Selecting The Way To Use Your Fax Machine - Panasonic KX-FC243FX Operating Instructions Manual

5. Fax
Receiving Faxes
5.5 Selecting the way to
use your fax machine
Depending on your situation, select the way you
prefer to use your fax machine.
– Use as a telephone answering machine
and/or fax (TAM/FAX mode)
– Use only as a fax (FAX ONLY mode)
– Use mostly as a telephone (TEL mode)
5.5.1 Use as a telephone
answering machine and/or fax
(TAM/FAX mode)
Your situation
You want to answer phone calls using the
telephone answering machine and receive faxes
automatically.
Setup
Set the fax machine to TAM/FAX mode (page 47)
by pressing {AUTO ANSWER} repeatedly.
L The {AUTO ANSWER} indicator on the base
unit turns ON and r (next to the battery
icon) appears on the cordless handset
display.
{FAX/START}
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Note:
L Make sure feature #77 is set to "TAM/FAX"
beforehand (page 68).
L Do not connect an answering machine to the
same telephone line. If connected, set the
automatic answer feature to OFF by pressing
{AUTO ANSWER} repeatedly.
How phone calls and faxes are received
If the call is a phone call, the fax machine will
record the caller's message automatically.
If a fax calling tone is detected, the fax machine
will receive the fax automatically.