Setting Receive Mode

Set the receiving operation (receiving mode).

For details on how to set the receive mode:

Setting Receive Mode

You can select the appropriate mode.

For details on the selectable receive mode:

About Receive Mode

For details on the advanced settings of the receive mode:

Advanced Settings of Receive Mode

Note

The receiving operation procedure varies depending on the selected receive mode.

For details on receiving method depending on each receive mode:
- Receiving Faxes
If you want to use a single telephone line for faxes and voice calls, you need to connect a telephone or an answering machine to the external device jack of this printer.

For details on how to connect the telephone or the answering machine to the printer:
- Basic Connection (Connecting with General Telephone line)

Setting Receive Mode

This section describes the procedure to select the receive mode.

Make sure that printer is turned on.
Press the FAX button.

The Fax standby screen is displayed.
Press the Menu button.

The FAX menu screen is displayed.
Select Receive mode set., then press the OK button.
Select the receive mode, then press the OK button.

Note
- The (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting.
- For details on the receive mode:
  - About Receive Mode
- DRPD is available only in the US and Canada.
- Network switch may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.
- Refer to Receiving Faxes for information on receiving faxes or the procedure for each receive mode.

About Receive Mode

You can select the receive mode suitable for your fax use conditions: whether you use a dedicated line for fax, etc.

Receive mode	Your fax use condition	Receiving operation
TEL priority mode	When mainly receiving voice calls (with a telephone or answering machine connected to the printer):	When a call incomes, the telephone will ring. Pick up the handset. If the call is a voice call, talk on the telephone. If the call is a fax, hang up the handset after the printer starts receiving the fax. Note The telephone may not ring when a call incomes even if it is connected to the printer, depending on the type or settings of the telephone.
DRPD or Network switch	When receiving voice calls (with a telephone or answering machine connected to the printer) and subscribing to a ring pattern detection service provided by your telephone company:	When a call incomes, the telephone will ring. The printer detects a fax call by the fax ring pattern. If the call is a fax, the printer will receive the fax automatically. If the printer does not detect the fax ring pattern, the telephone will continue ringing. Note The telephone may not ring when a call incomes even if it is connected to the printer, depending on the type or settings of the telephone.
Fax only mode	When not receiving voice calls:	When a fax incomes, the printer will receive the fax automatically.

Receive mode

Your fax use condition

Receiving operation

TEL priority mode

When mainly receiving voice calls (with a telephone or answering machine connected to the printer):

When a call incomes, the telephone will ring.

Pick up the handset.

If the call is a voice call, talk on the telephone.

If the call is a fax, hang up the handset after the printer starts receiving the fax.

Note

The telephone may not ring when a call incomes even if it is connected to the printer, depending on the type or settings of the telephone.

DRPD or Network switch

When receiving voice calls (with a telephone or answering machine connected to the printer) and subscribing to a ring pattern detection service provided by your telephone company:

When a call incomes, the telephone will ring. The printer detects a fax call by the fax ring pattern.

If the call is a fax, the printer will receive the fax automatically.

If the printer does not detect the fax ring pattern, the telephone will continue ringing.

Note

The telephone may not ring when a call incomes even if it is connected to the printer, depending on the type or settings of the telephone.

Fax only mode

When not receiving voice calls:

When a fax incomes, the printer will receive the fax automatically.

Advanced Settings of Receive Mode

You can specify the advanced settings of each receive mode.

Note

The (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting.

Advanced setting in TEL priority mode

You can specify the following setting items.
- Manual/auto switch
  
  If you select ON, the printer automatically receives faxes after the external device rang a specified length of time.
  
  You can specify the length of time until automatic reception is started.
- User-friendly RX
  
  If you select ON, the printer automatically switches from telephone calling to fax reception by detecting the fax signal (CNG signal) when you lift the handset of the telephone or the answering machine answers. When you have an answering machine connected to the printer, select ON to switch to fax reception automatically after the answering machine answers.
  
  If you select OFF, the printer does not switch from telephone calling to fax reception automatically even if the printer detects the fax signal (CNG signal). Select OFF if you want the printer not to switch automatically during a call.
Note
- If you subscribe to Duplex Ringing service in Hong Kong, the number of times the external device rings specified with Incoming ring in Fax only mode is available in TEL priority mode.
  
  If you want to specify the number of times the external device rings in TEL priority mode, select Fax only mode for Receive mode set. under FAX menu, specify the number of times the external device rings with Incoming ring, then switch to TEL priority mode for Receive mode set..
- If you subscribe to Duplex Ringing service in Hong Kong, we recommend that Manual/auto switch be set to OFF.
Advanced setting in Fax only mode

You can specify the following setting item.
- Incoming ring
  
  You can specify the number of times the external device rings when incoming.
Advanced setting in DRPD

You can specify the following setting items.
- DRPD: FAX ring pat.
  
  Sets the distinctive ring pattern of a call that the printer assumes is a fax call.
  
  If you subscribe to a DRPD service, set the ring pattern to match the pattern assigned by your telephone company.
  - Setting the DRPD Ring Pattern (US and Canada only)
- Incoming ring
  
  You can specify the number of times the external device rings when incoming.
Advanced setting in Network switch

You can specify the following setting item.
- Incoming ring
  
  You can specify the number of times the external device rings when incoming.

Setting the DRPD Ring Pattern (US and Canada only)

If you have subscribed to a Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD) service provided by your telephone company, your telephone company will assign two or more telephone numbers with distinctive ring patterns to your single telephone line, allowing you to have different numbers for fax calls and voice calls using only one telephone line. Your printer will automatically monitor the ring pattern, and will automatically receive the fax if the ring pattern is a fax call.

To use DRPD, follow the procedure below to set the fax ring pattern that matches the pattern assigned by your telephone company.

Note

Contact your local telephone company for detailed information on this service.

Make sure that printer is turned on.
Press the FAX button.

The Fax standby screen is displayed.
Press the Menu button.

The FAX menu screen is displayed.
Select Receive mode set., then press the OK button.
Select DRPD, then press the OK button.

The confirmation screen asking whether to make advanced settings is displayed.
Select Yes, then press the OK button.
Select DRPD: FAX ring pat., then press the OK button.

The DRPD: FAX ring pat. screen is displayed.
Select the ring pattern that your telephone company assigned to your fax number, then press the OK button.

Select from Normal ring, Double ring, Short-short-long, or Short-long-short.

Note
- The (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting.
Press the FAX button to return to the Fax standby screen.