Brother IntelliFax-2820 - Manual (Page 57)

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Basic receiving operations
Choosing the Receive Mode
There are four different Receive Modes for your machine. You can choose the mode that best
suits your needs.
Setup Receive
LCD How it works When to use it
Fax Only
(automatic receive)
The machine automatically
answers every call as a fax. For dedicated fax lines.
Fax/Tel
(fax and telephone)
The machine controls the line
and automatically answers
every call. If the call is a fax it
will receive the fax. If the call
is not a fax it will ring
(pseudo/double ring) for you
to pick up the call. Use this mode if you expect to receive lots of fax
messages and few telephone calls. You cannot
have an answering machine on the same line,
even if it is on a separate wall jack on the same
line. You cannot use the telephone company’s
Voice Mail in this mode.
External TAD
(with an external
telephone answering
device only)
The external telephone
answering machine device
(TAD) automatically answers
every call.
Voice messages are stored
on the external TAD. If it is a
fax call, the machine receives
the Fax.
Use this mode if you have connected an
answering machine to your machine.
The External TAD setting works only with an
external answering machine. Ring Delay does
not work in this setting.
Manual
(manual receive)
(with Distinctive Ring)
You control the phone line
and must answer every call
yourself unless you are using
the Distinctive Ring feature. Use this mode if you do not receive many fax
messages, use Distinctive Ring, or if you are
using a computer on the same line.
If you answer and hear fax tones, wait until the
machine takes over the call, then hang up. (See
Easy Receive on page 4-3.)