Brother 3550 Receiving Faxes and Other Calls Basic Setup to Receive Faxes, SelectinganAnswerMode

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RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES

7. RECEIVING FAXESAND OTHER CALLS

A) BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES

SelectinganAnswerMode

Therearefourdifferentanswermodesforyourfaxmachine.Youmaychoosethemodethatbest suitsyourneedsbypressingtheModebuttonrepeatedlyuntilyouhavechangedtheAutoand F/Tlightstothesettingyouwanttouse.Formoredetailedinformationaboutaparticularmode, pleaserefertothepagenumberintherightcolumn.

Note:thelightedindicatorsmean =notselected =isselectedandlit

Mode	Light		How it works			When to use it	Page #
1. Manual		Fax	Youcontrolthephoneline			Use this mode when you	7-2
(manualreceive)		TAD	and must answer every			are using a computer
			callyourself.			modemonthesamelineor
		F/ T
						ifyoureceiveveryfewfax
						messages.Youcanalsouse
						thismodewithDistinctive
						Ringing.
2. Fax		Fax	The	fax	machine	For dedicated fax lines.	7-2
(automatic		TAD	automatically answers			Youcannotreceiveavoice
receive)			every call as a fax.			call but you can call out.
		F/ T
3. F/T		Fax	The	fax	machine	This mode is for when	7-3
(Fax/Telephone)		TAD	controls the line and			you are not using an
			automatically answers			answering machine.
		F/ T
			every call. If the call is a			You can not have an
			fax it will receive the			answering machine on
			fax. If the call is not a			the same line, even if it
			fax it will ring for you to			is on a separate jack on
			pick up the call.			the same line. You can
						not use the telephone
						company’s Voice Mail in
						this mode.
4. TAD		Fax	Theansweringmachine			Youmusthaveanexternal	7-13
(External		TAD	controls the phone line			answering machine
Telephone			and answers every call.			plugged into the fax
		F/ T
Answering			As soon as the TAD			machine for this mode to
Deviceor			answers,thefaxmachine			work properly. It will not
machine)			listens for fax tones. If it			work with the telephone
			hears them it will take			company’s Voice Mail
			overthecallandreceive			services. The TAD mode
			thefaxmessage.			canbesetsoyouhavetime
						to answer calls before the
						TAD picks up. You do not
						have to change modes
						when you are in or out.

*NOTE: • In TAD mode the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time settings on the fax machine do not apply!Thenumberofringsissetontheexternalansweringmachine,whichoverrides the settings on the fax machine.

•InF/TmodeyoumustsettheRingDelayandF/TRingTime.Ifyouhaveextensionphonesonthe line, set the Ring Delay to 4 rings.

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