Brother MFC-215C User Manual

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About fax machines
Fax tones and handshake
When someone is sending a fax, the machine sends fax calling tones
(CNG tones). These are quiet, intermittent beeps every 4-seconds.
You’ll hear them after you dial and press
Mono Start or
Colour Start and they will continue for about 60 seconds after
dialling. During that time, the sending machine must begin the
“handshake”, or connection, with the receiving machine.
Each time you use automatic procedures to send a fax, you are
sending CNG tones over the phone line. You will soon learn to listen
for these quiet beeps each time you answer a phone on your fax line,
so you will know if you are receiving a fax message.
The receiving fax responds with fax receiving tones, which are loud,
chirping sounds. A receiving fax chirps for about 40 seconds over the
phone line, and the LCD shows Receiving.
If your machine is set to the Fax Only mode, it will answer every call
automatically with fax receiving tones. If the other person hangs up,
your machine will continue to send the “chirps” for about 40 seconds,
and the LCD continues to show Receiving. To cancel receiving,
press
Stop/Exit.
The fax ‘handshake’ is the time in which the sending machine’s CNG
tones and the receiving machine’s “chirps” overlap. This must be for
at least 2 to 4 seconds, so both machines can understand how each
is sending and receiving the fax. The handshake cannot begin until
the call is answered, and the CNG tones only last for about 60
seconds after the number is dialled. So it is important for the
receiving machine to answer the call in as few rings as possible.
When you have an external Telephone Answering Device (TAD)
on your fax line, your TAD will decide the number of rings before
the call is answered.

Brother MFC-215C Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	20 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	15 ppm
Maximum print size	210 x 297 mm
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Digital sender	No
Number of print cartridges	4
Scanner type	Flatbed scanner
PC free copying	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	17 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	11 cpm
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	170 pages
Modem speed	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	20
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Compatible memory cards	SmartMedia
Dimensions (WxDxH)	343 x 345 x 135 mm
Color all-in-one functions	copy, fax, print, scan
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98(SE)/Me/2000/XP/XP64 Mac OS 9.x Mac OS X 10.2.4 Linux
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
Market positioning	Home & office