Brother MFC 290C User Manual

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Easy Receive6
If Easy Receive is  On:6
The machine receives a fax call 
automatically, even if you answer the call. 
When you see  Receiving on the LCD or 
when you hear ‘chirps’ through the handset 
you are using, just replace the handset. Your 
machine will do the rest. 
If Easy Receive is  Off:6
If you are at the machine and answer a call 
first by lifting a handset, press  Black Start or 
Color Start  then press  2 to receive.
If you answered at an extension telephone 
press  l 5...

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Receiving faxes into memory 
when the paper tray is empty 
(Black & White only)6
As soon as the paper tray becomes empty 
during fax reception, the screen will display 
No Paper Fed , asking you to put paper in 
the paper tray. (See  Loading paper and other 
print media  on page 8.)
The machine will carry on receiving the fax, 
with the remaining pages being stored in 
memory, if enough memory is available.
Further incoming faxes will also be stored into 
memory until the memory is full....

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Voice Operations7
Tone or pulse 
(Canada only)7
If you are using an external telephone and 
have a pulse dialing service, but need to send 
tone signals (for example, for telephone 
banking), follow the instructions below.
aLift the handset of the external 
telephone.
bPress # on the control panel of your 
machine. Any digits dialed after this will 
send tone signals.
When you hang up, the machine will 
return to the pulse dialing service.
Fax/Tel mode when the power 
key is on7
When the machine...

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Telephone services7
Your machine supports the Caller ID and 
Distinctive Ring subscriber telephone 
services that some telephone companies 
offer.
Features like Voice Mail, Call Waiting, Call 
Waiting/Caller ID, RingMaster, answering 
services, alarm systems or other custom 
features on one telephone line may affect the 
way your machine works. If you have Voice 
Mail on your telephone line, please read the 
following carefully.
Voice Mail7
If you have Voice Mail on the same telephone 
line...

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Distinctive Ring7
Distinctive Ring is a function of your Brother 
machine that allows a person with one line to 
receive fax and voice calls through two 
different phone numbers on that one line. 
Brother uses the term “Distinctive Ring,” but 
telephone companies market the service 
under a variety of names, such as Smart 
Ring, Ring Master or Ident-a-Ring. This 
service establishes a second telephone 
number on the same line as your existing 
telephone...

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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
Ring Pattern #1 is often called short-short 
and is the most commonly used. 
If the ring pattern you received is not on 
this chart,  please call your telephone 
company and ask for one that is 
shown .
 
„The...

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Caller ID 7
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 answer a call, the Caller 
ID information disappears from the LCD, but 
the call...

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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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Connections7
The external TAD must be plugged into the 
jack labeled EXT. Your machine cannot work 
properly if you plug the TAD into a wall jack 
(unless you are using Distinctive Ring).
aPlug the telephone line cord from the 
telephone wall jack into the jack labeled 
LINE.
bPlug the telephone line cord from the 
external TAD into the jack labeled EXT. 
(Make sure this cord is connected to the 
TAD at the TADs telephone line jack, 
and not its handset...

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Special line considerations7
Roll over telephone lines7
A roll over telephone system is a group of two 
or more separate telephone lines that pass 
incoming calls to each other if they are busy. 
The calls are usually passed down or ‘rolled 
over’ to the next available telephone line in a 
preset order.
Your machine can work in a roll over system 
as long as it is the last number in the 
sequence, so the call cannot roll away. Do not 
put the machine on any of the other numbers; 
when the...