Set The Machine For Receiving Faxes; Select The Receive Mode That Suits Your Needs; Set The Receive Mode - Canon FAXPHONE L170 - B/W Laser - Copier Starter Manual

Set the Machine for Receiving Faxes

Select the Receive Mode that Suits Your Needs

Follow the chart below to determine the right receive mode for your needs.
Do you intend to connect a third-party
external telephone to the machine?
Yes
Do you intend to use an answering
machine with the machine?
No
Do you intend to receive faxes
automatically?
Yes
Do you subscribe to a DRPD service?
Yes
NOTE
• The <DRPD> mode requires subscription to a DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) service. Contact your telephone
company for availability.
• The answering machine must be connected directly to the fax machine for <AnsMode> to work. Voice mail is not supported with
<AnsMode>.
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<FaxOnly>
No
Answers all calls as faxes and
disconnects voice calls.
Yes <AnsMode>
Receives faxes automatically
and records voice messages.
No <Manual>
Does not answer any call.
You have to manually receive
faxes.
No <FaxTel>
Switches between fax and
voice calls automatically.
<DRPD>
Distinguishes between fax and
voice calls.

Set the Receive Mode

[Receive Mode]
1 2
Open the One-Touch Press [Receive Mode].
Speed Dial Panel.
4 5
Press [Set]. Press [Stop/Reset] to
return to standby mode.
NOTE
For <AnsMode>, make sure an
answering machine is
connected to the machine.
[Set] [Stop/Reset]
3
Press [Receive Mode]
repeatedly until the mode
you want appears in the
LCD.
NOTE
For details on setting the receive
mode, see Chapter 7, "Receiving
Faxes," in the Basic Guide.
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