Specifying the Default Fax Settings (PC Fax)

This section describes how to access the fax driver screen from the [Control Panel] and how to specify the default fax settings.
You can edit address books, register cover sheet templates, set page formats, etc.

IMPORTANT
To change the default fax settings, you must log on to your computer as a member of the Administrators.

Click [

] (Start) -> [Devices and Printers].

NOTE
For Windows 8 and Server 2012: From the desktop, display the charm bar to the right of the screen, and click or tap [Settings] -> [Control Panel] -> [Devices and printers]. For Windows Vista, click [] (Start) -> [Control Panel] -> [Printers]. For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003, click [Start] -> [Printers and Faxes]. For Windows XP Home Edition, click [Start] -> [Control Panel] -> [Printers and Other Hardware] -> [Printers and Faxes]. For Windows Server 2008, on the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel] and then double-click [Printers].

NOTE

For Windows 8 and Server 2012: From the desktop, display the charm bar to the right of the screen, and click or tap [

Settings] -> [Control Panel] -> [Devices and printers].

For Windows Vista, click [

] (Start) -> [Control Panel] -> [Printers].

For Windows XP Professional/Server 2003, click [Start] -> [Printers and Faxes].

For Windows XP Home Edition, click [Start] -> [Control Panel] -> [Printers and Other Hardware] -> [Printers and Faxes].

For Windows Server 2008, on the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel] and then double-click [Printers].

Right-click the icon of the fax whose settings you want to configure -> click [Printing preferences].

Specify the desired settings in the fax driver screen -> click [OK].

For details about the fax driver settings, view the online help. (See "Viewing the Online Help (PC Fax).")

NOTE
When faxing, you can change the settings you configured beforehand. To change the settings, configure them from the application. The display may differ according to the operating system and system environment.