Brother 8460 N Manual

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5 Sending a fax from the 
scanner glass5
You can use the scanner glass to fax the 
pages of a book, or a single page at a time. 
The documents can be up to Letter, A4 or 
Legal size. Press Stop/Exit to cancel a fax in 
progress.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bPut your document on the scanner 
glass.
cDial the fax number. See How to Dial on 
page 52.
dPress Start. 
eAfter the machine scans the page, the 
LCD will prompt you to choose one of 
the options below:
 
Flatbed Fax:
 Next...

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Broadcasting5
Broadcasting lets you send the same fax 
message to more than one fax number. You 
can include Groups, One-Touch, Speed-Dial 
numbers and up to 50 manually dialled 
numbers in the same broadcast. For 
information see How to Dial on page 52.
You can broadcast up to 390 different 
numbers. This will depend on how many 
groups, access codes or credit card numbers 
you have stored, and on how many delayed 
or stored faxes in memory.
Note
Use the Search/Speed Dial to help you...

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Additional sending 
operations
5
Sending faxes using multiple 
settings5
Before you send a fax, you can change any 
combination of these settings: contrast, 
resolution, overseas mode, delayed fax timer, 
polling transmission, real time, transmission 
or cover page settings.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
After each setting is accepted, the LCD 
asks if you want to enter more settings:
 
22.Setup Send
Next?
a1.Yes
b2.No
Select 
ab & OK
bDo one of the following:
„To choose more...

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Send a cover page for the next fax5
If you want to send a cover page only for the 
next fax, your machine will ask you to enter 
the number of pages you are sending so it 
can be printed on the cover page.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bLoad your document.
cPress Menu, 2, 2, 7. 
22.Setup Send
7.Coverpg Setup
aNext Fax:OnbNext Fax:Off
Select 
ab & OK
dPress a or b to choose Next Fax:On 
(or Next Fax:Off). Press OK.
ePress a or b to choose a comment.
Press OK.
fEnter two digits to show the...

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Contrast5
For most documents the default setting of 
Auto will give the best results. It 
automatically chooses the suitable contrast 
for your document.
If your document is very light or dark, 
changing the contrast may improve the 
quality of the fax. 
Use Dark to increase the contrast of a light 
document.
Use Light to decrease the contrast of a dark 
document.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bLoad your document.
cPress Menu, 2, 2, 1. 
22.Setup Send
1.Contrast
aAuto
bLight
Select...

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Dual access5
Your machine supports dual access, which 
lets you dial a number and begin scanning a 
fax into memory while you are already 
sending or receiving a fax. 
The LCD will show the new job number. The 
number of pages you can scan into the 
memory will vary depending on what is 
printed on them.
Note
If the Out of Memory message appears 
while scanning documents, press 
Stop/Exit to cancel or Start to send the 
scanned pages.
 
Real time transmission5
When you are sending a fax, the...

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Overseas mode5
If you are having difficulty sending a fax 
overseas due to a bad connection, then 
turning on the overseas mode may help.
This is a temporary setting, and will only be 
active for your next fax.
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bLoad your document.
cPress Menu, 2, 2 , 9. 
22.Setup Send
9.Overseas Mode
aOnbOff
Select 
ab & OK
dPress  a or  b to select  On or  Off . 
Press  OK.
Delayed faxing5
You can store up to 50 faxes in the memory 
to be sent within a twenty four...

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Checking and cancelling 
waiting jobs5
Check which jobs are still waiting in the 
memory to be sent. If there are no jobs, the 
LCD will show No Jobs Waiting. You can 
cancel a fax job that is stored and waiting in 
the memory.
aPress Menu, 2, 6. 
26.Remaining Jobsa#001 12:34 BROTHER
#002 15:00 BIC
b#003 17:30 ABCDEFG
Select ab & OK
The number of jobs still to be sent will be 
displayed.
bChoose one of the options below:
„Press a or b to scroll though the 
waiting jobs, press OK to select a...

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Receive modes6
You must choose a receive mode depending on the external devices and telephone services you 
have on your line.
Choosing the receive mode6
The diagram below will help you choose the correct mode.
For more detailed information on the receive modes see page 40.
 
Receiving a fax6
To set a receive mode follow the instructions below.
aPress Menu, 0, 1.
bPress a or b to select a receive mode. Press OK.
cPress Stop/Exit.
 
01.Receive ModeaFax Only
Fax/Tel
bExternal TAD
Select ab & OK...

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Using Receive Modes6
Some receive modes answer automatically 
(Fax Only and Fax/Tel). You may want to 
change the ring delay before using these 
modes see page 41.
Fax only6
Fax only mode will automatically answer 
every call as a fax.
Fax/Tel6
Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically 
manage incoming calls, by recognising 
whether they are fax or voice calls and 
dealing with them in one of the following 
ways:
„Faxes will be automatically received.
„Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell...