Brother MFC 9120CN User Manual

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Fax Detect6
If Fax Detect is On:6
The machine can receive a fax automatically, 
even if you answer the call. When you see 
Receiving  on the LCD or hear a click on the 
phone line through the handset you are 
using, just replace the handset. Your 
machine will do the rest.
If Fax Detect is  Off:6
If you are at the machine and answer a fax 
call first by lifting the external handset, then 
press  Mono Start  or Colour Start , and then 
press  2 to receive.
If you answered at an...

Chapter 6
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Additional receiving 
operations
6
Printing a reduced incoming 
fax6
If you choose  On, the machine automatically 
reduces each page of an incoming fax to fit on 
one page of A4, Letter, Legal or Folio size 
paper.
The machine calculates the reduction ratio by 
using the page size of the fax and your Paper 
Size setting ( Menu, 1, 2 , 2).
aMake sure you are in Fax mode  .
bPress  Menu, 2, 1, 5 . 
cPress  a or  b to choose  On or  Off .
Press OK.
dPress  Stop/Exit .
Setting the Fax Receive...

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6
Printing a fax from the 
memory6
If you are using the Fax Storage feature 
(
Menu , 2 , 5, 1), you can still print a fax from 
the memory when you are at your machine. 
(See  Fax Storage  on page 73.)
aPress Menu, 2, 5,  3.
bPress  Start.
cPress  Stop/Exit .
Out of Paper Reception 
(black & white only)6
As soon as the paper tray becomes empty 
during fax reception, the LCD shows 
No Paper . Put some paper in the paper tray. 
(See  Loading paper and print media  
on page 11.)
The...

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Telephone line 
services
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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.
Do you have Voice Mail?7
If you have Voice Mail on the telephone line 
that you will install your new Machine on, 
there is a strong possibility  that Voice Mail 
and the  Machine  will conflict with each other 
while receiving incoming calls.  However, the...

Telephone and external devices53
7
What is the Advantage of using 
Telstra
® FaxStream® Duet® Function?7
Using Telstra® FaxStream® Duet® is the 
most efficient way to receive both fax and 
telephone calls on the same line. When the 
voice call comes in, all telephones (extension 
and external) and the fax machine will ring to 
alert you to pick it up. If a fax call comes in, 
the fax machine will answer automatically 
without ringing, whereas the extension and 
external telephones will ring twice with a...

Chapter 7
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Set the Distinctive Ring to ON
Very important!
7
After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature 
to ON, the receive mode is set to  Manual 
automatically. Your Distinctive Ring Number 
does not allow Voice Calls - only Faxes. You 
cannot change the receive mode to another 
mode while the Distinctive Ring is set to On:
aPress  Menu, 2, 0, 2 .
bPress  a or  b to choose  On.
cPress  OK.
dPress  Stop/Exit . Distinctive Ring is now 
set to on.
Turning off Distinctive Ring7
aPress  Menu, 2, 0, 2...

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How Does FaxAbility Work?7
Your telephone number will have the 
standard ring pattern of long, long tone, while 
the new number will have a ring pattern of 
long, silence, long, etc. When FaxAbility is 
On, you will not hear the first ring of all 
incoming calls on the fax machine. Extension 
telephones will ring as usual. If the fax 
machine recognizes the ring pattern, all 
ringing will stop and the fax machine will 
answer and automatically receive the fax 
message....

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How to Turn FaxAbility OFF or ON7
The FaxAbility function is designed to 
accommodate the FaxAbility service provided 
by Telecom. To change the setting, repeat 
Steps 1-3; Step 2 is where you can choose 
either  On or  Off .
Call Waiting beeps caused by incoming calls 
on your main number can affect fax 
transmissions. If you have FaxAbility Service 
but don’t have Call Waiting, you need do 
nothing at this stage. If you do have Call 
Waiting as well as FaxAbility, set the Call 
Waiting...

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Registering the Distinctive Ring 
pattern 
Very important!
7
After you have set the Distinctive Ring feature 
to ON, the receive mode is set to Manual 
automatically. Unless you have a TAD or 
Voice Mail set up on the Distinctive Ring 
number,  Manual mode means you must 
answer all the calls yourself. You can not 
change the receive mode to another mode 
while the Distinctive Ring is set to on.
aPress  Menu, 2, 0,  2.
bPress  a or  b to choose  On.
cPress  OK.
dPress...

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Viewing the Caller ID List7
Your machine stores information for the last 
thirty calls in the Caller ID list. You can view 
or print this list. When the thirty-first call 
comes in to the machine, it replaces 
information about the first call.
aPress  Menu, 2, 0, 3 .
bPress  a or  b to choose  Display#.
Press  OK.
The Caller ID of the last call will appear 
on the display. If no ID is stored, the 
beeper will sound and  No Caller ID 
will appear on the display.
cPress  a or  b to scroll...