Brother International IntelliFax-4750e Users Manual - English - Page 57

5 Setup Receive 5 Basic Receiving Operations Select Your Receive Mode There are four different receive modes for your machine. You may choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing the Mode button repeatedly until you have changed the FAX and FAX/TEL lights to the setting you want to use. NOTE: The lighted indicators mean = not selected = is selected and lit. Mode FAX (automatic receive) TAD (External Telephone Answering Device) FAX/TEL* (fax and telephone) MANUAL (manual receive) Light How it works When to use it FAX The machine TAD automatically answers every call as a fax. FAX/TEL For dedicated fax lines. You cannot receive a voice call but you can call out. FAX TAD FAX/TEL The external TAD automatically answers every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD. Fax messages are printed. Use this mode if you have an answering machine on your phone line. FAX TAD FAX/TEL 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 (doublering) for you to pick up the call. You cannot have an answering machine on the same line, even if it is on a separate jack on the same line. You cannot use the telephone company's Voice Mail in this mode. FAX TAD FAX/TEL You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself. Use this mode when you are using a computer modem on the same line or if you receive very few fax messages. You can also use this mode with Distinctive Ring. *In FAX/TEL mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. If you have extension phones on the line, set the Ring Delay to 4 rings. SETUP RECEIVE 5-1