Oki FAX 5050 - Manual (Page 32)

20 Installation
Setting the Answering Mode
The answering mode determines how your OKIFAX
handles incoming fax and voice calls. The standby display
shows the current answering mode.
Answering Mode Options
The answering mode you choose depends on how you
use your OKIFAX and what telephone equipment is con-
nected to it. Read through the mode descriptions below,
then follow the instructions to change to the mode that
best fits your needs.
Manual Receive mode [TEL]: If you use the same line for both
fax and telephone calls and the majority of your incoming
calls are telephone calls, then the TEL answering mode is
your best choice. Each time someone calls, your OKIFAX
rings like a telephone—it does not automatically answer.
You can answer from either an external handset or tele-
phone connected to your OKIFAX. If you pick up the
handset and hear fax tones, press the Start key to receive
the fax. If you do not answer the phone and someone
tries to send you a fax message, your machine will not ac-
cept it.
Auto Receive mode [FAX]: If your OKIFAX is connected to a
telephone line reserved only for fax communications, use
the Auto Receive mode. Your OKIFAX assumes all in-
coming calls are fax messages and automatically receives
them.
Telephone/Fax Auto Switch mode [T/F]: When incoming calls are a
mixture of fax and telephone calls, your best choice is the
Telephone/Fax mode. In this mode, your OKIFAX de-
tects whether the incoming call is a fax or voice call. When
the call is from another fax machine, your machine
switches to fax mode and automatically receives the mes-
sage. When the call is a voice call, your OKIFAX rings like
a telephone. If you do not answer within 35 seconds, your
OKIFAX switches back to fax mode to allow the calling
party to send a fax manually.
Telephone Answering Device mode [TAD]: Use this mode if you
have connected an answering machine to your OKIFAX.
Like Telephone/Fax mode, the Telephone Answering
Device mode detects whether an incoming call is a fax or
voice call. If it is a fax call, your OKIFAX receives the fax.
If it is a voice call, your OKIFAX rings just as it does in
Manual Receive mode. If no one answers the call, your an-
swering machine activates, allowing the calling party to
leave a message. If you set the Remote Receive user func-
tion (page 52), the caller can send a fax at any time during
or after the recorded message by using their keypad to en-
ter the remote receive number you have programmed.
This number activates fax reception. Add something like
this to your answering machine message: “To send a fax
now, press XX [the programmed number].”
Memory Receive mode [MEM]: When set to this mode, your
OKIFAX stores received faxes in memory and does not
print them out immediately. See page 37 for details
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