Brother International MFC 9420CN Users Manual - English - Page 62

6 Receiving a fax Receive Mode There are four different Receive Modes for your machine. You can choose the mode that best suits your needs. LCD How it works When to use it Fax Only (automatic receive) The machine automatically For dedicated fax lines. answers every call as a fax. Fax/Tel The machine controls the Use this mode if you expect to receive lots of fax messages (fax and telephone) (with an external or extension telephone only) line and automatically answers every call. If the call is a fax it will receive the fax. If the call is not a fax it will and few telephone calls. You cannot have an answering machine on the same line, even if it is on a separate telephone wall jack on the same line. You cannot use the telephone company's Voice Mail in this mode. ring (pseudo/double ring) for you to pick up the call. 6 External TAD (with an external answering device only) The external answering device (TAD) automatically answers every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD. If it is a fax call, the machine receives the fax. Use this mode if you have connected an answering machine to the EXT jack of your machine. The External TAD setting works only with an external answering machine. Ring Delay does not work in this setting. Manual (manual receive) (with an external or extension telephone only) You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself unless you are using the Distinctive Ring feature. Use this mode if you do not receive many fax messages, use Distinctive Ring, or if you are using a computer on the same line. If you answer and hear fax tones, wait until the machine takes over the call, then hang up. (See Easy Receive on page 6-5.) 6 - 1