Brother International MFC-J6710DW Advanced Users Manual - English - Page 29

Remote Retrieval 4 You can call your machine from any touch-tone telephone or fax machine and then use the remote access code and remote commands to retrieve fax messages. Setting a Remote Access Code 4 The remote access code lets you access the remote retrieval features when you are away from your machine. Before you can use the remote access and retrieval features, you have to set up your own code. The factory default code is the inactive code (--- ). a Press Menu. b Press a or b to choose Fax. Press OK. c Press a or b to choose Remote Access. d Enter a three-digit code using numbers 0-9, l, or #. Press OK. (The preset " " cannot be changed.) Note Do not use the same code as your Fax Receive Code (l 5 1) or Telephone Answer Code (# 5 1). (See Using external and extension telephones in chapter 6 of the Basic User's Guide.) e Press Stop/Exit. Note You can change your code at any time by entering a new one. If you want to make your code inactive, press Clear in step d to restore the inactive setting (--- ) and press OK. Receiving a fax Using your Remote Access Code 4 a Dial your fax number from a touch-tone telephone or another fax machine. b When your machine answers, enter your remote access code (3 digits followed by ) at once. c The machine signals if it has received 4 messages:  1 long beep - Fax messages  No beeps - No messages d When the machine gives two short beeps, enter a command. The machine will hang up if you wait longer than 30 seconds to enter a command. The machine will beep three times if you enter an invalid command. e Press 9 0 to stop Remote Access when you have finished. f Hang up. Note If your machine is set to Manual mode and you want to use the remote retrieval features, wait for about 100 seconds after it starts ringing, and then enter the remote access code within 30 seconds. 23