39
INITIAL SETTINGS
2
USING THE REMOTE RECEPTION FUNCTION
The machines Remote Reception feature is designed to allow you to activate fax reception from a n extension
telephone or a telephone directly connected to the machine. The Remote Reception function operates even when
the FAX Signal Receive function is turned off. See "SETTING UP THE MACHINE FOR USE WITH A PC MODEM"
on page 38. When you hear the fax tone, simply press the one-digit Fax Remote Number (Factory setting: 5) and
. Follow the two procedures below to use this feature.
Turning on Remote Reception:
1Press the [MENU] key.
2Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( )
until "4:USER PROGRAM" appears,
and then press the [ENTER] key.
3Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( )
until "14:REMOTE RECEPTION"
appears, and then press the [ENTER]
key.
4Press the [ ] key ( ) or [ ] key ( )
to select "1:ON" or "2:OFF".
5Press the [ENTER] key.
6Press the [MENU] key.
Press the [MENU] key to
exit.
• If you are not using a PC modem on the same line as your machine, and have not turned off the Fax Signal
Receive function, you do not need to make any changes to the Remote Reception function. Simply use the
factory settings. The machine will automatically take over the line should you answer from the extension phone
and a fax tone is detected.
• If you want to receive a fax while you are on an extension telephone, when you hear a fax tone, press the
one-digit Fax Remote Number and . To ensure proper fax reception, hang up the extension phone only
after you have confirmed that fax reception has begun. Confirm that fax reception has begun as follows:
• If the extension telephone is connected directly to the fax there is no sound when fax reception begins.
• If the extension telephone shares the telephone line with the fax but is not directly connected, you hear a
continuous tone when fax reception begins. If you cannot hear this tone, try pressing the one-digit FAX
Remote Number and again.
Note
"4:USER PROGRAM"
Selection

"14:REMOTE RECEPTION"

Selection