If you mistakenly answer an incoming fax before the Brother machine does, you can still receive the fax.

If you answer a call on an extension telephone and hear a beep every 3 seconds—indicating an automatic fax, or silence—indicating a manual fax, follow these steps to receive the fax:

1. Press *, 5, 1 (*, 9, 1 for New Zealand) on the telephone's dial pad.
    
2. Wait until you hear your Brother machine's receiving tones (chirping sounds).
    
3. Hang up the telephone's handset. Your Brother machine will receive the fax.

If you answer a call on an external telephone connected to your Brother machine's EXT jack and hear a beep every 3 seconds—indicating an automatic fax, or silence—indicating a manual fax, follow these steps to receive the fax:

1. Press the Black (Mono) Start key or the Color (Colour) Start key.
    
2. Press 2 or Receive (for touchscreen models) on the Brother machine.
    
3. Wait until you hear your Brother machine's receiving tones (chirping sounds).
    
4. Hang up the telephone's handset. Your Brother machine will receive the fax.