Brother iPrint&Scan MFC-8950DW - Manual (Page 46)

Chapter 4
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Polling overview
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Polling lets you set up your machine so other
people can receive faxes from you, but they
pay for the call. It also lets you call somebody
else’s fax machine and receive a fax from it,
so you pay for the call. The polling feature
needs to be set up on both machines for this
to work. Not all fax machines support polling.
Polling receive
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Polling receive lets you call another fax
machine to receive a fax.
a
Press Fax.
b
Press d or c to display Polling RX.
Press Polling RX.
c
Press On.
d
Enter the fax number you are polling
using One Touch, Speed Dial, or the dial
pad. Press Start.
Sequential polling
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Sequential polling lets you request
documents from several fax machines in one
operation. Afterwards, a Sequential Polling
Report will be printed.
a
Press Fax.
b
Press d or c to display Polling RX.
Press Polling RX.
c
Press On.
d
Press d or c to display Broadcasting.
Press Broadcasting.
e
Do one of the following:
 Press Manual and enter a number
by pressing the buttons on the
Touchscreen.
Press OK.
 Press Address Book. Press
to choose Alphabetical Order or
Numerical Order. Press a or b to
select a number.
Press OK.
Note
One Touch Dial numbers begin with l.
Speed Dial numbers begin with #.
f
After you have entered all the fax
numbers by repeating step e, press OK.
g
Press Start.
The machine polls each number or
Group number in turn for a document.
Stop Polling
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To cancel the polling process, press
Stop/Exit while the machine is dialing.
To cancel all sequential polling receive jobs,
see Canceling a Sequential Polling Job
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page 41.