Brother International MFC-9700 Users Manual - English - Page 27
About Your Machines, Custom Features, Do You Have Voice Mail on the Phone Line?
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About Your Machines If you're a first-time MFC user, fax operation might seem a little mysterious. Soon, you'll recognize the unusual fax tones on your phone line, and be able to send and receive faxes easily. Custom Features Do You Have Voice Mail on the Phone Line? If you have Voice Mail on the phone line on which you will install your new MFC, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the MFC will conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls. Why Should There Be Trouble? Since both machines and Voice Mail pick up the line at the number of rings you have set, each of them has the ability to keep the other from receiving calls. For example, if your Voice Mail is set to answer after two rings and your MFC is set to answer after four, your Voice Mail will keep your MFC from receiving faxes. If you set Voice Mail and the Brother MFC to answer at the same number of rings, there is no way of knowing which one will answer first. It is important to remember that neither Voice Mail nor the MFC can pass the call back to the other after the call has been answered. How Can You Avoid Possible Problems? A very good way to avoid problems like the one mentioned previously is to get a second phone number on your present phone line. Many people with Voice Mail opt for this choice, which is called "Distinctive Ring", and they are very satisfied with it. For details about this type of custom service, please See Distinctive Ring, page 8-1. Another way to avoid possible problem is to replace your Voice Mail with an answering MFC. Your Brother MFC is designed to work in tandem with an answering MFC or TAD (telephone answering device). (See Connecting an External TAD (Telephone Answering Device), page 2-9.) Fax Tones and Handshake When someone is sending a fax, the MFC sends fax calling tones (CNG tones)-soft, intermittent beeps at 4-second intervals. You'll hear them after you dial and press Fax Start; they continue for about 60 seconds after dialing. During that time, the sending MFC must begin the "handshake" with the receiving machine. Each time you use automatic procedures to send a fax, you are sending CNG tones over the phone line. You'll soon learn to listen for these soft beeps each time you answer a phone on your fax line, so you will know if you are receiving a fax message. INTRODUCTION 1-5