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Receiving a fax
Your machine is preset Fax mode at the factory. When you receive a fax, the machine answers the
call on a specified number of rings and automatically receives the fax.
Changing the receive modes
1 Press (fax) > (Menu) > Fax Setup > Receiving > Receive Mode on the control panel.
2 Select the option you want.
• Fax: Answers an incoming fax call and immediately goes into the fax reception mode.
• Tel: Receives a fax by pressing (On Hook Dial) and then (Start) button.
• Ans/Fax: Is for when an answering machine is attached to your machine. Your machine
answers an incoming call, and the caller can leave a message on the answering machine.
If the fax machine senses a fax tone on the line, the machine automatically switches to Fax
mode to receive the fax.
To use the Ans/Fax mode, attach an answering machine to the EXT socket on the
back of your machine.
• DRPD: You can receive a call using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD) feature.
Distinctive Ring is a telephone company service which enables an user to use a single
telephone line to answer several different telephone numbers. For further details, see
"Receiving faxes using DRPD mode" on page 99.
This setting may not be available depending on your country.
3 Press OK.
4 Press (Cancel) to return to ready mode.