Brother MFC-685CW User Manual

Chapter 5
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Changing fax resolution 5
The quality of a fax can be improved by
changing the fax resolution.
a Press (Fax).
b Press a or b to choose
Fax Resolution.
c Press d or c to choose the resolution
you want.
Press OK.
Note
You can choose four different resolution
settings for black & white faxes and two for
color.
If you choose S.Fine or Photo and then
use the Color Start key to send a fax, the
machine will send the fax using the Fine
setting.
Dual access
(Black & White only) 5
You can dial a number and start scanning the
fax into memory—even when the machine is
sending from memory, receiving faxes or
printing PC data. The LCD shows the new job
number and available memory.
The number of pages you can scan into the
memory will vary depending on the data that
is printed on them.
Note
If the Out of Memory message appears
while scanning documents, press
Stop/Exit to cancel or Black Start to send
the scanned pages.
Real time transmission 5
When you are sending a fax, the machine will
scan the documents into the memory before
sending. Then, as soon as the telephone line
is free, the machine will start dialing and
sending.
If the memory is full or you are sending a color
fax, the machine will send the document in
real time (even if Real Time TX is set to
Off).
Sometimes, you may want to send an
important document immediately, without
waiting for memory transmission. You can
turn on Real Time TX.
a Press (Fax).
b Press a or b to choose Real Time TX.
c Press d or c to choose On.
Press OK.
Note
In real time transmission, the automatic
redial feature does not work when using
the scanner glass.
Black & White
Standard Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine Good for small print and
transmits a little slower than
Standard resolution.
S.Fine Good for small print or artwork
and transmits slower than Fine
resolution.
Photo Use when the document has
varying shades of gray or is a
photograph. This has the
slowest transmission.
Color
Standard Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine Use when the document is a
photograph. The transmission
time is slower than Standard
resolution.

Brother MFC-685CW Specifications

General

Print technology	Inkjet
Maximum resolution	6000 x 12000 DPI
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	30 ppm
Print speed (color, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	25 ppm
Digital sender	No
Maximum duty cycle	2500 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	4
Image formats supported	BMP
Optical scanning resolution	600 x 2400 DPI
PC free copying	Yes
Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)	22 cpm
Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)	20 cpm
Faxing	Color faxing
Fax memory	480 pages
Modem speed	14.4 Kbit/s
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Total output capacity	50 sheets
Display	LCD
Display diagonal	3.3 \
Market positioning	Home & office
Sound power level (standby)	50 dB
Paper tray media types	Glossy paper, Photo paper, Plain paper, Transparencies
Non-ISO print media sizes	Executive
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5
Photo paper sizes (imperial)	5x7, 5x8 \
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Supported network protocols (IPv4)	USB
Dimensions (WxDxH)	557 x 254 x 452 mm
Power requirements	AC 120V 50/60Hz
Wireless technology	802.11b/g
All-in-one functions	Copy, Fax, Scan
Color all-in-one functions	copy, fax, print, scan
Power consumption (standby)	8 W
Power consumption (average operating)	34 W
Operating temperature (T-T)	50 - 95 °F
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %