Access and change Receive Mode settings
For each receive mode, you can specify a number of advanced settings options. Here's how you access and change the settings:
- Make sure the printer is turned on.
- Press the FAX button to show the FAX standby screen.
- Press the center Function button to display the Receive mode settings screen.
- Use the up / down arrow buttons

to scroll to a receive mode, then press the right Function button.
- Scroll to a the setting item you want to change, then press OK.
- Use the arrow buttons to specify the setting value, then press OK.
- For details on advanced settings of each receive mode, see below.
Refer to
Receiving Faxes for information on receiving faxes or the procedure for each receive mode.
Recieve Mode: Advance settings options
TEL priority mode
- Manual/auto switch
- If you select ON, the printer / fax automatically receives faxes after the external device rang a specified length of time.
- You can specify the length of time until automatic reception is started.
- User-friendly reception
- If you select ON, the printer / fax automatically switches from telephone calling to fax reception by detecting the fax signal (CNG signal) when you lift the handset of the telephone or the answering machine answers. When you have an answering machine connected to the machine, select ON to switch to fax reception automatically after the answering machine answers.
- If you select OFF, the machine does not switch from telephone calling to fax reception automatically even if the machine detects the fax signal (CNG signal). Select OFF if you want the machine not to switch automatically during a call.
Note: for subscribers of Duplex Ringing service in Hong Kong.
FAX only mode
- Incoming ring - You can specify the number of times the external device rings when incoming.
Advanced setting in DRPD
- DRPD: FAX ring pattern
- Sets the distinctive ring pattern of a call that the machine assumes is a fax call.
- If you subscribe to a DRPD service, set the ring pattern to match the pattern assigned by your telephone company.
- Incoming ring - You can specify the number of times the external device rings when incoming.
Note: DRPD is available only in the United States and Canada.
Network switch
- Incoming ring - You can specify the number of times the external device rings when incoming.
Note: Network switch may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.
MX922 Page