
the handset of an external  
telephone.Pressthiskeyafter  
youpickuptheexternalhandset  
status  
status  
Set  
Function  
Clear  
DEF  
Tel-index  
a
ABC  
01  
13  
02  
14  
Hook  
1
GH I  
2
JKL  
3
MNO  
04  
16  
05  
17  
Redial  
5
TUV  
4
PQRS  
6
WXYZ  
07  
19  
08  
20  
Pause  
3.Redial  
7
8
0
9
10  
22  
11  
23  
Speed Dial  
Shift  
Thiskeyredialsthelastnumber  
4.Pause  
Thiskeyisusedtoinsertapause  
inautodialnumbers.(Seepage  
6.Tel-index  
5.Speed-Dial  
This key allows you to  
alphabetically lookupnumbers  
storedinthedialingmemory.  
Thiskeyletsyoudialpreviously  
stored Speed-Dial phone  
numbersbyenteringatwo-digit  
1-2  
         
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
THECONTROLPANELKEYS  
b ONE-TOUCH, PRINTER AND COPY AREA  
Ifrmation  
MFC 4450  
7. Shift  
8.One-TouchDialKeys  
Thiskeyisusedtoaccessthe13”  
through24One-Touchkeys.(See  
page3-6.)Intheprintermodewhen  
Shiftispressedtogetherwith  
Test/Reset,itresetsandrestores  
theMFCtothefactorydefault  
These12keysgiveyouinstant  
accesstopreviouslystoredphone  
numbers.  
b
01  
13  
02  
14  
03  
15  
On/Off  
Line  
Photo  
04  
16  
05  
17  
06  
18  
Stop  
FF/Cont  
Enlarge  
07  
19  
08  
20  
09  
21  
Test/  
Reset  
Reduce  
Copy  
Start  
10  
22  
11  
23  
12  
24  
Print  
Priority  
Shift  
9.Reduce  
10.Enlarge  
ThisReducekeywillreduce  
copiesdependingontheratioyou  
select:100%,93%,87%,75%and  
50%.YoucanalsousetheAuto  
Reductionfunctiontohavethe  
MFCautomaticallycalculatethe  
reductionratiothatfitsthesize  
ofyourrecordingpaper.(Seepage  
ThisEnlargekeywillenlarge  
copiesdependingontheratioyou  
select:200%,150%,125%,120%  
and100%.Youcanalsousethe  
AutoReductionfunctiontohave  
theMFCautomaticallycalculate  
thereductionratiothatfitsthe  
sizeofyourrecordingpaper.(See  
11.Copy  
12.Photo  
Pressthiskeytomakeacopy.  
This key is used to copy  
1-3  
       
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
THECONTROLPANELKEYS  
b ONE-TOUCH, PRINTER AND COPY AREA  
MFC 4450  
13.On/OffLine  
14.Stop  
Thiskeyisusedtoturnthe  
printeronline(readytoreceive  
PCdata)andoffline(notreadyto  
receivePCdata)alternately.  
Whentheprinterisonline,the  
LCD displays ONLINE. (See  
Thiskeystopsafax,cancelsan  
operation,orexitsfromfunction  
15.Start  
Usethiskeytostartanoperation,  
suchassendingafax.(Seepage  
16.FF/Cont  
b
01  
13  
02  
14  
03  
On/Off  
When the LCD shows  
REMAINED DATA, you  
can turn the MFC  
OFFLINEandthenpress  
thiskeytoprintthedata  
thatisinthememory.(See  
15  
Line  
Photo  
Enlarge  
Reduce  
Copy  
04  
16  
05  
17  
06  
18  
Stop  
Start  
FF/Cont  
07  
19  
08  
20  
09  
21  
Test/  
Reset  
10  
22  
11  
23  
12  
24  
Print  
Priority  
Shift  
17.Test/Reset  
Thiskeyisusedtoprintatestpage.Whenitispressed  
togetherwithShift,itclearsdatafromtheprinter  
memory,cancelsanerrorstatus,andthenresetsand  
restorestothefactorydefaultsettings.(Seepage9-4~5.)  
18.PrintPriority  
Whenthiskeyispressedallfaxeswillbereceivedintomemorywithoutfirst  
printingandcanbeprintedlater.Thiskeyalsoincreasesthememoryavailable  
forprintingwithoutdecreasingmemoryavailableformemorytransmissionand  
1-4  
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
THECONTROLPANELKEYS  
c LCD & USER SETUP AREA  
Ifrmation  
MFC 4450  
19.Z(LeftArrow)  
20.X(RightArrow)  
ThiskeymovestheLCDcursorto  
theleft. Italsoallowsyoutoback  
up one step when you are in  
functionmode(seepage2-1~2)or  
ThiskeymovestheLCDcursorto  
theright,anditalsoletsyou  
advanceonestepwhenyouarein  
functionmode(seepage2-1~2)or  
21.LiquidCrystalDisplay  
22.Clear  
TheLCDdisplaysmessagesthat  
willhelpyousetupandoperate  
your MFC (On-Screen  
Programming), theupperrow  
showsfaxandcopystatus(see  
page2-1)andthelowerrowshows  
printerandscannerstatus(see  
Thiskeydeletesentereddata  
orbacksuponestepinfunction  
c
MFC 4450  
status  
status  
Set  
Function  
Clear  
Te  
23.Set  
24.Function  
Thiskeyisusedforstoringa  
functionsettingintotheMFC.(See  
Thiskeyaccessesthefunctionand  
programmingmode (OSP),soyou  
canaltervarioussettings.(See  
1-5  
     
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
THECONTROLPANELKEYS  
c LCD & USER SETUP AREA  
MFC 4450  
25.Mode  
26.SuperQ.Scan  
Thiskeyisusedtospecify  
how the MFC should  
handleincomingcalls.  
Thiskeyenablesyoutoscaninyour  
originalsattwicethenormalspeed,by  
storingtheminthememorybeforeactual  
pressed,Broadcastingisavailable.(See  
page5-10~11.)WhenSuperQ.Scanis  
pressedtogetherwithShift,Multi  
Transmissionisavailable.(Seepage  
27.Resolution  
Thiskeyisusedto  
settheresolution  
requirementswhen  
sendingafax.(See  
c
Fine  
Fax  
TAD  
F/T  
Photo  
S.Fine  
FAX  
PRINTER  
COPIER  
SCANNER  
PC FAX  
Super  
Resolution  
Mode  
Coverpage  
Help  
Q.Scan  
28.Coverpage  
29.Help  
Thiskeyisusedtosenda  
CoverPageasthefirst  
pageofafaxtransmission.  
Pressthiskeywheneveryouwanta  
quickreferenceHelpListprinted. This  
HelpListwillgiveyouinformationon  
howtoperformsettingsforafunction,  
howtoregisterinformation,orhowtoget  
1-6  
         
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
2.HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
Ifrmation  
User-friendlyProgramming  
WehavedesignedyourMFCwithon-screenprogrammingandaHelp key,user-  
friendlyprogrammingthathelpsyoutakefulladvantageofallthefunctionsyour  
MFChastooffer.  
SinceyourMFCprogrammingisdoneontheLCD,wecreatedstep-by-stepon-screen  
promptmessagestohelpyouprogramyourMFC. Allyouhavetodoisfollowthe  
promptinstructionsastheyguideyouthroughthefunctionmenuselectionsand  
programmingoptionsandsettings.  
UsingtheFunctionModetoAccessOn-screenProgramming(OSP)  
YoucanaccesstheFunctionmodebypressingFunction.  
WhenyouenterFunctionmode,yourMFCwilldisplayalistofLevelOneFunctions  
tochoosefrom(seepages2-3through2-6fortheseLevelOneFunctions),asseen  
below.  
PressFunction  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
2.CANCEL JOB  
3.PRINT REPORTS  
4.SET AUTO DIAL  
Right arrow or  
auto scroll  
sequence  
Left arrow  
sequence  
5.USER OPTIONS  
6.TEL OPTIONS  
7.SETUP SYSTEM  
8.REMOTE FAX OPT  
0.INTERRUPT  
2-1  
         
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
Thesefunctionoptionswillappearoneaftertheotheronthedisplay.Youcanthen  
chooseoneoftheseoptionsbypressingSetwhentheoptionyouwantappearsonthe  
LCD.  
YoucanalsomovethroughthefunctionmenuoptionsatafasterratebypressingX  
theoptionyouwant,pressSet.  
AfteryoupresstheLevelOneFunctionnumber,thenpresstheLevelTwoFunction  
HelpfulHints  
Ifyouwanttoexitfunctionmode,pressStop.Ifyouselectedthe  
wrongmenuandwanttoreturntothepreviousstep,pressClear.  
AlternatingDisplaysforOn-screenProgramming(OSP)  
Whenyouseealternatingdisplays,theLCD  
SPEAKER:HIGH  
willusuallyalternatebetweenthecurrently  
selectedoption,andahelpmessagegiving  
briefinstructionsonhowtoproceed.The  
exampleshowsthecurrentspeakervolume  
ishighandpromptsyoutouseZ(left  
arrow)andX(rightarrow)tochangethe  
setting,andthentopressSettostoreit.  
ALTERNATE  
SELECT { } & SET  
FunctionSelectionTable  
IfyouhaveabasicunderstandingofhowtoprogramyourMFC,youcanperformmost  
oftheprogrammingsettingswithouttheOperationsManual. Tohelpyouunderstand  
thefunctionselections,options,andsettingsthatarefoundinyourMFCprograms,  
wehavethefollowingFunctionSelectionTable.  
ReadthroughthistabletogainabasicunderstandingofwhatyournewMulti-  
FunctionCentercando,andthenthenextsectionwillbegininstructingyouhowto  
useOn-ScreenProgramming.  
2-2  
       
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
<1. FAX MENU FUNCTIONS>  
Level one  
function  
Level two  
function  
Factory  
setting  
Explanation of Options  
Page  
Ifrmation  
UseTIMERtosendyourdocumentsata  
latertime.  
1. TIMER  
Pollingistheprocessofretrievingfaxes  
fromanothermachine.  
ON/OFF  
2. POLLING  
Youcansendafaxandthentalktothe  
recipient using the CALL RESERVE  
function.  
3. CALL  
RESERVE  
ON/OFF  
Therearethreetypesofcontrastsettings.  
UsuallytheAUTOsettingisacceptable.  
Butifyouwanttosendorcopyan  
especiallylightordarkdocument,you  
shouldchangethissetting.  
1. TEMP.  
(TEMPORARY)  
SETTINGS  
4. CONTRAST  
AUTO 5-4  
AUTO: Default is AUTO. Contrast  
settingalwaysrevertstoAUTO  
afteronetransmission.  
S.LIGHT:Tosendverylightdocuments.  
S.DARK: Tosendverydarkdocuments.  
Ifyouneed tosendasetoforiginalsat  
variousresolutions,thisfunctionwill  
allowyoutosettherequiredresolution  
pagebypage.(Ifalldocumentsarethe  
sameresolution,usetheResolutionkey.  
Seepage1-6#27.)  
STAN-  
5. RESOLUTION  
DARD  
STANDARD/FINE/S. FINE/PHOTO  
If you have trouble when sending  
overseas,youmaywanttosetOVERSEAS  
MODE to ON.  
6. OVERSEAS  
MODE  
OFF  
ON/OFF  
Ifyouwishtocancelajobthathasbeen  
setwiththetimer,apolledjobetc.,use  
thisfunction.  
2. CANCEL  
JOB  
Youcanprintseveraldifferentlistsand  
reports,whichareavailableunder  
functionitem3.PRINTREPORTS.  
3. PRINT  
REPORTS alistofreports.  
Seepage10-1for  
Ifyouregisternamesandnumberson  
One-Touchdialkeys,youcandiala  
numberautomaticallyjustbypressinga  
One-Touchkey.(Max.of24locations)  
4. SETAUTO  
DIAL  
1. ONE-TOUCH  
DIAL  
2-3  
       
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
Level one  
function  
Level two  
function  
Factory  
setting  
Explanation of Options  
Page  
Ifyouregisternamesandnumbersas  
Speed-Dialnumbers,youcandiala  
numberautomaticallyjustbypressing  
Speed-Dialkeyandatwo-digitnumber  
usingthedialpad.(Max.of36locations)  
2. SPEED-DIAL  
4. SETAUTO  
DIAL  
3. SETUP  
GROUPS  
Thisisusedforsettingupagroupnumber  
usedforbroadcasting.  
Smoothingenhancestheappearanceof  
incomingfaxes.  
IfyousetSMOOTHINGtoON,youwill  
receivemessageswiththesmoothing  
enhancement.  
1. SMOOTHING  
2. BEEPER  
O N  
ON/OFF  
Youcanadjustthevolumeofthebeeper  
withthisfunction.  
LOW  
OFF/LOW/HIGH  
IfyousetCOVERPAGEtoON,youcan  
sendyourdocumentswithaCoverPage  
generated by your MFC. When the  
COVERPAGE setting is ON, you can  
selectaCoverPagecomment.  
3. COVERPG  
ON/OFF  
ON/OFF  
If you set ERROR RE-TRANSMISSION  
toON,theMFCautomaticallyresends  
thepageonceanerroroccurs.  
ON/OFF  
5. USER  
OPTIONS  
4. ERRORRE-TX  
5. REDUCTION  
OFF  
Youcanavoidhavingyourincomingdata  
separatedbyprintingareducedcopyof  
theincomingdocument.Thereduction  
methodsareAUTOorFixedratio:  
AUTO/100%/93%/87%/75%  
Youcanselectoneof3sizesofpaper.The  
MFCautomaticallywilladjustthesizeof  
theincomingfaxdocumentororiginal  
documentsothatitfitsthepapersizeyou  
haveselected.  
6. RCDPAPER  
7. TONERSAVE  
LETTER  
LETTER/LEGAL/A4  
Youcanextendthelifeofthetonerby  
conservingitsuse.  
ON/OFF  
2-4  
 
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
Level one  
function  
Level two  
function  
Factory  
setting  
Explanation of Options  
Page  
Ifrmation  
Thismodereducesthepowerconsumption  
whentheMFCisidle.Thetimeperiod  
beforetheMFCdropsintothemodeis  
userselectable.  
8. SLEEPMODE  
5. USER  
OPTIONS  
YoucanadjustPrintDensitywiththis  
function.  
9. PRINT  
DENSITY  
Therearetwodifferentdialtypesand  
youmustselectthetypeofsignalsuitable  
foryourtelephoneline.  
TONE  
3-1  
1. TONE/PULSE  
2. RINGDELAY  
TONE/PULSE  
Thisisthenumberofringsbeforethe  
MFCanswersthecallwheninF/TorFax  
Mode.  
2
0/1/2/3/4rings  
Youcanadjustthespeakervolumewith  
thisfunction.  
OFF/LOW/HIGH  
3. SPEAKER  
VOLUME  
L O W 6-10  
6. TEL  
OPTIONS  
F/T RING TIME sets the time for  
simulatedringinginF/Tmode.  
10/20/30/60seconds  
4. F/TRING  
TIME  
20  
ThesettingsareOFF/LOW/HIGH.  
5. RINGVOLUME  
HIGH 6-11  
Ifyouhavedistinctiveringingservice  
fromyourphonecompany,youcanuse  
thisfunctiontoregistertheringing  
patternofyourfaxnumber.Andifyouset  
ittoON,youcanusetheregistered  
numberasafaxnumberonly.  
6. DISTINCTIVE  
OFF/ON/SET  
Ifyouenterthedateandtimein24-hour  
format,theLCDwilldisplaythedateand  
timeandtheywillbeprintedonoutgoing  
faxes.  
01/01/1999  
00:00  
1. DATE/TIME  
7. SETUP  
SYSTEM  
Ifyoufrequentlyhavedelayedjobs,all  
forexecutionatsametimeeachday,you  
canprogramthattime.Onceyouregister  
it,youdonothavetoenterthattime,just  
setTimerTransmissionintemporary  
settings.  
2. DAILYTIMER  
00:00  
2-5  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
Level one  
function  
Level two  
function  
Factory  
setting  
Explanation of Options  
Page  
Youcanselectthetimeintervalatwhich  
theactivityreportisprinted.  
6/12/24hours,2/4/7days,OFF  
3. INTERVAL  
OFF  
Youcanenteryournameorcompany  
name,faxnumberandtelephonenumber  
in STATIONID.  
Itisprintedatthetopofeachpageof  
everyoutgoingfax.Itisalsoprintedon  
theautomaticCoverPage.  
4. STATIONID  
7. SETUP  
SYSTEM  
IfyouenteraREMOTECODE,youcan  
activateordeactivatethemachinefroma  
remotetelephone.  
O N  
*51(ACT.)  
#51(DEACT.)  
5. REMOTE  
CODE  
ON/OFF  
Youcanregisteryourowntwocustom  
commentsontheCoverPage.  
6. SET  
COVERPAGE  
Seethe  
Multi-  
Function  
LinkPro  
Manual  
Whenyouusetheapplicationsoftware  
includedintotheMFC,youcanselectif  
yourPCconnectedtoyourMFCwill  
receivevoiceandfaxmessages.  
ON/OFF  
7. MFLINK  
O N  
Youcanstoretheincomingfaxmessages  
inthememory. Thenyoucanusethe  
convenientremotecontrolfunctions.  
ON/OFF  
1. FAXSTORAGE  
OFF  
8-1  
YoucanchooseeitherPAGING,FAX  
FORWARDING or OFF. PAGING ON  
willcausetheMFCtopageyouwhenit  
receives a fax message. FAX  
FORWARDING ON will cause the MFC  
tosendanystoredfaxesthatarereceived  
toanotherpredeterminedfaxnumber.  
OFF/FAX FORWARD/PAGING  
2. FAXFWD/  
PAGING  
OFF 8-3~6  
8.REMOTE  
FAXOPT  
YoucanregistertheREMOTEACCESS  
CODE(3digits)allowingyouremotely  
operatetheMFC.(Example:Retrieving  
anincomingfaxmessage)  
3. REMOTE  
ACCESS  
159*  
Youcanprintincomingfaxesthatwere  
storedinmemory.  
4. PRINTFAX  
Youcansendafaxwithoutcancelingthe  
TimerorPolledWaiting,evenifthereare  
documentsinthefeeder,byinterrupting”  
it.  
0.INTERRUPT  
2-6  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
UsingtheHelpKey  
PressthiskeytoprintaquickreferenceHelpList.TheHelpListwilltellyouhowto  
performsettingsforafunction,howtoregisterinformationor,howtogetbasic  
informationforsendingorreceivingfaxes,copyingandprinting.Whenyoudon’thave  
theOperationsManualwithyouorwhenyouwantsomeinformationquickly,youcan  
pressHelptogetalistofbasicoperatingprocedures.  
Ifrmation  
HowtoPrintaHelpList  
PressHelptogetaprintoutoftheHelpList. Useitwhenyouneedinformationabout  
howtoregisterorsetoneofthefunctionsorhowtosendorreceivefaxes.Youcan  
requestaprintoutwhenevertheMFCmeetsthefollowingconditions:  
-whiletheLCDdisplaysthedateandtime.  
-whiletheMFCistimerwaiting.  
-whiletheMFCispolled/pollingwaiting.  
-whiletheMFCisatleveloneortwoofthefunctionmenu.  
-whileyouareusingthephone.  
NOTE:YoucannotprinttheHelpListwhiletheMFCisprintingdatafromthePC.  
2-7  
     
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
HowtoEnterTextinFunctionMode  
Dialpadkeyshavethreeorfourlettersprintedabovethem. Thefollowingkeys0”,  
“1”,#and*havenoprintedletters.  
ABC  
2
DEF  
3
1
GHI  
4
JKL  
MNO  
5
TUV  
8
6
WXYZ  
9
PQRS  
7
0
#
*
Bypressingtheappropriatedialpadkeythecorrectnumberoftimes,you  
canaccessthecharacteryouwant.Whenyouaresettingcertainfunctions,such  
astheStationID,youwillhavetoentertextintoyourMFC.  
Key  
once  
twice threetimes fourtimes fivetimes  
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
D
G
J
M
P
T
W
B
E
H
K
N
Q
U
X
C
F
I
L
O
R
V
Y
2
3
4
5
6
S
8
Z
A
D
G
J
M
7
T
9
Let’ssaythatyouwanttoentertheinitialsBR”.Followtheexampleonthenextpage.  
2-8  
         
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
NAME:  
Ifrmation  
ENTER & SET  
NAME:B  
1. Press2 twicetoentertheletterB.  
2. Press7 threetimestoentertheletterR.  
3. PressSet.  
NAME:BR  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
1. Ifyouwanttoenterablankspace,pressX(rightarrow)twice.  
2. Ifyouenteredaletterincorrectlyandwanttochangeit,youcanuseZ  
(leftarrow)tomovethecursorback.Whenyoureachtheletter,youcan  
enteranewoneinit’splace.Youcanonlyoverwriteletters,notinsert  
them,soyoumayhavetogobackandoverwritealotoflettersifyou  
forgettoenteraletter.  
3. Ifyouhavetoenteracharacterthatisassignedtothesamedialpadkey  
asthepreviouscharacter,pressX(rightarrow)tomovethecursorto  
theright.  
HowtoEnterSpecialCharacters,SymbolsandPunctuationMarks  
inFunctionMode  
0 key-------- ÄËÖÜÀÇÈÉ0  
*key ------- (space)!”#$%&’()*+,-./  
# key-------- :;<=>?@[]^_  
The0keycontainsalltheaccentedcharacters.The*andthe#keyareusedfor  
punctuationmarksandsymbols.Let'ssaythatyouwanttoentertheSymbol&”.  
Followtheexampleonthenextpage.  
2-9  
 
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
NAME:JAMES _  
1. Press*toshowalistofcharacters.  
2. Press*,*,*,*,*,*(6times).  
3. PressX(rightarrow).  
MARK-_!”#$%&’()*  
MARK- !”#$%&’()*  
NAME:JAMES &_  
HowtoSettheSleepTime  
ThesleepmodereducesthepowerconsumptionwhentheMFCisidle.Thetime  
periodbeforetheMFCdropsintosleepmodeisuserselectable.  
YoucanselectthetimeperiodbeforetheMFCdropsintosleepmodefrom00to99  
minutesbyusingthedialpad.  
Thesleeptimerisautomaticallyresetwhenafaxisreceived,theMFCstartstocopy,  
ortheMFCisreceivingPCdata. Thefactorysettingis0minute.  
Usethefollowingsequencetosetthesleeptime.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
01/01/1999 00:00  
ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
5.USER OPTIONS  
8.SLEEP MODE  
2. Press5.  
3. Press8.  
SLEEP TIME:00MIN  
SLEEP TIME:05MIN  
4. Entersleeptime(00to99)byusingdial  
pad.  
Example:05.  
5. PressSet.  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
2-10  
8.SLEEP MODE  
       
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
HOWTOUSEON-SCREENPROGRAMMING(OSP)ANDHELPKEY  
NOTICE  
-SleepModeisactivatedwhentheheaterstops.However,thecoolingfan  
willcontinuetorununtiltheMFChascooleddown.Theactualtime  
beforethefanstopswillvarydependinguponoperatingconditions.  
Ifrmation  
-Itwilltakeapproximately12to30secondsfortheMFCtowarmupfrom  
thesleepmodebeforeyoucanstartprintingorcopying.TheLCDwill  
showWARMINGUPduringthistime.Whenitisreadyitwillautomatically  
startthelastjobyouhaveentered.  
NOTE:Thecoolingfanwillcontinuetorununtilthetemperatureofthe  
MFCreachesacertainlevel.Evenaftertheheaterstops,the  
MFCwillhavetowarmupbeforecopyingandprinting.  
2-11  
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
3.FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
ThischapterisincludedinboththeSetupManualandthisOperationsManual.Ifyou  
readtheSetupManualfirst,youmayhavecompletedthesefunctionsettingsalready.  
Therearesomesettings,suchasthedateandtime,youshouldsetonyourMFCbefore  
youbeginusingit.Onceentered,thesesettingswillremainintheMFCuntilyou  
changethem.YoucanbegincustomizingthesettingsbypressingFunctiononthe  
controlpanel.ThisactivatesthefunctionmodeandOn-ScreenProgrammingprompts.  
Youcancompleteavarietyofsettingsinthismode.  
SettingtheDialingMode(Tone/Pulse)  
YourMFCsupportsbothtone(multi-frequency)andpulse(rotary)dialing.Itis  
initiallysettoTONE,soyoudonothavetochangethesettingifyouusethatkindof  
line.Ifyouareusingapulsedialline,youcanchangethesettingtoPULSEby  
followingthestepsbelow:  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
01/01/1999 00:00  
ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
6.TEL OPTIONS  
1.TONE/PULSE  
2. Press6.  
3. Press1.  
Aftertwosecondsyouwillbepromptedto  
selectpulseortone.  
DIALING:TONE  
SELECT { } & SET  
DIALING:PULSE  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
tofindthedialingmodethatmatches  
yourtelephoneline.  
Example:PULSE.  
5. PressSet.  
1.TONE/PULSE  
6. PressStoptoreturntothedateandtime.  
3-1  
     
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
SettingtheDateandTime  
YourMFCshowsthedateandtimeonthedisplayandprintsitoneveryfaxpageyou  
send.Youcansetthedateandtimeinfunctionmode.  
Ifrmation  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
01/01/1999 00:00  
ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
7.SETUP SYSTEM  
1.DATE/TIME  
2. Press7.  
3. Press1.  
ENTER YEAR:XX  
ENTER YEAR:98  
ENTER MONTH:XX  
ENTER MONTH:09  
ENTER DAY:XX  
4. Enterthelasttwodigitsoftheyear.  
Example:98.  
5. Entertwodigitsforthemonth.(JAN=  
01,OCT=10,etc.)  
Example:09.  
6. Entertwodigitsfortheday.  
Example:12.  
ENTER DAY:12  
ENTER TIME:XX:XX  
ENTER TIME:15:25  
1.DATE/TIME  
7. Enterthetimein24-hourformat.  
Example:15:25(3:25P.M.).  
8. Waitfortwoseconds.  
9. PressStoptoexitandtoviewthenew  
dateandtime.  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
3-2  
     
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
SettingtheStationID  
TheStationIDisforidentificationpurposes.Hereyoucanstoreyourname,fax  
number,andtelephonenumber.YourMFCprintsthisinformationontheelectronic  
CoverPageandeveryfaxpageyousend.  
ThetelephonenumberthatyoustoredaboveisusedonlyfortheCallBackMessage  
andtheCoverPagefeatures.  
• Ifyoudonotenterafaxnumber,noadditionalinformationcanbeentered.  
• Whenyouwanttoenteraspace,useX(rightarrow).Youcanbackuptotypeover  
mistakesbyusingtheZ(leftarrow).  
• IfStationIDhasbeenprogrammed,thenafterStep5thenamewillbedisplayed  
withtheprompt1tochange2toexit. Press1tochangeinformation.Press  
“2toexitfromthefunction.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
7.SETUP SYSTEM  
4.STATION ID  
FAX:  
2. Press7.  
3. Press4.  
Youwillbepromptedtoenteryourfax  
number.  
ENTER & SET  
FAX:4155554444_  
TEL:  
4. Enteryourfaxnumber(upto20digits).  
Example:4155554444.  
5. PressSet.  
Youwillbepromptedtoenteryour  
telephonenumber.  
ENTER & SET  
TEL:4155554445_  
6. Enteryourtelephonenumber(upto20  
digits).  
If your telephone number and fax  
numbersharethesameline,enterthe  
samenumberagain.  
Example:4155554445.  
3-3  
         
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
7. PressSet.  
NAME:  
Youwillbepromptedtoenteryour name  
orcompany’sname.  
Ifrmation  
ENTER & SET  
NAME:BROTHER  
8. Enteryournamebyusingthedialpad  
keys(upto20characters).  
Example:BROTHER.  
Bypressingtheappropriatedialpadkeys  
thecorrectnumberoftimes,youcan  
accessthecharacteryouwant.For  
example,press2twicetoenterB.  
RefertothesectionHowtoEnterTextin  
9. PressSettoconfirmtheentry.  
4.STATION ID  
10. PressStoptoreturntothedateandtime.  
NOTICE  
TheTelephoneConsumerProtectionAct.of1991makesitunlawfulforany  
persontouseacomputerorelectronicdevicetosendanymessageviaa  
telephonefaxmachineunlesssuchmessagesclearlycontaininamarginat  
thetoporbottomofeachtransmittedpageoronthefirstpageofthe  
transmission,thedateandtimeitissentandanidentificationofthe  
businessorotherentity,orotherindividualsendingthemessageandthe  
telephonenumberofthesendingmachinesorsuchbusiness,otherentity,  
orindividual.  
ToprogramthisinformationintoyourMFC,completethestepsonthe  
previouspage.  
3-4  
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
SettingtheBeeperVolumeLevel  
IfthebeepersettingisLOWorHIGH,itwillbeepeverytimeyoupressakey,make  
anerror,orattheendofsendingorreceivingafax.  
TheinitialsettingonyourMFCforthebeeperisLOW.Ifyoudonotwantthebeeper  
on,selectOFF,andifyouwantitloud,selectHIGH.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
5.USER OPTIONS  
2.BEEPER  
2. Press5.  
3. Press2.  
BEEPER:LOW  
SELECT { } & SET  
BEEPER:OFF  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
untilyougetthesettingyouwant.  
Example:OFF.  
5. PressSet.  
2.BEEPER  
6. PressStoptoreturntothedateandtime.  
3-5  
     
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
StoringtheOne-TouchDialNumbers  
YoucandialnumbersautomaticallybystoringtelephoneorfaxnumbersasOne-  
Touchdialnumbers.Youcanalsostorenameswiththenumberssowhenyoucall,you  
canverifythedestinationbythenameonthedisplay.Youcanstoreamaximumof  
24numbers. Toaccessnumbers13to24,holddowntheShiftkey. Forexample,One-  
Touchlocation13isaccessedbypressingShiftandthe01One-Touchkey  
simultaneously. HereishowtostoreatelephonenumberasaOne-Touchdial  
number:  
Ifrmation  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
4.SET AUTO DIAL  
1.ONE-TOUCH DIAL  
SELECT ONE-TOUCH  
*05:  
2. Press4.  
3. Press1.  
4. PresstheOne-Touchkeywhereyouwant  
tostoreanumber.  
Example:One-Touch05.  
ENTER & SET  
Note: TheOne-Touchkeysarenotthe  
keysonthedialpad.  
5. Enteranumber(upto20digits).  
Example:14155551212.  
*05:14155551212_  
NAME:  
6. PressSet.  
Youthenwillbepromptedtoenterthe  
nameorcompanyassociatedwiththis  
number.  
ENTER & SET  
NAME:NJ OFFICE  
7. Enterthenameusingthedialpad(upto  
15characters).  
Example:NJOFFICE.  
(Seepage2-8~10.)  
8. PressSet.  
TYPE:FAX  
SELECT { } & SET  
3-6  
     
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
9. Selectthetypeofnumber(FAX,TEL,  
F/T,CHAIN)usingZ(leftarrow)orX  
(rightarrow)todisplaythetypeyouwant.  
(SeeForYourInformationonpage3-11.)  
Example:FAX.  
TYPE:FAX  
10. PressSet.  
SELECT ONE-TOUCH  
11. ReturntoStep4toenteranothernumber,  
orpressStoptoreturntothedateand  
time.  
HelpfulHInts  
Ifyoumustwaitforadialtonetoaccessanoutsideline,inserta  
pausebypressingthePausekey.WhenyoupressPause,adash-”  
willappearonthedisplay.Bystoringthenumberswithapause,you  
cancreateadelayof3.5seconds.  
StoringtheSpeed-DialNumbers  
WhenyoustoreaphoneorfaxnumberasaSpeed-Dialnumber,youmustenteratwo-  
digitnumber, from01to36usingthedialpad.Forexample,youcannotenter5”.  
Youmustenter05”.Youcanstoreasmanyas36Speed-Dialnumbers.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
4.SET AUTO DIAL  
2.SPEED-DIAL  
SPEED-DIAL? #_  
SPEED-DIAL? #05  
#05:  
2. Press4.  
3. Press2.  
4. Usethedialpadtoenteratwo-digit  
number.  
Example:05.  
ENTER & SET  
3-7  
           
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
5. Enterthenumber(upto20digits).  
#05:5555151_  
NAME:  
Example:5555151.  
6. PressSet.  
Ifrmation  
Youwillbepromptedtoenterthename  
orcompanyassociatedwiththisnumber.  
ENTER & SET  
NAME:MANCHESTER  
7. Usethedialpadtoenteraname(upto15  
characters).  
Example: MANCHESTER.  
8. PressSet.  
TYPE:FAX  
SELECT { } & SET  
TYPE:TEL  
9. Selectthetypeofnumber(FAX,TEL,  
F/T,CHAIN)byusingZ(leftarrow)or  
X(rightarrow)todisplaythetypeyou  
want.  
10. PressSet.  
SPEED-DIAL? #_  
11.YouarereadytoenteranotherSpeed-  
Dialnumber.OrpressStoptoreturnto  
thedateandtime.  
HelpfulHints • PrinttheAllDialListtomakesureyouhavestoredthecorrect  
numbers.(Seepage10-5.)Thislistwillcontainthetypeofnumber:  
FAX,TEL,F/T,orCHAIN.  
EvenifthereisalossofelectricalpowertoyourMFC,the  
telephoneandfaxnumbersyouhavestoredwillnotbelost.  
• IfyourMFCisconnectedtoaPBXandyoumustfirstaccessan  
outsideline,youmustinsertanadditionalnumberfollowedbya  
pausebeforethefaxortelephonenumber.  
3-8  
 
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
FOR YOUR INFORMATION  
WhenYouWishtoChangetheStoredOne-TouchandSpeed-Dial  
Numbers  
WhenyoutrytosetupaOne-TouchkeyorSpeed-Dialnumberthatis  
alreadyinuse,youwillbeaskedifyouwishtochangeitortoexitsoyou  
canselectadifferentOne-TouchorSpeed-Dialnumber.Thisdisplaydoes  
notappeariftheOne-TouchkeyorSpeed-Dialnumberyouchoseisnot  
assigned.  
1.Press1toassignanewnumbertotheOne-TouchkeyorSpeed-Dial  
number,orpress2tochooseadifferentOne-TouchkeyorSpeed-Dial  
number.  
*05:NJ OFFICE  
1.CHANGE  
2.EXIT  
2.Ifyouarereplacinganexistingnumberwithanewone,theoldnumber  
andnamewillappearinthedisplay.PressCleartoerasetheoldnumber  
andname.Then,enterthenewnumberandnameandpressSettostore  
theentry.  
MemoryStorage/TemporaryBatteryBackUp  
YourMFCisequippedwithaninternalbatterythatwillkeepthedateand  
timeinformationforuptotwohoursafterpowerhasbeencutoff.Afterthat  
time,thedateandtimewillbelostandyouwillhavetoreenterthe  
information.AllothersettingsintheSETAUTODIAL,USER OPTIONS  
andSETUPSYSTEMfunctions(seepage2-3~6)arestoredpermanently  
untilyouchangethemandwillberetainedevenintheeventofapower  
failure.However,thefaxesstoredinthememoryduringOut-of-Paper  
ReceptionandMemoryTransmissionwillbelostwhenthepoweris  
disconnected.  
SettingUpNumberGroupsforBroadcasting  
NumberGroupsallowyoutosendthesamefaxmessagetomanyfaxnumbersby  
pressingonlyoneOne-Touchkey.(ThisiscalledBroadcasting.)Youmuststoreeach  
faxnumberfirstasaOne-TouchorSpeed-Dialnumber.Thenyoucancombinethe  
storednumbersintoaGroup.  
Youcanhaveupto6smallerGroups(eachgroupusesupaOne-Touchkey)oryoucan  
assignupto59numbersifyouwantonelargeGroup.Youcanusethesamestored  
numberinseveralgroups. Groupscanhaveanameupto15characterslong.  
3-9  
               
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
Ifrmation  
1. PressFunction.  
2. Press4.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
4.SET AUTO DIAL  
3.SETUP GROUPS  
SELECT ONE-TOUCH  
SETUP GROUP:G0  
ENTER & SET  
3. Press3.  
4. PresstheOne-Touchkeywhereyouwish  
tostorethenumber.  
Example:selectOne-Touch02asa  
group.  
5. Aftertwoseconds,enteranumberforthe  
group,usingthedialpad.  
Example:1.  
SETUP GROUP:G01  
G01:  
ENTER & SET  
6. EntertheOne-TouchorSpeed-Dial  
numbersinthisgroup.  
G01:#03#05*02_  
Example:#03,#05,*02.  
(Note:PresstheSpeed-Dialkeyanddial  
padkeysforSpeed-Dialnumbers,and  
the One-Touch keys for One-Touch  
numbers.)  
7. PressSet.  
NAME:  
ENTER & SET  
E:BROTHER SERVICE  
3.SETUP GROUPS  
8. Enterthegroup’sname.  
Example:BROTHERSERVICE.  
9. PressSet.  
*:One-Touch  
#:SpeedDial  
10. PressStoptoreturntothedateandtime.  
3-10  
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
FUNCTIONSETTINGS  
HelpfulHints  
Seepage5-11forBroadcastingprocedure.Youcanprintalistofall  
One-TouchnumbersandSpeed-Dialnumbers.Groupnumberswill  
belistedunderOne-Touchnumbers.(Seepage10-5.)  
FOR YOUR INFORMATION  
TypesofNumbers  
WhenyoustoreanumberasaOne-TouchorasaSpeed-Dialnumber,you  
haveachoiceofchoosingthetypeofnumber.Thereare4options:  
1.FAX (Afaxnumber).  
2.TEL (Atelephonenumber).  
3.F/T (Bothafaxnumberandatelephonenumber)  
4.CHAIN (Anumber,usuallyanaccesscode,forchaindialing).  
ChainDialing  
Chaindialingisusedtostoreaverylongdialingsequence.Youcanspread  
thenumberovertwoormorekeysifyouregisterthefirstkey(s)inthe  
sequenceastypeChain”.Chaintellsthesystemthatthedialing  
sequenceisnotcompletedandthatthereismoretofollow.Thelast  
keyinthesequencemustbeanyotherdialtype(eitherFAX,TELorF/T).  
YoucanuseanycombinationofOne-Touch,Speed-Dialandmanually  
dialednumbersinachain.  
Ifyoumustwaitforanotherdialtoneatanypointinthedialingsequence,  
storeapauseatthatpointinthenumberbypressingthePausekey.(Ifyou  
needapausethatislongerthan3.5seconds,callFaxCustomerService  
Centerat1-800-284-4329(USA),1-800-853-6660(CANADA)forassistance.)  
Whenyouarereadytodialthechainnumber,simplypressthekeysone  
aftertheotherinsequenceandthenpresstheStartkey.  
Chaindialingmakesusingaccesscodeseasy.Sometimesyoumaywantto  
choosefromamongseverallong-distancecarrierswhenyoumakeacall;  
ratesmayvarydependinguponthetimeanddestination.Totakeadvantage  
oflowrates,youcanstoretheaccesscodeofalong-distancecarrierasyou  
wouldaregularnumberandregisteritasachainnumber.Thentodial,  
pressthis(accesscode)numberfollowedbytheregularnumberandStart  
key.  
Youcansetupchaindialingforphone/creditcardnumbers,thesameway.  
However, when using chain dialing, do NOT send a cover page  
becauseyourcreditcardnumberwillbeonit.  
3-11  
     
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
USINGTHEMFCWITHANEXTERNALTELEPHONE  
4.USINGTHEMFCWITHANEXTERNALTELEPHONE  
IfyouconnectanexternaltelephonetotheMFC’sEXT.jack,youcanusetheMFC  
tomakeregulartelephonecalls.Therearetwowaystodial:manuallyontheexternal  
telephoneandautomaticallybyusingOneTouch,SpeedDial,orTel-Indexnumbers  
storedontheMFC.Todialautomatically,youmustfirstpresstheHookkey.Then  
presstheOneTouch,SpeedDial,orTel-Indexnumber.Youcanlistentotheotherend  
throughtheone-wayspeakeroftheMFC,buttheotherpartywon’thearyouuntilyou  
pickupthehandsetoftheexternaltelephoneandpressHookagain.Whenyoufinish  
speakingreplacethehandset.  
Tlphone  
Manual Dialing  
Todialmanually,pickupthehandsetanddialthenumberontheexternaltelephone.  
––OR––  
YoucandialmanuallybypressingHookandusingtheMFC’sdialpadasfollows:  
1.PressHook.  
2.Whenyouhearadialtone,dialthenumberontheMFC’sdialpad.  
3.Whentheotherpartyanswers,pickupthehandsetandpressHookagain.Toend  
thecall,replacethehandset.  
One-TouchDialing  
1.PressHook.  
2.Whenyouhearthedialtone,presstheOne-Touchkey.  
3.Whentheotherpartyanswers,pickupthehandsetoftheexternaltelephoneand  
pressHookagain.Toendthecall,replacethehandset.  
IfyoutrytouseaOne-Touchnumberthathasnotbeenstoredonthekeyyoupressed,  
youwillhearawarningsoundandthedisplaywillsay,NOTREGISTERED. The  
displaywillreturntonormalafter2seconds.  
SpeedDialing  
1.PressHook.  
2.Whenyouhearthedialtone,presstheSpeed-Dialkeyandthenpressthetwo-digit  
Speed-Dialnumber,usingtheMFC’sdialpad.  
3.Whentheotherpartyanswers,pickupthehandsetoftheexternaltelephoneand  
pressHookagain.Toendthecall,replacethehandset.  
4-1  
                 
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
USINGTHEMFCWITHANEXTERNALTELEPHONE  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
UsingPauseand#withtheTelephone  
-PressPausetoinserta3.5secondpausebetweennumbers.  
-Press#toswitchthedialingtypefrompulsetotonetemporarily. This  
keyalsoisusedforpush-buttonservices,suchasthoseofferedbybanks,  
creditcardcompanies,orpagingservices.  
SearchingtheTelephoneIndex  
OnceyouhavestoredanameandnumberasaOne-TouchnumberorasaSpeed-Dial  
number,youcansearchforthatnamealphabeticallyusingtheTelephoneIndex. You  
candialanumberdirectlyfromtheTelephoneIndex.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. PressTel-index.  
TEL.INDEX  
ONLINE  
2. Usethedialpadtoenterthefirstcharacter  
ofthestoredname,andpressZ(left  
arrow)orX(rightarrow)tofindthe  
name.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
3. PressStarttobegindialing.  
-PressHooktocancelthecall.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
4. Whenyouheartheotherpartyanswer,  
pickupthehandsetoftheexternal  
telephoneandpressHook again.  
-Toendthecall,replacethehandset.  
4-2  
               
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
5.SENDINGFAXES  
DOCUMENT BASICS  
SENDING FAXES  
A) DOCUMENT BASICS  
TheSizeofYourDocuments  
216mm (8.5")  
208mm (8.2")  
148mm  
(5.8")  
216mm (8.5")  
4mm  
4mm  
100mm  
Minimum  
(3.9")  
900mm  
(35.4")  
Maximum  
scanned  
(printed)  
area  
SedingFAX  
Thesizeofthedocumentsyouwanttosendbyfaxshouldnotbelarger(orsmaller)  
thanyourMFCcanaccommodate.Thedocumentsshouldeachbebetween5.8and8.5  
inches(148and216mm)wideandbetween3.9and35.4inches(100and900mm)  
long.  
Themaximumwidthofthescannedarea,thatcanbeprintedontherecordingpaper  
oftherecipient’sfax,is8.2inches(208mm).  
HowtoInserttheDocument  
Tosendafax,firstinsertthedocumentyouwishtosend,facedown,  
inthedocumentfeeder.Thetopedgeofthedocumentshouldgoin  
first,orthefaxwillbereceivedupsidedown.  
Topreventthedocumentfromskewingasitisfed,adjustthepaper  
guidestofitthewidthofthedocument.  
T O P  
5-1  
 
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES DOCUMENT BASICS  
NOTICE  
AbouttheDocumentsYouSend...  
Donotusedocumentsthatarecurled,wrinkled,folded,ripped,orthat  
containstaples,paperclips,paste,ortape.Also,donotusecardboard,  
newspaper,orfabric.  
curled  
folded  
staples  
tape  
NO!  
wrinkled  
ripped  
paper clip  
fabric  
The Auto Document Feeder (ADF)  
TheAutoDocumentFeeder(ADF)automaticallyfeedsdocuments(upto30pages)  
intothemachine,oneatatime.Thethicknessandweightofthedocumentsshould  
fallintothefollowingcategories:  
Thickness:Foronesheet:2.8x10-3 to4.7x10-3inches(0.07to0.12mm).  
Formultiplesheets:2.8x10-3to3.9x10-3inches(0.07to0.10mm).  
Weight: Foronesheet:0.07x10-3to0.121x10-3lbs/inch2(52to85g/m2).  
Formultiplesheets:0.07x10-3to0.114x10-3lbs/inch2(52to80g/m2).  
Beforeinsertingdocumentsintothedocumentfeeder,fanthesheetsofpapertomake  
surethedocumentsarenotstucktogether. Thentaptheleadingedgeonaflatsurface  
soallthepagesareevenwhenplacedinthefeeder. Makesureyoualwaysplacethe  
documentsinfacedown.  
5-2  
   
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
DOCUMENT BASICS  
SENDING FAXES  
GettingReadytoSendaFax  
SettingtheResolution  
Youcanchooseasetting(STANDARD,FINE,SUPERFINE,orPHOTO)forthe  
resolutionanytimebeforeyoupressStartorCopy.Youcanchooseasettingby  
pressingtheResolutionkey.( meanslightoff. meanslighton.)  
Fine  
STANDARD  
The STANDARD resolution can be used for most  
typewrittentext.WhentheSTANDARDsettingison,  
bothlightsareoff.  
Photo  
S.Fine  
Transmissionspeedisnormal.  
Fine  
FINE  
TheFINEresolutionisanidealsettingtouseifyouwant  
tosenddocumentsthathavesmallprint.Whenthe  
FINEsettingison,theFINElightwillbelit.  
Photo  
S.Fine  
TransmissionspeedisslowerthanSTANDARD.  
SedingFAX  
Fine  
SUPERFINE  
PHOTO  
TheSUPERFINEresolutionisagoodsettingtousefor  
documentswithverysmallprintorartwork.Whenthe  
SUPERFINEsettingison,theS.FINElightwillbelit.  
TransmissionspeedisslowerthanFINE.  
Photo  
S.Fine  
Fine  
ThePHOTOresolutionisidealforsendingdocuments  
thathavevaryingshadesofgray,suchasphotographs.  
ThePHOTOsettingisonwhenbothlightsarelit.  
TransmissionspeedisslowerthanFINE.  
Photo  
S.Fine  
Tosetdifferentresolutionsforeachpageofamultipagedocument,refertoMultiple  
ResolutionTransmissiononpage5-16~17.  
5-3  
           
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES DOCUMENT BASICS  
SettingtheContrast  
TheMFChasautomaticcontrastcontrol,butifyouaresendingorcopyingadocument  
thatisverylightorverydark,youmaywanttosetthecontrastyourself.  
UseSUPERLIGHTtosendaverylightdocument.  
UseSUPERDARKtosendaverydarkdocument.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe  
feeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. PressFunction.  
3. Press1.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
4.CONTRAST  
4. Press4.  
Thedisplaywillalternatemessages.  
CONTRAST:AUTO  
SELECT { } & SET  
CONTRAST:S.LIGHT  
5. UseZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectoneofthesettings,AUTO,  
S.LIGHT,orS.DARK.  
Example:S.LIGHT.  
6. PressSet.  
4.CONTRAST  
7. PressStoptoexit.  
FAX: NO. & START  
ONLINE  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
ONLINE  
5-4  
       
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
B) BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
Sending a Fax  
Thereare3basicwaystosendafax:  
1)Manualtransmission:  
Youcanspeakwiththeotherpartybeforesendingafax,bypickingup  
theexternalhandsetanddialingthenumberontheexternaltelephone.  
AftertheotherpartyhasfinishedtalkingandhaspressedtheStart  
button,youwillbeabletosendyourfaxbypressingyourStartkeyand  
placingthehandsetinitscradle.(Ifyoucallandallyouhearisthe  
chirpingsoundofafaxmachine,youcangoaheadandpressyourStart  
key,andthenreplacethehandsetoftheexternaltelephone.)  
2)Automatictransmission:  
Youcansendafaxwithoutpickingupthehandsetoftheexternal  
telephoneorwithoutpressingHookbydialingthefaxnumberandthen  
pressingStart.  
SedingFAX  
a.One-TouchDialing  
PressoneoftheOne-Touchkeys.(Thenumbersmustbestored  
beforehand.Seepage3-6~7.)ThenpressStart.  
b.Speed-Dialing  
PressSpeed-Dial,thenusethedialpadtoenteratwo-digitnumber.  
Forexample,press05for5.(Thenumbersmustbestoredbeforehand.  
Seepage3-7~8.)ThenpressStart.  
c. TelephoneIndex  
YoucanuseTel-Indextomaketelephoneorfaxcalls.(Seepage4-2.)  
3)Delayedtransmission:  
ItispossibletosenddocumentsatalatertimebyusingtheTIMER  
TalkingtotheOtherPartyWhenSendingaFax  
Whenyouaresendingafaxmanuallyandyouheartherecipient’svoice  
insteadoffaxtones,youcanusethehandsetoftheexternaltelephoneto  
haveaconversation.Ifyouwanttothensendafax,askthepersononthe  
otherlinetopressStartandwhenyouhearfaxtonesyoucanpressStart  
tobeginsendingyourfax.  
5-5  
           
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
SendingaFaxAutomatically  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe  
feeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. Enterafaxnumber.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
Example:One-Touchdialing.  
DIALING  
ONLINE  
3. PressStart.  
SENDING  
ONLINE  
P.01  
Sending a Fax Manually  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsfacedownintothe  
feeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. PressHookandlistenforthedialtone.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
PRESS START KEY  
ONLINE  
3. Enterthefaxnumber.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
Youcanusemanualdialing,One-Touch  
dialing,SpeedDialing,orTel-Index.  
4. Whenyouhearafaxtone,pressStart.  
Your MFC will begin sending the  
documents.  
SENDING  
ONLINE  
5-6  
 
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
Automatic and Manual Redialing  
Ifanumberyouhavedialedisbusyoryourcalldidnotgothroughforsomeother  
reason,youcanredialthatnumber.Therearetwowaystoredial:automaticand  
“manual.Automaticredialingcanbeusedonlyforfaxesthatweresentusing  
automatictransmission—notfortelephonecalls.TheMFCautomaticallywillredial  
thenumber3timesat5minuteintervalsbeforegivingup.Itwillredialthelastdialed  
numberwhenyoupressRedial(manualredialing).  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
OptionalSettingsWhenYouSendaFaxManually  
PrintingPageHeaders  
SedingFAX  
YourMFCcanprintapageheaderonthetopofeveryfaxyousend.Itis  
printedonthereceivingparty’sfaxpaper.Itcontainsthedateandtimeof  
transmission,yourfaxnumberandname(StationID),andpagenumber.  
OfcourseyoumustregisteryourStationIDbeforehandforthatinformation  
Transmission Date and Time  
Station ID  
Page Number  
09/12/1998  
15:25  
4155554444  
BROTHER  
PAGE 01  
5-7  
     
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
C) ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
SendingaFaxbyUsingSuperQuick-Scan(MemoryTransmission)  
Ifyouarefaxingasetofdocumentsthatareconfidentialinnatureoryoujustneed  
youroriginaldocumentsbackrightaway,youdonothavetostandattheMFCand  
waitforthetransmissionofeachpagetobecompleted.YoucanuseSuperQuick-Scan  
inordertogetyouroriginaldocumentsbackbeforetransmission.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. PressSuperQ.Scan.  
MEMORY  
100%  
Thedisplaywillindicatehowmuch  
memoryisavailable.  
ONLINE  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
3. Enterthefaxnumber.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
4. Press Start to begin scanning the  
documentsintomemory.Oncecompleted,  
theMFCwilldialthedestination.  
MEMORY  
ONLINE  
100%  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
If You Get a MEMORY FULL Message When Trying to Send a Fax  
byUsingSuperQuick-Scan  
Ifthememorybecomesfullwhenscanningpage1andthedisplayshows  
PRESSSTOPKEY,thenpressStoptoabortthejob.  
Ifthememorybecomesfullonpage2ormoreofamultipagedocument,you  
willbepromptedtopressStarttosendtheportionalreadyscanned,orto  
pressStoptoabortthejob.  
5-8  
           
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
SettingtheDailyTimer(forDelayedTransmissions)  
TheDailyTimerfunctionletsyousendafaxatapresettimeeveryday. Thisishandy  
forsendingdelayedjobsthatmustgooutatthesametimedaily. Onceyouenterthe  
time,youdon’thavetoenteritagain. Thesettingwillstaythesameuntilyouchange  
it. Soyoucanuseiteveryday,oronlyondayswhenyouneedit.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
7.SETUP SYSTEM  
2.DAILY TIMER  
2. Press7.  
3. Press2.  
4. Enterthetimein24-hourformatusing  
thedialpad.  
ENTER TIME:00:00  
ENTER TIME:19:45  
2.DAILY TIMER  
SedingFAX  
Example:19:45 (7:45P.M.).  
5. Waitfortwoseconds,pressStoptoexit.  
DelayedTransmission  
Youcanusethetimertosenddocumentsatalatertime(upto24hourslater).When  
thepresettimeisdisplayed,acceptitorenteranewtimeifneeded.YourMFCalso  
willproduceareport,theDelayedSendingReport”,afterthefaxissent.Youcanset  
uptothreedifferentdocumentsfordelayedtransmission.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
5-9  
         
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
2. PressSuperQ.Scanifyouusememory  
transmission,oryoucansendyourfax  
normally.  
MEMORY  
ONLINE  
100%  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
3. PressFunction.  
4. Press1.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
5. Press1.  
1.TIMER  
6. Acceptthedisplayedtimeorenterthe  
timein24-hourformatusingthedial  
pad.  
SET TIME=00:00  
SET TIME=19:45  
1.TIMER  
Example:19:45 (7:45P.M.).  
7. Waitfortwoseconds.  
8. PressStop.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
MEMORY  
100%  
ONLINE  
9. Enterthefaxnumber.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
10.PressStart.  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
TheMFCwillwaituntilthespecified  
timetocall.  
Broadcasting  
ByusingthenumbersyouhavestoredforOne-Touchdialing,Speed-Dialing,orgroup  
dialing,youcanautomaticallysendfaxestoamaximumof60numbersatonce.  
Remember,eachGroupyoucreatedreservesoneoftheOne-Touchkeys.Youcannot  
broadcasttoanumberthathasnotbeenstoredintomemory.UsetheTelephoneIndex  
tohelpyouchoosethenumberstowhichyouwishtobroadcast.(Seepage4-2.)After  
transmissioniscompleted,aBroadcastReportwillbeprintedautomaticallytoletyou  
knowtheresults.  
5-10  
       
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
GettingFamiliarwiththeBroadcastingFunction  
* Tostopthebroadcastinprogress,pressStop.  
* Enterthechaindialingnumbersasyounormallywould,butkeepin  
mindthateachkeycountsasonelocation,sothenumberoflocationsyou  
cancallbecomeslimited.(Youhaveupto60locationsyoucancallwith  
One-Touch,Speed-Dialing,andgroupnumbers.)  
* Ifthelineisbusyorforsomeotherreasonaconnectioncouldnotbemade  
whilebroadcasting,theMFCwillredialthenumberautomatically.(See  
* Ifthememoryisfull,pressStoptoabortthejoborpressStarttosend  
theportionthatisinthememory(ifmorethanonepagehasbeen  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
SedingFAX  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. PressSuperQ.Scan.  
MEMORY  
100%  
ONLINE  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
3. EntertheOne-Touchkey(s)and/orSpeed-  
Dialnumber(s),oneaftertheother,ora  
Groupnumber.  
ALL BROTHER  
ONLINE  
Example:Groupnumber.  
4. PressStartandtheMFCwillreadthe  
documentsintomemory,andthenstart  
sendingfaxestoallthenumbersyou  
entered.  
MEMORY  
ONLINE  
100%  
DIALING  
ONLINE  
SENDING  
ONLINE  
P.01  
5-11  
 
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
SendingbyMultipleTransmissions  
Usethisfunctiontosendseveraldifferentfaxestoseveraldestinationsatonce.For  
example,youcanautomaticallyfaxDocumentAtoonedestinationandDocument  
Btoanotherdestination.  
ThisisnottobeconfusedwithBroadcasting,whichissendingthesamedocument(s)  
tomanydestinations.  
Ifyouwish,youcancombinethisfunctionwithbroadcastingsoyoucanfaxdifferent  
documentstodifferentlistsofpeopleatthesametime.Todothis,storevarioussets  
ofdocumentsinmemory.ThenautomaticallyyourMFCwillfaxDocumentAtoone  
listofpeopleandDocumentBtoanotherlistofpeople.Youcanpreset3different  
documents(includingtimertransmission)inmemory;ifyousetonetimertransmission,  
multipletransmissionsareavailablefortwootherdestinations.  
IfyoupressonlySuperQ.ScaninsteadofShift+SuperQ.Scanforthelast  
document,yourMFCwillstartdialingwithoutwaitingfor30seconds.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. InsertDocumentAintothefeeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. PressShift+SuperQ.Scantogetherto  
sendbymultipletransmission.  
MULTI TX  
ONLINE  
100%  
Thedisplayshowsremainingmemory.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
3. Enterthefaxnumber.(Orenteraseries  
ofnumbersifyouarebroadcasting.)  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
4. PressStarttostartscanningdocuments.  
MULTI TX  
ONLINE  
100%  
09/12/1998 15:27  
ONLINE  
5. InsertDocumentBwithin30seconds  
afterDocumentAhasbeenscanned.(If  
youwaitmorethan30secondstoscan  
anotherdocument,theMFCwillbeginto  
senddocumentA”.)RepeatStep2,3,4  
fordocumentB”.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
PRESS START KEY  
ONLINE  
5-12  
     
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
6. RepeatStep1,2,3,4fordocumentC”.  
MULTI TX  
70%  
ONLINE  
7. After30seconds,yourMFCwillstart  
sendingthedocumentsinscannedorder.  
DIALING  
ONLINE  
InterruptingtheTimerandPolledJob  
Youcansendafaxwithoutcancelingthetimer(seepage5-9~10)orPolledWaiting  
withdocumentsinthefeeder(seepage7-3)byinterruptingit.Whenyouinterrupt  
theTimertosendanewsetofdocuments,theMFCdoesnotautomaticallyredial  
thenumberifitwasbusy.Also,youcannotusethefunctionmodeifyouhave  
interruptedtheTimerorPolledWaiting.  
Example:TIMERWAITINGwithadocumentinthefeeder.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
TIMER WAITING  
ONLINE  
SedingFAX  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
2. Press0.  
0.INTERRUPT  
3. Waitfortwoseconds.  
REMOVE DOCUMENT  
ONLINE  
4. RemovedocumentsfromtheMFC.  
5. Placethenewdocumentsintothefeeder.  
INSERT DOCUMENT  
ONLINE  
FAX OR COPY  
ONLINE  
FUNC 0 TO RESET  
ONLINE  
6. Enter the new fax number for the  
documentsyouaresendingnow,then  
pressStart.  
DIALING  
ONLINE  
SENDING  
ONLINE  
P.01  
7. Afterthetransmissionisfinished,place  
theolddocumentsbackintothefeeder.  
INSERT DOCUMENT  
ONLINE  
FAX OR COPY  
ONLINE  
FUNC 0 TO RESET  
ONLINE  
5-13  
     
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES ADVANCED FAX TRANSMISSIONS  
8. PressFunctionand0 torestorethetimer.  
0.INTERRUPT  
TIMER WAITING  
ONLINE  
CancelingaJob  
UsetheCancelJobfunctiontopermanentlyremovescheduledtaskssuchasPolling  
orPolledWaiting(seepage7-2~3)andTimer(DelayedTransmission)(seepage5-  
9~10)fromyourMFC.  
Example:TIMERWAITINGwithdocumentsinthefeeder.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
TIMER WAITING  
ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
2. Press2.  
Anywaitingjobsthathavebeensetup  
2.CANCEL JOB  
willappearinthedisplay.  
19:45  
NJ OFFIC  
Ifnojobsarewaitingtobeprocessed,a  
NOJOBWAITINGmessagewillappear  
inthedisplay.  
SELECT { } & SET  
3. UseZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)to  
selectthejobyouwishtocancel.  
19:45  
NJ OFFIC  
NJ OFFIC  
2.EXIT  
19:45  
4. PressSet.  
1.CLEAR  
5. Press1 tocanceltheselectedjob,or2 to  
exitwithoutcanceling.  
If1 isselected,thejobwillbecanceled  
andthenextjobinthequeuewillappear  
inthedisplay.  
6. Tocancelthenextjob,press1 again.To  
exit,simplypress2.  
5-14  
   
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
D) FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
SettingtheOverseasMode  
Ifyouexperiencedifficultywithsendingfaxesoverseas,youmaywanttousethe  
Overseasmode. UsingtheOverseasmodeisaneffectivewaytosendfaxesoverseas.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. PressFunction.  
3. Press1.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
6.OVERSEAS MODE  
OVERSEAS:OFF  
SedingFAX  
4. Press6.  
SELECT { } & SET  
OVERSEAS:ON  
5. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toswitchtoON.  
6.OVERSEAS MODE  
6. PressSet.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
7. PressStoptoexit.  
PRESS START KEY  
ONLINE  
8. Thenstartthefaxsendingoperation.  
Aftersendingyourfax,theoverseasmode  
willswitchitselfOFF.  
5-15  
       
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
SettingYourMFCforMultipleResolutionTransmission  
Thisisatemporarysettingforthecurrenttransmissionjobonly.Youcansetthe  
resolutionofthedocumentsyousendbypressingResolution.Onceyousetthe  
resolution,allthepageswillbesentatthesameresolution.However,theremaybe  
timeswhenyouwanttosendsomepagesatoneresolution,suchasSTANDARD,and  
otherpagesinanotherresolution,suchasPHOTO.IfyousendallpagesinPhoto  
resolution,forinstance,itwouldtakeagreatdealoftime.Itisbettertospecifythe  
resolutionforeachpagetominimizetransmissiontime.Thisismadepossibleby  
usingthe1.TEMP.SETTINGSfunction.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. PressFunction.  
3. Press1.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
5.RESOLUTION  
4. Press5.  
PAGE 01:STANDARD  
SELECT { } & SET  
PAGE 01:FINE  
5. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
tofindtheresolutionyouwantforthe  
firstpageofyourdocuments.  
Example:FINE.  
6. PressSet.  
PAGE 02:FINE  
ReturntoStep6tosettheresolutionfor  
page2andthefollowingpages.  
7. Whenyoufinishsettingtheresolution  
FAX: NO, & START  
ONLINE  
forallyourpages,pressStop.  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
ONLINE  
5-16  
         
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
8. Enterthefaxnumber.  
9. PressStart.  
TheresolutionwillreverttoSTANDARD  
afterthedocumentshavebeensent.  
SendingaFaxwithanElectronicCoverPageMessage  
AnautomaticCoverPagewillallowyoutosenddetailsofwhothefaxisgoingto,who  
itisfromandwhenitwassent.ThisiswhattheCoverPagelookslike:  
09/12/1998 15:25  
=== COVER PAGE ===  
(1)  
(2)  
TO:  
NJ OFFICE  
FAX: 14155551212  
E
SedingFAX  
FROM:  
BROTHER  
E
FAX: 4155554444  
TEL: 4155554445  
03 PAGE[S] TO FOLLOW  
COMMENT: PLEASE CALL  
(3)  
(4)  
(1) TheTOinformationcomesfromtheOne-TouchortheSpeed-Dialmemory. If  
youaredialingmanually,thenameofthedestinationwillbeleftblank.  
(2) TheFROMinformationcomesfromtheStationID.  
(3) Thenumberofpagesyouaresending. WhenCoverPageissenteachtimeby  
usingtheautomaticsettings(seepage5-20~21),thenumberofpageswillbeleft  
blank.IfyouhaveusedthetemporaryCoverPagesetting(seepage5-21~22),the  
numberofpagesyouenteredwillbelisted.  
(4) Yourcomments. Youmaycustomizethecomments(seepage5-18~19).  
5-17  
       
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
SelectingaCommentfortheCoverPage  
Youcanchooseonecommentfromamong6options.Thefirstoptionisto  
sendnocommentatall. Thenext3arebuilt-incomments,andthelasttwo  
areonesyoucanenteryourself.(Formoreinformationseebelow  
“CustomizingYourCoverPageComment”.)  
1.COMMENT OFF  
2.PLEASE CALL  
3.URGENT  
4.CONFIDENTIAL  
5.(Yourowncustomizedcommentupto27characters.)  
6.(Yourowncustomizedcommentupto27characters.)  
Customizing Your Cover Page Comment  
YoucancustomizethecommentonyourCoverPageasfollows:  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
7.SETUP SYSTEM  
6.SET COVERPAGE  
5.  
2. Press7.  
3. Press6.  
SELECT { } & SET  
5.  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselect5or6whereyouwishtostorea  
comment.  
Example:5.  
5. PressSet.  
5.  
5-18  
     
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
6. Enteryourcustomizedcommentusing  
5.TOP SECRET  
thedialpad(upto27characters).  
Example:TOPSECRET.  
7. PressSet.  
6.SET COVERPAGE  
8. PressStoptoexit.  
PrintingaSampleCoverPage  
YoucanprintasampleCoverPagetochecktheformat.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
3.PRINT REPORTS  
4.COVERPAGE  
SedingFAX  
2. Press3.  
3. Press4.  
PRESS START KEY  
PRINTING  
4. PressStart.  
5-19  
   
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
To Always Send a Cover Page  
IfyouoftensendanautomaticCoverPage, youcansetittoONtoavoidhavingto  
setupthedetailsoftheCoverPageeachtime. Hereishowyoucanswitchthesetting  
fortheautomaticCoverPagetoONorOFF:  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
5.USER OPTIONS  
3.COVERPG ON/OFF  
COVERPAGE:OFF  
2. Press5.  
3. Press3.  
SELECT { } & SET  
COVERPAGE:ON  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
tochooseONorOFF.  
Example:ON.  
5. PressSet.  
1.COMMENT OFF  
SELECT { } & SET  
2.PLEASE CALL  
6. IfyouselectedON,youmustselecta  
comment,bypressingZ(leftarrow)or  
X(rightarrow).  
5-19.)  
7. PressSet.  
3.COVERPG ON/OFF  
8. PressStoptoexit.  
5-20  
     
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
SendinganAutomaticCoverPage  
IfyouhavetheCoverPageON/OFFsettingtoON,thetotalnumberof  
pageswillnotbeprintedontheCoverPage. Also,thecommentyouselected  
whenyousetittoONwillbeprintedonalltheCoverPagesyousend.  
Sending a Fax When the Cover Page Is ON  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.The  
displaywillsayCOVERPAGEONforone  
second.  
COVERPAGE ON  
SCAN READY  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
SedingFAX  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. Enterthefaxnumber.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
3. PressStart.  
SEND COVERPAGE  
ONLINE  
YourMFCwillbegintransmittingthe  
CoverPageandoriginaldocument.  
SENDING  
ONLINE  
P.01  
SendingaCoverPageTemporarily  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. PressCoverpage.  
1.COMMENT OFF  
ONLINE  
SELECT { } & SET  
ONLINE  
5-21  
   
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SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
3. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectthecommentyouwant.  
Example:2.PLEASECALL.  
2.PLEASE CALL  
ONLINE  
4. PressSet.  
TOTAL PAGES? :00  
ONLINE  
5. Enter the number of pages you are  
sending.(Enter00toleavethenumberof  
pagesblank.)  
TOTAL PAGES? :02  
ONLINE  
6. Waitfortwoseconds.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
PRESS START KEY  
ONLINE  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
7. Enterthefaxnumber.  
SEND COVERPAGE  
ONLINE  
8. PressStart.  
SENDING  
ONLINE  
P.01  
HelpfulHints • EveniftheCoverPageON/OFFsettingisON,youcanavoidsending  
anautomaticCoverPagebypressingCoverpageoncetoturnoff  
theCoverPageforthattransmission.  
Ifyouwantthetotalnumberofpagessenttobeprintedonthecover  
page, pressCoverpageoncetosettheCOVERPAGEON/OFF  
optiontoOFF.(Seepage5-20~21.)ThenpressCoverpageonce  
againandenterthenumberofpages.  
5-22  
 
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
CallReservation:SpeakingwiththeOtherPartyontheExternal  
TelephoneAfterFaxTransmission  
YoucansendafaxandthentalktotherecipientusingtheCallReservationfeature.  
AfteryourMFCprintsonthereceivingend,thereceivingfaxmachinewillringasif  
itwerereceivingatelephonecall.Iftherecipientpicksupthehandset,yourMFCwill  
ring.IfyouhaveatelephonepluggedintotheEXT.JackofyourMFC,youcanpick  
upyourhandset,pressHookandstartaconversation.IfyouhavebothCall  
ReservationandCallBackMessagesettoONandtherecipientdoesnotpickupthe  
handsetwhenitrings,yourMFCwillleaveafaxmessageaskingtherecipienttocall  
you.  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
UsingtheCallReservationFunction  
• Therearesomefaxmachinesthatwillnotrespondtothisfunction.  
• Whenyouuseautoredialing,youcannotusetheCallReservation  
function,butif CallBackMessageisON,yourmachinewillleaveaCall  
BackMessageaskingtheotherpartycallyou.  
SedingFAX  
• YoucannotuseCallReservationwiththeDelayedTransmissionorwith  
thePollingfunction.  
You must register your Station ID number to turn Call Back  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
2. PressFunction.  
3. Press1.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
5-23  
         
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SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
4. Press3.  
3.CALL RESERVE  
CALL RESERVE:OFF  
SELECT { } & SET  
CALL RESERVE:ON  
5. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectCallReservationONorOFF.  
Example:CallReserveON.  
6. PressSet.  
CALL BACK:OFF  
SELECT { } & SET  
CALL BACK:ON  
7. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectCallBackMessageONorOFF.  
Example:CallBackMessageON.  
8. PressSet.  
3.CALL RESERVE  
9. PressStop.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
PRESS START KEY  
ONLINE  
10.Enterthefaxnumber.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
11. PressStart.  
DIALING  
ONLINE  
12.Pickupyourhandsetoftheexternal  
telephoneandpressHook ifitrings.  
09/12/1998 15:25  
=== CALL BACK MESSAGE ===  
TO:  
NJ OFFICE  
R
FAX: 14155551212  
FROM:  
BROTHER  
T
PLEASE CALL AT[TEL] 4155554445  
[FAX] 4155554444  
Y
Y
5-24  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
PrintingtheCallBackMessage  
YoucanprintasampleCallBackMessagetochecktheformat.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
3.PRINT REPORTS  
5.CALL BACK MSG  
PRESS START KEY  
PRINTING  
2. Press3.  
3. Press5.  
4. PressStart.  
SedingFAX  
ECM(ErrorCorrectionMode)  
TheErrorCorrectionMode(ECM)isawayfortheMFCtochecktheintegrityofafax  
transmissionwhileitisinprogress.ECMtransmissionsarepossibleonlybetween  
machinesthatbothhavetheECMfeature.Iftheydo,youmaysendandreceivefax  
messagesthatarecontinuouslycheckedfortheirintegrity.  
SufficientmemorymustbeavailableinyourMFCforthisfeaturetowork.  
ErrorRetransmission  
ErrorRetransmissionishelpfulwhenthereceivingmachinedoesnothaveECM.  
EventhoughyourMFCcannotchecktheintegrityofthemessage,itwillsendthe  
affectedpage(s)againafteroccurrencesofaccidentalnoisehavecausedanerror.  
ThisfeatureisavailableonlyformemorytransmissionusingSuperQuick-  
5-25  
       
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SENDING FAXES FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
5.USER OPTIONS  
4.ERROR RE-TX  
2. Press5.  
3. Press4.  
ERROR RE-TX:OFF  
SELECT { } & SET  
ERROR RE-TX:ON  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
tochooseeitherONorOFF.  
Example:ON.  
5. PressSet.  
4.ERROR RE-TX  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
Next-FAXReservation  
YoucanuseNext-FAXReservationforsendingafaxwhentheMFCisbusyreceiving  
ortransmittingfrommemory.Thisfunctionsavesyoufromhavingtowaituntilthe  
incomingfaxhasprintedorthefaxstoredinmemoryhasfinishedtransmission.To  
usetheNext-FAXReservationfeature,insertthedocumentsasyounormallywould  
andfollowafewothersimplesteps.  
5-26  
 
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
FAX TRANSMISSION OPTIONS  
SENDING FAXES  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
• Next-FAXReservationcannotbeusedwhentherearedocumentsinthe  
documentfeederawaitingDelayedTransmissionorPolledWaitingor  
whentheInterruptfunctionisinuse.  
• WhenyouaremakingacallusingNext-FAXReservation,youcandial  
manually,oruseOne-Touch,Speed-Dial,Redial,orChaindialing.  
However,whenyouuseOne-Touchdialing,thescreenwilldisplayonly  
thenumberoftheOne-Touchnumberyouareusing,suchas*01and  
notthenameofthepersonyouarecalling.Similarly,ifyouuseSpeed-  
Dialing,thescreenwillshowyouonlytheSpeed-Dialnumber,suchas  
“#02”.  
• YoucansettheresolutionforNext-FAXReservationbypressing  
Resolution,butyoucannotchangeanysettingsusingtheFunction  
key.(Forexample,youcannotchangeasettingformultipleresolution  
transmissionbyusingfunctionmode.)  
• TocancelaNext-FAXReservation,removethedocumentsandpress  
Stop.  
SedingFAX  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
RECEIVING  
ONLINE  
P.01  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.  
2. Enterafaxnumber.  
3. PressStart.  
ENTER No & START  
SCAN READY  
14155551234  
ONLINE  
PRESS SET  
ONLINE  
4. PressSet.  
NEXT-FAX RESERVD  
ONLINE  
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ONLINE  
DIALING  
ONLINE  
-IfaOne-TouchorSpeed-Dialnumberisselectedthatisnotstored,awarning  
beepwillsound.  
5-27  
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES  
6.RECEIVINGFAXESANDOTHERCALLS  
A) BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES  
SelectinganAnswerMode  
TherearefourdifferentanswermodesforyourMFC.Youmaychoosethemodethat  
bestsuitsyourneedsbypressingtheModebuttonrepeatedlyuntilyouhavechanged  
theFaxandF/Tlightstothesettingyouwanttouse.Formoredetailedinformation  
aboutaparticularmode,pleaserefertothepagenumberintherightcolumn.  
Note:thelightedindicatorsmean =notselected =isselectedandlit  
Mode  
Light  
Fax  
How it works  
When to use it  
Page #  
Youcontrolthephoneline Usethismodewhenyouare  
andmustanswereverycall usingacomputermodemon  
yourself.  
1. Manual  
(manualreceive)  
(Ifyouhavean  
external  
telephone  
pluggedintothe  
EXT. Jack)  
TAD  
F/T  
thesamelineorifyoureceive  
veryfewfaxmessages.You  
canalsousethismodewith  
DistinctiveRinging.  
Fax  
TAD  
F/T  
2. Fax  
(automatic  
receive)  
The MFC automatically Fordedicatedfaxlines. You  
answerseverycallasafax. cannotreceiveavoicecallbut  
youcancallout.  
Fax  
TAD  
F/T  
TheMFCcontrolstheline This mode is for when you  
andautomaticallyanswers are not using an  
everycall.Ifthecallisafax answering machine. You  
itwillreceivethefax.Ifthe can not have an answering  
callisnotafaxitwillring machine on the same line,  
(doublering)foryoutopick even if it is on a separate  
upthecallbyusingthe jack on the same line. You  
3. F/T  
(Fax/Telephone)  
(Ifyouhavean  
external  
telephone  
pluggedintothe  
EXT. Jack)  
externaltelephone.  
can not use the telephone  
company’s Voice Mail in  
this mode.  
4. TAD  
The answering machine You must have an external  
controlsthephonelineand answering machine plugged  
answerseverycall.Assoon intotheMFCforthismodeto  
astheTADanswers,the workproperly.Itwillnotwork  
MFClistensforfaxtones. withthetelephonecompany’s  
Ifithearsthenitwilltake VoiceMailservices. TheTAD  
overthecallandreceive mode can be set so you have  
Fax  
TAD  
F/T  
(External  
Telephone  
Answering  
Deviceor  
machine plugged  
intotheEXT.  
Jack)  
thefaxmessage.  
time to answer calls before  
theTADpicksup. Youdonot  
have to change modes when  
youareinorout.  
*NOTE:InTADmodetheRingDelayandF/TRingTimesettingsontheMFCdonotapply!The  
numberofringsissetontheexternalansweringmachine,whichoverridesthesettings  
on the MFC.  
• InF/TmodeyoumustsettheRingDelayandF/TRingTime.Ifyouhaveextensionphonesonthe  
line,settheRingDelayto4rings.  
6-1  
             
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
ManualReception(ManualMode)(OnlywithanExternal  
TelephoneConnectedtotheMFC)  
WhenyousettheAnswerModetomanual,youmustanswereachincomingcall  
yourself. HereiswhatyoushoulddowhenusingManualMode:  
If You Get a...  
Then You Should...  
1.Regularphonecall  
Talkasyounormallywouldthroughthehandsetofthe  
externaltelephone.  
2.Phonecalland  
PressStartorpressyourRemoteActivationCode(*51)  
requesttosendafax ontheexternaltelephonewhenyoufinishtalking,  
replacethehandset.  
Note:ThesendermustalsopressStart.  
3. Faxtone...  
PressStartorpressyourRemoteActivationCode(*51)  
ontheexternaltelephone,andreplacethehandset.  
AutomaticFaxOnlyReception(FaxMode)  
YoucanautomaticallyreceiveallyourfaxesinAutomaticFaxReceptionmode(Fax  
lightisON).SelectthismodebypressingMode.  
SettingtheRingDelay  
YoucansetthenumberofringsbeforetheMFCwillanswertheline.  
Rcive  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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FAX  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
6.TEL OPTIONS  
2.RING DELAY  
2. Press6.  
3. Press2.  
RING DELAY:02  
SELECT { } & SET  
6-2  
       
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
repeatedlyuntilyoufindthenumberof  
ringsyouwant.  
RING DELAY:00  
Example:00.  
Whenyouset00,youcanreceiveyour  
incomingfaxeswithoutanyrings.  
5. PressSet.  
2.RING DELAY  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
TheF/TSwitch(Fax/TelephoneMode)(OnlywithanExternal  
TelephoneConnectedtotheMFC)  
Whenyoushareonelineforyourtelephoneandfaxapplication,intheF/Tswitch  
mode,theMFCcandeterminewhetheranincomingcallisafaxoratelephonecall.  
(SeeChartbelow.)  
Incoming Call  
You pick up any  
The MFC picks up  
after Ring Delay  
elapses.  
extensions or external  
within Ring Delay  
selection.  
The MFC, all extensions  
and external in the home  
will ring for 0-4 rings  
(Ring Delay - see page 6-2).  
The MFC picks up the call  
and automatically detects  
whether it is a fax or voice  
call.  
You must manually  
determine if it is a  
voice or fax call.  
Automatic or  
manual fax call  
Automatic fax  
call  
Voice call or manual  
Voice call  
fax call  
Fax reception is  
automatically  
activated.  
Only the MFC rings,  
thus signaling you  
to pick up the  
external handset.  
The MFC will ring for  
several seconds,  
depending on your  
F/T ring time setting.  
A) If you are at the MFC  
and using the external  
telephone then, press  
Start.  
Talk as  
normal.  
B) If you are not at the  
MFC, press your  
The fax message  
is received.  
Remote Activation Code  
(*51) to transfer the fax  
call to the MFC.  
The caller stays on the  
line through the entire  
10-60 second Ring Time.  
You pick up the external  
handset and press Hook.  
Talk as normal or press  
Start key or your Remote  
Activation Code (*51) on  
the external telephone to  
receive a manual fax.  
The fax mode is activated.  
The caller may hang up.  
NOTE:TheF/Tringingwillcontinuefor10-60secondsevenifthecallerhangsup  
duringF/Tringtime.  
6-3  
       
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
SettingtheF/TRingTime  
YoucanspecifythemaximumtimeyouwanttheMFCtoring(doublering)tonotify  
youafterithasansweredatelephonecall.Therearefourpredefinedsettings:10,20,  
30,or60seconds.Duringthistime,onlytheMFCwillring.Nootherphonesonthe  
samelinewillring.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
2. Press6.  
3. Press4.  
6.TEL OPTIONS  
4.F/T RING TIME  
RING TIME:20 SEC  
SELECT { } & SET  
RING TIME:10 SEC  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
repeatedlyuntilyoufindthesettingyou  
want.  
Example:10SEC.  
5. PressSet.  
4.F/T RING TIME  
Rcive  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
FAX  
Smoothing  
Thesmoothingfeatureenhancestheappearanceofincomingfaxesbymakingthe  
linessmoothandtakesnoadditionaltime.Thisfunctiondoesnotapplytooutgoing  
faxes,ortolistsorreportsyouprint.TheinitialsettingisON.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
6-4  
         
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES  
2. Press5.  
3. Press1.  
5.USER OPTIONS  
1.SMOOTHING  
SMOOTHING:ON  
SELECT { } & SET  
SMOOTHING:OFF  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
tochooseONorOFF.  
Example:OFF.  
5. PressSet.  
1.SMOOTHING  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
SettingtheSizeofthePaper  
Therearethreedifferentsettingsforthesizeofthe(printing)paper. TheMFC  
automaticallywillreduceandprinttheincomingdataaccordingtothesettingofthe  
papersizeinthecasette.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
5.USER OPTIONS  
6.RCD PAPER  
2. Press5.  
3. Press6.  
RCD PAPER:LETTER  
SELECT { } & SET  
RCD PAPER:A4  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselecteitherLETTER,LEGALorA4.  
Example:A4.  
6-5  
         
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
5. PressSet.  
CHANGE REDUCTION  
1.YES 2.NO  
6. Press1 togototheREDUCTIONsetting  
REDUCTION:AUTO  
SELECT { } & SET  
REDUCTION:AUTO  
7. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselecteitherAUTO,100%,93%,87%,  
or75%.  
Example:AUTO.  
8. PressSet.  
6.RCD PAPER  
9. PressStoptoexit.  
NOTICE  
Regardlessoftheactualsizeofthepaper,theMFCwillcalculatethe  
reductionratiobythissetting. Sowhenyouchangethepapersize,you  
mustalsochangethissettingtogetthecorrectreduction.YourMFCcan  
besettoreceiveincomingfaxdocumentsononlyletter,legalorA4paper.  
Rcive  
PrintingaReducedSizeCopyoftheIncomingDocument  
Youcanavoidseparatingdataevenifthedocumentislongerthanthepaperinyour  
casettebyusingthisfunctiontoprintareductionofthedocument.Therearetwo  
typesofreduction:AutoReductionandFixedReduction.  
FAX  
AutoReduction  
Regardlessoftheoriginalsizeoftheincomingdocument,itwillbereducedsothatit  
fitsononepageofpaper. TheMFCwillautomaticallycalculatethereductionratio  
bytakingintoaccountthesizeoftheincomingdocumentandthesizeofthepaperyou  
selectedinFunctionmenu5-6.(Seepage6-5.)  
6-6  
 
MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES  
UsingFixedReductionRatios  
Youcanchoosetohaveincomingdocumentsreducedatafixedreductionratio,  
regardlessofthesizeofthepaper.Thereductionratiocanbeselectedfromamongfour  
choices:100%,93%,87%,or75%.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
5.USER OPTIONS  
5.REDUCTION  
2. Press5.  
3. Press5.  
REDUCTION:AUTO  
SELECT { } & SET  
REDUCTION: 93%  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectthereductionratioyouwant:  
-IfyouwantAutoReduction,choose  
“AUTO”.  
-Choose93%,87%,or75%ifyouwant  
FixedReduction.  
Example:93%.  
-Choose100%ifyouwanttorecordthe  
samesize.  
5. PressSet.  
5.REDUCTION  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
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MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
NOTICE  
• YoucanuseAutoReductiontoreduceincomingdocumentstofitonone  
pageofpaper,onlyaslongastheoriginaldocumentisnotlongerthan  
legalsize.Iftheoriginalislongerthanlegalsize,thedatawillnotbe  
reduced(seeForYourInformationbelow)andwillcarryovertoprinton  
asecondpage.  
• WhenyouuseAutoReductionandyoureceiveanincomingdocument  
thatissmallerthanyourpaper,noreductionwilltakeplace.  
WhenselectingFixedReduction,youmustconsiderthesizeofthepaper  
asregisteredinFunctionmenu5-6.(Seepage6-5.) Ifyouselectedletter  
size,youcanchooseareductionof93%,87%,or75%.IfyouselectedA4  
size,youcanchooseareductionofonly93%or87%.Andifyouselected  
legalsize,youcanchooseonly93%.  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
SelectingtheRatiosofFixedReduction  
Otherpartysendsyouadocument  
thesizeof…  
Recommended  
ReductionRatiois:  
Yourpapersizeis:  
93%  
100%  
87%  
Letter  
A4,Legal  
Letter  
A4  
Letterdocument(8.5"x11")  
(mostlyDomesticcommunications)  
A4document(8.2"x11.6")  
(mostlyInternatlonalcommunications)  
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93%  
100%  
75%  
Legal  
Letter  
Legal  
Legaldocuments(8.5"x14")  
93%  
FAX  
ReceptionintoMemory(OutofPaperReception)  
Ifthemultipurposesheetfeederisempty,theLCDwilldisplaythemessage  
CHECKPAPER. Addmorepaper.  
YourMFCautomaticallywillstoreincomingfaxesinitsmemoryifitruns  
outofpaper.Thecontentsofthememorywillbeprintedautomatically  
whenyoureplacethepaper.Thememorywillnotbelostaslongasyoudo  
notturnofftheMFCordisconnectthepower.  
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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES  
SettingthePrintDensity  
Youcansetprintconditionswiththefollowingsteps.PressZ(leftarrow)tomake  
theprintlighterandX(rightarrow)tomaketheprintdarker.Iftheprintisstilltoo  
lightortoodark,youcanadjustitfurtherbyturningthePrintDensityDiallocated  
intherightcornerunderthetopcover.(Removethedrumunittofindthedial.See  
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1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
5.USER OPTIONS  
9.PRINT DENSITY  
2. Press5.  
3. Press9.  
Thedisplaywillalternatemessages.  
4. UseZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)to  
changethesettings.  
SELECT { } & SET  
9.PRINT DENSITY  
5. PressSet.  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
TonerSaveFunction  
Thisfunctionletsyouextendthelifeofthetonerbyconservingitsuse.Whenthe  
TonerSaveissettoON,theprintappearssomewhatlighter.Thisfeatureisalso  
availablewhencopying.ThedefaultsettingisOFF.  
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1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
2. Press5.  
5.USER OPTIONS  
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BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
3. Press7.  
7.TONER SAVE  
TONER SAVE:OFF  
SELECT { } & SET  
TONER SAVE:ON  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselecteitherONorOFF.  
Example:ON.  
5. PressSet.  
7.TONER SAVE  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
Speaker Volume  
TherearethreesettingsavailablefortheSpeakerVolume,OFF,LOW,orHIGH.This  
settingcontrolstheloudnessoftheMFC’sone-wayspeaker,whichisconnectedtothe  
phoneline.TheinitialsettingisLOW.  
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1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
6.TEL OPTIONS  
3.SPEAKER VOLUME  
SPEAKER:LOW  
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2. Press6.  
3. Press3.  
FAX  
SELECT { } & SET  
SPEAKER:HIGH  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
tochooseasettingeitherOFF,LOW,or  
HIGH.  
Example:HIGH.  
5. PressSet.  
3.SPEAKER VOLUME  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES  
Ring Volume  
YoucansettheringvolumetoeitherOFF,LOWorHIGH.TheinitialsettingisHIGH.  
EvenifyouselectOFF,theringvolumewillbeLOWforF/Tringing,CallReservation  
ringingandwhentheDistinctiveRingingmodeisSET.  
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1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
2. Press6.  
3. Press5.  
6.TEL OPTIONS  
5.RING VOLUME  
RING VOLUME:HIGH  
SELECT { } & SET  
RING VOLUME:LOW  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
tochooseeitherOFF, LOW, orHIGH.  
Example:LOW.  
5. PressSet.  
5.RING VOLUME  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
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MFC 4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE ACTIVATION RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
B) REMOTE ACTIVATION  
WhatisRemoteActivation?  
Ifyouansweracallthatisafaxmessage,youcanusetheRemoteActivationCode  
tomakeyourMFCtakeoverthecall.IfyourMFCanswersatelephonecallthatisfor  
you,youcanusetheRemoteDeactivationCode(#51)topickupthecallatanextension  
phone.Youmustuseatouchtonephone.  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
ConnectinganExternalorExtensionTelephone  
YoumayconnectanexternaltelephonetoyourMFC,asshownbelow.Use  
theEXT.jackonyourmachine.  
Alternatively,youmaywishtousethisEXT.jacktoconnectatelephone  
answeringdevice(TAD).Anextensionphoneisatelephonethatisplugged  
intoaseparatewalljackonthesameline.  
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External  
Telephone  
Extension  
Telephone  
LINE  
EXT.  
FAX  
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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS REMOTE ACTIVATION  
Using Remote Codes  
TheRemoteActivationCode(*51)isusedinF/TandTADmodes.TheDeactivation  
Code(#51)isusedonlyinF/Tmode.  
UsingtheActivationCode  
WhenyouareattheMFC,youwillprobablyanswerincomingcallsbeforeyourMFC  
or answering machine is programmed to pick up. If you answer a call and no one  
seems to be on the line, assume it is a fax message. Do not hang up. You must  
activateyourMFCtotakeoverthecallfirst.Ifyouareonanextension/external  
phone, press *51 and wait for your MFC to respond before you hang up. After  
3secondsyouwillhearreceivingtones(chirps)throughthehandsetofextension  
phone.Thenhangup.Youcanrepeatthecodeasmanytimesasneeded.YourMFC  
willtakeoverthecallandprintthefaxmessage.Ifyourcallerwantstotalkbefore  
sendingthefax,youcanhaveaconversationfirstandthenactivateyourMFCwith  
thecode.  
TheRemoteActivationCodecanalsobeusedbyyourcallers.Whenyouareusinga  
TAD,youroutgoingmessage(OGM)shouldendwiththestatementtosendafax,  
press*51”.(SeethesectiononConnectingaTelephoneAnsweringDeviceformore  
information.)  
UsingtheDeactivationCode  
WhenyourMFCisinF/Tmode,sometimesitwillansweracallthatisnotfaxcalling  
tones(atelephonecallormanualfax).Itwillrespondwithadoublering (short,  
short)toalertyoutotakeover.BecausetheMFChasalreadyansweredthecall,only  
theMFCwillring,extensionphonesarenolongerconnectedtothecall.Youcantake  
overthecallatanextensionphoneusingtheDeactivationCode(#51).  
Pickupthehandsetonanothertelephoneandpress#51quicklyduringthe  
silencebetweenthedoubleringpattern.WhentheMFChearsthecodeitwill  
stopringingandletyouspeakwiththecaller.Ifnooneisonthelineorsomeoneis  
tryingtosendyouamanualfax,sendthecallbacktotheMFC(*51).  
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REMOTE ACTIVATION RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
MakingtheRemoteCodesEasiertoUse  
Youcanchangethecodesatanytime.Itmaybeeasierforyouandyourcallerstopress  
thesamekeythreetimes(Example:***and###).Althoughyoucanchangethe  
codestoanynumbersyouwant,trytoavoidusingdigitsfortheActivationCode.The  
RemoteActivationCodecannotmatchanynumberyoudial.Ifyoutrytodialaphone  
numberthatincludestheActivationCode,yourMFCwillgointoreceivingmode.  
Troubleshooting  
SometimesotherequipmentonyourphonelinereservesakeythatisintheActivation  
orDeactivationcode.(Someansweringmachinesreservethe*key.)Ifthecodeyou  
usetoretrievemessagesfromyouransweringmachinecausesthelinetobe  
disconnected,trychangingtheRemoteCodes.Change*51to###and#51to999.The  
RemoteActivationandDeactivationCodesmaynotworkwithsometelephone  
systemsortelephonesets.  
NOTE: Ifyouaccidentallypickuptheextensionphonewhenafaxmessageisbeing  
received,youmaydisruptthetransmissionorrendersomeportions  
unreadable.  
ChangingandRegisteringRemoteCodes  
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1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
7.SETUP SYSTEM  
5.REMOTE CODE  
2. Press7.  
3. Press5.  
FAX  
REMOTE ACT.:ON  
SELECT { } & SET  
REMOTE ACT.:ON  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
tochooseONorOFF.  
Example:ON.  
5. PressSet.  
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6. Enternewremotecodetoactivate.  
ACT.CODE:*51  
DEACT.CODE:#51  
5:REMOTE CODE  
(Factorysettingis*51.)ThenpressSet.  
7. Enternewremotecodetodeactivate.  
(Factorysettingis#51.)  
8. PressSet.  
9. PressStoptoexit.  
C)CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)  
How to Use an External TAD with the MFC  
WhenyouhaveaTelephoneAnsweringDeviceonthefaxphoneline,theTADwill  
answeralltheincomingcalls.YourBrotherMFCwilllisteninonthelineforfaxCNG  
tones.Ifithearsthem,itwilltakeoverthecallandreceivethefaxmessage.Ifitdoes  
nothearfaxtones,itwilllettheTADcontinueplayingtheoutgoingmessagesothe  
callercanleaveavoicemessage.  
TheTADmustanswerwithin4rings.TheMFCcannotheartheCNGcallingtones  
untiltheTADanswersthecall.WhentheRingDelayissetfor4rings,only8-10  
secondsofCNGcallingtonesareleftforthehandshake”.Soyoumuststrictlyfollow  
theinstructionsforrecordingtheOGM.  
YoumusterasetheincomingmessagesfrequentlyonyourTAD.WhentheTAD’s  
memoryisfullitwillnotansweranyincomingcalls(faxorvoice).  
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CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)  
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
FORYOURINFORMATION  
ConnectinganExternalTADtotheMFC  
YoumayconnectanexternalTADtoyourMFC,asshownbelow.Usethe  
“EXT.jackonyourmachine.  
TAD  
TAD  
NO !  
LINE  
EXT.  
-DonotconnectaTADelsewhereonthesamephoneline.Thiswill  
cause problems because your MFC and TAD will both try to  
controltheline.  
Rcive  
FAX  
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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)  
FlowchartofExternalTADReception  
Example)TADmode.  
Incoming Call  
The call is picked up  
by the external TAD.  
(Maximum 4 rings.)  
The caller must  
press your Remote  
Activation Code  
to activate the  
MFC.  
Fax reception is  
automatically  
activated by  
fax tones.  
The external TAD  
outgoing message  
begins.  
Auto  
dialed  
fax call  
Manual  
dialed  
fax call  
Voice call  
The fax message is  
received on paper.  
The caller leaves a  
voice message on the  
external TAD.  
The fax message  
is received on  
paper.  
The caller  
can also  
send a fax message.  
Hookup  
ThereisonlyonewayyoucanhookupaTelephoneAnsweringDevice(TAD)onthe  
faxphoneline.TheTADmustbepluggedintothebackoftheMFCinthejacklabeled  
EXT.YourMFCcannotworkproperlyifyouplugtheTADintoawalljack.Follow  
thesesteps:  
1.PlugthetelephonelinecordfromthewalljackintothebackoftheMFCinthejack  
labeledLINE.  
2.PlugthetelephonelinecordfromyourTADintothebackoftheMFCinthejack  
labeledEXT.(Doublecheckthatthetelephonelinecordcomesfromthejackinthe  
TADfortelephonelineandnotfortelephoneset.)  
3.PutyourMFCinTADmodebyturningboththeFaxandF/Tlightson.  
4.SetyourTADto4ringsorless.(TheMFC’sRingDelaysettingdoesnotapply).  
5.TurntheTAD’sAnswermodetoON.  
6.RecordtheOGM(outgoingmessage)onyourTADasexplainedonthenextpage.  
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CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)  
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
RecordingtheTAD’sOutgoingMessage(OGM)  
TheTAD’soutgoingmessageisimportantbecauseitmustbesetuptohandletwo  
kindsoffaxreceptions:automaticandmanual.Timingisimportant.  
1.Record5secondsofsilenceasthebeginningofyourmessage.(YourMFCwillbe  
abletohearthefaxcallingtones,ofautomaticfaxtransmissions,beforetheystop.)  
2.Limityourspeakingto20seconds.  
3.Endyour20secondmessagebygivingyourRemoteActivationCodeforpeople  
sendingmanualfaxes:  
“Afterthebeep,leaveamessageorsendafaxbypressing*51.”  
NOTE: Donotassumethatmostcallerssendfaxesautomatically.Manypeopledo  
notrealizetheyarenotsendingfaxtoneswhentheyliftthehandsetorpress  
theHookkey.Also,somemachinesmaynotsendfaxtones.  
D) DISTINCTIVE RINGING (WITH AN EXTERNAL TELEPHONE  
CONNECTED TO THE MFC)  
DistinctiveRinging  
WhatIsDistinctiveRinging?  
Distinctiveringingisaserviceofferedbythetelephonecarriersthatallowsyouto  
haveseveraldifferentnumbersononephoneline,soyoucanhaveaseparatenumber  
foryourMFC.Eachnumberhasitsowndistinctiveringingpattern.Thisway,when  
yougetanincomingcall,youcanidentifythenumberbeingcalledbyitsring.Your  
localtelephonecompanycanprovidemoreinformationaboutthisservice.Theservice  
isusuallyofferedasamonthlychargetoyournormaltelephonebill.  
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WhatIstheAdvantageofUsingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction?  
UsingDistinctiveRingingisthemostefficientwaytoreceivebothfaxandtelephone  
callsonthesameline.Itismucheasierforyourcallerswhodialmanually.TheMFC  
willanswerwithreceivingtonessotheywillnothavetopressanactivationcodeor  
wait30secondstohearfaxtones(F/Tmode).Andthepeoplewhocalltotalkonyour  
mainnumber,willnothavetotalktoyourMFC.Basically,itgivesyoutwo  
independentnumberswithoutthehighercostofasecondline.  
FAX  
CanMyMFCUseDistinctiveRinging?  
Yes,ithasadistinctiveringingfunctionthatallowsyoutoregisterthedistinctive  
ringingpatternofanadditionalphonenumberontheline.Thenumberyouregister  
mustbethenumberyouwanttouseasyourdedicatedfaxnumber.Onceyouregister  
theringingpattern,theMFCwillbeabletoidentifyitsownincomingcallsand  
automaticallyreceivefaxesatthatnumber.Youcanregisteronlyoneringingpattern.  
Therearesomeringingpatternsthatcannotberegistered.  
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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
DISTINCTIVE RINGING (WITH AN EXTERNAL TELEPHONE CONNECTED TO THE MFC)  
CanIChangetheSettingLater?  
Yes,youcanchangeorcancelthedistinctiveringingsettingatanytime.Youcan  
switchitOFFtemporarilyandthenturnitbackON.Whenyoumoveorgetanewfax  
number,changethedistinctiveringingmodetoSETsoyoucanregisterthenew  
number.  
HowWilltheMFCTreatAllOtherNumbers?  
AslongastheMFCissettoManualmodeandyouhaveregistereditsdistinctive  
ringingnumber,theMFCwillansweronlytheregisterednumber.Whenacall  
comesintoyourmainnumber(oradditionaldistinctiveringingnumbers),allthe  
phoneswillringuntilyouoranansweringmachinepickupthecall.(Seethechart  
onpage6-20.)  
IfyouwanttheMFCtoallowatelephoneansweringdevice(TAD)toansweronlythe  
mainnumber(s),youmustleavetheMFCinManualmode.Youcanplugthe  
telephoneansweringdeviceintoeithertheEXTjackoftheMFCorintoaseparate  
phonejack.IftheTADisintheEXTjack,youwillnothearthefirst tworingsonthe  
TAD.TheTADmustbesettoitsmaximumnumberofrings(atleast4ringcycles).  
Otherwise,itwillanswertheregistereddistinctiveringingnumberbeforetheMFC  
hastimetorecognizetheringingpattern.  
IfyouchangetheanswermodeontheMFCtoFaxorF/T,thatsettingwilloverride  
theDistinctiveRingingsetup.InFaxorF/Tmodes,yourMFCwillanswerall  
thephonenumbers(includingitsownringpattern).  
ExternalTelephoneAnsweringDevice(TAD)AnswersOtherNumber(s)on  
theLine:  
Anexternaltelephoneansweringdevice(TAD)canbesetuptoworkwiththe  
DistinctiveRingingfunction.TheexternalTADmustbesettoitsmaximumnumber  
ofrings(atleast4ringpatterns).Otherwise,itwillanswertheregisteredfaxnumber  
beforetheMFChastimetorecognizetheringingpattern.TheexternalTAD’sOGM  
(outgoingmessage)willansweryourmainnumber(s)ifyoudoeither#1or#2as  
follows:  
1.PlugtheexternalTADintotheEXTjackoftheMFC(youwillnothearthefirsttwo  
ringsontheMFC).PutyourMFCinManualmode(FaxandF/Tlightsoff).  
2.PlugtheexternalTADintoanotherphonejackandputtheMFCinManualmode  
(FaxandF/Tlightsturnedoff).  
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DISTINCTIVE RINGING (WITH AN EXTERNAL TELEPHONE CONNECTED TO THE MFC)  
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
HowDoestheDistinctiveRingingFunctionWork?  
Yourtelephonenumberwillhavethestandardringpatternoflonglong,whilethe  
newnumbercouldhavearingpatternofshortshort,longshort,etc.WhenDistinctive  
RingingisON,youwillnothearthefirsttworingsofallincomingcallsontheMFC.  
Extensionphonesmayringasusual.IftheMFCrecognizestheringpattern,all  
ringingwillstopandtheMFCwillanswerandautomaticallyreceivethefaxmessage.  
Otherwise,youwillheartheextensionphonesandtheMFCcontinuetoring.The  
MFCalwayslistenstoatleasttworingpatternsbeforeitanswers,sodonotpickup  
thephoneduringthattime.Youwillquicklylearntorecognizetheringpatternfor  
faxes,soyouwillnotbetemptedtoanswerthatnumber.Eitheryouoratelephone  
answeringdevicecananswerthemainnumber(s).  
FlowchartofanIncomingCall  
Incoming Call  
Some extension and  
external phones ring,  
MFC is silent.  
(The answer mode must  
be Manual.)  
Registered  
Distinctive  
Main number and other  
Distinctive Ringing Number(s).  
Ringing Number  
MFC automatically  
receives and prints fax  
message.  
MFC and all extension  
and external phones ring  
on third ring.  
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Telephone Answering  
You answer the call.  
FAX  
Device (TAD)  
answers the call.  
*TheMFCalwayslistenstoatleasttworingpatternsbeforeitanswers,sodonotpick  
upthephoneduringthattime.  
WhichPhoneNumberShouldIRegister?  
Itisagoodideatokeepyouroldnumberforitsoriginalpurposeandtoregisterthe  
newnumberasyourfaxnumber.Remembertogivethenewfaxnumbertoyour  
customersandcolleagues.  
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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
DISTINCTIVE RINGING (WITH AN EXTERNAL TELEPHONE CONNECTED TO THE MFC)  
WhatMustIDotoSetUpDistinctiveRinging?  
TousetheDistinctiveRingingfeatureyoumust:  
1.Getthedistinctiveringingservicefromyourtelephonecarrier.  
2.Whenyourdistinctiveringingnumberisavailable,registeritinthefunctioncalled  
“SettingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction”.  
3.KeeptheMFCinManualanswermode(bothFaxandF/Tlightsturnedoff).  
SettingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction  
Thisfunctionisaone-timeproceduretoregisteradistinctiveringingnumberwith  
yourMFC.YourMFCwillanswertheregisterednumberautomatically,simulating  
Faxmodeonadedicatedfaxline.Youcanregisteronlyonenumber.Donottryto  
setupthisfunctionifyoudonothavethedistinctiveringingservice.Itmay  
causeyourMFCtomalfunction.  
Thisprocedureisintwoparts:First,youmustputtheMFCinSETmode;D/RSET  
MODEwillbeonthedisplayscreen.Second,youmustwaitforafriendtocallthe  
distinctiveringingnumbersoyoucanregistertheringingpattern.Whenacallcomes  
in,donotpickupthehandsetoftheexternalandextensiontelephonesuntilthe  
MFC’sdisplaysaysPICKUPTOSET.Thenpickupthehandsetoftheexternal  
telephonesifyouareattheMFC.Ifthecallerdialedyourdistinctiveringingnumber,  
presstheStartkeyandcheckthatthedisplaysaysREGISTEREDbeforeyouhang  
up.Ifthecallerdialedtheothernumber,presstheStopkeyandhanguptotryagain.  
Before you begin this function:  
1.IfyourMFCisconnectedtoatelephoneansweringdeviceortothetelephone  
company’sVoiceMailsystem,disconnectitbeforeyoubeginthisfunction.  
2.Haveafriendreadytocallyourdistinctiveringingnumber.  
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1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
2. Press6.  
3. Press6.  
6.TEL OPTIONS  
6.DISTINCTIVE  
DISTINCTIVE:OFF  
SELECT { } & SET  
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DISTINCTIVE RINGING (WITH AN EXTERNAL TELEPHONE CONNECTED TO THE MFC)  
RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
tofindtheSETmode.  
DISTINCTIVE:SET  
6.DISTINCTIVE  
5. PressSet.  
6. PressStop.  
D/R SET MODE  
ONLINE  
NOTE: ThedisplayshouldsayD/RSET  
MODE.Also,theanswermode  
lightswillflash.Youmustnow  
waitforsomeonetocallthe  
distinctiveringingfaxnumber.  
7. Whenthephonerings,listencarefullyto  
checkthattheringingpatternistheone  
youwanttoregister.Ifitis,waituntilthe  
displaysaysPICKUPTOSET.Thenpick  
uptheexternalhandset.  
PICK UP TO SET  
START TO SET  
STOP TO CANCEL  
REGISTERED  
8. PressStarttoset.Checkthatthedisplay  
saysREGISTERED.  
(Iftheothernumberwascalled,press  
Stoptocancel.)  
TELEPHONE/FAX  
ONLINE  
9. PressStartagaintoreceivetheincoming  
fax,orifthecallisavoicecall,talkinto  
theexternalhandset.  
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After you complete this one-time setup:  
1.TheDistinctiveRingingfunctionautomaticallywillbechangedfromSETtoON.  
Settheanswermodebaseduponyourneeds.  
2.Besuretohaveafriendcallyouonbothnumberstotestthateverythingissetup  
correctly.  
FAX  
3.IfyoudonotcompletethisfunctionbypressingStartkeytoregisteranumber,your  
MFCwillstayinD/RSETMODE.So,ifyoudecidenottoregisteranumber,you  
mustrepeatSteps1~8andinStep6changethemodetoOFF.  
HowtoTurntheDistinctiveRingingFunctionONorOFF  
Thedistinctiveringingfunctionisdesignedtoaccommodatethedistinctiveringing  
service(atelephoneservicethatprovidesyouwithmultiplenumbers,eachwitha  
distinctiveringpattern,ononeline).Youcanchangethedistinctiveringingfunction  
settingtoONorOFFasneededafteryouhaveregisteredthedistinctiveringing  
numberinthefunctioncalledSettingtheDistinctiveRingingFunction.Tochangethe  
setting,repeatSteps1~8above;Step4iswhereyoucanselecteitherONorOFF.  
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POLLING  
7.POLLING  
FOR YOUR INFORMATION  
WhatIsPolling?  
Pollingistheprocessofretrievingfaxesfromanotherfaxmachine.You  
mayuseyourMFCtopollothermachines,oryoumayasksomeonetopoll  
yourMFC.Thepartywhopollspaysforthecostofthecall.  
How Does It Work?  
Firstallpartiessetuptheirfaxmachinessothattheycanaccommodate  
polling.Thenonepartyleavesdocumentsinthefaxmachinesothatthe  
otherpartycancallandhavethedocumentssenttothem.  
Polling side  
Polled side  
Call  
Receive document  
WhentoUsePolling  
Usepollingtocontrolthecostofwhopaysforsendingafax.  
1.Ifyouwanttopayforthecostofthecall:Sendfaxestootherpartiesas  
younormallywould,andifanotherpartyhasdocumentstosendyou,ask  
ifyoucanpollforthem.  
2.Ifyouwantotherstopayforthecostofthecall:Askthemtopollyour  
MFCfordocumentstheywant,andhavethemfaxanydocumentsthat  
youwant.  
*Therearesomefaxmachinesthatwillnotrespondtothepollingfunction.  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
POLLING  
HelpfulHints UsingPollingEffectively(Examples)  
ProblemNo.1:Youwantanotherpartytosendyoualongfax,but  
theydonotwanttopayforthecall.  
Solution:  
Askthemtoleavethedocumentintheirfaxmachine  
soyoucanpollforit.  
ProblemNo.2:Salesrepresentativeshavedifficultysendingfaxes  
totheheadoffice’sfaxmachinebecauseitisbusy  
muchofthetime.  
Solution:  
Headofficecanpollthesalesrepresentativesfax  
machines.  
ProblemNo.3:Becauseofthetimeorlocation,itischeaperfor  
someonetocallyouthanitisforyoutomakethecall.  
Solution:  
Asktheotherpartytopollforthedocumentsand  
offertopayforthecallattheirlowerrate.  
PollingAnotherFaxMachine(Calling)  
Onceyouhavesetuppolling,asdescribedbelow,andtheotherpartyhassettheirfax  
machinetoPOLLEDWAITING,youcanreceivetheirdocumentsautomatically.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
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ONLINE  
Makesuretherearenodocumentsin  
yourfeeder.  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
2.POLLING  
2. Press1.  
3. Press2.  
POLLING:OFF  
4. Waitfortwoseconds.  
SELECT { } & SET  
POLLING:ON  
5. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectPollingON.  
FAXOptions  
6. PressSet.  
2.POLLING  
7. PressStop.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
PRESS START KEY  
ONLINE  
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POLLING  
8. Enterthefaxnumber.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
Example:One-Touchdialing.  
DIALING  
ONLINE  
9. PressStart.  
RECEIVING  
ONLINE  
P.01  
SettingUpPolledWaiting(BeingCalled)  
PolledWaitingiswhenyouplaceadocumentinyourMFCandsetyourmachineto  
allowanotherfaxmachinetoretrievethatdocument.YourMFCwillprintaPolled  
Reportafterthetransmission.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
FAX: NO. & START  
SCAN READY  
1. Insertthedocumentsintothefeeder.  
COPY: PRESS COPY  
SCAN READY  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
2.POLLING  
2. PressFunction.  
3. Press1.  
4. Press2.  
POLLING:OFF  
5. Waitfortwoseconds.  
SELECT { } & SET  
POLLING:ON  
6. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectPollingON.  
7. PressSet.  
2.POLLING  
8. PressStop.  
PRESS START KEY  
ONLINE  
9. PressStartandwaitforthepollingcallto  
comein.  
POLLED WAITING  
ONLINE  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
POLLING  
DelayedPolling  
Youcansetthetimewhenyouwantpollingtotakeplace.AfteryouselectPOLLING:ON,  
pressSet,thenpress1andusethedialpadtoenterthetimewhenyouwantpolling  
totakeplace.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
Makesurenodocumentsareinthefeeder.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
2.POLLING  
1. PressFunction.  
2. Press1.  
3. Press2.  
POLLING:OFF  
SELECT { } & SET  
POLLING:ON  
4. Waitfortwoseconds.  
5. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectPollingON.  
6. PressSet.  
2.POLLING  
7. Press1.  
1.TIMER  
SET TIME=00:00  
SET TIME=19:45  
1.TIMER  
8. Enterthetime.  
Example:19:45(7:45P.M.).  
9. Waitfortwoseconds.  
10. PressStop.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
FAXOptions  
PRESS START KEY  
ONLINE  
11. Enterthefaxnumber.  
NJ OFFICE  
ONLINE  
Example:One-Touchdialing.  
12. PressStart.  
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ONLINE  
TheMFCwaitsuntilthespecifiedtimeto  
call.  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
POLLING  
SettingUpPolledWaitingwithSuperQuick-Scan  
BeforepressingStart,pressSuperQ.ScansothatyoucanstoreyourPolledWaiting  
documentinthememory.IfyouuseSuperQ.ScantoplacethePolledWaiting  
documentsintothememory,theywillnotbeerasedautomaticallyaftertheyare  
polled.ToerasethemyoumustusetheCancelJobfunction.(Seepage5-14.)  
SequentialPolling  
ThisfunctionisthereverseofBroadcasting,inwhichyourMFCsendsadocument  
toseveraldestinations. Inasequentialpollingoperation,yourMFCwillrequest  
documentsfromseveralfaxunitsinasingleoperation.  
Afterallthepollingoperationsarefinished,aSequentialPollingReportwillbe  
printedautomatically.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
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ONLINE  
1. Makesuretherearenodocumentsinthe  
feeder.  
2. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
1.TEMP.SETTINGS  
2.POLLING  
3. Press1.  
4. Press2.  
POLLING:OFF  
SELECT { } & SET  
POLLING:ON  
5. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectPollingON.  
2.POLLING  
6. PressSet.  
ENTER FAX NO.  
ONLINE  
7. PressStop.  
PRESS START KEY  
ONLINE  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
POLLING  
8. Specifythedestinationoffaxmachines,  
ALL BROTHER  
thatyouwishtopollbyusingOne-Touch,  
Speed-Dial,orGroupkeys.  
Example:Groupkey.  
ONLINE  
9. PressStart.YourMFCpollseachnumber  
orgroupmemberinturnforadocument.  
DIALING  
ONLINE  
FAXOptions  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
8.REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
SincetheMFCcanstoreincomingdatainmemoryaswellasprintit,youcanusethe  
convenientFAXForwarding,PagingandRemoteRetrievalfunctions.  
SettingtheFaxStorage  
SetthisfunctiontoONifyouwanttheincomingdatatobestoredinthememoryas  
wellasprinted.Whendataisstoredinthememory,youcanusetheFaxForwarding,  
Paging,andRemoteRetrievalfunctions.ItisagoodideatoturntheFaxStorage  
functionONwhenyougoout.TheinitialsettingisOFF.  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
8.REMOTE FAX OPT  
1.FAX STORAGE  
2. Press8.  
3. Press1.  
FAX STORAGE:OFF  
SELECT { } & SET  
FAX STORAGE:ON  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)orX(rightarrow)  
toselectONorOFF.  
Example:ON.  
5. PressSet.  
1.FAX STORAGE  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
FOR YOUR INFORMATION  
• WhenyouhaveFAXSTORAGE:ON,yourincomingfaxeswillbestored  
inthememoryandtheLCDwillshowthenumberofincomingcalls:  
FAX IN MEMORY:01  
ONLINE  
• WhenyouwanttochangetheFaxStoragesettingfromONtoOFFand  
faxdataisstillinthememory,youwillgetthefollowingmessageafter  
youselectOFF:  
ERASE ALL FAX?  
1.YES 2.NO  
Ifyouselect1,youwilleraseallthefaxdatafromthememoryandthe  
functionwillbesettoOFF.Ifyoupress2,thedatawillnotbeerased,and  
thesettingwillremainON.  
WheneveryourfaxprintsadocumentforBack-UpPrinting”,itwillbe  
printedinstandardresolutionregardlessoftheresolutioninwhichitwas  
received.  
FAXOptions  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
Paging/Fax Forwarding  
WhenyousettheFaxStoragefunctioninFunctionmenu8-1toON(seepage8-1),you  
haveanadditionaloptionofpagingorfaxforwarding,whenyourmachinereceives  
afaxmessageintomemory.  
Howpagingworks(PagingON)  
Howfaxforwardingworks  
(FaxForwardingON)  
Incoming fax  
Incoming fax  
The fax message is stored in the  
memory.  
The fax message is stored in the  
memory.  
Paging function is activated.  
Fax Forwarding function is activated.  
The MFC will dial the registered  
pager telephone number.  
The registered Fax Forwarding  
number is dialed.  
Once connected, the MFC dials your  
registered PIN number.  
(Personal ID number)  
Once connected, the MFC sends  
the fax tone to another fax machine.  
The MFC sends stored fax from  
the memory to forwarding location.  
Your personal pager is activated.  
NOTICE  
1.Youcanactivateeitherpagingorfaxforwarding;theyareverysimilar  
featuresandcannotbeusedsimultaneously.  
2.IfpagingisON,youwillbepagedeverytimeafaxmessageisreceived  
intothememory.  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
SettingUpPaging(RegisteringthePagingNumber)  
KEYSTOPRESS  
THEDISPLAYWILLSHOW:  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
2. Press8.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
8.REMOTE FAX OPT  
2.FAX FWD/PAGING  
OFF  
3. Press2.  
SELECT { } & SET  
PAGING  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)andX(rightarrow)  
toselectPAGING.  
PAG#:  
5. PressSet.  
ENTER & SET  
#:18002844329##_  
6. Enterapagingnumberupto20digits  
(thisisthetelephonenumberofyour  
pager),followedbytwo#signs.Donot  
includetheareacodeifitisthesamefor  
yourMFCandpager.  
Example:18002844329##.  
7. PressSet.  
PIN#:  
ENTER & SET  
5#-19085551234##  
8. EnteraPIN(PersonalIdentification  
Number),#,pressPause,yourMFC  
telephonenumber,and##.  
FAXOptions  
Example:12345#-19085551234##.  
-IfyoudonotuseaPIN,youmustenter  
the telephone number of your fax  
machine.PressPausebeforeentering  
yourfaxnumberandadd##.  
Example:-19085551234##.  
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REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
9. PressSet.  
2.FAX FWD/PAGING  
10. PressStoptoexit.  
-PagingnumberandPINnumbercannotbechangedremotely.  
-Pauseappearsasahyphenonthedisplay.  
FOR YOUR INFORMATION  
ThePIN(PersonalIdentificationNumber)youenterdependsuponthe  
typeofpagingcompanyyouuse.Therearegenerallytwotypesofpaging  
companies...  
1)SatellitePagers:Inthiscasewerecommendyouenteryouractual  
satellitePIN#plusyourreturnMFCtelephone/faxnumber/orspecial  
alphamessage.  
PIN# Return#  
PIN# AlphaMessage  
ForExample:12345#19085551234## or 12345#329329329##  
{
FAXFAXFAX  
2)RadioPagers:Most*radiopagersdonotrequireaPIN#,andinthiscase  
youshouldusethePIN#intheMFConlyforthereturnnumberor  
specialalphamessage.  
Return#  
AlphaMessage  
ForExample:19085551234## or 329329329##  
{
FAXFAXFAX  
*IfyourradiopagerutilizesaPIN#thenusesatellitesequence  
above.  
The##symbolsattheendofthespecialmessage(orreturn#)areused  
tosignifytheendthePIN#/Message.  
8-5  
MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
SettingUpFaxForwarding(RegisteringtheFaxForwarding  
Number)  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
2. Press8.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
8.REMOTE FAX OPT  
2.FAX FWD/PAGING  
OFF  
3. Press2.  
SELECT { } & SET  
FAX FORWARD  
4. PressZ(leftarrow)andX(rightarrow)  
toselectFAXFORWARD.  
FWD#:  
5. PressSet.  
ENTER & SET  
WD#:18005551234_  
6. Enterafaxforwardingnumberupto20  
digits.  
Example:18005551234.  
7. PressSet.  
2.FAX FWD/PAGING  
8. PressStoptoexit.  
WhatIsRemoteControlAccess?  
FAXOptions  
Whenyouleaveyourhomeoroffice,youwillturnonyourFAXSTORAGEtoreceive  
faxmessages.(Seepage8-1.)ButifyouwouldliketoactivateordeactivatethisFAX  
STORAGEfeature,youcancontrolandprogramyourfaxbyremotecontrol.Youcan  
callyourMFCfromanytouchtonephone,enteryourremoteaccesscode,followedby  
programmingcommands.  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
SettingtheRemoteAccessCode  
Theinitialsettingfortheremoteaccesscodeonyournewfaxis159*”.Youcan  
changethiscodeifitconflictswithotherequipmentcodesorifyoujustwishto.  
ChangetheRemoteAccessCodefrequentlyanduseitasasecretpasswordtolimit  
accesstoyourREMOTEFAXOPTIONS.  
WhenyouusetheRemoteAccessCode,youmustpressallfourkeys(three-digit  
numberplus*).  
KEYSTOPRESS  
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ONLINE  
1. PressFunction.  
ENTER NO. & SET  
8.REMOTE FAX OPT  
3.REMOTE ACCESS  
ACCESS CODE:159*  
ACCESS CODE:160*  
2. Press8.  
3. Press3.  
4. Enterathreedigitnumber000 to999.  
Thelastdigit,anasterisk,cannotbe  
changed.  
Example:160*.  
Thethreedigitnumbermustnotbethe  
sameastheremoteactivationand  
deactivationcodes.(Seepage6-12~15.)  
Example:Whentheremoteaccesscodeis  
160*,don’tuse160or60*forthe  
activationanddeactivationcode.  
5. Waitfortwoseconds.  
3.REMOTE ACCESS  
6. PressStoptoexit.  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
HowtoUseRemoteAccessandControlCodes  
1. Pickupthehandsetofaremotetouchtonephoneorfaxmachine.  
2. DialyourMFC’snumber.  
3. WhenyourMFCanswerswithabeep,immediatelypressyourRemoteAccessCode  
(159*).(Seepage8-7.)  
4. Ifyouhearalongbeep,itmeansyourMFChasreceivedfaxmessage(s).  
Ifyoudonothearalongbeep,itmeansyourMFCdidnotreceiveanymessage(s).  
5. Assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps,pressaControlCommand.  
EachtimeyourMFCcompletesaninstruction,itgivestwo(2)shortbeepstelling  
youtoenterthenextcommand;ifyouwaitlongerthan30secondstoenterthe  
command,yourMFCwilldisconnecttheline.Ifyouperformawrongoperation,you  
willhearthree(3)shortbeeps.  
6. Whenyouarereadytoexitremotecontrolmode,press90toresetyourMFC.  
RemoteFaxRetrieval  
IfyouhavesetyourFAXSTORAGE:ONtostoreincomingfaxmessages,youhave  
theabilitytoretrievethesefaxmessagesfromanyremotegroup3facsimilemachine.  
Remotefaxretrievalisaccomplishedviaremotecontrolaccesscommands,whichare  
describedintheremainderofthischapter.  
FOR YOUR INFORMATION  
WhentoEntertheRemoteAccessCode  
Justafterthelineisconnected,youshouldentertheremoteaccesscode  
fromanytouchtonephone.Makesurethatyouentertheremoteaccess  
codewhileyoudoNOThearthechirpingsoundofyourMFC. IftheMFC  
issettoMANUALmode,itwillanswerthecallafterabout20rings(about  
100seconds). Youwillhave30secondstopresstheremoteaccesscodeor  
thelinewillbedisconnected.  
FAXOptions  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
Remote Control Commands  
YoucancontrolyourMFCwiththefollowingremotecontrolcommands.  
Remotecontrolcommand  
DetailOperation  
95 ChangingFaxForwarding  
/Pagingsetting  
1 OFF  
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,thechangeisaccepted.Ifyouhear  
threeshortbeeps,youcannotchangeitbecausetheconditions  
(ex.registeringfaxforwardingorpagingnumber)havenotbeen  
completed. Youcanregisteryourfaxforwardingnumberby  
using4.FAXFWDNo.(seepage8-10).Onceyouhaveregistered  
thenumber,theMFCautomaticallywillturntoFAXFWD:ON”  
mode.ToreceiveaMemoryStatusList,enter961(seepage8-  
10).ChecktheListtomakesuretheFaxForwardingnumber  
youregisterediscorrect.Thenentertheconfirmationcommand  
955. NowtheMFCwillstartFaxForwarding.  
2 FaxForwarding  
3 Paging  
4 FAX FWD No.  
5 FWDNo. Confirm  
6 FaxStorageON  
7 FaxStorageOFF  
You can set FAX STORAGE ON or OFF.  
96 RetrieveFAX  
1 MemoryStatusList  
2 00 RetrieveallFAXES  
YoumustcallfromaremotefaxmachinetoreceivetheMemory  
StatusListorstoredfaxmessage(s).(Seepage8-10.)  
2MSGNo.00  
RetrievebyMSG  
number  
3 EraseFAXinthe  
memory  
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,youcanerasefaxmessage(s)fromthe  
memory.  
97 Checkthereceivingstatus YoucancheckwhetheryourMFChasreceivedanyfaxmessage(s).  
Ifyes,youwillhearonelongbeep.Ifno,youwillhearthreeshort  
1 FAX  
98 ChangeAnswerMode  
1 TAD  
beeps.  
Ifyouhearonelongbeep,youcanchangetheAnswerMode.If  
youhearthreeshortbeeps,youcannotchangeit.  
2 F/T  
3 Fax  
90 Exit  
Afteralongbeep,youcanexitremotecontrol.  
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MFC4450/OP-US-5.0  
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS  
RetrievingtheMemoryStatusListandFaxMessagesRemotely  
Fromaremotefaxmachine,youcanretrieveyourMemoryStatusListtoseeifyou  
haveanystoredfaxmessagesinthememory.Thenyoucanretrievealloronly  
specifiedfaxmessagesthatareonthelist.  
1. Pickupthehandsetofaremotetouchtonefaxmachine.  
2. DialyourMFC’snumber.  
3. WhenyourMFCanswerswithabeep,immediatelypressyourRemoteAccess  
Code(159*).  
4. Assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps,press961.  
5. WhenyouhearyourMFCthroughthehandsetrespondingwithafaxtone,press  
Start andholdthehandsetifyouwanttoretrievefaxmessagesalso.(Ifyouwish  
toretrieveonlytheMemoryStatusList,replacethehandset.)  
6. YourremotefaxmachinewillprinttheMemoryStatusList.(Seepage10-7.)  
7. LookattheMemoryStatusListtoseeifthereareanyfaxmessagesyouwantto  
retrieve.  
8. Press962assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps.  
After962,enterthetwo-digitmessagenumbersfromtheMemoryStatusList  
(Example:01)andendbypressing00.  
Example:)ToreceiveNO.1andNO.2messages,press962010200.  
Ifyouwanttoretrieveallmessages,simplypress00.  
Example:)Toretrieveallfaxmessages,press96200.  
9. WhenyouhearyourMFCthroughthehandsetrespondingwithafaxtone,press  
Start.  
10. Replacethehandset.  
11. Yourremotefaxmachinewillprintthefaxmessages.  
Changing the Fax Forwarding Number Remotely  
1. Pickupthehandsetofaremotefaxmachine.  
2. DialyourMFC’snumber.  
3. WhenyourMFCanswerswithabeep,immediatelypressyourRemoteAccess  
Code(159*).  
4. Assoonasyouheartwo(2)shortbeeps,press954.  
5. EnteryournewFaxForwardingnumberusingthedialpad(upto20digits).You  
cannotregister*and#asdialnumbers.Use*tocreateapausebetweenthedial  
numbers.  
FAXOptions  
6. Press#afterenteringthenewnumber.  
7. Assoonasyouhearthenexttwo(2)shortbeeps,press961.  
8. WhenyouhearyourMFCthroughthehandsetrespondingwithafaxtone,press  
Start andholdthehandset.  
9. YourremotefaxmachinewillprinttheMemoryStatusList.Lookatthelistto  
makesurethenewFaxForwardingnumberyouregisterediscorrect.  
10. Ifthenewnumberiscorrect,waitforthenexttwo(2)shortbeeps,andpress955.  
(Ifthenewnumberisincorrect,press954 andreenterthenumberbeginningat  
Step5.)  
11.Replacethehandset.YournewFaxForwardingnumberisactivated.  
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