Remote fax commands – Brother MFC-8660DN User Manual
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Remote fax options
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Remote fax commands
Follow the commands below to access features when you are away from the machine. When you 
call the machine and enter your Remote Access Code (3 digits followed by l), the system will 
give two short beeps and you must enter a remote command.
Remote commands
Operation details
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Change the fax forwarding, 
paging or fax storage settings
1 OFF
You can choose Off after you have retrieved or erased all your 
messages.
2 Fax forwarding
One long beep means the change is accepted. If you hear three 
short beeps, you cannot change because something has not 
been set up (for example, a fax forwarding or paging number 
had not been registered). You can register your fax forwarding 
number by entering 4. (See Changing the Fax Forwarding 
number on page 68.) Once you have registered the number, 
fax forwarding will work.
3 Paging
4 Fax forwarding number
6 Fax storage
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Retrieve a fax
2 Retrieve all faxes
Enter the number of a remote fax machine to receive stored fax 
message(s). (See Retrieving fax messages on page 68.)
3 Erase faxes from the memory
If you hear one long beep, fax messages have been erased 
from the memory.
97
Check the receiving status
1 Fax
You can check whether your machine has received any faxes. 
If yes, you will hear one long beep. If no, you will hear three 
short beeps.
98
Change the receive mode
1 External TAD
If you hear one long beep, your change has been accepted.
2 Fax/Tel
3 Fax Only
90
Exit
Press 9, 0 to exit remote retrieval. Wait for the long beep, then 
replace the handset.