Brother MFC-J3540DW Online User's Manual page 454

Difficulties
Sending Faxes
Difficulties
Cannot send a fax.
Poor sending quality.
Transmission Verification Report
says RESULT:NG.
Suggestions
If you are using a telephone answering machine (External TAD mode) on the
same line as the Brother machine, make sure your answering machine is set up
correctly.
See Related Information: Connect an External TAD.
1. Connect the external TAD as shown in the following topic:
See Related Information: External TAD (Telephone Answering Device).
2. Set your answering machine to answer in one or two rings.
3. Record the outgoing message on your answering machine.
• Record five seconds of silence at the beginning of your outgoing message.
• Limit your speaking to 20 seconds.
• End your outgoing message with your Remote Activation Code for people
sending manual faxes. For example: "After the beep, leave a message or
press *51 and Start to send a fax."
4. Set your answering machine to answer calls.
5. Set your Brother machine's Receive Mode to External TAD.
See Related Information: Choose the Correct Receive Mode.
Make sure your Brother machine's Fax Detect feature is turned On. Fax Detect is
a feature that allows you to receive a fax even if you answered the call on an
external or extension telephone.
See Related Information: Set Fax Detect.
If you often get transmission errors due to possible interference on the telephone
line or if you are using a VoIP system, try changing the Compatibility setting to
Basic (for VoIP).
See Related Information: Telephone Line Interference/VoIP.
Suggestions
Check all line cord connections. Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged
into the telephone wall socket and the LINE socket of the machine. Make sure
your machine has a dial tone by pressing the Hook button in Fax mode. If you
subscribe to DSL or VoIP services, contact your service provider for connection
instructions.
If you are using a VoIP system, try changing the VoIP setting to Basic (for VoIP).
This will lower modem speed and turn off Error Correction Mode (ECM).
See Related Information: Telephone Line Interference/VoIP.
Print the Transmission Verification Report and check for an error.
See Related Information: Print Reports.
Contact your administrator to check your Secure Function Lock Settings.
Ask the other party to check that the receiving machine has paper.
Try changing your resolution to Fine or S.Fine. Make a copy to check your
machine's scanner operation. If the copy quality is poor, clean the scanner.
See Related Information: Clean the Scanner.
There is probably temporary noise or static on the line. Try sending the fax again.
If you are sending a PC-Fax message and get RESULT:NG on the Transmission
Verification Report, your machine may be out of memory.
To free up extra memory, you can turn off Fax Storage, print fax messages in
memory or cancel a delayed fax.
If the problem continues, ask the telephone company to check your telephone
line.
See Related Information: Turn Off Memory Receive.
See Related Information: Print a Fax Stored in the Machine's Memory.
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