Brother MFC7160C, MFC7150C owner manual Basic Receiving Operations, Setting the Select Answer Mode

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Basic Receiving Operations

Setting the Select Answer Mode

There are different answer modes for your MFC. You may choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing the Mode button repeatedly until you have changed the FAX and FAX/TEL lights to the setting you want to use. For more detailed information about a particular mode, please refer to the page number in the right column.

	The lighted indicators mean				= not selected		= is selected and lit.
Mode	Light			How it works		When to use it		Page #
1. MANUAL		FAX		You control the phone line and		Use this mode when you are using a		pp. 51–52
(manual receive)		TAD		must answer every call		computer modem on the same line or
	(		)	yourself.		if you receive very few fax
		FAX/TEL
						messages.
						You can also use this mode with
						Distinctive Ringing.
2. FAX		FAX		The MFC automatically		For dedicated fax lines. You cannot		p. 2
(automatic receive)		TAD		answers every call as a fax.		receive a voice call but you can call
						out.
	(		)
		FAX/TEL
3. FAX/TEL*		FAX		MFC controls the line and		You cannot have an answering		pp. 43, 47
(Fax/Telephone)		TAD		automatically answers every call.		machine on the same line, even if it is
	(		)	If the call is a fax it will receive		on a separate wall jack on the same
		FAX/TEL
						line.
				the fax. If the call is not a fax it
				will ring (double ring) for you to		You cannot use the telephone
				pick up the call.		company’s Voice Mail in this mode.

*In FAX/TEL mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. If you have extension phones on the line, keep the Ring Delay to 4 rings.