You can change the quality of your sent faxes by adjusting the Fax Resolution setting.
You can choose the following Fax Resolution settings:
Black & White |
Standard |
Suitable for most typed documents. |
Fine |
Good for small print and transmits a little slower than Standard resolution. |
S.Fine |
Good for small print or artwork and transmits slower than Fine resolution. |
Photo |
Use when the document has varying shades of gray or is a photograph. Photo has the slowest transmission. |
Color |
Standard |
Suitable for most typed documents. |
Fine |
Use when the document is a photograph. The transmission time is slower than Standard resolution. |
If you select S.Fine or Photo resolution and then use the Color (Colour) Start key to send a fax, the machine will send the fax using the Fine setting.
- To change the Fax Resolution setting for the next fax only, click here.
- To change the default Fax Resolution setting, click here.
Changing Fax Resolution for the next fax onlyTo change the Fax Resolution setting for the next fax you send, follow these steps:
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen,
please follow the steps under "For Touchscreen models" below.
- Press the Fax key to illuminate it.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Fax Resolution.
- Press the LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW key to choose Fax Resolution setting you want to use.
- If you are sending a black and white fax, you can choose Standard, Fine, S.Fine, or Photo.
- If you are sending a color fax, you can choose Standard or Fine.
- Press the OK key.
- Enter the fax number you want to send to.
- Press the Black (Mono) Start or Color (Colour) Start key.
<For Touchscreen models>
- Press the Fax key to illuminate it.
- Press the LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW key to display Fax Resolution.
- Press Fax Resolution.
- Press the Fax Resolution setting you want to use.
- If you are sending a black and white fax, you can choose Standard, Fine, S.Fine, or Photo.
- If you are sending a color fax, you can choose Standard or Fine.
- Enter the fax number you want to send to.
- Press the Black (Mono) Start or Color (Colour) Start key.
Changing the default Fax ResolutionTo change the Fax Resolution setting for the next fax you send, follow these steps:
*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen,
please follow the steps under "For Touchscreen models" below.
- Press the Fax key to illuminate it.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key choose Fax Resolution.
- Press the LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW key to choose the default Fax Resolution setting that you want to use.
- You can choose Standard, Fine, S.Fine, or Photo.
- Press the OK key.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to choose Set New Default.
- Press 1 to choose Yes.
- Press the Stop/Exit key.
<For Touchscreen models>
- Press the Fax key to illuminate it.
- Press the LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW key to display Fax Resolution.
- Press Fax Resolution.
- Press the default Fax Resolution setting that you want to use.
- You can choose Standard, Fine, S.Fine, or Photo.
- Press the LEFT OR RIGHT ARROW key to display Set New Default.
- Press Set New Default.
- Press Yes.
- Press the Stop/Exit key.