Epson WorkForce Pro WF-M5799DWF - Receiving Faxes by Making a Phone Call

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
& “While Manual is Selected” on page 141
Receiving Faxes by Making a Phone Call
You can receive a fax stored on another fax machine by dialing the fax number.
Related Information
&
“Receiving Faxes by Polling (Polling Receive)” on page 142
&
“Receiving Faxes from a Board with a Subaddress (SEP) and Password (PWD) (Polling Receive)” on page 143
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:
❏ If the fax information service has an audio guidance feature that you need to follow to receive a document, you cannot
use this feature.
❏ To receive a document from a fax information service that uses audio guidance, just dial the fax number using the On
Hook feature or the connected telephone, and operate the phone and the printer following the audio guidance.
1. Select Fax on the home screen.
2. Tap
(More).
3. Select Extended Fax.
4.
Tap the Polling Receive box to set this to On.
5. Tap Close, and then tap Close again.
6. Enter the fax number.
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.
7. Tap x .
Related Information
& “Sending Faxes Dialing from the External Phone Device” on page 133
& “Receiving Faxes Aer Conrming the Sender's Status” on page 143
& “More” on page 148
User's Guide
Faxing
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