Brother MFC 4300 owner manual 5Setup Receive, Basic Receiving Operations, Select Receive Mode

5 5Setup Receive

Basic Receiving Operations

Select Receive Mode

There are four different receive modes for your MFC. You can choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing Receive Mode repeatedly until the LCD shows the setting you want to use.

LCD	How it works	When to use it
MANUAL	You control the	Use this mode when
(manual receive)	phone line and must	you are using a
	answer every call	computer modem on
	yourself.	the same line or if
		you receive very few
		fax messages. You
		can also use this
		mode with
		Distinctive Ring.
FAX ONLY	The MFC	For dedicated fax
(automatic receive)	automatically	lines. You cannot
	answers every call as	receive a voice call
	a fax.	but you can call out.
FAX/TEL*	The MFC controls	You cannot have an
(fax and telephone)	the line and	answering machine
	automatically	on the same line,
	answers every call.	even if it is on a
	If the call is a fax it	separate jack on the
	will receive the fax.	same line. You
	If the call is not a fax	cannot use the
	it will ring (double	telephone company’s
	ring) for you to pick	Voice Mail in this
	up the call.	mode.
TAD:ANSWER MACH.	The external TAD	Use this mode if you
(External Telephone Answering	automatically	have an answering
Device)	answers every call.	machine on your
	Voice messages are	phone line.
	stored on the external
	TAD. Fax messages
	are printed.

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

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