Brother INTELLIFAX 900 - Manual (Page 58)

RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
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 the Answer Mode
key repeatedly until you find the mode you want. Choose one that suits yoim needs. If you need
more information about a particular mode, refer to the page number given.
{ o means light off,
means light on.)
Answer Mode For See Page
1. MANUAL
O AUTO
I —TAD
□ F/T
Answers each call manually.
Mainly telephone use.
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If you want to answer each incoming call, choose MA l NUAL mode.
2. AUTO
sW/
AUTO
I —TAD
□ F/T
Dedicated fax use. Telephone line and fax
line are separate. 7-2
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 I I AUTO
1 —TAD
■■ F/T
Both fax and telephone use. When you
share one line for your telephone and
fax machine. 7-3
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 ■ I AUTO
\—TAD
■ F/T
Use with external TAD (Telephone
Answering Device). When you are not at
home.
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- When you want to use your fax machine together with your 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 7-11.)
- TAD mode will not work with an outside telephone answering service.
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