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Brother PPF560 Plain Paper Fax Machine

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3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews) More about this product


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Technical Details

  • 10-page auto document feeder
  • 50-sheet paper cassette
  • 512 KB memory stores up to 20 pages
  • 50 auto-dial locations
  • Copy function can make up to 99 copies
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Product Details

Product Manual [1.48mb PDF]
  • Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B00004TS46
  • Item model number: PPF560
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank

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    #13 in  Electronics > Office Electronics > Fax Machines
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: July 25, 2000

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The Brother PPF560 provides several services, combining a plain-paper personal fax machine with telephone and copy functions. It sports a compact design with bold, clearly marked operating features and is equipped with a convenient telephone handset. It also has a 50-page standard paper cassette tray. Additional advantages include the copy function, which lets you make up to 99 copies at a time, and the 50-number memory for automatic dialing.

We set up the Brother PPF560 in minutes without reference to the owner's manual, thanks to a simple design and intuitive operation. Still, to get the benefits of extensive features, we recommend following Brother's well-detailed instructions for programming in its thorough manual. You'll also need that information to remotely retrieve messages, pages, and faxes. We also recommend perusal of the guide for setting up the fax unit on lines with an external answering machine or with numbers that roll over. Note that phone lines using call waiting or voice mail may run into trouble operating this fax unit.

The handset is very lightweight and tapered, and the automatic fax-phone switch lets you make calls and receive faxes through the same phone line. The fax unit lets you know when you have a voice call by emitting double rings. The receiver delivers clear, clean sound. The unit supports caller ID and distinctive ring (when you subscribe through your phone service provider). The automatic document feeder can accommodate 10 pages at a time. The 16-digit LCD displays clear, bright numbers and messages. The ring volume is adjustable from mute to loud, which is fortunate, because the PPF560 has a jarring tone. The phone index for alphabetical search of stored numbers is a great convenience, as is the automatic redial, delayed transmission and hold buttons. Making copies takes the click of one button; enlargements and reductions must be keyed in. The Brother PPF560 is supported by a 90-day warranty. --Barbara Price

Pros:

  • Remote access to faxes and messages
  • Unique ring identifies incoming voice calls
  • Copier capabilities

Cons:

  • May conflict with some phone services
  • Some functions take several steps to program
  • You can make up to 99 copies but the unit holds only 50 sheets


Product Description

The IntelliFAX 560 personal plain paper Fax, Phone and Copier stores up to 25 pages for out-of-paper reception. Features include a 10-page document feeder, 50-sheet paper tray, 54 station auto dials, convenience copying, Quick Scan, broadcasting, and a 150-page print cartridge. Automatic Fax/Telephone switching lets you receive fax and voice calls on a single line.

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92 of 92 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice machine for personal or small home office use., November 1, 2001
By John "John" (PHOENIX, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
  
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We’ve used this for about 2 months now and have been very satisfied. It was very easy to set up and we have had no problems with it. We have it set up with a “distinctive ring” feature so we can have both a voice number and a fax number on the same physical phone line. It has had no problem handling this and it has always been able to tell a fax call from a voice one. We also have an answering machine, PC Modem, cordless phone, and credit card terminal all hooked up to the same physical line as this fax machine and have no conflicts or problems. The footprint is very small which is nice if you’re running out of deskspace.

The print quality is OK. We use to have an inkjet based fax machine and it was better.

When your comparing prices on these machines, be sure to add the cost of a replacement cartridge to the purchase price of this one (...)The cartridge that comes with it is only good for about 20-30 pages. I get that much junk fax in a couple of weeks. If you decide to buy this one, get a spare cartridge also.

We use this in a home office set up and only get a few of faxes a day. If you have high volume fax needs, this may not be the machine for you. It’s slow and I’m not convinced that it would hold up very long under high-volume situations.

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63 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Virtually goof proof personal fax and copier, February 18, 2002
By TundraVision (o/~ from the Land of Sky Blue Waters o/~) - See all my reviews
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What an improvement over our old oily-rolled-paper machine! I hated having cut those things apart and stand on them after they came in to straighten them out! You gotta love modern technology!

I got this durable, handy-dandy, inexpensive unit about a year ago. Overall, I am very happy with it. Easy to set up and operate, it is attractive and fits very well in my small home office. Forgot to re-load paper before going out on errands and someone tried to Fax you a major order? No problem! It has up to 20 pages of memory. My only quibble is that, with lengthy out-going faxes, it must be "baby-sat" as it has only a 10 page outgoing tray. But how often do you have to send off a treatise?

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59 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not great, February 15, 2002
By SF Ron (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
I use this machine for light home office use and its worked well so far. Print quality is good but not great and the speed is OK, but its definitely not fast. Has a small footprint so it doesn't take up much space. Set up was easy and the owners manual is relatively straightforward.

Buy a spare cartridge immediately though as it only comes with a 30 page one. It works with my answering machine, which I was concerned about - although it does play the message on my answering machine before receiving the fax so some folks have hung up and tried again thinking it was the wrong number.

For the money, its about the best you can do - HP has more advanced (and expensive models - start at around $200) but nothing else on the market that I was able to find had these features at this price (25 page memory, large paper input, phone).

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