Using Receive Modes; Fax Only; Fax/Tel; Manual - Brother MFC-5460CN User Manual

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Using receive modes

Some receive modes answer faxes
automatically (Fax Only and Fax/Tel).
You may want to change the ring delay before
using these modes. See Ring
Delay on page 38.

Fax only

Fax only mode will automatically answer
every call as a fax 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.
Use this mode if your receive few voice
calls.
Also see F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode
only) on page 39 and Ring
Delay on page 38.

Manual

To receive a fax in manual mode press
Mono Start or Colour Start when you hear
fax tones (short repeating beeps). 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 39.
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External TAD

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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.
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For more information see Connecting an
external TAD (telephone answering
device) on page 50.

Receive mode settings

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Ring Delay

The Ring Delay sets the number of times the
machine rings before it answers in Fax Only
or Fax/Tel mode.
(See Operation from extension
telephones on page 52 and Fax
Detect on page 39.)
a
Press Menu, 2, 1, 1.
b
Press a or b to choose how many
times the line rings before the machine
answers (02-10 for Australia, 01-10 for
New Zealand, 0-10 for some countries).
Press OK.
If you choose 00, the line will not ring at
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all.
c
Press Stop/Exit.
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