imageCLASS D880 Fax Guide

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Setting the Options for the FaxTel Mode
When selecting the FaxTel mode, the following options can be set.
• Adjust the time the machine takes to check whether a call is from a fax machine or a telephone (RING
START TIME setting).
• Adjust the length of time the machine rings when the call is a voice call (F/T RING TIME setting).
• Set whether the machine switches to the receive mode after the ring time set in F/T RING TIME has elapsed
(F/T SWITCH ACTION setting).
■ What Happens When FaxTel Mode is Selected
Telephone
Fax
Fax
Sending document
manually
Sending document
automatically
The machine answers without ringing.
The machine listens for the fax tone.
(8 seconds)
The fax tone
is detected.
The fax tone is not detected.
The document is
received automatically
.
The machine starts ringing.
Pick up the
handset to talk.
If you do not pick up the handset
(within 15 sec.).
F/T SWITCH ACTION
Choose between:
RECEIVE (Factory default setting) and DISCONNECT.
DISCONNECT
RECEIVE
(The machine receives the fax.)
The fax tone is
detected and the
machine switches to
the receive mode.
The machine
disconnects the call.
Not all fax machines are capable of sending a
fax tone. In this case, set the F/T SWITCH
ACTION to RECEIVE. The machine switches to
the receive mode automatically and starts
receiving the document. If no document comes
in, it disconnects the call after approximately 40
seconds.
F/T RING TIME
(Factory default
setting =15 sec.)
Type of call
Telephone charges
begin for the caller.
RING START TIME
(Factory default
setting
= 8 sec.)
Receiving Faxes
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