Usage of Manual Mode
Receiving Faxes
When the telephone rings, you can answer the ringing manually by picking up the handset.
❏ When you hear a fax signal (baud):
Select Fax on the printer's home screen, select Send/Receive > Receive, and then select
x
. Next, hang up the
handset.
To select an item, use the
u
d
l
r
buttons, and then press the OK button.
❏ If the ringing is for a voice call:
You can answer the phone as normal.
Receiving Faxes Using only a Connected Telephone
When Remote Receive is set, you can receive faxes by simply entering the Start Code.
When the telephone rings, pick up the handset. When you hear a fax tone (baud), dial the two digit Start Code,
and then hang up the handset.
Related Information
& “Making Settings to Receive Faxes Operating Only a Connected Phone (Remote Receive)” on page 81
Usage of Auto Mode
Receiving Faxes Without an External Phone Device
e printer automatically switches to receive faxes when the number of rings you set in Rings to Answer is
complete.
Note:
We recommend setting Rings to Answer to as low a number as possible.
Receiving Faxes With an External Phone Device
A printer with an external phone device works as follows.
❏ If your phone device is the answering machine and when it answers within the number of rings set in Rings to
Answer:
- If the ringing is for a fax: e printer automatically switches to receive faxes.
- If the ringing is for a voice call: e answering machine can receive voice calls and record voice messages.
❏ When you pick up the handset within the number of rings set in Rings to Answer:
- If the ringing is for a fax: You can receive the fax using the same steps as Manual.
- If the ringing is for a voice call: You can answer the phone as normal.
❏ When 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.
Fax Settings
>
Making Settings Individually for Printer's Fax Features
>
Setting Receive Mode
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