Setting Up the Fax Configuration (PC Fax)

Before faxing, you need to set up the fax configuration in order to use the functions of fax options (such as the fax board) attached to the machine.

The fax configuration can be set up automatically while installing the driver. If the machine cannot be configured during the installation, follow the procedure below.

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To configure the fax option settings, you must log on to your computer as a member of the Administrators group. If you use this procedure in a shared printer environment, Canon Driver Information Assist Service must be installed on the print server. To install [Canon Driver Information Assist Service], select [Custom Installation] when installing the driver. The display may differ according to the operating system and fax driver version.

NOTE

To configure the fax option settings, you must log on to your computer as a member of the Administrators group.

If you use this procedure in a shared printer environment, Canon Driver Information Assist Service must be installed on the print server. To install [Canon Driver Information Assist Service], select [Custom Installation] when installing the driver.

The display may differ according to the operating system and fax driver version.

Click [

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

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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 [Printer properties] on the displayed menu.

The printer properties dialog box is displayed.

Click [Device Settings] -> [Get Device Status].

The driver settings are configured according to the option information obtained from the machine.

NOTE
If you want to share the fax, installing the Canon Driver Information Assist Service in the print server will enable you to use the [Get Device Status] function. To install [Canon Driver Information Assist Service], select [Custom Installation] when installing the driver. If the fax and computer are connected via USB or a WSD (Web Services on Devices) port, the [Get Device Status] function is unavailable. You need to configure the settings manually.

NOTE

If you want to share the fax, installing the Canon Driver Information Assist Service in the print server will enable you to use the [Get Device Status] function. To install [Canon Driver Information Assist Service], select [Custom Installation] when installing the driver.

If the fax and computer are connected via USB or a WSD (Web Services on Devices) port, the [Get Device Status] function is unavailable. You need to configure the settings manually.

Confirm the settings -> click [OK].