Brother MFC-8870DW - Manual (Page 12)

Setting Up the Machine
10
STEP 1
7 Selecting a receive mode
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.
For more details, see “Receiving a fax” in
Chapter 6 of the User’s Guide.
Are you connecting an external telephone or external
telephone answering device to your machine?
Your machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.
Your machine controls
the line and
automatically answers
every call. If the call is
not a fax, the phone will
ring for you to pick up
the call.
Your external telephone
answering device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are stored on
the external TAD. Fax
messages are printed.
(See “4. Install the
power cord and phone
line” on page 6.)
You control the phone
line and must answer
every call yourself.
Are you using the voice message function of
your external telephone answering device?
Do you want your machine to answer fax
and telephone calls automatically?
Do you use a Distinctive
Ring subscriber service?
Do you use your machine for faxes
only?
Yes
Manual
Fax Only
Fax/Tel
External TAD
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Go to "Distinctive Ring"
in the Chapter 7 of
the User's Guide.