Brother International MFC-L2720DW Basic Users Guide - Page 46

Set Telephone Line Compatibility for Interference and VoIP Systems, Receive Modes, Related Information

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Set Telephone Line Compatibility for Interference and VoIP Systems Related Models: MFC-L2720DW/MFC-L2740DW Problems sending and receiving faxes due to possible interference on the telephone line may be solved by lowering the modem speed to minimize errors in fax transmission. If you are using a Voice over IP (VoIP) service, Brother recommends changing the compatibility to Basic (for VoIP). • VoIP is a type of phone system that uses an Internet connection, rather than a traditional phone line. 1 Press (Settings) > All Settings > Initial Setup > Compatibility. 2 Press High, Normal or Basic (for VoIP). Option Description High Select High to set the modem speed at 33600 bps. Normal Select Normal to set the modem speed at 14400 bps. Basic (for VoIP) Select Basic (for VoIP) to reduce the modem speed to 9600 bps and turn off Error Correction Mode (ECM). Unless interference is a recurring problem on your telephone line, you may prefer to use it only when needed. To improve compatibility with most VoIP services, Option Description Brother recommends changing the compatibility setting to Basic (for VoIP). 3 Press . Related Information • Fax and Telephone Problems on page 49 Receive Modes Related Models: MFC-L2720DW/MFC-L2740DW Some receive modes answer automatically (Fax Only Mode and Fax/Tel Mode). You may want to change the Ring Delay before using these modes. Fax Only Mode (Fax or Fax only in the Machine's Menu) Fax Only Mode automatically answers every call as a fax. Fax/Tel Mode (Fax/Tel in the Machine's Menu) Fax/Tel Mode helps you manage incoming calls, by recognizing whether they are fax or voice calls and handling them in one of the following ways: • Faxes will be received automatically. • Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell you to pick up the call. The F/T ring is a fast pseudo/double-ring made by your machine. 31 6 Fax

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Set Telephone Line
Compatibility for
Interference and VoIP
Systems
Related Models:
MFC-L2720DW/MFC-L2740DW
Problems sending and receiving faxes due to
possible interference on the telephone line
may be solved by lowering the modem speed
to minimize errors in fax transmission. If you
are using a Voice over IP (VoIP) service,
Brother recommends changing the
compatibility to Basic (for VoIP).
VoIP is a type of phone system that
uses an Internet connection, rather
than a traditional phone line.
1
Press
(Settings)
>
All
Settings
>
Initial Setup
>
Compatibility
.
2
Press
High
,
Normal
or
Basic (for
VoIP)
.
Option
Description
High
Select
High
to set the
modem speed at 33600
bps.
Normal
Select
Normal
to set the
modem speed at 14400
bps.
Basic
(for
VoIP)
Select
Basic (for
VoIP)
to reduce the
modem speed to 9600 bps
and turn off Error
Correction Mode (ECM).
Unless interference is a
recurring problem on your
telephone line, you may
prefer to use it only when
needed.
To improve compatibility
with most VoIP services,
Option
Description
Brother recommends
changing the compatibility
setting to
Basic (for
VoIP)
.
3
Press
.
Fax and Telephone Problems on page 49
Related Information
Receive Modes
Related Models:
MFC-L2720DW/MFC-L2740DW
Some receive modes answer automatically
(Fax Only Mode and Fax/Tel Mode). You may
want to change the Ring Delay before using
these modes.
Fax Only Mode
(
Fax
or
Fax only
in the Machine's Menu)
Fax Only Mode automatically answers
every call as a fax.
Fax/Tel Mode
(
Fax/Tel
in the Machine's Menu)
Fax/Tel Mode helps you manage incoming
calls, by recognizing whether they are fax
or voice calls and handling them in one of
the following ways:
Faxes will be received automatically.
Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell
you to pick up the call. The F/T ring is a
fast pseudo/double-ring made by your
machine.
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Fax
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