Receiving a FaxAbout Receiving ModesNOTE: To use the Ans/Fax mode, attach an answering machine to the extensiontelephone socket ( ) on the back of your printer.When the memory is full, the printer can no longer receive any incoming fax. Secure freememory to resume by canceling printing received faxes.Loading Paper for Receiving FaxesThe instructions for loading paper in the paper tray are the same whether you are printing,faxing, or copying, except that faxes can only be printed on Letter-, A4-, or Legal-sizedpaper. For details about loading paper, see "Loading Paper". For details about setting thepaper type and size in the tray, see "Setting the Paper Type" and "Setting the Paper Size".Receiving Automatically in the Fax ModeYour printer is preset to the fax mode at the factory.When you receive a fax, the printer answers the call on a specified number of rings andautomatically receives the fax.To change the number of rings, see "Available Fax Defaults Options".If you want to adjust the ringer volume, see "Setting the Sound/Volume (Administratoronly)".Receiving Automatically in the Ans/Fax ModeIf you are using an answering machine in this mode, attach it to the extension telephonesocket ( ) on the back of your printer.If your printer does not detect a fax tone, the answering machine will take the call. If yourprinter detects a fax tone, it automatically initiates reception of the fax.NOTE: If you have set your printer to Ans/Fax mode and your answering machine isswitched off, or no answering machine is connected to your machine, your printermay automatically go into Fax mode after a predefined number of rings.Receiving Manually Using an Extension TelephoneThis features works best when you are using an extension telephone connected to theextension telephone socket ( ) on the back of your printer. You can receive a fax fromsomeone you are talking to on the extension telephone without having to go to the faxmachine.When you receive a call on the extension phone and hear fax tones, press the keys *9* (starnine star) on the extension telephone.- 255
