Handling Incoming Calls; Copying Difficulties - Brother MFC-6890CDW User Manual

Handling Incoming Calls

Difficulty
The machine 'Hears' a voice as a
CNG Tone.
Sending a fax call to the machine.
Custom features on a single line.

Copying Difficulties

Difficulty
Cannot make a copy.
Poor copy results when using the
ADF.
Vertical black lines or streaks
appear in copies.
Fit to Page does not work properly. Make sure your source document is not skewed. Reposition the document and try
Scanning Difficulties
Difficulty
TWAIN/WIA errors appear when
starting to scan.
Poor scanning results when using
the ADF.
OCR does not work.
Suggestions
If Fax Detect is set to on, your machine is more sensitive to sounds. It may
mistakenly interpret certain voices or music on the line as a fax machine calling
and respond with fax receiving tones. Deactivate the machine by pressing
Stop/Exit. Try avoiding this problem by turning Fax Detect to off. (See Fax Detect
on page 52.)
If you answered on an external or extension telephone, press your Remote
Activation Code (the factory setting is
machine answers, hang up.
If you have Call Waiting, Call Waiting/Caller ID, an alarm system or other custom
feature on a single telephone line with your machine, it may create a problem
sending or receiving faxes.
For example: If you subscribe to Call Waiting or some other custom service and
its signal comes through the line while your machine is sending or receiving a fax,
the signal can temporarily interrupt or disrupt the faxes. Brother's ECM (Error
Correction Mode) feature should help overcome this problem. This condition is
related to the telephone system industry and is common to all devices that send
and receive information on a single, shared line with custom features. If avoiding
a slight interruption is crucial to your business, a separate telephone line with no
custom features is recommended.
Suggestions
Make sure that the Copy
on page 92.)
Try using the scanner glass. (See Using the scanner glass on page 25.)
Vertical black lines or streaks on copies are typically caused by dirt or correction
fluid on the glass strip. Clean the glass strip. (See Cleaning the scanner glass
on page 169.)
again.
Suggestions
Make sure the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver is chosen as the primary source. In
PaperPort™ 11SE with OCR, click File, Scan or Get Photo and click Select to
choose the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver.
(Hong Kong users only)
Make sure the Brother TWAIN/WIA driver is chosen as the primary source. In
® ®
Presto! PageManager with OCR, click File, Select Source and choose the
Brother TWAIN/WIA driver.
Try using the scanner glass. (See Using the scanner glass on page 25.)
Try increasing the scanner resolution.
Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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key is illuminated. (See Entering Copy mode
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