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Table of Contents General setup IMPORTANT NOTE....................1 Memory Storage ....................1 Setting Daylight Saving Time (Not available in South Africa) ........1 Automatic Daylight Saving Time (For South Africa only)........2 Sleep Mode ......................2 Touchscreen LCD....................3 Changing the Touchscreen language (depending on your model)....3 Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight ............3 Dial Prefix (Not available in South Africa)..............4 Setting up or changing the prefix number............4...
Receiving a fax Memory Receive (Monochrome only)..............21 Fax Forwarding....................21 Fax Storage ....................21 Printing a fax from the memory ..............22 Turning off Memory Receive operations............22 Changing Memory Receive operations ............23 Remote Retrieval ....................24 Setting a Remote Access Code..............24 Using your Remote Access Code..............24 Remote Fax commands ................25 Retrieving fax messages ................26 Changing your Fax Forwarding number ............26...
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Making copies Copy options......................37 Stop copying....................37 Improving copy speed and quality ..............37 Enlarging or reducing copies ................. 38 Making N in 1 copies or a poster (Page Layout) ........... 39 2 in 1 ID copy (Page Layout) ................. 42 Sorting copies....................
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Printing photos from a camera Printing photos directly from a PictBridge camera ..........70 PictBridge requirements ................70 Setting your digital camera ................70 Printing Images....................71 DPOF printing ....................72 Printing photos directly from a digital camera (without PictBridge)......72 Printing Images....................73 Routine maintenance Cleaning and checking the machine ..............74 Cleaning the outside of the machine .............74 Cleaning the machine’s printer platen ............75 Cleaning the paper feed rollers ..............76...
General setup IMPORTANT NOTE Most of the illustrations in this User's Guide show the MFC-J6720DW. Memory Storage Setting Daylight Saving Time Your menu settings are stored permanently, (Not available in South and in the event of a power failure, will not be lost.
Chapter 1 Automatic Daylight Sleep Mode Saving Time You can choose how long the machine will (For South Africa only) remain idle before it goes into Sleep Mode (up to 60 minutes). The timer will restart if any operation is carried out on the machine. You can set the machine to change automatically for daylight saving time.
General setup Touchscreen LCD Setting the Dim Timer for the backlight Changing the Touchscreen You can set how long the Touchscreen LCD language (depending on your backlight stays on after the last finger press. model) Press (Settings). You can change the Touchscreen language. Press All Settings.
Chapter 1 Dial Prefix Press (Not available in South Africa) The Dial Prefix setting will automatically dial a predefined number before every fax number you dial. For example, if your telephone system requires a “9” to dial an outside number, use this setting to automatically dial 9 for every fax you send.
Restricted users must enter a password to Function Lock.) Click use the machine. Make a careful note of your password. If you forget it, please contact Brother customer service for support. NOTE • Only administrators can set limitations and make changes for each user.
Chapter 2 Re-enter the password in the NOTE Retype Password box. If you are using a Web browser to configure the machine's settings for the Click Submit. first time, set a password. Changing the administrator password Click Please configure the password. Click Administrator.
Press Touchscreen will show Wrong Password. Enter the correct Press Lock OniOff. password. If you forget it, please contact Brother customer service for support. Enter your four-digit administrator password using the keyboard on the Turning Secure Function Lock on Touchscreen.
Chapter 2 Restricting dialling Switching users This setting allows a restricted user to log on This feature prevents users from sending a to the machine when the Secure Function fax or call to a wrong number by mistake. You Lock is turned on. can set the machine to restrict dialling when you use the dial pad, Address Book, Shortcut and LDAP search.
Security features Shortcut restriction Press Enter # Twice, On or Off. Press Press (Settings). Address Book restriction Press All Settings. Press a or b to display Fax. Press (Settings). Press Fax. Press All Settings. Press a or b to display Press a or b to display Fax.
Sending a fax Additional sending Press a or b to display the setting you want to change. When the setting is options displayed, press it. Press the option you want to set. Sending faxes using multiple Go back to step d to change additional settings settings.
Sending a fax Contrast Changing fax resolution If your document is very light or very dark, you The quality of a fax can be improved by may want to change the contrast. For most changing the fax resolution. documents, the factory setting Auto can be Load your document.
Chapter 3 Setting your changes as a NOTE new default You can choose four different resolution settings for monochrome faxes, and two for colour. You can save the settings for the fax options you use most often by setting them as the default settings, such as Fax Resolution, Monochrome Contrast, Glass Scan Size, Preview,...
Sending a fax Restoring fax options to the Enter the fax number. factory default NOTE If the Shortcut is to be used for You can restore all the fax options you have broadcasting, press Options and choose changed back to the factory default. These Broadcasting in step d before entering settings will remain until you change them the fax number in step b.
Chapter 3 Additional sending When you hear the fax tones, press Fax Start. operations If you are using the scanner glass, press Send on the Touchscreen to send the fax. Sending a fax manually Replace the handset of the external Manual transmission lets you hear the phone.
Sending a fax Broadcasting You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways: (Monochrome only) Press Add Number and enter a number using the keyboard on the Broadcasting is automatically sending the Touchscreen. same fax message to more than one fax number.
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Chapter 3 Cancelling a Broadcast in progress Press Fax Start. NOTE Press Broadcasting is not available when you select Colour in Colour Setting. Do one of the following: To cancel the entire broadcast, press Faxing from the ADF Entire Broadcast. Go to step c. ...
Sending a fax Real Time Transmission Overseas Mode When you are sending a fax, the machine will If you are having difficulty sending a fax scan the documents into the memory before overseas due to possible interference on the sending. Then, as soon as the telephone line telephone line, we recommend that you turn is free, the machine will start dialling and on Overseas Mode.
Chapter 3 Delayed Faxing NOTE (Monochrome only) The number of pages you can scan into the memory depends on the amount of data that is printed on each page. You can store up to 50 faxes in the memory to be sent within 24 hours. These faxes will be sent at the time of day you enter in step i.
Sending a fax Polling Checking and cancelling waiting jobs Polling lets you set up your machine so other people can receive faxes from you, but they You can check which jobs are still waiting in pay for the call. It also lets you call somebody the memory to be sent, or cancel a job.
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Secure Polling lets you restrict who can get the documents you set up to be polled. Secure Polling only works with Brother fax machines. If another person wants to retrieve a fax from your machine, they will have to enter the secure code.
Receiving a fax Memory Receive Press a or b to display Fax Forward. (Monochrome only) Press Fax Forward. Enter the forwarding number (up to Memory Receive lets you receive faxes while 20 digits) using the keyboard on the you are away from the machine. Touchscreen.
Chapter 4 Press a or b to display NOTE Setup Receive. • (When Fax Preview is set to Off.) Press Setup Receive. You can also print a fax from the memory by pressing Print on the Touchscreen. Press a or b to display •...
Receiving a fax Changing Memory Receive The Touchscreen will ask you the following question: operations Send Fax to PC? If there are received faxes in your machine’s • If you press Yes, faxes in the memory memory when you change the Memory will be sent to your PC before the Receive operations, the Touchscreen will ask setting changes.
Chapter 4 Remote Retrieval NOTE You can change your code at any time by You can call your machine from any entering a new one. If you want to touch-tone telephone or fax machine and deactivate your code, press and hold then use the Remote Access Code and in step g to restore the inactive setting remote commands to retrieve fax messages.
Receiving a fax Remote Fax commands Follow the commands in the table to access features when you are away from the machine. When you call the machine and enter your Remote Access Code (3 digits followed by ), the system will give two short beeps and you must enter a remote command.
Chapter 4 Retrieving fax messages Changing your Fax Forwarding number You can call your machine from any touch-tone telephone and have your fax You can change the default setting of your messages sent to another machine. Before Fax Forwarding number from another you use this feature, you have to turn on Fax touch-tone telephone or fax machine.
If the Touchscreen is dark for Sleep mode, using the page size of the fax and your Paper touch it to display Fax Start. Size setting. (MFC-J3520/MFC-J6520DW: See Basic Press Receive to receive the fax. User’s Guide: Paper Size (MFC-J3520/MFC-J6520DW).) Replace the handset of the external telephone.
Secure Polling only works with Brother fax pay for the call. It also lets you call somebody machines. If you want to get a fax from a else’s fax machine and receive a fax from it,...
Receiving a fax Setting up Delayed Polling Receive Sequential Polling (Monochrome only) Delayed polling lets you set the machine to begin polling receive at a later time. You can Sequential polling lets you request only set up one delayed polling operation. documents from several fax machines in one operation.
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Chapter 4 Cancelling a Sequential Polling Job Press Options. Press a or b to display Broadcasting. Press Press Broadcasting. Do one of the following: Press Add Number. To cancel the entire sequential polling job, press You can add numbers to the broadcast Entire Seq.
3.5 second delay. You can press Pause For example, you might have stored ‘01632’ as many times as needed to increase the on Address Book: Brother 1 and ‘960555’ on length of the pause. Address Book: Brother 2. You can use them both to dial ‘01632-960555’...
Chapter 5 Additional ways to Storing Address Book numbers from the Caller ID store numbers history (Only available for some countries) Storing Address Book numbers from the Outgoing If you have the Caller ID subscriber service Call history from your telephone company, you can also store Address Book numbers from incoming calls in the Caller ID history.
Dialling and storing numbers Setting up Groups for Do one of the following: Broadcasting To store another Group for broadcasting, repeat steps c to j. A Group, which is stored in the Address Book, To finish storing Groups for allows you to send the same fax message to broadcasting, press many fax numbers by pressing...
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Chapter 5 Deleting a Group Do the following for each number you want to change: Press (Fax). To add a number to the Group, press the check box of the number to add a check mark. Press (Address Book). ...
Printing reports Fax reports 6, 12, 24 hours, 2 or 7 days The machine will print the report at the chosen time and then erase all Press (Settings) on the Touchscreen jobs from its memory. If the to set up the Transmission Verification Report machine's memory is filled with the maximum 200 jobs before the time and the Journal Period.
Chapter 6 Reports How to print a report The following reports are available: Press (Settings). XMIT Verify Prints a Transmission Verification Report Press All Settings. for your last transmission. Press a or b to display Address Book Print Reports. Prints a list of names and numbers stored Press Print Reports.
Making copies Copy options Improving copy speed and quality You can change the copy settings temporarily for the next copy. You can choose from the speed and quality. The factory default is Normal. The machine returns to its default settings after being idle for 1 minute.
Chapter 7 Enlarging or reducing copies 198% 10x15cm i A4 You can choose an enlargement or reduction 186% 10x15cm i Letter ratio. If you choose Fit to Page, your 141% A4iA3, A5iA4 machine will adjust to the size you set in 100% Paper Size.
Making copies Making N in 1 copies or a NOTE poster (Page Layout) • Page Layout is not available with Enlarge/Reduce. The N in 1 copy feature can help you save • Page Layout, 2-sided Copy, paper by letting you copy two or four pages ADF HighSpeed Mode, Book Copy, onto one printed page.
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Chapter 7 Press a or b to display Off(1in1), Place the next page on the scanner glass. Press OK to scan the page. 2in1(Portrait), Repeat steps k and l for each page of 2in1(Landscape), 2in1(ID) the layout. 4in1(Portrait), 4in1(Landscape), 1 to 2, After all the pages have been scanned, Poster(2x1), Poster(2x2) or press No to finish.
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Making copies If you are copying from the scanner glass, Poster(2x2) place the document face down in the direction shown below: 2in1(Portrait) 2in1(Landscape) Poster(3x3) 4in1(Portrait) 4in1(Landscape) NOTE The poster copies have overlapping 1 to 2 portions so that you can easily paste them together.
Chapter 7 2 in 1 ID copy (Page Layout) Press 2in1(ID). Read and confirm the displayed list of You can copy both sides of your identification settings you have chosen, and then card onto one page, keeping the original card press OK.
Making copies Sorting copies NOTE Fit to Page, Page Layout and You can sort multiple copies. Your copies will Book Copy are not available with Sort. be in the order 123, 123, 123, and so on. We recommend you load single-sided Adjusting Density documents in the ADF for sorting copies.
Chapter 7 Ink Save Mode Press Advanced Settings. Press a or b to display Ink Save Mode can help you save ink. The Ink Save Mode. machine prints the colours lighter and emphasises the outlines of the images as Press Ink Save Mode. shown below: Read and confirm the displayed list of The amount of ink saved will vary depending...
Making copies Thin Paper Copy Auto Deskew If your document is a 2-sided Copy on thin If your scanned copy is skewed, your paper, choose Thin Paper Copy so the machine can correct the data. print on the other side does not bleed This setting is only available when using the through.
Chapter 7 Book Copy Watermark Copy Book Copy corrects dark borders and skew You can copy your document and include a when copying from the scanner glass. Your watermark, select one from the list of machine can correct the data. template watermarks.
Making copies Remove Background Colour Watermark Copy Settings You can remove the background colour of the Option1 Option2 Option3 document when copying. This will save some Watermark Text CONFIDENTIAL* ink and may make the copy more readable. Copy DRAFT NOTE COPY This function is for use only when making IMPORTANT...
Chapter 7 2-sided copying Load your document. You can reduce the amount of paper used for Press (Copy). copies by copying on both sides of the paper. Enter the number of copies you want. We recommend you load single-sided documents in the ADF for 2-sided copying. Press Options.
Making copies Setting your changes as a The Touchscreen shows: new default Turn over the document (or Flip the book), then You can save the settings for the copy press [Scan]. When you options you use most often—such as finish, press [Complete]. ADF HighSpeed Mode, Quality, , Enlarge/Reduce, Tray Select...
Chapter 7 Restoring all settings to the Saving copy options as a factory default Shortcut You can restore the copy settings that you You can store the copy options you use have changed—such as frequently by saving them as a Shortcut. ADF HighSpeed Mode, Quality, , Enlarge/Reduce, Tray Select...
Making copies A3 Copy Shortcuts A4 + Blank A3 Copy Shortcut You can copy your document in A3 or Ledger size paper with a format such as Note style. Also you can make 2 in 1, enlarged and reduced copies. ...
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Chapter 7 Load your document. After all the pages have been scanned, press No to finish. Press d or c to display A3 Copy Shortcuts. Press A3 Copy Shortcuts. If information appears on the Touchscreen, read it and then press OK to confirm it.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive PhotoCapture Center™ Please be aware of the following: When printing an index or image, the operations PhotoCapture Center™ will print all the valid images, even if one or more images have been corrupted.
Chapter 8 Print Images Movie printing You can print images from movie files that are Print Index (Thumbnails) stored on a memory card or USB Flash drive. Movie files are automatically split by duration The PhotoCapture Center™ assigns into 9 parts, and placed in 3 rows so you can numbers for images (such as No.1, No.2, see and print the scenes.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive Press a or b to display Plain Paper, Enter the number of copies you want Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71 or using the dial pad on the Touchpanel. Other Glossy, and then press the Do one of the following: option you want.
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Chapter 8 If you chose Enhance in step g, press (Auto Correct & Remove Red-Eye) the effect you wish to add. The machine decides the suitable Press OK. effects for your photo. It will also attempt to remove red-eye from your NOTE photo.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive Do one of the following. Press a or b to display 25x36mm, 35x45mm, 36x51mm, 45x45mm, Press Print Settings to change 45x55mm, 35x48mm, the print settings. (See 50x70mm (2x2.75in) or 2x2inch, PhotoCapture Center™...
Press a or b to display Put the memory card or USB Flash drive Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, in the correct slot. Brother BP71 or Other Glossy, and then press the option you want Press Photo. to set. Press d or c to display Slide Show.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive PhotoCapture Center™ DPOF printing print settings DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format. Major digital camera manufacturers (Canon You can change the print settings temporarily Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, FUJIFILM for the next print job.
Press a or b to display Paper Type. Press Paper Type. Press a or b to display Plain Paper, Inkjet Paper, Brother BP71 or Other Glossy, and then press the option you want. If you do not want to change additional settings, press or OK.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive Auto Correct Press a or b to display Print Size. Press Print Size. Press a or b to display the options in the Auto Correct is available for most photos. The following table, and then press the machine decides the suitable effect for your option you want to set.
Chapter 8 Adjusting Brightness, Contrast Contrast and Colour You can choose the contrast setting. Increasing the contrast will make an image look sharper and more vivid. Brightness Open the media slot cover. Open the media slot cover. Put the memory card or USB Flash drive Put the memory card or USB Flash drive in the correct slot.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive Colour Enhancement Press d or c to adjust the degree of the setting. You can turn on the colour enhancement Press OK. feature to print more vivid images. Printing time will be slower with this feature and also, Do one of the following: depending on the image you are printing, it ...
Chapter 8 Cropping Cropping: On If your photo is too long or too wide to fit the available space on your chosen layout, part of the image will be cropped. The default setting is On. If you want to print the whole image, change this setting to Off.
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive Date Print Setting your changes as a new default You can print the date if it is already in your photo’s data. The date will be printed on the You can save the print settings you use most lower-right corner.
Chapter 8 Scan to a memory card Restoring all settings to the factory default or USB Flash drive You can restore the PhotoCapture settings Auto Crop you have changed—such as Print Quality, Paper Type, Paper Size, Print Size, You can scan multiple documents placed on Auto Correct, Brightness, Contrast, the scanner glass.
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Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive Open the media slot cover. NOTE • Auto Crop is available for paper with Put the memory card or USB Flash drive 90-degree angles at all four corners. If one in the correct slot.
Chapter 8 How to set a new default How to reset to the factory default You can save the Scan to Media settings— such as ADF High Speed Mode, You can restore all the Scan to Media settings Scan Type, Resolution, File Type, that you have changed—such as Scan Size, Scan Long Paper, ADF High Speed Mode, Scan Type,...
Printing photos from a memory card or USB Flash drive Saving scan options as a Shortcut You can store the scan options you use frequently by saving them as a Shortcut. This section introduces how to add a Shortcut for Scan to Media.
Camera Menu Options Selections Paper Size A3, A4, Ledger, Letter, Your Brother machine supports the 10 15 cm, PictBridge standard, allowing you to connect Printer Settings to and print photos directly from any (Default setting) PictBridge compatible digital camera.
Printing photos from a camera Printing Images Settings Options 10 15 cm Paper Size NOTE Paper Type Other Glossy Remove any memory card or USB Flash Layout Borderless: On drive from the machine before connecting a digital camera. Print Quality Photo Colour Enhancement Open the media slot cover.
Chapter 9 Printing photos IMPORTANT directly from a digital To prevent damage to your machine, do not connect any device other than a digital camera camera or USB Flash drive to the USB direct interface. (without PictBridge) DPOF printing If your camera supports the USB Mass Storage standard, you can connect your DPOF stands for Digital Print Order Format.
Printing photos from a camera Printing Images NOTE Remove any memory card or USB Flash drive from the machine before connecting a digital camera. Open the media slot cover. Make sure that your camera is turned off. Connect your camera to the USB direct interface (1) on the machine using the USB cable.
Routine maintenance Cleaning and checking (MFC-J3520/MFC-J6520DW) Pull the paper tray #1 (1) completely out the machine of the machine. Cleaning the outside of the machine Clean the Touchscreen as follows: IMPORTANT • Press and hold down to turn the machine off. The Touchscreen will show...
Routine maintenance Cleaning the machine’s Wipe the outside of the machine with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth to remove dust. printer platen WARNING Be sure to unplug the machine from the electrical socket before cleaning the printer platen to avoid an electrical shock. Using both hands, use the finger holds Lift the output paper tray cover and on each side of the machine to lift the...
Gently close the scanner cover using Clean the front side of the Paper Feed the finger holds on each side. Rollers (1) with a soft lint-free cloth slightly moistened with water, using a CAUTION side-to-side motion. Be careful not to pinch your fingers when After cleaning, wipe the rollers with a soft, dry, lint-free cloth to remove all you close the scanner cover.
Routine maintenance Cleaning the paper pick-up Lift the green Jam Clear Flap (2), and then clean the back side of the Paper rollers Feed Rollers (1) with a soft lint-free cloth slightly moistened with water. Unplug the machine from the electrical After cleaning, wipe the rollers with a socket.
Cleaning the paper pick-up Lift the green Jam Clear Flap (1), and then clean the Paper Pick-up Rollers (2) rollers for paper tray #2 with a soft lint-free cloth slightly (MFC-J3720/MFC-J6720DW) moistened with water. Slowly turn the rollers so that the whole surface is cleaned.
Routine maintenance Packing and shipping Checking the ink volume the machine Although an ink volume icon appears on the Touchscreen, you can use the ink menu to When you transport the machine, use the see a large graph showing the amount of ink packing materials that came with your that is left in each cartridge.
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Remove the orange protective part from Open the ink cartridge cover. its storage place inside the right corner Remove all four ink cartridges. Press of the machine. the ink release lever above each cartridge to release it. (See Basic User’s Guide: Replacing the ink cartridges.) Install the orange protective part, and then close the ink cartridge cover.
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Routine maintenance Wrap the machine in the bag. Pack the machine and the printed materials in the original carton with the original packing material as shown below. Do not pack the used ink cartridges in the carton. Close the carton and tape it shut.
Glossary This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of these features depends on the model you purchased. 2.7"(67.5 mm) Touchscreen LCD and Batch Transmission Touchpanel (Monochrome faxes only) As a cost-saving feature, all delayed faxes to...
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Communication error (Comm. Error) F/T Ring Time An error during fax sending or receiving, The length of time that the Brother usually caused by line noise or static. machine rings (when the Receive Mode setting is Fax/Tel) to notify you to pick up Compatibility group a voice call that it answered.
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Innobella™ Photo resolution (Mono only) Innobella™ is a range of genuine A resolution setting that uses varying consumables offered by Brother. For best shades of grey for the best representation quality results, Brother recommends of photographs. Innobella™ ink and paper.
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Glossary Ring Delay Tone (Not available in New Zealand) The number of rings before the machine A form of dialling on the telephone line answers in Fax Only and Fax/Tel used for touch-tone telephones. modes. Transmission Ring Volume The process of sending faxes over the Volume setting for the machine's ring.
Index Numerics poster ........... 39 quality ........... 37 remove background colour ....47 2 in 1 ID Copy ..........42 set new default ........49 2-sided sort ............43 copy ............48 thin paper ..........45 using ADF ..........43 Watermark ..........46 using a template ........
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sending ..........10 Nuance™ PaperPort™ 12SE at end of conversation .......14 See Software and Network User’s Guide. Broadcasting ........15 Also see Help in the PaperPort™ 12SE cancelling from memory .....19 application. contrast ..........11 delayed batch transmission ....18 delayed fax ........18 from memory (Dual Access) ....14 Packing and shipping the machine ..
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Presto! PageManager See Software and Network User’s Guide. ® Also see Help in the Presto! PageManager Windows application. See Software and Network User’s Guide. Print Wireless Network fax from memory ........22 See Quick Setup Guide and Software and report .............36 Network User’s Guide.
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