MFC-5100C
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
The FAX/MFC has four receive modes to choose from. Using the terms outlined below, choose the receive mode that best suits your needs.
FAX ONLY mode is best used when you have your FAX/MFC on a dedicated fax line. In this receive mode, the FAX/MFC automatically answers every call with receiving tones as if it were an incoming fax. If you select Fax Only mode, you cannot receive incoming voice calls on the telephone line your FAX/MFC is connected to, though you can make outgoing calls on the line.
In MANUAL mode, you control the telephone line and must answer every call yourself. If you answer the line and hear fax tones, wait until your FAX/MFC begins to respond with its own receiving tones, then hang up the phone. The MFC will receive the fax and print it out. You can receive incoming voice calls when using this receive mode just as you would if the FAX/MFC was not present on the line. This mode is preferable if you do not receive many faxes, if the FAX/MFC will be on the same telephone line as a computer modem, or if you are using Distinctive Ring.
EXT.TEL/TAD mode is to be used when an external telephone or an external TAD (telephone answering device) is connected to the EXT. jack. The TAD automatically answers every call (voice messages are stored on the TAD while fax messages are printed.) or you control the phone line and must answer every call yourself with an external telephone.
When using this mode with an external TAD, these six guidelines MUST be followed: