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Chapter 3
Setting the F/T (Fax/Tel) Ring Time (Fax/Tel Mode Only)
You need to determine how long the machine will notify you with its special F/T pseudo-ring when
you have a voice call. This ringing happens after the initial ringing from the phone company. Only
the fax machine rings, for 20, 30, 40 or 70 seconds; no other phones on the same line ring the special
F/T pseudo-ring. However, you can answer the call on any extension phone (in a separate wall
socket) on the same line as the machine. (See
Operation from an External or Extension Telephone
1
Press
Menu
,
2
,
1
,
2
.
2
Press
or
to select how long the machine will ring to alert you that you have a voice call,
and then press
Set
.
3
Press
Stop/Exit
.
Now, when a call comes in and the machine is set to Fax/Tel (F/T) Mode, all phones on this line will
ring the number of times you selected in Ring Delay.
You can let the machine pick up and detect if it’s a fax or voice call. If it’s a fax call, the machine
prints the fax. If it’s a voice call, the machine signals you with an F/T pseudo-ring for the length of
time you selected in F/T Ring Time. Lift the external telephone’s handset, and then press
Hook
to
answer.
Fax Detect (with an External or Extension Telephone)
When you use this feature, you don’t have to press
Fax Start
or
5 1
(
9 1
for New Zealand)
when you answer a fax call with an external or extension telephone and hear calling beeps. Just hold
the handset of an external or extension telephone and wait for several seconds. When you see
RECEIVING
on the fax screen or when you hear “chirps” through the handset of an extension
phone connected to another wall socket, just replace the handset, and the machine does the rest.
Selecting
ON
allows the machine to receive fax calls automatically, even if you lift the handset of
an external or extension telephone. Selecting
OFF
means you will have to activate the machine
yourself, by pressing
Fax Start
or
5 1
(
9 1
for New Zealand) at the external or extension
telephone. (You have to set Remote Activation to
ON
in
Menu
,
2
,
1
,
4
to use
5 1
(
9 1
for
New Zealand).) (See
Operation from an External or Extension Telephone
In case Fax Detect does not work, because of a poor phone line connection, just press the Activation
Code
5 1
(
9 1
for New Zealand) at the external or extension telephone.
1
Press
Menu
,
2
,
1
,
3
.
2
Use
or
to select
ON
or
OFF
and press
Set
.
3
Press
Stop/Exit
.
Even if the caller hangs up during the F/T pseudo-ringing, the machine continues
the F/T pseudo-ringing for the set time.
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