Operation Manual

Telephone Services and External Devices
Related Models:
MFC-L5700DN/MFC-L5750DW/MFC-L6800DW/MFC-L6900DW
You may be able to use the following services and connections with your Brother machine.
These are summaries of ways to connect your machine. For more information about each
topic, see the Online User's Guide.
Voice Mail
Related Models:
MFC-L5700DN/MFC-L5750DW/MFC-L6800DW/
MFC-L6900DW
If you have a Voice Mail service on the
telephone line that your Brother machine is
connected to, it may conflict with your Brother
machine when receiving incoming faxes. If
using this service, we suggest setting the
Brother machine's Receive Mode to Manual.
Voice Over Internet Protocol
(VoIP)
Related Models:
MFC-L5700DN/MFC-L5750DW/MFC-L6800DW/
MFC-L6900DW
VoIP is a type of phone system that uses an
Internet connection instead of a traditional
telephone line. Your machine may not work
with some VoIP systems. If you have
questions about how to connect your machine
to a VoIP system, contact your VoIP provider.
Connection of an External
Telephone Answering
Device (TAD)
Related Models:
MFC-L5700DN/MFC-L5750DW/MFC-L6800DW/
MFC-L6900DW
You may choose to connect an external
answering device to your Brother machine. To
receive faxes successfully, you must connect
it correctly. Connect your external TAD to the
T-piece connector on the Brother line cable
supplied with your machine. When recording
an outgoing message on your external TAD,
we recommend recording 5 seconds of
silence at the beginning of your message, and
limiting your speaking to 20 seconds. Set your
machine's Receive Mode to External TAD.
External and Extension
Telephones
Related Models:
MFC-L5700DN/MFC-L5750DW/MFC-L6800DW/
MFC-L6900DW
You can connect a separate phone into the T-
piece connector on your Brother line cable
supplied with your machine. If you answer a
fax call on an extension or external telephone,
you can make your machine receive the fax
by pressing * 5 1. If the machine answers a
voice call and fast double-rings for you to take
over, press # 5 1 to take the call on an
extension telephone.
• Receive Modes on page 30
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