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Receiving a Fax
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Using receive modes 6
Some receive modes answer faxes
automatically (Fax Only and Fax/Tel).
You may want to change the ring delay before
using these modes see Ring Delay on page
31.
Fax only 6
Fax only mode will automatically answer
every call as a fax call. If the call is a fax your
machine will receive it.
Fax/Tel 6
Fax/Tel mode helps you automatically
manage incoming calls, by recognising
whether they are fax or voice calls and
dealing with them in one of the following
ways:
Faxes will be automatically received.
Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell you
to pick up the line. The F/T ring is a fast
double ring made by your machine.
Use this mode if you receive few voice
calls.
Also see F/T Ring Time (Fax/Tel mode only)
on page 32 and Ring Delay on page 31.
Manual 6
To receive a fax in manual mode press
Mono Start or Colour Start when you hear
fax tones (short repeating beeps). You can
also use the Fax Detect feature to receive
faxes by lifting a handset on the same line as
the machine.
Also see Fax Detect on page 32.
If you use a computer modem on the same
line, faxing will not operate correctly.
External TAD 6
External TAD mode lets an external
answering device manage your incoming
calls. Incoming calls will be dealt with in one
of the following ways:
Faxes will be automatically received.
Voice callers can record a message on the
external TAD.
For more information see Connecting an
external TAD on page 43.
Receive mode settings 6
Ring Delay 6
The Ring Delay sets the number of times the
machine rings before it answers in Fax Only
or Fax/Tel mode. If you have external or
extension phones on the same line as the
machine, choose the maximum number of
rings.
(See Operation from extension telephones on
page 45 and Fax Detect on page 32.)
a Press Menu, 2, 1, 1.
b Press a or b to choose how many
times the line rings before the machine
answers (02-10 for Australia, 01-10 for
New Zealand, 00-10 for some
countries).
Press OK.
Note
For some countries, if you choose 00, the
line will not ring at all.
c Press Stop/Exit.