Brother 7550MC Remote Activation Receiving Faxes and Other Calls, What is Remote Activation?

MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC

OP-US-5.0

REMOTE ACTIVATION RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS

B)REMOTE ACTIVATION

What is Remote Activation?

If you answer a call that is a fax message, you can use the Remote Activation Code tomakeyourMFCtakeoverthecall.IfyourMFCanswersatelephonecallthatisfor you, you can use the Remote Deactivation Code to pick up the call at an extension phone. (You do not need a code to take over a call at the MFC.) You must use a touch tonephone.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Connecting an External or Extension Telephone

You may connect an external telephone to your MFC, as shown below. Use the “EXT.” jack on your machine.

Alternatively,youmaywishtousethis“EXT.”jacktoconnectatelephone answeringdevice(TAD).Anextensionphoneisatelephonethatisplugged intoaseparatewalljackonthesameline.

External	Extension
Telephone	Telephone

Receive FAX

If the external telephone is in use, the warning message EXT. TEL IN USE will be displayed on the fax LCD. When the handset on the machine is pickedup,analarmwillsound. Youcandisconnecttheexternalphoneand switch to the MFC’s handset by pressing Hook.

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