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Send the Same Fax to More than One Recipient (Broadcasting)

Use the Broadcasting feature to send the same fax to multiple fax numbers at the same time.
• This feature is available only for black and white faxes.
• Address Book numbers must be stored in the machine's memory before they can be used in a broadcast.
• Group numbers must also be stored in the machine's memory before they can be used in a broadcast. Group
numbers include many stored Address Book numbers for easier dialing.
>> MFC-J460DW/MFC-J480DW/MFC-J485DW
>> MFC-J680DW/MFC-J880DW/MFC-J885DW
MFC-J460DW/MFC-J480DW/MFC-J485DW
You can include Groups, Address Book numbers and up to 50 manually-dialed numbers in the same broadcast.
If you did not use any of the Address Book numbers for Groups, you can broadcast faxes to as many as 90
different numbers.
1. Load your document.
2. Press (FAX).
3. Press a or b to select the following:
a. Select [Advanced Settings]. Press OK.
b. Select [Broadcasting]. Press OK.
4. You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways:
• Enter a number using the dial pad in the following way:
a. Press a or b to select [Add Number] and then press OK.
b. Enter a number using the dial pad and then press OK.
• Select a number from the list in the following way:
a. Press a or b to select [Address Book] and then press OK.
b. Press a or b to select [Alphabetical Order] or [Numerical Order] and then press OK.
c. Press a or b to select the number you want and then press OK.
Repeat this step to enter additional fax numbers.
5. When finished, press a or b to select [Complete]. Press OK
6. Press Black Start
7. Do one of the following:
• If you are using the ADF, the machine starts scanning and sending the document.
• If you are using the scanner glass, the machine starts scanning the first page.
When the LCD displays [Next Page?], do one of the following:
• Press 1 to scan another page. Place the next page on the scanner glass, and then press OK. The
machine starts scanning the page.
• Press 2 to send a fax (or press Black Start again) when finished scanning pages. The machine starts
sending the document.
Repeat this step for each additional page.
If the [Out of Memory] message appears, press Stop/Exit to cancel or press Black Start to send the
pages scanned so far.
MFC-J680DW/MFC-J880DW/MFC-J885DW
You can include Groups, Address Book numbers and up to 50 manually-dialed numbers in the same broadcast.
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