Receive Mode Settings; Ring Delay; Fax Detect - Brother FAX-2890 Basic User's Manual

Receive Mode settings

Ring Delay

The Ring Delay setting sets the number of
times the machine rings before it answers in
Fax Auto and Fax/Tel modes.
If you have external or extension telephones
on the same line as the machine, choose the
maximum number of rings. (See Operation
from external or extension telephones
uu page 34 and Fax Detect uu page 29.)
a
Make sure you are in FAX mode
b
Press Menu, 2, 1, 2.
c
Press a or b to choose how many times
the line rings before the machine
answers (00-10).
Press OK.
d
Press Stop/Exit.

Fax Detect

If FaxDetect is On:
The machine can receive a fax automatically,
even if you answer the call. When you see
Receiving on the LCD or hear a click on the
phone line through the handset you are
using, just replace the handset. Your
machine will do the rest.
If Fax Detect is Semi:
The machine will only receive a fax call
automatically if you answered it using the
machine's handset.
If you answered at an extension telephone,
press l51.
If Fax Detect is Off:
5
If you are at the machine and answer a fax
call by lifting the machin's handset, press
Start.
5
If you answered at an extension telephone,
press l51.
Note
• If you send faxes from a computer on the
same telephone line and the machine
intercepts them, set Fax Detect to Off.
• We do not recommend having a PC plus
fax machine on the same line.
.
a
Make sure you are in FAX mode
b
Press Menu, 2, 1, 3.
c
Press a or b to choose On, Semi or Off.
Press OK.
d
Press Stop/Exit.
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5
5
Receiving a fax
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5
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