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number sends you a fax, the control-panel display indicates that the number is blocked, the fax does
not print, and the fax is not saved in memory. Faxes from blocked fax numbers appear in the fax
activity log with a “discarded” designation. You can unblock blocked fax numbers individually or all at
one time.
NOTE: The sender of a blocked fax is not notified that the fax failed.
1.
From the Home screen, touch the Setup
button.
2. Touch the Fax Setup menu.
3. Touch the Basic Fax Setup menu.
4. Touch the Block Junk Faxes button.
5. Touch the Add Numbers button.
6. Use the keypad to enter the fax number that you want to block, and then touch the Done button.
Set the number of rings-to-answer
When the answer mode is set to Automatic, the product rings-to-answer setting determines the
number of times the telephone rings before the product answers an incoming call.
If the product is connected to a telephone line that receives both fax and voice calls (a shared line)
and that also uses an answering machine, you might need to adjust the rings-to-answer setting. The
number of rings-to-answer for the product must be greater than the rings-to-answer on the answering
machine. This allows the answering machine to answer the incoming call and record a message if it is
a voice call. When the answering machine answers the call, the product listens to the call and
automatically answers it if it detects fax tones.
The default setting for rings-to-answer is five for the U.S. and Canada, and two for other countries/
regions.
Use the following table to determine the number of rings-to-answer to use.
Type of telephone line Recommended rings-to-answer setting
Dedicated fax line (receiving only fax calls) Set to a number of rings within the range shown on the
control-panel display. (The minimum and maximum number
of rings allowed varies by country/region.)
One line with two separate numbers and a ring-pattern
service
One or two rings. (If you have an answering machine or
computer voicemail for the other telephone number, make
sure that the product is set to a greater number of rings than
the answering system. Also, use the distinctive-ring feature
to differentiate between voice and fax calls.)
Shared line (receiving both fax and voice calls) with only an
attached telephone
Five rings or more.
Shared line (receiving both fax and voice calls) with an
attached answering machine or computer voicemail
Two rings more than the answering machine or computer
voicemail.
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