Receiving A Fax; Basic Receiving Operations; Choosing The Receive Mode - Brother MFC-820CW User Manual

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Receiving a Fax

Basic Receiving Operations

Choosing the Receive Mode

There are four different receive modes for your machine. You can choose the mode that best suits
your needs.
LCD
Fax Only
(automatic receive)
Fax/Tel
(fax and telephone)
(with an external or
extension telephone
only)
External TAD
(with an external
answering device only)
Manual
(manual receive)
(with an external or
extension telephone
only)
Choosing or changing your Receive
Mode
a
Press Menu.
b
Press a or b to choose
Initial Setup.
Press OK.
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How it works
The machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.
The machine controls the
line and automatically
answers every call. If the
call is a fax it will receive
the fax. If the call is not a
fax it will ring
(pseudo/double ring) for
you to pick up the call.
The external answering
device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call.
Voice messages are
stored on the external
TAD. If it is a fax call, the
machine receives the fax.
You control the phone line
and must answer every
call yourself.
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When to use it
For dedicated fax lines.
Use this mode if you expect to receive lots of fax
messages and few telephone calls. You cannot use
an answering machine on the same line, even if it is
on a separate wall jack on the same line. You cannot
use the telephone company's Voice Mail in this
mode.
Use this mode if you want to use an answering
machine connected to your machine.
The External TAD setting works only with an
external answering machine. Ring Delay does not
work in this setting.
Use this mode if you do not receive many fax
messages, use Distinctive Ring, or if you are using a
computer on the same line.
If you answer and hear fax tones, wait until the
machine takes over the call, then hang up. (See
Easy Receive on page 36.)
c
Press a or b to choose
Receive Mode.
Press OK.
d
Press a or b to choose Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, External TAD or Manual.
Press OK.
e
Press Stop/Exit.
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