5 setup receive, Basic receiving operations, Choosing the receive mode – Nordic Star Products MFC-3420C User Manual
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5 - 1 SETUP RECEIVE
5
Basic receiving operations
Choosing the Receive Mode
There are four different Receive Modes for your machine. 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.
Setup Receive
LCD
How it works
When to use it
Fax Only
(automatic receive)
The machine 
automatically answers 
every call as a fax.
For dedicated fax lines.
Fax/Tel
*
(fax and telephone)
(with an external or 
extension telephone)
The machine 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 socket/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 connected an 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)
You control the phone 
line and must answer 
every call yourself.
Use this mode when you are using a computer 
modem on the same line or if you don’t receive 
many fax messages or with Distinctive Ring.
If you answer and hear fax tones, wait until the 
machine takes over the call, then hang up. (See 
Fax Detect on page 5-5.)
