8-10 Setup and Other Utilities in the Desktop Manager Chapter 8Fax/Telephone Switching OptionsYou set the options if your Receive mode is Fax/Tel switching.Listen Time Before RingingWhen a call is received, the MultiPASS checks to see if the call is from afax machine or a telephone. If the MultiPASS does not have enough timeto detect the fax tone, it assumes the call is from a telephone. You usethis option to set the appropriate amount of time to allow theMultiPASS to check for the type of call.Ring TimeWhen your MultiPASS is set to receive both fax and telephone calls, itrings to inform you of an incoming telephone call. If you do not pick upthe telephone within a certain amount of time, the MultiPASS stopsringing. You use this option to set the appropriate amount of time theMultiPASS should ring.Ring ToneYou can set the volume level of the ring tone.Default Action If No Answer to TelephoneYou set this option to Receive if you want the MultiPASS to handle anincoming call, detected as a telephone call that is not answered, as anincoming fax. If no fax is received, the line is then disconnected. If youset this option to Disconnect, the MultiPASS automatically disconnectsthe unanswered call, without trying to receive a fax.Answering Machine Mode OptionsYou use this option only if you set the Receive mode on the Receive Faxtab to answering machine mode, and your fax sender may be using a faxmachine that does not emit a send fax signal.Receive Fax If No SignalSelect this option to have the MultiPASS automatically receive a call as afax call if a send fax signal is not detected for the number of seconds youspecify. Clear this option to have the MultiPASS remain in answeringmachine mode even if no send fax signal is detected. If no sound isdetected by the MultiPASS (such as the caller speaking to leave amessage), the answering machine disconnects.Silent PeriodSet the number of seconds you want the MultiPASS to check for a sendfax signal.
