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Brother FAX-1860C User's Guide

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Table of Contents

USER’S GUIDE MFC-3360C FAX-1860C FAX-1960C
Section II: Fax
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Telephone Services and External devices

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Connecting an external 

TAD (telephone 

answering device)

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You may choose to connect an external 
answering device. However, when you have an 

external

 TAD on the same telephone line as the 

machine, the TAD answers all calls and the 
machine ‘listens’ for fax calling (CNG) tones. If it 
hears them, the machine takes over the call and 

receives the fax. If it does not hear CNG tones, 
the machine lets the TAD continue playing your 
outgoing message so your caller can leave you 
a voice message.
The TAD must answer within four rings (the 
recommended setting is two rings). The 
machine cannot hear CNG tones until the TAD 
has answered the call, and with four rings there 
are only 8 to 10 seconds of CNG tones left for 

the fax ‘handshake’. Make sure you carefully 
follow the instructions in this guide for recording 
your outgoing message. We do not recommend 
using the toll saver feature on your external 
answering machine if it exceeds five rings.

Note

• If you do not receive all your faxes, reduce 

the Ring Delay setting on your external 
TAD.

• If You Subscribe to your Telephone 

company's Distinctive Ring Service:

You may connect an external TAD to a 
separate wall jack only if you subscribe to 
your telephone company's Distinctive 
Ring service, have registered the 
distinctive ring pattern on your machine, 
and use that number as a fax number. The 
recommended setting is at least four rings 
on the external TAD when you have the 
telephone company's Distinctive Ring 
Service. You cannot use the Toll Saver 
setting.

• If You Do Not Subscribe to Distinctive 

Ring Service:

You must plug your TAD into the EXT. 
jack of your machine. If your TAD is 
plugged into a wall jack, both your 
machine and the TAD will try to control the 
phone line. (See the illustration below.)

 

1 TAD

When the TAD answers a call, the LCD 
shows 

Ext. Tel in Use

 (for 

MFC-3360C and FAX-1860C) and 

Telephone

 (FAX-1960C).

 

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  • If you do not receive all your faxes, reduce the Ring Delay setting on your external TAD.
  • If You Subscribe to your Telephone company's Distinctive Ring Service: You may connect an external TAD to a separate wall jack only if you subscribe to your telephone company's Distinctive Ring service, have registered the distinctive ring pattern on your machine, and use that number as a fax number.
  • If You Do Not Subscribe to Distinctive Ring Service: You must plug your TAD into the EXT.

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