Panasonic KX-FM255 - Manual (Page 59)

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Receiving Faxes
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You have Distinctive Ring
service from the telephone
company (this allows you to
have up to 3 telephone
numbers on the same line).
2 number example
To activate the Distinctive Ring
mode, select the same ring pattern
as assigned to the facsimile number
in feature #31 (see pages 66 and
67):
A: Standard ring (one long ring)
B: Double ring (two short rings)
C: Triple ring (short-long-short rings)
D: Other triple ring (short-short-long
rings)
The unit will automatically answer
calls which come in on your
facsimile number. If a call comes in
on the other telephone number, the
unit will operate based on the
receive mode you have set.
To the same line
Telephone
(No.:555-1111)
Facsimile (No.:555-1333)
You want to use the fax
machine with an
answering machine.
Voice/Fax call
1. Connect an answering machine
to the EXT jack.
2. Set the number of rings on the
answering machine to less than 4.
3. Record a greeting message to the
answering machine.
4. Turn on the answering machine.
5. Program the remote activation ID
into your fax machine.
For further details, see pages 63 to
65.
Use with option A or B.
If you use with option B, set the
FAX ONLY mode ring count to
“5 EXT.TAM” (see page 62).
When receiving voice calls:
The answering machine will record
voice messages.
When receiving fax calls:
The fax machine unit will receive
documents.
Answering machine
(not included)
Option C Option D Other options
If you have a
voice mail
service from
your telephone
company, you
also need to
subscribe to a
Distinctive Ring
service. See
pages 66 and
67.
If you have a
computer
attached to the
same telephone
line, see page
64.
If you are near
the unit and
want to use it to
receive all of
your voice and
fax calls, see
pages 68 to 71.
If you answer a
telephone in
another room
and hear a fax
being received,
you can
activate the unit
remotely by
pressing
9.
See page 72.