Brother MFC-8710DW - Receiving Faxes

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Receiving faxes
Difficulties Suggestions
Cannot receive a fax. Make sure your machine has a dial tone by pressing the Hook key. If you hear
static or interference on your fax line, please contact your local telephone
company.
Check all line cord connections. Make sure the telephone line cord is plugged into
the telephone wall jack and the LINE jack of the machine. If you subscribe to DSL
or VoIP services, please contact your service provider for connection instructions.
Make sure the machine is in the correct Receive Mode. This is determined by the
external devices and telephone subscriber services you have on the same line as
the Brother machine.
See Receive Mode settings uu page 33.
 If you have a dedicated fax line and want your Brother machine to
automatically answer all incoming faxes, you should select Fax Only mode.
 If your Brother machine shares a line with an external answering machine, you
should select the External TAD mode. In External TAD mode, your
Brother machine will automatically receive incoming faxes and voice callers
will be able to leave a message on your answering machine.
 If your Brother machine shares the line with a Voice Mail subscriber service,
please see Voice Mail uu page 37.
 If your Brother machine is on a line with the Distinctive Ring subscriber
service, please see Distinctive Ring uu page 38.
 If your Brother machine shares a line with other telephones and you want it to
automatically answer all incoming faxes, you should select the Fax/Tel
mode. In Fax/Tel mode, your Brother machine will automatically receive
faxes and produce a pseudo/double-ring to alert you to answer voice calls.
 If you do not want your Brother machine to automatically answer any incoming
faxes, you should select the Manual mode. In Manual mode, you must
answer every incoming call and activate the machine to receive faxes.
Another device or service at your location may be answering the call before your
Brother machine answers. To test this, lower the ring delay setting:
 If the answer mode is set to Fax Only or Fax/Tel, reduce the ring delay to
1 ring.
See Ring Delay uu page 33.
 If the answer mode is set to External TAD, reduce the number of rings
programmed on your answering machine to 2.
 If the answer mode is set to Manual, DO NOT adjust the ring delay setting.
Have someone send you a test fax:
 If you received the test fax successfully, your machine is operating correctly.
Remember to reset your ring delay or answering machine setting back to your
original setting. If receiving problems recur after resetting the ring delay, then
a person, device, or subscriber service is answering the fax call before the
machine has a chance to answer.
 If you were not able to receive the fax, then another device or subscriber
service may be interfering with your fax reception or there may be a problem
with your fax line.