Brother International IntelliFax-2840 Advanced Users Guide - English - Page 31

Receiving a fax Remote retrieval 4 The remote retrieval feature lets you retrieve your stored fax messages when you are not at the machine. You can call your machine from any touch tone telephone or fax machine, then use the Remote Access Code to retrieve your messages. Setting a Remote Access Code 4 The Remote Access Code feature lets you access the remote retrieval features when you are away from your machine. Before you use the remote access and retrieval features, you have to set up your own code. The default code is an inactive code: - - -l. a Press Menu, 2, 5, 2. Remote Fax Opt 2.Remote Access b Enter a three-digit code using the numbers 0 - 9, l or #. Press OK. c Press Stop/Exit. Note DO NOT use the same code used for your Fax Receive Code (l51) or Telephone Answer Code (#51). (See Basic User's Guide: Using Remote Codes.) You can change your code at any time. If you want to make your code inactive, press Clear and then OK in b to restore the inactive setting - - -l. Using your Remote Access Code 4 a Dial your fax number from a telephone or another fax machine using touch tone. b When your machine answers, immediately enter your Remote Access Code (3 digits followed by l). c The machine signals if it has received messages: 4  No beeps No messages received.  1 long beep Fax message received. d The machine gives two short beeps to tell you to enter a command (See Remote fax commands uu page 27). The machine will hang up if you wait longer than 30 seconds before entering a command. If you enter an invalid command the machine will beep three times. e Press 9 0 to reset the machine when you have finished. f Hang up. Note If your machine is set to Manual mode, you can still access the remote retrieval features. Dial the fax number as normal and let the machine ring. After 100 seconds you will hear a long beep to tell you to enter the remote access code. You will then have 30 seconds to enter the code. 25