Brother MFC-L8600CDW - Manual (Page 69)

Telephone services and external devices
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7
Turning off Distinctive Ring
7
a
Press .
b
Press All Settings.
c
Swipe up or down, or press a or b to
display Fax.
d
Press Fax.
e
Swipe up or down, or press a or b to
display Miscellaneous.
f
Press Miscellaneous.
g
Press Distinctive.
h
Press Distinctive.
i
Press Off.
j
Press .
NOTE
If you do not want to receive faxes on your
Distinctive Ring number, you can turn off
Distinctive Ring. The machine will stay in
Manual receive mode so you must set the
Receive Mode again (see Choose the
correct Receive Mode on page 44).
Connecting an external
TAD (telephone
answering device)
7
You can connect an external Telephone
Answering Device (TAD) to the same line as
your machine. When the TAD answers a call,
your machine will “listen” for the CNG (fax
calling) tones sent by a sending fax machine.
If it hears them it will take over the call and
receive the fax. If it does not hear them, it will
let your TAD take a voice message and the
Touchscreen will display Telephone.
The external TAD must answer within four
rings (we recommend you set it to two rings).
This is because your machine cannot hear
the CNG tones until the external TAD has
picked up the call. The sending machine will
send CNG tones for only eight to ten seconds
longer. We do not recommend using the toll
saver feature on your external TAD if it needs
more than four rings to activate it.
Unless you are using Distinctive Ring, the
TAD must be connected to the EXT. jack of
the machine.
 If you subscribe to your telephone
company’s Distinctive Ring service:
You may connect an external TAD to a
separate wall jack only if you subscribe to
your telephone company’s Distinctive
Ring service, have registered the
Distinctive Ring pattern on your machine,
and use that number as a fax number. The
recommended setting is at least four rings
on the external TAD when you have the
telephone company’s Distinctive Ring
service. You cannot use the Toll Saver
setting.