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Old 10-07-2008, 06:19 AM
Patt
 
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Default Brother printer mfc 885cw

Just bought it, and the handset cannot recognize the base unit, and there is
no dial tone on handset. Anyone can help me? Thanks
Patt


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Old 10-07-2008, 06:33 PM
smlunatick
 
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Default Re: Brother printer mfc 885cw

On Oct 7, 6:19*am, "Patt" <pa...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Just bought it, and the handset cannot recognize the base unit, and there is
> no dial tone on handset. *Anyone can help me? Thanks
> Patt


New or used?

Have you contacted Brother?
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Old 10-08-2008, 01:10 AM
Don Phillipson
 
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Default Re: Brother printer mfc 885cw

"Patt" <pattj@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:JjCGk.648$tu5.478@newsfe09.iad...

> Just bought it, and the handset cannot recognize the base unit, and there

is
> no dial tone on handset. Anyone can help me? Thanks


If you followed installation instructions (and this unit is supposed
to run under your OS) and still get no dial tone, the unit is defective
and should be returned.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)


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Old 10-08-2008, 01:19 AM
IntergalacticExpandingPanda
 
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Default Re: Brother printer mfc 885cw

On Oct 6, 10:19 pm, "Patt" <pa...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Just bought it, and the handset cannot recognize the base unit, and there is
> no dial tone on handset. Anyone can help me? Thanks
> Patt


Talk with brother.

I've found that many Fax units use the outer pairs rather than the
inner ones. This is the standard for two phone lines and one jack.
Those that do often supply a cable that routes 1&2 to 3&4, and as such
direction of the cable matters. IIRC my HP psc 950 was this way.
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Old 10-08-2008, 02:10 AM
smlunatick
 
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Default Re: Brother printer mfc 885cw

On Oct 7, 8:19*pm, IntergalacticExpandingPanda
<intergalacticexpandingpa...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Oct 6, 10:19 pm, "Patt" <pa...@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > Just bought it, and the handset cannot recognize the base unit, and there is
> > no dial tone on handset. *Anyone can help me? Thanks
> > Patt

>
> Talk with brother.
>
> I've found that many Fax units use the outer pairs rather than the
> inner ones. *This is the standard for two phone lines and one jack.
> Those that do often supply a cable that routes 1&2 to 3&4, and as such
> direction of the cable matters. *IIRC my HP psc 950 was this way.


I believe this is also the case when your have DSL service. The DSL
'end-terminal"' modem seems to use the different pair of wires than
the standard analog signals that all land-line home phone use. The
analog singals arfe also required for fax units.
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