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 (p. 5-2). 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

 

Telephone connected to the machine.

 

 

 

 

calls 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 receives faxes automatically and

 

 

 

 

disconnects voice calls.

 

 

 

 

 

DRPD

 

Fax/Tel

 

Allows you to have separate fax and

 

 

 

 

telephone numbers that you distinguish

 

 

 

 

by the type of ring. To set the details,

 

 

 

 

p. 5-5.

Separate telephone line for fax use only.

Subscription to a DRP service. Telephone connected to the machine.

5

Manual

 

Tel

 

Machine rings for every call, whether it

 

Telephone connected to the machine.

 

 

 

 

is 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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