Canon Color imageCLASS MF8280Cw Basic Guide - Page 60

Receive a Fax (Receive Mode) Your machine provides multiple methods for automatically or manually receiving faxes. Select the receive mode that best suits your needs. (→ p.109) You can see frequently asked questions about the receive mode. Do you want to use a telephone No (voice call)? Yes Do you want to use an answering machine? Yes Connect an answering machine to the machine. No Do you want to automatically receive faxes? No Yes Connect an external telephone to the machine. mode See "Using the Machine for Fax Only" (→p.61). mode See "Using the Answering Machine" (→p.62). mode See "Using the Machine for Faxing and Phoning" (→p.61). mode See "Using the Machine Primarily for Phoning" (→p.63). • If you have subscribed to a Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD) service provided by your telephone company, is also available for the receiving mode. For details about each mode, see [Faxing]  [Receiving Faxes] in the e-Manual. • Depending on the connected telephone, you may not normally receive a fax. If you are using an external telephone that has fax functions, disable the external telephone's auto receive functions. • If is set to or , you can specify whether or not the external telephone rings when receiving an incoming call. Also, you can specify the number of rings. Press [ ]    . 60