You can start receiving incoming faxes by only picking up the handset and operating the phone, without operating the printer at all.
The Remote Receive feature is available for telephones that support tone dialing.
Select Settings on the printer's control panel.
Select General Settings > Fax Settings > Basic Settings > Remote Receive.
Tap Remote Receive to set this to On.
Select Start Code, enter a two digit code (you can enter 0 to 9, *, and #), and then tap OK.
Select OK to apply the settings.