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Operation from External and Extension Telephones
Related Models: MFC-J491DW/MFC-J497DW/MFC-J890DW/MFC-J895DW
If you answer a fax call at an extension or an external telephone, you can make your machine take the call by
using the Remote Activation Code. When you press the Remote Activation Code *51, the machine starts to
receive the fax.
If the machine answers a voice call and pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, you can take the call at an
extension telephone by pressing the Remote Deactivation Code #51.
If you answer a call and no one is on the line:
You should assume that you’re receiving a manual fax.
Press *51 and wait for the chirp or until the LCD shows [Receiving], and then hang up.
You can also use the Fax Detect feature to make your machine automatically take the call.
Related Information
• External and Extension Telephones
• Set the Number of Rings Before the Machine Answers (Ring Delay)
• Set Fax Detect
• Set a Remote Access Code
• Set the F/T Ring Time (Pseudo/Double-ring)
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