Receiving Faxes And Other Calls; A) Basic Setup To Receive Faxes; Selecting An Answer Mode - Brother MFC-4550 Operation Manual

MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC
OP-US-5.0

RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS

6. RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS

A) BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES

Selecting an Answer Mode

There are four different answer modes for your machine. You may choose the mode
that best suits your needs by pressing the Mode button repeatedly until you have
changed the Fax and F/T lights to the setting you want to use. For more detailed
information about a particular mode, please refer to the page number in the right
column.
Note: the lighted indicators mean = not selected
Mode
1 . Manual
(manual receive)
2 . Fax
(automatic
receive)
3 . F/T
(Fax/Telephone)
4 . MSG CTR
(Message Center)
(For MFC
6550MC/
7550MC)
5 . T A D
(External
Telephone
Answering
Device or
machine)
(For MFC 4550)
*NOTE: • In TAD mode the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time settings on the machine do not apply!
The number of rings is set on the external answering machine, which overrides the
settings on the machine.
• In F/T mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. If you have extension phones on the
line, set the Ring Delay to 4 rings.
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Light How it works
Fax You control the phone line
and must answer every call
yourself.
F/ T
Fax
The machine automatically
answers every call as a fax.
F/ T
Fax
The machine controls the
line and automatically
answers every call. If the
F/ T
call is a fax it will receive
the fax. If the call is not a
fax it will ring (double ring)
for you to pick up the call.
The machine automatically
Fax
answers every call. The
messages are stored in
F/ T
order on a first come first
served basis.
The answering machine
Fax
controls the phone line and
TAD
answers every call. As soon
F/ T
as the TAD answers, the
machine listens for fax
tones. If it hears then it will
take over the call and re-
ceive the fax message.
BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
= is selected and lit
When to use it
Use this mode when you are
using a computer modem on
the same line or if you receive
very few fax messages. You
can also use this mode with
Distinctive Ringing.
For dedicated fax lines. You
can not receive a voice call but
you can call out.
This mode is for when you
a r e n o t u s i n g a n
answering machine. You
can not have an answering
machine on the same line,
even if it is on a separate
jack on the same line. You
can not use the telephone
company's Voice Mail in
this mode.
Use this mode to record both
voice and fax messages into
the machine's memory.
You must have an external
answering machine plugged
into the MFC for this mode to
work properly. It will not work
with the telephone company's
Voice Mail services. The TAD
mode can be set so you have
time to answer calls before
the TAD picks up. You do not
have to change modes when
you are in or out.
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