Epson ET-5170 Series User Manual page 289

Administrator Information
Making Settings When You Connect a Phone Device
Making Settings to Use an Answering Machine
You need settings to use an answering machine.
1. Select Settings on the printer's control panel..
2. Select General Settings > Fax Settings > Basic Settings.
3. Set Receive Mode to Auto.
4. Set the Rings to Answer setting of the printer to a higher number than the number of rings for the answering
machine.
If Rings to Answer is set lower than the number of rings for the answering machine, the answering machine
cannot receive voice calls to record voice messages. See the manuals that came with the answering machine for
its settings.
The printer's Rings to Answer setting may not be displayed, depending on the region.
Related Information
"Basic Settings" on page 260
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Making Settings to Receive Faxes Operating Only a Connected Phone
You can start receiving incoming faxes by only picking up the handset and operating the phone, without operating
the printer at all.
The Remote Receive feature is available for telephones that support tone dialing.
1. Select Settings on the printer's control panel.
2. Select General Settings > Fax Settings > Basic Settings > Remote Receive.
3. Tap Remote Receive to set this to On.
4. Select Start Code, enter a two digit code (you can enter 0 to 9, *, and #), and then tap OK.
5. Select OK to apply the settings.
Related Information
"Basic Settings" on page 260
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Making Settings to Save Received Faxes
The printer is set to print received faxes by default. Besides printing, you can set the printer to save received faxes.
❏ Inbox in the Printer
You can save received faxes to the Inbox. You can view them on the printer's control panel so that you can print
only the ones you want to print or delete unnecessary faxes.
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Settings to Use the Printer
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Making Fax Features Available