Epson WF-6590 series, User Manual

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If you connected a telephone to your product so you can use the same phone line for faxes and voice
calls, you can also set your product to receive faxes manually. This allows you to check for a fax tone
using the telephone and press a button on your product to receive the fax.
Make sure to load paper in your product and select your fax settings before receiving a fax.
Note: If you run out of paper during fax printing, load more paper and press the button indicated on your
product's LCD screen to continue.
Parent topic: Receiving Faxes
Receiving Faxes Automatically
To receive faxes automatically, make sure Receive Mode is set to Auto (the default setting for the
product).
To change the Receive Mode if necessary, select Setup > System Administration > Fax Settings >
Receive Settings > Receive Mode .
If an answering machine is connected, make sure the product's Rings to Answer setting is set higher
than the number of rings your answering machine is set to answer a call. For example, if the answering
machine is set to pick up on the fourth ring, set the product to pick up on the fifth ring or later.
Parent topic: Receiving Faxes
Related references
Receive Settings - Fax
Related tasks
Receiving Faxes Manually
Receiving Faxes Manually
You can set up your product to receive faxes manually by setting the Receive Mode to Manual . This lets
you check for a fax tone on the connected telephone before receiving a fax.
1. Select Setup > System Administration > Fax Settings > Receive Settings > Receive Mode and
select Manual .
2. When the connected telephone rings, answer the call.
3. If you hear a fax tone, select Start Fax on the LCD display.
4. Select Receive .
5. Press one of the buttons to start receiving the fax.
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