Brother International MFC-970MC Users Manual - English - Page 45

35 S E T U P R E C E I V E See Easy Receive p. 36 and Operation from Extension Telephone p. 39 and For FAX/TEL Mode Only p. 39 Setting Ring Delay The Ring Delay setting determines the number of times the FAX/MFC rings before it answers. If you have extension phones on the same line as the FAX/ MFC, keep the Ring Delay default setting of 4. 1 Press Function , 2 , 1 . If you have a FAX 750 or FAX 770, go to Step 4. 2 Press or to select Ring Delay. 3 Press Set . 4 Press or to select how many times the line rings before the FAX/MFC answers (00 - 04). If you select 00, the line doesn't ring at all. 5 Press Set when the screen displays your selection. 6 Press Stop to exit. Setting F/T Ring Time You need to determine how long the fax machine will notify you with its special double ring when you have a voice call. This ringing happens after the initial ringing from the phone company. Only the fax machine rings, for 20, 30, 40 or 70 seconds; no other phones on the same line ring the special double ring. However, you can answer the call on any phone on the same line as the FAX/MFC. 1 Press Function , 2 , 2 . 2 Press or to select how long the FAX/MFC will ring to alert you that you have a voice call. 3 Press Set when the screen displays your selection. RING TIME:20 SEC 4 Press Stop to exit. Now, when a call comes in and the machine is set to FAX/TEL Mode, all phones on this line will ring the number of times you selected in Ring Delay. You can let the FAX/MFC pick up and detect if it's a fax or voice call. If it's a fax call, the machine prints the fax. If it's a voice call, the machine signals you with a double ring for the length of time you selected in F/T Ring Time. Even if the caller hangs up during the double ringing, the FAX/MFC continues for the set time.