5 Setup Receive

Basic receiving operations

Choosing the Receive Mode

There are four different Receive Modes for your MFC. You can choose the mode that best suits your needs.

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.

 

 

 

 

Fax/Tel

The MFC controls the

Use this mode if you expect to receive lots of fax

(fax and telephone)

line and automatically

messages and few telephone calls. You can not

 

answers every call. If the

have an answering machine on the same line, even

 

call is a fax it will receive

if it is on a separate wall jack on the same line. You

 

the fax. If the call is not a

can not use the telephone company’s Voice Mail in

 

fax it will ring

this mode.

 

(pseudo/double ring) for

 

 

you to pick up the call.

 

 

 

 

External TAD

The external answering

Use this mode if you have an external answering

(with an external

device (TAD)

machine on your phone line.

answering device)

automatically answers

The TAD setting works only with an external

 

every call.

answering machine. Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time

 

Voice messages are

do not work in this setting.

 

stored on the external

 

 

TAD. Fax messages are

 

 

printed.

 

 

 

 

Manual

You control the phone

Use this mode if you don’t receive many fax

(manual receive)

line and must answer

messages, with Distinctive Ring, or if are using a

 

every call yourself.

computer on the same line.

(with Distinctive Ring)

 

If you answer and hear fax tones, wait until the

 

 

MFC takes over the call, then hang up. (See Easy

 

 

Receive on page 5-4.)

 

 

 

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