MFC-5890CN
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
Preview the faxes I receive before I print them.
The Fax Preview feature allows you to preview received faxes on your Brother machine's LCD by pressing the FAX PREVIEW key.
When Fax Preview is turned on, a message will appear on the LCD of the Brother machine alerting you when you receive new faxes.
- TURNING FAX PREVIEW ON
- USING FAX PREVIEW
- DELETING ALL FAXES IN THE LIST
- PRINTING ALL FAXES IN THE LIST
- TURNING FAX PREVIEW OFF
TURNING FAX PREVIEW ON
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps under "For touchscreen models" below.
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key.
- Press 1 to choose Yes.
Your Brother machine's LCD asks you to verify that your faxes will not be printed.
- Press 1 to choose OK.
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key.
- Press Yes.
Your Brother machine's LCD asks you to verify that your faxes will not be printed.
- Press Yes.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
- Colour faxes will be stored in your Brother machine's memory ONLY if you have chosen B&W (Max.LGR) as your Receiving Priority setting.
- When Fax Preview is turned on, your Brother machine will NOT print backup copies of your faxes even if the Backup Print feature is on.
- Fax Preview is not available when Fax Forwarding is turned on.
A message will appear on the LCD of the Brother machine alerting you when you receive new faxes.
- For example: New Fax(es): 02.
When this message appears, follow these steps to preview a fax:
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps under "For touchscreen models" below.
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key to view the new fax list.
- You can also see your old fax list by pressing the * (Asterisk) key. Press the # (Pound Sign) key to return to your new fax list.
- (Not available for MFC-5890CN and MFC-5895CW)
If you receive a fax containing multiple paper sizes (for example, a page of A4 data and a page of A3 data), the machine may create and store a file for each paper size. The LCD may show that more than one fax job has been received.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose the fax you want to see.
- Press the OK key.
- If the fax you chosen is large, then there may be a delay before it appears on the LCD.
- The LCD will show the current page number and total page number for the fax you chosen.
- If the fax you chosen is over 99 pages, the total page number will be listed as XX.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
When you are previewing an individual fax, the control panel keys will perform the operations listed below:
- * (Asterisk): Enlarge the fax.
- # (Pound Sign): Reduce the fax.
- UP OR DOWN ARROW: Scroll the fax vertically.
- LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW: Scroll the fax horizontally.
- 0: Rotate the fax clockwise.
- 2: Delete the fax. You must then confirm this deletion by pressing 1.
- 7: Go back to the previous page.
- 9: Go to the next page.
- OK: Go to the next step. You can choose Print, Back or Exit.
- CLEAR or CLEAR/BACK: Go back to the fax list.
- MONO START: Print the fax.
Do one of the following:
- Press 1 to print the whole message.
- Press 2 to print only the displayed page.
- Press 3 to print from the displayed page to the last page.
(After printing, you can choose to delete or print the fax.)
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key to view the new fax list.
- You can also see your old fax list by pressing the Old Fax tab on the touchscreen. Press the New Fax tab to return to your new fax list.
- If you receive a fax containing multiple paper sizes (for example, a page of A4 data and a page of A3 data), the machine may create and store a file for each paper size. The LCD may show that more than one fax job has been received.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to choose the fax you want to see.
- Press the fax you want to see.
- If the fax you chosen is large, then there may be a delay before it appears on the LCD.
- The LCD will show the current page number and total page number for the fax you chosen.
- If the fax you chosen is over 99 pages, the total page number will be listed as XX.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
When you are previewing an individual fax, the control panel keys will perform the operations listed below:
: Enlarge the fax.
: Reduce the fax.
- UP OR DOWN ARROW: Scroll the fax vertically.
- LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW: Scroll the fax horizontally.
: Rotate the fax clockwise.
: Delete the fax. You must then confirm this deletion by pressing Yes.
: Go back to the previous page.
: Go to the next page.
: Go back to the fax list.
: Print the fax.
Do one of the following:
- Press Print All Pages to print the whole message.
- Press Print Displayed Only to print only the displayed page.
- Press Print From Displayed to print from the displayed page to the last page.
: Close the preview table.
DELETING ALL FAXES IN THE LIST
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps under "For touchscreen models" below.
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Delete All.
- Press the OK key.
- Press the 1 key to confirm.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key.
- Press More.
- Press Delete All.
- Press Yes to confirm.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
PRINTING ALL FAXES IN THE LIST
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps under "For touchscreen models" below.
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Print All.
- Press the OK key.
Your Brother machine will print the faxes.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key.
- Press More.
- Press Print All.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
TURNING FAX PREVIEW OFF
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen, please follow the steps under "For touchscreen models" below.
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Fax Preview –> Off.
- Press the OK key.
Your Brother machine's LCD will ask you the following question:
Turn off Fax Preview and print all future incoming faxes?
Yes –> Press 1
No –> Press 2
- Press 1 to choose Yes.
Your Brother machine's LCD will display the following message:
Continue –> 1
Print all faxes –> 2
Cancel –> 3
- Do one of the following:
- Press 1 to turn off Fax Preview without printing your stored faxes. Go to STEP 6.
- Press 2 to print all your stored faxes before turning off Fax Preview. Go to STEP 7.
- Press 3 to exit the menu without turning off Fax Preview. Go to STEP 7.
- Press 1 to confirm that you want to delete all of your stored faxes.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
- Press the FAX PREVIEW key.
- Press More.
- Press Turn Off Fax Preview.
- Press Yes to confirm.
Your Brother machine's LCD will display the following message:
Continue
Print all faxes
Cancel
- Do one of the following:
- Press Continue to turn off Fax Preview without printing your stored faxes. Go to STEP 6.
- Press Print all faxes to print all your stored faxes before turning off Fax Preview. Go to STEP 7.
- Press Cancel to exit the menu without turning off Fax Preview. Go to STEP 7.
- Press Yes to confirm that you want to delete all of your stored faxes.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.