Canon mx860 - Manual (Page 88)

telephone or an answering machine to the External Device Jack of this machine.
The operation for receiving a fax varies depending on the receive mode. For the receive mode, see
Setting the Receive Mode .
When Fax priority mode is selected:
When the receive mode is in Fax priority mode, receive a call as follows.
1.
A fax or voice call incomes.
2.
Receive the fax or voice call.
Fax: The machine will receive it automatically.
Voice call: The machine will ring when a voice call incomes.
Pick up the handset to answer the call.
Note
It takes a little time until the machine rings when the call is a voice call.
If a telephone is connected to the machine, the telephone will ring when the call incomes
regardless of the receive mode.
To make the telephone not ring when a call incomes, select OFF in Incoming ring of Reception
settings.
For Fax priority mode
When the receive mode is in Fax priority mode, select Fax priority mode in Reception settings
under FAX settings in Device settings and change the following settings.
Ring start time: The time the machine takes to determine whether a call is a fax or a voice call
Telephone ring time: The time the machine rings when the call was a voice call
Default action: Whether or not the machine receives the fax after the specified ring time has
elapsed
When Fax only mode is selected:
When the receive mode is in Fax only mode, the machine will receive a fax automatically if a fax
incomes thorough a dedicated telephone line for fax.
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