Canon PIXMA MX860 series Getting Started page 13

If you are not using the machine as a fax, go to "7 Confirming Your Connection Type" on page 13.
Select a receive mode according to your needs to receive faxes easily.
You can change the receive mode any time. For details, refer to the on-screen manual:
Basic Guide.
When using as a fax only:
When using as both a fax and telephone:
When you want to receive only faxes
(FAX only mode)
When you want to switch the line
between fax and telephone automatically
(FAX priority mode)
When you receive more voice calls than
faxes (TEL priority mode)
If you use Distinctive Ring Pattern
Detection (DRPD) service
When a call arrives: When a call arrives: When a call arrives: When a call arrives:
Fax call:
Faxes are received automatically
when the machine detects the fax ring
pattern.
Voice call:
The telephone continues to ring.
Pick up the handset to answer the call.
Voice call:
Pick up the handset to answer the call.
Fax call:
If you pick up the handset and hear the
fax tone, the machine will switch to the
fax automatically and receive the fax.
Voice call:
The machine rings.
Pick up the handset to answer the call.
It may take a while before the ringtone
sounds.
Fax call:
The machine does not ring.
Faxes are received automatically.
Voice call:
You cannot answer the call.
Fax call:
The machine does not ring.
Faxes are received automatically.
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• When a telephone is connected to the machine, the telephone rings for incoming calls depending on the selected mode.