Setting up to receive faxes – Canon B150 User Manual

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Setting up to receive faxes

Selecting the receiving mode

Before you set up the receiving mode on your fax, you should determine how you plan to use your fax:

¶ Are you able to dedicate the use of one telephone line to the fax only to receive document

transmissions from other fax machines? If yes, choose Fax Only Mode (see below).

¶ Do you want to use your fax as both a telephone and fax, receiving documents automatically and

ringing only for telephone calls? If yes, choose Fax/Tel Mode (see below).

¶ Do you want to use your fax mainly as a telephone, and answer every call yourself, whether from a

person or a fax unit? If yes, choose Manual Mode (see below).

¶ Do you want to connect an answering machine to your fax and receive the other party’s document

and also record the other party’s message? If yes, choose Ans. Machine mode (see below).

How you answer these questions will determine which receiving method you choose. If you are not

satisfied with the mode you select, you can always change it at any time.

j Fax Only Mode (See p. 18)

You may want to use this mode if you have two phone lines in your office, and plan to use one line for

the fax and the other line for your telephone.

Set Fax Only Mode if you want to use your fax only to receive faxes automatically and do not intend to

use it as a telephone.

j Fax/Tel Mode (See p. 19)

If you only have one phone line in your office, you may be planning to use it for both fax and

telephone communication. By setting this mode, you will be able to use your fax for both fax and

telephone communication using only one phone line. You will need to have the optional handset or an

extension phone connected to the fax so that when it rings to alert you of a call, you can answer the

call. The fax will automatically receive faxes without ringing.

j Manual Mode (See p. 20)

Use Manual Mode if you receive more telephone calls than faxes. By having a telephone or the optional

handset connected to your fax, you can answer every call, whether from a person or from another fax

unit. If you hear a slow beep, simply press [START/COPY] on your fax and hang up the handset to

receive the fax.

j Ans. Machine Mode (See p. 21)

Use Ans. Machine Mode if you have an answering machine connected to the fax. This mode allows you

to receive not only documents sent from other fax machines, but also messages from people calling

when you are out.