Receiving A Fax In Fax/Tad Mode - Ricoh Aficio SP C232SF User Manual

Using the Fax Function
• If a fax calling tone is detected, or if you do not pick up the handset, the
machine starts to receive the fax automatically.
• To start a normal telephone call, pick up the handset, press the {Facsimile}
key, and then press the {Clear/Stop} key. If you hear a fax calling tone or no
sound, receive the fax manually.
• If you pick up the handset but the time specified in [F/T Ring Time] passes
before a normal telephone call starts, the machine starts to receive the fax
automatically.
Note
❒ After you pick up the handset to answer a call, make sure to press the {Fac-
simile} key to activate fax mode before pressing the {Clear/Stop} key. If the ma-
chine is not in fax mode, pressing the {Clear/Stop} key will not let you start a
normal telephone call.
Reference
For details about [F/T Ring Time], see p.212 "Fax System Settings".
For details about manually receiving a fax, see p.193 "Receiving a Fax in Man-
ual Mode".
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Receiving a Fax in FAX/TAD Mode

When the reception mode is set to FAX/TAD mode, the external telephone an-
swering device answers and records messages when the machine receives tele-
phone calls. If the incoming call is a fax call, the machine receives the fax
automatically.
A When there is an incoming call, the machine rings up to five times.
If the external telephone answering device does not answer, the machine
starts to receive the fax automatically.
B
If the external telephone answering device answers, the machine monitors si-
lence on the line for 30 seconds (silence detection).
• If a fax calling tone or no sound is detected, the machine starts to receive
the fax automatically.
• If a voice is detected, a normal telephone call starts. The external telephone
answering device records messages.
Note
❒ You can manually receive a fax during silence detection.
❒ Silence detection does not terminate for 30 seconds even if the external tele-
phone answering device goes on-hook, unless you press the {Clear/Stop} key
and disconnect the call.
Reference
For details about manually receiving a fax, see p.193 "Receiving a Fax in Man-
ual Mode".
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