7 Selecting a Receive Mode; Step 1; Selecting a Receive Mode- Page 12

Brother MFC-8860DN Quick Setup Guide

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There are four possible receive modes: 

Fax Only

Fax/Tel

Manual

 and 

External TAD

.

Choose the 

Receive Mode

 which best suits your needs.

1

Press 

Menu

.

2

Press 

0

.

3

Press 

1

.

4

Press 

 or 

 to select the mode.

Press 

OK

.

5

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

7

Selecting a Receive Mode

Are you connecting an external telephone or external 
telephone answering device to the machine?

Do you use a Distinctive 
Ring subscriber service?

Go to 
“Distinctive 
Ring” 

in the 

Chapter 7 of the 

User’s Guide

Are you using the voice 
message function of your 
external telephone answering 
device?

Do you want the machine to answer fax and 
telephone calls automatically?

Do you want to use the machine for Fax 
only?

Fax O

nly

The machine 
automatically answers 
every call as a fax.

Fax/Tel

The machine controls 
the line and 
automatically answers 
every call. If the call is 
not a fax, the machine 
will ring for you to pick up 
the call.

Manual

You control the phone 
line and must answer 
every call yourself.

External TAD

Your external telephone 
answering device (TAD) 
automatically answers 
every call. Voice 
messages are stored on 
the external TAD. Fax 
messages are printed.

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

For more details, see “Receiving a fax” in 
Chapter 6 of the User’s Guide.

Step 1

Setting Up the machine

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  • 10 There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only , Fax/Tel , Manual and External TAD . Choose the Receive Mode which best suits your needs. 1 Press Menu . 2 Press 0 . 3 Press 1 . 4 Press or to select the mode. Press OK . 5 Press Stop/Exit . 7 Selecting a Receive Mode Are you connecting an external telephone or external telephone answering device to the machine?
  • Do you use a Distinctive Ring subscriber service?
  • Go to “Distinctive Ring” in the Chapter 7 of the User’s Guide Are you using the voice message function of your external telephone answering device?
  • Do you want the machine to answer fax and telephone calls automatically?
  • Do you want to use the machine for Fax only?

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