Chapter 7
• If You Do Not Subscribe to Distinctive
Ring Service:
You must plug your TAD into the EXT.
jack of your machine. If your TAD is
plugged into a wall jack, both your
machine and the TAD will try to control the
phone line. (See the illustration below.)
1 TAD
When the TAD answers a call, the LCD
shows Telephone (MFC-440CN) or
Ext. Tel in Use (MFC-665CW and
MFC-845CW).
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Connections
The external TAD must be plugged into the
jack labeled EXT. Your machine cannot work
properly if you plug the TAD into a wall jack
(unless you are using Distinctive Ring).
a
Plug the telephone line cord from the
telephone wall jack into the jack labeled
1
LINE.
b
Plug the telephone line cord from the
external TAD into the jack labeled EXT.
1
(Make sure this cord is connected to the
TAD at the TAD's telephone line jack,
and not its handset jack.)
c
Set your external TAD to four rings or
less. (The machine's Ring Delay setting
does not apply.)
d
Record the outgoing message on your
external TAD.
e
Set the TAD to answer calls.
f
Do one of the following:
(For MFC-440CN)
Set the Receive Mode to External
TAD.
(For MFC-665CW and MFC-845CW)
Set the Receive Mode to Manual
with Easy Receive turned on.
(See Choosing the Receive Mode on
page 46.)
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