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Quick Setup Guide MFC-8870DW
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Setting Up the Machine

11

 

 9

Selecting a receive mode

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

.

 

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

 

 10

Setting the LCD contrast

You can change the contrast to help the LCD look 
lighter or darker.

1

Press 

Menu

.

2

Press 

1

.

3

Press 

8

.

4

Press 

 to increase the contrast.

—OR—

Press 

 to decrease the contrast.

Press 

OK

.

5

Press 

Stop/Exit

.

Now go to

the next page to install the driver and software.

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

Your machine 
automatically answers 
every call as a fax.

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

Your external telephone 
answering device (TAD) 
automatically answers 
every call. Voice 
messages are stored on 
the external TAD. Fax 
messages are printed. 
(See “4. Install the 
power cord and phone 
line” on page 6.)

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

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

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

Do you use your machine for faxes 
only?

Yes

Manual

Fax Only

Fax/Tel

External TAD

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

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  • 4. Install the power cord and phone line” on page 6.

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  • Setting Up the Machine 11 9 Selecting a receive mode 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 . For more details, see “Receiving a fax” in Chapter 6 of the User’s Guide. 10 Setting the LCD contrast You can change the contrast to help the LCD look lighter or darker. 1 Press Menu . 2 Press 1 . 3 Press 8 . 4 Press to increase the contrast. —OR— Press to decrease the contrast. Press OK . 5 Press Stop/Exit . Now go to the next page to install the driver and software. Are you connecting an external telephone or external telephone answering device to your machine?
  • Install the power cord and phone line” on page 6.) You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself. Are you using the voice message function of your external telephone answering device?
  • Do you want your machine to answer fax and telephone calls automatically?
  • Do you use your machine for faxes only?

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