Brother International MFC-9200C Users Manual - English - Page 59

Polling Polling is the process of retrieving faxes from another fax machine. You can use your MFC to "poll" other machines, or you can have someone poll your MFC. All parties involved in polling must set up their fax machines to accommodate polling. When someone polls your MFC to receive a fax, they pay for the call; if you poll someone's fax machine to receive a fax, you pay for the call. Some fax machines do not respond to the polling function. Setting Up Polling Receive Polling Receive is when you call another fax machine to receive a fax from it. 1 Press Function, 1, 2, 6. POLLING RX:OFF? 2 Press or to choose ON and press Set. 3 Enter the fax number you are polling. SELECT & SET ENTER FAX NO. PRESS START KEY 4 Press Start. The LCD shows DIALING. Setting Up Sequential Polling Receive Your MFC can request documents from several fax units in a single operation. Afterward, a Sequential Polling Report will be printed. 1 Press Function, 1, 2, 6. 2 Press or to select Polling ON and press Set. POLLING RX:OFF? SELECT & SET POLLING RX:ON? 3 Specify the destination fax machines you wish to poll, using One Touch, Speed Dial, a Group or the dial pad. You must press Set between each location. ENTER FAX NO. PRESS START KEY 4 Press Start. ACCEPTED Your MFC will poll each number or group member in turn for a document. DIALING SETUP RECEIVE 5-5