MFC-7240
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
Send a PC-FAX
The Brother PC-FAX feature allows you to use your PC to send any application or document file as a standard fax. You can create a file in any application on your PC, and then send it as a PC-FAX.
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You must connect your Brother machine to a working telephone line in order to use the PC-Fax feature.
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(For some models)
This feature is available until macOS 10.15.
Click the link below for the operating system you are using:
NOTE: Illustrations shown below are from a representative product and operating system, and may differ from your Brother machine and operating system.
(Windows) / (Macintosh)
- Create a file using any application on your computer.
- Choose the print command in your application.
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Choose Brother PC-FAX as your printer, and then complete your print operation.
The Brother PC-FAX dialog box appears.
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Enter a fax number using any of the following methods:
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Use the numeric keys to enter the number and then press
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- Click Address Book, and then choose a member or group from the Address Book. If you make a mistake, click All Clear to delete all the entries.
- Click the numbers on the dial pad to type the number, and then click Add Send Address.
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Use the numeric keys to enter the number and then press
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To include a cover page, choose the Add Cover Page check box. You can also click the cover page
icon to create or edit a cover page.
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Click Start to send the fax.
- If you want to cancel the fax, click Cancel.
- If you want to redial a number, click Redial to scroll through the last five fax numbers, choose a number, and then click Start.
(For some models)
This feature is available until macOS 10.15.
(macOS 13 or later)
- Create a document in Mac application.
- Select the print command in your application.
- Scroll and click the Printer Options triangle mark from the print options menu.
- Click the Send Fax.
- Click the Output pop-up menu, and then select the Facsimile option.
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Type a fax number in the Input Fax Number field, and then click Add.
The fax number is displayed in the Destination Fax Numbers field. - Click OK.
- Click Print.
(macOS 12 or earlier)
- Create a document in Mac application.
- Select the print command in your application.
- Click the application pop-up menu, and then select the Send Fax option.
- Click the Output pop-up menu, and then select the Facsimile option.
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Type a fax number in the Input Fax Number field, and then click Add.
The fax number is displayed in the Destination Fax Numbers field. - Click Print.
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