The Fax Machine3−61RWHReceiving a FaxBefore you receive a fax, be sure to load one of the supportedpaper sizes for receiving faxes. For information on what papertypes you can use, see “Paper Type and Sizes (for the ASF)”on page 8−3.Reception ModesYour fax machine has various reception modes; FAX, TEL,AUTO, TAM and DRPD. (For DRPD Mode, see ”DRPDMODE” under ”System Setup Options” on page 6−8 first.)Note for SF−3200Tusers: 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:ReceptionModeYourModel How It Works ReferencesectionFAXSF−3200/SF−3200TThe 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−3200TYour 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−3200T)SF−3200You 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−3200)
