Canon PC1270D - Manual (Page 51)

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■ Setting the Options for FaxTel Mode
When selecting FaxTel mode, the following options can be set.
• Adjust the time the machine takes to check whether a call is from a fax machine or a telephone (
RING START TIME setting).
• Adjust the length of time the machine rings when the call is a voice call ( F/T RING TIME setting).
• Set whether the machine switches to receive mode after the ring time set in F/T RING TIME has elapsed ( F/T SWITCH
ACTION setting).
• The default settings and selectable settings vary depending on the current country selection.
■ What Happens When FaxTel Mode is Selected
Telephone Fax Fax
Telephone charges
begin for the caller.
Type of call Telephone Fax Fax
Sending document
manually
Sending document
automatically
The machine answers without ringing.
RING START TIME
F/T RING TIME
The machine listens for the fax tone.
The fax tone is
detected.
The document is
received automatically.
The fax tone is detected
and the machine
switches to receive
mode.
The fax tone is not detected.
Pick up the handset to
talk.
DISCONNECT
The machine
disconnects the call.
The machine starts ringing.
If you do not pick up the handset.
F/T SWITCH ACTION
Choose between:
RECEIVE and DISCONNECT .
RECEIVE
Not all fax machines are capable of sending a fax tone.
For those cases if you set the
F/T SWITCH ACTION to
RECEIVE , the machine switches to receive mode
automatically and starts receiving the document. If no
document comes in, it disconnects the call after
approximately 40 seconds.
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