Brother MFC-8460N - Manual (Page 12)

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There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only , Fax/Tel , Manual and External TAD .
Choose the Receive Mode which best suits your needs.
1
Press Menu.
2
Press 0.
3
Press 1.
4
Press or to select the mode.
Press OK.
5
Press Stop/Exit.
7 Selecting a Receive Mode
Are you connecting an external telephone or external
telephone answering device to the machine?
Do you use a Distinctive
Ring subscriber service?
Go to
“Distinctive
Ring”
in the
Chapter 7 of the
User’s Guide
Are you using the voice
message function of your
external telephone answering
device?
Do you want the machine to answer fax and
telephone calls automatically?
Do you want to use the machine for Fax
only?
Fax O nly
The machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.
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.
Manual
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.
Yes No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
For more details, see “Receiving a fax” in
Chapter 6 of the User’s Guide.
Step 1
Setting Up the machine