If you answer a fax call on an extension or an external telephone plugged into the correct socket on the machine, you can make your machine take the call by using the Remote Activation Code. When you press the Remote Activation Code l 5 1 (l 9 1 for New Zealand), the machine starts to receive the fax.
If the machine answers a voice call and
You should assume that you're receiving a manual fax.
Press l 5 1 (l 9 1 for New Zealand) and wait for the chirp or until the LCD shows Receiving, and then hang up.
Note
You can also use the Fax Detect feature to make your machine automatically take the call. (See Fax Detect on page 38.)
Using a cordless external telephoneOnce the base unit of the cordless telephone has been connected to the same telephone line as the machine (see External and extension telephones on page 50), it is easier to answer calls during the Ring Delay if you carry the cordless handset around with you.
If you let the machine answer first, you will have to go to the machine so you can press Hook to send the call to the cordless handset.
Telephone and External devices
Using remote codesRemote Activation CodeIf you answer a fax call on an extension telephone, you can tell your machine to receive it by dialling the Remote Activation Code l 5 1 (l 9 1 for New Zealand). Wait for the chirping sounds then replace the handset. (See Fax Detect on page 38.)
If you answer a fax call at the external telephone, you can make the machine receive the fax by pressing Mono Start and choosing 2.Receive.
Remote Deactivation CodeIf you receive a voice call and the machine is
in F/T mode, it will start to sound the F/T 7 (double) ring after the initial ring delay. If you pick up the call on an extension telephone
you can turn the F/T ring off by pressing # 5 1 (# 9 1 for New Zealand) (make sure you press this between the rings).
If the machine answers a voice call and
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