Chapter 7 Receiving Faxes; Different Ways To Receive A Fax - Canon FaxPhone L170 Basic Manual

Receiving Faxes
This chapter describes how to use your machine to receive faxes.

Different Ways to Receive a Fax

The machine provides you with 5 different modes for receiving faxes. To decide which mode will best suit your requirements,
consider how you want to use the machine:
Receive Mode Main Use
FaxOnly* Fax
FaxTel Fax/Tel
Manual Tel
AnsMode Fax/Tel
DRPD Fax/Tel
* Factory default setting
You can confirm which receive mode is set by checking the standby display. The receive mode is displayed in the lower left
of the LCD.
Operation
Answers all calls as fax calls. It
receives faxes automatically and
disconnects voice calls.
Automatically switches between fax
calls and voice calls. Receives faxes
automatically and rings for voice calls.
To set the details see p. 7-2.
Rings for every call, whether it is a fax
call or a voice call. For a fax call, you
have to manually activate reception of
the fax.
Receives faxes automatically and
routes voice calls to the answering
machine.
Rings differently depending on whether
a call is a fax or voice call.
Requirements
Separate telephone line for fax use
only.
Handset or telephone connected to the
machine.
Handset or telephone connected to the
machine.
Answering machine connected to the
machine.
Subscription to a DRPD service.
Handset or the extension telephone
connected to your machine.
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