Brother Mfc 6890cdw User Manual

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Remote Fax commands6
Follow the commands below to access features when you are away from the machine. When you 
call the machine and enter your remote access code  (3 digits followed by  ), the system will give 
two short beeps and you must enter a remote command.
Remote commandsOperation details
95 Change the Fax Forwarding,  Paging or Fax Storage settings
1 OFF You can choose  Off after you have retrieved or erased all 
your messages.
2 Fax Forwarding One long beep means the change...

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Retrieving fax messages6
You can call your machine from any touch 
tone telephone and have your fax messages 
sent to a machine. Before you use this 
feature, you have to turn on Fax Storage.
aDial your fax number.
bWhen your machine answers, enter 
your remote access code (3 digits 
followed by  ) at once. If you hear one 
long beep, you have messages.
cWhen you hear two short beeps, 
press 962.
dWait for a long beep, and then use the 
dial pad to enter the number of the 
remote fax...

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Voice operations7
Voice calls can be made either with an 
external telephone, by dialing manually, or by 
using Quick Dial numbers.
Tone or Pulse 
(Canada only)7
If you have a Pulse dialing service, but need 
to send Tone signals (for example, for 
telephone banking), follow the instructions 
below:
aPick up the handset of the external 
telephone or press Hook.
bPress  # on the machine’s control panel. 
Any digits dialed after this will send tone 
signals.
When you hang up, the machine will...

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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 create 
problems with the operation of your machine. 
If you have Voice Mail on your telephone line, 
please read the following carefully.
Voice Mail7
If you have Voice Mail on the...

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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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Turning off Distinctive Ring7
aPress MENU.
bPress  aor b to display  Fax.
cPress  Fax.
dPress  aor b to display 
Miscellaneous .
ePress Miscellaneous .
fPress aor b to display  Distinctive .
gPress Distinctive .
hPress Off.
iPress  Stop/Exit .
Note
If you turn off Distinctive Ring, the 
machine will stay in  Manual receive 
mode. You will need to set the Receive 
Mode again. (See  Choose the correct 
Receive Mode  on page 49.)
 
Caller ID7
The Caller ID...

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Setting up your area code (USA only)7
When returning calls from the caller ID history 
your machine will automatically dial “1” plus 
the area code for all calls. If your local dialing 
plan requires that the “1” not be used for calls 
within your area code enter your area code in 
this setting. With the area code setting, calls 
returned from the caller ID history to your 
area code will be dialed using 10 digits (area 
code + 7-digit number). If your dialing plan 
does not follow the...

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•If You Do Not Subscribe to Distinctive 
Ring Service:
You must plug your TAD into the EXT. 
jack of your machine. If your TAD is 
plugged into a wall jack, both your 
machine and the TAD will try to control the 
telephone line. (See the illustration 
below.)
• Before you connect the external TAD,  remove the protective cap (2) from the 
EXT. jack on the machine.
 
1TAD
When the TAD answers a call, the LCD 
shows  Telephone .
 
Connections7
The external TAD...

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Recording outgoing message 
(OGM) on an external TAD7
Timing is important in recording this 
message. The message sets up the ways to 
handle both manual and automatic fax 
reception.
aRecord 5 seconds of silence at the 
beginning of your message. (This allows 
your machine time to listen for the fax 
CNG tones of automatic transmissions 
before they stop.)
bLimit your speaking to 20 seconds.
cEnd your 20-second message by giving 
your Fax Receive Code for people 
sending manual faxes. For...