Brother MFC-4300 User Manual

S E T U P   R E C E I V E      

If you answer a fax call on an extension phone or on an external phone in the 
EXT.  jack, you can make your MFC take over by using the Fax Receive Code. 
When you press the Fax Receive Code   

 

, the MFC starts to receive a fax. 

If the MFC answers a voice call and double-rings for you to take over, use the 
Telephone Answer Code

 to take the call at an extension phone.

If you answer a call, and no one is on the line, assume you’re receiving a fax. At 
the MFC phone, press 

, and then hang up. At an extension phone, 

press  

 

, wait for fax receiving tones (chirps), then hang up. At an external 

phone, press   

 

 and wait for the phone to be disconnected (the LCD shows 

RECEIVE) before you hang up.  (Your caller will have to press 

 to send 

the fax.) 

When the MFC is in FAX/TEL mode, it will use the F/T Ring Time (double-
ringing) to alert you to pick up a voice call. If you’re at the MFC, you can lift 
the handset to answer.

If you’re at an extension phone, you’ll need to lift the handset during the F/T 
Ring Time, and then press 

 between the double rings. If no one is on the 

line, or if someone wants to send you a fax, send the call back to the MFC by 
pressing  

 

.

Remote Codes might not work with some telephone systems. The preset Fax 
Receive Code is   

 

. The preset Telephone Answer Code is 

. 

Press 

,

,

,

.

Press 

 or 

 to select ON (or OFF), and then 

press 

.

If you want to, enter a new Fax Receive Code, 
and then press 

.

If you want to, enter a new Telephone Answer 
Code, and then press 

.

Press 

 to exit.

If you are always disconnected when accessing your external TAD remotely, 
try changing the Fax Receive Code from    

 

  to  

 

 

and the Telephone 

Answer Code from 

to 

.

REMOTE ACT.:ON?

FAX RECEIVE:

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