User guide

Telephone and External devices
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If you answer a call and no one is on
the line:
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You should assume that you're receiving a
manual fax.
Press l 51 and wait for the chirp or until the
LCD shows Receiving, and then hang up.
Note
You can also use the Fax Detect feature to
make your machine automatically take the
call. (See Fax Detect on page 52)
Using a cordless external
telephone 7
If your cordless telephone is connected to the
telephone line cord (See External and
extension phones on page 68.) and you
typically carry the cordless handset
elsewhere, it is easier to answer calls during
the Ring Delay.
If you let the machine answer first, you will
have to go to the machine so you can press
Hook to send the call to the cordless handset.
Using remote codes 7
Fax receive code 7
If you answer a fax call on an extension or
external telephone, you can tell your machine
to receive it by dialling the fax receive code
l 51. Wait for the chirping sounds then
replace the handset. See Fax Detect
on page 52. Your caller will have to press
Start to send the fax.
Telephone answer code 7
If you receive a voice call and the machine is
in F/T mode, it will start to sound the F/T
(double) ring after the initial ring delay. If you
pick up the call on an extension phone you
can turn the F/T ring off by pressing #51
(make sure you press this between the rings).
Changing the remote codes 7
If you want to use Remote Activation, you
have to turn on the remote codes. The preset
Fax Receive Code is l 51. The preset
Telephone Answer Code is #51. If you want
to, you can replace them with your own
codes.
a Press MENU.
b Press a or b to display Fax.
c Press Fax.
d Press a or b to display Setup Receive.
e Press Setup Receive.
f Press a or b to display Remote Codes.
g Press Remote Codes.
h Press On (or Off).
i Enter the new Fax Receive Code.
Press OK.
j Enter the new Telephone Answer Code.
Press OK.
k Press Stop/Exit.
Note
• If you are always disconnected when
accessing your external TAD remotely, try
changing the Fax Receive Code and
Telephone Answer Code to another three-
digit code using the numbers 0-9, l, #.
• Remote Codes might not work with some
telephone systems.