Using Receive Modes; Fax Only; Fax/Tel; Manual - Brother MFC-8860DN User Manual

Chapter 6

Using Receive Modes

Some receive modes answer automatically
(Fax Only and Fax/Tel). You may want to
change the ring delay before using these
modes see page 41.

Fax only

Fax only mode will automatically answer
every call as a fax.

Fax/Tel

Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically
manage incoming calls, by recognising
whether they are fax or voice calls and
dealing with them in one of the following
ways:
Faxes will be automatically received.
Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell you
to pick up the line. The F/T ring is a fast
double ring made by your machine.
Also see F/T Ring Time on page 41 and Ring
Delay on page 41.
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Manual

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Manual mode turns off all automatic
answering functions.
To receive a fax in manual mode press Start
when you hear fax tones (short repeating
beeps). You can also use the Fax Detect
feature to receive faxes by lifting a handset on
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the same line as the machine.
Also see Fax Detect on page 42.
If you use a computer modem on the same
line, Faxing will not operate correctly.
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External TAD

External TAD mode lets an external
answering device manage your incoming
calls. Incoming calls will be dealt with in one
of the following ways:
Faxes will be automatically received.
Voice callers can record a message on the
external TAD.
For more information see Connecting an
external TAD on page 46.
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