Canon MF5550 - Manual (Page 57)

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Receiving Faxes Manually: MANUAL MODE
If you want to select <MANUAL MODE>, check the following:
■ Select This Mode If:
• you only have one telephone line for both fax and telephone use.
• you receive mainly voice calls and sometimes faxes.
■ You Will Need to:
• set <MANUAL MODE>. (See "Setting the Receive Mode," on p. 5-1.)
• connect a telephone to the machine. (See "Connect the telephone cable and any
necessary external device," in the Set-Up Sheet.)
■ When You Receive a Fax Call
The telephone will ring. Pick up the handset and if you hear a beep, press [Start] on the
machine to receive the fax.
■ When You Receive a Voice Call
The telephone will ring. Pick up the handset to answer the call.
NOTE
The telephone rings for every call, whether it is a fax call or a voice call. If you want the
machine to receive faxes automatically after ringing for a specified number of rings,
enable the <MAN/AUTO SWITCH> setting. You can also specify the number of rings
before the machine receives faxes. (See <3. MAN/AUTO SWITCH> of "Menu
Descriptions," on p. 8-6.)
Receiving When an Answering Machine Is Connected:
ANS. MACHINE MODE
If you want to select <ANS. MACHINE MODE>, check the following:
■ Select This Mode If:
• you only have one telephone line for both fax and telephone use.
• you want to receive faxes automatically and receive voice messages on your answering
machine.
■ You Will Need to:
• set <ANS. MACHINE MODE>. (See "Setting the Receive Mode," on p. 5-1.)
• connect an answering machine to the machine. (See "Connect the telephone cable and
any necessary external device," in the Set-Up Sheet.)
■ When You Receive a Fax Call
The machine will receive the fax automatically.