7 Choose a Receive Mode

There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only, Fax/Tel, Manual and External TAD.

Do you want to use the telephone features of your machine (if available) or an external telephone or external telephone answering device connected on the same line as the machine?

Yes

No

Are you using the voice message function of an external telephone answering device?

No

Do you want the machine to answer fax and telephone calls automatically?

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Set the LCD contrast

 

(If needed)

If you are having difficulty reading the LCD, try changing the contrast setting.

a Press Menu. b Press 1. c Press 7.

d Pressto increase the contrast. —OR—

Pressto decrease the contrast. Press OK.

Yes

Fax Only

Your machine automatically answers every call as a fax.

Fax/Tel

e Press Stop/Exit.

No

Your machine controls the line and automatically answers every call. If the call is not a fax, the phone will ring for you to pick up the call.

Manual

You control the phone line and must answer every call yourself.

Yes

a Press Menu.

b Press 0.

c Press 1.

External TAD

Your external telephone answering device (TAD) automatically answers every call. Voice messages are stored on the external TAD. Fax messages are automatically printed.

d Press or to choose the receive

mode. Press OK.

e Press Stop/Exit.

For more details, see Receiving a fax in Chapter 6 of the User’s Guide.

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