User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USER’S GUIDE MFC-685CW MFC-885CW
- Brother numbers
- Ordering accessories and supplies
- Notice - Disclaimer of Warranties (USA and Canada)
- Compilation and Publication Notice
- Brother® One Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service (USA only)
- BROTHER MULTIFUNCTION CENTER MACHINE LIMITED WARRANTY (Canada only)
- Table of Contents
- Section I: General
- 1 General Information
- 2 Loading documents and paper
- 3 General setup
- 4 Security features
- Section II: Fax
- 5 Sending a fax
- Entering Fax mode
- Broadcasting (Black & White only)
- Additional sending operations
- Sending faxes using multiple settings
- Contrast
- Changing fax resolution
- Dual access (Black & White only)
- Real time transmission
- Overseas Mode
- Delayed Faxing (Black & White only)
- Delayed Batch Transmission (Black & White only)
- Checking and canceling waiting jobs
- Setting your changes as the new default
- Restoring all settings to the factory settings
- Sending a fax manually
- Sending a fax at the end of a conversation
- Out of Memory message
- 6 Receiving a Fax
- 7 Telephone Services and External devices
- 8 Dialing and storing numbers
- 9 Message Center
- 10 Advanced fax operations (Black & White only)
- 11 Printing Reports
- 12 Polling
- 5 Sending a fax
- Section III: Copy
- 13 Making copies
- How to copy
- Copy settings
- ‘Out of Memory’ message
- 13 Making copies
- Section IV: Walk-up Photo Printing
- Section V: Software
- Section VI: Appendixes
- A Safety and Legal
- B Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Error messages
- Routine maintenance
- Replacing the ink cartridges
- Cleaning the outside of the machine
- Cleaning the scanner
- Cleaning the machine printer platen
- Cleaning the paper pick-up roller
- Cleaning the print head
- Checking the print quality
- Checking the print alignment
- Checking the ink volume
- Uninstalling and installing the handset and handset cradle (MFC-685CW only)
- Machine Information
- Packing and shipping the machine
- C Menu and Features
- D Specifications
- E Glossary
- Index
- brother USA/CAN
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Receive modes 6
You must choose the receive mode depending on the external devices and telephone subscriber
services you have on your line. The diagrams below will help you choose the correct mode. For
more detailed information about the receive modes, see Using receive modes on page 43 and
Receive mode settings on page 44.
Choosing the Receive Mode 6
If you are using Distinctive Ring subscriber service from your telephone company, see Voice Mail
on page 49 or Distinctive Ring on page 50.
To set a receive mode follow the instructions below.
a Press Menu.
b Press a or b to choose Initial Setup.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose Receive Mode.
d Press d or c to choose Fax Only, Fax/Tel, or Manual.
Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
The LCD will display the current receive mode.
Receiving a Fax 6
Do you use a Distinctive Ring subscriber service?
Yes
Yes
See Distinctive Ring.
Fax Only
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Manual
Yes
No
Fax/Tel
Are you connecting an external telephone or external TAD (telephone
answering device) to the machine?
Do you want the machine to
answer fax and telephone
calls automatically?
Are you using the voice message
function of your external TAD
(telephone answering device)?
Do you want to use the
machine for fax only?
Do you use a Voice Mail subscriber service?
See
Voice Mail
.
No
Yes
Are you using the built-in Message Center?
See Message Center.
No
Yes
Manual*
* We recommend you set Easy Receive to On.