Samsung SF-3100 manual Receiving a Fax, Reception Modes, The Fax Machine

The Fax Machine

Receiving a Fax

Reception Modes

Note

Note for SF-3100T users: To select TAM Mode, you have to press the Answer button, not Rcv.Mode/Contrast.

Before you receive a fax, be sure to load one of the supported paper sizes for receiving faxes. For information on what paper types you can use, see “Paper Type and Sizes (for the ASF)” on page 8-3. To learn how to load the papers in the Paper Tray, refer to Installation Guide.

Your fax machine has various reception modes; FAX, TEL, AUTO and TAM.

You can change the reception mode by pressing Rcv.Mode/ Contrast when no document is loaded. If you press Rcv.Mode/Contrast with a document, this button works as Contrast not Rcv.Mode.

The following chart describes how each reception mode works:

Reception	Your	How It Works	Reference
Mode	Model		section
		The machine answers an incoming call and	Receiving in
FAX		immediately goes into receive mode, expecting a
			FAX Mode
		fax to be received.
TEL		The automatic fax reception is turned off. You can	Receiving in
		receive a fax only by manually pressing Start/Enter.	TEL Mode
	SF-3100/
		Your fax machine will answer faxes automatically
	SF-3100T
		after the number of rings you specify.
		If the machine does not pick up a fax signal, it will
AUTO		give another ringing tone to tell you it is a phone	Receiving in
		call. You should lift the handset to answer the call.	AUTO Mode
		If you do not pick up the handset on your fax
		machine, it will switch to the automatic reception
		mode.
		Your machine plays a greeting message to callers,	Receiving in
	SF-3100T	and then the caller can leave an incoming message	TAM Mode
		on your machine as well as a fax.	(SF-3100T)
TAM		You have to have an answering machine attached to
		the EXT line socket on your fax machine. When the
		phone rings, the attached answering machine	Receiving in
	SF-3100	answers and stores the caller’s message if they leave	TAM Mode
		one. If your machine senses a fax tone on the line,	(SF-3100)
		the call automatically switches over to fax receive
		mode.

If you rarely use the fax line for voice conversation, set the machine to receive faxes automatically by selecting either FAX or AUTO Mode.

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