Brother MFC 240C User Manual

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Before you choose the ring pattern to 
register
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You can only register one Distinctive Ring 
pattern with the machine. Some ring patterns 
cannot be registered. The ring patterns below 
are supported by your Brother machine. 
Register the one your telephone company 
gives you.
Note
If the ring pattern you received is not on 
this chart, please call your telephone 
company and ask for one that is 
shown.
 
„The machine will only answer calls to its 
registered number.
„The first two rings...

Telephone Services and External devices
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Caller ID7
The Caller ID feature lets you use the Caller 
ID subscriber service offered by many local 
telephone companies. Call your telephone 
company for details. This service shows the 
telephone number, or name if it is available, 
of your caller as the line rings.
After a few rings, the LCD shows the 
telephone number of your caller (and name, if 
available). Once you pick up the external 
phones handset, the Caller ID information 
disappears from the...

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Connecting an external 
TAD (telephone 
answering device)
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You may choose to connect an external 
answering device. However, when you have 
an external TAD on the same telephone line 
as the machine, the TAD answers all calls 
and the machine ‘listens’ for fax calling (CNG) 
tones. If it hears them, the machine takes 
over the call and receives the fax. If it does 
not hear CNG tones, the machine lets the 
TAD continue playing your outgoing message 
so your caller can leave you a voice...

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cSet your external TAD to four rings or 
less. (The machines Ring Delay setting 
does not apply.)
dRecord the outgoing message on your 
external TAD.
eSet the TAD to answer calls.
fSet the Receive Mode to External 
TAD. (See Choosing the Receive Mode 
on page 30.)
Recording an outgoing 
message (OGM) on an 
external TAD
Timing is important in recording this 
message. The message sets up the ways to 
handle both manual and automatic fax 
reception.
aRecord 5...

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The third way is the easiest: Buy a triplex 
adapter. You can plug a triplex adapter into 
an RJ14 outlet. It separates the wires into two 
separate RJ11 jacks (Line 1, Line 2) and a 
third RJ14 jack (Lines 1 and 2). If your 
machine is on Line 1, plug the machine into 
L1 of the triplex adapter. If your machine is on 
Line 2, plug it into L2 of the triple adapter.
Triplex Adapter
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Installing machine, external two-line 
TAD and two-line telephone
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When you are installing an external...

Telephone Services and External devices
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Multi-line connections (PBX)7
We suggest you ask the company who 
installed your PBX to connect your machine. 
If you have a multi line system we suggest 
you ask the installer to connect the unit to the 
last line on the system. This prevents the 
machine being activated each time the 
system receives telephone calls. If all 
incoming calls will be answered by a 
switchboard operator we recommend that 
you set the Receive Mode to Manual.
We cannot guarantee...

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If you answer a call and no one is on 
the line:
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You should assume that youre receiving a 
manual fax.
Press l 51 and wait for the chirp or until the 
LCD shows Receiving, and then hang up.
Note
You can also use the Easy Receive 
feature to make your machine 
automatically take the call. (See Easy 
Receive on page 32.)
 
Using a cordless external 
telephone7
If your cordless telephone is connected to the 
EXT. jack of the machine and you typically 
carry the cordless handset elsewhere, it...

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How to Dial8
Manual dialing8
Press all of the digits of the fax number.
 
Speed-Dialing8
aPress Search/Speed Dial, the # 
(pound) key, and then the two digit 
Speed-Dial number. 
Note
If the LCD shows Not Registered 
when you enter a Speed-Dial number, a 
number has not been stored at this 
location.
 
Search8
You can search for names you have stored in 
the Speed-Dial memories. 
Press Search/Speed Dial and the menu 
keys to search, or use the dial pad to search 
alphabetically.
 
 
1 To search...

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Fax Redial8
If you are sending a fax manually and the line 
is busy, press Redial/Pause, and then press 
Black Start or Color Start to try again. If you 
want to make a second call to the last number 
dialed, you can save time by pressing 
Redial/Pause and Black Start or Color 
Start. 
Redial/Pause only works if you dialed from 
the control panel.
If you are sending a fax automatically and the 
line is busy, the machine will automatically 
redial one time after five minutes.
Note
In Real...

Dialing and storing numbers
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8 Changing Speed-Dial 
numbers8
If you try to store a Speed-Dial number where 
a number has already been stored, the LCD 
will show the name or number that has been 
stored there, and will ask you to do one of the 
following: 
„Press 1 to change the stored number.
 
#05:Mike
 
1.Change 2.Exit
„Press 2 to exit without making a change.
If you chose 1, you will be able to change the 
stored number and name, or enter a new one. 
Follow the instructions below:
aEnter a new...