When you are on the phone, the person you are speaking with can send you a fax while you are still connected. You can pick up the handset to talk or listen for fax tones.
You can receive faxes manually from a phone that is directly connected to the fax port on the back of the product.
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Make sure the printer is turned on and you have paper loaded in the main tray.
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Remove any originals from the document feeder tray.
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Do one of the following:
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To allow you to answer the incoming call before the printer answers, set the Rings to Answer setting to a high number.
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To prevent the printer from automatically answering incoming calls, turn off the Auto Answer setting.
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If you are currently on the phone with the sender, instruct the sender to press Start on their fax machine.
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When you hear fax tones from a sending fax machine, on the control panel touch the Fax icon.
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Touch Send and Receive, and then touch Receive Now.
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After the printer begins to receive the fax, you can hang up the phone or remain on the line. The phone line is silent during fax transmission.
