Brother MFC-L5705DW Online User's Manual page 245

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Receive a Fax

Receive Modes Overview

Related Models: MFC-L5700DW/MFC-L5705DW/MFC-L5800DW/MFC-L5850DW/MFC-L5900DW/

MFC-L6700DW/MFC-L6800DW

Some receive modes answer automatically (Fax Only Mode and Fax/Tel Mode). You may want to change the

Ring Delay before using these modes.

Fax Only Mode

([Fax] or [Fax Only] in the machine's menu)

Fax Only Mode automatically answers every call as a fax.

Fax/Tel Mode

([Fax/Tel] in the machine's menu)

Fax/Tel Mode helps you manage incoming calls, by recognizing whether they are fax or voice calls and

handling them in the following ways:

Faxes will be received automatically.

Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell you to pick up the call. The F/T ring is a fast pseudo/double-ring

made by your machine.

([Manual] in the machine's menu)

Manual Mode turns off all automatic answering operations unless you are using the Distinctive Ring Receive

To receive a fax in Manual Mode, lift the handset of the external telephone connected to the machine or press

the button in the table.

Applicable Models

MFC-L5700DW/MFC-L5705DW/MFC-L5800DW/MFC-L5850DW/

MFC-L5900DW/MFC-L6700DW/MFC-L6800DW

When you hear fax tones (short repeating beeps), press the buttons in the table to receive a fax. Use the Easy

Receive feature to receive faxes when you have lifted a handset on the same line as the machine.

Applicable Models

All MFC models

External TAD Mode

([External TAD] in the machine's menu)

External TAD Mode lets an external answering device manage your incoming calls.

Incoming calls will be handled in the following ways:

Faxes will be received automatically.

Voice callers can record a message on the external TAD.

Related Information

Receive Mode Settings

> Receive Modes Overview

Alternate way to lift the handset

To receive the fax

Fax Start and then Receive

Fax and then Hook