Brother Fax-700 - Manual (Page 42)

4. BASIC USES
FAX/TEL switch
Designed to improve communications when the machine is
used on a single telephone line, this unit is equipped with a
switching feature that can detect the difference between tele­
phone calls and fax transmissions. F/T switching may
appear complex, but it actually works on a simple principle.
If a fax is sent to your machine, a CNG tone is generated. This
CNG tone is a signal which informs your machine that the
incoming call is a fax. If your machine detects a CNG tone, it
will enter reception mode automatically. If this signal is not
detected, the unit will ring for a length of time you have spec­
ified (this is called the F/T Ring Time). If you answer the call,
operation wih be controlled by you manually after you pick
up the handset. If you do not answer the call before the F/T
Ring lime has ended, your machine will enter fax reception
mode automatically.
You can activate F/T switching by pressing the AUTO ANS
key until the F/T LED is lighted.
If the other party is sending a manual transmission or mak­
ing a call, the unit will ring for a specified period (10, 20, 30,
or 60 seconds, which you can select as the F/T ring time). If
you pick up the handset within the F/T ring time, you can
talk with the other party. When the other party wants to send
a manual transmission, press the START key and you will
receive the document. If you cannot pick up the handset
within the F/T ring time, the unit will enter FAX reception
mode automatically. This makes it possible for you to receive
a manual transmission even if you are away from the
machine.
Also, if you have given your Remote Activation Code to the
other party, they can always send a manual transmission and
put your machine into FAX reception mode by entering the
Remote Activation Code. (The other party must be using a
tone dial unit to enable this operation. More information is
available in the section Registering Remote Activation/Deac-
tivation code elsewhere in this chapter
The following flow chart illustrates the situations which may
arise in the operation of the FAX/TET, switch on the unit.
Note that you must pick up the fax unit handset to have a
conversation when the line connection is made. Your fax unit
does not come with a speaker-type telephone.
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