Making the Printer Ready to Send and Receive Faxes (Using Fax Setting Wizard)
Fax Setting Wizard configures the basic fax features to make the printer ready to send and receive faxes.
The Wizard is displayed automatically when the printer is turned on for the first time. You can also display the wizard manually from the printer's control panel. You need to run the wizard again in case the wizard is skipped when the printer is first turned on or when the connection environment has changed.
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The items below are what you can set through the wizard.
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Header (Your Phone Number and Fax Header)
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Receive Mode (Auto or Manual)
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The items below are set automatically according to the connection environment.
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Dial Mode (such as Tone or Pulse)
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Line Type (PSTN or PBX)
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Dial Tone Detection
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DRD Setting
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Other items in Basic Settings remain as they are.
Start Fax Setting Wizard to make Basic Settings, following the on-screen instructions.
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Make sure the printer is connected to the phone line.
Note:Because an automatic fax connection check runs at the end of the wizard, the printer must be connected to the phone line before starting the wizard.
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Select Settings on the home screen on the printer's control panel.
To select an item, use the
buttons, and then press the
OK button.
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Select Fax Settings > Fax Setting Wizard.
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Check the message on the screen displayed, and then select Proceed.
The wizard begins.
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On the fax header entry screen, enter the sender name such as your company name, and then select OK.
Note:Your sender name and your fax number appear as the header for outgoing faxes.
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On the phone number entry screen, enter your fax number, and then select Proceed
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On the DRD Setting screen, make the following settings.
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If you have subscribed to a distinctive ring service from your telephone company: Select Settings, and then select the ring pattern to be used for incoming faxes.- If you select All, go to step 8.- If you select any other setting, Receive Mode is automatically set to Auto. Go to step 10.
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If you do not need to set this option: Select Skip, and then go to step 8.
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Distinctive ring services, offered by many telephone companies (the service name differs by company), allows you to have several phone numbers on one phone line. Each number is assigned a different ring pattern. You can use one number for voice calls and another for fax calls. Select the ring pattern assigned to fax calls in DRD.
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Depending on the region, On and Off are displayed as the DRD options. Select On to use the distinctive ring feature.
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On the Receive Mode Setting screen, select whether you are using your phone device connected to the printer.
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When connected: Select Yes, and then go to the next step.
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When not connected: Select No, and then go to step 10. Receive Mode is set to Auto.
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On the Receive Mode Setting screen, select whether you want to receive faxes automatically.
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To receive automatically: Select Yes. Receive Mode is set to Auto.
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To receive manually: Select No. Receive Mode is set to Manual.
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Check the settings you made on the confirmation screen displayed, and then select Proceed.
To correct or change settings, press the
button.
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On the Check Fax Connectionscreen, select Start Checking to run the fax connection check, and when the screen prompts you to print the check result, select Print.
A report of the check result that shows the connection status is printed.
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If there are any errors reported, follow the instructions on the report to solve them.
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If the Select Line Type screen is displayed, select the line type.
- When you are connecting the printer to a PBX phone system or terminal adapter, select PBX.
- When you are connecting the printer to a standard phone line, select PSTN. When the message to disable dial tone detection is shown on the screen, press the OK button. However, disabling dial tone detection may cause the printer to skip the first digit of a fax number when dialing and send the fax to the wrong number.
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