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Reception Modes
The machine can treat incoming fax
messages and telephone calls in three
ways.
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❖ Auto mode
Use this mode if your line is shared
by a fax machine and telephone.
When a call comes in, the machine
will ring a number of times to give
you the chance to pick up the ex-
ternal telephone handset. If you do
not pick up and the call is a fax
message, the machine will go into
fax mode and start receiving. You
can choose the number of times the
machine rings before taking the
call by altering the Auto Ring time
(see Chapter 7, “Setting The Auto
Ring Time" in the Advanced Fea-
tures manual).
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❖ Connecting to a Telephone An-
swering Machine (TAM)
When Auto Mode is selected,
you can connect the machine to
a Telephone Answering Ma-
chine (TAM).
TAM mode ensures that your
answering machine has the
chance to respond to incoming
telephone calls. If the call hap-
pens to be a fax message, the
message will be given to the fax
machine automatically.
In the TAM Mode, the Auto Ring
count must be set to one ring
more than the number of rings
that your answering machine
waits before it takes the call.
Important
❒ If the Auto Mode function does
not operate as expected when us-
ing an answering machine, leave
the first five seconds of the an-
swering machine message blank.
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❖ Fax mode
In this mode the machine automat-
ically answers incoming calls.
When a call is received, the ma-
chine rings a few times to alert you
that a message is being sent, then
starts receiving and printing the
message. Fax mode is ideal for a
dedicated fax line.
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❖ Telephone mode
Use this mode if your line is shared
by a fax machine and a telephone,
but you wish to answer all calls
yourself and decide whether they
are fax messages or telephone
calls. You must manually hit the
Start key to receive a fax.
The machine will ring continuous-
ly until you answer the call, so you
have to be near the machine at all
times.
The Manual Receive indicator is lit
when the machine is in this mode.
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