Brother MFC7160C, MFC7150C owner manual 101, Changing Remote Access Code

M E S S A G E C E N T E R ( F O R M F C 7 1 6 0 C O N L Y ) 101

Remote Retrieval

See Operation from Extension Telephone pp. 47–48

This section is for the MFC 7160C. (If you have the MFC 7150C, please see Chapter 10 for your remote fax options.) You can call your MFC from a fax machine using touch tone and use the Remote Access Code and other button presses to retrieve voice (and fax) messages. You can also program and change some settings for your Message Center.

Using Remote Access Code

1Dial your MFC phone number from a fax machine using touch tone.

2When your MFC answers and beeps, immediately enter your Remote Access Code.

3The MFC signals the kinds of messages received:

1 long beep—Fax message(s)

2 long beeps—Voice message(s)

3 long beeps—Fax and Voice message(s) No beeps—No messages

4The MFC then prompts you with two short beeps to enter a command. If you wait longer than 30 seconds to enter a command, the MFC hangs up. If you enter an invalid command, the MFC beeps three times.

5Press 9 , 0 to reset the MFC when you finish.

6Hang up.

If your MFC is set to MANUAL mode, you can access the Message Center by waiting about 2 minutes, then entering the Remote Access Code within 30 seconds.

Changing Remote Access Code

Enter your Remote Access Code when the MFC picks up your call, so you can access features remotely. The access code is preset to 159, but you can change this.

1 Press Function , 1 , 8 , 7 .

2Enter a three-digit number from 000 to 999. The “ ” cannot be changed. Do not use the same digits that appear in your Fax Receive Code or Telephone Answer Code.

3Press Set .

4 Press Stop to exit.