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Set the basic fax settings.

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Set the basic fax settings. IMPORTANT ● Before sending a fax, you MUST register the current date and time, fax number, and unit name in the machine. NOTE ● For details on setting up the machine for the fax function, see the Facsimile Guide. ● For details on how to input characters, see Chapter 2,"Registering Information in Your Machine," in the Facsimile Guide. Setting the Current Date and Time: 1 Press [Menu] ➊ ➝ or ➋ to select on the LCD ➝ press [Set] ➌. 2 Press or ➋ to select ➝ press [Set] ➌. 3 Press or ➋ to select the month, day, year, and time ➝ enter the current date and time using the numeric keys ➍. 4 Press [Set] ➌ ➝ [Stop/Reset] ➎ to return to the standby display. Menu Set Stop/Reset 1 GHI 4 PQRS 7 ABC DEF 23 JKL MNO 56 TUV WXYZ 89 SYMBOLS 0 TONE Setting the Basic Fax Settings: 1 Press [Menu] ➊ ➝ or ➋ to select ➝ press [Set] ➌. 2 Press or ➋ to select ➝ press [Set] ➌. 3 Press or ➋ until the desired receive mode appears ➝ press [Set] ➌. You can select from the following: FaxOnly: If you use your machine to receive only faxes. Fax/Tel: When an extension telephone is connected to the machine as an external device, the machine automatically switches between faxes and voice calls. Voice calls must be answered on the extension telephone connected to the machine to prevent interference from the fax tone. AnsMode: If you want to receive faxes automatically and route voice calls to an answering machine connected to the machine as an external device. DRPD: To distinguish between fax and voice calls by using Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection.

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Set the basic fax settings.
IMPORTANT
Before sending a fax, you MUST register the current date and time, fax number, and unit name in the machine.
NOTE
For details on setting up the machine for the fax function, see the
Facsimile Guide
.
For details on how to input characters, see Chapter 2,“Registering Information in Your Machine,” in the
Facsimile Guide
.
Setting the Current Date and Time:
1
Press [Menu]
or
to select
<8.TIMER SETTINGS>
on the LCD
press [Set]
.
2
Press
or
to select
<1.DATE/TIME SETTING>
press
[Set]
.
3
Press
or
to select the month, day, year, and time
enter the current date and time using the numeric keys
.
4
Press [Set]
[Stop/Reset]
to return to the standby display.
Setting the Basic Fax Settings:
1
Press [Menu]
or
to select
<4.FAX SETTINGS>
press [Set]
.
2
Press
or
to select
<1.RECEIVE MODE>
press [Set]
.
3
Press
or
until the desired receive mode appears
press [Set]
.
You can select from the following:
FaxOnly:
If you use your machine to receive only faxes.
Fax/Tel:
When an extension telephone is connected to the machine as an external device, the machine
automatically switches between faxes and voice calls.Voice calls must be answered on the extension
telephone connected to the machine to prevent interference from the fax tone.
AnsMode:
If you want to receive faxes automatically and route voice calls to an answering machine connected to
the machine as an external device.
DRPD:
To distinguish between fax and voice calls by using Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection.
TONE
TONE
Menu
Menu
Set
Set
Stop/Reset
Stop/Reset
SYMBOLS
3
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
0
ABC
DEF
GHI
JKL
MNO
PQRS
TUV
WXYZ
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