Brother Intellifax 885 Fax Phone Copy Owners Manual

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Message Indicator
The light flashes when you have new messages or faxes waiting for your review. 
The LCD displays the total number of voice and 
fax messages stored in the Message Center 
memory.
If you press the flashing to turn off the 
Message Center before getting your new 
messages, they won’t be lost. The new messages 
will be played automatically and the LCD will ask you to acknowledge the new faxes:
Press 1 to print (and automatically delete) the faxes from memory....

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Backup Printing Option
When you choose FAX: ON in the Message Center mode, all incoming fax messages 
are stored in the available memory for retrieval. To print a backup copy automatically, 
turn this option on.
1Press Menu/Set, 8, 2.
2Press   to select ON (or OFF), and then 
press Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Erasing Messages
If you choose to erase all fax messages, the fax machine will print any previously 
unprinted faxes before erasing them from memory. Fax messages cannot be...

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Setting Maximum Time for Incoming Messages
Your fax machine comes set to receive voice messages up to 30 seconds long. You can 
change this setting to any length from 20 seconds to 60 seconds, in 5-second 
increments.
1Press Menu/Set, 8, 4.
2Press   to select the maximum time setting 
for incoming messages, and then press 
Menu/Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
Setting Toll Saver
When you set the toll saver feature, the fax machine answers after four rings if you 
don’t have messages, and...

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Recording a Conversation
You can record a telephone conversation by pressing Play/Record during the 
conversation. Your recording can be as long as the Incoming Message Maximum 
Time. You and the other party will hear a beep every 15 seconds while recording. To 
stop recording, press Stop/Exit. You cannot record a conversation using Speaker 
Phone.
Fax Forwarding/Paging
When Paging is set to ON, your fax machine dials the pager number you’ve 
programmed, and dials your Personal...

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Programming Paging Number
1Press Menu/Set, 8, 6.
2Press   until the LCD shows PAGING?, 
and then press Menu/Set.
3Enter your pager phone number (up to 20 
digits) followed by # #, and then press 
Menu/Set. For example, 1 8 0 0 5 5 5 1 2 3 
4 # #. Do not include the area code if it is the same as that of your fax machine. 
4If your pager requires a PIN, enter the PIN, press #, press Redial/Pause, enter your 
fax machine telephone number followed by # #, and then press Menu/Set. 
For...

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Remote Retrieval
Using Remote Access Code
1Dial your fax number from a touch tone phone.
2When your fax machine answers, immediately enter your Remote Retrieval Access 
Code.
3The fax machine signals the kinds of messages received:
 1 long beep—Fax message(s)
 2 long beeps—Voice message(s)
 3 long beeps—Fax and Voice message(s)
 No beeps—No messages
4The fax machine then prompts you with two short beeps to enter a command. If you 
wait longer than 30 seconds to enter a command, the...

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Remote Commands
Follow the commands below to access features remotely. When you call the fax 
machine and enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code (159 ), the system will signal 
you with two short beeps to enter a remote command.
Remote CommandsOperation Details
91 Playing Voice Messages
After one long beep, the fax machine plays the ICM.
1   (Skip to back)Press 1 while listening to an ICM to repeat it.  
If you press 1 before a message, you will hear 
the previous message.
2...

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Retrieving Memory Status List
You can retrieve the Memory Status List from a remote fax machine to see if you have 
any fax messages.
1Dial your fax number.
2When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code 
(1 5 9 ).
3When you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 6 1.
4Using the dial pad, enter the number of the remote fax machine (up to 20 digits) where 
you want the Memory Status List forwarded followed by # #.
5After you hear your fax...

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Retrieving Fax Messages
1Dial your fax number.
2When you hear the beep, immediately enter your Remote Retrieval Access Code 
(1 5 9).
3As soon as you hear two short beeps, use the dial pad to press 9 6 2.
4Using the dial pad, enter the number of the remote fax machine (up to 20 digits) where 
you want your fax messages forwarded followed by # #.
5After you hear your fax machine beep, hang up and wait.
Your fax machine calls the remote fax machine.  The remote fax machine prints...

10 - 1   MAKING COPIES
10Making Copies
Copy Operations
To make a single copy that is not reduced, enlarged or sorted, you have to press only 
the Copy key. The default resolution for a single copy is Super Fine. Set the resolution 
to PHOTO for photographs. 
Using the Fax Machine as a Copier
You can use the fax machine as a copy 
machine, making up to 99 copies at a time.  
The scannable area of your fax 
machine begins at approximately 
1/6”-1/8” (3 mm - 4 mm) from the 
edge of the paper.
Making a...