4 Setup Receive; Basic receiving operations; Choosing the Receive Mode- Page 62

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Basic receiving operations

Choosing the Receive Mode

There are four different Receive Modes for your machine. You can 
choose the mode that best suits your needs.

Setup Receive

LCD

How it works

When to use it

Fax Only

(automatic receive)

The machine 
automatically answers 
every call as a fax.

For dedicated fax lines.

Fax/Tel

(fax and telephone)

(with an external or 
extension telephone 
for models without a 
handset)

The machine controls the 
line and automatically 
answers every call. If the 
call is a fax it will receive 
the fax. If the call is not a 
fax it will ring 
(pseudo/double ring) for 
you to pick up the call.

Use this mode if you expect to receive lots of fax 
messages and few telephone calls. You cannot 
have an answering machine on the same line, even 
if it is on a separate wall socket/phone socket on 
the same line. You cannot use the telephone 
company’s Voice Mail in this mode.

External TAD

(with an external 
answering machine 
only)

The external answering 
machine (TAD) 
automatically answers 
every call.
Voice messages are 
stored on the external 
TAD. Fax messages are 
printed.

Use this mode if you have connected an answering 
machine to your machine.
The External TAD setting works only with an 
external answering machine. Ring Delay does not 
work in this setting.

Manual

(manual receive)
(with an external or 
extension telephone 
for models without a 
handset)

You control the phone 
line and must answer 
every call yourself.

Use this mode if you do not receive many fax 
messages.
If you answer and hear fax tones, wait until the MFC 
takes over the call, then hang up. (See 

Fax Detect 

(MFC-3240C only)

 on page 4-4.)

Note: If you use a computer modem on the same 

line MFC Faxing will not operate correctly.