Preparing for Receiving Faxes
Follow the steps below to prepare the printer for receiving faxes.
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Make sure that the printer is powered on.
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Select 
FAX on the HOME screen.
The Fax standby screen is displayed.
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Check the receive mode setting displayed on the Fax standby screen.
Learn about setting the receive mode here.
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Load plain paper into the cassette or the rear tray.
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Specify paper settings as necessary.
This completes the preparation for receiving fax.
When a fax is received, it is printed on the loaded paper automatically.
Receiving Faxes
Depending on the selected receive mode, the receive operation varies.
Learn about setting the receive mode here.
You can specify the advanced settings of each receive mode.
If the printer was not able to print a received fax, the printer stores the unprinted fax temporarily in its memory (memory receiving).
When receiving a fax, you can save received faxes on a memory card as PDF files automatically.
When TEL priority mode is selected:
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When the call is a fax:
The telephone will ring when a call comes in.
Pick up the handset. If you hear the fax tone, wait for at least 5 seconds after it stops, and then hang up the handset.
The printer will receive the fax.
If the printer will not switch to fax reception, select FAX again on the HOME screen, and then tap Black or Color to receive the fax.
To receive a fax without picking up the handset, select Manual/auto switch: ON in Advanced. RX start time allows you to specify the number of seconds until the printer switches to fax reception.
Set the printer to enable you to initiate fax reception from a connected telephone (remote reception).
When the answering device is connected to the printer:
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If the answering device is set to the answering mode, select User-friendly RX: ON in Advanced. If the call is a fax, the printer will receive the fax automatically.
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If the answering mode is turned off on the answering device, pick up the handset. If you hear the fax tone, wait for at least 5 seconds after it stops, and then hang up the handset.
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If Manual/auto switch: ON is selected in Advanced, set RX start time to longer than the time before the answering device starts playing the answering message. After making this setting, we recommend that you call the answering device using a mobile phone, etc. to confirm that messages are recorded successfully in the answering device.
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Set your answering device to answering mode and adjust it as follows:
- The entire message should be no longer than 15 seconds.
- In the message, tell your callers how to send a fax.
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When the call is a voice call:
The telephone will ring when a call comes in.
Pick up the handset, and talk on the telephone.
If the printer unexpectedly switches to fax reception during telephone calls, select User-friendly RX: OFF in Advanced.
If Manual/auto switch: ON is selected in Advanced, you must answer an incoming call by picking up the handset within the time specified in RX start time. Otherwise the printer will switch to fax reception.
When FAX only mode is selected:
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When the call is a fax:
The printer will receive the fax automatically.
If a telephone is connected to the printer, the telephone will ring when a call comes in.
You can change the number of times to ring the telephone with Ring count in Advanced.
When DRPD is selected:
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When the call is a fax:
The telephone will ring when a call comes in.
The printer will receive the fax automatically when the fax ring pattern is detected.
You can change the number of times to ring the telephone.
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When the call is a voice call:
The telephone will ring when a call comes in.
When the printer does not detect the fax ring pattern, the telephone will continue ringing.
Pick up the handset, and talk on the telephone.
To use this feature, you need to subscribe to a compatible service provided by your telephone company.
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