GE B640 - Manual (Page 31)

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Setting up to receive faxes
Ans. Machine Mode _____________________________
Use Ans. Machine Mode if you have an answering machine connected to the
FAXPHONE. By setting this mode, you can receive documents automatically, and
messages from people calling when you are out.
See p. 13 for details on connecting an answering machine to your FAXPHONE.
■ Recording the outgoing message
When recording a message...
❚ Try to keep your message to less than 15 seconds long.
❚ In the message tell your callers how to send a fax.
Here’s a sample message:
“Hello. I’m not in the office right now, but please leave a message after the beep. I’ll
return your call as soon as possible. If you would like to send a fax, press the start
button on your fax after recording your message. Thank you.”
❚ Leave 4 seconds pause at the beginning of the message (the 4 seconds pause plus the
outgoing message should not exceed 15 seconds).
❚ Set the answering machine to answer on the first or second ring.
■ Setting Ans. Machine Mode
Set Ans. Machine Mode when you have an answering machine connected to your
FAXPHONE, and you are going out.
Ans. Machine Mode
■ Receiving documents and messages in Ans. Machine Mode
When the FAXPHONE is set to Ans. Machine Mode, it automatically receives docu-
ments, or leaves messages on your answering machine when you are out.
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Press [RECEIVE MODE] until “Ans. Machine
Mode”appears on the LCD display.
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Make sure you have connected an answering
machine to your FAXPHONE. See p. 13.
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Make sure the FAXPHONE is set to “AnsMode”
(see above).
09/15/97 AnsMode
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Press [START/COPY].
When this mode is set, the LCD will display the
date and “AnsMode”.