Dell B1265dnf User Manual page 223

Fax features
To use the Ans/Fax mode, attach an answering machine to the EXT socket
on the back of your machine.
• DRPD: you can receive a call using the Distinctive Ring Pattern
Detection (DRPD) feature. Distinctive Ring is a telephone company
service which enables an user to use a single telephone line to
answer several different telephone numbers. For further details, see
"Receiving faxes using DRPD mode" on page 224.
This setting may not be available depending on your country.
3 Press OK.
4 Press (Stop/Clear) to return to ready mode.
Receiving manually in Tel mode
You can receive a fax call by pressing
pressing (Start) when you hear a fax tone. If your machine has a handset,
you can answer calls using the handset (see "Features" on page 7).
(On Hook Dial) button and then
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Receiving in Answering Machine/Fax mode
To use this mode, you must attach an answering machine to the EXT socket on
the back of your machine. If the caller leaves a message, the answering machine
stores the message. If your machine detects a fax tone on the line, it
automatically starts to receive the fax.
• If you have set your machine to this mode and your answering machine
is switched off, or no answering machine is connected to EXT socket,
your machine automatically goes into Fax mode after a predefined
number of rings.
• If the answering machine has a user-selectable ring counter, set the
machine to answer incoming calls within 1 ring.
• If the machine is in Tel mode, disconnect or switch off the answering
machine with the fax machine. Otherwise, the outgoing message from
the answering machine will interrupt your phone conversation.
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4. Special Features