External Tad; Fax Only - Brother MFC-9970CDW Quick Setup Manual

Note
If you are sharing one telephone line with an
external telephone answering machine, connect it
as shown below.
(Example for U.K.)
Set the receive mode to External TAD if
you have an external answering machine.
See Choose a Receive Mode on page 6. For
additional details, see Connecting an
external TAD in the Basic User's Guide.
6
5
Choose a Receive Mode
There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.
Do you want to use the telephone features of your
machine (if available) or an external telephone or
external telephone answering device connected on the
same line as the machine?
Yes
Are you using the voice message
function of an external telephone
answering device?
No
Do you want the machine to
answer fax and telephone calls
automatically?
Yes
No
Yes
a
Press MENU.
b
Press a or b to display Initial Setup.
Press Initial Setup.
c
Press a or b to display Receive Mode.
Press Receive Mode.
d
Press your receive mode.
e
Press Stop/Exit.
For more details, see Receiving a fax in the
Basic User's Guide.
No

Fax Only

Your machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.
Fax/Tel
Your machine controls
the line and
automatically answers
every call. If the call is
not a fax, the phone will
ring for you to pick up
the call.
Manual
You control the phone
line and must answer
every call yourself.

External TAD

Your external telephone
answering device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are stored
on the external TAD.
Fax messages are
automatically printed.