Lexmark 9500 Series - Manual (Page 156)

Receiving a fax using the control panel
Receiving a fax manually
1 Make sure the printer is on and is connected to a working telephone line.
2 Make sure that the Auto Answer function is off.
Note: An indicator, resembling a telephone handset with the word FAX under it, is shown in the top left corner
of the display when Auto Answer is on.
To disable Auto Answer:
a From the control panel, press or repeatedly until Fax is highlighted.
b Press .
The Fax Mode menu appears.
c Press or repeatedly until you reach Auto Answer.
d Press or repeatedly until Off appears.
e Press to save and exit.
3 To receive the fax, press .
or
4 Press * 9 * on the telephone after you answer it and hear fax tones.
5 Hang up the telephone.
The printer receives the 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. For more information, see “Setting Auto Answer to On” on page 156.
Note: An indicator, resembling a telephone handset with the word FAX under it, is shown in the top left corner
of the display when Auto Answer is on.
3 Set the number of times the telephone rings before the printer automatically receives faxes. To set this, see
“Setting the number of rings before receiving a fax automatically” on page 165.
Setting Auto Answer to On
1 From the control panel, press or repeatedly until Fax is highlighted.
2 Press .
The Fax Mode menu appears.
3 Press or repeatedly until you reach Auto Answer.
4 Press or repeatedly until On appears.
5 Press to save and exit.
Faxing using the control panel
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