Using Receive Modes; Fax Only; Fax/Tel; Manual - Brother MFC-685CW User Manual

Using receive modes

Some receive modes answer automatically
(Fax Only and Fax/Tel). You may want to
change the ring delay before using these
modes. See Ring Delay on page 40.

Fax only

Fax only mode will automatically answer
every call as a fax call.

Fax/Tel

Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically
manage incoming calls, by recognizing
whether they are fax or voice calls and
dealing with them in one of the following
ways:
Faxes will be automatically received.
Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell you
to pick up the line. The F/T ring is a fast
double ring made by your machine.
Also see F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
on page 40 and Ring Delay on page 40.

Manual

To receive a fax in manual mode press
Speaker Phone or lift the handset of the
machine. When you hear fax tones (short
repeating beeps) press Mono Start or
Colour Start. Press 2 when you select the
Fax Mode to Advanced Mode (See Setting
the Fax Logic on page 26.). You can also use
the Fax Detect feature to receive faxes by
lifting a handset on the same line as the
machine.
Also see Fax Detect on page 41.

TAD (Message Center)

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TAD helps you automatically manage
incoming calls, by recognising whether they
are fax or voice calls and dealing with them in
one of the following ways:
Faxes will be automatically received.
Voice callers can record a message.
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To set up the TAD mode, see page 59.
If TAD Mode is On, it will override
your receive mode setting. The
screen shows TAD.
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If TAD Mode is Off, the receive
mode returns to your original
setting. (See TAD-Mode for internal
TAD on page 59.)
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Receiving a Fax
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