262 Faxing
Receiving a Fax
This section includes:
• "About Receiving Modes" on page 262
• "Loading Paper for Receiving Faxes" on page 262
• "Receiving a Fax Automatically in the FAX Mode" on page 263
• "Receiving a Fax Manually in the TEL Mode" on page 263
• "Receiving a Fax Automatically in the TEL/FAX Mode or Ans/FAX Mode" on page 263
• "Receiving a Fax Manually Using an External Telephone" on page 263
• "Receiving Faxes in the DRPD Mode" on page 264
• "Receiving Faxes in the Memory" on page 264
• "Polling Receive" on page 264
îš„ About Receiving Modes
There are five receiving modes: FAX Mode, TEL Mode, TEL/FAX Mode, Ans/FAX Mode, and DRPD
Mode.
NOTE:
• To use TEL/FAX Mode or Ans/FAX Mode, connect an external telephone or answering machine to the phone
connector
()
on the rear of your printer.
• When the memory is full, you cannot receive a fax. Delete any documents you no longer need from the
memory.
See also:
• "Receiving a Fax Automatically in the FAX Mode" on page 263
• "Receiving a Fax Manually in the TEL Mode" on page 263
• "Receiving a Fax Automatically in the TEL/FAX Mode or Ans/FAX Mode" on page 263
• "Using an Answering Machine" on page 271
• "Receiving Faxes in the DRPD Mode" on page 264
îš„ Loading Paper for Receiving Faxes
The instructions for loading paper in the paper tray or the Priority Sheet Inserter (PSI) are the same
whether you are printing, faxing, or copying, except that faxes can only be printed on Letter-sized, A4-
sized, or Legal-sized paper.
See also:
• "Loading Print Media in the Paper Tray" on page 144
• "Loading Print Media in the Priority Sheet Inserter (PSI)" on page 152
• "Setting Paper Sizes and Types" on page 158