Brother International IntelliFax-3550 Users Manual - English - Page 66

3550-US-5.0 RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES 7. RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS A) BASIC SETUP TO RECEIVE FAXES Selecting an Answer Mode There are four different answer modes for your fax machine. You may choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing the Mode button repeatedly until you have changed the Auto and F/T lights to the setting you want to use. For more detailed information about a particular mode, please refer to the page number in the right column. Note: the lighted indicators mean = not selected = is selected and lit Mode Light How it works When to use it Page # 1. Manual (manual receive) Fax TAD F/ T Youcontrolthephoneline Use this mode when you 7-2 and must answer every are using a computer call yourself. modem on the same line or if you receive very few fax messages. You can also use this mode with Distinctive Ringing. 2. Fa x (automatic receive) Fax TAD F/ T The fax machine For dedicated fax lines. 7-2 automatically answers You can not receive a voice every call as a fax. call but you can call out. 3. F/T (Fax/Telephone) Fax TAD F/ T T h e f a x m a c h i n e This mode is for when 7-3 controls the line and you are not using an automatically answers answering machine. every call. If the call is a You can not have an fax it will receive the answering machine on fax. If the call is not a the same line, even if it fax it will ring for you to is on a separate jack on pick up the call. the same line. You can not use the telephone company's Voice Mail in this mode. 4. TAD (External Telephone Answering Device or machine) Fax TAD F/ T The answering machine controls the phone line and answers every call. As soon as the TAD answers, the fax machine listens for fax tones. If it hears them it will take over the call and receive the fax message. You must have an external answering machine plugged into the fax machine for this mode to work properly. It will not work with the telephone company's Voice Mail services. The TAD mode can be set so you have time to answer calls before the TAD picks up. You do not have to change modes when you are in or out. 7-13 *NOTE: • In TAD mode the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time settings on the fax machine do not apply! The number of rings is set on the external answering machine, which overrides the settings on the fax machine. • InF/TmodeyoumustsettheRingDelayandF/TRingTime.Ifyouhaveextensionphonesonthe line, set the Ring Delay to 4 rings. 7-1