Brother MFC 8440 User Manual

AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS   7 - 3
3Press   or   to select 
Fax/Tel. Press 
Set.
4Enter the phone or fax number (up 
to 20 digits). Press 
Set.
5Use the dial pad to enter the name (up to 15 characters).
Press 
Set. 
(You can use the chart on page 4-3 to help you enter letters.)
— OR —
Press 
Set to store the number without a name.
6Go to Step 2 to store another Speed-Dial number.
— OR —
Press 
Stop/Exit.
Changing One-Touch and Speed-Dial numbers
If you try to store a One-Touch or Speed-Dial...

7 - 4   AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS
Setting up Groups for Broadcasting
Groups, which can be stored on a One-Touch key or a Speed-Dial 
location, allow you to send the same fax message to many fax 
numbers by pressing only a One-Touch key and 
Start or 
Search/Speed Dial, #, the three-digit location and Start.
First, youll need to store each fax number as a One-Touch or 
Speed-Dial number. Then, you can combine them into a Group, 
Each Group uses up a One-Touch key or a Speed-Dial location....

AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS   7 - 5
7Press Stop/Exit.
Dialing options
Search
You can search for names you have stored in the One-Touch and 
Speed-Dial memory. 
(See Storing One-Touch Dial numbers  on page 7-1 and see Storing 
Speed-Dial numbers  on page 7-2.)
1If it is not illuminated in green, press   (Fax). Place the 
original face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass.
2Press Search/Speed Dial.
3Press  or .
To search alphabetically through the names that are stored, 
enter the...

7 - 6   AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS
Speed-Dialing
1If it is not illuminated in green, press   (Fax). Place the 
original face up in the ADF, or face down on the scanner glass.
2Press Search/Speed Dial, #, and then the three-digit 
Speed-Dial number. (See  Storing Speed-Dial numbers  on page 
7-2.)
3Press Start.
Manual dialing
Manual dialing means pressing all of the digits of the phone number.
Using an external telephone
The easiest way to use your external telephone is to pick up the 
handset...

AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS   7 - 7
Access codes and credit card numbers
Sometimes you may want to choose from several long distance 
carriers when you make a call. Rates may vary depending on the 
time and destination. To take advantage of low rates, you can store 
the access codes or long-distance carriers and credit card numbers 
as One-Touch and Speed-Dial numbers. You can store these long 
dialing sequences by dividing them and setting them up on separate 
keys in any combination. You can...

7 - 8   AUTO DIAL NUMBERS AND DIALING OPTIONS
Pause
Press Redial/Pause to insert a 3.5-second pause between 
numbers. If you are dialing overseas, you can press 
Redial/Pause 
as many times as needed to increase the length of the pause.
Tone or Pulse (Canada only)
If you have a Pulse dialing service, but need to send Tone signals 
(for example, for telephone banking), follow the instructions below. If 
you have Touch Tone service, you will not need this feature to send 
tone signals.
1Lift the handset...

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS   8 - 1
8
Fax Forwarding/Paging
Programming a Fax Forwarding number
When Fax Forwarding is set to  On, your MFC stores the received fax 
in the memory. Then it dials the fax number you’ve programmed and 
forwards the fax message.
1Press Menu, 2, 5, 1.
2Press   or   to select 
Fax Forward .
Press  
Set. 
The LCD will ask you to enter the fax number to which faxes will 
be forwarded.
3Enter the forwarding number (up to 20 digits).
Press 
Set. 
4Press Stop/Exit.
Remote Fax Options
You...

8 - 2   REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
Programming your pager number
When Paging is selected, your MFC dials the pager number you’ve 
programmed, and then dials your Personal Identification Number 
(PIN). This activates your pager so you will know that you have a fax 
message in the memory.
1Press Menu, 2, 5, 1.
2Press  or  to select 
Paging .
Press 
Set. 
3Enter your pager phone number followed by # # (up to 20 digits).
Press 
Set. 
Do not include the area code if it is the same as that of your 
MFC. 
For example,...

REMOTE FAX OPTIONS   8 - 3
Setting Fax Storage
If you set Fax Storage to ON, you will be able to retrieve fax 
messages from another location using Fax Forwarding, Paging, or 
Remote Retrieval operations. The LCD will show when you have a 
fax stored in memory. 
1Press Menu, 2, 5, 2. 
The LCD will ask you to choose a 
fax setting.
2Press   or   to select  On (or 
Off ).
Press 
Set.
3Press Stop/Exit.
If you press 
1, all fax data is erased and Fax Storage is turned off.
If you press 
2, faxes are not...

8 - 4   REMOTE FAX OPTIONS
Setting your Remote Access Code
The remote access code lets you access the Remote Retrieval 
features when you are away from your MFC. Before you use the 
remote access and retrieval features, you have to set up your own 
code. The default code is inactive code (--- ).
1Press Menu, 2, 5, 3.
2Enter a three-digit code using 
numbers 
0-9,  or #.
Press 
Set. (The preset ‘ ’ cannot 
be changed.)
3Press Stop/Exit.
Do not use the same digits that appear in your Fax Receive 
Code (...