RX Mode

The machine allows you to receive faxes automatically or manually in several different ways.
See the following flowcharts to select the receive mode that you want to use.
The default setting is <Auto>.

Auto mode

You can receive faxes automatically.
The receive mode varies depending on whether an external telephone is connected to the machine or not.
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You can set the incoming call ring time using "Incoming Ring."

Fax/Tel mode

You can receive faxes automatically (The telephone rings on an incoming call. To disable audible incoming rings, see "Incoming Ring.")
You can answer incoming calls by picking up the handset.
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You can change the incoming call ring time using "Incoming Ring."
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To set a ring delay before the telephone starts ringing on an incoming call, go to the <Ring Start Time> option.
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To adjust the incoming call ring time, go to the <Incoming Ring Time> option.
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To specify how the machine behaves when you do not answer an incoming call, go to the <Action After Ring> option.
For more information on these options, see "Advanced Settings for the Fax/Tel Auto Switch Mode."

Answer mode

You can receive faxes automatically.
The telephone's built-in answer function records messages of unanswered calls.
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Set the answer function to answer after a few rings.
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The message is recorded on the answer function (You are advised to add approximately 4 seconds of silence at the beginning of the message or set the maximum recording time to 20 seconds).

Manual mode

Pick up the handset to answer calls or receive faxes when the machine is set to manual mode.
Set this mode when you expect to receive more incoming telephone calls than faxes or when you receive few faxes.
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When "Auto RX Switch" is set to <On> , the machine automatically starts receiving a fax after several rings.
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When "Remote RX" is set, you can dial the telephone to receive faxes remotely.

DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) mode

This mode assigns distinctive ring patterns to up to two phone numbers per telephone line. The machine automatically identifies incoming calls based on the ring pattern and sorts out whether an incoming call is a fax or voice call. Set the fax ring pattern that matches the ring pattern of your telephone company. Contact your telephone company for more information.