If you want to configure this setting…

…do this:

 

Distinctive Ring

1.

Touch right arrow

and then touch Setup.

Change the answer ring pattern for distinctive ring

2.

Touch Fax Setup, and then touch Advanced Fax Setup.

 

 

 

Note: If you are using a distinctive ring service, you

3.

Touch Distinctive Ring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

can use more than one telephone number on the same

4.

A message appears stating that this setting should not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

telephone line. You can change this setting to enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

be changed unless you have multiple phone numbers on

 

 

 

the printer to determine automatically which ring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the same telephone line. Touch Yes to continue.

 

 

 

pattern it should use for fax calls only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Do one of the following:

 

 

 

Tip: You can also use the Ring Pattern Detection feature

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Touch the ring pattern assigned by your telephone

 

 

 

in the printer’s control panel to set distinctive ring. With

 

 

 

company to fax calls.

 

 

 

this feature, the printer recognizes and records the ring

 

 

 

Or

 

 

 

 

pattern of an incoming call and, based on this call,

 

 

 

• Touch Ring Pattern Detection, and then follow the

 

 

 

automatically determines the distinctive ring pattern

 

 

 

instructions on the printer’s control panel.

 

 

 

assigned by your telephone company to fax calls.

 

 

 

Note: If you are using either a PBX phone system that

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

has different ring patterns for internal and external

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

calls, you must call the fax number from an external

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

number.

 

Fax Speed

1.

Touch right arrow and then touch Setup.

Set the fax speed used to communicate between the printer

2.

Touch Fax Setup, and then touch Advanced Fax Setup.

and other fax machines when sending and receiving faxes.

3.

Touch down arrow

, and then touch Fax Speed.

 

 

 

Note: If you experience problems sending and

 

 

 

4.

Touch to touch Fast, Medium, or Slow.

 

 

 

receiving faxes, try using a lower fax speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fax Error Correction Mode

1.

Touch right arrow

and then touch Setup.

If the printer detects an error signal during the transmission

2.

Touch Fax Setup, and then touch Advanced Fax Setup.

and the error-correction setting is turned on, the printer can

3.

Touch down arrow

, and then touch Error Correction

request that a portion of the fax be resent.

 

 

 

Mode.

 

 

 

 

Note: If you have problems sending and receiving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Select On or Off.

 

 

 

 

faxes, turn off error correction. Also, turning off this

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setting might be useful when you are trying to send a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fax to another country/region or receive a fax from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

another country/region or if you are using a satellite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

phone connection.

 

 

 

 

 

Volume

1.

Touch right arrow

and then touch Setup.

Change the volume of the printer sounds, including the fax

2.

Touch Fax Setup, and then touch Basic Fax Setup.

tones.

3.

Touch down arrow , and then touch Fax Sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume.

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Touch to touch Soft, Loud, or Off.

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