Receiving A Fax (Mfc-1813 And Mfc-1818); Fax Receive Modes - Brother DCP-1518 User Manual

Receiving a fax (MFC-1813 and
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MFC-1818)

Fax Receive modes

You can switch to Fax Auto or Manual mode by pressing Fax Auto/Manual on the control
panel.
Mode Function
Each call will automatically be
Fax Auto
recognized as a fax. However,
you can answer the call within
the specified number of rings.
The machine will
Fax/Tel
automatically determine
whether the incoming call is a
fax or telephone call.
The machine will perform a
fast double ring to let you
know you have a telephone
call waiting.
The external answering
External
machine (TAD) automactically
TAD
answers every call. Voice
(MFC-1813
messages are stored on the
only)
external TAD. Fax messages
are printed.
Machine doesn't recognize
Manual
each call, only as a common
phone call that you need to
determine after answering the
phone.
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If the caller wants to send a fax during a call or the caller sends you a fax call, press Start (under Easy mode) on the
control panel of the machine.
2
Because the F/T ring is made by the machine, external telephones will not ring.
3
Ring Delay means setting the number of times the machine rings before it answers in Fax Auto and Fax/Tel modes.
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Help
Factory setting of Ring Delay
MFC-1818 (0-10 times available). After ringing 2 or 4 times,
the fax machine sends fax-receiving signals automatically.
(MFC-1813 only)
Tip: If your machine is connecting an external answering
phone device, and often use it to answer incoming calls, you
could set the ring time through 4 to 6 times.
Within the recommended ringing times, you can use the
external answering phone device to answer and talk.
Factory setting of Ring Delay
MFC-1818 (0-10 times available). The Fax/Tel ring time (F/T
ring time) (a fast double-ring) setting is set at 20 seconds.
According to incoming call after the fax machine rings 2 or 4
times:
1) For the fax call, send fax received signal.
2) For the telephone call, make a fast double-ring, waiting for
2
you answer the phone.
(MFC-1813 only)
Tip: If your machine is connecting an external answering
phone device, you could set the ringing time from 4 to 6 rings
1
to answer the call.
Use this mode if you have connected an external answering
machine to your machine. The TAD setting works only with
an external answering machine.
Note: Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time do not work in this
setting.
Answer the call, or if the caller wants to send you a fax, press
Start (under Easy mode) to receive a fax.
(MFC-1813 only)
Tip: If your machine is connecting an external answering
phone device, you can use the external answering phone
device to answer and talk.
3
is 2 for MFC-1813 and 4 for
3
is 2 for MFC-1813 and 4 for
1
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