Fax Mode - Philips laserfax 825 User Manual

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Manual Mode
Manual
In the
normal telephone. If you receive a fax call, you must start
fax reception manually (either a whistle tone or silence
will be heard in the handset). In order to receive the fax,
you must press START. Automatic reception is not pos-
sible with this setting. Th e
would like to receive faxes on a connected computer.

Fax Mode

Fax
In the mode, the machine will ring for as many
times as you have set with function 17. Th en the fax re-
ception switches on. You should select this mode if you
primarily receive faxes at your fax machine. If you lift up
the handset on an additional telephone that is connected
to the EXT socket, and you hear that you are receiving
a fax call (whistling tone or silence), you can start the
fax reception process by pressing
START on the fax machine.
EXT/Answering machine Mode
You should set the device to this mode if you have ad-
ditional devices connected to the EXT socket of your
fax machine, especially an external answering machine.
EXT/ANSW.
In the
the same way as in the
ally connected answering machine receives a call, your fax
machine will check to determine whether or not the in-
coming call is a fax transmission. If the device recognises
a fax signal, it will automatically receive the fax transmis-
sion. If you do not have an answering machine connected
or if a connected answering machine does not accept the
call, the fax machine will take over the call after a prede-
termined number of rings and automatically receive any
possible fax transmission being sent.
If you lift up the handset on an additional telephone that
is connected to the EXT socket, and you hear that you
are receiving a fax call (whistling tone or silence), you can
start the fax reception process by pressing
pressing START on the fax machine.
Automatic Mode
Automatic
If the
check to determine whether the incoming call is a fax
transmission or a telephone call. Th e fax machine will
automatically receive fax transmissions. While the fax
machine is checking the call, it continues to ring. You
can accept telephone calls at any time. After a predeter-
mined number of rings, the fax machine will take over
the call and automatically receive a possible silent fax
transmission.
If you pick up the handset on an additional telephone
that is connected to the same line and the fax machine
continues to ring, you can disconnect the fax machine
mode, your fax machine behaves like a
Manual
mode is useful if you
, or by pressing
*5
mode, your fax machine works in
Manual
mode. If an addition-
*5
mode is active, the fax machine will
from the telephone call by pressing
tional telephone.
To use this function, additional telephones
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must be set to the tone dialling mode
(DTMF tones). (See the chapter entitled Instal-
lation / Easylink).
, or by
Chapter 2. Settings
on the addi-
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