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Sending/Receiving a Fax

Main Features for Sending Faxes

Overview of This Function

Additional Lines

Things You Must Do Before Using This Machine

Flow of Sending Fax Operations

Sending Fax Documents Manually

Canceling a Job

Specifying Destinations

Specifying Destinations Using the Address Book (Local)

Specifying Destinations Using the Address Book (Remote)

Specifying Destinations Using the Address Book (LDAP Server)

Entering a New Fax Number

Specifying Destinations Using One-Touch Buttons

Recalling Previous Settings and Sending a Fax

Favorite Settings

Checking/Editing/Deleting the Information for a Destination

Storing New Addresses

Storing Fax Numbers

Storing Group Addresses

Storing Addresses Obtained via an LDAP Server

Storing/Editing/Deleting One-Touch Buttons

Registering/Editing/Deleting Favorite Settings

Registering/Editing Favorite Settings

Checking Favorite Settings

Editing a Name/Comment

Deleting Favorite Settings

Checking/Editing/Deleting a Stored Address

Assigning Shortcuts

Setting the Resolution

Specifying/Registering Scan Sizes

Switching to Direct Sending

Setting Original Type

2-Sided Original

Adjusting Density Manually

Adjusting Background Density

Adjusting the Image Sharpness

Erase Frame

Selecting the Sender's Name When Sending a Fax

Selecting the Telephone Line When Sending a Fax

Delayed Send

Preview

Printing the TX Report

Processing Received Documents

Receiving Documents

Setting the Memory Lock Mode

Forwarding Received Documents

Available Paper Sizes

Sending with a Subaddress

Using a PIN Code

Fax Information Services

When Problems Occur

Trouble Sending Fax Documents

Trouble Receiving Fax Documents

Trouble in Other Situations

Questions & Answers

Sending a Fax from a Computer (Windows)

System Requirements

Before Sending a Fax from a Computer

Installation

Setting the Fax Options

Faxing Fundamentals

Faxing

Specifying the Default Fax Settings

Viewing Help

Using Subaddresses for Secure Transmission

Setting the Fax Send Time

Attaching a Cover Sheet

Registering a Profile for Faxing

Selecting a Profile for Faxing

Registering a Person in an Address Book

Registering a Group in an Address Book

Importing Address Book Entries

Exporting Address Book Entries

Changing the Address Book Export Destination

Sending a Fax from a Computer (Mac OS)

System Requirements

Before Sending a Fax from a Computer

Installation

Setting the Fax Options

Verifying the Fax Information

Manually Setting the Fax Options

Faxing Fundamentals

Faxing

Viewing Help

Outputting Multiple Pages on One Sheet

Setting the Output Range

Using Subaddresses for Secure Transmission

Setting the Fax Send Time

Attaching a Cover Sheet

Editing Address Books

Displaying an Address Book (Mac OS X 10.5)

Displaying an Address Book (Mac OS X 10.6 and later)

Adding/Editing Address Information (Cards)

Importing an Address Book

Exporting an Address Book

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Specifying the Default Fax Settings
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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 group.
1.
Click [] (Start) → [Devices and Printers].
NOTE
For Windows 8/8.1/Server 2012/2012 R2: 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/Server 2008, click [] (Start) → [Control Panel] → [Printer].
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].
2.
Right-click the icon of the fax whose settings you want to configure → click [Printing Preferences].
3.
Specify the desired settings in the fax driver screen → click [OK].
Click each tab and specify the desired items.
You can configure the following functions.
Using Subaddresses for Secure Transmission
Setting the Fax Send Time
Attaching a Cover Sheet
Registering a Profile for Faxing
Editing the address book (see "Registering a Person in an Address Book," "Registering a Group in an Address Book," "Importing Address Book Entries," "Exporting Address Book Entries," and "Changing the Address Book Export Destination."
For details about other functions, view Help (see "Viewing Help").
NOTE
When faxing, you can change the default settings in the fax driver screen whenever required.
The display may vary according to the operating system and fax driver version you are using.
You can set an outside line dialing prefix for each communication mode. To set [Communication Mode], the communication mode needs to be correctly set to match the connection environment in the [Device Settings] tab. If it is not set correctly, wrong transmissions and transmission errors may occur.
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