Brother FAX 255 owner manual 5Setup29 Receive, Basic Receiving Operations, Select Answer Mode

5Setup29 Receive

Basic Receiving Operations

See Distinctive Ring p. 51

Select Answer Mode

MANUAL—You must answer all calls yourself. If you hear fax tones, press Start to begin receiving the fax, then hang up. You must use this mode with Distinctive Ringing.

FAX ONLY—The fax machine automatically answers every call as a fax call. You cannot receive a voice call, but you can dial out and make a voice call.

See

For FAX/TEL

Mode Only

p. 33

FAX/TEL—The fax machine automatically answers every call. If the call is a fax, it prints the fax. If the call is not a fax, it signals you with a double ring (ring-ring), different from the phone company ringing, to alert you to pick up the call. If you select this setting, you’ll need to set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time features (on the following pages). If you have extension phones on the same line as the fax machine, set the Ring Delay to 4.

TAD—This is the only setting in which you can use an external answering machine. Your telephone answering device is connected to your FAX, and answers every call. Once the TAD answers, the FAX listens for fax tones. If it detects fax tones, it prints the fax.

The TAD setting works only with an external telephone answering device (TAD); it does not work with telephone company voice mail. Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time do not work in this setting.