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Send a Fax from Your Brother Machine

Related Models:MFC‑J491DW / MFC‑J690DW / MFC‑J890DW

MFC-J491DW

  1. Load your document in the ADF or place it on the scanner glass.
  2. Press image (FAX).
    The LCD displays:
    image
  3. Enter the fax number in one of the following ways:
    • Dial Pad (Enter the fax number manually.)

      Press all digits of the number using the dial pad.

    • Redial (Redial the last number you dialled.)

      Press Redial/Pause.

    • Outgoing call (Select a number from the Outgoing Call history.)

      Press image or image to select the following:

      1. Select [Call History]. Press OK.
      2. Select [Outgoing Call]. Press OK.
      3. Select the number you want, and then press OK.
      4. Press image to select [Apply].
    • Caller ID (Select a number from the Caller ID history.)

      (Not available for Taiwan and some countries)

      Press image or image to select the following:

      1. Select [Call History]. Press OK.
      2. Select [Caller ID History]. Press OK.
      3. Select the number you want, and then press OK.
      4. Press image to select [Apply].
    • [Address Book] (Select a number from the Address Book.)

      Press image or image to select the following:

      1. Select [Address Book]. Press OK.
      2. Select [Search]. Press OK.
      3. Do one of the following:
        • Enter the two-digit Speed Dial number using the dial pad.
        • Select a number from the list in the following ways:
          1. Select [Alphabetical Order] or [Numerical Order]. Press OK.
          2. Select the number you want. Press OK.
          3. Press image to select [Apply].
  4. To change the fax settings, press image or image to select the setting you want to change, and then press OK.
  5. When finished, press Mono Start or Colour Start.
  6. Do one of the following:
    • If you are using the ADF, the machine starts scanning and sending the document.
    • If you are using the scanner glass and pressed Mono Start, the machine starts scanning the first page.

      Go to the next step.

    • If you are using the scanner glass and pressed Colour Start, the LCD asks if you want to send a colour fax.

      Press image to confirm. The machine starts dialling and sending the document.

  7. When the LCD displays [Next page?], do one of the following:
    • Press image to scan another page. Place the next page on the scanner glass, and then press image. The machine starts scanning the page.

      Repeat this step for each additional page.

    • Press image to send the fax when finished scanning pages. The machine starts sending the document.

MFC-J690DW/MFC-J890DW

  1. Load your document in the ADF or place it on the scanner glass.
  2. Press image[Fax].
    image

    (MFC-J890DW)

    If [Fax Preview] is set to [On], press image[Fax]>[Sending Faxes].
    The touchscreen displays:
    image
  3. Enter the fax number in one of the following ways:
    • Dial Pad (Enter the fax number manually.)

      Press all digits of the number using the touchscreen.

    • Call History

      Press [Redial], [Outgoing Call] or [Caller ID History].

      If you select [Outgoing Call] or [Caller ID History], select the number you want, and then press [Apply].

      (Caller ID feature is not available for Taiwan and some countries)

    • Address Book

      Press [Address Book].

      Do one of the following:

      • Select the number you want, and then press [Apply].
      • Press image, and then enter the first letter of the name and press [OK]. Press the name you want to dial. If the name has two numbers, press the number you want. Press [Apply].

      For more detailed information on how to store address book numbers, see the Online User's Guide.

  4. To change the fax settings, press [Options].
    When finished, press [OK].
  5. Press [Fax Start].
    • If you are using the ADF, the machine starts scanning and sending the document.
    • If you are using the scanner glass and selected [Mono] in the [Colour Setting], the machine starts scanning the first page.

      Go to the next step.

    • If you are using the scanner glass and selected [Colour] in the [Colour Setting], the touchscreen asks if you want to send a colour fax.

      Press [Yes (Colour fax)] to confirm. The machine starts dialling and sending the document.

  6. When the touchscreen displays [Next page?], do one of the following:
    • Press [No] when finished scanning pages. The machine starts sending the document.
    • Press [Yes] to scan another page. Place the next page on the scanner glass, and then press [OK]. The machine starts scanning the page.
    Repeat this step for each additional page.
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