Receiving Both Faxes and Telephone Calls Automatically: Fax/Tel Mode
Set this mode if you want your MultiPASS to automatically switch between voice and fax calls. For this mode, you need to have a telephone connected to your unit.
What Happens When Fax/Tel Mode is Selected
Type of call
Telephone
Fax
Sending document
manually
Fax
Sending document
automatically
Telephone charges begin for the caller.
The MultiPASS answers without ringing.
RING START TIME
(Factory default setting = 8 sec.)
F/T RING TIME (Factory default setting =15 sec.)
The MultiPASS listens for the fax tone.
(For 8 sec.)
The fax tone is detected.
The fax tone is not detected.
The MultiPASS starts ringing.
If you don’t pick up the handset
(within 15 sec.).
The document is
received automatically.
(The fax tone is detected and the MultiPASS switches to receive mode.)
Pick up the
handset to talk.
DEFAULT ACTION
Choose between:
RECEIVE (factory default setting) and DISCONNECT.
RECEIVE
(Factory default setting)
DISCONNECT
The MultiPASS disconnects the call.
Not all fax machines are capable of sending a fax tone. For those cases if you set the DEFAULT ACTION to RECEIVE, the MultiPASS switches to receive mode automatically and starts receiving the document. If no document comes in, it disconnects after approximately 55 seconds.
You can select these options using the MultiPASS Fax Setup Utility or the operation panel. If you are using the MultiPASS Fax Setup Utility, see the online MultiPASS Desktop Manager Software Guide. If you are using the operation panel, see the online Standalone Fax Manual.
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