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Setup Receive

Basic Receiving Operations

Select Answer Mode

There are four different answer modes for your machine. 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.

NOTE: The lighted indicators mean = not selected = is selected and lit.

Mode

Light

How it works

When to use it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. MANUAL

 

 

 

 

FAX

You control the phone

Use this mode when you

(manual

 

 

 

 

TAD

line and must answer

are using a computer

receive)

 

 

 

 

every call yourself.

modem on the same line or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAX/TEL

 

if you receive very few fax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

messages. You can also use

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this mode with Distinctive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ringing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. FAX

 

 

 

 

FAX

The machine

For dedicated fax lines.

(automatic

 

 

 

 

TAD

automatically answers

You cannot receive a voice

receive)

 

 

 

 

every call as a fax.

call but you can call out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAX/TEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. FAX/TEL*

 

 

 

 

FAX

Machine controls the

You cannot have an

(fax and

 

 

 

 

TAD

line and automatically

answering machine on the

telephone)

 

 

 

 

answers every call. If

same line, even if it is on a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAX/TEL

the call is a fax it will

separate jack on the same

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

receive the fax. If the

line. You cannot use the

 

 

 

 

 

 

call is not a fax it will

telephone company’s Voice

 

 

 

 

 

 

ring (double ring) for

Mail in this mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

you to pick up the call.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. TAD

 

 

 

 

FAX

The external TAD

Use this mode if you have

(External

 

 

 

 

automatically answers

an answering machine on

 

 

 

 

TAD

Telephone

 

 

 

 

every call. Voice

your phone line.

Answering

 

 

 

 

FAX/TEL

messages are stored on

 

Device)

 

 

 

 

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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Brother MFC 8300 Setup Receive, Basic Receiving Operations, Select Answer Mode, Mode Light How it works When to use it

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