Selecting A Receive Mode; Setting The Lcd Contrast - Brother MFC-8870DW Quick Setup Manual

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Selecting a receive mode

There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.
Choose the Receive Mode which best suits your
needs.
Are you connecting an external telephone or external
telephone answering device to your machine?
Yes
Are you using the voice
message function of your
external telephone answering
device?
No
Do you want your machine to answer fax
and telephone calls automatically?
Yes
Do you use your machine for faxes
only?
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Fax Only
Your machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.
Fax/Tel
Your machine controls
the line and
automatically answers
every call. If the call is
not a fax, the phone will
ring for you to pick up
the call.
Manual
You control the phone
line and must answer
every call yourself.
External TAD
Your external telephone
answering device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are stored on
the external TAD. Fax
messages are printed.
(See "4. Install the
power cord and phone
line" on page 6.)
Setting Up the Machine
1
Press Menu.
2
Press 0.
3
Press 1.
4
Press or
Press OK.
5
Press Stop/Exit.
For more details, see "Receiving a fax" in
Chapter 6 of the User's Guide.
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Setting the LCD contrast

You can change the contrast to help the LCD look
lighter or darker.
1
Press Menu.
2
Press 1.
3
Press 8.
4
Press to increase the contrast.
—OR—
Press to decrease the contrast.
Press OK.
5
Press Stop/Exit.
Now go to
the next page to install the driver and software.
to select the mode.
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