Brother International MFC 8300 Users Manual - English - Page 52

Setting Ring Delay The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the machine rings before it answers. If you have extension phones on the same line as the machine, keep the Ring Delay default setting of 4. (See Easy Receive, page 5-3 and Operation from External or Extension Telephones and For FAX/TEL Mode Only, page 5-7.) 1 For the FAX, press Function , 2 , 1 . For the MFC, press Function , 1 , 2 , 1 . 2 Press or to select how many times the line rings before the machine answers (00 - 04) and press Set . (If you select 00, the line doesn't ring at all.) 3 Press Stop to exit. Setting F/T Ring Time You must determine how long the machine will notify you with its special double ring when you have a voice call. This ringing happens after the initial ringing from the phone company. Only the machine rings, for 20, 30, 40 or 70 seconds; no other phones on the same line ring the special double ring. However, you can also answer the call on any extension phone on the same phone number as the machine. 1 For the FAX, press Function , 2 , 2 . For the MFC, press Function , 1 , 2 , 2 . 2 Press or to select how long the machine will ring to alert you that you have a voice call and press Set . RING TIME:20 SEC SELECT & SET 3 Press Stop to exit. Now, when a call comes in and the machine is set to FAX/TEL Mode, all phones on this line will ring the number of times you selected in Ring Delay. You can let the machine pick up and detect if it's a fax or voice call. If it's a fax call, the machine prints the fax. If it's a voice call, the machine signals you with a double ring for the length of time you selected in F/T Ring Time. Even if the caller hangs up during the double ringing, the machine continues ringing for the set time. 5-2 SETUP RECEIVE