Basic User's Guide

Telephone services and external devices
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Connections 6
The external TAD must be plugged into the
jack labeled EXT. Your machine cannot work
correctly if you plug the TAD into a wall jack
(unless you are using Distinctive Ring).
a Place both hands under the plastic tabs
on both sides of the machine to lift the
scanner cover into the open position.
b Plug the telephone line cord from the
telephone wall jack into the jack labeled
LINE.
c Remove the protective cap (1) from the
jack labeled EXT., and then plug the
telephone line cord from the external
TAD into the EXT. jack. (Make sure this
cord is connected to the TAD at the
TAD's telephone line jack, and not its
handset jack.)
d (MFC-J650DW)
Carefully guide the telephone line cord
into the cable channel and out the back
of the machine.
(MFC-J870DW and MFC-J875DW)
Carefully guide the telephone line cord
from the LINE jack into the cable
channel and out the back of the
machine.
Remove the protective cap (1) from the
right side of the machine, and insert it
into (2) so that it is not lost.
Carefully guide the telephone line cord
from the EXT. jack into the cable
channel and out the right side of the
machine.
e Lift the scanner cover to release the
lock. Gently push the scanner cover
support down and close the scanner
cover using both hands.
f Set your external TAD to four rings or
less. (The machine's Ring Delay setting
does not apply.)
g Record the outgoing message on your
external TAD.
h Set the TAD to answer calls.
i Set the Receive Mode to
External TAD. (See Choose the
correct Receive Mode on page 38.)
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