Receiving a fax
This section explains how to receive a fax, and the special receiving methods available.
Changing the receive modes
Your machine is preset to Fax mode at the factory. When you receive a fax, the machine answers the call on a specified number of rings and automatically receives the fax. But if you want to change the Fax mode to another mode, refer to next steps.
1Press Machine Setup on the control panel.
2Select Admin Setting. When the login message pops up, then enter password and press OK. (Page 3.5)
3Press the Setup tab > Fax Setup > Fax Initial Setup > Receive Mode.
4Select the option.
•Telephone: Receives a fax by pressing On Hook Dial and then Start.
•Fax: Answers an incoming fax call and immediately goes into the fax reception mode.
•Answering Machine/Fax: Is for when an answering machine attached to your machine. Your machine answers an incoming call, and the caller can leave a message on the answering machine. If the fax machine senses a fax tone on the line, the machine automatically switches to Fax mode to receive the fax.
5Press OK.
Note
When the memory is full, the machine can no longer receive any incoming fax. Secure free memory to resume by removing data stored in the memory.
Receiving manually in Telephone mode
You can receive a fax call by pressing On Hook Dial and then pressing Start when you hear a fax tone from the remote machine. The machine begins receiving a fax.
Receiving automatically in Answering Machine/ Fax mode
To use this mode, you must attache an answering machine to the EXT socket on the back of your machine. (Page 1.4)
If the caller leaves a message, the answering machine stores the message as it would normally. If your machine detects a fax tone on the line, it automatically starts to receive the fax.
Note
• If you have set your machine to this mode and your answering machine is switched off, or no answering machine is connected to EXT socket, your machine automatically goes into Fax mode after a predefined number of rings.
•If your answering machine has a
•If you are in Telephone mode when the answering machine is connected to your machine, you must switch off the answering machine, or the outgoing message from the answering machine will interrupt your phone conversation.
•While the machine is receiving a fax, you can not do the copy job.
Receiving faxes manually using an extension telephone
This feature works best when you are using an extension telephone connected to the EXT socket on the back of your machine. You can receive a fax from someone you are talking to on the extension telephone, without going to the fax machine.
When you receive a call on the extension phone and hear fax tones, press the keys 
9 
on the extension phone. The machine receives the fax.
Press the buttons slowly in sequence. If you still hear the fax tone from the remote machine, try pressing 
9 
once again.
To change the 
9 
to, for example, 
3 
, follow the next steps.
1Press Machine Setup on the control panel.
2Select Admin Setting. When the login message pops up, then enter password and press OK. (Page 3.5)
3Press the Setup tab > Fax Setup > Receive Start Code.
4Select On.
5Press left/right arrows to display number 3.
6Press OK.
Receiving in secure receiving mode
You may need to prevent your received faxes from being accessed by unauthorized people. You can turn on secure receiving mode to restrict printing of received faxes when the machine is unattended. In secure receiving mode, all incoming faxes go into memory.
1Press Machine Setup on the control panel.
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