Setting the Answering Mode
Your machine has a number of answering modes, which determine how it handles incoming calls (both fax and voice). The current answering mode appears on your machine’s standby display.
Answering Mode Options
The answering mode that is best for you depends on how you use your machine and what external telephone devices are connected to it.
Read through the answering modes that are listed here, then follow the instructions below.
Manual Receive Mode [TEL]: If you use the same line for both fax and telephone calls and the majority of your incoming calls are tele- phone calls, then the TEL answering mode is your best choice. Each time someone calls, your machine rings like a telephone. You can answer from an external telephone connected to your machine. If you pick up the handset and hear fax tones, press the START key to receive the fax. If you do not answer the phone and someone tries to send you a fax message, your machine does not accept it.
Auto Receive Mode [FAX]: If your machine is connected to a telephone line reserved only for fax communications, use the Auto Receive mode. Your machine assumes all incoming calls are fax messages and automatically receives all incoming fax messages.
Telephone/Fax Mode [T/F]: When incoming calls are a mixture of fax and telephone calls, your best choice is the Telephone/Fax mode. In this mode, your machine detects whether the incoming call is a fax or voice call. When the call is from another fax machine, your machine switches to fax mode and receives the mes- sage. When the call is a voice call, your ma- chine rings like a telephone. If you do not answer, your machine switches back to fax mode to allow the calling party to manually send a fax.
Telephone Answering Device Mode [TAD]: Use this mode if you have connected an answering machine to your machine. Like Telephone/Fax mode, the Telephone Answering Device mode detects whether an incoming call is a fax or voice call. If the call is a fax call, your machine receives the fax. Your answering machine does not activate. If the incoming call is a voice call, your machine rings just as it does in Manual Receive mode. If no one answers the call, your answering machine activates, allowing the calling party to leave a message. If the calling party decides to send a fax, your machine automatically receives the fax.
Tip: In some countries, the Telephone Answering Device mode is turned off. To have it turned on, contact your dealer.
Memory Reception Mode [MEM]: The re- ceived data is not printed and is stored into memory even if there is fax paper on which to print.
Use the Print Operation function when you want to print out data that was stored in memory during the Memory Reception mode.
You can set a password for when you want to disable the Memory Reception mode.
The password is set by USER PROGRAM- MING under MEM. PASSWORD PRG.
PC Receive mode [PC]: Use this mode when the MFP Option Kit is installed and your ma- chine is connected to your PC. The call signal from your exchange is sent directly to your PC. Your machine does not respond to the signal. Fax reception by your PC is enabled upon receiving the call signal.
Tip: You need to install a special driver into your PC in order to use this function.
Forwarding Mode [FWD]: The forwarding mode allows received facsimiles to be for- warded to another number. The forwarding numbers are entered or registered in User Programming under FORWARDING NO.
PRG.. Up to ten forwarding numbers can be registered.
