Difficulty With Operation - Brother MFC-9880 Owner's Manual

Difficulty with Operation

If you think there is a problem with the machine, make a copy first. If the copy looks good, the
problem is probably not the machine. Check the table below and follow the troubleshooting tips.
DIFFICULTY
Printing and Receiving Faxes
Condensed print and
horizontal streaks/top and
bottom of sentences are cut
off.
Vertical streaks/black lines
appear on the fax you receive
Machine "hears" voice as
CNG tone
Horizontal streaks
Phone Line or Connections
Dialling does not work
The machine does not answer
when called
No dial tone on the external
telephone's handset
This can be caused by static or interference on the telephone line.
You can make a copy using the Copy function and see if the same
problem occurs. If the copy is also bad, call your Brother dealer for
service.
Sometimes you may see vertical streaks/black lines on the faxes you
receive. Either the machine's primary corona wire for printing may
be dirty, or the sending party's fax scanner may be dirty. Clean your
primary corona wire, or ask the sender to make a copy to see if the
problem is with the sending machine. Try receiving from another
fax machine. If the problem continues, call Brother dealer for
service.
If the machine is set to Fax Detect (with an External Telephone)
ON, it is more sensitive to sounds. The machine may mistakenly
interpret certain voices or music on the line as a calling fax machine
and respond with fax receiving tones. Deactivate the fax by pressing
Stop/Exit. Try avoiding this problem by turning Fax Detect (with
an External Telephone) to OFF. (See Fax Detect (with an External
or Extension Telephone), page 26)
You may get a fax with horizontal streaks or with missing lines.
Usually this is caused by a poor telephone connection. Ask the other
party to send the fax again.
Check for a dial tone. Change TONE/PULSE setting. (See Setting
the Dialling Mode (Tone/Pulse) (Not available in New Zealand),
page 16) Check all line cord connections. Check power cord
connection. Send a manual fax by lifting the external telephone's
handset, and dialling the number. Wait to hear fax receiving tones
before pressing Fax Start.
Make sure the machine is in the correct receiving mode for your
setup (either Fax, Fax/Tel (F/T) or TAD). Check for dial tone. If
possible, call the 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 the machine, call your Telephone Company
to check the line.
Lifting the external phone's handset. If you hear no dial tone, check
telephone line cord connections at the machine and wall socket.
Check that the external telephone is connected to the machine
correctly. Test the wall socket with another single line telephone. If
no dial tone on the wall outlet, call your Telephone Company.
SUGGESTIONS
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