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Brother MFC-5490CN User's Guide

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USER’S GUIDE MFC-5490CN
Section II: Fax
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Receiving a Fax

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Using receive modes

6

Some receive modes answer automatically 
(

Fax Only

 and 

Fax/Tel

). You may want to 

change the ring delay before using these 
modes. (Se

Ring Delay

 on page 38.)

Fax only

6

Fax only mode will automatically answer 
every call as a fax call.

Fax/Tel

6

Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically 
manage incoming calls, by recognizing 
whether they are fax or voice calls and 
dealing with them in one of the following 
ways:

„

Faxes will be automatically received.

„

Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell you 
to pick up the line. The F/T ring is a fast 
pseudo/double-ring made by your 
machine.

(Also se

F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)

 

on page 38 and 

Ring Delay

 on page 38.)

Manual

6

Manual mode turns off all automatic 
answering functions unless you are using the 
Distinctive Ring Receive feature.

To receive a fax in manual mode lift the 
handset of an external telephone or press 

Hook

. When you hear fax tones (short 

repeating beeps), press 

Black Start

 or 

Color Start

, and choose 

2.Receive

. You 

can also use the Easy Receive feature to 
receive faxes by lifting a handset on the same 
line as the machine.

(Also see 

Easy Receive

 on page 38.)

External TAD

6

External TAD mode lets an external 
answering device manage your incoming 
calls. Incoming calls will be dealt with in one 
of the following ways:

„

Faxes will be automatically received.

„

Voice callers can record a message on the 
external TAD.

(For more information see 

Connecting an 

external TAD (telephone answering device)

 

on page 45.)

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Lists of information found in Brother MFC-5490CN User's Guide - Page 51

  • 38.) Fax only 6 Fax only mode will automatically answer every call as a fax call.
  • 38.) Manual 6 Manual mode turns off all automatic answering functions unless you are using the Distinctive Ring Receive feature.
  • 2.Receive .
  • 38.) External TAD 6 External TAD mode lets an external answering device manage your incoming calls.

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