Brother FAX-817 Series User Manual page 22

Do not connect a TAD elsewhere on the same phone line.
Connections
The external TAD must be connected as shown above.
1
Set your external TAD to one or two rings. (The fax machine's
Ring Delay setting does not apply.)
2
Record the outgoing message on your external TAD.
3
Set the TAD to answer calls.
4
For FAX-817/827, set the Receive Mode to
TAD:ANSWER MACH..
For FAX-837MC, set the Receive Mode to MC:MSG CTR.
(See Choosing the Receive Mode on page 5-1.)
Recording outgoing message (OGM) on an external
TAD
Timing is important in recording this message. The message sets
up the ways to handle both manual and automatic fax reception.
1
Record 5 seconds of silence at the beginning of your
message. (This allows the fax machine time to listen for the
fax CNG tones of automatic transmissions before they stop.)
2
Limit your speaking to 20 seconds.
We recommend beginning your OGM with an initial 5-second
silence because the fax machine cannot hear fax tones over
a resonant or loud voice. You may try omitting this pause, but
if the fax machine has trouble receiving, then you must
re-record the OGM to include it.
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