Setting The Options For Fax/Tel Mode - Canon FAX-L280 User Manual

Setting the Options for Fax/Tel Mode

If you set Fax/Tel Mode, you can control precisely how the FAX handles
incoming calls by adjusting the following settings:
RING START TIME setting: Adjust the time the FAX takes to check
whether a call is from a fax machine or from a telephone (default:
8 seconds).
F/T RING TIME setting: Adjust the length of time the FAX rings
when the call is from a telephone (default: 22 seconds).
DEFAULT ACTION setting: Set whether the FAX switches to receive
mode or disconnects the call after the ring time set in F/T RING
TIME has elapsed (default: switches to receive mode).
¶ What Happens When Fax/Tel Mode is Selected
When the FAX receives a call, it responds according to the type of call as
follows:
Telephone charges
begin for caller.
RING START
(Default setting
= 8 sec.)
F/T RING TIME
(Default setting
= 22 sec.)
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Receiving Faxes
Telephone
Type of call
The FAX listens for the fax tone.
TIME
The fax tone is not detected.
If you do not pick up the handset (within
RECEIVE (default setting) and DISCONNECT.
Not all fax machines are capable of sending the fax tone. If this is the case, set
the DEFAULT ACTION setting to RECEIVE so that the FAX switches to receive
mode automatically and starts receiving the document. If no document comes in,
it disconnects the call after approximately 40 seconds.
Fax
Sending document
manually
The FAX answers without ringing.
(For 8 sec.)
The fax tone is
detected.
The FAX starts ringing.
22 sec.).
DEFAULT ACTION
Choose between:
RECEIVE
(Default setting)
Fax
Sending document
automatically
The document is
received
automatically.
(The fax tone is
detected and the FAX
switches to receive
mode.)
Pick up the
handset to talk.
DISCONNECT
The FAX disconnects
the call.
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