Canon MF5550, H12295 manual Receiving Faxes Manually Manual Mode

Receiving Faxes Manually: MANUAL MODE

If you want to select <MANUAL MODE>, check the following:

■Select This Mode If:

•you only have one telephone line for both fax and telephone use.

•you receive mainly voice calls and sometimes faxes.

■You Will Need to:

•set <MANUAL MODE>. (See "Setting the Receive Mode," on p. 5-1.)

•connect a telephone to the machine. (See "Connect the telephone cable and any necessary external device," in the Set-Up Sheet.)

■When You Receive a Fax Call

The telephone will ring. Pick up the handset and if you hear a beep, press [Start] on the machine to receive the fax.

■When You Receive a Voice Call

The telephone will ring. Pick up the handset to answer the call.

NOTE

The telephone rings for every call, whether it is a fax call or a voice call. If you want the machine to receive faxes automatically after ringing for a specified number of rings, enable the <MAN/AUTO SWITCH> setting. You can also specify the number of rings before the machine receives faxes. (See <3. MAN/AUTO SWITCH> of "Menu Descriptions," on p. 8-6.)

Receiving When an Answering Machine Is Connected:

ANS. MACHINE MODE

If you want to select <ANS. MACHINE MODE>, check the following:

■Select This Mode If:

•you only have one telephone line for both fax and telephone use.

•you want to receive faxes automatically and receive voice messages on your answering machine.

■You Will Need to:

•set <ANS. MACHINE MODE>. (See "Setting the Receive Mode," on p. 5-1.)

•connect an answering machine to the machine. (See "Connect the telephone cable and any necessary external device," in the Set-Up Sheet.)

■When You Receive a Fax Call

The machine will receive the fax automatically.

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Receiving Faxes

Setting the Receive Mode 5-3