Brother International IntelliFax-3750 Users Manual - English - Page 46

34 CHAPTER FIVE Mode 4. TAD (External Telephone Answering Device) Light FAX TAD FAX/TEL How it works The external TAD automatically answers every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD. Fax messages are printed. When to use it Use this mode if you have an answering machine on your phone line. See Easy Receive p. 35 and Operation from Extension Telephone p. 38 and For FAX/TEL Mode Only p. 39 Setting Ring Delay The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the fax machine rings before it answers. If you have extension phones on the same line as the fax machine, keep the Ring Delay default setting of 4. 1 Press Function , 2 , 1 . 2 Press or to select how many times the line rings before the fax machine answers (00 - 04). If you select 00, the line doesn't ring at all. 3 Press Set when the screen displays your selection. 4 Press Stop to exit. Setting F/T Ring Time You must determine how long the fax machine will notify you with its special double ring when you have a voice call. This ringing happens after the initial ringing from the phone company. Only the fax machine rings, for 20, 30, 40 or 70 seconds; no other phones on the same line ring the special double ring. However, you can answer the call on any extension phone (in a separate wall jack) on the same phone number as the fax machine. 1 Press Function , 2 , 2 . 2 Press or to select how long the fax machine will ring to alert you that you have a voice call. 3 Press Set when the screen displays your selection. RING TIME:20 SEC 4 Press Stop to exit. Now, when a call comes in and the fax machine is set to FAX/TEL mode, all phones on this line will ring the number of times you selected in Ring Delay.