Setting Receive Mode
There are two options in
Receive Mode
for receiving incoming faxes. You can make settings in the menu below.
Settings
>
General Settings
>
Fax Settings
>
Basic Settings
>
Receive Mode
Receive Mode
Use of Phone Line
Manual
Mainly for phoning, but also for faxing
Auto
Only for faxing (external phone device is not required)
Mainly for faxing, and sometimes phoning
Related Information
&
“Usage of Manual Mode” on page 83
&
“Usage of Auto Mode” on page 83
&
“Basic Settings Menu” on page 89
Usage of Manual Mode
Receiving Faxes
When the telephone rings, you can answer the ringing manually by picking up the handset.
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When you hear a fax signal (baud):
Select
Fax
on the printer's home screen, select
Send/Receive
>
Receive
, and then tap
x
. Next, hang up the
handset.
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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 85
Usage of Auto Mode
Receiving Faxes Without an External Phone Device
The 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.
User's Guide
Fax Settings
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