• If you answer a call with the external telephone while the machine is ringing, a normal telephone
call starts. If you hear a fax calling tone or no sound, receive the fax manually. To receive the fax
manually, see page 177 "Receiving a fax in FAX/TEL Manual mode".
Receiving a fax in FAX/TEL Automatic mode
When the reception mode is set to FAX/TEL Automatic mode, the machine receives a fax automatically
if the incoming call is a fax call and rings when it receives voice calls.
1. When there is an incoming call, the machine tries to detect a fax calling tone for five
seconds.
If a fax calling tone is detected, the machine starts to receive the fax automatically.
2. If a fax calling tone is not detected, the machine starts to ring, and continues to try to
detect a fax calling tone for the period of time specified in RX Mode Auto Switch Time
under Fax Features.
• If a fax calling tone is detected, or if you do not pick up the handset, the machine starts to
receive the fax automatically.
• To start a normal telephone call, pick up the handset, press the [Facsimile] key, and then press
the [Clear/Stop] key. If you hear a fax calling tone or no sound, receive the fax manually. For
details about manually receiving a fax, see page 177 "Receiving a fax in FAX/TEL Manual
mode".
• If you pick up the handset but the time specified in [RX Mode Auto Switch Time] passes before
a normal telephone call starts, the machine starts to receive the fax automatically. For details
about [RX Mode Auto Switch Time], see page 202 "Fax Features Settings".
• After you pick up the handset to answer a call, make sure to press the [Facsimile] key to activate
fax mode before pressing the [Clear/Stop] key. If the machine is not in fax mode, pressing the
[Clear/Stop] key will not let you start a normal telephone call.
Receiving a fax in FAX/TAD mode
When the reception mode is set to FAX/TAD mode, the external telephone answering device answers
and records messages when the machine receives telephone calls. If the incoming call is a fax call, the
machine receives the fax automatically.
1. When there is an incoming call, the external telephone answering device rings.
If the external telephone answering device does not answer, the machine starts to receive the fax
automatically.
If you answer a call with the external telephone while the machine is ringing, a normal telephone
call starts. If you hear a fax calling tone, wait until "Receiving..." appears on the display. The
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