Brother MFC-885CW, User Manual

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Chapter 6
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Using receive modes
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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 41.
Fax only
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Fax only mode will automatically answer
every call as a fax call.
Fax/Tel
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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 41 and Ring Delay on page 41.
Manual
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Manual mode turns off all automatic
answering functions unless you are using the
BT Call Sign feature or you are using an
external TAD.
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 . 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 42.
TAD
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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.
To set up the TAD mode, see page 61.
If TAD Mode is On, it will override
your receive mode setting. The
screen shows
TAD
.
If TAD Mode is Off, the receive
mode returns to your original
setting. (See
TAD-Mode for internal
TAD on page 61.)