Brother 6550MC, 7550MC warranty Flowchart of External TAD Reception, Hookup

MFC 4550/6550MC/7550MC

OP-US-5.0

RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS CONNECTING TO A TELEPHONE ANSWERING DEVICE (TAD)

Flowchart of External TAD Reception

Example) VOICE : EXT. mode.

(TAD mode for MFC 4550)

Incoming Call

The call is picked up by the external TAD. (Maximum 4 rings.)

Fax reception is automatically activated by fax tones.

The fax message is received on paper.

Auto dialed fax call

The external TAD outgoing message begins.

Voice call

The caller leaves a voice message on the external TAD.

	The caller must
Manual	press your Remote
	Activation Code
dialed
	to activate the
fax call
	fax machine.

The fax message is received on paper.

The caller can also

send a fax message.

Hookup

There is only one way you can hook up a Telephone Answering Device (TAD) on the fax phone line. The TAD must be plugged into the back of the MFC in the jack labeled EXT.Yourmachine cannotworkproperly if you plug the TAD into a wall jack. Follow thesesteps:

1.Plugthetelephonelinecordfromthewalljackintothebackofthemachineinthe jacklabeledLINE.

2.PlugthetelephonelinecordfromyourTADintothebackofthemachineinthejack labeledEXT.(Doublecheckthatthetelephonelinecordcomesfromthejackinthe TADfortelephonelineandnotfortelephoneset.)

3.Put your machine in TAD mode by turning both the Fax and F/T lights on. (If your machine is MFC 6550MC or 7550MC, put it in Message Center mode and set Message Storage to VOICE: EXT mode.)

4.SetyourTADto4ringsorless.(Themachine’sRingDelaysettingdoesnotapply).

5.Turn the TAD’s Answer mode to ON.

6.Record the OGM (outgoing message) on your TAD as explained on the next page.

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