Canon FAX-L400 - Manual (Page 58)

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Setting the Options for FaxTel Mode
When selecting FaxTel mode, the following options can be set.
• Adjust the time the machine takes to check whether a call is from a fax machine or a telephone (RING START
TIME setting).
• Adjust the length of time the machine rings when the call is a voice call (F/T RING TIME setting).
• Set whether the machine switches to receive mode after the ring time set in F/T RING TIME has elapsed
(F/T SWITCH ACTION setting).
• The default settings and selectable settings vary depending on the current country selection.
■ What Happens When FaxTel Mode is Selected
Telephone Fax Fax
Sending document
manually
Sending document
automatically
The machine answers without ringing.
The machine listens for the fax tone.
The fax tone
is detected.
The fax tone is not detected.
The document is
received automatically.
The machine starts ringing.
Pick up the
handset to talk.
If you do not pick up the handset.
F/T SWITCH ACTION
Choose between:
RECEIVE and DISCONNECT.
DISCONNECT
RECEIVE
The fax tone is
detected and the
machine switches to
receive mode.
The machine
disconnects the call.
Not all fax machines are capable of sending a
fax tone. For those cases if you set the F/T
SWITCH ACTION
to RECEIVE, the machine
switches to receive mode automatically and
starts receiving the document. If no document
comes in, it disconnects the call after
approximately 40 seconds.
F/T RING TIME
Type of call
Telephone charges
begin for the caller.
RING START TIME
NOTE
Receiving Faxes
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