Ricoh Aficio SP C232SF User Manual page 374

Using the Fax Function
• If you pick up the handset but
the time specified in [F/T Ring
Time] passes before a normal
telephone call starts, the ma-
chine starts to receive the fax
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automatically.
Note
❒ After you pick up the handset to
answer a call, make sure to press
the {Facsimile} key to activate fax
m o d e b e f o r e p r e s s i n g t h e
{Clear/Stop} key. If the machine is
not in fax mode, pressing the
{Clear/Stop} key will not let you
start a normal telephone call.
Receiving a Fax in FAX/TAD
Mode
When the reception mode is set to
FAX/TAD mode, the external tele-
phone answering device answers and
records messages when the machine
receives telephone calls. If the incom-
ing call is a fax call, the machine re-
ceives the fax automatically.
A When there is an incoming call, the
machine rings up to five times.
If the external telephone answer-
ing device does not answer, the
machine starts to receive the fax
automatically.
B If the external telephone answer-
ing device answers, the machine
monitors silence on the line for 30
seconds (silence detection).
• If a fax calling tone or no sound
is detected, the machine starts
to receive the fax automatically.
• If a voice is detected, a normal
telephone call starts. The exter-
nal telephone answering device
records messages.
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