Brother MFC-J6920DW, User Manual

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Receiving a fax
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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 56.)
Fax Only
5
Fax Only
mode will automatically answer
every call as a fax call.
Fax/Tel
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Fax/Tel
mode helps you manage incoming
calls by recognizing whether they are fax or
voice calls and handling 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
pseudo/double-ring made by your
machine.
If you use Fax/Tel mode, see F/T Ring Time
(Fax/Tel mode only) on page 56 and Ring
Delay on page 56.
Manual
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Manual
mode turns off all automatic
answering functions unless you are using the
Distinctive Ring feature.
To receive a fax in
Manual
mode, lift the
handset of the external telephone or press
Hook
. When you hear fax tones (short
repeating beeps), press
Fax Start
and
choose
Receive
. You can also use the Easy
Receive feature to receive faxes by lifting a
handset on the same line as the machine.
(See Easy Receive on page 57.)
External TAD
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External TAD
mode lets an external
answering device manage your incoming
calls. Incoming calls will be handled in one of
the following ways:
 Faxes will be automatically received.

Voice callers can record a message on the
external TAD.
To connect your External TAD, see
Connecting an external TAD (telephone
answering device)
on page 68.