Brother International MFC 9600 Users Manual - English - Page 54

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 , 8 . 2 Press or to choose ON and press Set . 3 Enter the fax number you're polling. POLLING RX:OFF? SELECT & SET ENTER FAX NO. PRESS START KEY 4 Press Start . The screen displays 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 , 8 . 2 Press or to select Polling ON and press Set . 3 Specify the destination fax machines you wish to poll, using One Touch, Speed Dial, Groups or the dial pad. You must press Broadcast between each location. POLLING RX:ON? SELECT & SET ENTER FAX NO. PRESS START KEY 4 Press Start . ACCEPTED ONLINE Your MFC will poll each number or group member in turn for a document. DIALING ONLINE 5-6 SETUP RECEIVE