Telephone and external devices
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External and extension 
telephones 7
Note
You need to turn the Remote Codes 
setting to on to use the Remote Activation 
code l51 and Remote Deactivation code 
#51. (See Using remote codes 
on page 62.)
 
Operation from extension 
telephones 7
If you answer a fax call on an extension 
telephone, or an external telephone that is 
correctly connected to the machine into the 
correct socket on the machine, you can make 
your machine take the call by using the 
Remote Activation code. When you press the 
Remote Activation code l51 the machine 
starts to receive the fax. 
If you answer a call and no one is on 
the line: 7
You should assume that you’re receiving a 
manual fax.
Press l51 and wait for the chirp or until the 
machine’s LCD shows Receiving, and then 
hang up.
Note
You can also use the Fax Detect feature to 
make your machine tactically take the call. 
(See Fax Detect (Easy Receive) 
on page 41.)
 
Using external and extension 
telephones 7
Using extension telephones 7
If you answer a fax call at an extension 
telephone, you can make your machine 
receive the fax by pressing the Fax Receive 
Code l51. If the machine answers a voice call 
and pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, 
you can take the call at an extension 
telephone by pressing the Telephone Answer 
Code l51. (See F/T ring time (Fax/Tel mode 
only) on page 41.)
Using an external telephone 
(connected to the EXT. jack of the 
machine.) 7
If you answer a fax call at the external 
telephone, you can make the machine 
receive the fax by pressing  Start. If the 
machine answers a voice call and 
pseudo/double-rings for you to take over, you 
can take the call at the external telephone by 
pressing  Hook.
If you answer a call and no one is on 
the line: 7
You should assume that you’re receiving a 
manual fax.
Press l51 and wait for the chirp or until the 
machine’s LCD shows Receiving, and then 
hang up.
Note
You can also use the Easy Receive 
feature to make your machine 
automatically take the call. (See Fax 
Detect (Easy Receive) on page 41.)