DELL 1355cn User Manual

Faxing

8 If necessary, repeat steps 5 to 7.
9 To return to the previous screen, press the   (Back) button.

You can use the following settings options for configuring the fax system:

TEL Mode Automatic fax reception is turned off. You can receive 

a fax by picking up the handset of the external 

telephone, pressing the remote receive code, and then 

pressing .

Automatically receives faxes.

When the printer receives an incoming fax, the 

external telephone rings for the time specified in Auto 

Rec TEL/FAX, and then the printer automatically 

receives a fax. If an incoming call is not a fax, the 

printer beeps from the internal speaker indicating that 

the call is a telephone call.

The printer can share a telephone line with an 

answering machine. In this mode, the printer will 

monitor the fax signal and pick up the line if there are 

fax tones. If the phone communication is using serial 

transmission in your country (such as Germany, 

Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Italy, France and 

Switzerland), this mode is not supported. 

Before using the Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection 

(DRPD) option, a distinctive ring service must be 

installed on your telephone line by the telephone 

company. After the telephone company has provided a 

separate number for faxing with a distinctive ring 

pattern, configure the fax setup to monitor for that 

specific ring pattern.

Sets the interval at which the printer goes into the fax receive mode 

after receiving an incoming call. 

Sets the interval at which the printer goes into the fax receive mode 

after the external telephone receives an incoming call.