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Set Fax Detect
Related Models: MFC-L5700DN/MFC-L5750DW/MFC-L6800DW/MFC-L6900DW
If Fax Detect is On: The machine receives a fax call automatically, even if you answer the call. When you
see [Receiving] on the LCD or when you hear "chirps" through the handset you are using, just replace the
handset. Your machine will do the rest.
If Fax Detect is Off: If you are at the machine and answer a fax call by lifting the handset, press the buttons
in the following table to receive the fax. If you answered at an extension or external telephone, press *51.
Applicable Models
MFC-L5700DN/MFC-L5750DW/MFC-L6800DW/
MFC-L6900DW
• If this feature is set to [On], but your machine does not connect a fax call when you lift an extension or
external telephone handset, press the remote activation code *51.
• If you send faxes from a computer on the same telephone line and the machine intercepts them, set
Fax Detect to [Off].
1. Press [Settings] > [All Settings] > [Fax] > [Setup Receive] > [Fax Detect].
2. Press [On] or [Off].
3. Press .
Related Information
• Receive Mode Settings
• Operation from External and Extension Telephones
> Receive Mode Settings > Set Fax Detect
To receive the fax
Fax Start and then Receive
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