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Receiving a Fax
About Receiving Modes
There are five receiving modes: Telephone, Fax, Telephone/Fax, Ans Machine/Fax, and DRPD.
NOTE:
To use the
Telephone/Fax
mode or
Ans Machine/Fax
mode, attach an external telephone or answering
machine to the phone connector
()
on the back of your printer.
Loading Paper for Receiving Faxes
Faxes can only be printed on letter-, A4-, or legal-sized paper. For details about loading paper, see "Loading Print
Media" on page 168.
Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Fax Mode
Your printer is preset to receive a fax automatically at the factory.
If you receive a fax, the printer automatically goes into the fax receive mode after a specified period of time and
receives the fax.
To change the interval at which the printer goes into the fax receive mode after receiving an incoming call, see
"Available Fax Settings Options" on page 224.
Receiving a Fax Manually in the Telephone Mode
To receive a fax manually, pick up the handset of the external telephone, and follow the instructions below.
1
Press the
(Fax)
button when you hear fax tones on the external telephone.
OffHook
appears.
2
Press the
(Start)
button
.
3
Press the button until
Manual Receive
is highlighted, and then press the
(Set)
button.
The printer receives the document.
Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Telephone/Fax or Ans Machine/Fax Mode
To use the Telephone/Fax mode or Ans Machine/Fax mode, you must attach an external telephone or
answering machine to the phone connector ( ) on the back of your printer.
In the Telephone/Fax mode, if the printer receives an incoming fax, the external telephone rings for the time
specified in Auto Rec TEL/FAX, and then the printer automatically receives a fax.
In the Ans Machine/Fax mode, if the caller leaves a message, the answering machine stores the message as it
would normally. If your printer hears a fax tone on the line, it automatically starts to receive a fax.
NOTE:
If you have set your printer to
Ans Machine/Fax
and your answering machine is switched off, or no answering
machine is connected to your printer, your printer will automatically go into the fax receive mode after a predefined time.
Receiving a Fax Manually Using an External Telephone
This feature works best when you are using an external telephone connected to the phone connector ( ) on the
back of your printer. You can receive a fax from someone you are talking to on the external telephone without having
to go to the printer.
When you receive a call on the external telephone and hear fax tones, press the two-digit number on the external
telephone.
The printer receives the document.