Selecting Reception Mode

This section describes how to select the reception mode.

The reception modes are as follows:

When using the machine only as a fax machine

Select the following mode when no external telephone or telephone answering device is connected:

Fax Only mode (auto reception)
In this mode, the machine is used only as a fax machine and receives faxes automatically.

When using the machine with an external device

Select one of the following modes when an external telephone or telephone answering device is connected:

FAX/TEL Manual mode (manual reception)
In this mode, you must answer calls with an external telephone. If a call is a fax call, you have to start the fax reception manually.
Fax Only mode (auto reception)
In this mode, the machine automatically answers all incoming calls in fax reception mode.
FAX/TEL Automatic mode (auto reception)
In this mode, you can answer phone calls with an external telephone and receive faxes automatically.
FAX/TAD mode (auto reception)
In this mode, you can use the machine with an external telephone answering device.

Press the [User Tools] key.

User Tools key illustration

Press the [][] keys to select [Fax Features], and then press the [OK] key.

Press the [][] keys to select [Reception Settings], and then press the [OK] key.

Press the [][] keys to select [Switch Reception Mode], and then press the [OK] key.

Press the [][] keys to select the desired reception mode, and then press the [OK] key.

Press the [User Tools] key to return to the initial screen.

You can press the [Escape] key to exit to the previous level of the menu tree.
In FAX/TAD mode, the machine automatically starts to receive faxes after the external telephone answering device rings the number of times specified in [Overall Ringings w/ TAD] under [Fax Features]. Make sure to set the external telephone answering device to answer calls before the machine starts to receive faxes.