Brother FAX 870MC Fax Machine User Manual


 
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SETUP RECEIVE
Advanced Receiving Operations
Operation from 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.
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.
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
.
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
.
See
Setting F/T
Ring Time
p. 35
See Easy
Receive
p. 36