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PC-FAX Receive 
(For Windows
®
 only) 7
If you turn on the PC-Fax Receive feature 
your machine will store received faxes in 
memory and send them to your PC 
automatically. You can then use your PC to 
view and store these faxes. 
Even if you have turned off your PC (at night 
or on the weekend, for example), your 
machine will receive and store your faxes in 
its memory. The LCD will show the number of 
stored faxes received, for example: 
PC Fax Msg:001
When you start your PC and the PC-Fax 
Receiving software runs, your machine 
transfers your faxes to your PC automatically. 
To transfer the received faxes to your PC you 
must have the PC-FAX Receiving software 
running on your PC. 
Do one of the following:
(Windows
®
 XP, Windows Vista
®
 and 
Windows
®
 7)
From the   (Start) menu, select 
All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, PC-
FAX Receiving, and select Receive. (XXXX 
is your model name.)
(Windows
®
 8)
Click  (Brother Utilities), and then 
click the drop-down list and select your model 
name (if not already selected). Click PC-FAX 
Receive in the left navigation bar and then 
click Receive.
Then, complete the following steps on your 
machine. 
a (For MFC-1811)
Press Menu, 2, 5, 1.
(For MFC-1810 and MFC-1815)
Press Menu, 2, 6, 1.
b Press a or b to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
c The LCD shows a reminder to start the 
PC-FAX Receive program on your 
computer. If you have started the PC-
FAX Receive program, press OK. If you 
have not started the PC-FAX Receive 
program, see Software User’s Guide: 
PC-FAX receiving.
d Press a or b to choose On or Off.
Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
• If you choose Backup Print On, the 
machine will also print the fax at your 
machine so you will have a copy. This is a 
safety feature in case there is a power 
failure before the fax is transferred to your 
PC. 
• The faxes stored in the machine’s memory 
will be deleted.
 
Using PC-FAX (MFC-1810, 
MFC-1811 and MFC-1815)
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