Brother International MFC-8710DW Basic User's Guide - English - Page 47

6 Using PC-FAX 6 How to use PC-FAX 6 PC-FAX Receive (For Windows® only) 6 If you turn on the PC-Fax Receive feature your machine will store received faxes in memory and send them to your PC automatically. You can then use your PC to view and store these faxes. Even if you have turned off your PC (at night or on the weekend, for example), your machine will receive and store your faxes in its memory. The LCD will show the number of stored faxes received, for example: PC Fax Msg:001 When you start your PC and the PC-Fax Receiving software runs, your machine transfers your faxes to your PC automatically. For PC-Fax Receive to work you must have the PC-FAX Receive software running on your PC. From the Windows® Start menu, select All Programs, Brother, MFC-XXXX, PC-Fax Receiving, and select Receive. (XXXX is your model name.) If you choose Backup Print On, the machine will also print the fax. a Press Menu, 2, 5, 1. 25.Remote Fax Opt 1.Fwd/Page/Store a Fax Forward b Paging Select ab or OK b Press a or b to choose PC Fax Receive. Press OK. c The LCD shows a reminder to start the PC-FAX Receive program on your computer. If you have started the PC-FAX Receive program, press OK. If you have not started the PC-FAX Receive program, see uu Software User's Guide: PC-FAX receiving. d Press a or b to choose or your computer name if the machine is connected to a network. 25.Remote Fax Opt 1.Fwd/Page/Store a b PCNAME01 6 Select ab or OK Press OK. e Press a or b to choose On or Off. 25.Remote Fax Opt Backup Print a Off b On Select ab or OK Press OK. f Press Stop/Exit. Important If you choose Backup Print On, the machine will also print the fax at your machine so you will have a copy. This is a safety feature in case there is a power failure before the fax is transferred to your PC. 35