5 Setup Receive; Basic receiving operations; Choosing the Receive Mode- Page 81

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Basic receiving operations

Choosing the Receive Mode

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

* In 

Fax/Tel

 mode you must set the Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time. 

If you have extension phones on the line, keep the Ring Delay set to 
four rings.

Setup Receive

LCD

How it works

When to use it

Fax Only

(automatic receive)

The MFC automatically 
answers every call as a 
fax.

For dedicated fax lines.

Fax/Tel

*

(fax and telephone)

(with an external or 
extension telephone)

The MFC 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/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)

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 an external answering 
machine on your phone line.
The TAD setting works only with an external 
answering machine. Ring Delay and F/T Ring Time 
do not work in this setting.

Manual

(manual receive)

(with an external or 
extension telephone or 
with Distinctive Ring)

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

Use this mode if you don’t 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 MFC 
takes over the call, then hang up. (See 

Easy 

Receive

 on page 5-4.)

The MP tray is not available with Fax Receive.