Making Basic Fax Settings Using the Fax Setting Wizard
Make basic settings by following the on-screen instructions.
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Connect the printer to the phone line.
Note:Because an automatic fax connection check runs at the end of the wizard, make sure you connect the printer to the phone line before starting the wizard.
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Select Settings on the home screen.
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Select General Settings > Fax Settings > Fax Setting Wizard.
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On the Fax Setting Wizard screen, tap 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 tap 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 tap OK.
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On the Distinctive Ring Detection (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: Tap Skip, and then go to step 10.
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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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On the Proceed screen, check the settings you made, and then tap Proceed.
To correct or change settings, tap
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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, and then select Do Not Detect on the Confirmation screen displayed. However, setting this to Do Not Detect 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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