Lexmark 7600 Series - Manual (Page 114)

Receiving a fax
Receiving a fax automatically
1 Make sure the printer is on and is connected to a working phone line.
2 Make sure that Auto Answer is on.
To check if Auto Answer is on:
a From the printer control panel, press .
b Press the up or down arrow button until Fax Setup is highlighted, and then press OK.
c Press the up or down arrow button until Ringing and Answering is highlighted, and then press OK.
d Press the up or down arrow button until Auto Answer is highlighted, and then press OK.
e Press the up or down arrow button until On is highlighted, and then press OK to save the setting.
3 Set the number of times the telephone rings before the printer automatically receives faxes:
a Press the up or down arrow button until Pick-up On is highlighted, and then press OK.
b Press the up or down arrow button until the setting you want is highlighted, and then press OK to save the
setting.
When the number of rings you set is detected, the printer automatically receives the incoming fax.
Receiving a fax manually
1 Make sure the printer is on and is connected to a working telephone line.
2 Make sure that Auto Answer is off.
3 To receive the fax, press or press * 9 * on the telephone after you answer it and hear fax tones.
4 Hang up the telephone.
The printer receives the fax.
Receiving a fax with an answering machine
1 Make sure that Auto Answer is on.
2 Make sure you have set the number of times the telephone rings before receiving a fax automatically.
When a telephone ring is detected, the answering machine picks up the call.
• If the printer detects a fax, it receives the fax and disconnects the answering machine.
• If the printer does not detect a fax, the answering machine receives the call.
3 Set the answering machine to answer incoming calls before the printer does.
For example, if you set the answering machine to answer calls after three rings, set the printer to answer calls
after five rings.
Faxing
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