Using Pc-Fax (Mfc-1810, Mfc-1811 And Mfc-1815); Pc-Fax Receive (For Windows ® Only) - Brother DCP-1510 User Manual

Using PC-FAX (MFC-1810,
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MFC-1811 and MFC-1815)
PC-FAX Receive
(For Windows
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:
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(Windows XP, Windows Vista
®
Windows 7)
From the (Start) menu, select
All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, PC-
FAX Receiving, and select Receive. (XXXX
is your model name.)
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(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.
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only)
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and
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.
IMPORTANT
• 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.
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