Canon L290, L240 4-+-18, DISCONNECTto talk, Setting the Options for Fax/Tel Mode, Receiving Faxes

Setting the Options for Fax/Tel Mode

If you set Fax/Tel Mode, you can control precisely how the FAX handles incoming calls by adjusting the following settings:

–RINGSTARTTIMEsetting: Adjust the time the FAX takes to check whether a

call is from a fax machine or from a telephone (default: 8 seconds).

–F/TRINGTIMEsetting: Adjust the length of time the FAX rings when the call

is from a telephone (default: 22 seconds).

– DEFAULTACTIONsetting: Set whether the AX switches to receive mode or disconnects the call after the ring time set in F/TRINGTIMEhas elapsed (default: switches to receive mode).

■What Happens When Fax/Tel Mode is Selected

When the FAX receives a call, it responds according to the type of call as follows:

Type of call

Telephone charges begin for the caller.

Telephone	Fax	Fax
	Sending document	Sending document
	manually	automatically

The FAX answers without ringing.

RINGSTARTTIME

(Default setting

F/T=RING8 secTIME.)

(Default setting

= 22 sec.

The FAX listens for the fax tone. DEFAULT(For 8 ACTIONsec.) The fax tone is

detected.

The fax tone is not detected.

The FAX starts ringing.

If you don’t pick up the handset

(within 22 sec.).

RECEIVEChoose between:

(default setting) and DISCONNECT.

4-+-18-

The document is

received automatically.

(The fax tone is detected and the FAX switches to receive mode.)

Pick up the handset

DISCONNECTto talk.

The fax disconnects the call.

(Default setting)

Not all fax machines are capable of sending a fax tone. For those cases if you set the DEFAULTACTIONto RECEIVE, the fax switches to receive mode automatically and starts receiving the document. If no document comes in, it disconnects the call after approximately 40 seconds.

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