Using Receive Modes; Fax Only; Fax/Tel; Manual - Brother MFC-680CN 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 Ring Delay on page 41.

Fax only

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

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.
Also see F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
on page 41 and Ring Delay on page 41.

Manual

Manual mode turns off all automatic
answering functions unless you are using the
BT Call Sign feature or you are using an
external TAD.
To receive a fax in manual mode press
Speaker Phone or lift the handset of the
machine. When you hear fax tones (short
repeating beeps) press Mono Start or
Colour Start. 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 42.
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TAD

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TAD 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 callers can record a message.
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To set up the TAD mode, see page 61.
If TAD Mode is On, it will override
your receive mode setting. The
screen shows TAD.
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If TAD Mode is Off, the receive
mode returns to your original
setting. (See TAD-Mode for internal
TAD on page 61.)
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