5. Fax
34
Receiving Faxes
5.5 Selecting the way to use your
fax machine
Depending on your situation, select the way you prefer to
use your fax machine.
–
Use as a telephone answering machine and/or fax
(TAM/FAX mode)
–
Use only as a fax (FAX ONLY mode)
–
Use mostly as a telephone (TEL mode)
5.5.1 Use as a telephone answering
machine and/or fax (TAM/FAX mode)
Your situation
You want to answer phone calls using the telephone
answering machine and receive faxes automatically.
Setup
Set the fax machine to TAM/FAX mode (page 36) by
pressing
{
AUTO ANSWER
}
repeatedly.
L
The
{
AUTO ANSWER
}
indicator on the base unit
turns ON and
r
appears on the cordless handset
display.
Note:
L
Make sure feature #77 is set to
“
TAM/FAX
”
beforehand (page 51).
L
Do not connect an answering machine to the same
telephone line. If connected, set the automatic
answer feature to OFF by pressing
{
AUTO
ANSWER
}
repeatedly.
How phone calls and faxes are received
If the call is a phone call, the fax machine will record the
caller’s message automatically.
If a fax calling tone is detected, the fax machine will
receive the fax automatically.
5.5.2 Use only as a fax (FAX ONLY mode)
Your situation
You have a separate telephone line just for faxes.
Setup
Set the fax machine to FAX ONLY mode (page 36) by
pressing
{
AUTO ANSWER
}
repeatedly.
L
The
{
AUTO ANSWER
}
indicator on the base unit
turns ON and
r
appears on the cordless handset
display.
Note:
L
Make sure feature #77 is set to
“
FAX ONLY
”
beforehand (page 51).
How faxes are received
All incoming calls will be answered as faxes.
5.5.3 Use mostly as a telephone (TEL
mode)
Your situation
You want to answer calls by yourself. If a fax call is
received, you must receive the fax manually.
Setup
Set the fax machine to TEL mode (page 34) by pressing
{
AUTO ANSWER
}
repeatedly.
L
The
{
AUTO ANSWER
}
indicator on the base unit
turns OFF and
r
disappears from the cordless
handset display.
How to receive phone calls and faxes
You have to answer all calls manually.
To receive a fax, press
{
FAX START
}
.
5.6 Receiving a fax manually –
Auto answer OFF
Note:
L
By default, the unit reduces the size of the received
document to 92% when printing (See feature #36 on
page 49 for details).
5.6.1 Activating TEL mode
Set the fax machine to TEL mode by pressing
{
AUTO
ANSWER
}
repeatedly to display
“
TEL MODE
”
.
AUTO ANSWER
{
FAX START
}
AUTO ANSWER
AUTO ANSWER
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