Receiving Faxes

How the fax machine and answering machine work

Receiving voice calls

The answering machine will record voice messages automatically.

Receiving fax calls

The fax machine will receive documents automatically.

Receiving a voice message and fax document in one call

The answering machine will record the voice message first. Then, the fax machine will be activated by the caller’s request and receive the document. For further details, see page 63.

To use with an answering machine and computer, we recommend the following setup.

Always connect the fax machine directly to the wall jack.

Wall jack

Fax machine

Computer

Answering machine

Note:

Set the TEL mode on the fax machine.

The device which has the shortest ring count will answer a call first. Confirm the ring count for each device.

If you use your computer as an answering machine, connect the telephone line cord from the EXT jack on the back of the fax machine to the computer.

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