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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 Quick Start 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

Requirements

FaxTel*

Fax/Tel

Automatically switches between fax calls

Telephone connected to the machine.

 

 

and voice calls. Receives faxes

 

 

 

automatically and rings for voice calls. To

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

FaxOnly

Fax

Machine answers all calls as fax calls. It

Separate telephone line for fax use

 

 

receives faxes automatically and

only.

 

 

disconnects voice calls.

 

 

 

 

 

Manual

Tel

Machine rings for every call, whether it is

Telephone connected to the machine.

 

 

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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