Brother International IntelliFax-2820 Users Manual - English - Page 57

4 Setup Receive 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. LCD Fax Only (automatic receive) Fax/Tel (fax and telephone) External TAD (with an external telephone answering device only) Manual (manual receive) (with Distinctive Ring) How it works When to use it The machine automatically For dedicated fax lines. answers every call as a fax. 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. 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. You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself unless you are using the Distinctive Ring feature. 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. 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.) 4 - 1