When the number of rings you set is detected, the printer automatically receives the incoming fax.
Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the cables or the and ports while act ively receiving a fax.
Tips:
•If the printer is sharing the line wit h other analog devices (telephone, answering machine), then set the printer
to pick up calls two rings after the answering mach ine. For example, if the answering machine picks up ca lls after
four rings, then set the printer to pick up after six rings. This way, the answering machine picks up calls first and
your voice calls are received. If the call is a fax, then the printer detects the fax signal on the line and takes over
the call. If the printer is on a dedicated fax line, then you may set the printer to pick up on any number of rings.
•If you have multiple numbers on a single line, or if you subscribe to a di stinctive ring service provided by your
telephone company, then make sure that you set the correct ring pattern for the printer. Otherwise, the printer
will not receive faxes even if you have set it to receive faxes automatically.
Receiving a fax manually
1Turn off Auto Answer:
aFrom the printer cont rol panel, press .
bPress the arrow buttons to scroll to Fax Setup, and then press .
cPress the arrow buttons to scroll to Ringing and Answering, and then press .
dPress again to select Au to Answer.
ePress the arrow buttons to scroll to Off, and then press .
2When the telephone rings and you hear fax t ones when you pick up the handset, press on the printer or *9*
on the telephone attached to the printer.
Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the cables or the and ports while act ively receiving a fax.
Tips:
•The default code for answering faxes manually is *9*, but for increased security, you can change it to a number
that only you know. You can enter up to 7 characters for your code. The val id characters are the digits 0-9 and
the characters # and *.
•Make sure that the telephone is plugged into the p ort on the back of the printer and t hat the printer is
connected to the wall jack through the po rt.
Faxing FAQIf I skipped the fax setup initially, do I n eed to run the installer again
to set up the fax?
You do not need to run the installer again. You can set up and configure the fax through the fax software that was
installed with the printer software.
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