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Basic receiving operations
Choosing the Receive Mode
There are four different Receive Modes for your machine. You can choose the mode that best
suits your needs.
Setup Receive
LCD How it works When to use it
Fax Only
(automatic receive)
The machine automatically
answers every call as a fax.
For dedicated fax lines.
Fax/Tel
(fax and telephone)
The machine controls the
line and automatically
answers every call. If the call
is a fax it will receive the fax.
If the call is not a fax it will
ring (pseudo/double ring) for
you to pick up the call.
Use this mode if you expect to receive lots of fax messages
and few telephone calls. You cannot have an answering
machine on the same line, even if it is on a separate wall
jack on the same line. You cannot use the telephone
company’s Voice Mail in this mode.
External TAD
(with an external telephone
answering device only)
The external telephone
answering machine device
(TAD) automatically answers
every call.
Voice messages are stored
on the external TAD. If it is a
fax call, the machine
receives the Fax.
Use this mode if you have connected an answering
machine to your machine.
The External TAD setting works only with an external
answering machine. Ring Delay does not work in this
setting.
Manual
(manual receive)
(with Distinctive Ring)
You control the phone line
and must answer every call
yourself unless you are using
the Distinctive Ring feature.
Use this mode if you do not receive many fax messages,
use Distinctive Ring, or if you are using a computer on the
same line.
If you answer and hear fax tones, wait until the machine
takes over the call, then hang up. (See Easy Receive on
page 4-3.)