Remote Commands - Brother MFC-8420 User Manual

Remote commands

Follow the commands below to access features when you are away
from the MFC. When you call the MFC and enter your Remote
Access Code (3 digits followed by
beeps and you must enter a remote command.
Remote commands
95 Change the Fax Forwarding
settings
1 OFF
2 Fax Forwarding
4 Fax Forwarding number
6 Fax Storage ON
7 Fax Storage OFF
96 Retrieve a fax
2 Retrieve all faxes
3 Erase faxes from the
memory
97 Check the receiving status
1 Fax
98 Change the Receive Mode
1 External TAD
2 Fax/Tel
3 Fax Only
90 Exit
), the system will give two short
Operation details
If you hear one long beep, the change has
been accepted. If you hear three short beeps,
you cannot change it because the conditions
have not been met. You can register your Fax
Forwarding number by entering 4. (See
Changing your Fax Forwarding number on
page 8-6). Once you have registered the
number, Fax Forwarding will be set to On .
You can turn Fax Storage to On (or Off
after you have retrieved or erased all your
messages).
Enter the number of a remote fax machine to
receive stored fax messages. (See Retrieving
fax messages on page 8-6.)
If you hear one long beep, you can erase fax
messages from the memory.
You can check whether your MFC has
received any faxes. If it has, you will hear one
long beep. If it hasn't, you will hear three short
beeps.
If you hear one long beep, you can change
the Receive Mode.
After a long beep, you can exit Remote
Retrieval.
REMOTE FAX OPTIONS 8 - 5