DELL 1355cnw User Manual

Faxing

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Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Fax Mode

Your printer is preset to the fax mode at the factory.
If you receive a fax, the printer automatically goes into the fax mode after a

specified period of time and receives the fax.
To change the interval at which the printer goes into the fax mode after

Receiving a Fax Manually in the Telephone Mode

You can receive a fax by picking up the handset of the external telephone, and

then pressing the

(Start) button.

The printer begins receiving a fax and returns to the standby mode when the

reception is completed.

Receiving a Fax Automatically in the Telephone/Fax or Ans/Fax Mode

To use the TEL/FAX Mode or Ans/FAX Mode, you must attach an external

telephone to the phone connector (

) on the back of your printer.

If the caller leaves a message, the answering machine stores the message as it

would normally. If your printer hears a fax tone on the line, it automatically

starts to receive a fax.

NOTE:

If you have set your printer to

Auto Answer Fax

and your answering

machine is switched off, or no answering machine is connected to your printer,

your printer will automatically go into the

Fax

mode after a predefined time.

Receiving a Fax Manually Using an External Telephone

This feature works best when you are using an external telephone connected

to the phone connector (

) on the back of your printer. You can receive a fax

from someone you are talking to on the external telephone without having to

go to the printer.
When you receive a call on the external telephone and hear fax tones, press

the two-digit keys on the external telephone, or set On Hook to Off and

then press the

(Start) button.

The printer receives the document.
Press the buttons slowly in sequence. If you still hear the fax tone from the

remote machine, try pressing the two-digit keys once again.