Remote Retrieval; Setting A Remote Access Code; Using Your Remote Access Code - Brother MFC-685CW User Manual

Brother multifunction center/ fax machine user's guide
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Chapter 10

Remote Retrieval

You can call your machine from any touch
tone telephone or fax machine, then use the
remote access code and remote commands
to retrieve fax messages.
Setting a Remote Access
Code
The remote access code lets you access the
remote retrieval features when you are away
from your machine. Before you can use the
remote access and retrieval features, you
have to set up your own code. The factory
default code is inactive code (---l).
a
Press Menu.
b
Press a or b to choose Fax.
Press OK.
c
Press a or b to choose
Advanced Fax Operation.
Press OK.
d
Press a or b to choose
Remote Access.
e
Enter a three-digit code using numbers
0-9, l, or #.
Press OK. (The preset 'l' cannot be
changed.)
Note
Do not use the same code as your Fax
Receive Code (l 5 1) or Telephone
Answer Code (# 5 1). (See Using external
and extension telephones on page 58.)
f
Press Stop/Exit.
Note
You can change your code at any time by
entering a new one. If you want to make
your code inactive, press Clear/Back in
step e to restore the inactive setting (---l)
and press OK.
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Using your Remote Access
10
Code
a
Dial your fax number from a touch tone
telephone or another fax machine.
b
When your machine answers, enter
your remote access code (3 digits
followed by l) at once.
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c
The machine signals if it has received
messages:
1 long beep — Fax messages
2 long beeps — Voice messages
3 long beeps — Fax & Voice
messages
No beeps — No messages
d
When the machine gives two short
beeps, enter a command.
The machine will hang up if you wait
longer than 30 seconds to enter a
command.
The machine will beep three times if you
enter an invalid command.
e
Press 9 0 to reset the machine when you
have finished.
f
Hang up.
Note
If your machine is set to Manual mode
and you want to use the remote retrieval
features, wait about 2 minutes after it
starts ringing, and then enter the remote
access code within 30 seconds.
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