Epson ET-2870 Series - Receiving Faxes by Making a Phone Call; Menu Options for Faxing; Fax

O When the ringing stops and the printer automatically switches to receive faxes:
- If the ringing is for a fax: e printer starts receiving faxes.
- If the ringing is for a voice call: You cannot answer the phone. Ask the person to call you back.
Note:
Set the number of rings to answer for the answering machine to a lower number than the number set in Rings to Answer.
Otherwise, the answering machine cannot receive voice calls to record voice messages. For details on setting up the answering
machine, see the manual supplied with the answering machine.
Related Information
& “Rings to Answer:” on page 264
Receiving Faxes by Making a Phone Call
You can receive a fax stored on another fax machine by dialing the fax number.
Receiving Faxes by Polling (Polling Receive)
You can receive a fax stored on another fax machine by dialing the fax number. Use this feature to receive a
document from a fax information service.
Note:
O If the fax information service has an audio guidance feature that you need to follow to receive a document, you cannot
use this feature.
O To receive a document from a fax information service that uses audio guidance, just dial the fax number using the
connected telephone, and operate the phone and the printer following the audio guidance.
1.
Select Fax on the home screen.
To select an item, use the
u d l r buttons, and then press the OK button.
2.
Press the OK button, and then select More.
3. Select Polling Receive, and then select On.
4. Specify the recipient.
Note:
If you cannot manually enter a fax number, Direct Dialing Restrictions in Security Settings is set to On. Select fax
recipients from the contacts list or the sent fax history.
5. Press the x button to start Polling Receive.
Menu Options for Faxing
Fax
Select the menus in Fax from home screen on the control panel.
Faxing > Menu Options for Faxing > Fax
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