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Receiving Faxes
■When You Receive a Voice Call
The answering machine will record any voice messages.
Adjusting the Answering Machine
Adjust your answering machine as follows:
•Set the answering machine to answer on the first or second ring.
•The entire message should be no longer than 15 seconds.
•In the message, tell your callers how to send a fax.
Receiving with a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) Service: DRPD
If you want to select <DRPD>, check the following:
■Select This Mode If:
•you only have one telephone line for both fax and telephone use.
•you want to receive faxes automatically as well as voice calls.
•you have subscribed to a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) service with your telephone company. This service assigns two or more fax/telephone numbers with distinctive ring patterns to a single telephone line, allowing you to have both a fax number(s) and a telephone number(s) using only one telephone line. The machine will automatically monitor incoming calls and based on the ring pattern, will let you know if the call is a fax or voice call. Contact your telephone company for more information on this service.
■You Will Need to:
•set <DRPD>. (See "Setting the Receive Mode," on p.
•connect a telephone to the machine. (See "Connect the telephone cable and any necessary external device," in the
■When You Receive a Fax Call
The telephone will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen and the machine receives the fax automatically.
■When You Receive a Voice Call
The telephone will ring according to the ring pattern you have chosen. Pick up the handset to answer the call.
