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Receive Modes
Some receive modes answer automatically (Fax Only Mode and Fax/Tel Mode). You may want to change the Ring Delay before using these modes.
- Fax Only Mode
- (Fax or Fax only in the Machine's Menu)
- Fax Only Mode automatically answers every call as a fax.
- Fax/Tel Mode
- (Fax/Tel in the Machine's Menu)
- Fax/Tel Mode helps you manage incoming calls, by recognising whether they are fax or voice calls and handling them in one of the following ways:
- Faxes will be received automatically.
- Voice calls will start the F/T ring to tell you to pick up the call. The F/T ring is a fast pseudo/double-ring made by your machine.
- Manual Mode
- (Manual in the Machine's Menu)
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Manual Mode turns off all automatic answering operations unless you are using the Distinctive Ring Receive feature.
FaxAbility is equivalent to the Distinctive Ring Receive feature in New Zealand.
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To receive a fax in Manual Mode, lift the handset of the external telephone or press the button in the table.
Applicable Models
Alternate way to lift the handset
2-Line LCD models
Hook Touchscreen LCD models
(Fax) and then Hook -
When you hear fax tones (short repeating beeps), press the buttons in the table to receive a fax. Use the Fax Detect feature to receive faxes when you have lifted a handset on the same line as the machine.
Applicable Models
To receive the fax
2-Line LCD models
Start and then 2 Touchscreen LCD models
Fax Start and then Receive
- External TAD Mode
- (External TAD in the Machine's Menu)
- External TAD Mode lets an external answering device manage your incoming calls.
- Incoming calls will be handled in the following ways:
- Faxes will be received automatically.
- Voice callers can record a message on the external TAD.
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