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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.
Applicable Models | To receive the fax |
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MFC-L2710DN/MFC-L2710DW | Start and then ![]() |
MFC-L2730DW/MFC-L2750DW |

- 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.
- If you send faxes from a computer on the same telephone line and the machine intercepts them, set Fax Detect to [Off].
MFC-L2710DN/MFC-L2710DW
- 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-L2730DW/MFC-L2750DW
- Press
.
- Press [On] or [Off].
- Press
.
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