Brother International MFC-J5945DW Reference Guide - Page 16

Fax, Before Faxing, Telephone Line Interference/VoIP, Send a Fax

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6 Fax Before Faxing Telephone Line Interference/ VoIP If you are having problems sending or receiving a fax due to possible interference on the telephone line or if you are using a VoIP system, we recommend changing the modem speed to minimize errors in fax operations. 1 Press [Settings] > [All Settings] > [Initial Setup] > [Compatibility]. 2 Press the option you want. • [Basic(for VoIP)] reduces the modem speed to 9,600 bps and turns off color fax receiving and Error Correction Mode (ECM), except for color fax-sending. Unless interference is a recurring problem on your telephone line, you may prefer to use it only when needed. To improve compatibility with most VoIP services, Brother recommends changing the compatibility setting to [Basic(for VoIP)]. • [Normal] sets the modem speed at 14,400 bps. • [High] sets the modem speed at 33,600 bps. 3 Press . • VoIP (Voice over IP) is a type of phone system that uses an Internet connection, rather than a traditional phone line. Send a Fax 1 Load your document in the ADF or place it on the scanner glass. 2 Press [Fax]. If [Fax Preview] is set to [On], press [Fax] > [Sending Faxes]. The touchscreen displays: 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 dialed.) Press [Call History] > [Redial]. • [Outgoing Call] (Select a number from the Outgoing Call history.) Press [Call History] > [Outgoing Call]. Select the number you want, and then press [Apply]. • [Caller ID History] (Select a number from the Caller ID history.) 14

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Before Faxing
Telephone Line Interference/
VoIP
If you are having problems sending or
receiving a fax due to possible interference on
the telephone line or if you are using a VoIP
system, we recommend changing the modem
speed to minimize errors in fax operations.
1
Press
[Settings]
>
[All
Settings]
>
[Initial Setup]
>
[Compatibility]
.
2
Press the option you want.
[Basic(for VoIP)]
reduces the
modem speed to 9,600 bps and turns
off color fax receiving and Error
Correction Mode (ECM), except for
color fax-sending. Unless
interference is a recurring problem on
your telephone line, you may prefer
to use it only when needed.
To improve compatibility with most
VoIP services, Brother recommends
changing the compatibility setting to
[Basic(for VoIP)]
.
[Normal]
sets the modem speed at
14,400 bps.
[High]
sets the modem speed at
33,600 bps.
3
Press
.
VoIP (Voice over IP) is a type of phone
system that uses an Internet
connection, rather than a traditional
phone line.
Send a Fax
1
Load your document in the ADF or place
it on the scanner glass.
2
Press
[Fax]
.
If
[Fax Preview]
is set to
[On]
, press
[Fax]
>
[Sending Faxes]
.
The touchscreen displays:
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 dialed.)
Press
[Call History]
>
[Redial]
.
[Outgoing Call]
(Select a
number from the Outgoing Call
history.)
Press
[Call History]
>
[Outgoing Call]
.
Select the number you want, and
then press
[Apply]
.
[Caller ID History]
(Select a
number from the Caller ID history.)
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Fax
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