Canon FAX-B840 User Manual

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3566RECEIVING DOCUMENTSRECEIVING DOCUMENTSDifferent ways to receive a documentYour fax provides you with several modes for receiving documents. To determine which mode best suits yourrequirements, see the table below.Setting the receive modeReceiving both documents and telephone callsautomatically: Fax/Tel modeIf you set Fax/Tel mode, you can control precisely how the fax handles incoming calls by adjusting the followingsettings:• Adjust the time the fax takes to check whether a call is from a fax machine or a telephone (RING START TIMEsetting).• Adjust the length of time the fax rings when the call is a voice call (F/T RING TIME setting).• Set whether the fax switches to receive mode after the ring time set in F/T RING TIME has elapsed (DEFAULTACTION setting).Receive Mode Main Use Operation Requirements DetailsFAX ONLY MODE Fax Answers all calls as fax calls.Receives documents automaticallyand disconnects voice calls.Separate telephone line for faxuse only.If you want to be alerted whena fax call is received, enable theINCOMING RING setting.p. 51FAX/TEL AUTO SW(Fax/Tel mode)Fax/Tel Automatically switches between faxand voice calls. Receives documentsautomatically and rings for voicecalls.– p. 35MANUAL MODE Tel Rings for every call, regardless ofwhether the call is a fax call or avoice call. For a fax call, you haveto manually activate reception of thefax.– p. 36ANS.MACHINE MODE(FAX-B820/B822 only)Fax/Tel Receives documents automaticallyand routes voice calls to theanswering machine.Answering machine connectedto the fax.p. 361 Press [Receive Mode], then press [Start/Copy] to return to standby mode.Every time you press [Receive Mode], the mode changes cyclically.1 Press [Function], then press [Start/Copy].2 Use [ ] or [ ] to select RX SETTINGS, then press [Start/Copy].