Need to know what bod rate is on my fax

Hi.

Check and eventually replace the phone cable.
The fax machine must be connected using a two-conductor phone cable such as the cable pictured below at the left:

This is a strange problem you have here my friend. I found the manual if you need it. it is located here: http://www.brother-usa.com/Data/Documentation/Fax/User/UM_FAX575.pdf If you cannot sort it out with the manual, I suggest that you contact Brother USA and see if they can assist you. their telephone number should be on page 1 I think Good Luck

Please consult this page for links to fax error codes for your printer.
In particular, Error 232 yields this info:
Error Code: 232, 233, 234, 235 ECM, 236 ECM, 237
Definitions
A communication failure occurred between the two machines.
The user at the remote machine might have pressed the Stop key.
The call waiting service can cause this error. The click, heard for an incoming call, is actually a momentary disconnect of the line. Do not use call waiting on a line with a fax machine.
The power at the remote machine was interrupted, or deliberately turned off causing the fax session to be interrupted.

Solutions
If the error persists, and error correction is in use for the fax session, disable ECM. Fax quality might be degraded. Click here for instructions on enabling and disabling ECM (c00060802) (in English).
Set the host machine to receive at a slower transmission speed.
Retry the fax reception at a different time when telephone line conditions have improved. Call the telephone provider if line conditions fail to improve. These errors can occur if the phone lines in the area to be faxed are old or there is noise (static on the phone line). Other reasons can include power brownouts and other power-related problems.
You can also access the home support page for your printer here., in case you should have further troubles.

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True. ALL fax machines are analog devices. Internet phone lines are DIGITAL.

There is no way to make it fax reliably.

1. Verify the fax number to send to is correct 2. Verify the remote fax machine is set to answer automatically 3. to resend the faxes (MP530 )');includeTableSubmitItem(25646, 'Press to resend the faxes (MP530 )'); return false;" class="midredlink">Press <Black> to resend the faxes (MP530 ) 4. Disconnect non standard fax protocol device from line 5. Enter outside dialing prefix before the fax number 6. Connect a different telephone line cord 7. Connect the telephone line cord to the correct port on the MP530 8. Contact local phone company to check the telephone wall jack 9. Contact telephone provider to add long distance service 10. Disable telephone service feature

I hope it helps!!!

Hi zoaj,

More then likely you have the fax set up to USE A DIALING PREFIX.

Therefore it is automatically doing this, regardless of what you input.

Follow the proceedure below ( which comes directly from the users manual for your printer type ) to change this. Delete the " USE A DIALING PREFIX " information.

once that is done, it will no longer automatically add the prefix for you. :)

I have BOLDED the relevant information below that pertains to this.

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Using the Fax Setup Utility Use this utility to adjust the fax send and receive settings. When you save these settings, they apply to every fax you send or receive. You can also use this utility to create and edit your speed dial list.

• Click Start Programs Lexmark 4200 Series Fax Setup Utility.
• From Lexmark All-In-One Center All-In-One Main Page, click Fax Setup Utility.

The following table describes the Fax Setup Utility tabs:
On this tab:
You can:
Send

• Enter your name and fax number.
• Select a maximum send speed and a print quality for outgoing faxes.
• Choose whether to scan the entire document before dialing the number.
• Choose whether to use error correction.
• Select when to print a fax usage report.
• Select when to print a fax activity report.

Receive

• Choose whether you want to print a footer (date, time, and page number) on each page.
• Automatically reduce an incoming fax to fit to the paper size loaded or print it on two sheets of paper.
• Select whether you want to forward a fax or print it, and then forward it.

Connection/Dialing

• Select the number of times you want the machine to redial and the time between those attempts if the fax cannot be sent on the first try.
• Select the phone line format you want to use (Pulse, Touch-tone, Behind a PBX).
• Enter a dialing prefix.
• Choose how (manually, if fax tones are detected, or after a certain amount of rings) you want to answer incoming calls.
• Select a distinctive ring.

Speed Dial
Add to, create, or edit the speed dial list.
Group Speed Dial
Create a group number and name, and then add phone numbers to the group.

Error #441 is caused by poor line quality accross the telephone line or faxing to a non-compatible fax. Try faxing to someone else as a test, if it still happens, try moving the fax to a different phone jack. You can also try faxing at a differn't time. Also try replacing the phone cord attached to the fax.

In all cases it's either phone line, phone cord or non-compatible machines (old fax on receiving side).

A lot of Voice Over IP phone providers don't support FAX or you have to pay extra for it. If thet refused to help, then they probably don't support it, if they did, they would try to get you to buy it. FAX data is not always compatible with VOIP transmission. Not much you can do about it, except compalin louder to them. If it is possible to set the baud rate of your fax slower, that might help.

Take an ordinary phone and connect it to the auxillary port on the back of the fax. Call the number you are trying to fax and listen to see if it connects and the other fax picks up. Be sure you are using any prefix numbers required such as a 9, or a 1 and area code if required. HP recommends that you use a 2 wire phone cable, not a 4 wire (see how many metal connectors are in the jack to tell). Of course, if you are on a DSL line you want a filter installed for the fax. If this doesn't work, try a different phone cable. You could also have a bad modem in the fax. That would be last on my list. Good luck.