Brother MFC4550 PLUS User Manual

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U sing Rem ote Codes

The Remote Activation Code (*51) is used in F/T and TAD modes. The Deactivation
Code (#51) is used only in F/T mode.

U sing the Activation Code

When you are at the MFC, you will probably answer incoming calls before your MFC

or answering machine is programmed to pick up.

If you answer a call and no one

seems to be on the line, assume it is a fax message. Do not hang up.

You must

activate your MFC to take over the call first. (If you are holding the MFC’s handset,

just press the Start key and hang up.) If you are on an extension/extemal phone,

press sfiSl and wait for your MFC to respond before you hang up.

After 3

seconds, you will hear receiving tones (chirps) through the handset of the extension
phone. Then hang up. You can repeat the code as many times as needed. Your MFC

will take over the call and print the fax message. If your caller wants to talk before

sending the fax, you can have a conversation first and then activate your MFC with
the code.

The Remote Activation Code can also be used by your callers. When you are using a
TAD, your outgoing message (OGM) should end with the statement “to send a fax,
press *51”. (See the section on Connecting a Telephone Answering Device for more
information.)

U sing the D eactivation Code

When your MFC is in F/T mode, sometimes it will answer a call that is not fax calling
tones (a telephone call or manual fax). It will respond with a

double ring

(short,

short) to alert you to take over. Because it has already answered the caU, only the MFC

will ring, extension phones are no longer connected to the call. Pick

up any

phone on

the line, except an external phone connected to the MFC.

To take over the call at the Mi’C:

Pick up the handset of the MFC and talk to the caller as usual. If no one is there or
someone is trying to send you a manual fax, press the

Start

key and replace the

handset. Your MFC will display RECEIVING and print the incoming fax message.

To take over the call at an extension phone:

Pick up the handset on another telephone and

press #51 quickly during the

silence betw een the double ring pattern.

When the MFC hears the code it will

stop ringing and let you speak with the caller. If no one is on the line or someone is
trying to send you a manual fax, send the call back to the MFC by pressing the Remote

Activation Code (*51).