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Faxing
When you receive a voice call:
The machine will ring. Pick up the telephone or answering machine connected to your
machine.
z Customizing FAX/TEL Auto Switch
You can customize this mode to control precisely how your machine handles incoming
calls. You can adjust the time the machine takes to check whether a call is a fax or voice
call, the length of time the machine rings when it is a voice call, and the behavior the
machine takes if a voice call is not answered in this time.
z If You Have Subscribed to a Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD)
Service with Your Telephone Company (US and Canada 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 telephone will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen. Pick up the handset
to answer the call.
z Setting the Ring Pattern
Your telephone company will assign a distinctive ring pattern to each number when you
order the DRPD service. Set the fax ring pattern that matches the pattern assigned by the
telephone company.
z If You Want Your Machine to Automatically Switch between Fax and
Voice Calls by the Call Ring Patterns (Network Switch):
Select <Network switch>.
When you receive a fax call:
The machine will ring and receive the fax automatically.
When you receive a voice call:
The telephone will ring. Pick up the handset to answer the call.
Setting the Receive Mode
1 Display the FAX menu.
See “Display the FAX menu.” on page 81.
Note
The telephone does not ring when it receives a fax call. If you want it to ring, connect a
telephone to your machine and enable the <Incoming ring> setting. See “Incoming ring” on
page 140. You can also select the number of rings before the machine answers. See
“Incoming ring” on page 140.
Note
For details on the FAX/TEL Auto Switch settings, see “FAX/TEL auto switch” on page 139.
Note
To use this feature, you need to subscribe to a compatible service provided by your telephone
company. Contact your telephone company for details.