Dell 3115cn Color Laser Printer Dell 3115cn User's Guide - Page 340

If the caller leaves a message, the answering machine stores the message as it would normally. If your multifunction printer hears a fax tone on the line, it automatically starts to receive fax. NOTE: If you have set your multifunction printer to the Ans/FAX mode and your answering machine is switched off, or no answering machine is connected to your multifunction printer, your multifunction printer will automatically go into the Fax mode after a predefined number of rings. Receiving Manually Using an External Telephone This feature works best when you are using an external telephone connected to the Phone connector ( ) on the back of your multifunction printer. You can receive a fax from someone you are talking to on the external telephone without having to go to the fax machine. When you receive a call on the external telephone and hear fax tones, press the two-digit keys on the external telephone. The multifunction printer receives the document. Press the buttons slowly in sequence. If you still hear the fax tone from the remote machine, try pressing the two-digit keys once again. The remote receive code is set to Off at the factory. The first and the last asterisks are fixed, but you can change the middle number to whatever you choose. For details on changing the code, see "Available Fax Settings Options ". Receiving Faxes Using the DRPD Mode The DRPD mode is a telephone company service which enables a user to use a single telephone line to answer several different telephone numbers. The particular number someone uses to call you on is identified by different ringing patterns, which consist of various combinations of long and short ringing sounds. Before using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection option, Distinctive Ring service must be installed on your telephone line by the telephone company. To set up Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection, you will need another telephone line at your location, or someone available to dial your FAX number from outside. To set up the DRPD mode: 1. Press until >SETUP appears, and then press . 2. Press until >Admin Menu appears, and then press . 3. Press until >Fax Settings appears, and then press . 4. Press until >DRPD Pattern appears. 5. Use to select the desired setting, and then press . 6. To return to the standby mode, press Cancel . To receive faxes in the DRPD mode, you need to set the menu to DRPD; see "Available Fax Settings Options ".