Samsung SF-3100I - User Manual_2.42 MB, pdf, ENGLISH

The Fax Machine
Receiving
a Fax
Reception Modes
Note
Note for SF-3100T
users: To select TAM
Mode, you have to press
the Answer button, not
Rcv.Mode/Contrast.
Before you receive a fax, be sure to load one of the supported
paper sizes for receiving faxes. For information on what
paper types you can use, see “Paper Type and Sizes (for the
ASF)” on page 8-3. To learn how to load the papers in the
Paper Tray, refer to Installation Guide.
Your fax machine has various reception modes; FAX, TEL,
AUTO and TAM.
You can change the reception mode by pressing Rcv.Mode/
Contrast when no document is loaded. If you press
Rcv.Mode/Contrast with a document, this button works as
Contrast not Rcv.Mode.
The following chart describes how each reception mode
works:
Reception
Mode
Your
Model
How It Works
Reference
section
FAX
The machine answers an incoming call and
immediately goes into receive mode, expecting a
fax to be received.
Receiving in
FAX Mode
TEL
The automatic fax reception is turned off. You can
receive a fax only by manually pressing Start/Enter.
Receiving in
TEL Mode
AUTO
SF-3100/
SF-3100T
Your fax machine will answer faxes automatically
after the number of rings you specify.
If the machine does not pick up a fax signal, it will
give another ringing tone to tell you it is a phone
call. You should lift the handset to answer the call.
If you do not pick up the handset on your fax
machine, it will switch to the automatic reception
mode.
Receiving in
AUTO Mode
SF-3100T
Your machine plays a greeting message to callers,
and then the caller can leave an incoming message
on your machine as well as a fax.
Receiving in
TAM Mode
(SF-3100T)
TAM
SF-3100
You have to have an answering machine attached to
the EXT line socket on your fax machine. When the
phone rings, the attached answering machine
answers and stores the caller’s message if they leave
one. If your machine senses a fax tone on the line,
the call automatically switches over to fax receive
mode.
Receiving in
TAM Mode
(SF-3100)
If you rarely use the fax line for voice conversation, set the
machine to receive faxes automatically by selecting either
FAX or AUTO Mode.
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