Brother MFC-250C User Guide

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This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of
these features depends on the model you purchased.
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ADF (automatic document feeder)
The document can be placed in the ADF
and scanned one page at a time
automatically.
Auto Reduction
Reduces the size of incoming faxes.
Automatic fax transmission
Sending a fax without picking up the
handset of an external telephone.
Automatic Redial
A feature that enables your machine to
redial the last fax number after five
minutes if the fax did not go through
because the line was busy.
Backup Print
Your machine prints a copy of every fax
that is received and stored in memory.This
is a safety feature so you will not lose
messages during a power failure.
Beeper Volume
Volume setting for the beep when you
press a key or make an error.
Brightness
Changing the Brightness makes the whole
image lighter or darker.
Broadcasting
The ability to send the same fax message
to more than one location.
Caller ID
A service purchased from the telephone
company that lets you see the number (or
name) of the party calling you.
CNG tones
The special tones (beeps) sent by fax
machines during automatic transmission
to tell the receiving machine that a fax
machine is calling.
Coding method
Method of coding the information
contained in the document. All fax
machines must use a minimum standard
of Modified Huffman (MH). Your machine
is capable of greater compression
methods, Modified Read (MR), Modified
Modified Read (MMR) and JPEG, if the
receiving machine has the same
capability.
Communication error (Comm. Error)
An error during fax sending or receiving,
usually caused by line noise or static.
Compatibility group
The ability of one fax unit to communicate
with another. Compatibility is assured
between ITU-T Groups.
Contrast
Setting to compensate for dark or light
documents, by making faxes or copies of
dark documents lighter and light
documents darker.
Dual Access
Your machine can scan outgoing faxes or
scheduled jobs into memory at the same
time it is sending a fax from memory or
receiving or printing an incoming fax.
ECM (Error Correction Mode)
Detects errors during fax transmission
and resends the pages of the fax that had
an error.
Extension telephone
A telephone using the same line as your
fax but plugged into a separate wall
socket.
External telephone
A TAD (telephone answering device) or
telephone that is connected to your
machine.

Brother MFC-250C Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	1200 x 6000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	27 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	22 ppm
Scan to	e-mail, OCR, USB
Image formats supported	BMP, JPG, PNG
Maximum scan resolution	19200 x 19200 DPI
Optical scanning resolution	1200 x 2400 DPI
Copier resize	25 - 400 %
PC free copying	Yes
Maximum copy resolution	1200 x 1200 DPI
Maximum number of copies	99 copies
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	20 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	18 cpm
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	170 pages
Modem speed	14.4 Kbit/s
Fax speed dialing (max numbers)	40
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Sound pressure level (printing)	50 dB
Scan speed	6 sec/page
Network ready	No
Dimensions (WxDxH)	390 x 365 x 150 mm
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Standard media sizes	Com10, DL, C5, JE4
Color all-in-one functions	fax, print
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista, XP (32 & 64 bit) Windows 2000, Linux; Mac OS X 10.2.4 en recenter
Standard interfaces	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Power consumption (standby)	4.5 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	3 W
Power consumption (average operating)	22 W
Number of print cartridges	4
Media weight (tray 1)	64 - 220 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5
Borderless printing media sizes	A4, A6
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Bundled software	Brother MFL-pro suite in Windows: BrotherControlCentre 3 Scansoft Paperport 11SE + OCR, Macintosh:BrotherControlCentre 2 Newsoft Presto! Page manager 7
Package weight	10100 g
Market positioning	Home & office