Connecting An External Telephone Answering Device (Tad); Sequence; Connections - Brother MFC-730 Owner's Manual

M F C S E T U P A N D C O N N E C T I O N S
Connecting an External Telephone
Answering Device (TAD)

Sequence

You might choose to connect an additional answering machine. When
you have an external TAD on the same telephone line as the machine,
the TAD answers all calls. The MFC "listens" for fax calling (CNG)
tones. If it hears them, the MFC takes over the call and receives the fax.
If it does not hear the CNG tones, the machine will not answer the call,
and messages can be left on the TAD by callers in the normal way.
The TAD must answer within a maximum of four rings. However, we
recommend two rings as the TAD setting. The MFC cannot hear CNG
tones until the TAD has answered the call, and with four rings there are
only 8–10 seconds of CNG tones left for the fax "handshake." Make
sure you carefully follow instructions in this manual for recording your
outgoing message. Do not use a "toll-saver" ring setting on the TAD.
Do not connect a TAD elsewhere on the same phone line—your machine
and TAD will both try to control the line.

Connections

1
You may connect an external TAD to your MFC, as shown below.
2
Set your external TAD to two rings or less. (The MFC's Ring Delay
setting does not apply).
3
Record the outgoing message (see below).
4
Set the TAD to answer calls.
5
Set Message Storage (Menu, 1, 8, 1) to VOICE:EXT. (Only for
MFC-740)
6
Set the Answer Mode to TAD.
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