Set The Date And Time; Set The Lcd Contrast; Fax Only; External Tad - Brother MFC-8510DN Quick Setup Manual

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Choose a Receive Mode
There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.
Do you want to use the telephone features of your
machine (if available) or an external telephone or
external telephone answering device connected on the
same line as the machine?
Yes
Are you using the voice message
function of an external telephone
answering device?
No
Do you want the machine to
answer fax and telephone calls
automatically?
Yes
No
Yes
a
Press Menu, 0, 1.
b
Press a or b to choose the receive mode.
Press OK.
c
Press Stop/Exit.
For more details, see Receiving a fax in the
Basic User's Guide.
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No

Fax Only

Your machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.
Fax/Tel
Your machine controls
the line and
automatically answers
every call. If the call is
not a fax, the phone will
ring for you to pick up
the call.
Manual
You control the phone
line and must answer
every call yourself.

External TAD

Your external telephone
answering device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are stored
on the external TAD.
Fax messages are
automatically printed.
6

Set the LCD contrast

(if needed)
If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try
changing the contrast setting.
a
Press Menu, 1, 7.
b
Press c to increase the contrast.
—OR—
Press d to decrease the contrast.
Press OK.
c
Press Stop/Exit.
7

Set the date and time

The machine displays the date and time, and if you
set up the station ID, the date and time will be added
to each fax you send.
a
Press Menu, 0, 2, 1.
b
Enter the last two digits of the year on the dial
pad, and then press OK.
02.Date&Time
Year:2012
Enter & OK Key
(e.g. Enter 1, 2 for 2012.)
c
Enter the two digits for the month on the dial
pad, and then press OK.
02.Date&Time
XX/XX/2012
Month:03
Enter & OK Key
(e.g. Enter 0, 3 for March.)