Dell S2815dn tm Smart Multifunction Printer User Guide - Page 364

2 After you hear the fax tone, press the (Home) button. 3 Tap  Fax. 4 Tap On Hook. 5 Tap Receive. 6 Hang up the hand set of the external telephone. 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 connect an external telephone to the phone connector ( ) on the rear 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. For details on Telephone / Fax or Ans Machine/Fax mode, see "Available Fax Settings Options." 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. Receiving a Fax Manually Using an External Telephone (Remote Receive) You can manually receive a fax from the external telephone without having to go to the printer. To manually receive a fax using the external telephone, you must connect an external telephone to the phone connector ( ) on the rear of your printer and also set Remote Receive to On. When you receive a call on the external telephone and hear a fax tone, enter the two-digit code from the external telephone. The printer receives the document. When entering the remote receive code from the external telephone, press the number keys slowly in sequence. If you still hear the fax tone from the remote machine, try entering the two-digit code once again. The default remote receive code is 00. You can change the two-digit code to whatever you choose. For details on changing the code, see "Available Fax Settings Options." NOTE: Set the dialing system of your external telephone to DTMF. Receiving Faxes Using the DRPD The DRPD 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: 1 Press the (Information) button. 2 Tap the Tools tab, and then tap Admin Settings. 3 Tap Fax Settings. 4 Tap Fax Line Settings. 5 Tap until DRPD Pattern appears, and then tap DRPD Pattern. 6 Tap the desired pattern, and then tap OK. 364 Faxing