Kyocera TASKalfa 3501i Fax System (W) Operation Guide Rev-2.2013.1 - Page 147

Setup and Registration > FAX/Answering Machine Auto Switch Reception FAX/Answering Machine Auto Switch Reception This method is convenient when using both the answering machine and fax. When fax originals have been sent, the machine receives them automatically, and when the call is from a telephone, the machine follows the functions of the connected answering machine. Therefore, when the user is absent, the other party can leave a message on the answering machine. IMPORTANT When using FAX/Answering Machine Auto Switch Reception function, if a silence continues for at least 30 seconds before one minute passes after the machine has received a call from the other party, the machine's silence detection function comes into operation and the machine switches to fax reception. NOTE In order to use FAX/Answering Machine Auto Switch Reception, it is necessary to connect an answering machineequipped telephone set (commercially available product) to the machine. For details, such as responding to messages, refer to the Operation Guide of each answering machine. Set the number of rings to be made by the machine more than the number of rings to be made by the answering machine. (Refer to FAX/TEL Auto Switch Reception on page 6-9.) Flow of reception FAX FAX Telephone When the other party has sent When the other party has sent When the other party is originals with automatic send originals with manual send calling from a telephone Receive fax originals from the other party automatically (FAX Automatic Reception). The answering machine plays the message informing the other party that the user is absent. The answering machine records a message from the other party. When the other party starts sending originals, the machine receives the originals being sent. 6-11