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Memory Security

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Memory Security lets you prevent 
unauthorized access to the machine. You will 
not be able to continue to schedule Delayed 
Faxes or Polling jobs. However, any pre-
scheduled Delayed Faxes will be sent even if 
you turn on Memory Security, so they will not 
be lost.

While Memory Security is On, the following 
operations are available:

„

Receiving faxes into memory (limited by 
memory capacity)

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Fax Forwarding (If Fax Forwarding was 
already On) 

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Paging (If Paging was already On) 

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Remote retrieval (If Fax Storage was 
already On) 

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Cordless handset (MFC-885CW only) 

• Making a call

• Receiving a call

• Viewing Caller ID (with subscriber 

service)

While Memory Security is on, the following 
operations are NOT available: 

„

Printing received faxes

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Sending faxes

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Copying

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PC printing 

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Scanning

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PhotoCapture 

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PC Fax Receive

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Cordless handset (MFC-885CW only)

• Intercom

• Transfer a call

• Register cordless handset

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Operation from control panel

Note

• To print the faxes in memory, turn off 

Memory Security.

• You must turn off PC Fax Receive before 

you can turn on Memory Security. (See 

Turning off Advanced Fax Operations

on page 79.)

• If you forget the Memory Security 

password, please call Brother Customer 
Service.

Setting and changing the 
memory security password

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Note

If you have already set the password, you 
will not need to set it again.

Setting a password for the first time

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a

Press 

Menu

.

b

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Fax

.

Press 

OK

.

c

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Miscellaneous

.

Press 

OK

.

d

Press 

a

 or 

b

 to choose 

Mem Security

.

Press 

OK

.

e

Enter a 4-digit number for the password.
Press 

OK

.

f

When the LCD shows 

Verify:

, 

re-enter the password.
Press 

OK

.

g

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

Security features

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