Setting the answer mode

Depending on your situation, you can set the device answer mode to Automatic or Manual. The factory-set default is Automatic.

Automatic: In this answer mode, the device answers incoming calls after a specified number of rings or upon recognition of special fax tones. To specify the number of rings, see Changing the rings-to-answer setting.

Manual: In this answer mode, the device never answers calls. You must start the fax- receiving process yourself, either by pressing START FAX on the control panel or by picking up a telephone that is connected to that line and dialing 1-2-3 (in tone-dial mode only).

Note

Although most users leave the answer mode set to Automatic, voice callers who dial the fax

 

telephone number will hear fax tones if the telephone is not answered, or if they do not hang

 

up by the specified number of rings-to-answer. If you do not want voice callers to hear fax

 

tones, use the Manual setting. But remember that fax calls are not received automatically

 

when the mode is set to Manual.

To set the answer mode

To set or change the answer mode, complete the following steps:

1. On the device control panel, press MENU.

2. Use the < or the > button to select Fax setup, and then press ENTER.

3. Use the < or the > button to select Fax Recv. setup, and then press ENTER.

4. Press ENTER to select Answer mode.

5. Use the < or the > button to select Automatic or Manual, and then press ENTER. The control-panel display shows the answer mode setting that you specified.

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