Brother International IntelliFax-2480C Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 17

Setting Up the Machine 19 Choosing a Receive Mode (FAX-2580C only) There are three possible receive modes: Fax Only, Fax/Tel and Manual. Are you using the built-in Message Center? Yes No See Message Center mode in Chapter 9 of the User's Guide. Do you use a Distinctive Ring subscriber service? Yes No See Distinctive Ring in Chapter 7 of the User's Guide. Are you connecting an external telephone or external TAD (telephone answering device) to the machine? Yes No Are you using the voice message function of your external TAD (telephone answering device)? No Do you want the machine to answer fax and telephone calls automatically? Yes Do you want to use the machine for fax only? Fax Only Yes Your machine automatically answers every call as a fax. No Fax/Tel Your machine controls the line and automatically answers every call. If the call is not a fax, the phone will ring for you to pick up the call. No Manual You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself. Yes Manual Your external telephone answering device (TAD) automatically answers every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD. If you set Easy Receive* to On, the Fax messages will be printed. *See Easy Receive in Chapter 6 of the User's Guide. 1 Press Menu. 2 Press 0. 3 Press 1. 4 Press a or b to choose the mode. 5 Press OK. 6 Press Stop/Exit. For details, see Using receive modes in Chapter 6 of the User's Guide. 20 Setting up the Message Center (FAX-2580C only) You must record an outgoing message in order to use the Message Center mode. 1 Record the Message Center Outgoing Message (Msg Ctr OGM). See Outgoing Message (OGM) in Chapter 9 of the User's Guide. 2 Activate Message Center mode. Press . The button will light when the mode is active. If the Message Center Mode is on, it overrides your Receive Mode setting. The built-in digital Message Center answers voice calls. If the call is a fax, you can receive a fax automatically. For details, see Message Center mode (FAX-2580C only) in Chapter 9 of the User's Guide. 15