Brother MFC-8370DN Printer User Manual


 
Receiving a fax
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Using receive modes 6
Some receive modes answer faxes
automatically (Fax Only and Fax/Tel).
You may want to change the Ring Delay
before using these modes. (See Ring Delay
on page 42.)
Fax Only 6
Fax Only mode will automatically answer
every call as a fax.
Fax/Tel 6
Fax/Tel mode 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 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.
Use this mode if you receive few voice
calls.
(Also see F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
on page 42 and Ring Delay on page 42.)
Manual 6
Manual mode turns off all automatic
answering functions.
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 Start. (If you set the
Fax Mode to Advanced Mode, press Start
and then press 2 to receive a fax.) 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 43.)
If you use a computer modem on the same
line, faxing will not operate correctly.
External TAD 6
External TAD mode lets an external
answering device manage your incoming
calls. Incoming calls will be dealt with in the
following ways:
Faxes will be automatically received.
Voice callers can record a message on the
external TAD.
(For more information see Connecting an
external TAD on page 46.)