KODAK ESP Office 6100 Series All-in-One Printer — Extended User Guide
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7 Faxing
Receiving a fax
You can set up your printer to receive faxes automatically or manually. Even if your printer is set up to receive faxes automatically, you can still receive them manually at any time.
Receiving a fax automatically
To receive faxes automatically:
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Load letter (8.5 x 11 in. / 22 x 28 cm) or A4 (8.3 x 11.7 in. / 21 x 30 cm) plain paper into the paper tray (Loading plain paper).
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Make sure the Auto Answer LED is on. (If not, press Auto Answer to turn it on.)
The printer will receive all incoming faxes automatically.
Receiving a fax manually
If Auto Answer is turned off for your printer, you can receive incoming faxes manually.
| NOTE: | You can receive any incoming fax manually, even if Auto Answer is turned on. |
To receive a fax manually:
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When you hear the phone ring, press Start Black or Start Color.
NOTE: Pressing either Start button triggers the printer to receive the fax. It does not matter which Start button you press; whether a fax is color or black and white is determined by the sender.
If your printer is connected to the same phone line as another telephone and you are using tone dialing (see Dialing Mode), you may receive an incoming fax manually from another phone. When you hear the distinctive ring of your fax line or know that the incoming call is a fax:
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