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Receiving
Faxes
Using
the
unit
with
an answering machine
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Setting
up
the fax
machine and an
answering
machine
1
Connect
the
answering
n^achine
to
the
EXT
jack
on
the
back
of
the fax
machine.
Telephone
line
cord
(not rncluded)
Remove
the
stopper
with
your
finger
and
connect
the cord
to
the
EXT
jacic.
Stopper
Answering machine
(not included)
If
you
plan
to
use
the
FAX
ONLY
mode
on
the fax
machine,
set the
number
of rings
on
the
answering
machine
to less
than
4.
•
This
will
allow the
answering
machine
to
answer
the
call
first.
Record a
greeting
message
on
the
answering machine.
Example:
"This
is
(your
name,
business and/or telephone number).
We
are unable
to
answer
the
phone
right
now. To
send
a
fax,
start
transmission.
To leave
a message,
please
speak
after
the
beep.
Thank
you."
Turn
on
the
answering machine.
Set
the receive
mode
of
the
fax
machine
to
the
TEL mode
(p.
62) or
FAX
ONLY
mode
(p.
63).
•
When
you
set
the
FAX
ONLY
mode,
set
the
ring
count
in
the
FAX
ONLY mode
(feature setting
#06) to "5
EXT.TAM"
(p,
64).
The number
of rings
on
the
answering
machine
should
be
less
than the
FAX
ONLY
mode
ring
count so
that
the
answering
machine
will
answer a
call
first.
Using
the
FAX
ONLY
mode
will
allow
you
to
receive faxes
if
the
answering
machine
is
full.
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Check
the
remote access
code
of
your answering
machine and program
the
same
code
into
the
remote
operation ID
of
the fax
machine
(feature setting #12).
See page
67.
Note:
•
Do
not
pause
for
more
than
4 seconds
during the greeting
message.
If
a 4-second pause
is
stored
in
the
greeting
message,
all
incoming
calls
will
be
routed
to
the
unit
from
the
answering
machine even
while the
greeting
message
is
playing.
•
We
recommend
you
l<eep
the greeting
message
around 10 seconds
long.
If
the greeting
message
is
too
long,
some
incoming
fax
calls
may
not
be answered
by
the fax
machine.
•
Every
time the
unit
receives
a document, a
silent
pause
or fax
tone
may
be
recorded
on
the
answering
machine.
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