it is the same as lifting the reciever
To answer a fax machine, you would need to do one of two things: 1) set the machine to automatically answer a call, so that it picks up after a number of rings. 2) press the "receive" button (often the green button) when the fax mahcine is ringing.
This is one disadvantage of using fax machine, you cannot receive a fax when your phone is off hook. Unless you have a dedicated phone line for the fax machine alone. Internet fax on the other hand does not require a dedicated phone line and a fax machine. All fax documents are sent over the internet connection, which means you can send and receive faxes anytime and anywhere.
Dedicated fax machine is the main fax machine that can be configured to where the fax will be receive and support extension fax machine.
It depends on the fax machine model. Most fax machines are set up to handle multiple pages by default, and the ones that aren't usually have some feature where you just need to press a button to put an extra document into the fax. Check the user manual for the machine you're using.
Check if your multi-printer comes with a cable for doing an interlinking with a fax machine and a laptop. Reading your manual can help you a lot. With today's advancement, fax machines are deemed obsolete since they are totally being replaced with an internet fax service.
press function press 1 (fax machine will print current date and time) type in date 'mmyydd' then type in time 'hhmm' press Start/Copy button (fax machine will print new date and time) press function press 3 (fax machine will print current phone no.) type in new phone number. press Start/Copy button. press function press 5 (fax machine will print current setting for auto receive ring count) type in new ring count from between 0-9 and press Start/Copy button
Yes, you cannot hook a fax machine directly up to the internet, and using a VoIP phone line frequently does not work. There are some fax machines that can send directly over IP, however they need a machine on the other end that is capable of receiving a fax over IP as well.
Fax is a shortened version of facsimile. A facsimile machine is a combination copier-telephone system. That is, you put a document in the fax machine, enter a phone number, push a start button and the machine dials the number entered (it should be a number of another fax machine) and makes a copy of the document on the receiving fax machine. Fax machines are currently becoming obsolete because most computer printers are also scanners that can put a document placed on it directly into a computer file that can be sent to another party via email.
a answer machine is to keep answers on there and its for when u dont answer the phone and a fax machine is for your fax
Yes, a paperless fax machine will receive the fax digitally instead of just immediately printing it out.
Then you would need to try resending the fax at a later time. Most fax machines have a feature that will automatically redial a number of times.
You should be able to select "fax", put the document in the feeder, dial the number you want to fax to, then hit the "start" button. Links to "fax help" for the MX860 and the respecitve manuals have been placed in the "related links" section.