Samsung SF-340 Series manual Receiving a fax, Automatic redial, Reception modes

Automatic redial

When you send a fax, if the number you have dialled is busy or there is no answer, the machine will attempt to redial the number every three minutes up to two times.

Before redialling, the display shows To redial now, press Start Fax.

If you want to redial the number immediately, press Start Fax.

Or, press Stop/Clear to cancel redialling and then the machine returns to Standby Mode.

Receiving a fax

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" on page 1.5.

Reception modes

Your fax machine has various reception modes; FAX, TEL, AUTO, TAM and DRPD. For DRPD Mode, see "DRPD Mode" on page 6.10. first. If you are an SF-345TP user, you have to press the TAM button to select TAM mode. Do not press the Rcv.Mode/Darkness button. You can change the reception mode by pressing Rcv.Mode/Darkness when no document is loaded. The following chart describes how each reception mode works:

Reception	Your model	How it works	Reference section
mode
FAX	All	The machine answers an incoming call and immediately	Receiving in FAX mode
		goes into receive mode, expecting a fax to be received.	on page 3.5.
TEL		The automatic fax reception is turned off. You can receive a	Receiving in TEL mode
		fax only by manually pressing Start Fax.	on page 3.5.
AUTO		Your fax machine will answer faxes automatically after the	Receiving in AUTO mode
		number of rings you specify. If the machine does not pick up	on page 3.5.
		a fax signal, it will give another ringing tone to tell you it is a
		phone call. You should lift the handset to answer the call. If
		you do not pick up the handset on your fax machine, it will
		switch to the automatic reception mode.
TAM	SF-345TP	Your machine plays a greeting message to callers, and then	Receiving in TAM mode
		the caller can leave an incoming message on your machine	(SF-345TP) on page 3.6.
		as well as a fax.
	SF-340	You have to have an answering machine attached to the EXT	Receiving in TAM mode
		line socket on your fax machine. When the phone rings, the	on page 3.5.
		attached answering machine answers and stores the caller’s
		message if they leave one. If your machine senses a fax tone
		on the line, 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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