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MFC-8420, MFC-8820D and MFC-8820DN have similar control panel keys.
Choose the Receive mode which best suits your
needs.
1
Press the Menu key.
2
Press key.
3
Press key.
4
Press or to select the m ode.
5
Press the Set key.
6
Press the Stop/Exit key.
6 Selecting a Receive Mode
Set
Me nu
Stop/ExitDial pad
A re yo u co nn ec ting an e xtern al te lep ho ne or e xtern al
telephone answering device to the MFC?
Are you using the voice m essa ge
fu nction of your extern al
te lep hone a nswering device?
Fax O
nly
The MFC automatically
answers every call as a
fax.
Do you want the MFC to
answer fax and tele phone
calls automa tically?
Fax/Te l
The MFC controls the
line and automatically
answers every call. If
the call is not a fax, t he
ph on e will rin g fo r yo u to
pick up the call.
Manual
Yo u co nt ro l th e p ho ne
line and must answer
every call yourself.
External TAD
Yo ur e xte rn al te le ph on e
answering d evice (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are st ored on
the extern al TA D. Fax
messa ge s are print ed .
For more details, see “Setup Receive” in
Chapter 5 of the User’s Guide.
Yes No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Setting Up the Machine
Step 1