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CHAPTER 7: RECEPTION MODES
Press the TEL FAX TAD key at least once to configure the reception mode you want:
1. MANUAL MODE
TEL icon lit, FAX and TAD icons off.
Your machine acts as a telephone. You use this mode when the fax traffic is low.
Upon receiving an incoming call, the unit rings. It never answers automatically (except after 10 rings if remote
retrieval is enabled, in which case it transmits the announcement or beeps if no announcement has been recorded).
If you pick up the receiver, you can either have a conversation or receive a fax by pressing the START key.
2. AUTOMATIC MODE WITH ANSWERING MACHINE
TEL, FAX and TAD icons lit.
Your machine acts as a telephone with an answering machine associated with a fax. You use this mode when
you are away or if you do not want to miss telephone calls and faxes.
Upon receiving an incoming call, the unit takes the line after a few rings and plays your answering machine
announcement:
• if the call is a fax, your machine switches to fax reception mode,
• if it is a voice call, your caller can leave a message.
Note: you can set the number of rings before your machine takes the line.
If you pick up the receiver, you can either have a conversation or receive a fax by pressing the START key.
3. AUTOMATIC MODE WITHOUT ANSWERING MACHINE
TEL and FAX icons lit, TAD icon off.
Your machine automatically sorts calls before relaying them to you. You use this mode when fax traffic is high
and you do not want to be disturbed by an incoming fax.
Upon receiving an incoming call, the unit takes the line automatically without disturbing you
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, plays a
welcome announcement to the caller, inviting him to wait (example: "Please hold the line"), then:
• if the call is a fax, your unit receives the fax,
• if it is a voice call, your machine rings (warning ring) for 30 seconds to notify you
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. The caller will hear a
ring at the other end of the line.
If you pick up the receiver, you can either have a conversation or receive a fax by pressing the START key.
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The unit will not play the ringing tone generated by the telephone network. However, if there are other extensions on the line,
they ring normally.
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If there are other extensions on the line, they do not ring.
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