Canon imageCLASS MF5960dn - Manual (Page 101)

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Fax
Func
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Answer mode
You can receive faxes automatically.
The telephone’s built-in answer function records messages of unanswered calls.
The telephone rings the number of times specified for the built-in
answering machine.
*1
When you pick up the handset during
ringing
When the built-in answering machine
starts up
When the call is a fax When the call is a
voice call
The built-in answering
machine records the
message. *2
You can start talking as
is.
When the call is a
voice call
When the call is a fax
The machine receives the
fax automatically.
Operation for when an incoming call is received
You can hear a
beep.Following the
procedure below, receive the
fax.
(1) Press [Fax].
(2) Select
using [ ] or [ ] and
press [OK].
(3) Hang up the handset.
* 1 Set the answer function to answer after a few rings.
* 2 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.
Operation for when an incoming call is received
The external phone rings.
When you pick up the handset while the
telephone rings
When the call is a fax When the call is a voice call
When you do not pick up the handset while
the telephone rings
The machine cannot receive a call or fax. *1
You can start talking as is. You can hear a
beep.Following the
procedure below, receive the
fax. *2
(1) Press [Fax].
(2) Select
using [ ] or [ ] and
press [OK].
(3) Hang up the handset.
* 1 When “Auto RX Switch” ( →P. 6-25) is set to , the machine automatically starts receiving a fax after several rings.
* 2 When “Remote RX” ( →P. 6-25) 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.