Brother 580MC, Owner'S Manual

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S E T U P R E C E I V E
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Advanced Receiving Operations
Operation from External or Extension Telephone
If you answer a fax call on an extension phone or on an external phone in the EXT.
jack, you can make your FAX/MFC take over by using the Fax Receive Code. When
you press the Fax Receive Code
5 1
, the FAX/MFC starts to receive a fax. (See
Easy Receive, page 5-4.)
If the FAX/MFC answers a voice call and double-rings for you to take over, use the
Telephone Answer Code
# 5 1
to take the call at an extension phone. (See
Setting F/T Ring Time, page 5-3.)
If you answer a call, and no one is on the line, assume you’re receiving a fax. At the
FAX/MFC phone, press
Start
, then hang up. At an extension phone, press
5 1
, wait
for fax receiving tones (chirps), then hang up. At an external phone, press
5 1
and
wait for the phone to be disconnected (the screen displays RECEIVE) before you hang
up. (Your caller will have to press
Start
to send the fax.)
For FAX/TEL Mode Only
When the FAX/MFC is in FAX/TEL mode, it will use the F/T Ring Time (double
ringing) to alert you to a voice call. If you’re at the FAX/MFC, you can lift the handset
to answer.
If you’re at an extension phone, you’ll need to lift the handset during the F/T Ring
Time and press
# 5 1
between the double rings. If no one is on the line, or if someone
wants to send you a fax, send the call back to the FAX/MFC by pressing
5 1
.
Changing Remote Codes
Remote Codes might not work with some telephone systems. The preset Fax Receive
Code is
5 1
. The preset Telephone Answer Code is
# 5 1
.
1
Press Function/Set , 2 , 4 .
2
Press or to select ON (or OFF) and press
Function/Set .
3
If you want to, enter a new Fax Receive Code, then
press
Function/Set .
4
If you want to, enter a new Telephone Answer
Code, then press
Function/Set
.
5
Press
Stop
to exit.
If you are always disconnected when accessing your external TAD remotely, try
changing the Fax Receive Code from
5 1
to
# # #
and the Telephone Answer Code
from
# 5 1
to
9 9 9
.
R E M O T E A C T . : O N ?
F A X R E C E I V E :
*
5 1
T E L A N S W E R : # 5 1