Philips Fax Machine Manual page 13

The intelligent fax switch enables you to phone and fax
from the same telephone connection and use additional
devices. The fax switch separates fax and voice messages.
For example, it can receive fax messages silently, i.e.
without ringing to avoid causing a disturbance.
Select function 31 by pressing MENU and numbers 3 and
1. Confirm with OK.
Using </>, set the total number of rings before the fax
reception commences.
Confirm your entry with OK.
Now enter the number of ringing signals after which the
fax-switch should accept the call and separate faxes from
voice messages. Although the caller will continue to hear
slightly different ringing tones after this time, charges will
already accrue.
Confirm your entry with OK.
Using </>, determine the ringer volume when receiving a
call. Press OK.
Confirm with OK.
If you cannot receive any faxes, you may have set both
ringing signal numbers too high (see points 2 and 4). Set
both ringing signal numbers to values lower than five .
If you are using other devices apart from the fax machine
(telephones, answering machines), which are not con-
nected by serial links (see Glossary), the ringing pattern
may change as follows: Other devices ring as often as set
under . Your fax will ring as often as set
under .
To receive faxes without any ring signals, set the amount of
ring signals in to .
If, for example, you do not wish to be disturbed by calls or faxes
arriving at night, you may set the number of ringing signals to .
With this setting the fax-switch is turned off, i.e. your device
immediately switches over to fax reception and will not ring,
when calls are received (the caller hears a whistling tone).
! For this reason calls cannot be recorded by any
external answering machine which may be
connected.
If you select
matically printed out by your fax machine, if you activate the fax
reception by pressing START. This may be sensible for example,
if you wish to receive your faxes by modem at your computer.
The three codes below will help you, when you receive a call on
an additional telephone and wish to transfer a call or fax to your
fax machine.
Code for starting your fax machine from another tele-
phone: *5
Serial connection (see Glossary): Code for transferring a call
from another telephone connected serial to your fax
machine: *0
Please note that when using this code you have to replace
the handset of your additional device after you have entered
the code. See chapter Telephone / Call transfer.
Parallel connection (see Glossary): In case you have taken a
call on an additional telephone and the fax machine keeps
on ringing, you can switch it off by pressing: **
To be able to use this function you must set your additional or
cordless telephone to tone dialling. If your telephone service is
not compatible with this dialling method and requires pulse di-
alling, you must temporarily set your additional device to trans-
mit tone dial signals. Please refer to the operating instructions of
your additional device to find out how to make this temporary
adjustment.
Only change the specified Easylink codes if absolutely
necessary!
, then faxes are only auto-