Remote Fax Options (Not Available For Colour Fax) Setting Fax Storage; Fax Forwarding - Brother MFC-590 Owner's Manual

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Remote Fax Options
Setting Fax Storage
If you set Fax Storage to ON, you will be able to retrieve fax messages from another location, using
Fax Forwarding or Remote Retrieval functions. The screen will indicate when you have a fax stored
in memory. Fax storage only works with black and white fax message. It is not possible to receive
colour faxes with fax storage function switched to ON.
1
Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 2.
2
Press or
selection.
3
Press Stop/Exit.
If there are faxes in memory when you turn the Fax Storage OFF, the screen
prompts you to erase any faxes in memory.
If you press 1, all fax data is erased and Fax Storage is turned OFF. If the fax data
in memory has not been printed before, it will be printed first, and then erased. If
you press 2, data is not erased, and Fax Storage remains ON.
Backup Print
If you've set FAX STORAGE to ON, the machine automatically prints fax messages as they are
received into memory. This is a safety feature in case the power goes out so you won't lose the
messages.

Fax Forwarding

You cannot use Fax Forwarding when "Fax Storage" is set to OFF.
Programming a Fax Forwarding Number
When Fax Forwarding and Fax Storage are set to ON, the machine stores the received fax in
memory, then dials the fax machine phone number you've programmed, and forwards the fax
message.
1
Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 1.
2
Press or
The screen prompts you to enter the number of the fax machine where faxes will be forwarded.
3
Enter the forwarding number (up to 20 digits), and press Menu/Set.
4
Press Stop/Exit.
You can also dial into the machine from a remote location to switch this feature on,
or to change the number you want your faxes forwarding to. (See Changing the
Fax Forwarding Number , page 49 .)
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to select ON (or OFF), and press Menu/Set when the screen displays your
to select ON (or OFF), and press Menu/Set.
(Not Available for Colour Fax)