Dell 2135cn Color Laser Printer - Manual (Page 121)

Receiving a Fax Manually Using an External Telephone
This feature works best when you are using an external telephone connected to the phone connector ( ) on the back of your printer. You can receive a fax
from someone you are talking to on the external telephone without having to go to the printer.
When you receive a call on the external telephone and hear fax tones, press the two-digit keys on the external telephone, or set OnHook to Off and then
press .
The printer receives the document.
Press the buttons slowly in sequence. If you still hear the fax tone from the remote machine, try pressing the two-digit keys once again.
The remote receive code is set to Off at the factory. You can change the two-digit number to whatever you choose. For details on changing the code, see
"Available Fax Settings Options" .
Receiving Faxes Using the DRPD
The DRPD is a telephone company service which enables a user to use a single telephone line to answer several different telephone numbers. The particular
number someone uses to call you on is identified by different ringing patterns, which consist of various combinations of long and short ringing sounds.
Before using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection option, Distinctive Ring service must be installed on your telephone line by the telephone company. To set
up Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection, you will need another telephone line at your location, or someone available to dial your FAX number from outside.
To set up the DRPD:
1. Press until >SETUP appears, and then press .
2. Press until >Admin Menu appears, and then press .
3. Press until >Fax Settings appears, and then press .
4. Press until >DRPD Pattern appears.
5. Use to select the desired setting, and then press .
6. To return to the standby mode, press .
To receive faxes in the DRPD, you need to set the menu to DRPD; see "Available Fax Settings Options" .
Your printer provides seven DRPD patterns. If this service is available from your telephone company, ask your telephone company which pattern you need to
select to use this service.
Receiving Faxes in the Memory
Since your printer is a multi-tasking device, it can receive faxes while you are making copies or printing. If you receive a fax while you are copying, printing, or
run out of paper or toner, your printer stores incoming faxes in the memory. Then, as soon as you finish copying, printing, or re-supply the consumables, the
printer automatically prints the fax.
Polling Receive
You can receive faxes from the remote fax machine when you want to receive it.
1. Press until >FAX appears, and then press .
2. Press until Polling Receive appears.
3. Press to select On, and then press .
4. Enter the fax number of the remote machine.
5. Press .
NOTE: Set the dialing system of your external telephone to DTMF.
NOTE: For information on how to enter the fax number of the remote machine, see "Sending a Fax Manually" or "Sending a Fax Automatically" .