Brother MFC-8860 7Selecting a Receive Mode

Step 1 Setting Up the machine

7Selecting a Receive Mode

There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only, Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD. Choose the Receive Mode which best suits your needs.

Are you connecting an external telephone or external telephone answering device to the machine?

	Yes			No
Do you use a Distinctive
Ring subscriber service?			Go to
	No	Yes
			“Distinctive
Are you using the voice			Ring” in the
message function of your			Chapter 7 of the
external telephone answering			User’s Guide
device?

No

Do you want the machine to answer fax and telephone calls automatically?

Yes

1Press Menu.

2Press 0.

3Press 1.

4Press or to select the mode. Press OK.

5Press Stop/Exit.

For more details, see “Receiving a fax” in Chapter 6 of the User’s Guide.

Do you want to use the machine for Fax only?

Yes

Fax Only

The machine automatically answers every call as a fax.

No

Fax/Tel

The machine controls the line and automatically answers every call. If the call is not a fax, the machine will ring for you to pick up the call.

No

Manual

Yes

You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself.

External TAD

Your external telephone answering device (TAD) automatically answers every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD. Fax messages are printed.

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