Brother International MFC 8870DW Users Manual - English - Page 83

Remote fax options Remote fax commands Follow the commands below to access features when you are away from the machine. When you call the machine and enter your Remote Access Code (3 digits followed by l), the system will give two short beeps and you must enter a remote command. Remote commands Operation details 95 Change the fax forwarding, paging or fax storage settings 1 OFF You can choose Off after you have retrieved or erased all your messages. 2 Fax forwarding 3 Paging 4 Fax forwarding number 6 Fax storage One long beep means the change is accepted. If you hear three short beeps, you cannot change because something has not been set up (for example, a fax forwarding or paging number had not been registered). You can register your fax forwarding number by entering 4. (See Changing the Fax Forwarding number on page 68.) Once you have registered the number, fax forwarding will work. 96 Retrieve a fax 2 Retrieve all faxes Enter the number of a remote fax machine to receive stored fax message(s). (See Retrieving fax messages on page 68.) 3 Erase faxes from the memory If you hear one long beep, fax messages have been erased from the memory. 9 97 Check the receiving status 1 Fax You can check whether your machine has received any faxes. If yes, you will hear one long beep. If no, you will hear three short beeps. 98 Change the receive mode 1 External TAD If you hear one long beep, your change has been accepted. 2 Fax/Tel 3 Fax Only 90 Exit Press 9, 0 to exit remote retrieval. Wait for the long beep, then replace the handset. 69