Epson WF-C579R Series User Manual page 77

User's Guide
Usage of Manual Mode
Receiving Faxes
When the telephone rings, you can answer the ringing manually by picking up the handset.
❏ When you hear a fax signal (baud):
Select Fax on the printer's home screen, select Send/Receive > Receive, and then tap
handset.
❏ If the ringing is for a voice call:
You can answer the phone as normal.
Receiving Faxes Using only a Connected Telephone
When Remote Receive is set, you can receive faxes by simply entering the Start Code.
When the telephone rings, pick up the handset. When you hear a fax tone (baud), dial the two digit Start Code,
and then hang up the handset.
Related Information
"Making Settings to Receive Faxes Operating Only a Connected Phone (Remote Receive)" on page 78
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Usage of Auto Mode
Receiving Faxes Without an External Phone Device
The printer automatically switches to receive faxes when the number of rings you set in Rings to Answer is
complete.
Note:
We recommend setting Rings to Answer to as low a number as possible.
Receiving Faxes With an External Phone Device
A printer with an external phone device works as follows.
❏ If your phone device is the answering machine and when it answers within the number of rings set in Rings to
Answer:
- If the ringing is for a fax: The printer automatically switches to receive faxes.
- If the ringing is for a voice call: The answering machine can receive voice calls and record voice messages.
❏ When you pick up the handset within the number of rings set in Rings to Answer:
- If the ringing is for a fax: You can receive the fax using the same steps as Manual.
- If the ringing is for a voice call: You can answer the phone as normal.
❏ When the printer automatically switches to receive faxes:
- If the ringing is for a fax: The printer starts receiving faxes.
- If the ringing is for a voice call: You cannot answer the phone. Ask the person to call you back.
Note:
Set the Rings to Answer settings of the printer to a higher number than the number of rings for the answering machine.
Otherwise, the answering machine cannot receive voice calls to record voice messages. For details on setting up the answering
machine, see the manual supplied with the answering machine.
Fax Settings
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