

Chapter 5
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Broadcasting 
(Black & White only)
5
Broadcasting is when the same fax message 
is automatically sent to more than one fax 
number. You can include Groups, Speed Dial 
numbers and up to 50 manually dialed 
numbers in the same broadcast.
After the broadcast is finished, a Broadcast 
Report will be printed.
a
Press (
Fax
).
b
Load your document.
c
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Broadcasting
.
Press
OK
.
d
Do one of the following:
„
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Add Number
and enter a number using a dial pad. 
Press 
OK
.
„
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Speed Dial
and
OK
. Press
a
or
b
to choose
Alphabetical Order
or
Numerical Order
and
OK
. Press
a
or
b
to select a number and
OK
.
e
After you have entered all the fax 
numbers by repeating step 
, press
a
or
b
to choose
Complete
.
Press
OK
.
f
Press
Black Start
.
Note
• If you did not use up any of the numbers
for Groups, you can ‘broadcast’ faxes to 
as many as 210 (MFC-685CW) or 250 
(MFC-885CW) different numbers.
• The available memory will vary depending
on the types of jobs in the memory and the 
number of locations used for broadcasting. 
If you broadcast to the maximum numbers 
available, you will not be able to use dual 
access and delayed fax.
• If the memory is full, press
Stop/Exit
to
stop the job. If more than one page has 
been scanned, press 
Black Start
to send
the portion that is in the memory.
Canceling a Broadcast in 
progress
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a
Press
Menu
.
b
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Fax
.
Press
OK
.
c
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Remaining Jobs
.
Press
OK
.
The LCD will show the fax number being 
dialed and the Broadcast job number.
d
Press
OK
.
The LCD will ask you the following 
message:
Cancel Job?
Yes
i
Press 1
No
i
Press 2
e
Press
1
to clear the number being
dialed.
The LCD will then show the Broadcast 
job number.
f
Press
OK
.
The LCD will ask you the following 
message:
Cancel Job?
Yes
i
Press 1
No
i
Press 2
g
Press
1
to cancel the Broadcast.
h
Press
Stop/Exit
.