Telephone Services And External Devices; Voice Mail; Distinctive Ring; Voice Over Internet Protocol (Voip) - Brother DCP-L2520DW Basic User's Manual

Telephone Services and External Devices

Related Models:
MFC-L2700DW/MFC-L2705DW
You may be able to use the following services and connections with your Brother machine.
These are summaries of ways to connect your machine. For details about each topic, see the
Online User's Guide.

Voice Mail

Related Models:
MFC-L2700DW/MFC-L2705DW
If you have voice mail service and your
Brother machine on the same line, they will
conflict with one another when receiving
incoming calls. If you want the Brother
machine to share a single line with your voice
mail, you must either put the Brother
machine's in Manual Mode or subscribe to
your telephone company's Distinctive Ring
service.
Related Information
• Choose the Correct Receive Mode on page
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Distinctive Ring

Related Models:
MFC-L2700DW/MFC-L2705DW
Distinctive Ring is a telephone-company
service that allows you to have two different
phone numbers on a single line. Each
telephone number has its own ring pattern.
You can program your Brother machine to
automatically receive faxes on one of the two
numbers.
Related Information
• Choose the Correct Receive Mode on page
34
Voice Over Internet Protocol
(VoIP)
Related Models:
MFC-L2700DW/MFC-L2705DW
VoIP is a phone system that uses an Internet
connection instead of a traditional telephone
line. Telephone providers frequently bundle
VoIP with Internet and cable services. Your
Brother machine may not work with some
VoIP systems. For more information, contact
your VoIP provider.
Connection of an External
Telephone Answering
Device (TAD)
Related Models:
MFC-L2700DW/MFC-L2705DW
Your Brother machine can automatically
receive faxes when it shares a line with an
external TAD. You must connect the TAD to
the jack labeled EXT. on the Brother machine
and set the machine's Receive Mode to
External TAD.
Related Information
• Choose the Correct Receive Mode on page
34
External and Extension
Telephones
Related Models:
MFC-L2700DW/MFC-L2705DW
You can connect a separate telephone to the
jack labeled EXT. on the Brother machine. If
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