Receiving Faxes

Setting the unit to receive faxes!

Use only as a fax

With answering machine

External telephone answering machine (not included)

How you

want the unit

to receive

calls

You have a separate telephone line just for faxes.

You want to use the fax machine with an answering machine.

FAX ONLY mode (p. 43)

Turn AUTO ANSWER on by

pressing AUTO ANSWER .

You have to

set this.

ON

When receiving calls:

All incoming calls will be answered as faxes.

This is how the unit will operate.

Activating an answering machine (p. 44)

Connect an external telephone answering machine and set the ring count of the answering machine to less than 4.

Set the ring count in FAX ONLY mode of the fax machine to “5 EXT.TAM”, if you use with AUTO ANSWER on.

When receiving voice calls:

The answering machine will record voice messages.

When receiving fax calls:

The fax machine will disconnect the answering machine and receive documents.

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Panasonic KX-FL501C manual Receiving Faxes, Setting the unit to receive faxes