Receiving A Fax Manually - Dell 948 User Manual

Faxing
Your printer is on, and is properly set up to send and receive faxes. For more information, see
With External Devices.
Auto Answer is turned On (which is the factory default setting) or is set to Scheduled.
To check your Auto Answer settings:
1. From the main menu, use the left and right Arrow buttons
button
2. Use the left and right Arrow buttons
3. Use the left and right Arrow buttons
button
4. Use the left and right Arrow buttons
5. If you always want the printer to automatically answer the phone when it rings and receive the fax, use the left
and right Arrow buttons
If you want to schedule a timeframe during which the printer answers the phone when it rings, use the left and
right Arrow buttons
Auto Answer on and off.
NOTE:
answering machine answers the call. If a fax tone is detected, the answering machine is disconnected and
the printer receives the fax. If a fax tone is not detected, the answering machine completes the call.

Receiving a Fax Manually

You can turn the Auto Answer feature off if you wish to control the faxes that you receive. This is useful if you do not want to
receive unsolicited faxes, if you rarely receive faxes, or if it is expensive to use faxes in your area.
1. Make sure your printer is on, and is properly set up to send and receive faxes. For more information, see
the Printer With External
2. Turn Auto Answer off.
a. From the main menu, use the left and right Arrow buttons
button
b. Use the left and right Arrow buttons
c. Use the left and right Arrow buttons
button
d. Use the left and right Arrow buttons
e. Use the left and right Arrow buttons
3. When there is an incoming fax, press the Start button
incoming fax.
Printing a Long Fax
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twice.
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to scroll to On.
to scroll to Scheduled, and then use the keypad to specify the times you want to turn
If you have your printer connected to an answering machine and Auto Answer is turned on, the
Devices.
twice.
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to scroll to FAX, and then press the Select
to scroll to Fax Setup, and then press the Select button
to scroll to Ringing and Answering, and then press the Select
to scroll to Auto Answer, and then press the Select button
to scroll to FAX, and then press the Select
to scroll to Fax Setup, and then press the Select button
to scroll to Ringing and Answering, and then press the Select
to scroll to Auto Answer, and then press the Select button
to scroll to Off, and then press the Select button
, or enter DELL# (3355#) on the keypad to accept the
Setting Up the Printer
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Setting Up
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