Brother International MFC 8870DW Users Manual - English - Page 67

Phone services and external devices For Fax/Tel mode only 7 When the machine is in Fax/Tel mode, it will use the F/T Ring Time (pseudo/doubleringing) to alert you to pick up a voice call. Lift the external telephone's handset, and then press Hook to answer. If you're at an extension phone, you will need to lift the handset during the F/T Ring Time and then press #51 between the pseudo/double rings. If no one is on the line, or if someone wants to send you a fax, send the call back to the machine by pressing l51. Connecting an external phone 7 You can connect a separate telephone directly to your machine as shown in the diagram below. Connect the telephone line cord to the jack labeled EXT. 1 2 Using a cordless external handset 7 If your cordless telephone is connected to the EXT. jack of the machine (see page 53) and you typically carry the cordless handset elsewhere, it is easier to answer calls during the Ring Delay. If you let the machine answer first, you will have to go to the machine so you can press Hook to transfer the call to the cordless handset. Using remote codes 7 Fax Receive Code 7 If you answer a fax call on an extension or external telephone, you can tell your machine 7 to receive it by dialing the fax receive code l51. Wait for the chirping sounds then replace the handset. See Easy Receive on page 42. Telephone Answer Code 7 If you receive a voice call and the machine is in F/T mode, it will start to sound the F/T (double) ring after the initial ring delay. If you pick up the call on an extension phone you can turn the F/T ring off by pressing #51 (make sure you press this between the rings). 1 Extension telephone 2 External telephone When you are using an external telephone, the LCD shows Telephone. 53