Brother FAX-T104 Series - Manual (Page 20)

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Introduction
About fax machines
Custom features
Do you have BT’s Call Minder on the phone line?
If you have Call Minder on the phone line where you will install your
new fax machine, there is a strong possibility that Call Minder and
the fax machine may conflict with each other while receiving
incoming calls.
Why should there be problems?
Since both the fax machine and Call Minder will pick up the call
after the number of rings you have set, each of them has the ability
to keep the other from receiving calls.
For example, if Call Minder is set to answer after two rings and the
fax machine is set to answer after four, Call Minder will stop the fax
machine from receiving faxes.
If you set Call Minder and the fax machine to answer after the same
number of rings, there is no way of knowing which one will answer
first. It is important to remember that neither Call Minder nor the fax
machine can pass the call back to the other after the call has been
answered.
How can you avoid possible problems?
A very good way to avoid problems like the one mentioned, is to
get a second phone number on your present phone line.
Many people with Call Minder choose this service, which is called
‘BT Call Sign’, and they are very satisfied with it. (See BT Call Sign
(U.K. only) on page 5-14.)
Another way to avoid possible problems is to replace Call Minder
with an answering machine. Your fax machine is designed to work
with an answering machine or TAD (telephone answering device).
(See Connecting an external telephone answering device (TAD)
on page 1-9.)