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FAX-575/FAX-575e

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

Program my Brother machine to call my pager when I receive a fax.

You can program your Brother machine to page you when it receives a fax into its memory.

To program your pager number into the machine, follow these steps:

  1. Press Menu/Set, 8 (Remote Fax Opt), 1 (Fwd/Page/Store).

  2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Paging.

  3. Use the dial pad to enter your pager number followed by ##.

    • For example, enter 1, 8, 0, 0, 5, 5, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, #, #.

    • The number can be up to 20 digits long.

    • Do not include the pager's area code if it is the same as the Brother machine's.


  4. Press the Menu/Set key.

  5. Do one of the following:

    • If your pager requires a PIN, follow these steps:

      1. Use the dial pad to enter the PIN.

      2. Press #.

      3. Press the Redial/Pause key.

      4. Use the dial pad to enter your fax number followed by ##.

        For example, enter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, #, Redial/Pause, 1, 8, 0, 0, 5, 5, 5, 1, 2, 1, 2, #, #.

      5. Press the Menu/Set key.

      6. Go to STEP6.


    • If your pager does not require a PIN, follow these steps:

      1. Use the dial pad to enter your fax number followed by ##.

        For example, enter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, #, Redial/Pause, 1, 8, 0, 0, 5, 5, 5, 1, 2, 1, 2, #, #.

      2. Press the Menu/Set key.

      3. Go to STEP6.


  6. Press the Stop/Exit key.

  • You cannot remotely change a pager number or PIN. You must change them at the Brother machine.

  • Your machine will automatically print a backup copy of your received faxes.


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