Receiving A Fax; About Receiving Modes; Loading Paper For Receiving Faxes; Receiving A Fax Automatically In The Fax Mode - Dell C1765NFW User Manual

NOTE:
Enter the password in the Password field in the Authorization area before sending a fax if the Fax service is locked
with a password.
6 Click Start Sending.

Receiving a Fax

About Receiving Modes

There are five receiving modes: Telephone, Fax, Telephone/Fax, Ans Machine/Fax, and DRPD.
NOTE:
To use the
Telephone/Fax
machine to the phone connector
NOTE:
When the memory is full, the fax is received in the

Loading Paper for Receiving Faxes

The instructions for loading paper in the PSI are the same whether you are printing, faxing, or copying, except that
faxes can only be printed on Letter-, A4-, or Legal-sized paper. For details about loading paper, see "Loading Print
Media" on page 211. For details about setting the paper type and size in the PSI, see "Print Media Guidelines" on
page 203.

Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Fax Mode

Your printer is preset to receive a fax automatically at the factory.
If you receive a fax, the printer automatically goes into the fax receive mode after a specified period of time and
receives the fax.
To change the interval at which the printer goes into the fax receive mode after receiving an incoming call, see
"Available Fax Settings Options" on page 278.

Receiving a Fax Manually in the Telephone Mode

To receive a fax manually, pick up the handset of the external telephone, and follow the instructions below.
1 Press the (Fax) button when you hear fax tones on the external telephone.
OffHook appears.
2 Press the (Start) button.
3 Press the button until Manual Receive is highlighted, and then press the
The printer receives the document.

Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Telephone/Fax or Ans Machine/Fax Mode

To use the Telephone/Fax mode or Ans Machine/Fax mode, you must attach an external telephone or
answering machine to the phone connector (
In the Telephone/Fax mode, if the printer receives an incoming fax, the external telephone rings for the time
specified in Auto Rec TEL/FAX, and then the printer automatically receives a fax.
In the Ans Machine/Fax mode, if the caller leaves a message, the answering machine stores the message as it
would normally. If your printer hears a fax tone on the line, it automatically starts to receive a fax.
NOTE:
If you have set your printer to
machine is connected to your printer, your printer will automatically go into the fax receive mode after a predefined time.
mode or
Ans Machine/Fax
( )
on the back of your printer.
Telephone
) on the back of your printer.
and your answering machine is switched off, or no answering
Ans Machine/Fax
mode, attach an external telephone or answering
mode.
(Set) button.
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Faxing