Brother FAX-T84 Fax Machine User Manual


 
32 Chapter 5
Answering a Call
F/T (FAX/TEL) Mode
When you share one line for your telephone and fax machine, in the F/T (FAX/TEL) mode, the fax
machine can determine whether an incoming call is a fax or a telephone call. See Answer Mode
Settings on page 24.
Answering Calls with the Speakerphone (Only for FAX-T86)
When the machine rings, instead of lifting the handset, press Speaker Phone. Speak clearly,
toward the microphone. To end the call, press Speaker Phone.
If you have a bad telephone line connection, the other party might hear your voice echoed during the
call. Hang up and try the call againORPick up the handset.
Mute
1
Press Mute/Search to put a call on hold.
2
You can put down the handset without disconnecting the call.
3
Pick up the machines handset or press Speaker Phone (FAX-T86) to release the call from
hold.
If you press Mute/Search without lifting the handset or pressing Speaker Phone (FAX-T86),
this key works as the Search key.
Tel Key (Only for FAX-T84)
This key is used to enter into a telephone conversation one you have picked up the handset of an
external telephone during the F/T pseudo-ring. If you press the Tel key and then replace the handset,
then you will be listening through the monitor speaker,but the other party will not be able to hear you.