Muratec F-98 Receiving faxes, Different ways to get the job done, Tel Ready Dec 11 1998

Receiving faxes

Different ways to get the job done

Reception modes

Your fax machine has two different reception modes — Tel Ready and Fax Ready — each of which we’ll explain in a moment. We’ll also give you an idea of which one you should use, depending upon your setup.

Answering calls manually — for both reception modes

In either reception mode, you can always answer calls manually if you have an optional handset installed. Just pick it up, as you would if using a normal phone.

If you hear someone speaking to you, use your optional handset to have a normal phone call.

If you hear distinctive fax tones (“beep — beep

—beep — beep”), press START and hang up the optional handset. Your fax machine will begin

receiving a fax.

Note: Don’t try to answer a call by pressing MONITOR/CALL. The monitor function is for on-hook dialing only.

Answering fax calls using another phone, not the fax machine

If you have one phone line ringing to several phones in your office and you have an optional handset attached to your fax, there’s no need to run to the fax machine to answer every call. If you happen to answer a fax call while you’re at another exten- sion within the same office, put the handset down, but don’t hang up. Walk to the fax machine and pick up the optional handset. Then press START.

After you press START, you must hang up both the fax machine’s handset and the second telephone’s handset. Because remote fax machines will wait several seconds to hear reception tones from your unit, you have about 30 seconds to walk to your fax, pick up the handset, and press START.

Getting started

Tel Ready mode — when Auto Answer is off

Use it if: • You intend to use the same line for both fax and phone calls and

•On that line, you’re using at least one other phone which is not connected to your fax machine

and

•You have installed an optional handset on your fax machine.

In this mode: Your fax machine never answers calls automatically. You must answer each call as described in “Answering calls manually — for both reception modes” (this page, left column).

To select Tel Ready:

1 If there isn’t a document in the feeder, skip to step 2.

If there’s a document in the feeder, press STOP so it will feed out.

2 Press AUTO ANSWER once or twice until the Auto Answer light is off and the LCD shows:

Tel Ready

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It’s easy to make the switch

To toggle between Tel Ready and Fax Ready (see page 1.18), turn off Auto Answer. (To maintain Tel Ready as your default mode, just leave Auto Answer off.)