Operation From External Or Extension Telephones; For Fax/Tel Mode Only; Using A Non-Brother Cordless External Handset; Using Remote Codes - Brother MFC-L8650CDW Basic User's Manual

Operation from external or
extension telephones
If you answer a fax call on an extension
telephone, or an external telephone that is
correctly connected to the machine through
the T-piece connection, you can make your
machine take the call by using the Remote
Activation code. When you press the Remote
Activation code l51 the machine starts to
receive the fax.
If you answer a call and no one is on the line:
You should assume that you're receiving a
manual fax.
Press l51 and wait for the chirp or until the
Touchscreen shows Receiving, and then
hang up.
NOTE
You can also use the Fax Detect feature to
make your machine automatically take the
call (see Fax Detect on page 45).

For Fax/Tel mode only

When the machine is in Fax/Tel mode, it will
use the F/T Ring Time (fast double-ringing) to
alert you to pick up a voice call.
Lift the external telephone's handset, and
then press Pickup to answer.
If you are at an extension telephone, you will
need to lift the handset during the F/T Ring
Time and then press #51 between the fast
double-rings. If no one is on the line, or if
someone wants to send you a fax, send the
call back to the machine by pressing l51.
Telephone and external devices
Using a non-Brother cordless
external handset
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If your non-Brother cordless telephone is
connected to the telephone line cord
(see page 52) and you typically carry the
cordless handset elsewhere, it is easier to
answer calls during the Ring Delay.
If you let the machine answer first, you will
have to go to the machine so you can press
Pickup to transfer the call to the cordless
handset.

Using Remote Codes

Remote Activation Code
If you answer a fax call on an external or
extension telephone, you can tell your
machine to receive it by pressing the Remote
Activation Code l51. Wait for the chirping
sounds then replace the handset (see Fax
Detect on page 45). Your caller will have to
press Start to send the fax.
If you answer a fax call at the external
telephone, you can make the machine
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receive the fax by pressing Fax Start and
then pressing Receive.
Remote Deactivation Code
If you receive a voice call and the machine is
in F/T mode, it will start to sound the F/T ring
(fast double-ring) after the initial ring delay. If
you pick up the call on an extension
telephone you can turn the F/T ring off by
pressing #51 (make sure you press this
between the rings).
If the machine answers a voice call and fast
double-rings for you to take over, you can
take the call at the external telephone by
pressing Pickup.
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