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Advanced Receiving Operations
See “F/T Ring Time” in this chapter
See “Outgoing Message (OGM) of External TAD” chap. 2
Operation from an External or Extension Telephone
If you answer a fax call on an external or extension phone, you can make your machine take over by using the Activation Code. When you press the Activation Code 5 1, the machine starts to receive a fax.
If the machine answers a voice call and
If you answer a call, and no one is on the line, assume you’re receiving a fax. At the machine phone, press Start, then hang up. At an extension phone, press 5 1, wait for fax receiving tones (chirps), then hang up. At an external phone, press
5 1 and wait for the phone to be disconnected (the screen displays RECEIVE) before you hang up. (Your caller will have to press Start to send the fax.)
If you accidentally pick up an extension phone when a fax message is being received, you may disrupt the transmission or render some portions unreadable.
Extension telephones are not permitted in some countries, in such a case the deactivation code will not work.
The Remote Activation Code also can be used by your callers. When you are using an external TAD, your outgoing message (OGM) should end with the statement “to send a fax, press 5 1”.
For F/T (Fax/Tel) Mode Only
When the machine is in F/T mode, it will use the F/T Ring Time (F/T
If you’re at an extension phone, you’ll need to lift the handset during the F/T Ring Time and press # 5 1 between the F/T 5 1.