WF-M5899 Series

User's Guide

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Feature: Receiving Faxes

Setting Receive Mode

  • Manual

    Mainly for phoning, but also for faxing

    Usage of Manual Mode

  • Auto

    - Only for faxing (external phone device is not required)

    - Mainly for faxing, and sometimes phoning

    Usage of Auto Mode

Receiving Faxes by Operating a Connected Phone

You can receive faxes by only operating an external phone device.

Remote Receive:

Making Settings When You Connect a Phone Device

Destinations of Received Faxes

Output without conditions:

Received faxes are printed unconditionally by default. You can set up destinations for received faxes to the inbox, a computer, an external memory, emails, folders, or other faxes.

Unconditional Save/Forward:

Making Saving Settings to Receive Faxes

Forwarding Settings to Receive Faxes

If you save in the inbox, you can check the contents on the screen.

Inbox settings:

Viewing Received Faxes on the Printer's LCD Screen

Output when conditions match:

You can set up destinations for received faxes to the inbox or a confidential box, an external memory, an email, a folder, or another fax when specific conditions are met. If you save in the inbox or a confidential box, you can check the contents on the screen.