Dell C2665dnf Color Laser Printer - Manual (Page 387)

Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Fax Mode
Your printer is preset to the Fax mode at the factory.
If you receive a fax, the printer automatically goes into the fax mode after a specified period of time and receives the
fax.
To change the interval at which the printer goes into the fax mode after receiving an incoming call, see "Available
Fax Settings Options."
Receiving a Fax Manually in the Telephone Mode
You can receive a fax by picking up the handset of the external telephone and then pressing the remote receive code
(see "Available Fax Settings Options"). You can also receive a fax by tapping Manual Receive in On Hook.
To receive a fax by tapping Manual Receive:
1 When the external telephone rings, pick up the handset and check for the fax tone.
2 After you hear the fax tone, press the
(Home) button.
3 Tap Fax.
4 Tap On Hook.
5 Tap Receive.
6 Hang up the hand set of the external telephone.
The printer begins receiving a fax and returns to the standby mode when the reception is completed.
Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Telephone / Fax or Ans Machine/Fax
To use the Telephone / Fax or Ans Machine/Fax mode, you must connect an external telephone to the
phone connector ( ) on the back of your printer.
If the caller leaves a message, the answering machine stores the message as it would normally. If your printer hears a
fax tone on the line, it automatically starts to receive a fax.
For details on Telephone / Fax or Ans Machine/Fax mode, see "Available Fax Settings Options."
NOTE: If you have set your printer to Ans Machine/Fax and your answering machine is switched off, or no answering
machine is connected to your printer, your printer will automatically go into the Fax mode after a predefined time.
Receiving a Fax Manually Using an External Telephone (Remote Receive)
You can manually receive a fax from the external telephone without having to go to the printer.
To manually receive a fax using the external telephone, you must connect an external telephone to the phone
connector (
) on the back of your printer and also set Remote Receive to On.
When you receive a call on the external telephone and hear a fax tone, enter the two-digit code from the external
telephone.
The printer receives the document.
When entering the remote receive code from the external telephone, press the number keys slowly in sequence. If
you still hear the fax tone from the remote machine, try entering the two-digit code once again.
The default remote receive code is 00. You can change the two-digit code to whatever you choose. For details on
changing the code, see "Available Fax Settings Options."
NOTE: Set the dialing system of your external telephone to DTMF.
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