This section describes dialing and sending faxes directly using the Numeric buttons.
note:
- A PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is an on-site telephone switchboard. If your machine is connected through a PBX or other telephone switching systems, you have to dial the outside line access number first, and then the number of the party you are calling.
Sending a Fax with the Numeric Buttons
1. Preparing for sending a fax.
(1) Make sure that the power is turned on.
(2) Load a document on the Platen Glass or in the ADF.
important:
(3) Press the FAX button.
The fax standby screen will appear.
(4) Adjust the density (scan contrast) or image quality (fax resolution) as necessary.
See "Adjusting the Sending Quality"
2. Sending the fax.
- When the document was loaded on the Platen Glass:
(1) Use the Numeric buttons to dial the recipient's number.
(2) Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending.
important:
- Color sending requires that the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.
(3) Press the OK button.
The machine starts sending the fax.
note:
When loading two or more documents
- Load the next page, and press the same button as you pressed in (2) of step 2. Repeat the same procedure to scan all pages of the document, and press the OK button.
- When you have sent the first page with the Black button, the following pages will be sent in black and white.
- When the document was loaded in the ADF:
(1) Use the Numeric buttons to dial the recipient's number.
(2) Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending.
The machine scans the document automatically and starts sending the fax.
important:
- Color sending requires that the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.
note:
- To cancel sending a fax, press the Stop button, and follow the instructions on the LCD.
- If documents remain in the ADF after pressing the Stop button during scanning, "Close the feeder cover [OK]Eject the document" will appear on the LCD. Press the OK button so that the remaining document is automatically fed out.
Automatic redialing
- When sending a fax and the recipient's line is busy, the machine will redial the number after a specified interval. Auto redial is enabled by default. Auto redial can be enabled or disabled by selecting ON or OFF. Select ON to specify the number of redialing in Redial times and redialing interval in Redial interval.
Redialing the Number Dialed with the Numeric Buttons
1.Prepare for sending a fax.
(1) Make sure that the power is turned on.
(2) Load a document on the Platen Glass or in the ADF.
(3) Press the FAX button.
The fax standby screen will appear.
(4) Adjust the image density (scan contrast) or quality (fax resolution) as necessary.
See "Adjusting the Sending Quality"
2. Select the telephone number recently dialed.
(1) Press the Redial/Pause button.
Most recently dialed fax number using the Numeric buttons will appear.
(2) Use the 
(-) or 
(+) button to select the number to redial.
(3) Press the OK button.
The selected number will appear in the fax standby screen.
3. Send the fax.
Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending.
important:
- Color sending requires that the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.
Adjusting the Sending Quality
You can adjust the density (scan contrast) or image quality (fax resolution) of the document you send. Contrast is the degree of difference between light and dark. Increasing the scan contrast thickens the whole fax image, or light penciled texts and such can be thickened. The higher you set the image quality setting, the better the output quality will be at the other end, but the longer it will take for the transmission. Adjust the density and image quality according to the type of document you are sending.
1. Press the FAX button, and press the FAX Quality button.
The Scan contrast screen will appear.
2. Select the density (scan contrast).
(1) Use the (-) or (+) button to select the density.
Pressing the (-) button decreases the contrast, and pressing the (+) button increases the contrast.
(2) Press the OK button.
The Scan resolution screen will appear.
3. Select the image quality (fax resolution).
(1) Use the (-) or (+) button to select the image quality.
Standard: Suitable for text-only documents.
Fine: Suitable for fine-print documents.
Extra fine: Suitable for detailed illustration or fine-print quality documents.
If the recipient's fax machine is not compatible with Extra fine (300x300dpi), the fax will be sent in the Standard or Fine resolution.
Photo: Suitable for photographs.
note:
- The color fax is sent with the resolution for Photo.
(2) Press the OK button.
