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Setting the Answering Mode
Your fax machine has a number of answering modes which determine how it handles incoming calls (both fax and voice). The current answering mode appears on your fax machine’s standby display.
Answering Mode Options
The answering mode which is best for you will vary depending on how you use your fax machine and what external telephone devices are connected to it. Read through the answering modes listed here, then follow the instructions below.
Manual Receive Mode [TEL]: If you use the same line for both fax and telephone calls and the majori- ty of your incoming calls are telephone calls, then the TEL answering mode is your best choice. Each time someone calls, your fax machine will ring like a telephone. You can answer from either an external handset or from an external telephone connected to your fax machine. If you pick up the handset and hear fax machine tones, press the Start key to receive the fax. If you do not answer the phone and someone tries to send you a fax message, your machine will not accept it.
Auto Receive Mode [FAX]: If your fax machine is con- nected to a telephone line reserved only for fax com- munications, use the Auto Receive mode. Your fax
machine will assume all incoming calls are fax messages and automatically receive all incoming fax messages.
Telephone/Fax Mode [T/F]: When incoming calls are a mixture of fax and telephone calls, your best choice is the Telephone/Fax mode. In this mode, your fax machine detects whether the incoming call is a fax or voice call. When the call is from another fax machine, your machine will switch to fax mode and receive the message. When the call is a voice call, your fax machine will ring like a telephone. If you do not answer, your fax machine will switch back to fax mode to allow the calling party to manually send a fax.
Telephone Answering Device Mode [TAD]: Use this mode if you have connected an answering machine to your fax machine. Like Telephone/Fax mode, the Telephone Answering Device mode detects whether an incoming call is a fax or voice call. If the call is a fax call, your fax machine will receive the fax. Your answering machine will not activate. If the incoming call is a voice call, your fax machine will ring just as it does in Manual Receive mode. If no one answers the call, your answering machine will activate, allow- ing the calling party to leave a message. If the call- ing party decides to send a fax, your fax machine will automatically receive the fax.
Tip: The Telephone Answering Device mode is normally turned off. To have it turned on, contact your dealer.
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