Using Receive Modes; Fax Only; Fax/Tel; Manual - Brother FAX-2480C User Manual

Chapter 6

Using receive modes

Some receive modes answer faxes
automatically (Fax Only and Fax/Tel).
You may want to change the ring delay before
using these modes. See Ring Delay on page
32.

Fax only

Fax only mode will automatically answer
every call as a fax call. If the call is a fax, your
machine will receive it.

Fax/Tel

Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically
manage incoming calls, by recognizing
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.
Use this mode if you receive few voice
calls.
Also see F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
on page 33 and Ring Delay on page 32.

Manual

Manual mode turns off all automatic
answering functions unless you are using the
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Distinctive Ring feature.
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Fax Ability in New Zealand
To receive a fax in manual mode, press
Mono Start or Colour 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 the same line as
the machine.
Also see Fax Detect on page 33.
If you use a computer modem on the same
line, Faxing will not operate correctly.
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External TAD

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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.
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For more information, see Connecting an
external TAD (telephone answering device)
on page 45.

Receive mode settings

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Ring Delay

The Ring Delay sets the number of times the
machine rings before it answers in Fax Only
or Fax/Tel mode. If you have external or
extension phones on the same line as the
machine, choose the maximum number of
rings.
(See Connecting an external or extension
telephone on page 46 and Fax Detect on
page 33.)
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Press Menu, 2, 1, 1.
b
Press a or b to choose how many
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times the line rings before the machine
answers (02-10 for Australia, 01-10
for New Zealand, 00-10 for some
countries).
Press OK.
For some countries, if choose 00, the
line will not ring at all.
c
Press Stop/Exit.
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