Brother 8460 N Manual

Phone and external devices
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Telephone Answer Code7
If you receive a voice call and the machine is 
in F/T mode, it will start to sound the F/T 
(double) ring after the initial ring delay. If you 
pick up the call on an extension phone you 
can turn the F/T ring off by pressing #51 
(make sure you press this between the rings).
Changing the remote codes7
The preset fax receive code is l51. The 
preset telephone answer code is #51. If you 
are always disconnected when accessing 
your external TAD, try...

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How to Dial8
Manual dialling8
Use the keypad to enter all the digits of the 
telephone number.
One-Touch dialling8
Press the One-Touch key that stores the 
number you want to call. 
 
To dial One-Touch numbers 21 to 40, hold 
down Shift as you press the One-Touch key.
Speed-Dialling8
Hold down Shift as you press 
Search/Speed Dial and then the three-digit 
Speed-Dial number. 
 
Three-digit number
Note
If the LCD shows Not Registered 
when you enter a One-Touch or a Speed-
Dial number, it means that...

Dialling and storing numbers
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Search8
You can search alphabetically for names you 
have stored in the One-Touch and Speed-
Dial memories. 
aPress Search/Speed Dial.
bPress the dial pad key for the first letter 
of the name.
(Use the chart Entering Text on page 
146 to help you enter letters.) 
Press OK.
cPress a or b to scroll until you find the 
name you are looking for.
PressOK.
Note
You can press Resolution to change 
the displayed resolution.
 
dPress Start. 
LDAP (Lightweight Directory 
Access...

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Storing numbers8
You can set up your machine to do the 
following types of easy dialling: One-Touch, 
Speed-Dial and Groups for Broadcasting 
faxes. You can also specify the default 
resolution for each One-Touch and Speed-
Dial number. When you dial a quick-dial 
number, the LCD shows the name you stored 
or the number. A scan profile can also be 
stored along with the fax number or E-mail 
address.
If you lose electrical power, the quick-dial 
numbers stored in the memory will not be...

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eChoose one of the options below:
„If you want to change the fax 
resolution, press a or b to select 
Std, Fine, S.Fine or Photo. 
Press OK.
„Press OK if you don’t want to change 
the resolution.
fChoose one of the options below:
„To store another One-Touch number 
go to b.
„To finish storing One-Touch 
numbers press Stop/Exit.
MFC-8860DN and MFC-8870DW only: 8
aPress Menu, 2, 3, 1. 
23.Set Quick-Dial
1.One-Touch Dial
One-Touch:
Select One-Touch
bPress the One-Touch key...

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Storing Speed-Dial numbers8
You can store your frequently used numbers 
as Speed-Dial numbers. The machine can 
store 300 Speed-Dial numbers.
MFC-8460N:8
aPress Menu, 2, 3, 2. 
23.Set Quick-Dial
2.Speed-Dial
Speed-Dial? #
Enter & OK Key
bUse the dial pad to enter a three-digit 
Speed-Dial location number (001-300). 
Press OK.
cEnter the phone or fax number (up to 20 
characters). Press OK.
dChoose one of the options below:
„Enter the name using the dial pad 
(up to 15 characters). Use the...

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fChoose one of the options below:
„If you selected Fax/Tel at c, press 
a or b to select Std, Fine, S.Fine 
or Photo. Press OK and then go to 
h.
„If you selected E-Mail at c, press 
a or b to select B/W200x100, 
B/W200dpi, Color150dpi, 
Color300dpi or Color600dpi. 
Press OK and then go to g.
„If you selected IFAX at c, press a 
or b to select Std, Fine or Photo. 
Press OK and then go to h.
„Press OK if you don’t want to change 
the default resolution. Go toh.
gIf you...

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Setting up Groups for 
broadcasting8
If you often want to send the same fax 
message to many fax numbers you can set 
up a group. 
Groups are stored on a One-Touch key or a 
Speed-Dial number. Each group uses up a 
One-Touch key or a Speed-Dial location. You 
can then send the fax message to all the 
numbers stored in a group just by pressing a 
One-Touch key or entering a Speed-Dial 
number, and then pressing Start.
Before you can add numbers to a group, you 
need to store them as One-Touch...

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iSelect the file format (TIFF or PDF) that 
will be used to send to your computer. 
jDo one of the following:
„To store another group for 
broadcasting, go to b.
„To finish storing groups for 
broadcasting, press Stop/Exit.
Combining Quick-Dial 
numbers8
You can combine more than one Quick-Dial 
number when you dial. This feature may be 
useful if you need to dial an access code for 
a cheaper rate long distance carrier.
For example, you might have stored ‘555’ on...

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Remote fax options let you receive faxes 
while you are away from the machine.
You can only use one fax option at a time.
Fax forwarding9
The fax forwarding feature lets you 
automatically forward your received faxes to 
another machine. If you select Backup Print 
On, the machine will also print the fax.
aPress Menu, 2, 5, 1. 
25.Remote Fax Opt
1.Forward/Store
aOff
bFax Forward
Select 
ab & OK
bPress a or b to select Fax Forward. 
Press OK.
The LCD will ask you to enter the fax 
number you want...