Chapter 5
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Receive Mode settings
5
Ring Delay 5
The Ring Delay sets the number of times the 
machine rings before it answers in Fax Auto 
or Fax/Tel mode. If you have external or 
extension telephones on the same line as the 
machine, choose the maximum number of 
rings.
(See Operation from external and extension 
telephones on page 38 and Fax Detect 
on page 28.)
a
Press (FAX).
b Press Menu, 3, 1, 2.
c Press a or b to choose how many times 
you want the machine to ring before it 
answers.
Press OK.
If you choose 00, the machine will 
answer immediately and the line will not 
ring at all.
d Press Stop/Exit.
Fax Detect 5
If Fax Detect is On: 5
Fax Detect is turned On as default.
The machine receives a fax call 
automatically, even if you answer the call. 
When you see Receiving on the LCD or 
when you hear “chirps” through the handset 
you are using, just replace the handset. Your 
machine will do the rest. 
If Fax Detect is Off: 5
If you are at the machine and answer a fax 
call by lifting the handset, press Mono Start, 
then press 2 to receive the fax.
If you answered at an extension or external 
telephone, press l 51. (See Operation from 
external and extension telephones 
on page 38.)
• If this feature is set to On, but your 
machine does not connect a fax call when 
you lift an extension or external telephone 
handset, press the remote activation code 
l 51.
• If you send faxes from a computer on the 
same telephone line and the machine 
intercepts them, set Fax Detect to Off.
 
a Press (FAX).
b Press Menu, 3, 1, 3.
c Press a or b to choose On (or Off).
Press OK.
d Press Stop/Exit.