Connecting An External Tad; Connections; Recording An Outgoing Message (Ogm) - Brother MFC-7240 Basic User's Manual

Connecting an external
TAD
You can connect an external Telephone
Answering Device (TAD) to the same line as
your machine. When the TAD answers a call,
your machine will "listen" for the CNG (fax
calling) tones sent by a sending fax machine.
If it hears them it will take over the call and
receive the fax. If it does not hear them, it will
let your TAD take a voice message and the
display will show Ext. Tel in Use.
The external TAD must answer within four
rings (we recommend you set it to two rings).
This is because your machine cannot hear
the CNG tones until the external TAD has
picked up the call. The sending machine will
only send CNG tones for eight to ten more
seconds. We do not recommend using the toll
saver feature on your external TAD if it needs
more than four rings to activate it.
Note
If you have problems receiving faxes,
reduce the ring delay setting on your
external TAD to one or two rings.

Connections

The external TAD must be connected as
shown in the illustration below.
Before you connect an external TAD, remove
the protective cap (2) from the EXT. jack on
the machine.
Telephone and external devices
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2
1 TAD
2 Protective Cap
a
Set your external TAD to one or two
rings. (The machine's Ring Delay
setting does not apply.)
b
Record the outgoing message on your
external TAD.
c
Set the TAD to answer calls.
d
Set the Receive Mode to External
TAD. (See Choosing the receive mode
uu page 26.)
Recording an outgoing
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message (OGM)
a
Record 5 seconds of silence at the
beginning of your message. This allows
your machine time to listen for fax tones.
b
Limit your speaking to 20 seconds.
c
End your 20-second message by giving
your Remove Activation Code for
people sending manual faxes. For
example: "After the beep, leave a
message or press l51 (l91 for New
Zealand) and Start to send a fax."
(Example
for Australia)
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