4. Fax

4.5Selecting the way to use your fax machine

Depending on your situation, select the way you prefer to use your fax machine.

Use only as a fax

Mostly phone calls

With answering machine

4.5.1 Use only as a fax

Your situation

You have a separate telephone line just for faxes.

How to setup

Set the fax machine to FAX ONLY mode (page 29) by pressing {AUTO ANSWER} repeatedly.

On

How to receive calls

All incoming calls will be answered as faxes.

4.5.2 Mostly phone calls

Your situation

You plan to answer the calls yourself.

How to setup

Set the fax machine to TEL mode (page 28) by pressing {AUTO ANSWER} repeatedly.

Off

How to receive calls

You have to answer all calls manually.

To receive a fax document, press {FAX/START} for each fax receiving.

4.5.3 With answering machine

Your situation

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

How to setup

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

LSet the ring count in FAX ONLY mode of the fax machine to more than 4, if you use with auto answer ON.

How to receive calls

If the call is a phone call, the answering machine will record voice messages.

If a fax calling tone is detected, the fax machine will receive a fax automatically.

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Panasonic KX-FP143HK Selecting the way to use your fax machine, Use only as a fax, Mostly phone calls