Selecting A Receive Mode - Brother MFC-7840W Quick Setup Manual

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Selecting a receive mode

There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, External TAD and Manual. Choose the
Receive Mode which best suits your needs.
Do you want to use the telephone features of your
machine (if available) or an external telephone or
external telephone answering device connected on the
same line as the machine?
Yes
Are you using the voice message
function of an external telephone
answering device?
No
Do you want the machine to
answer fax and telephone calls
automatically?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Fax Only
Your machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.
Fax/Tel
Your machine controls
the line and
automatically answers
every call. If the call is
not a fax, the phone will
ring for you to pick up
the call.
Manual
You control the phone
line and must answer
every call yourself.
External TAD
Your external telephone
answering device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are stored
on the external TAD.
Fax messages are
automatically printed.
Setting Up the Machine
1
Press Menu.
2
Press 0.
3
Press 1.
4
Press or to select the mode.
Press OK.
5
Press Stop/Exit.
For more details, see Receiving a fax in
Chapter 6 of the User's Guide.
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