Brother MFC-4550 Operation Manual page 7

MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC
OP-US-5.0
TABLE
Using the Activation Code ...................... 6-15
Using the Deactivation Code .................... 6-15
Making the Remote Codes Easier to Use .............. 6-16
Troubleshooting ................................ 6-16
Changing and Registering Remote Codes ............. 6-16
C) CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE
(TAD) ........................................ 6-17
How to Use an External TAD with the MFC ........... 6-17
• Connecting an External TAD to the MFC ........... 6-18
Flowchart of External TAD Reception ................ 6-19
Hookup ....................................... 6-19
Recording the TAD's Outgoing Message (OGM) ......... 6-20
D) DISTINCTIVE RINGING ......................... 6-20
Distinctive Ringing .............................. 6-20
What Is Distinctive Ringing? .................... 6-20
What Is the Advantage of Using the Distinctive Ringing
Function? .................................. 6-20
Can My MFC Use Distinctive Ringing? ............ 6-20
Can I Change the Setting Later? ................. 6-21
How Will the MFC Treat All Other Numbers? ....... 6-21
The Message Center Answers the Other Phone Number(s)
on the Line: (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC) ....... 6-21
External Telephone Answering Device (TAD) Answers
Other Number(s) on the Line: ................... 6-22
Retrieving Faxes from a Remote Site When Using
Distinctive Ringing: (Only for MFC 6550MC/7550MC) . 6-22
How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work? ... 6-22
Flowchart of an Incoming Call ................... 6-23
Which Phone Number Should I Register? ........... 6-25
What Must I Do to Set Up Distinctive Ringing? ...... 6-25
Setting the Distinctive Ringing Function ............. 6-25
How to Turn the Distinctive Ringing Function ON or OFF 6-27
E) CALLER ID ................................... 6-27
What is Caller ID? .............................. 6-27
Advantages of Caller ID .......................... 6-27
How Does Caller ID Work? ........................ 6-28
The Caller ID Appears on the Display When Your
Telephone Rings .............................. 6-28
The Caller ID is Stored in Your Machine's Memory ... 6-28
Scanning through the Caller IDs Stored in the Memory .. 6-28
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