Panasonic KX-F50BA - Manual (Page 37)

Receiving Documents and/or
Voice-Messages
Receiving mode
The unit can receive documents and/or voice-messages either automatically or
manually.
The unit has three types of receiving mode. To select the desired receiving mode,
press the RECEIVE MODE button. Each time you press the RECEIVE MODE
button, one of the receiving modes will be selected.
■ TAD/FAX mode
Select this mode when you use the unit as a telephone answering device and/or
a facsimile machine. The TAD/FAX indicator lights.
When the unit is in the TAD/FAX mode, incoming calls are automatically routed
either to the fax or to the telephone answering device.
When a call is received, the unit answers the call and begins playing your OGM
to the calling party automatically. The unit automatically distinguishes between
voice and fax calls, and then functions as an answering device and/or a facsimile.
If a fax tone is heard when the call is answered, it will switch automatically to the
fax mode. If the caller’s voice is heard within 5 seconds of the end of the OGM,
the unit functions as an answering device.
FAX mode
Select this mode when you use the unit only as a facsimile machine. The FAX
indicator lights.
When a call is received, the unit answers the call and produces a fax tone for
documents reception. Then the unit receives documents automatically. Your
OGM is not played back.
If someone calls you when your unit is in the FAX mode, he/she will hear the fax
tone and cannot talk to you.
TEL (Telephone) mode
Select this mode when you use the unit as a telephone or for manual fax
reception. The TEL indicator lights.
In this mode, if you do not answer the call until the unit rings 15 times, the unit
will automatically switch to the TAD/FAX mode.
HELPFUL HINTS:
•If a caller wishes to transmit a document after recording a voice-message:
Advise the caller to .“Press the asterisk (*) button to send a document after
recording your voice-message”.
•If a caller wishes to record a voice-message after sending a document:
Advise the caller to “Make a call reservation following a voice contact procedure on
your facsimile during transmission". The unit will start playing the OGM again, then
be able to record a voice-message.
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