Brother 6550MC, 7550MC warranty Receiving Faxes and Other Calls Basic Setup to Receive Faxes

MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC

OP-US-5.0

RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES

6. RECEIVING FAXESAND 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.

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Mode	Light		How it works	When to use it		Page #
1. Manual		Fax	You control the phoneline	Use this mode when you are		6-2
(manual receive)			and must answereverycall	using a computer modem on
		F/ T	yourself.	thesamelineorifyoureceive
				very few fax messages. You
				can also use this mode with
				DistinctiveRinging.
2. Fax		Fax	Themachineautomatically	For dedicated fax lines. You		6-2
(automatic			answerseverycallasafax.	can not receive a voice call but
receive)		F/ T		you can call out.
3. F/T		Fax	The machine controls the	This mode is for when you		6-3
(Fax/Telephone)			line and automatically	are not	using an
		F/ T	answerseverycall.If the	answering	machine. You
			callisafaxitwillreceive	can not have an answering
			thefax.Ifthecallisnota	machine on the same line,
			faxitwillring(doublering)	even if it is on a separate
			foryoutopickupthecall.	jack on the same line. You
				can not use the telephone
				company’s Voice Mail in
				this mode.
4. MSG CTR		Fax	Themachineautomatically	Use this mode to record both		9-8
(Message Center)			answers every call. The	voice and fax messages into
(For MFC		F/ T	messages are stored in	the machine’s memory.
6550MC/			orderonafirstcomefirst
7550MC)			servedbasis.
5. T A D		Fax	The answering machine	You must have an external		6-17
(External		TAD	controlsthephonelineand	answering machine plugged
Telephone			answerseverycall.Assoon	into the MFC for this mode to
		F/ T
Answering			as the TAD answers, the	work properly. It will not work
Device or			machine listens for fax	with the telephone company’s
machine)			tones.Ifithearsthenitwill	Voice Mail services. The TAD
(For MFC 4550)			take over the call and re-	mode can be set so you have
			ceivethefaxmessage.	time 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 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,settheRingDelayto4rings.

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