Brother MFC4550 PLUS - Manual (Page 85)

B) REMOTE ACTIVATION
What is Remote Activation‘s
I f y o u answer a call that is a feix message, you can use the Remote Activation Code
(sli51) to make your MFC take over the call. If your MFC answers a telephone call that
is for you, you can use the Remote Deactivation Code (#51) to pick up the call at an
extension phone. (You do not need a code to take over a call at the MFC.) You must
use a touch tone phone.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Connecting an External or Extension Telephone
You may connect an external telephone to your MFC. as shown below. Use
the “EXT.” jack on your MFC.
Alternatively, you may wish to use this EXT. jack to connect a telephone
answering device (TAD), An extension phone is a telephone that is plugged
into a separate wall jack on the same line.
Extension
Telephone
If the external telephone is in use, the warning message EXT. TEL IN USE
will be displayed on the fax LCD. When the handset on the MFC is picked
up, an alarm will sound. You can disconnect the external phone and switch
to the MFC’s handset by pressing
Hook.
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