Receive fax on the fax system as well as your PC

Face up, but I really don't think that it matters in the end. The other side will receive the same paper like the one you sent.
If you have any more issues with the fax machine, just use this great users manual. It really helped me a lot, hope it does the same to you. Good luck! :)

You can receive faxes automatically or manually. If you turn off the Auto Answer option, you must receive faxes manually. If you turn on the Auto Answer option (the default setting), the device automatically answers incoming calls and receives faxes after the number of rings that are specified by the Rings to Answer setting. (The default Rings to Answer setting is five rings.)
If you receive a legal-size fax and the device is not currently set to use legal-size paper, the device reduces the fax so that it fits on the paper that is loaded. If you have disabled the Automatic Reduction feature, the device prints the fax on two pages.
NOTE: If you are copying a document when a fax arrives, the fax is stored in the
device memory until the copying finishes. This can reduce the number of fax pages stored in memory.
This section contains the following topics:
• Receive a fax manually
• Set up backup fax reception
• Reprint received faxes from memory
• Poll to receive a fax
• Forward faxes to another number
• Set the paper size for received faxes
• Set automatic reduction for incoming faxes
• Block junk fax numbers
• Receive faxes to your computer (Fax to PC and Fax to Mac)
Receive a fax manually
When you are on the phone, the person you are speaking with can send you a fax while you are still connected. This is referred to as manual faxing. Use the instructions in this section to receive a manual fax.
NOTE: You can pick up the handset to talk or listen for fax tones.
You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is:
• Directly connected to the device (on the 2-EXT port)
• On the same phone line, but not directly connected to the device
NOTE: The automatic document feeder must be empty to receive a fax. If there are documents in the ADF, then the device will not be able to receive incoming faxes.
To receive a fax manually
1. Make sure the device is turned on and you have paper loaded in the input tray.
2. Remove any originals from the document feeder tray.
NOTE: The automatic document feeder must be empty to receive a fax. If there
are documents in the document feeder, then receiving the fax will be
unsuccessful.
3. Do one of the following to answer a fax manually:
• Set the Rings to Answer setting to a high number to allow you to answer the
incoming call before the device answers.
• Turn off the Auto Answer setting so that the device does not automatically
answer incoming calls.
4. If you are currently on the phone with the sender, instruct the sender to press Start on their fax machine.
5. When you hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, do the following:
a. Press START FAX Black or START FAX Color on the device control panel.
b. When prompted, select Fax Receive.
NOTE: Depending on your country/region, the device might receive the fax
automatically when you hear fax tones from the sending fax machine.
6. After the device begins to receive the fax, you can hang up the phone or remain on the line. The phone line is silent during fax transmission.

Hi!

It is very easy

To Send Fax:
1. Place the documents facing down in the flatbed scanner glass or insert in the ADF unit with the documents facing up.
2. Press the Fax button
3. Key in the number of the receiver then press the black or color START button.
4. Listen to the dial tone and see in the lcd display the message "transmitted" to confirm that the documnets have been sent.
Using the phone is attached to your printer (documents is already load to the printer)
1. Call the number of the receiver.
2. Ask for a fax tone.
3. Once you heard the fax tone, press the Black or Color Start button

To Receive Fax (Set up first the number of calls before automatic giving fax tone to caller)
1. When someone is trying to send a fax to you, don't answer the ring on the phone, let the printer give the fax tone.
To receive the fax on the printer with the user's help.
1. When someone is calling, just press the Black or Color Start button.
To receive fax when you answer a phone
1. While the phone is lift up, press the Black or Color Start button to receive the fax.

Hope that information will guide you.
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It sounds as if your PC's fax/modem card is set to automatically receive faxes, so the PC answers the phone whenever it's on. To fix this, you need to set your fax modem to receive manually (or disabled if you don't use it to receive faxes). Open the Printer and Faxes (Windows XP) and double click the fax icon. If this is the first time you've opened it, you'll have to go through the fax configuration wizard, if not, you'll be presented the Fax Console. Click on Tools, Configure Fax. On the second page of the configuration wizard, you'll be presented with the select fax device. This is the page where you select to enable fax sending and receiving. Turn off the Enable Receive check box if you never want to receive faxes. Leave it on, but set to manual if you want to be able to manually receive faxes (every time your phone rings, you'll have a notification in the system tray asking if you want to receive a fax).

Hi ...

There are situations when fax interrupts the telephone conversation. The possible cause of this issue is Remote RX feature on MP 780. There are 3 possible solutions to these problems which are listed below:

I) Change Remote RX ID on MP780

1. Confirm the <Fax> button light is lit. If the light is not lit, press the <Fax> button.
   
   
2. Press <Menu> button. [RECEIVE MODE] will appear on the display.
   
   
3. Press < (left arrow) or > (right arrow) to select [RX SETTINGS].
   
   
4. Press <OK>. [ECM RX] will appear.
   
   
5. Press the < (left arrow) or > (right arrow) to select [REMOTE RX].
   
   
6. Press <OK> twice. The current Remote RX ID number will appear.
   
   
7. Press < or > to select the desired Remote RX ID number. The options are from 00 to 99.
   
8. Alternatively, you can press the numeric keypad to select the number.
   
9. For example, to select [38], press <3> and then press <8>.
   
   
10. Press <OK>.
    
    
11. Press <Stop/Reset> to return to standby mode (date and receive mode will appear).

II) Turn off Remote RX on MP780

1. Confirm the <Fax> button light is lit. If the light is not lit, press the <Fax> button.
   
   
2. Press <Menu> button. [RECEIVE MODE] will appear on the display.
   
   
3. Press < (left arrow) or > (right arrow) to select [RX SETTINGS].
   
   
4. Press <OK>. [ECM RX] will appear.
   
   
5. Press the < (left arrow) or > (right arrow) to select [REMOTE RX].
   
   
6. Press <OK>. The current Remote RX option [ON] will appear.
   
   
7. Press < or > to select [OFF].
   
   
8. Press <OK>.
   
   
9. Press <Stop/Reset> to return to standby mode (date and receive mode will appear).

III) Choosing a receive mode MP780
If you want to receive only faxes automatically with your machine, or you have a dedicated telephone line for fax use only:

• Select [FAX ONLY MODE].
  
  When you receive a fax call: The machine will receive the fax automatically.
  When you receive a voice call: You will not be able to answer the call.

If you receive mainly voice calls and sometimes faxes, or you want to receive faxes manually:

• Select [MANUAL MODE].
  
  When you receive a fax call: The telephone will ring. Pick up the handset and if you hear a beep, press <Black> or <Color> on the machine to receive the fax.
  When you receive a voice call: The telephone will ring. Pick up the handset to answer the call.
  For remote receiving: If you are far from your machine, dial 25 (the remote receiving ID) on your telephone to receive faxes. (Telephone being used, such as a base station for a cordless phone, must be connected through the MP780 for the remote receiving function to work.)

If you want to receive voice messages on your answering machine and receive faxes automatically:

• Select [ANS.MACHINE MODE].
  
  When you receive a fax call: First the answering machine connected to your MP780 will respond to an incoming call, and then the MP780 will receive faxes automatically.
  When you receive a voice call: The answering machine connected to your MP780 will respond to an incoming call.

If you want to receive faxes automatically as well as voice calls:

• Select [FAX/TEL AUTO SW].
  
  When you receive a fax call: The machine will receive the fax automatically.
  When you receive a voice call: The machine will ring. Pick up the handset to answer the call.

If you have subscribed to a Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD) Service with your telephone company (US only):

• Select [DRPD].
  
  When you receive a fax call: The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen and receive the fax automatically.
  When you receive a voice call: The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen. Pick up the handset to answer the call.

Dont' forget to vote if this helps .... Cheers :)

From the Brother web site.


Description of Problem 100000018247
When I launch PC-Fax Receive Program, I receive an error stating: The Fax Receive program must be started to receive PC faxes. What can I do?pc fax rx

Description of Solution 200000023257
You may receive this error if the pc fax application is closed and you have faxes stored in the memory of the machine. To resolve this issue,you will need to print the faxes already stored in the memory of the machine. To print the faxes, please follow these steps:

1. Press the MENU key.

2. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Fax.

3. Press the OK key to confirm your choice.

4. Press the UP OR DOWN ARROW key to select Print Fax.

5. Press OK.

6. Press the BLACK START key.

- Your Brother machine will print the stored faxes.

7. Press the STOP/EXIT key to exit the menu.

8. Once the stored faxes have been printed, click WINDOWS/START, (ALL) PROGRAMS, BROTHER, XXX-XXXX (X = MODEL NUMBER), PC-FAX RECEIVING, XXX-XXXX or RECEIVE (depending on your operating system).

9. The Brother PC-fax receiving icon will now appear in your Windows Task Tray indicating that Brother PC-Fax Receiving is active.

just check there wilkl bi mention face up or down .if not mention no problem just make a copy by putting face up and one copy by putting it face down.one time u will receive white copy and one time u will receive print on paper .when u will receive print check this is face up or down .after confirm just send fax

The normal problem with a fax that will not receive calls it the phone line.
The Line Voltage, or current may be low, or the signal ( DB loss) may be affecting it.
Let me give you an explaination. When you send, you physically connect to the phone line, make the dial tone and whatever is there, it goes out over the line.
When you receive a fax, it is like a remote control, with a remote you need good batteries to generate enough signal to turn on a product.
With a fax, you require an electrical signal, like a remote control to activate the receive capability. Low power, voltage or current. or static, will not allow it to receive, just like a remote with a bad battery will not turn on a product.
Issues can be. The phone cord between the fax and the jack. A bad jack, something on the outside line.
Using a digital phone line, or having another device on the same phone line drawing down the line, or picking up. A credit card machine, answering machine, even another phone can cause issues. If on a shared phone line, disconnect everthing but the fax and have someone send you a test fax. See if that helps.
But more than 90 percent of fax will send , will not receive issues are phone line related.

The normal problem with a fax that will not receive calls it the phone line.
The Line Voltage, or current may be low, or the signal ( DB loss) may be affecting it.
Let me give you an explaination. When you send, you physically connect to the phone line, make the dial tone and whatever is there, it goes out over the line.
When you receive a fax, it is like a remote control, with a remote you need good batteries to generate enough signal to turn on a product.
With a fax, you require an electrical signal, like a remote control to activate the receive capability. Low power, voltage or current. or static, will not allow it to receive, just like a remote with a bad battery will not turn on a product.
Issues can be. The phone cord between the fax and the jack. A bad jack, something on the outside line.
Using a digital phone line, or having another device on the same phone line drawing down the line, or picking up. A credit card machine, answering machine, even another phone can cause issues. If on a shared phone line, disconnect everthing but the fax and have someone send you a test fax. See if that helps.
But more than 90 percent of fax will send , will not receive issues are phone line related.

To select or change your Receive Mode
1 If it is not illuminated in green, press (Fax).
2 Press Menu/Set, 0, 1.
3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select Fax Only,
Fax/Tel, External TAD or
Manual.
Press Menu/Set.
4 Press Stop/Exit.
Setting the Ring Delay
The Ring Delay sets the number of times the MFC rings before it
answers in Fax Only or Fax/Tel mode. If you have extension
phones on the same line as the MFC or subscribe to the telephone
company’s Distinctive Ring service, keep the Ring Delay setting of 4.
(See Operation from extension telephones on page A-7 and Easy
Receive on page 4-4.)
1 If it is not illuminated in green, press (Fax).
2 Press Menu/Set, 2, 1, 1.
3 Press ▲ or ▼ to select how many
times the line rings before the MFC
answers (00, 01, 02, 03 or 04).
Press Menu/Set.
(If you select 00, the line won’t ring at all.)
4 Press Stop/Exit.
Initial Setup
1.Receive Mode
Current Receive Mode
Fax : Fax Only
F/T : Fax/Tel
TAD : External TAD
Mnl : Manual
Setup Receive
1.Ring Delay