Brother International IntelliFax-3550 Users Manual - English - Page 48

3550-US-5.0 SENDING FAXES BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS B) BASIC FAX TRANSMISSIONS FOR YOUR INFORMATION Sending a Fax There are 3 basic ways to send a fax: 1) Manual transmission: You can talk or listen to the other party before you send a fax by picking up the handset and dialing the number. After the other party has finished talking and has pressed the Start button, you will be able to send your fax by pressing your Start key and placing the handset in its cradle. (If you call and all you hear is the chirping sound of a fax machine, you can go ahead and press your Start key, and then replace the handset.) 2) Automatic transmission: You can send a fax without picking up the handset or without pressing Hook by dialing the fax number and then pressing Start. a. One-Touch Dialing Press one of the One-Touch keys. (The numbers must be stored beforehand. See page 4-4.) Then press Start. b. Speed-Dialing Press Speed-Dial, then use the number keys to enter a two-digit number. For example, press "05" for 5. (The numbers must be stored beforehand. See page 4-6.) Then press Start. c. Telephone Index You can use the Tel-Index to make telephone or fax calls.(See page 5-2.) 3) Timer transmission: It is possible to send documents at a later time by using the TIMER function. (See page 6-7~8.) Talking to the Other Party When Sending a Fax When you are sending a fax manually and you hear the recipient's voice instead of fax tones, you can use the handset to have a conversation. When or if you want to then send a fax, ask the person on the other line to press Start on his/her fax machine and when you hear fax tones you can press Start to begin sending your fax. Sending a Fax Automatically KEYS TO PRESS 1. Insert the documents face down into the feeder. 6-4 THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW: 09/12/1996 15:25 FAX: NO. & START COPY: PRESS COPY