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- 1 - Automatically print a fax sent / received report. 4) Gender Changer Printer1 PC2 PC1 File Server Telephone Line Cable RS-232C for Printer1 Print Queue or via a network share. , USB cable (if applicable) parallel cable centronics the printer is shared on the network and connected to the printer via a Let multiple users send fax messages from each computer on a single telephone line if 3) Parallel I/F cable Gender Changer Fax Modem External Line Cable Telephone RS-232C Send a fax message f
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ITU-T Group 3 V Class 2.0 14,400 - 2,400 Fax driver ® / NT 4.0 4.0.) - 2 - group) Telephone numbers can be registered as groups (up to 64 per Up to 1,000 numbers can be registered Phone book: A custom cover page can be created Cover page: Tone / Pulse Dial type: Standard and Fine (Only Fine mode, 200 dpi in Windows NT Resolution: Windows Me / Windows 3.1 / Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Microsoft Operating system: Auto / Off / 90% Auto reduction: bps (Fax Speed) Data transmission: Fax com
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: RS-232C Class 2.0 14,400 - 2,400 : ♦ / 2 Y PC and OS : A Me / • • Y - 3 - ou cannot use the fax function with later versions of Microsoft Windows. The fax driver works in Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3.0 or higher installed. Caution Windows NT 4.0 Windows Microsoft Windows 3.1 / Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Operating system: IBM-PC/ T or compatible PC: The fax driver works on the following types of PC and operating systems (OS) ou cannot use a Class 1, Class 1.0 or Class 2 Exte
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ou Y HL-2060/ to 1. 2. 3. ‘ ’ 1. s or t ‘ ’ 2. ‘ ’ 3. 4. HL-2460 1. ‘ + ’ ‘ ’ ‘ SET ’ 2. ‘ + ’ or ‘ - ‘ ‘ RS-232C ’ ‘ SET ’ 3. ‘ ’ ‘ ’ ‘ ’ ‘ + ’ or ‘ - ‘ ‘ ’ is ‘ SET ’ 4. ‘ SET ’ 5. “ ( ” print data, set “ ” . - 4 - and the FAX MODE=OFF (HL-2460 only) FAX MODEM=OFF If you want to use the RS-232C interface for sending print data via the serial interface. 232C (serial) interface is used only for the fax function. The printer cannot receive normal , the RS- 2460 only) HL- and the FAX MODE=
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Fig. 1 External Fax Modem Connector ’ - 5 - modem. External Fax Modem before turning on the printer so that the printer recognizes the with the External Fax Modem. Once installation is completed, be sure to turn on the s guide supplied For detailed setup procedure of the External Fax Modem, refer to the user Note Serial Interface Modem RS-232C Cable for Gender Changer Modem External Fax OPERATION MANUAL
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Y 1. 2. ‘ ’ is . 3. SET ‘ ’ 4. 5. SET ‘ ’ 6. HL-2460 1. ‘ + ’ ‘ ’ ‘ SET ’ 2. ‘ + ’ or ‘ - ‘ ‘ RS-232C ’ ‘ SET ’ 3. ‘ + ’ or ‘ - ‘ RING DELAY REDUCTION FAX RAM SIZE RECEIVE INTERVAL , , , , - 6 - every 7 days 7D: every 4 days 4D: every 2 days 2D: every 24 hours 24H: every 12 hours 12H: every 6 hours 6H: No printing OFF: Select one of the following 7 types. setting is OFF. Set the interval to print a fax sent / received report. The factory OFF: Does not receive fax data ON: Receive fax data
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1. 2. 3. “ ” Y “ ” ‘ ’ Y to ‘ ’ ‘ ’ - 7 - printer as this will result in the fax data not being completely received. message appears on the control panel, do not turn off the FAX RECEIVING When the Caution in this manual. Settings on the Control Panel ou can also make a setting on the control panel to not receive fax data. For details, refer the printer is receiving data. message appears while FAX RECEIVING External Fax Modem and prints the data. The When the printer power is on, the prin
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95 / Windows 98 / : 1. 2. ‘ ’ , 1. 2. ‘ ’ 1. 2. 3. 4. - 8 - The printer sends the fax data through the External Fax Modem. to send the fax data to the printer. button Enter the telephone number and other items as required and then press the Start box. The Print dialog box appears. Press the OK button to show the FAX Sending dialog Select Print in the File menu of the application software. in the setting dialog box. Brother FAX Share Change the printer driver to (The se
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‘ ’ ‘ ’ - 9 - printer as this will result in the fax data not being completely sent. message appears on the control panel, do not turn off the FAX SENDING When the Caution sending the fax data. message appears on the control panel while the printer is FAX SENDING The OPERATION MANUAL
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‘ ’ - - 10 make the interval setting. Settings on the Control Panel panel. Refer to passed. The printing intervals can be specified with the INTERVAL menu on the control The printer automatically prints the sent / received report when the selected interval has Report Print OTHER FUNCTIONS OPERATION MANUAL
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Sharing the Fax Function on a Network Fig. 2 Windows 95 / Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows NT 4.0 Peer to Peer Sample ‘ ’ ‘ ’ - - 11 the illustration below for Windows 95.) in the Printer folder on PC1. (Refer to \\PC2\Printer1 Properties of Brother FAX Share in the Print to the following port In order to send the fax data from PC1 to Printer1, set above figure. The printer with the External Fax Modem installed is connected to PC2 as shown in the PC1 PC2 Parallel I/F Changer
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Fig. 3 Sharing on a File Server ‘ ’ ‘ ’ .) - - 12 /Me or PC2. (Refer to the illustration below for Windows 95/98 in the Printers folder of PC1 \\NWserver\Printer1 the shared printer on the network, e.g. in the Properties of Brother FAX Share to the queue name of Print to the following port In order to send fax data from PC1 or PC2 to the External Fax Modem in Printer1, set server. server through the network as shown above. The print queue for Printer1 is set on the file For example: Pr
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FAX SENDING FAX RECEIVING MC READY ... ‘ MC ’ MC PRINT ... UNKNOWN ‘ LANGUAGE ’ • • • • - - 13 Transmission error Other memory full Receiving memory full Sending memory full on the paper. error message on paper. In order to recover from the error, follow the instructions printed If one of the following errors occurs during use of the fax function, the printer prints out an Error Print panel. not selected. on the printer control MODEM=ON the External Fax Modem is FAX Turn off and on
