Chapter 8 Receiving Faxes 8-9Receiving FaxesReceiving With an Answering Machine:ANS.MACHINE MODEConnecting an answering machine to the unit allows you to receive faxes andtelephone messages while you are out.In ANS.MACHINE MODE, the unit allows the answering machine to answer incomingcalls, then listens for the fax tone and automatically receives the fax if it detects thistone.Setting ANS.MACHINE MODEnFor this mode, you need to connect an answering machine or a telephone with ananswering machine to your unit (1 p. 2-7).Follow this procedure to set the receive mode to ANS.MACHINE MODE:1 Press Receive Mode repeatedly untilANS.MACHINE MODE is displayed.• After a few seconds, the LCD changes Ex:to this display:Using the LASER CLASS With an Answering MachineFollow these guidelines when using the unit with an answering machine:• Set the answering machine to answer on the first or second ring.• When recording the outgoing message on the answering machine:– the entire message must be no longer than 15 seconds.– in the message, tell your callers how to send a fax. For example:“Hello. I can’t answer the phone right now, but please leave a message after thebeep. If you would like to send a fax, press the start button on your fax machineafter you finish your message. Thank you.”12/27 AnsModeANS.MACHINE MODE
