Selecting the Receive Mode

Article ID: ART136203 | Date published: 05/13/2015 | Date last updated: 08/15/2015
 

Description

Selecting the Receive Mode

Solution

RX Mode

The machine allows you to receive faxes automatically or manually in several different ways.
See the following flowcharts to select the receive mode that you want to use.
The default setting is <Auto>.


Auto mode
You can receive faxes automatically.
The receive mode varies depending on whether the handset or an external telephone is connected to the machine or not.

* You can set the incoming call ring time. For more details on the incoming call rings, see the "e-Manual" (HTML manual) in the CD-ROM supplied with the machine.


Fax/Tel mode
You can receive faxes automatically (The telephone rings on an incoming call. To disable audible incoming rings, see the "e-Manual" (HTML manual) in the CD-ROM supplied with the machine. )
You can answer incoming calls by picking up the handset.

*1 You can change the incoming call ring time. For more details on the incoming call rings, see the "e-Manual" (HTML manual) in the CD-ROM supplied with the machine.
*2 To set a ring delay before the telephone starts ringing on an incoming call, go to the <Ring Start Time> option.
*3 To adjust the incoming call ring time, go to the <Incoming Ring Time> option.
*4 To specify how the machine behaves when you do not answer an incoming call, go to the <Action After Ring> option.
For more information on these options, and after ring option, see the "e-Manual" (HTML manual) in the CD-ROM supplied with the machine.


Answer mode
You can receive faxes automatically.
The telephone's built-in answer function records messages of unanswered calls.

*1 Set the answer function to answer after a few rings.
*2 The message is recorded on the answer function (You are advised to add approximately 4 seconds of silence at the beginning of the message or set the maximum recording time to 20 seconds).


Manual mode
Pick up the handset to answer calls or receive faxes when the machine is set to manual mode.
Set this mode when you expect to receive more incoming telephone calls than faxes or when you receive few faxes.

*1 When "Auto RX Switch" is set to <On> , the machine automatically starts receiving a fax after several rings. For details on the Auto RX Switch, see the "e-Manual" (HTML manual) in the CD-ROM supplied with the machine.
*2 When "Remote RX" is set, you can dial the telephone to receive faxes remotely. For details on the Remote RX, see the "e-Manual" (HTML manual) in the CD-ROM supplied with the machine.


DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) mode
This mode assigns distinctive ring patterns to up to two phone numbers per telephone line. The machine automatically identifies incoming calls based on the ring pattern and sorts out whether an incoming call is a fax or voice call. Set the fax ring pattern that matches the ring pattern of your telephone company. Contact your telephone company for more information.

Changing the Receive Mode

Select the receive mode that you want to use.
NOTE
About the external telephone
  • The machine may not be able to send or receive faxes properly, depending on the type of telephone connected to it.

1. Press [
].

2. Select <RX Mode> using [
] or [
] and press [OK].

3. Select the receive mode using [
] or [
] and press [OK].


When <Fax/Tel Auto Switch> is selected
Proceed to specify the advanced settings. See the "e-Manual" (HTML manual) in the CD-ROM supplied with the machine.

If you select <DRPD: Select Fax>
Press [
] or [
] to select a ring pattern, and then press [OK].


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