Manually Receiving a Fax
Your fax machine will operate differently dependent on the selected receive mode. To manually receive a fax, it is recommended to connect a phone to the fax machine and then answer the call using that extension phone. Click here for instructions to connect a phone to your fax.
TEL Priority Receive Mode
FAX Priority Receive Mode
FAX Only Receive Mode
DRPD Receive Mode
When TEL priority mode is selected:
When the call is a fax: Pick up the handset. If you hear the fax tone, wait for at least 5 seconds after it stops, then hang up the handset.
Note:
- If the machine will not switch to the fax, press the FAX button, then the Color or Black button to receive the fax.
- If an answering machine is connected to the fax, the machine will receive the fax automatically.
When the call is a voice call: The telephone attached to the fax will ring. Pick up the handset to answer the call.
Note: If an answering machine is connected to the fax, the answering machine will record the incoming message.
For remote receiving: If you are far from your machine, dial 25 (the remote receiving ID) on the telephone attached to the fax to receive faxes.
Note: Telephone being used, such as a base station for a cordless phone, must be connected through the fax for the remote receiving function to work.
Return to receive modes
When FAX priority mode is selected:
When the call is a fax: The machine will receive the fax automatically.
Note: If the machine will not switch to the fax, press the FAX button, then the Color or Black button to receive the fax.
When the call is a voice call: The telephone attached to the fax will ring. Pick up the handset and press the Stop button to answer the call.
For remote receiving: If you are far from your machine, dial 25 (the remote receiving ID) on the telephone attached to the fax to receive faxes.
Note: Telephone being used, such as a base station for a cordless phone, must be connected through the fax for the remote receiving function to work.
Return to receive modes
When FAX only mode is selected:
When the call is a fax: The machine will receive the fax automatically.
When the call is a voice call: The machine will answer as a fax and the caller will hear receive fax tones.
Return to receive modes
When DRPD is selected:
When the fax number is dialed: The machine will receive the fax automatically.
When the non-fax number is dialed: The telephone attached to the fax will ring. Pick up the handset to answer the call.
For remote receiving: If you are far from your machine and the call is a fax, dial 25 (the remote receiving ID) on the telephone attached to the fax to receive faxes.
Note: Telephone being used, such as a base station for a cordless phone, must be connected through the fax for the remote receiving function to work.
Return to receive modes