Receiving Documents; Different Ways To Receive A Document; Setting The Receive Mode; Receiving Both Documents And Telephone Calls Automatically: Fax/Tel Mode - Canon FAX-B840 User Manual

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RECEIVING DOCUMENTS

Different ways to receive a document

Your fax provides you with several modes for receiving documents. To determine which mode best suits your
requirements, see the table below.
Receive Mode
FAX ONLY MODE
FAX/TEL AUTO SW
(Fax/Tel mode)
MANUAL MODE
ANS.MACHINE MODE
(FAX-B820/B822 only)

Setting the receive mode

1 Press [Receive Mode], then press [Start/Copy] to return to standby mode.
Every time you press [Receive Mode], the mode changes cyclically.
Receiving both documents and telephone calls
automatically: Fax/Tel mode
If you set Fax/Tel mode, you can control precisely how the fax handles incoming calls by adjusting the following
settings:
• Adjust the time the fax takes to check whether a call is from a fax machine or a telephone (RING START TIME
setting).
• Adjust the length of time the fax rings when the call is a voice call (F/T RING TIME setting).
• Set whether the fax switches to receive mode after the ring time set in F/T RING TIME has elapsed (DEFAULT
ACTION setting).
1 Press [Function], then press [Start/Copy].
2 Use [ ] or [
Main Use Operation
Fax Answers all calls as fax calls.
Receives documents automatically
and disconnects voice calls.
Fax/Tel Automatically switches between fax
and voice calls. Receives documents
automatically and rings for voice
calls.
Tel Rings for every call, regardless of
whether the call is a fax call or a
voice call. For a fax call, you have
to manually activate reception of the
fax.
Fax/Tel Receives documents automatically
and routes voice calls to the
answering machine.
] to select RX SETTINGS, then press [Start/Copy].
Requirements
Separate telephone line for fax
use only.
If you want to be alerted when
a fax call is received, enable the
INCOMING RING setting.
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Answering machine connected
to the fax.
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