Brother INTELLIFAX 3650 - Manual (Page 66)

l^tCElVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
basic setup to recfave faxes
7. RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS
A) BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
Selecting an Answer Mode ___
There Eire four different answer modes for your fax machine. You may choose the mode that best
suits your needs by pressing the Mode button repeatedly until you have changed the Auto and
F/T lights to the setting you want to use. For more detailed information about a particular mode,
please refer to the page number in the right column.
NOTE: The lighted indicators mean q = not selected = is selected and lit
Mode Light How it works When to use it Page#
1. Manual
(manual receive)
O Fax
|-TAD
O F/T
You control the phone line
and must answer every
call yourself.
Use this mode when you
are using a computer
modem on the same hne or
if you receive very few fax
messages. You can also use
this mode with Distinctive
Ringing, 59
2. Fax
(automatic
receive)
• Fax
|-TAD
O F/T
The fax machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.
For dedicated fax lines.
You can not receive a voice
call but you can call out.
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3. F/T
(Fax/Telephone)
O Fax
[- TAD
• F/T
The fax machine
controls the line and
automatically
answers
every call. If the call is a
fax it will receive the
fax. If the call is not a
fax it will ring for you to
pick up the call.
This mode is for when
you are not using an
answering machine.
You can not have an
answering machine on
the same line, even if it
is on a separate jack on
the same line. You can
not use the telephone
company’s Voice Mail in
this mode.
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4. TAD
(External
Telephone
Answering
Device or
machine)
• Fax
|“TAD
.•.F/T
The answering machine
controls the phone line
and answers every call.
As soon as the TAD
answers, the fax machine
listens for fax tones. If it
hears them it will take
over the call and receive
the fax message.
You must have an external
answering machine
plugged into the fax
machine for this mode to
work properly. It will not
work, with tho telephone
company’s Voice Mail
services. The TAD mode
can be set so you have time
to answer calls before the
TAD picks up. You do not
have to change modes
when you are in or out.
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*NOTE: • In TAD mode the Ring Delay and FAT Ring Time settings on the fax machine do not
apply! The number of rings is set on the external answering machine, which overrides
the settings on the fax machine.
* In F/T mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. If you have extension phones on the
line, set the Ring Delay to 4 rings.
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