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Basic receiving operations

Choosing the Receive M ode

There are four different Receive Modes for your machine. You can choose the mode that best
suits your needs.
Setup Receive
LCD How it works When to use it
Fax Only
(automatic receive)
The machine automatically
answers every call as a fax.
For dedicated fax line s.
Fax/Tel
(fax and telephone)
The machine controls the
line and automatically
answers every call. If the call
is a fax it will receive the fax.
If the call is not a fax it wi ll
ring (pseudo/double ring) for
you to pick up the call.
Use this mode if you expect to r eceive lots of fax me ssages
and few telephone calls. You cannot have an answering
machine on the same line, even if it is on a separate wall
jack on the same line. Y ou cannot use the te lephone
company’s Voice Mail in this mode.
External TAD
(with an external tele phone
answering device onl y)
The external telephone
answering machine devi ce
(TAD) automaticall y answers
every call.
Voice messages are stored
on the external TAD. If it is a
fax call, the machine
receives the Fax.
Use this mode if you have connected an answering
machine to your machine .
The External TAD setting works onl y with an external
answering machine. Ring Delay does not work in this
setting.
Manual
(manual receive)
(with Distinctive Ring)
You control the phone line
and must answer every call
yourself unless you are using
the Distinctive Ring feature.
Use this mode if you do not receive many fax messages,
use Distinctive Ring, or if you are using a computer on the
same line.
If you answer and hear fax tones, wait un til the machine
takes over the call, then hang up. (See Easy Receive on
page 4-3.)