- Hewlett-Packard Fax Machine User Guide

Additional features 33
Answer/receive mode
S When no document is loaded, press the Mode/Contrast button until the
desired option displays.
•
FAX
mode
• In Ready mode, FAX appears in the right hand corner of the
display.
• When you get a call, the machine answers and receives the
fax automatically. When reception is complete, the machine
returns to Ready mode.
• If you want to change the number of rings before it answers,
see
Set rings to answer on page 27.
• AUTO
mode
• In Ready mode, AUTO appears in the right hand corner of
the display.
• When a call comes in, the machine answers it. If a fax is
being sent, the device receives the fax. If the machine does
not sense a fax signal, it will ring 5 times in a different tone
to tell you it may be a regular telephone call. If you do not
pick up the handset it will try again to receive a fax after
several more rings.
• If you want to change the number of rings before it answers,
see Set rings to answer on page 27.
• TAM
mode
You must have an answering machine attached to the EXT line
socket located on the bottom of your HP Fax.
• In Ready mode, TAM appears in the right hand corner of the
display.
• When a call comes in, the answering machine answers and
listens. If it detects fax tones, it receives the fax; otherwise, it
records the caller’s message.
• If you have set your machine to TAM Mode and your
answering machine is switched off or the answering
machine is not connected directly to your fax machine, the
machine will automatically attempt to receive a fax after
several rings.
• If your answering machine allows you to set the number of
rings before it answers the telephone, set the answering
machine to answer an incoming call in less than 4 rings.
• When your answering machine answers an incoming call, it
records a fax tone until it realizes a fax is coming through.
Due to this, your answering machine may tell you a voice
message has been left, even when it is actually a fax.
• TEL
mode
• In Ready mode, TEL appears in the right hand corner of the
display.
• Automatic fax reception is turned off. You can receive a fax
only by lifting the handset and pressing Start.