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Receiving Faxes on a Computer

Faxes can be received by a printer and saved in PDF or TIFF format on a computer connected to the printer. Use the FAX Utility (application) to make settings.

For details on how to operate FAX Utility, see Basic Operations in the FAX Utility help (displayed on the main window). If the password entry screen is displayed on the computer screen while you are making settings, enter the password. If you do not know the password, contact your printer administrator.

Note:
Important:
  • To receive faxes on a computer, the Receive Mode on the printer's control panel must be set to Auto. Contact your administrator for information on the printer settings status. To make settings on the printer's control panel, select Settings > General Settings > Fax Settings > Basic Settings > Receive Mode.

  • The computer set to receive faxes should always be on. Received documents are saved in the printer's memory temporarily before the documents are saved on the computer. If you turn off the computer, the printer's memory might become full as it cannot send the documents to the computer.

  • The number of documents that have been temporarily saved to the printer’s memory are displayed on the on the home screen.

  • To read the received faxes, you need to install a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader in the computer.