Brother Copier/Printer MFC-9970CDW - Manual (Page 58)

Chapter 6
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External and extension
telephones
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Connecting an external or
extension telephone
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You can connect a separate telephone
directly to your machine as shown in the
diagram below.
Connect the telephone line cord to the jack
labeled EXT.
Before you connect an external telephone,
remove the protective cap (3) from the EXT.
jack on the machine.
1 Extension telephone
2 External telephone
3 Protective Cap
When you are using an external telephone,
the LCD shows Telephone.
Using external and extension
telephones
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Using extension telephones
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If you answer a fax call at an extension
telephone, you can make your machine
receive the fax by pressing the Fax Receive
Code l51.
If the machine answers a voice call and
pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, you
can take the call at an extension telephone by
pressing the Telephone Answer Code #51.
(See F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
on page 35.)
Using an external telephone
(Connected to the EXT. jack of the
machine)
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If you answer a fax call at the external
telephone connected to the EXT jack of the
machine, you can make the machine receive
the fax by pressing Black Start or
Color Start and choosing Receive.
If the machine answers a voice call and
pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, you
can take the call at the external telephone by
pressing Hook.
If you answer a call and no one is on
the line:
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You should assume that you’re receiving a
manual fax.
Press l51 and wait for the chirp or until the
LCD shows Receiving, and then hang up.
Note
You can also use the Easy Receive
feature to make your machine
automatically take the call. (See Easy
Receive on page 36.)
Using a non-Brother cordless
external handset
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If your non-Brother cordless telephone is
connected to the EXT. jack of the machine
(see page 42) and you typically carry the
cordless handset elsewhere, it is easier to
answer calls during the Ring Delay.
If you let the machine answer first, you will
have to go to the machine so you can press
Hook to transfer the call to the cordless
handset.
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