Canon L250 - Manual (Page 150)

Receiving Faxes and Phone Calls Automatically: Fax/Tel
Mode
See page 6-3 to select Fax/Tel Mode.
Set this mode if you want your FAX-L250 to automatically switch between voice and fax calls. For this
mode, you need to have the optional handset or a telephone connected to your unit.
You can control precisely how your FAX-L250 handles incoming calls by adjusting the settings
described below.
j Setting Up Fax/Tel Mode
When you select Fax/Tel Mode, you can also set these options.
¶ RING START TIME
When a call comes in, the unit checks to see if it is a person wishing to speak to you or a fax machine
trying to send a document. If your unit does not have enough time to detect the fax tone, it assumes the
call is from a telephone. Use the RING START TIME setting to increase the time the unit takes to
check whether a call is from a fax machine or a telephone. You can select a time between 0 and 30
seconds; the default is 8 seconds.
¶ F/T RING TIME
When your unit is set to receive both fax and telephone calls automatically, it rings to alert you to pick
up the handset if the call is from a person. If you do not pick up the handset within a certain amount of
time, the unit stops ringing. Use this option to change the number of times the unit rings, from 1 to 300
seconds. The default is 22 seconds.
¶ F/T SWITCH ACTION
Not all fax machines are capable of sending a FAX TONE (the CNG tone that warns the receiving fax
machine that a fax is coming). For those cases the unit may think that the call coming in is a voice call
and rings to alert you of the call (the amount of time it is going to ring is determined by the F/T RING
TIME setting above). If you do not answer the call, one of two things can happen:
Receiving Faxes
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