Receiving Faxes By Making A Phone Call - Epson WF-C5890 Series User Manual

Faxing
>
Receiving Faxes on the Printer
❏ When you pick up the handset within the number of rings set in Rings to Answer:
- If the ringing is for a fax: Hold the line until the printer automatically starts receiving the fax. Once the printer
starts receiving the fax, you can hang up the handset. To start receiving the fax immediately, use the same steps
as for Manual. You can receive the fax using the same steps as for Manual. Select Fax on the home screen, and
then select Send/Receive > Receive. Next, tap
- If the ringing is for a voice call: You can answer the phone as normal.
❏ When the ringing stops and 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 number of rings to answer for the answering machine to a lower number than the number set in Rings to Answer.
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.

Receiving Faxes by Making a Phone Call

You can receive a fax stored on another fax machine by dialing the fax number.
Related Information
"Receiving Faxes After Confirming the Sender's Status" on page 237
&
"Receiving Faxes by Polling (Polling Receive)" on page 238
&
"Receiving Faxes from a Board with a Subaddress (SEP) and Password (PWD) (Polling Receive)" on page 238
&
Receiving Faxes After Confirming the Sender's Status
You can receive a fax while listening to sounds or voices through the printer's speaker while dialing,
communicating, and transmitting. You can use this feature when you want to receive a fax from a fax information
service by following an audio guide.
1. Select Fax on the home screen.
2. Tap , and then specify the sender.
Note:
You can adjust the sound volume of the speaker.
3. Wait until the sender answers your call. When you hear a fax tone, select Send/Receive at the upper right
corner of the LCD screen, and then select Receive.
Note:
When receiving a fax from a fax information service, and you hear the audio guidance, follow the guidance to make the
printer operations.
x
4. Tap to start receiving the fax.
>
Receiving Faxes by Making a Phone Call
x
, and then hang up the handset.
237