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Receiving Faxes
Chapter 11
If You Have Subscribed To A Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection
(DRPD) Service With Your Telephone Company:
z
Select <
DRPD
>.
• When you receive a fax call:
The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have
chosen and receive the fax automatically.
• When you receive a voice call:
The machine will ring according to the ring pattern you have
chosen. Pick up the handset to answer the call.
Setting The Ring Pattern
Your telephone company will assign a distinctive ring pattern to each number when you order the
DRPD service. Set the fax ring pattern that matches the pattern assigned by the telephone company.
NOTE
For details on the DRPD settings, see page 155.
If You Receive Mainly Voice Calls And Sometimes Faxes, Or
You Want To Receive Faxes Manually:
z
Select <
MANUAL MODE
>.
• When you receive a fax call:
The telephone will ring. Pick up the handset and if you hear a
beep, press [Black] or [Color] on the machine to receive the fax.
• When you receive a voice call:
The telephone will ring. Pick up the handset to answer the call.
• For remote receiving:
If you are far from your machine, dial 25 (the remote receiving ID)
on your telephone to receive faxes.
NOTE
• The machine can receive faxes automatically after the telephone rings for a specified length of time. (See
• You can customize remote receiving by enabling/disabling it, or by changing the remote receiving ID. (See
• If you have an answering machine connected to your machine that can carry out remote-control operations
(controlling your answering machine from a remote telephone), the security code for this function may be
the same as the remote receiving ID. If so, make sure you change the machine’s remote receiving ID to make
it distinct from the answering machine’s security code. (See page 155)
If You Want To Receive Voice Messages On Your Answering
Machine And Receive Faxes Automatically:
z
Select <
ANS.MACHINE MODE
>.
• When you receive a fax call:
First the answering machine connected to your machine will
respond to an incoming call, and then the machine will receive
faxes automatically.
• When you receive a voice call:
The answering machine connected to your machine will respond
to an incoming call.
Adjusting The Answering Machine
Adjust your answering machine as follows:
• Set the answering machine to answer on the first or second ring.
• The entire message should be no longer than 15 seconds.
• In the message, tell your callers how to send a fax.