Brother 3550 Fax Machine User Manual


 
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3550-US-5.03550-US-5.0
3550-US-5.0
Error Retransmission ............................................................................... 6-20
Next-FAX Reservation ............................................................................6-21
Chapter 7. RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS 7-1
A) BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES ....................................................7-1
Selecting an Answer Mode........................................................................7-1
Manual Reception (Manual Mode)............................................................ 7-2
Automatic Fax Reception (Fax Mode) ...................................................... 7-2
Setting the Ring Delay...............................................................................7-2
The F/T Switch (Fax/Telephone Mode) ....................................................7-3
Setting the F/T Ring Time .........................................................................7-4
Smoothing..................................................................................................7-4
Setting the Size of the Recording Paper ....................................................7-5
Printing a Reduced Copy of the Incoming Document...............................7-6
Auto Reduction ................................................................................... 7-6
Using Fixed Reduction Ratios............................................................. 7-6
Selecting the Ratios of Fixed Reduction .............................................7-7
Reception into Memory (Out of Paper Reception) .............................7-7
Setting the Print Density............................................................................7-8
Toner Save Function..................................................................................7-8
Speaker Volume ........................................................................................ 7-9
Ring Volume.............................................................................................. 7-9
B) REMOTE ACTIVATION .......................................................................7-10
What is Remote Activation...................................................................... 7-10
Connecting an External or Extension Telephone ..............................7-10
Using Remote Codes ............................................................................... 7-10
Using the Activation Code ................................................................ 7-11
Using the Deactivation Code.............................................................7-11
Making the Remote Codes Easier to Use ................................................ 7-11
Troubleshooting....................................................................................... 7-11
Changing and Registering Remote Codes ...............................................7-12
C) CONNECTING A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)....... 7-13
How to Use an External TAD with the FAX........................................... 7-13
Connecting an External TAD to the Unit.......................................... 7-13
Flowchart of External TAD Reception....................................................7-14
Hookup ....................................................................................................7-14
Recording the TAD’s Outgoing Message (OGM) .................................. 7-14
D) DISTINCTIVE RINGING ...................................................................... 7-15
Distinctive Ringing.................................................................................. 7-15
What Is Distinctive Ringing? ............................................................ 7-15
What is the Advantage of Using the Distinctive Ringing Function? 7-15
Can My Fax Machine Use Distinctive Ringing? .............................. 7-15
Can I Change the Setting Later? ....................................................... 7-15
How Will the Fax Machine Treat All Other Numbers? ....................7-15
How Does the Distinctive Ringing Function Work? ........................ 7-16
Flowchart of an Incoming Call..........................................................7-16
Which Phone Number Should I Register? ........................................7-16
What Must I Do to Set up Distinctive Ringing? ...............................7-16
Setting the Distinctive Ringing Function ................................................7-17
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