6 6Setup Receive

Basic Receiving Operations

Choosing the Receive Mode

There are three different receive modes for your MFC. You may choose the mode that best suits your needs by pressing Receive Mode repeatedly until the LCD shows the setting you want to use.

LCD

How it works

When to use it

 

 

 

FAX ONLY

The MFC automatically

For dedicated fax lines.

(automatic receive)

answers every call as a fax.

You cannot receive a voice

 

 

call but you can call out.

 

 

 

FAX/TEL*

The MFC controls the line

You cannot have an

(fax/telephone)

and automatically answers

answering machine on the

 

every call.

same line, even if it is on a

 

If the call is a fax it will

separate wall jack on the

 

receive the fax. If the call is

same line.

 

not a fax it will ring

You cannot use the

 

(double-ring) for you to

telephone company’s Voice

 

pick up the call.

Mail in this mode.

 

 

 

TAD:ANSWER

The external TAD

Use this mode if you have

MACH.

automatically answers

an external answering

(external telephone

every call. Voice messages

machine on your phone

answering device)

are stored on the external

line.

 

TAD. Fax messages are

 

 

printed.

 

 

 

 

MANUAL

You control the phone line

Use this mode when you

(manual receive)

and must answer every call

are using a computer

 

yourself.

modem on the same line or

 

 

if you receive very few fax

 

 

messages.

 

 

You can also use this mode

 

 

with Distinctive Ring.

 

 

 

*In FAX/TEL mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. If you have extension phones on the line, keep the Ring Delay set to 4 rings.

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