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Manual mode – Canon FAX-B155 User Manual

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Manual Mode __________________________________

You may want to set your fax to Manual Mode if you want to personally monitor
every call, whether from a fax machine or a person.
You need to have the optional handset or an extension phone connected to your fax
for this mode. See pp. 14 and 15.

Setting Manual Mode

Set to Manual Mode if you want to personally monitor every incoming call.

1

Press [Receive Mode] until “Manual Mode”
appears on the LCD.

2

Press [Start/Copy].

When this mode is set, the LCD will display the
time and “Manual”.

Receiving documents and calls in Manual Mode

You can set the fax to ring every time it receives a call so that you can personally
check if it is from a fax machine or from a person.
Keep in mind that you cannot use Manual Mode if a document is in the Automatic
Document Feeder (ADF) waiting to be sent.

Receive Mode

Manual Mode

1

Make sure you have connected the optional
handset or an extension phone to your fax.
See pp. 14 and 15.

2

Make sure the fax is set to “Manual Mode”
(see above).

3

When the fax rings, pick up the handset.

4

If you hear a person’s voice, start your conversa-
tion. If the caller wants to send a document after
talking to you, press [Start/Copy] on the fax to
receive the document.
or
If you hear a slow beep or silence, another fax is
trying to send you a document. Press [Start/Copy]
on the fax.

You can also start receiving the document by pressing
“25” on the extension phone, and then hanging up.

Your fax begins receiving the document.

Start/Copy

12:00 Manual

Start/Copy