Remote Retrieval - Brother MFC-590 Owner's Manual

Changing the Remote Access Code
Enter your Remote Access Code when the machine picks up your call, so you can access features
remotely. The access code is preset to 1 5 9
1
Press Menu/Set, 2, 5, 3.
2
Enter a three-digit number from 000 to 998, and press Menu/Set.
The cannot be changed. Do not use the same digits that appear in your Remote Activation or
Deactivation Code.
3
Press Stop/Exit.

Remote Retrieval

Using Your Remote Access Code
To receive faxes at your location, you must call from a fax machine using touch tone. For
convenience, you can retrieve faxes from a touch tone phone by having them sent to a fax machine.
For example, if your hotel room does not have a fax machine, you can enter the number of the fax
machine at the hotel's Front Desk.
1
Dial your fax number from a touch tone phone.
2
When the machine answers and beeps, immediately enter your Remote Access Code
(the factory setting is 1 5 9
3
The machine signals the kinds of messages received:
1 long beep — Fax message(s)
No long beep — No messages
4
The machine prompts you with two short beeps to enter a command. If you wait longer than 30
seconds to enter a command, the machine hangs up. If you enter an invalid command, the
machine beeps three times.
5
Press 9 0 to reset the machine when you finish.
6
Hang up.
If your fax machine is set to Manual Mode, you can access your machine remotely
by phoning it and letting it ring for about 100 seconds. Your fax machine will
answer the phone after about 100 seconds of ringing, and you then have 30
seconds to enter your Remote Access Code.
, but you can change this.
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Remote Fax Options (Not Available for Colour Fax)
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