Using Receive Modes; Fax Only; Fax/Tel; Manual - Brother MFC-240C User Manual

Using receive modes

Fax only

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

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 (Fax/Tel mode only)
on page 15 and Ring Delay on page 15.

Manual

Manual mode turns off all automatic
answering functions.

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 (telephone answering device)
on page 17.

Receive mode settings

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Ring Delay

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The Ring Delay sets the number of times the
machine rings before it answers in Fax Only
or Fax/Tel mode.
a
Press Menu, 2, 1, 1.
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b
Press a or b to choose how many
times the line rings before the machine
answers (00-08).
Press OK.
If you choose 00, the line will not ring at
all.
c
Press Stop/Exit.
F/T Ring Time
(Fax/Tel mode only)
a
Press Menu, 2, 1, 2.
b
Press a or b to choose how long the
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machine will ring to alert you that you
have a voice call (20, 30, 40 or 70
seconds).
Press OK.
c
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Press Stop/Exit.

Fax Detect

a
Press Menu, 2, 1, 3.
b
Press a or b to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
c
Press Stop/Exit.
Receiving a Fax
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