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Setup for Sequential Polling Receive
Related Models: MFC-J985DW
Sequential Polling Receive lets you request documents from several fax machines in one operation. Afterwards,
a Sequential Polling Report will be printed.
This feature is available only for monochrome faxes.
1. Press [Fax].
If [Fax Preview] is set to [On], press [Fax] > [Sending Faxes].
2. Press [Options] > [Polling RX].
3. Press [Standard], [Secure], or [Timer].
4. Do one of the following:
• If you selected [Standard], go to the next step.
• If you selected [Secure], enter the four-digit secure code using the Touchscreen. Press [OK].
• If you selected [Timer], enter the time you want to start polling. Press [OK].
5. Press [Options] > [Broadcasting].
6. Press [Add Number].
You can add numbers to the broadcast in the following ways:
• Press [Add Number] and enter a fax number using the Touchscreen. Press [OK].
• Press [Add from Address book]. Press a or b to display the numbers you want to add to the
broadcast. Select the check boxes of the numbers you want to add.
When finished, press [OK].
• Press [Search in Address book]. Press the first letter of the name and press [OK]. Press the
name, and then press the number you want to add.
Repeat this step to enter additional fax numbers.
7. When finished, press [OK].
8. Press [Fax Start].
The machine polls each number or Group number in turn for a document.
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