Chapter 5

Receiving Faxes

Different Ways to Receive a Fax

The machine provides you with several modes for receiving faxes. Once you have decided which mode is suitable for your needs, set the mode as described in the User’s Guide. You can change the mode when the machine is in standby mode. To determine which mode best suits your requirements, refer to the table below:

 

Receive Mode

 

Main Use

 

Operation

 

FaxOnly*

 

 

Fax

 

Machine answers all calls as fax calls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It receives faxes automatically and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disconnects voice calls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FaxTel

 

 

Fax/Tel

 

Automatically switches between fax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

calls and voice calls. Receives faxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

automatically and rings for voice calls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To set the details pp. 5-3, 5-4.

Requirements

Separate telephone line for fax use only.

Telephone connected to the machine.

Manual

 

Tel

 

Machine rings for every call, whether it

 

Telephone connected to the machine.

 

 

 

 

is a fax call or a voice call. For a fax

 

 

 

 

 

 

call, you have to manually activate

 

 

 

 

 

 

reception of the fax.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AnsMode

 

Fax/Tel

 

Receives faxes automatically and routes

 

Answering machine connected to the

 

 

 

 

voice calls to the answering machine.

 

machine.

* Factory default setting

You can confirm which receive mode is set by checking the standby display. The receive mode is displayed in the lower left of the LCD.

 

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FaxOnly

STANDARD

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Canon FAX-L400 manual Receiving Faxes, Different Ways to Receive a Fax