Additional features 34
Answer/receive mode
! Press the Answer button. The button will light up. When the Answer button is on. TAM
mode overrides any mode that was set with the Rcv.Mode/Contrast button.
• FAX
mode
• In Ready mode,
FX
appears in the right hand corner of the
display.
• When you get a call, the machine answers after the second ring,
and receives the fax automatically. When reception is complete,
the machine returns to Ready mode.
• If you want to change the number of rings before it answers, see
Set rings to answer on page 27.
• TEL
mode
• In Ready mode,
TL
appears in the right hand corner of the
display.
• Automatic fax reception is turned off. You can receive a fax only by
lifting the handset and pressing Start/Enter.
• TAM
mode
• In Ready mode,
TM
appears in the right hand corner of the display
whenever the Digital Message Center is turned on (The Answer
button will be lit.)
• When a call comes in, the answering machine answers and
records the caller’s message if they leave one. If the machine
detects a fax signal, it goes into receive mode.
• When your answering machine answers an incoming call, it
records a fax tone until it realizes a fax is coming through. Due to
this, your answering machine may tell you a voice message has
been left, even when it is actually a fax.