Brother MFC-9700 - Manual (Page 54)

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Setup Receive
Receive Mode Settings
Select Your Receive Mode
There are three different receive modes for your MFC. You may choose the
mode that best suits your needs by pressing Receive Mode repeatedly until the
LCD shows the setting you want to use.
LCD How it works When to use it
FAX ONLY
(automatic receive) The MFC automotically
answers every call as a fax. For dedicated fax lines.
EXT.TEL/TAD
(External telephone /
External Telephone
Answering Device) If an external telephone is
connected to the EXT.
jack, you control the phone
line and must answer every
call yourself.
If an external TAD
(telephone answering
device) is connected to the
EXT. jack, the TAD
automatically answers
every call. Voice messages
are stored in the external
TAD. Fax messages are
printed.
Use this mode if you
receive very few faxes.
Use this mode if you
have an external
answering machine on
your phone line.
MANUAL
(manual receive) You control the phone line
and must answer every call
yourself by using an
external phone. Use this mode when you
are using a computer
modem on the same line
or if you receive very
few fax messages.
You can use this mode
with Distinctive Ring.