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Send the Same Fax to More than One Recipient (Broadcasting)
- This feature is available only for monochrome 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 dialling.
MFC-J4340DW
You can include Groups, Address Book numbers, and up to 50 manually-dialled 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.
- Press (FAX).
- Press or to select [Broadcasting], and then press OK.
- Press or to select [Add Number], and then press OK.
- You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways:
- Enter a number using the dial pad:
- Press or to select [Add Number], and then press OK.
- Enter a number using the dial pad, and then press OK.
- Select a number from the Address Book:
- Press or to select [Add from Address book], and then press OK.
- Press or to select [Alphabetical Order] or [Numerical Order], and then press OK.
- Press or to select the Speed Dial name or number you want.
- Press or to select the checkbox labelled with the Speed Dial name or number, and then press OK.
- Search a number in the Address Book:
- Press or to select [Search in Address book], and then press OK.
- Enter the first letter of the name using the dial pad, and then press OK.
- Press or to select the name, and then press OK.
- Press OK again.
- When finished, press or to select [Complete]. Press OK.
- Press Mono Start.
- 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 to scan another page. Place the next page on the scanner glass, and then press . The machine starts scanning the page.
Repeat this step for each additional page.
- Press to send a fax when finished scanning pages. The machine starts sending the document.
If the [Out of Memory] message appears, press Stop/Exit to cancel.
MFC-J4440DW/MFC-J4540DW
You can include Groups, Address Book numbers, and up to 50 manually-dialled 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 250 different numbers.
- Press [Fax].If [Fax Preview] is set to [On], press .
- Press .
- Press [Add Number].You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways:
- Press [Add Number] and enter a fax number using the dial pad. Press [OK].
- Press [Add from Address book]. Press or to display the numbers you want to add to the broadcast. Select the checkboxes of the numbers you want to add.
When finished, press [OK].
- Press [Search in Address book]. Press the first letter of the name and press [OK]. Press the name, and then press the number you want to add.
Repeat this step to enter additional fax numbers. - When finished, press [OK].
- Press [Fax Start].
- 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 touchscreen displays [Next page?], do one of the following:
- Press [No] when finished scanning pages. The machine starts sending the document.
- Press [Yes] to scan another page. Place the next page on the scanner glass, and then press [OK]. The machine starts scanning the page.
Repeat this step for each additional page.