Brother 2500ML - Manual (Page 73)

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7. RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS ^
A) BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
Selecting an Answer Mode
There are 4 answer modes for your fax machine. You can choose one by pressing MODE
repeatedly until you find the mode you want. Choose one that suits your needs. If you need more
information about a particular mode, refer to the page number given.
( O means light off.
4 i
means light on.)
Answer Mode For See Page
1. MANUAL O AUTO
1- TAD
O FA
You must answer each call manually.
Use this mode mainly for the telephone
use.
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If you want to answer each incoming call, choose MANUAL mode.
2. AUTO fP AUTO
[~ TAD
O Fn-
Dedicated fax use. Telephone line and fax 7-2
line are separate.
If you use your telephone line exclusively for sending and receiving faxes, you may want to use
AUTO mode. In this mode, you can receive all your incoming faxes automatically.
3. F/T O AUTO
1~ TAD
Both fax and telephone use. When you
share one line for your telephone and
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If you want to use your telephone line for both fax and telephone, you may want to choose
F/T mode. In F/T mode, your fax machine will answer incoming faxes automatically.
4. TAD
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W AUTO
|— TAD
® F/T
For use with an external TAD (Telephone 7-12
Answering Device). When you are not at
home.
- When you want to use your fax machine together with a telephone answering machine,
choose TAD mode.
- The TAD must be a physical device that is connected to the “EXT.” jack on the back of the fax
machine. (See page 7-13.)
- TAD mode will not work with, an outside telephone answering service.
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