Brother MFC-L8600CDW - Manual (Page 42)

Chapter 4
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Remote retrieval
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You can call your machine from any touch-
tone telephone or fax machine and then use
the remote access code and remote
commands to retrieve fax messages.
Setting a Remote Access
Code
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The Remote Access Code lets you access
the remote retrieval features when you are
away from your machine. Before you can use
the remote access and retrieval features, you
must set up your own code. The factory
default code is the inactive code (– – –l).
a
Press .
b
Press All Settings.
c
Swipe up or down, or press a or b to
display Fax.
d
Press Fax.
e
Swipe up or down, or press a or b to
display Remote Access.
f
Press Remote Access.
g
Enter a three-digit code using the
numbers 0 to 9, * or # using the
Touchscreen's keyboard.
Press OK.
(The preset ‘l’ cannot be changed.)
NOTE
DO NOT use the same code used for your
Fax Receive Code (l51) or Telephone
Answer Code (#51) (see
Basic User's Guide).
h
Press .
NOTE
You can change your code at any time. To
make your code inactive, press and hold
at step g to restore the inactive
setting – – –l, and then press OK.
Using your Remote Access
Code
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a
Dial your fax number from a telephone
or another fax machine using touch
tone.
b
When your machine answers,
immediately enter your Remote Access
Code (3 digits followed by l).
c
The machine signals if it has received
messages:
 1 long beep -- Fax messages
 No beeps -- No messages
d
When the machine gives two short
beeps, enter a command (see Remote
fax commands on page 37). The
machine will hang up if you wait longer
than 30 seconds to enter a command.
The machine will beep three times if you
enter an invalid command.
e
Press 9 0 to reset the machine when you
are finished.
f
Hang up.
NOTE
• If your machine is set to Manual mode
and you want to use the remote retrieval
features, wait for about 100 seconds after
it starts ringing, and then enter the remote
access code within 30 seconds.
• This setting may not be available in some
countries or supported by your local
telephone company.