5 5Setup 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 by pressing Receive Mode repeatedly.

LCD

How it works

When to use it

FAX ONLY

The MFC

For dedicated fax lines.

(automatic receive)

automatically

 

 

answers every call as

 

 

a fax.

 

 

 

 

FAX/TEL*

The MFC controls the

Use this mode if you expect to receive lots of

(fax and telephone)

line and automatically

fax messages and few telephone calls. You

 

answers every call. If

cannot have an answering machine on the

(with an External or

the call is a fax it will

same line, even if it is on a separate wall jack

Extension

receive the fax. If the

(phone socket) on the same line. You cannot

Telephone)

call is not a fax it will

use the telephone company’s Voice Mail in

 

ring (pseudo/double

this mode.

 

ring) for you to pick up

 

 

the call.

 

 

 

 

EXTERNAL TAD

The external

Use this mode if you have an external

(with an External

answering machine

answering machine on your phone line.

Answering

(TAD) automatically

The TAD setting works only with an external

Machine)

answers every call.

answering machine. Ring Delay and F/T

 

Voice messages are

Ring Time do not work in this setting.

 

stored on the external

 

 

TAD. Fax messages

 

 

are printed.

 

 

 

 

MANUAL

You control the phone

Use this mode when you are using a

(manual receive)

line and must answer

computer modem on the same line or if you

 

every call yourself.

don’t receive many [BP1] fax messages.

(with an External or

 

If you hear fax tones, wait until the machine

Extension

 

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

Telephone)

 

Receive on page 5-4.)

 

 

 

*In FAX/TEL mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. If you have extension phones on the line, keep the Ring Delay set to 4 rings.

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