Setup Receive Basic Receiving Operations; Select Answer Mode - Brother MFC-6650MC Owner's Manual

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C H A P T E R F I V E
Setup Receive
Basic Receiving Operations

Select Answer Mode

There are four different answer modes for your MFC. You may choose the
mode that best suits your needs by pressing the Mode button repeatedly
until you have changed the FAX and FAX/TEL lights to the setting you
want to use.
NOTE: The lighted indicators mean = not selected
Mode
1. MANUAL
(manual receive)
2. FAX
(automatic receive)
3. FAX/TEL*
(fax and telephone)
* In FAX/TEL mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. If you have extension phones on
the line, set the Ring Delay to 4 rings.
Light How it works
You control the phone line and
FAX
must answer every call yourself.
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FAX/TEL
FAX
The MFC automatically answers
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every call as a fax.
M s g C t r M s g C t r M s g C t r M s g C t r M s g C t r
FAX/TEL
MFC controls the line and
FAX
automatically answers every call.
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If the call is a fax it will receive
FAX/TEL
the fax. If the call is not a fax it
will ring (double ring) for you to
pick up the call.
= is selected and lit.
When to use it
Use this mode when you are using a
computer modem on the same line or
if you receive very few fax messages.
You can also use this mode with
Distinctive Ringing.
For dedicated fax lines. You cannot
receive a voice call but you can call
out.
You cannot have an answering
machine on the same line, even if it is
on a separate jack on the same line.
You cannot use the telephone
company's Voice Mail in this mode.
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