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If your Brother machine detects fax-sending tones it will take over the line and receive the incoming fax. Your answering machine automatically answers every incoming call, but your Brother machine 'listens' for fax-sending tones while your answering machine's outgoing message is playing. Using External TAD Mode, your Brother machine can share a single line with an external answering machine. WILL YOU BE USING AN ANSWERING MACHINE ON THE SAME TELEPHONE LINE AS YOUR BROTHER MACHINE? (EXTERNAL TAD MODE) If your voice mail service answers an incoming fax, then you will not receive the fax. If your Brother machine answers a voice call, then the caller will not be able to leave a message on your voice mail service. This conflict is caused by the fact that either your Brother machine or your voice mail service will always answer the incoming call, depending on which one you program to answer first. If you have voice mail service on the same telephone line as your Brother machine, there will be a conflict between your voice mail service and your Brother machine while receiving incoming calls. WILL YOU BE USING VOICE MAIL SERVICE ON THE SAME TELEPHONE LINE AS YOUR BROTHER MACHINE?

Brother 2740 ifax how to#

By setting up your Brother machine's Distinctive Ring feature, you can choose to use one of your two telephone numbers specifically for receiving faxes.Ĭlick here to see the details of Distinctive Ring and how to program it.

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Your Brother machine has a Distinctive Ring feature that allows you to take full advantage of your telephone company's Distinctive Ring service. Typically, the original number rings with the standard ring pattern and is used for receiving voice calls, while the second number rings with a different ring pattern and is used for receiving faxes.īrother uses the term 'Distinctive Ring' to describe this service, but telephone companies market it under a variety of names, such as Smart Ring, Ring Master, and Ident-a-Ring. This service establishes a second telephone number with a unique ring pattern. WILL YOU BE USING A DISTINCTIVE RING NUMBER FOR RECEIVING FAXES?ĭistinctive Ring is a service offered by telephone companies that allows you to have two different telephone numbers on a single telephone line.

Manually answer every incoming fax (MANUAL MODE).

Using your Brother machine on the same line as your telephone (FAX/TEL MODE).

Using your Brother machine on a dedicated fax line (FAX ONLY MODE).

Using an answering machine on the same telephone line as your Brother machine (EXTERNAL TAD MODE).

Using Voice Mail service on the same telephone line as your Brother machine.

Using a distinctive ring number for receiving faxes.

Review the information listed below to determine which Receive Mode best suits your needs. The Receive Mode you choose for your Brother machine should be determined by the devices and features that share a telephone line with it.