Sending Faxes
You can scan a document, photo, or other printed material (original) with the machine, convert it to a black and white image, and send it.
* You can also send a fax after checking the connection to the recipient, or you can send it manually.
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Place the original.
Placing OriginalsIf the screen for selecting the thickness of the original appears, select the thickness of the placed original.
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On the control panel, press [Fax] in the [Home] screen.
[Home] ScreenThe fax screen is displayed.
3
Press [
Reset].
The fax may be sent to an incorrect destination if the destination setting for the previously sent fax remains. Reset the setting before performing the operation.
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Specify the destination.
Specifying Destinations5
Configure the fax TX settings.
Fax TX SettingsWhen "Favorite Settings" are registered, you can call them up by pressing [Favorite Settings].
Registering and Recalling Favorite SettingsWhen Recalling Previous Settings (Setting History)
You can press [Previous Settings] to call up the settings used to send faxes in the past. The sending destination is also applied together with the settings that are called up.
When you call up the setting history, the specified destination and TX settings are overwritten.
* You cannot use the setting history in the following cases:
When using a push-button telephone service
On the [Previous Settings] screen, select the history you want to recall, and press [OK].
You can change the called up destination and TX settings, and send the fax.
Each login user can select from their own setting history.
Guest users or users who are not logged in can select from the setting history common to unauthorized users.
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Press [
Start].
The machine starts scanning the original.
If the [Confirm Destinations] Screen Appears
Check that the destination is correct, and then press [Yes].
When [Press the [Start] key to scan the next original.] Is Displayed
When an original is placed on the platen glass and scanned, or when scanning is performed using Job Build, the screen for scanning additional originals is displayed.
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To continue scanning originals, place the next original, and press [
Start].
The next original is scanned, and the same screen is displayed.
Repeat this process until scanning of all originals is completed.
When you place originals in the feeder to scan, remove the scanned original (original ejected to the original output tray) before placing the next original.
When Changing the Scan Settings for Each Original
On the screen with the displayed message, press [Change Settings]. You can change the following settings:
[Scan Size]
[2-Sided Original]
[Density]
[Original Type]
For example, when scanning a 2-sided original after scanning a 1-sided original, press [Change Settings], and set [2-Sided Original].
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Press [Start Sending].
The fax is sent.
When [To Status Monitor] Is Displayed
NOTE
When Multiple Originals Are Fed during Scanning and Operations Are Canceled (Detect Multiple Sheet Feed)
A message appears on the screen. Remove the jammed original while following the instructions in the message.
Paper and Staple JamsWhen the jammed original is removed, the screen for resuming operations is displayed.
If multi sheet feeding was detected incorrectly, press [Do Not Detect Multi. Sheet Feed] to resume scanning.
To prevent detection of multi sheet feeding, configure either of the following settings:
On the fax screen, press [Options]
[Detect Feeder Multi Sheet Fd.] each time you scan, to cancel detection of multi sheet feeding.
Previewing Content Before Sending
Improving the Quality of the Sent Image
If the sent images are too dark or the light colors in the background of the originals cannot be removed, you may be able to improve the quality by configuring the following settings before sending:
* In the [Settings/Registration] menu, if [Fax/I-Fax Send Jobs] in [Speed/Image Quality Priority for B&W Scan] is set to [Speed Priority], change the setting to [Quality Priority].
[Speed/Image Quality Priority for B&W Scan] ([Quality Priority] is set by default.)
If Fax Cannot Be Sent Because Recipient's Line Is Busy or Other Reason
The number is redialed automatically after a certain period of time.
* If necessary, you can change the number of redials, the interval between redials, and the page to be sent when redialing is performed due to a sending error. You can also disable automatic redialing.
[Auto Redial]