Brother International MFC 8870DW Quick Setup Guide - English - Page 12

STEP 1 Setting Up the Machine 7 Selecting a receive mode There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only, Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD. Choose the Receive Mode which best suits your needs. Are you connecting an external telephone or external telephone answering device to your machine? Yes No Do you use a Distinctive Ring subscriber service? No Go to "Distinctive Ring" in the Chapter 7 of the User's Guide. Are you using the voice message function of your external telephone answering device? No Do you want your machine to answer fax and telephone calls automatically? Yes Do you use your machine for faxes 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 External TAD Your external telephone answering device (TAD) automatically answers every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD. Fax messages are printed. (See "4. Install the power cord and phone line" on page 6.) 1 Press Menu. 2 Press 0. 3 Press 1. 4 Press or Press OK. 5 Press Stop/Exit. to select the mode. For more details, see "Receiving a fax" in Chapter 6 of the User's Guide. 10