SETTING UP TO RECEIVE FAXES

Fax/Tel Mode

If you only have one phone line in your of®ce, you can set the fax to receive both documents and 1 telephone calls. You need to have the optional handset or an extension phone connected to your fax for

this mode. See pp. 14, 15.

jSetting Fax/Tel Mode

The fax is set up at the factory to this mode. You only need to follow this procedure if you have changed the factory setting.

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Press [RECEIVE MODE] until Fax/Tel Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appears on the LCD.

RECEIVE MODE

Fax/Tel Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press [START/COPY].

START/COPY

 

 

 

 

When this mode is set, the LCD will display the

 

 

12:00

Fax/Tel

time and ″Fax/Tel″.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

jReceiving documents and calls in Fax/Tel Mode

You can set the fax to monitor all incoming calls over the fax/telephone line. When the fax receives an incoming call, it checks to see if the call is from another fax machine trying to send a document, or from someone wanting to talk to you.

The fax cannot receive a document automatically if you are making copies, printing reports, or registering information. See p. 72.

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Make sure you have connected the optional handset or an extension phone to your fax. See pp. 14, 15.

Make sure the fax is set to Fax/Tel Mode

(see above).

When the fax receives a call, it checks to see whether the call is from another fax machine or from a telephone.

¦If it is a fax call, your fax automatically switches to receive mode to accept the fax.

¦If the call is from a person, your fax rings to alert you to pick up the handset.

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Canon B150 manual Setting Fax/Tel Mode, Receiving documents and calls in Fax/Tel Mode, Setting UP to Receive Faxes