User's Manual

2.12
Stand-alone Fax
About Reception Modes
Your machine has four reception modes:
• In FAX mode, the machine answers an incoming call and immediately
goes into receive mode.
• In AUTO mode, the machine answers an incoming call expecting to
receive a fax. If the machine does not sense a fax signal, it will
continue to sound the ringing tone to tell you it is a phone call. If you
do not lift the handset of the extension telephone during the ringing,
the machine will switch to automatic fax reception mode.
• In ANS/FAX mode, the answering 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 call automatically
switches to the fax machine.
Note: To use the ANS/FAX mode, attach an answering machine to the
EXT. jack on the back of your machine (see page A.1).
• In TEL mode, the automatic fax reception is turned off. If you pick up
the extension telephone and hear fax tones, you can receive a fax by
pressing Start/Enter on the front panel of your machine.
• In DRPD mode, you can receive a call using the Distinctive Ring
Pattern Detection (DRPD) feature. “Distinctive Ring” is a telephone
company service which enables a user to use a single telephone line to
answer several different telephone numbers. This mode is displayed
when you have set up the distinctive ring pattern. For details on this
feature, see page 2.6.
Receiving a Fax