Brother 875 MC - Manual (Page 68)

7. RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS ,
A) BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES
Selecting an Answer Mode
There are four answer modes for your fax machine. Choose the mode that suits your needs by
pressing the MODE button repeatedly until you have changed the AUTO and F/T lights to the
setting you want. For more information about a particular mode, refer to the page number given.
(o means light off. means light on.)
Answer Mode How it Works SeePage
1. MANUAL AUTO
O ----- 1 ---
F/T
-o
You control the phone line and must answer every
call yourself. Use this mode when you are using a
computer modem on the line or if you receive very few
fax messages.
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2. AUTO AUTO F/T
- • ------ 1 ----- O
(Automatic) The fax machine automatically answers
every call with fax tones (dedicated fax line). You can
not receive a telephone call, but you can use the line
to call out.
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3. F/T AUTO FT
O------ 1 -----
(Fax/Telephone) The fax machine controls the phone
line and automatically answers every call. If it an­
swers and hears fax tones coming over the line, it will
receive the fax message. If the fax machine answers
and does not hear fax tones, it will ring for you to pick
up a phone and take over the call. This mode is for
people who do not use an answering machine.
You can not have a telephone answering de>
vice in a separate phone jack on the same
phone line.
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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4. MSG CTR AUTO M ì ^GJ a F/T
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The fax machine automatically answers every call.
The messages are stored into memory on a “first
come, first served” basis.
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