Brother International IntelliFax-3550 Users Manual - English - Page 75

3550-US-5.0 RECEIVING FAXES AND OTHER CALLS REMOTE ACTIVATION B) REMOTE ACTIVATION What is Remote Activation If you answer a call that is a fax message, you can use the Remote Activation Code to make your fax machine take over the call. If your fax machine answers a telephone call that is for you, you can use the Remote Deactivation Code to pick up the call at an extension phone. (You do not need a code to take over a call at the fax machine.) You must use a touch tone phone. FOR YOUR INFORMATION Connecting an External or Extension Telephone You may connect an external telephone to your fax machine, as shown below. Use the "EXT." jack on your fax machine. Alternatively, you may wish to use this "EXT." jack to connect a telephone answering device (TAD). An extension phone is a telephone that is plugged into a separate wall jack on the same line. Ch. 7 LINE EXT. External Telephone Extension Telephone If the external telephone is in use, the warning message EXT. TEL IN USE will be displayed on the fax LCD. When the handset on the fax machine is picked up, an alarm will sound. You can disconnect the external phone and switch to the fax machine's handset by pressing H o o k. Using Remote Codes The Remote Activation Code (*51) is used in F/T and TAD modes. The Deactivation Code (#51) is used only in F/T mode. 7-10