Canon Color imageCLASS MF8580Cdw - Manual (Page 60)

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Receive a Fax (Receive Mode)
Your machine provides multiple methods for automatically or manually receiving faxes. Select the receive mode that best suits
your needs.
Do you want to
use a telephone
(voice call)?
Do you want to
use an answering
machine?
Do you want to
automatically
receive faxes?
<Auto> mode
See “Using the Machine for Fax
Only” (
→ p.61).
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
<Answering Machine> mode
See “Using the
Answering Machine“
(
→ p.62).
<Fax/Tel Auto Switch> mode
See “Using the
Machine for Faxing
and Phoning” (
→ p.61).
<Manual> mode
See “Using the
Machine Primarily for
Phoning“ (
→ p.63).
Connect an answering
machine to the machine.
Connect an external
telephone to the machine.
• If you have subscribed to a Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD) service provided by your telephone company, <DRPD>
is also available for the receiving mode. For details about each mode, see [Faxing]  [Receiving Faxes] in the e-Manual.
• Depending on the connected telephone, you may not normally receive a fax. If you are using an external telephone
that has fax functions, disable the external telephone’s auto receive functions.
• If <RX Mode> is set to <Auto> or <Fax/Tel Auto Switch>, you can specify whether or not the external
telephone rings when receiving an incoming call. Also, you can specify the number of rings. Press [
]  <Fax
Settings>  <RX Function Settings>  <Incoming Ring>.
( → p.109)
You can see frequently asked questions about the receive mode.