Easy receive, If easy receive is on, If easy receive is semi – Brother MFC-790CW User Manual
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Receiving a Fax
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Easy Receive
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If Easy Receive is On:
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The machine receives a fax call 
automatically, even if you answer the call. 
When you see Receiving on the LCD or 
when you hear “chirps” through the handset 
you are using, just replace the handset. Your 
machine will do the rest. 
If Easy Receive is Semi:
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The machine will only receive a fax call 
automatically if you answered it using the 
machine’s handset, cordless handset or 
Speaker Phone. If you answered at an 
extension telephone press l 5 1. (See Using 
external and extension telephones 
on page 73.)
If Easy Receive is Off:
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If you are at the machine and answer a call 
first by lifting a handset, then press 
Black Start
or Color Start, and then press
Receive
to receive.
If you answered at an extension telephone 
press l 5 1. (See Using external and 
extension telephones on page 73.) 
Note
• If this feature is set to On, but your
machine does not connect a fax call when 
you lift an extension or external telephone 
handset, press the fax receive code l 5 1. 
• If you send faxes from a computer on the
same telephone line and the machine 
intercepts them, set Easy Receive to Off.
• (MFC-990CW) If you typically carry the
cordless handset away from the machine, 
we recommend that you turn on Easy 
Receive. If Easy Receive is turned off and 
you answer a fax call you will have to go to 
the machine and press Black Start or 
Color Start
.
a
Press MENU.
b
Press a or b to display Fax.
c
Press Fax.
d
Press a or b to display 
Setup Receive
.
e
Press Setup Receive.
f
Press a or b to display Easy Receive.
g
Press Easy Receive.
h
Press On, Semi (or Off).
i
Press Stop/Exit.