Gestetner f250 Operating Guide

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4.10

• In Fax mode, the machine answers an incoming fax call and 

immediately goes into the fax reception mode. 

• In Tel mode, you can receive a fax by picking up the 

handset(for America only) or pressing On Hook Dial (you 
can hear voice or fax tone from the remote machine) and 
then pressing Start on the control panel of your machine. 
You can also pick up the handset of the extension phone and 
then press the remote receive code(for America only); see 
page 4.13.

• In Ans/Fax mode, the answering machine answers an 

incoming call, and the caller can leave a message on the 
answering machine. If the fax machine senses a fax tone on 
the line, the call automatically switches to Fax mode. 

• In DRPD mode, you can receive a call using the Distinctive Ring 

Pattern Detection (DRPD) feature. “Distinctive Ring” is a 
telephone company service which enables a user to use a single 
telephone line to answer several different telephone numbers. 
For further details. See page 4.13

The current receiving mode displays when the machine is in 
Standby mode.

When the memory is full, the receiving mode automatically 
switches to Tel. 

: 

• To use Ans/Fax mode, connect an answering machine to the EXT 

• If you do not want other people to view your received 

documents, you can use Secure Receiving mode. In this mode, 
all of the received faxes are stored in the memory. For further 
details, see page 4.30.