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CHAPTER SIX
Setup
Rec e ive
41
Basic Receiving Operations
Setting the Select Answer Mode
There are different answer modes for your MFC. You may choose the mode
that best suits your needs by pressing the Mode button repeatedly until you
have changed the FAX and FAX/TEL lights to the setting you want to use.
For more detailed information about a particular mode, please refer to the
page number in the right column.
The lighted indicators mean = not selected = is selected and lit.
1. MANUAL
(manual receive)
FAX
FAX/TEL
TAD
( )
Mode Light How it works When to use it Page #
You control the phone line and
must answer every call
yourself.
Use this mode when you are using a
computer modem on the same line or
if you receive very few fax
messages.
You can also use this mode with
Distinctive Ringing.
pp. 51–52
2. FAX
(automatic receive)
FAX
FAX/TEL
TAD
( )
The MFC automatically
answers every call as a fax.
For dedicated fax lines. You cannot
receive a voice call but you can call
out.
p. 2
3. FAX/TEL*
(Fax/Telephone)
FAX
FAX/TEL
TAD
( )
MFC 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 (double ring) for you to
pick up the call.
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.
pp. 43, 47
* In FAX/TEL mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. If you have extension phones on the
line, keep the Ring Delay to 4 rings.