Brother FAX-2800 Quick Setup Guide

Load the paper
with the lever 
down

Press and slide

7

Select a Receive Mode

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For more details, press 

Reports 

and 

1

 on

your machine or see your Owner’s Manual.

If you cannot solve a problem:
Refer to 

Frequently Asked Questions

(FAQs)

 on Brother World Wide Web;

URL:

http://solutions.brother.com

Call Brother Customer Service at:

USA:

1-800-284-4329 (9AM-5PM EST)
1-800-284-3238 (TTY service
for the hearing impaired)

In Canada:

1-800-853-6660 (8AM-8PM EST)
1-514-685-6464 (in Montreal)

1

Packing List

Keep the packing materials for possible future
transport. If you do not pack the machine properly, it
may void your warranty.

Telephone
Wire Cord

Drum Unit Assembly
(With free Starter 
Toner Cartridge)

Owner’s 
Manual

Brother
Quick Setup Guide

Handset
Curled
Cord

Test Sheet
(For USA Only)

Telephone
Handset

Document
Support

Paper
Support

Accessory 
Order Form

Cable Tie
(For FAX-3800 Only)

Filter Core for 
Bi-directional IEEE 1284
(For FAX-3800 Only)

Filter Core for 
USB Cable 
(For FAX-3800 Only)

5

Install Handset,
Power Cord and
Phone Line

3

Attach the Plastic Supports
and Pull out the Paper Tray

4

Load Paper

6

If you are sharing one
phone line with an external
telephone answering
device, connect it now to
the external jack.

A.

Adjust the guides to the position for
the paper size you are using.

B.

Fan the paper well.

8

Set Date and Time

A.

Press 

Menu/Set

, 

1

, 

2

.

Y E A R : X X

2 . D A T E / T I M E

B.

Enter the last two digits of the year and press

Menu/Set

.

M O N T H : X X

C.

Enter two digits for the month and press 

Menu/Set

.

D A Y : X X

D.

Enter two digits for the day and press 

Menu/Set

.

T I M E : X X : X X

E.

Enter the time in 24-hour format and press

Menu/Set

.

F.

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

Note: If you can’t step forward, press 

Stop/Exit 

and

repeat from Step A.

9

Set Station ID

A.

Press 

Menu/Set

,

1

, 

3

.

F A X :

3 . S T A T I O N   I D

B.

Enter your fax number, then press 

Menu/Set

.

T E L :

C.

Enter your telephone number, then press 

Menu/Set

.

N A M E :

D.

Enter your name using the dial pad and the chart below, then press

Menu/Set

. Use the right arrow to create spaces.

E.

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

For more details, see page 4-2 in Owner’s Manual.

Note: If you can’t step forward, press

Stop/Exit 

and repeat from Step A.

Key

once

twice

three times four times

A
D
G

P

J

M

T

W

B
E
H
K
N
Q
U
X

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

C
F

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V
Y

five times

2
3
4
5
6
S
8
Z

A
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G

7

9

J

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T

For the USA, complete
the Warranty Registration
and Test Sheet...

10

C.

Push down the paper lever. Load the paper (with the
lever down). Make sure the print side is toward the fax
machine and the paper level is stacked below the
paper mark. The feeder can hold up to 200 sheets of
paper.

...and fax it to Brother
   at: 1-877-268-9575

LINE

EXT.

Power Cord

Telephone 
Line Cord

Handset 
Cord

TAD

TAD

NO !

YES !

LINE

EXT.

Choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing 

Receive

Mode

 repeatedly until the screen displays the setting you want to use.

                F A X   O N L Y

For use with a dedicated fax line.
Every call is answered as a fax.

                  F A X / T E L

For receiving fax and voice calls on one line.
The MFC answers every call and receives a fax or double
rings for you to pick up a voice call.

T A D : A N S W E R   M A C H .

For use with an external answering device.
The TAD answers every call and stores voice messages.
Fax messages are printed.
Make sure that TAD is connected to external jack.

                    M A N U A L

You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself.

For more details, see page 5-2 in Owner’s Manual.

Note: Please select “TAD” on your machine if you have

an external answering machine. (For more
details, see page 2-9 to 2-10 in Owner’s Manual.)

A.

Attach the plastic
document and paper
support to the
multi-purpose sheet
feeder.

B.

Pull out the paper tray
and the extension.

C.

If your paper size is A4
or Letter, unfold the
paper stopper by pulling
it toward you.

(For legal paper)

(For A4 letter paper)

LE1941001

2

Quick Setup Guide

Press 

Fax Start

.

Install Printer
Driver from
the Web Site
(For FAX-2900 and
FAX-3800 Only)

11

You can down load the Brother Printer
Driver from the Brother Solutions Center.

Visit us at:

http://solutions.brother.com

2

Install the Drum Unit

A.

Unpack the drum unit assembly,
and gently rock it from side to
side five or six times to
distribute
the toner
evenly
inside the
cartridge.

D.

Close the top cover.

B.

Open the top cover of the
machine.

To prevent damage to the
drum, do not expose it to light
for longer than a few minutes.

Do NOT remove the clear
plastic starter sheet-this
will be ejected while the
FAX is warming up.

Starter Sheet

C.

Holding the drum unit by its
handles, insert it into the FAX.

FAX-2800

FAX-2900

FAX-3800