Set up and use fax
You can receive faxes automatically or manually.
Note: If you receive a
the printer is not currently set to use
If you are copying a document when a fax arrives, the fax is stored in the printer’s memory until the copying finishes. As a result, the number of fax pages that can be stored in memory might be reduced.
Learn more!
See the user guide for more information about the following topics:
•Reprint received faxes from memory
•Poll to receive a fax
•Forward faxes to another number
•Set the paper size for received faxes
•Set automatic reduction for incoming faxes
•Block junk fax numbers
For information about finding the user guide, see “Where is the user guide?” on page 4.
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Receive a fax automatically
If you turn on the Auto Answer option (the default setting) from the printer control panel, the printer automatically answers incoming calls and receives faxes after the number of rings specified by the Rings to Answer setting. For information about configuring this setting, see “Step 3: Configure fax settings” on page 12.
Faxes and your voice mail service
If you subscribe to a voicemail service on the same phone line that you will use for faxing, you cannot receive faxes automatically. Instead, turn off the Auto Answer setting so that you can receive faxes manually. Be sure you initiate the manual fax before the voicemail picks up the line.
If you want to receive faxes automatically instead, contact your telephone company to subscribe to a distinctive ring service or to obtain a separate phone line for faxing.
Receive a fax manually
When you are on the phone, the person you are speaking with can send you a fax while you are still connected (called “manual faxing”).
You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is connected to the printer (through the
1.Make sure the printer is turned on and you have paper loaded in the main tray.
2.Remove any originals from the document feeder tray.
3.Set the Rings to Answer setting to a high number to allow you to answer the incoming call before the printer answers. Or turn off the Auto Answer setting so that the printer does not automatically answer incoming calls.
4.If you are currently on the phone with the sender, instruct the sender to press Start on their fax machine.
5.When you hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, do the following:
a.From the Home screen on the printer control panel, press the button to the right of Fax, press the button to the right of OK, and then press the button to the right of Receive Fax Manually.
b.After the printer begins to receive the fax, you can hang up the phone or remain on the line. The phone line is silent during fax transmission.
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