You can use your machine's Fax Forwarding feature to forward the faxes you receive to another location. When Fax Forwarding is on, your machine will receive a fax into its memory, dial the fax number you programmed, and forward the fax to that number.
When Fax Forwarding is on, you cannot receive a color fax unless the sending machine converts it to black and white.
To turn Fax Forwarding on, follow these steps:*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen,
please follow the steps under "For touchscreen models" below.
- Press MENU or MENU/SET, 2 (Fax), 5 (Remote Fax Opt), 1 (Fwd/Page/Store).
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Fax Forward.
- Press the OK or MENU/SET key.
- Enter the number to which you want faxes forwarded.
If your machine has been configured for the Internet Fax feature, you can also enter an email address.
- Press the OK or MENU/SET key.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Backup Print: On or Backup Print: Off.
- If you select Backup Print: On, your machine will print each received fax so that you'll have a copy if there is a power failure before the fax is forwarded or there is a problem with the receiving machine.
- If you select Backup Print: Off and a problem occurs during Fax Forwarding, then your received fax may be erased from memory before it can be printed.
If there is a power failure, faxes will be stored in your machine's memory for approximately 60 hours.
- Press the OK or MENU/SET key.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
<For touchscreen models>
- Press MENU.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display Fax and press Fax.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display Setup Receive and press Setup Receive.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display Forward/Page/Store and press Forward/Page/Store.
- Press Fax Forward.
- Do one of the followings:
- Enter the forwarding fax number manually.
If your machine has been configured for the Internet Fax feature, you can also enter an email address.
- Press Manual.
- Enter the forwarding fax number or E-mail address using the buttons on the Touchscreen.
- The fax number can be up to 20 digits long.
- Press to enter an E-mail address on the Touchscreen.
- The E-mail address can be up to 60 characters long.
- Press OK.
- Enter the forwarding fax number using the Address Book.
If your machine has been configured for the Internet Fax feature, you can also enter an email address.
- Press Address Book.
- Press to search for the stored numbers and E-mail address in Alphabetical Order or Numerical Order.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display the fax number or E-mail address you want your faxes to be forward to.
- Press the fax number or E-mail address you want to use.
- You cannot enter a forwarding number using a One Touch key on the control panel.
- Depending on the E-mail address you choose, you will be asked for the File Type. Choose TIFF or PDF and go to STEP 7.
- If you choose a Group number from the Address Book, the faxes will be forwarded to every number in that Group.
- Press the Backup Print: On or Backup Print: Off.
- If you select Backup Print: On, your machine will print each received fax so that you'll have a copy if there is a power failure before the fax is forwarded or there is a problem with the receiving machine.
- If you select Backup Print: Off and a problem occurs during Fax Forwarding, then your received fax may be erased from memory before it can be printed.
If there is a power failure, faxes will be stored in your machine's memory for approximately 60 hours.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
To turn Fax Forwarding off, follow these steps:*If your Brother machine has a touchscreen,
please follow the steps under "For touchscreen models" below.
- Press MENU or MENU/SET, 2 (Fax), 5 (Remote Fax Opt), 1 (Fwd/Page/Store).
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Off.
- Press the OK or MENU/SET key.
If there are faxes in the machine's memory, the machine will give you two options:
- If you press 1, all unprinted faxes will be printed and erased before Fax Forwarding is turned off. If a backup copy has already been printed, it will not be printed again.
- If you press 2, the memory will not be erased and Fax Forwarding will remain on.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.
<For touchscreen models>
- Press MENU.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display Fax and press Fax.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display Setup Receive and press Setup Receive.
- Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW to display Forward/Page/Store and press Forward/Page/Store.
- Press Off.
If there are faxes in the machine's memory, the machine will give you two options:
- If you press Yes, all unprinted faxes will be printed and erased before Fax Forwarding is turned off. If a backup copy has already been printed, it will not be printed again.
- If you press No, the memory will not be erased and Fax Forwarding will remain on.
- Press the STOP/EXIT key.