Receiving, Manual vs. automatic fax machines, Choosing a mode – Samsung FX 505 User Manual

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Receiving

This section shows how to receive
faxes and control the functions
that affect the way you receive
faxes.

Manual vs. Automatic Fax
Machines

Facsimile machines come in two basic

types:

l Manual fax machines require the

sender to dial the number, listen for a
fax “tone” from the receiving machine
(or tell the receiving operator to press
the START key on their machine), and
then press [START/COPY] to send.

l

Automatic fax machines detect the

presence of the receiving machine
after it answers, and automatically
send a document with no operator
intervention.

With the handset in the cradle using

m e m o r y d i a l i n g , y o u r u n i t s e n d s a

document as an automatic fax machine.
With the handset up, it sends a document
as a manual fax machine. Your facsimile
machine can receive documents from
either type of machine.

Choosing a Mode

Before you begin to receive faxes, select

the proper reception mode for the way
you intend to use the machine. The

currently-set mode is displayed in the

LCD window beneath the date and time.

In

TEL MODE, you

can

use

your fax

machine as you would use any regular

telephone. Use this mode if you typically

use the unit to receive both voice calls
and faxes.

In

AUTO-RCV MODE,

your unit

automatically picks up to receive a fax
after several rings. The number of rings
can be set through the User Options (see
page 36). Use this mode if you typically
leave your fax machine unattended.

In

ANS/FAX MODE,

the unit can share

the same telephone line with an
answering machine.

l

Your unit is preset to the

TEL MODE

when it comes out.

l

Once you choose a receiving mode, the

mode will not be changed even though
you turn the unit off. The unit restores
the mode when you turn on its power.

Receiving in TEL Mode

1. To select the TEL (Manual) mode,

press [RECEIVE MODE] repeatedly
until the indicator is

off and the

window displays as shown below.

2. When the phone rings, pick up the

handset.

3. When you hear a fax tone, press

[START/COPY].

l

When the other party is calling from

a manual fax machine, instruct him
to press the START key on their

machine. When you hear a fax tone,
press your [ S T A R T / C O P Y ] a n d
hang up. The unit will receive the

fax.

l

If, when you answer the phone, you

hear a fax tone, someone is trying to

send you a fax from an automatic
fax machine. Press [START/COPY]
and hang up to receive the fax.

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