Dell 2135cn User Guide - Page 120

NOTE: Enter the password in the Password field in the Authorization area before sending a fax if the Fax service is locked with a password (SETUP ® Admin Menu ® Secure Settings ® Function Enabled). If you do not enter the correct password, the fax will not be sent. You can check whether or not the fax was correctly sent on the Job History Report (SETUP ® Reports ® Job History). Receiving a Fax About Receiving Modes NOTE: To use the Telephone/Fax or Ans Machine/Fax, attach an answering machine to the phone connector ( ) on the back of your printer. When the memory is full, the fax is received in the Telephone mode. Loading Paper for Receiving Faxes The instructions for loading paper in the paper tray are the same whether you are printing, faxing, or copying, except that faxes can only be printed on Letter-, A4-, or Legal-sized paper. For details about loading paper, see "Loading Print Media". For details about setting the paper type and size in the tray, see "Print Media Guidelines". Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Fax Mode Your printer is preset to the fax mode at the factory. If you receive a fax, the printer automatically goes into the fax mode after a specified period of time and receives the fax. To change the interval at which the printer goes into the fax mode after receiving an incoming call, see "Available Fax Settings Options". Receiving a Fax Manually in the Telephone Mode You can receive a fax by picking up the handset of the external telephone and then pressing the remote receive code (see "Available Fax Settings Options"), or by setting OnHook to On (you can hear voice or fax tones from the remote machine) and then pressing . The printer begins receiving a fax and returns to the standby mode when the reception is completed. Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Telephone/Fax or Ans Machine/Fax To use the Telephone/Fax or Ans Machine/Fax mode, you must attach an external telephone to the phone connector ( ) on the back of your printer. If the caller leaves a message, the answering machine stores the message as it would normally. If your printer hears a fax tone on the line, it automatically starts to receive a fax. NOTE: If you have set your printer to Ans Machine/Fax and your answering machine is switched off, or no answering machine is connected to your printer, your printer will automatically go into the Fax mode after a predefined time.