6. Using the Fax Function

• For details about manually receiving a fax, see p.238 "Receiving a fax in FAX/TEL Manual mode".

Receiving a fax in FAX/TAD mode

When the reception mode is set to FAX/TAD mode, the external telephone answering device answers and records messages when the machine receives telephone calls. If the incoming call is a fax call, the machine receives the fax automatically.

1.When there is an incoming call, the external telephone answering device rings the number of times specified in [Overall Ringings w/ TAD] under [Fax Features].

If the external telephone answering device does not answer, the machine starts to receive the fax automatically.

2.If the external telephone answering device answers, the machine monitors silence on the line for 30 seconds (silence detection).

If a fax calling tone or no sound is detected, the machine starts to receive the fax automatically.

If a voice is detected, a normal telephone call starts. The external telephone answering device

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records messages.

You can manually receive a fax during silence detection.

Silence detection does not terminate for 30 seconds even if the external telephone answering device goes on-hook, unless you press the [Clear/Stop] key and disconnect the call.

For details about [Overall Ringings w/ TAD], see p.265 "Fax Feature Settings".

For details about manually receiving a fax, see p.238 "Receiving a fax in FAX/TEL Manual mode".

Receiving an Internet Fax

You can set the machine to periodically check for e-mails (Internet Faxes) and receive them automatically, or you can manually check and receive them.

Specify the e-mail address of this machine for receiving Internet Faxes in [User Account] under POP3 settings of Web Image Monitor.

This machine may not be able to receive e-mails in HTML format.

Automatic reception

When [Automatic POP] under Internet Fax settings of Web Image Monitor is enabled, the machine periodically connects to the POP3 server, as specified in [POP Interval (minutes)], to check for new e-mails. The machine will download them if there are any.

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