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Brother FAX 1920CN User's Guide

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USER'S GUIDE FAX-1920CN/MFC-3320CN
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INTRODUCTION   

1 - 7

About fax machines

Custom features

Do you have Voice Mail on the phone line?

If you have Voice Mail on the phone line where you will install your 
new machine, 

there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the 

machine may conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls

.

Why should there be problems?

Since both the machine and Voice Mail will pick up the call, after the 
number of rings you have set, each of them has the ability to keep 
the other from receiving calls.

For example, if your Voice Mail is set to answer after two rings and 
your machine is set to answer after four, your Voice Mail will stop 
your machine from receiving faxes.

If you set Voice Mail and the Brother machine to answer after the 
same number of rings, there is no way of knowing which one will 
answer first. It is important to remember that neither Voice Mail nor 
the machine can pass the call back to the other after the call has 
been answered.

How can you avoid possible problems?

A very good way to avoid problems like the one mentioned, 

is to get 

a second phone number on your present phone line

.

Many people with Voice Mail choose an alternative service, which is 
called ā€œDistinctive Ringā€, and they are very satisfied with it. (See 

Distinctive Ring

 on page 5-14.)

Another way to avoid possible problems is to replace your Voice Mail 
with an answering machine. Your Brother machine is designed to 
work with an answering machine or TAD (telephone answering 
device).

(See 

Connecting an external telephone answering device (TAD)

 on 

page 1-10.)

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  • 14.) Another way to avoid possible problems is to replace your Voice Mail with an answering machine.

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  • INTRODUCTION 1 - 7 About fax machines Custom features Do you have Voice Mail on the phone line?
  • If you have Voice Mail on the phone line where you will install your new machine, there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the machine may conflict with each other while receiving incoming calls . Why should there be problems?
  • It is important to remember that neither Voice Mail nor the machine can pass the call back to the other after the call has been answered. How can you avoid possible problems?

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