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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)

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 jack on the same 
line. You cannot use the telephone company’s 
Voice Mail in this mode.

External TAD

(with an external 
telephone answering 
device only)

The external telephone 
answering machine device 
(TAD) automatically answers 
every call. 

Voice messages are stored 
on the external TAD. If it is a 
fax call, the machine receives 
the Fax.

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 Distinctive Ring) 

You control the phone line 
and must answer every call 
yourself unless you are using 
the Distinctive Ring feature.

Use this mode if you do not receive many fax 
messages, use Distinctive Ring, or if you are 
using a computer on the same line.

If you answer and hear fax tones, wait until the 
machine takes over the call, then hang up. (See 

Easy Receive

 on page 4-3.)