About Fax Machines; Custom Features; Do You Have Bt's Call Minder On The Phone Line; Why Should There Be Problems - Brother MFC MFC-5440CN User Manual

About fax machines

Custom features

Do you have BT's Call Minder on the phone line?

If you have Call Minder on the phone line where you will install your
new MFC, there is a strong possibility that Call Minder and the MFC
may conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls.

Why should there be problems?

Since both the MFC and Call Minder will pick up the call, after the
number of rings you have set, each of them has the ability to keep
the other from receiving calls.
For example, if Call Minder is set to answer after two rings and your
MFC is set to answer after four, Call Minder will stop your MFC from
receiving faxes.
If you set Call Minder and the Brother MFC to answer after the same
number of rings, there is no way of knowing which one will answer
first. It is important to remember that neither Call Minder nor the MFC
can pass the call back to the other after the call has been answered.

How can you avoid possible problems?

A very good way to avoid problems like the one mentioned, is to get
a second phone number on your present phone line.
Many people with Call Minder choose an alternative service, which
is called "BT Call Sign", and they are very satisfied with it. (See BT
Call Sign (For U.K. Only) on page A-1.)
Another way to avoid possible problems is to replace Call Minder
with an answering machine. Your Brother MFC is designed to work
with an answering machine or TAD (telephone answering device).
(See Connecting an external telephone answering device (TAD) on
page A-5.)
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