7 7Auto Dial Numbers and Dialing Options

Storing Numbers for Easy Dialing

You can set up your FAX/MFC to do three types of easy dialing:

One Touch, Speed Dial, and Groups for Broadcasting of faxes.

If you lose electrical power, auto dial numbers in memory will not be lost.

Storing One Touch Dial Numbers

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You can store four fax/phone numbers that you can dial by pressing one key (and Start). You also can store names with these numbers. When you press a One Touch dial location, the screen displays the name or number as the call is dialed. (See One Touch Dialing, page 7-4.)

One Touch keys are not the dial pad keys. They are the four keys (numbers 1–4) located in the middle of the control panel.

Press Function/Set, 6, 1.

Press the One Touch key where you want to store a number.

(One Touch key 1 is pre-programmed for Brother fax-back system, USA only. You can override it if you wish.) The screen displays the location you selected.

3 Enter a number (up to 20 digits) and press

NAME:

Function/Set.

 

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If you want to enter a pause in the dialing sequence (to wait for an “outside line,” for example), press Redial/Pause as you’re entering digits. Pressing Redial/Pause enters a 3.5-second pause when the number is dialed, and a dash appears on the screen.

Use the dial pad to enter the name or company (up to 15 characters) and press Function/Set. You can use the chart on page 17 to help you enter letters— OR—To store the number without a name, press Function/Set. (See Details for Entering Text, page 4-2.)

Press

or

to select the type of number and press Function/Set.

FAX

 

a fax only number

TEL

 

a telephone (voice) number

FAX/TEL

both a fax and telephone (voice) number

CHAIN

 

a number (usually an access code) for chain dialing.

Return to Step 2 to store another One Touch number— OR—Press Stop to exit.

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