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Receive Modes Overview

Related Models:MFC‑L5718DN / MFC‑L5728DW

Mode Function Help
Fax Auto

Each call recognized as fax and send fax signal. However, you can answer the call within the number of rings.

Factory setting of Ring Delay is four. After ringing four times, the fax machine send fax-receiving signals automatically.

If your machine is connecting an external answering phone device, and often use it to answer incoming calls, you could set the ring time through four to six times. Within the recommended ringing times, you can use the external answering phone device to answer and talk. *1

Fax Manual

Machine doesn’t recognize each call, only as a common phone call that you need to determine after answering the phone.

Answering the call, or if the caller wants to send you a fax, press Fax Start (under easy mode) to receive faxes.

If your machine is connecting an external answering phone device, you can use the external answering phone device to answer and talk. *1

PC Fax Receive

Machine automatically transfers received faxes to your computer running the PC-Fax software.

The machine will transfer the received fax data to the designated computer and the fax data will not remain in your machine in the PC-Fax mode.

Select on or off for the backup print feature when you select PC Fax Receive.

Machine will print received faxes if you turn on the backup print setting.

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If the caller wants to send a fax during a call or the caller sends you a fax call, press Fax Start button (under easy mode) or press *51 on the external answering phone device (you have to turn on the remote codes first.) to give fax receiving signals.
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