Printing Received Faxes - Brother MFC-490CW User Manual

Printing (continued)
Difficulty
Photo paper does not feed
properly.
Machine feeds multiple pages.
Printed pages are not stacked
neatly.

Printing Received Faxes

Difficulty
Condensed print and white streaks
across the page or the top and
bottom of sentences are cut off.
Vertical black lines when receiving. The sender's scanner may be dirty. Ask the sender to make a copy to see if the
Received colour fax prints only in
black and white.
Left and Right margins are cut off or
a single page is printed on two
pages.
Telephone Line or Connections
Difficulty
Dialling does not work. (No dial
tone)
The machine does not answer
when called.
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Suggestions
When you print on Brother Photo paper, load one extra sheet of the same photo
paper in the paper tray. An extra sheet has been included in the paper package
for this purpose.
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Clean the paper pick up roller. (See Cleaning the paper pick-up roller
on page 144.)
Make sure the paper is loaded correctly in the paper tray. (See Loading paper and
other print media on page 9.)
Check that more than two types of paper are not loaded in the paper tray at any
one time.
Make sure you are using the paper support flap. (See Loading paper and other
print media on page 9.)
Suggestions
You probably had a bad connection, with static or interference on the telephone
line. Ask the other party to send the fax again.
problem is with the sending machine. Try receiving from another fax machine.
Replace the colour ink cartridges that are empty or nearly empty, and then ask the
other person to send the colour fax again. (See Replacing the ink cartridges
on page 139.)
Turn on Auto Reduction. (See Printing a reduced incoming fax on page 43.)
Suggestions
Make sure the machine is plugged in and not in Power Save mode.
Check the line cord connections.
(Not available in New Zealand)
Change the Tone/Pulse setting. (See the Quick Setup Guide.)
Lift the external telephone's handset, (or the machine's handset or cordless
handset if available), and then dial the number to send a manual fax. Wait to hear
fax receiving tones before pressing Mono Start or Colour Start.
Make sure the machine is in the correct receiving mode for your setup. (See
Choose the Receive Mode on page 37.) Check for a dial tone. If possible, call your
machine to hear it answer. If there is still no answer, check the telephone line cord
connection. If there is no ringing when you call your machine, ask your telephone
company to check the line.