Brother International MFC-J6945DW Reference Guide - Page 18

If you do not want to answer every call manually to determine whether it's a voice call or a fax, contact your telephone provider and ask about Distinctive Ring services. Will you be using a Telephone Answering Device on the same telephone line as your Brother machine? Your external telephone answering device (TAD) will answer every call automatically. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD and fax messages are printed. Select [External TAD] as your Receive Mode. Will you be using your Brother machine on a dedicated fax line? Your machine automatically answers every call as a fax. Select [Fax Only] as your Receive Mode. Will you be using your Brother machine on the same line as your telephone? • Do you want to receive voice calls and faxes automatically? Select [Fax/Tel] mode when your Brother machine and your telephones share the same line. Important Note: You cannot receive voice messages on either Voice Mail or an answering machine if you select [Fax/Tel] mode. • Do you expect to receive very few faxes? Select [Manual] as your Receive Mode. You control the telephone line and must answer every call yourself. 2 Press the [Fax Only], [Fax/Tel], [External TAD] or [Manual] option. 3 Press . 1 Press [Settings] > [All Settings] > [Fax] > [Setup Receive] > [Receive Mode]. If you cannot change the [Receive Mode] option, make sure the Distinctive Ring feature is set to [Off]. 16