Brother 5750e Intellifax Fax Machine Owners Manual

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Attaching the Trays
1Attach the 
Document        
Support and 
Document Tray 
with Extension.  
Unfold the 
extension, which 
holds documents 
in place.
2Unfold the Front 
Output Bin Extension, which holds 
printed pages in place.
Connecting Paper Cassette #2 
(Option for FAX-4750e) 
1Carefully pick up the machine 
and place it on top of Paper 
Cassette #2.
Document
Support
Document Tray
with Extension
Front 
Output Bin
Extension 

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2Plug the modular cable from 
Cassette #2 into the modular 
jack on the Brother machine.
Manual Feed Slot
Use the manual feed slot to print or copy on envelopes, labels, 
transparencies, card stock or thicker paper:
The manual feed slot is above the paper cassette. Load paper or envelopes one 
at a time.  You do not have to remove paper from the paper cassette. 
You do not have to choose Manual Feed in the Setup dialog box of your printer...

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Paper
Acceptable Paper 
Paper Capacity of Paper Cassette
Paper Specification for the Cassette 
Paper Type Paper Size
Paper Cassette  
#1 & #2:cut sheet Letter, Legal, A4, A5, ISO B5, Executive
Manual Feed 
Slot:cut sheet
envelopes
post cards
labels and
transparencies
Letter, Legal, A4, A5, B5 (JIS/ISO), Executive, 
2.75–8.5 × 4.57–14 inches (70–216 × 116–356 mm)
COM-10, Monarch, C5, DL
–
Letter, A4
We Recommend:
Cut sheet:
Labels:...

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Manual Feed Slot 
Loading Paper in Paper Cassette
1Pull the paper cassette completely out of the machine.
2Slide the paper width and length adjusters for the paper size you want.Cut Sheet Envelopes
Basis Weight:16 to 43 lb.
(60 to 161 g/m2)20 to 24 lb.
(75 to 90 g/m2)
Caliper:0.003 to 0.008 inches.
(0.08 to 0.2 mm)0.003 to 0.005 inches.
(0.084 to 0.14 mm)
Moisture Content: 4% to 6% by weight 4% to 6% by weight
Fax messages can be received on...

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3Fan the paper well. Load paper 
in the paper cassette. Press 
down on the paper to flatten it 
in all four corners, keeping the 
paper level below the guide. 
The cassette can hold up to 250 
sheets of 20 lb (75g/m
2) paper.
4Slide the paper cassette into the machine until it locks into place.
Maximum
Paper
Height
Guide 

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Connections
Connecting the Machine
Connect the handset, power cord, and telephone line.
1Connecting the Handset
Connect the curled handset cord to the bottom of the handset and the left side of 
the machine.
2Connect the power cord.
3Connect the telephone line.
Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the jack labeled LINE on the left 
side of the machine. Connect the other end to a modular wall jack.
WARNING
This machine must be grounded...

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Connecting an External Telephone
Your machine is equipped with a handset that you can use as a regular phone. 
However, you can also connect a separate telephone (or telephone answering 
device) directly to your machine.
Connect the modular plug on the telephone’s line cord to the jack labeled EXT. 
on the left side of the machine. 
Whenever this phone (or TAD) is in use, the LCD shows EXT. TEL IN USE, 
and, if the machine handset is lifted, an...

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1Plug the telephone line cord from the wall jack into the left side of the machine 
in the jack labeled LINE.
2Plug the telephone line cord from your TAD into the left side of the machine in 
the jack labeled EXT. (Make sure this cord is connected to the TAD at the 
TAD’s telephone line jack, and not its telephone set jack.)
3Set your external TAD to four rings or less. (The machine’s Ring Delay setting 
does not apply).
4Record the outgoing...

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Special Line Considerations
Roll Over Phone Lines
A roll over phone system is a group of two or more separate telephone lines that 
pass incoming calls to each other if they are busy. The calls are usually passed 
down or “rolled over” to the next available phone line in a preset order.
Your machine can work in a roll over system as long as it is the last number in 
the sequence, so the call cannot roll away. Do not put the machine on any of...

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Installing Machine, External Two-Line TAD, and Two-Line 
Telephone
When you are installing an external two-line telephone answering device 
(TAD) and a two-line telephone, your machine must be isolated on one line at 
both the wall jack and at the TAD. The most common connection is to put the 
machine on Line 2, which is our assumption in the following steps. The back of 
the two-line TAD must have two telephone jacks: one labeled L1 or L1/L2,...