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Telephone services and external devices Using Remote Codes 7 Fax Receive Code 7 If you answer a fax call on an extension telephone, you can tell your machine to receive it by pressing the Fax ReceiveCode l51. Wait for the chirping sounds then replace the handset (see Easy Receive on page 48). If you answer a fax call at the external telephone, you can make the machine receive the fax by pressing Fax Start and then pressing Receive. Telephone Answer Code 7 If you receive a voice call and the machine is in F/T mode, it will start to sound the F/T ring (pseudo/double-ring) after the initial ring delay. If you pick up the call on an extension telephone you can turn the F/T ring off by pressing #51 (make sure you press this between the rings). If the machine answers a voice call and pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, you can take the call at the external telephone by pressing Pickup. Changing the Remote Codes 7 The preset Fax Receive Code is l51. The preset Telephone Answer Code is #51. If you are always disconnected when accessing your External TAD, try changing the three-digit remote codes, for example ### and 999. a Press . b Press All Settings. c Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Fax. d Press Fax. e Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Setup Receive. 7 f Press Setup Receive. g Swipe up or down, or press a or b to display Remote Codes. h Press Remote Codes. i Do one of the following:  If you want to change the Fax Receive Code, press Fax Receive Code. Enter the new code, and then press OK.  If you want to change the Telephone Answer Code, press Tel Answer. Enter the new code, and then press OK.  If you do not want to change the Codes, go to step j.  If you want to turn the Remote Codes Off (or On), press Remote Codes. Press Off (or On). j Press . 61

Section	Page
Basic User’s Guide MFC-L8600CDW/MFC-L8850CDW/MFC-L9550CDW	1
Brother numbers	3
Register your product	3
FAQs (frequently asked questions)	3
For Customer Service	4
Ordering supplies	4
Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)	6
Compilation and Publication Notice	6
User’s Guides and where do I find them?	7
Table of Contents	8
1 General information	13
Using the documentation	13
Symbols and conventions used in the documentation	13
Accessing Brother Utilities (Windows®)	14
Accessing the Advanced User's Guide, and Software and Network User's Guide	15
Viewing Documentation	15
Viewing Documentation (Windows®)	15
Viewing Documentation (Macintosh)	16
How to find Scanning instructions	16
How to access Guides for Advanced Features	17
Accessing Brother Support (Windows®)	18
Accessing Brother Support (Macintosh)	19
Control panel overview	20
Touchscreen LCD	22
Settings screen	25
Setting the Ready screen	26
Basic Operations	26
Shortcut Settings	27
Adding Copy Shortcuts	27
Adding Fax Shortcuts	28
Adding Scan Shortcuts	29
Adding Web Connect Shortcuts	30
Adding Apps Shortcuts	31
Changing Shortcuts	32
Editing Shortcut Names	32
Deleting Shortcuts	33
Recalling Shortcuts	33
Set your Station ID	33
2 Loading paper	35
Loading paper and print media	35
Loading paper in the standard paper tray and the optional lower tray	35
Printing on plain paper, thin paper or recycled paper from Tray 1 and Tray 2	35
Loading paper in the multi- purpose tray (MP tray)	37
Printing on plain paper, thin paper, recycled paper, bond paper or glossy paper from the MP tray	37
Printing on thick paper, labels and envelopes from the MP tray	39
Unscannable and unprintable areas	42
Paper settings	43
Paper Size	43
Paper Type	43
Tray Use in Copy mode	44
Tray Use in Fax mode	44
Tray Use in Print mode	45
Acceptable paper and other print media	46
Recommended paper and print media	46
Paper type and size	46
The names for the paper trays in the printer driver and this Guide are as follows:	46
Paper Tray Capacity	47
Recommended paper specifications	47
Handling and using special paper	48
Types of paper to avoid	48
Envelopes	49
Types of envelopes to avoid	49
Labels	50
Types of labels to avoid	50
3 Loading documents	51
How to load documents	51
Using the automatic document feeder (ADF)	51
Document Sizes Supported	51
How to load documents	51
Using the scanner glass	52
Document Sizes Supported	52
How to load documents	52
4 Sending a fax	53
How to send a fax	53
Stop faxing	54
Faxing A4/Legal/Folio size documents from the scanner glass	54
Canceling a fax in process	54
Transmission Verification Report	55
5 Receiving a fax	56
Receive modes	56
Choose the correct Receive Mode	56
Using receive modes	58
Fax Only	58
Fax/Tel	58
Manual	58
External TAD	58
Receive Mode settings	59
Ring Delay	59
F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)	59
Easy Receive	60
If Easy Receive is On:	60
If Easy Receive is Off:	60
Fax Preview (Black and White only)	61
How to preview a received fax	61
Setting Fax Preview	61
Using Fax Preview	61
How to print a fax	62
How to print or delete all faxes in the list	62
Turning off Fax Preview	63
6 Using PC-FAX	64
How to use PC-FAX	64
PC-FAX Receive (Windows® only)	64
PC-FAX Send	65
How to send a PC-FAX:	65
7 Telephone services and external devices	66
Telephone line services	66
Voice Mail	66
Distinctive Ring	67
What does your telephone company’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?	67
What does Brother’s ‘Distinctive Ring’ do?	67
Do you have Voice Mail?	67
Before you choose the ring pattern to register	68
Registering the Distinctive Ring pattern Very important!	68
Turning off Distinctive Ring	69
Connecting an external TAD (telephone answering device)	69
Connections	70
Recording an outgoing message (OGM)	71
Multi-line connections (PBX)	71
External and extension telephones	71
Connecting an external or extension telephone	71
Using external and extension telephones	72
Using extension telephones	72
Using an external telephone (Connected to the EXT. jack of the machine)	72
If you answer a call and no one is on the line:	72
Using a non-Brother cordless external handset	72
Using Remote Codes	73
Fax Receive Code	73
Telephone Answer Code	73
Changing the Remote Codes	73
8 Dialing and storing numbers	74
How to dial	74
Manual dialing	74
Dialing from the Address Book	74
LDAP search	74
Fax redial	74
Storing numbers	75
Storing a pause	75
Storing Address Book numbers	75
Changing Address Book names or numbers	76
9 Making copies	77
How to copy	77
Stop copying	77
Copy preset settings	77
Copy Settings and Options	78
10 Printing from a USB flash drive or digital camera supporting mass storage	79
Creating a PRN file for direct printing	79
Printing directly from the USB flash drive or digital camera supporting mass storage	80
Changing the default settings for direct print	82
11 How to print from a computer	83
Printing a document	83
12 How to scan to a computer	84
Before scanning	84
Scanning a document as a PDF file using ControlCenter4 (Windows®)	85
How to scan a document as a PDF file using the Touchscreen	87
A Routine maintenance	89
Replacing supplies	89
Replacing the toner cartridges	93
Toner Low: X	93
Replace Toner	93
Replacing the toner cartridges	94
Cleaning the corona wires	99
Replacing the drum unit	102
Drum !	102
Drum End Soon	102
Replace Drum	102
Drum Stop	102
Replacing the drum unit	102
Resetting the drum counter	108
Replacing the belt unit	108
Belt End Soon	108
Replace Belt	108
Replacing the belt unit	108
Resetting the belt unit counter	113
Replacing the waste toner box	113
WT Box End Soon	113
Replace WT Box	113
Replacing the waste toner box	113
Cleaning the scanner	120
B Troubleshooting	121
Identifying the problem	121
Error and maintenance messages	123
Transferring your faxes or Fax Journal report	132
Transferring faxes to another fax machine	132
Transferring faxes to your computer	133
Transferring the Fax Journal report to another fax machine	133
Document Jams	134
Document is jammed in the top of the ADF unit	134
Document is jammed under the document cover	134
Removing small documents jammed in the ADF	135
Document is jammed at the output tray	135
Paper Jams	136
Paper is jammed in the multi- purpose tray	136
Paper is jammed in the Paper Tray 1 or Tray 2	137
Paper is jammed at the back of the machine	138
Paper is jammed inside the machine	140
Paper is jammed underneath the paper tray	143
If you are having difficulty with your machine	145
Setting Dial Tone detection	154
Telephone line interference / VoIP	154
Improving the print quality	155
Machine Information	163
Checking the Serial Number	163
Checking the Firmware Version	163
Reset operations	163
How to reset the machine	164
C Settings and features tables	165
Using the Settings Tables	165
Settings Tables	166
Features Tables	193
Entering text	222
D Specifications	223
General	223
Document Size	226
Print media	227
Fax	228
Copy	229
Scanner	230
Printer	231
Interfaces	232
Network	233
Direct Print feature	234
Computer requirements	235
Supplies	236
Important information for the toner cartridge life	237

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Telephone services and external devices

Using Remote Codes

Fax Receive Code

If you answer a fax call on an

extension

telephone, you can tell your machine to

receive it by pressing the Fax

ReceiveCode

. Wait for the chirping

sounds then replace the handset (see

Easy

Receive

on page 48).

If you answer a fax call at the external

telephone, you can make the machine

receive the fax by pressing

Fax Start

and

then pressing

Receive

Telephone Answer Code

If you receive a voice call and the machine is

in F/T mode, it will start to sound the F/T ring

(pseudo/double-ring) after the initial ring

delay. If you pick up the call on an extension

telephone you can turn the F/T ring off by

pressing

#51

(make sure you press this

between

the rings).

If the machine answers a voice call and

pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, you

can take the call at the external telephone by

pressing

Pickup

Changing the Remote Codes

The preset Fax Receive Code is

. The

preset Telephone Answer Code is

#51

. If you

are always disconnected when accessing

your External TAD, try changing the

three-digit remote codes, for example

###

and 999.

Press

All Settings

Swipe up or down, or press

display

Fax

Press

Fax

Swipe up or down, or press

display

Setup Receive

Press

Setup Receive

Swipe up or down, or press

display

Remote Codes

Press

Remote Codes

Do one of the following:



If you want to change the

Fax Receive Code, press

Fax

Receive Code

. Enter the new

code, and then press



If you want to change the

Telephone

Answer

Code, press

Tel

Answer

. Enter the new code, and

then press



If you do not want to change the

Codes, go to step



If you want to turn the Remote Codes

Off

(or

), press

Remote Codes

Press

Off

(or

Press