Brother Intellifax 1270e Fax Machine Owners Manual

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6Return to Step 2 to store another One Touch number—OR—Press Stop/Exit.
When you dial an AUTO DIAL number the LCD shows the name you’ve stored, 
or if you haven’t stored a name, the number you’ve stored.
You can use chain dialing to store long dialing sequences. For example, to store 
9 1 201 555 1234 987 65 4321, divide the number into two parts. Store the first part 
as a Chain type number (this tells the system that the dialing sequence is not 
complete)....

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Changing One Touch and Speed Dial Numbers
If you try to store a One Touch or Speed Dial number in a location where a number is 
already stored, the LCD shows the current name or number stored there, then prompts 
you to either    1. CHANGE—OR—2. EXIT. 
1Press 1 to change the number stored, or press 2 to exit without making a change.
2Enter a new number.
•If you want to erase the whole number, press Stop/Exit when the cursor is to 
the left of the digits. The...

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Dialing Options
You can use your fax machine to make voice telephone calls by dialing manually or 
by using Search, One Touch or Speed Dial memory. You can use the handset to make 
and receive calls.
When you dial an auto dial number, the LCD shows the name you’ve stored, or if you 
haven’t stored a name, the fax number you’ve stored.
Manual Dialing 
Manual dialing is simply pressing all of the digits of the phone number. 
1Pick up the handset—OR—Press Hook....

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Speed Dialing 
1Pick up the handset—OR—Press Hook.
2When you hear a dial tone, press Search/Speed Dial, press #, and then press the 
two-digit Speed Dial number.
3If you pressed Hook to dial the call, pick up the handset when the other party answers. 
(The speaker works only one way; the other party won’t be able to hear you unless you 
pick up the handset.)
4To hang up a voice call, replace the handset. 
Dialing Access Codes and Credit Card Numbers
Sometimes...

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Search 
You can search for names you have stored in One Touch and Speed Dial memories. 
Names are shown alphabetically or numerically. (See Storing One Touch Dial 
Numbers, page 7-1 and Storing Speed Dial Numbers, page 7-2.)
1Press Search/Speed Dial, and then enter the first letter of the name.
2Press   or   to search alphabetically and   to search numerically.
3When the LCD shows the name you want to call, pick up the handset for a voice call.
4Press Fax...

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Next-Fax Reservation
Even if your fax machine is receiving another fax, you can set your machine to send 
your fax next. This way, you don’t have to wait for it to finish sending or receiving the 
other fax. You can dial this fax call manually, or by using Redial, One Touch, Speed 
Dial, or Chain dialing. (When you use One Touch and Speed Dial, only the memory 
location—not the name of the person you’re calling—is displayed.) 
1Place the originals in the ADF....

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Pause
Press Redial/Pause to insert a pause between numbers. Each key press adds a 3.5 
second delay.
Hold
1Press Hold/Caller ID to put a call on Hold.
2You can put down the handset without disconnecting the call.
3Pick up the fax machine handset to release the call from Hold. Picking up an extension 
handset will not release the call from Hold.
Tone/Pulse
If you have pulse dialing service but need to send tone signals (for example, for 
telephone banking),...

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8Telephone Services
Custom Features 
Your fax machine supports the Distinctive Ring, Caller ID and Call Waiting/Caller ID 
telephone services offered by some telephone companies.
If you have Voice Mail on your phone line, please read the following carefully.
Distinctive Ring 
The term “Distinctive Ring” is used by Brother to identify a telephone company 
service that is given many names, depending on the telephone company you are using.  
For example, this service may be called...

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Do You Have Voice Mail?
If you have Voice Mail on the phone line you will install your new fax machine on, 
there is a strong possibility that Voice Mail and the fax machine will conflict with each 
other while receiving incoming calls. However, this Distinctive Ring feature allows 
the use of more than one number on your line, so both Voice Mail and the fax 
machine can coexist peacefully. If each one has a separate phone number, neither 
will interfere with the other’s work....

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Very Important
If you have Voice Mail or a TAD (Telephone Answering Device) and want to keep 
one of your phone numbers dedicated only to fax calls, you must leave the fax machine 
in MANUAL mode at all times while using the Distinctive Ring feature. Here’s why:  
Manual mode will never pick up a call by itself, since it is «Neutral ».  When the fax 
machine is in this « neutral » mode, the Distinctive Ring feature can be activated. The 
Distinctive Ring feature is actually an...