Caller Id (For Singapore And Hong Kong); Connecting An External Tad (Telephone Answering Device) - Brother MFC-490CW User Manual

Caller ID (For Singapore and
Hong Kong)
The Caller ID feature of this machine lets you
use the Caller ID subscriber service offered
by many local phone companies. Call your
telephone company for details. This service
provides you, by means of the screen display,
the telephone number (or name) of your
caller as the line rings.
After a few rings, the screen displays the
telephone number of your caller (or name, if
available). Once you answer the call, the
Caller ID information disappears from the
screen, but the call information remains
stored in the Caller ID memory.
You will see the first 16 characters of the
number or name.
ID Unknown display means call
originates outside your Caller ID service
area.
ID Withheld display means the caller
has intentionally blocked transmission of
information.
Note
You can print a list of Caller ID information
received by your machine. (See How to
print a report on page 67.)
Caller ID service varies with different
carriers. Call your local phone company to
determine the kind of service available in
your area.
Telephone and External devices
Connecting an external
TAD (telephone
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answering device)
You may choose to connect an external
answering device. However, when you have
an external TAD on the same telephone line
as the machine, the TAD answers all calls and
the machine 'listens' for fax calling (CNG)
tones. If it hears them, the machine takes over
the call and receives the fax. If it does not hear
CNG tones, the machine lets the TAD
continue playing your outgoing message so
your caller can leave you a voice message.
The TAD must answer within two rings (the
recommended setting is two rings). The
machine cannot hear CNG tones until the TAD
has answered the call, and with four rings there
are only 8 to 10 seconds of CNG tones left for
the fax 'handshake'. Make sure you carefully
follow the instructions in this guide for recording
your outgoing message. We do not recommend
using the toll saver feature on your external
answering machine if it exceeds five rings.
Note
If you do not receive all your faxes, shorten
the Ring Delay setting on your external TAD.
1 TAD
When the TAD answers a call, the LCD
shows Telephone.
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(Example for Australia)
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