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Set Fax Detect
If Fax Detect is On: The machine receives a fax call automatically, even if you answer the call. When you see [Receiving] on the LCD or when you hear “chirps” through the handset you are using, just replace the handset. Your machine will do the rest.
If Fax Detect is Off: If you are at the machine and answer a fax call by lifting the handset, press the buttons in the following table to receive the fax. If you answered at an extension or external telephone, press *51 (*91 for New Zealand).
| Applicable Models | To receive a fax |
|---|
| MFC-L2800DW/MFC-L2805DW | Start and then  |
| MFC-L2820DW/MFC-L2885DW/MFC-L2880DW/MFC-L2880DWXL/MFC-L2920DW |
- If this feature is set to [On], but your machine does not connect a fax call when you lift an extension or external telephone handset, press the remote activation code *51 (*91 for New Zealand).
- If you send faxes from a computer on the same telephone line and the machine intercepts them, set Fax Detect to [Off].
MFC-L2800DW/MFC-L2805DW
- Press
(Fax). - Press Menu.
- Press
or to display the [Fax] option, and then press OK. - Press or to display the [Setup Receive] option, and then press OK.
- Press or to display the [Fax Detect] option, and then press OK.
- Press or to display the [On] (or [Off]) option, and then press OK.
- Press Stop/Exit.
MFC-L2820DW/MFC-L2885DW/MFC-L2880DW/MFC-L2880DWXL/MFC-L2920DW
- Press
. - Press [On] or [Off].
- Press
.
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