Brother MFC-9880 Owner's Manual page 36

Setting the F/T (Fax/Tel) Ring Time (Fax/Tel Mode Only)
You need to determine how long the machine will notify you with its special F/T pseudo-ring when
you have a voice call. This ringing happens after the initial ringing from the phone company. Only
the fax machine rings, for 20, 30, 40 or 70 seconds; no other phones on the same line ring the special
F/T pseudo-ring. However, you can answer the call on any extension phone (in a separate wall
socket) on the same line as the machine. (See Operation from an External or Extension Telephone,
page 41)
1
Press Menu, 2, 1, 2.
2
Press or to select how long the machine will ring to alert you that you have a voice call,
and then press Set.
3
Press Stop/Exit.
Now, when a call comes in and the machine is set to Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode, all phones on this line will
ring the number of times you selected in Ring Delay.
You can let the machine pick up and detect if it's a fax or voice call. If it's a fax call, the machine
prints the fax. If it's a voice call, the machine signals you with an F/T pseudo-ring for the length of
time you selected in F/T Ring Time. Lift the external telephone's handset, and then press Hook to
answer.
Even if the caller hangs up during the F/T pseudo-ringing, the machine continues
the F/T pseudo-ringing for the set time.
Fax Detect (with an External or Extension Telephone)
When you use this feature, you don't have to press Fax Start or
when you answer a fax call with an external or extension telephone and hear calling beeps. Just hold
the handset of an external or extension telephone and wait for several seconds. When you see
RECEIVING on the fax screen or when you hear "chirps" through the handset of an extension
phone connected to another wall socket, just replace the handset, and the machine does the rest.
Selecting ON allows the machine to receive fax calls automatically, even if you lift the handset of
an external or extension telephone. Selecting OFF means you will have to activate the machine
yourself, by pressing Fax Start or
telephone. (You have to set Remote Activation to ON in Menu, 2, 1, 4 to use
New Zealand).) (See Operation from an External or Extension Telephone, page 41)
In case Fax Detect does not work, because of a poor phone line connection, just press the Activation
Code 5 1 ( 9 1 for New Zealand) at the external or extension telephone.
1
Press Menu, 2, 1, 3.
2
Use or to select ON or OFF and press Set.
3
Press Stop/Exit.
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5 1 ( 9 1 for New Zealand) at the external or extension
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