The Fax Machine3-6NoteReceivinga Fax Before you receive a fax, be sure to load one of the supportedpaper sizes for receiving faxes. For information on whatpaper types you can use, see “Paper Type and Sizes (for theASF)” on page 8-3. To learn how to load the papers in thePaper Tray, refer to Installation Guide.Reception Modes Your fax machine has various reception modes; FAX, TEL,AUTO and TAM.Note for SF-3100Tusers: To select TAMMode, you have to pressthe Answer button, notRcv.Mode/Contrast.You can change the reception mode by pressing Rcv.Mode/Contrast when no document is loaded. If you pressRcv.Mode/Contrast with a document, this button works asContrast not Rcv.Mode.The following chart describes how each reception modeworks:If you rarely use the fax line for voice conversation, set themachine to receive faxes automatically by selecting eitherFAX or AUTO Mode.ReceptionModeYourModel How It Works ReferencesectionFAXSF-3100/SF-3100TThe machine answers an incoming call andimmediately goes into receive mode, expecting afax to be received.Receiving inFAX ModeTEL The automatic fax reception is turned off. You canreceive a fax only by manually pressing Start/Enter.Receiving inTEL ModeAUTOYour fax machine will answer faxes automaticallyafter the number of rings you specify.If the machine does not pick up a fax signal, it willgive another ringing tone to tell you it is a phonecall. You should lift the handset to answer the call.If you do not pick up the handset on your faxmachine, it will switch to the automatic receptionmode.Receiving inAUTO ModeTAMSF-3100TYour machine plays a greeting message to callers,and then the caller can leave an incoming messageon your machine as well as a fax.Receiving inTAM Mode(SF-3100T)SF-3100You have to have an answering machine attached tothe EXT line socket on your fax machine. When thephone rings, the attached answering machineanswers and stores the caller’s message if they leaveone. If your machine senses a fax tone on the line,the call automatically switches over to fax receivemode.Receiving inTAM Mode(SF-3100)