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Page 13: Setting up the machine, 9selecting a receive mode

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Setting Up the Machine

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Selecting a receive mode

There are four possible receive modes: Fax Only,
Fax/Tel

, Manual and External TAD.

Choose the Receive Mode which best suits your
needs.

1

Press Menu.

2

Press 0.

3

Press 1.

4

Press

or

to select the mode.

Press OK.

5

Press Stop/Exit.

For more details, see “Receiving a fax” in
Chapter 6 of the User’s Guide.

10

Setting the LCD contrast

You can change the contrast to help the LCD look
lighter or darker.

1

Press Menu.

2

Press 1.

3

Press 8.

4

Press

to increase the contrast.

—OR—

Press

to decrease the contrast.

Press OK.

5

Press Stop/Exit.

Now go to

the next page to install the driver and software.

Are you connecting an external telephone or external
telephone answering device to your machine?

Your machine
automatically answers
every call as a fax.

Your machine controls
the line and
automatically answers
every call. If the call is
not a fax, the phone will
ring for you to pick up
the call.

Your external telephone
answering device (TAD)
automatically answers
every call. Voice
messages are stored on
the external TAD. Fax
messages are printed.
(See “4. Install the
power cord and phone
line” on page 6.)

You control the phone
line and must answer
every call yourself.

Are you using the voice
message function of your
external telephone answering
device?

Do you want your machine to answer fax
and telephone calls automatically?

Do you use your machine for faxes
only?

Yes

Manual

Fax Only

Fax/Tel

External TAD

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes