This section describes the procedure to select the receive mode.
Make sure that the printer is powered on.
Press the FAX button.
The Fax standby screen is displayed.
Press the MENU button.
The Fax menu screen is displayed.
Select Receive mode set., then press the OK button.
Select the receive mode, then press the OK button.
The confirmation message for the advanced settings appears.
The (asterisk)
on the LCD indicates the current setting.
DRPD is
available only in the US and Canada.
If you need to adjust the advanced settings, select Yes and press the OK button. If not, select No and press the OK button.
Adjust the settings as needed.
You can select the receive mode suitable for your fax use conditions: whether you use a dedicated line for fax, etc.
Tel. priority mode
Select when mainly receiving voice calls (with a telephone or answering machine connected to the printer).
Receiving operation:
When a call comes in, the telephone will ring.
Pick up the handset.
If the call is a voice call, talk on the telephone.
If the call is a fax, hang up the handset after the printer starts receiving the fax.
The
telephone may not ring when a call comes in even if it is connected to the printer, depending on the type or settings of the telephone.
DRPD
Select when receiving voice calls (with a telephone or answering machine connected to the printer) and subscribing to a ring pattern detection service provided by your telephone company.
Receiving operation:
When a call comes in, the telephone will ring.
The printer detects a fax call by the fax ring pattern.
If the call is a fax, the printer will receive the fax automatically.
If the printer does not detect the fax ring pattern, the telephone will continue ringing.
The
telephone may not ring when a call comes in even if it is connected to the printers, depending on the type or settings of the telephone.
Fax only mode
Select when not receiving voice calls.
Receiving operation:
When a fax comes in, the printer will receive the fax automatically.
You can specify the advanced settings of each receive mode.
The (asterisk)
on the LCD indicates the current setting.
Advanced setting in Tel. priority mode
You can specify the following setting items.
Manual / auto switch
If you select ON, the printer automatically receives faxes after the external device rang a specified length of time.
Use the buttons
or the Numeric buttons to specify the length of time until automatic reception is started.
User-friendly RX
If you select ON, the printer 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 printer, select ON to switch to fax reception automatically after the answering machine answers.
If you select OFF, the printer does not switch from telephone calling to fax reception automatically even if the printer detects the fax signal (CNG signal). Select OFF if you
want the printer not to switch automatically during a call.
Advanced setting in Fax only mode
You can specify the following setting item.
Advanced setting in DRPD
You can specify the following setting items.
DRPD: Fax ring pat.
Sets the distinctive ring pattern of a call that the printer 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 a phone call comes in.
If you have subscribed to a Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD) service provided by your telephone company, your telephone company will assign two or more telephone numbers with distinctive ring patterns to your single telephone
line, allowing you to have different numbers for fax calls and voice calls using only one telephone line. Your printer will automatically monitor the ring pattern, and will automatically receive the fax if the ring pattern is a fax call.
To use DRPD, follow the procedure below to set the fax ring pattern that matches the pattern assigned by your telephone company.
Contact your local telephone company for detailed information on this service.
Make sure that the printer is powered on.
Press the FAX button.
The Fax standby screen is displayed.
Press the MENU button.
The Fax menu screen is displayed.
- Select Receive mode set., then press the OK button.
Select DRPD, then press the OK button.
The confirmation screen asking whether to make advanced settings is displayed.
Select Yes, then press the OK button.
Select DRPD: Fax ring pat., then press the OK button.
The DRPD: Fax ring pat. screen is displayed.
Select the ring pattern that your telephone company assigned to your fax number, then press the OK button.
Select from Normal ring, Double ring, Short-short-long, or Short-long-short.
The (asterisk)
on the LCD indicates the current setting.
Press the FAX button to
return to the Fax standby screen.