Receiving A Fax; Receive Modes; Choose The Correct Receive Mode - Brother MFC-L8600CDW User Manual

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Receiving a fax

Receive modes

NOTE
You can use four sizes of paper for printing faxes: Letter, A4, Legal or Folio.

Choose the correct Receive Mode

The correct Receive Mode is determined by the external devices and telephone subscriber services
(Voice Mail, Distinctive Ring, etc.) you will be using on the same line as the Brother machine.
Will you be using a Distinctive Ring number for receiving faxes?
Brother uses the term "Distinctive Ring" but different telephone companies may have other names for this
service such as Custom Ringing, RingMaster, Personalized Ring, Teen Ring, Ident-A-Ring, Ident-A-Call,
Data Ident-A-Call, Smart Ring and SimpleBiz Fax & Alternate Number Ringing (see Distinctive Ring
on page 55 for instructions on setting up your machine using this feature).
Will you be using Voice Mail on the same telephone line as your Brother machine?
If you have Voice Mail on the same telephone line as your Brother machine, there is a strong possibility
that Voice Mail and the Brother machine will conflict with each other when receiving incoming calls
(see Voice Mail on page 54 for instructions on setting up your machine using this service).
Will you be using a Telephone Answering Device on the same telephone line as your Brother
machine?
Your external telephone answering device (TAD) will automatically answer every call. Voice messages are
stored on the external TAD and fax messages are printed. Choose External TAD as your receive mode
(see Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device) on page 57).
Will you be using your Brother machine on a dedicated fax line?
Your machine automatically answers every call as a fax. Choose Fax as your receive mode (see Fax Only
on page 46).
Will you be using your Brother machine on the same line as your telephone?
Do you want to receive voice calls and faxes automatically?
The Fax/Tel receive mode is used when sharing the Brother machine and your telephone on the
same line. Choose Fax/Tel as your receive mode (see Fax/Tel on page 46).
Important Note: You can not receive voice messages on either Voice Mail or an answering
machine if you choose the Fax/Tel mode.
Do you expect to receive very few faxes?
Choose Manual as your receive mode. You control the telephone line and must answer every call
yourself (see Manual on page 46).
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