Receive A Fax Manually; Receive A Fax With An Answering Machine Connected To The Printer - Dell 964 Owner's Manual

Receive a Fax Manually

Make sure your printer is on, and an active telephone line is connected to the FAX
1
connector (
Make sure the Auto Answer feature has been turned off.
2
On the main screen in Fax mode, use the up and down Arrow buttons
a
to Auto Answer.
Using the left and right Arrow buttons
b
Select
If you selected Scheduled, the Auto Answer Schedule screen appears. Using the
c
keypad, specify the time you want Auto Answer to be turned on and be turned off.
Press Select
d
When the printer rings, pick up the telephone, and listen for the fax calling tone.
3
Press DELL# (3355#) on the printer operator panel.
4
NOTE: DELL# is the default answer code. However, you can change this to any four-digit code. For
more information about changing this code, see "Changing the Pickup Code" on page 71.

Receive a Fax With an Answering Machine Connected to the Printer

Make sure your printer is on and Auto Answer is turned on, and the answering machine must
answer the call.
• If a fax is detected, the printer receives the fax and disconnects the answering machine.
• If a fax is not detected, the answering machine completes the call.
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Faxing
— left side connector) on the printer.
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choose No or Scheduled and press
to scroll