Receiving Faxes

TEL mode!

(answering all calls manually)

Activating TEL mode

If the arrow () is shown on the right of the display, turn it off by pressing AUTO ANSWER .

 

 

Display:

 

TEL MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON

Receiving a fax

 

1

Handset is off the base unit:

Press

TALK when the handset rings.

 

Handset is on the base unit:

2

Lift the handset when the base unit rings.

When:

 

 

 

— document reception is required,

 

— a fax calling tone (slow beep) is heard, or

 

— no sound is heard,

 

 

press

FAX/START on the base unit or

 

press

FAX on the handset until a single

 

beep is heard.

 

CONNECTING.....

The unit will start fax reception.

AUTO ANSWER STOP

FAX/START

TALK

FAX

Note:

If you do not answer the call within 10 rings, the unit will temporarily switch to the fax. The other party can send a fax.

Up to 30 sheets of printed paper can be held. Remove the printed paper before it exceeds 30 sheets.

To stop receiving

Press STOP .

Friendly reception feature

When you answer a call and hear a fax calling tone (slow beep), the unit will automatically start fax reception.

If this feature is not required, set feature #46 to off (p. 60).

Fax reception in memory

When a printing problem is detected, the unit will temporarily store the received document into memory.

While the document is in memory:

the display will show an error message and the following alternately,

Display:

FAX IN MEMORY

 

 

— slow beeps will sound if feature #44 is set to on (p. 60).

Follow the instructions on pages 63 and 64 to solve the problem.

For memory capacity, see page 80.

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Panasonic KX-FPC161 TEL mode Answering all calls manually, Activating TEL mode, Receiving a fax

KX-FPC161 specifications

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