1 - 22 INTRODUCTION
About fax machines

Custom features

Do you have Voice Mail on the phone line?

If you have Voice Mail on the phone line where you will install your
new MFC, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the MFC
may conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls.

Why should there be problems?

Since both the MFC and Voice Mail will pick up the call, after the
number of rings you have set, each of them has the ability to keep
the other from receiving cal ls.
For example, if your Voice Ma il is set to answer after two ring s and
your MFC is set to answer after four, your Voice Mail will stop your
MFC from receiving faxes.
If you set Voice Mail and the Brother MFC to answer after the same
number of rings, there is no way of knowing which one will answer
first. It is importan t to remember that neit her Voice Mail nor the M FC
can pass the call back to t he other after the call has been answered.

How can you avoid possible problems?

A very good way to avoid probl ems like the one mentioned, is to get
a second phone number on your present phone line.
Many people with Voice M ail choose an alternati ve service, which is
called “Distinctive Ring”, and they are very satisfied with it.
(See Distinctive Ring on page A-1.)
Another way to avoid possible proble ms is to replace your Voice Mail
with an answering machine. Your Brother MFC is designed to work
with an answering machine or TAD (telephone answering devic e).
(See Connecting an external t elephone answering device (TAD) on
page A-10.)