Remote Commands

Follow the commands below to access features remotely. When you call the FAX/MFC and enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code (1 5 9 ), the system will signal you with two short beeps to enter a remote command.

 

Remote Commands

Operation Details

 

 

 

 

95

 

Changing Fax Forwarding

 

 

 

/Paging setting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

OFF

If you hear one long beep, the change is accepted. If you hear three

 

 

 

 

short beeps, you cannot change it because the conditions have not

 

 

2

Fax Forwarding

 

 

been met (Example: registering paging number). You can register

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Paging

your fax forwarding number by using 4. FAX FWD NO. (see page

 

 

9-5). Once you have registered the number, the FAX/MFC will

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

FAX FWD No.

 

 

change automatically to FAXFWD:ON mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Fax Storage ON

You can turn FAX STORAGE to ON or OFF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Fax Storage OFF

 

 

 

 

 

96

 

Retrieve a fax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Retrieve all faxes

Enter the number of a remote fax machine to receive stored fax

 

 

 

 

messages. (See page 9-5.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Erase faxes from the memory

If you hear one long beep, you can erase fax message(s) from the

 

 

 

 

memory.

 

 

 

97

Check the Receiving Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

FAX

You can check whether your FAX/MFC has received any faxes.

 

 

 

 

If yes, you will hear one long beep. If no, you will hear three short

 

 

 

 

beeps.

 

 

 

98

Change the Receive Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

TAD: ANSWER MACH.

If you hear one long beep, you can change the Receive Mode.

 

 

 

 

If you hear three short beeps, you cannot change it.

 

 

2

FAX/TEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.FAX ONLY

 

 

 

 

 

90

 

Exit

After a long beep, you can exit Remote Retrieval.

 

 

 

 

 

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Brother FAX-3800, FAX-2900 owner manual Remote Commands Operation Details

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