Brother MFC-8500

User Manual - Page 200

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TROUBLESHOOTING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
Machine does not
answer when called
Make sure the machine is in the correct receiving mode
for your setup (either FAX, FAX/TEL, TAD). Check for
dial tone. If possible, call your machine to hear it answer.
If there is still no answer, check the telephone line cord
connection. Connect a standard telephone handset to the
machines telephone jack. If there is no ringing when you
call your machine, call your Telephone Company to
check the line.
No dial tone on the
handset
Press Hook ORLift the handset. If you hear no dial
tone, check telephone line cord connections at the
machine and wall jack.
Check that the handset curled cord is connected to the
machines handset jack. Test the wall jack with another
single line telephone. If no dial tone on the wall outlet,
call your Telephone Company.
Sending
Faxes
Poor transmitting quality Try changing your resolution to FINE or SUPERFINE.
(See Resolution, Page 6-5.)
Make a copy to verify the machines scanner operation.
Transmission report
prints Results:NG
There is probably temporary noise or static on the phone
line. Try sending the fax again. If the problem continues,
call the Telephone Company to check your phone line.
When the receiving
party says the picture is
not clear
Sometimes the resolution mode you chose when you sent
your fax may not have been appropriate. Send the fax
again, but try using the FINE or SUPERFINE mode.
Also, your machines scanner may be dirty, so try
cleaning it. (See Page 22-16.)
When the receiving says
vertical streaks appear
on the faxes they receive
Your machines scanner may be dirty or the party
receiving partys print head may be dirty.
Clean your scanner, (see Page 22-16) and make a copy to
check if the receive problem was caused by your
machine.
Handling
Incoming
Calls
Double-ring in FAX/
TEL Mode
The machine knows the incoming call is not a fax so it is
signaling you to answer the telephone call. Pick up the
machines handset or answer from an extension or
external phone and then press your machines Telephone
Answer Code (default setting is #51).
Transferring a fax call to
the machine
If you answered at the machine, press Fax Start and
hang up immediately. If you answered at an extension or
external phone, press your machines Remote Activation
Code (default setting is 51). When your machine
answers, hang up.
The Caller ID does not
display after the Call
Waiting Signal
The Caller ID signal is sent ten seconds after the Call
Waiting Signal and speaking may interfere with it. When
you hear the Call Waiting signal, ask the other party to
hold while you catch the other call. Then stop speaking
until you see the Caller ID on the LCD.
Difficulty Suggestions
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