Change the machine settings (MX850)_
Article ID: ART139103 | | | Date published: 05/13/2015 | | | Date last updated: 08/17/2015 |
Description
Solution
This section describes the procedure to change the settings in the Device settings screen, taking the steps to specify Extended copy amount as an example.
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.2. Display the Device settings screen.
(1) Press the Menu button.
(2) Press the or
button to select Maintenance/settings, then press the OK button.
The Maintenance/settings screen is displayed.
(3) Press the or
button to select Device settings, then press the OK button. The Device settings screen is displayed.
(1) Press the or
button to select the setting item, then press the OK button.
The setting screen for the selected item is displayed.
(2) Press the or
button to select the menu, then press the OK button.

4. Change the settings.
(1) Press the or
button to select the setting item, then press the OK button.
Fax Settings , Print Settings , LAN Settings , Other Settings
Note: Click Print Settings to access Wireless Print Settings or Bluetooth Settings.
FAX Settings
User settings
Date/time setting
Sets the current date and time.

Sets the format of dates displayed on the LCD and printed on sent faxes.
Three date formats are available; YYYY/MM/DD, MM/DD/YYYY, and DD/MM/YYYY.
Summer time setting
Enables/disables the summer time setting. (This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.)

Registers the sender information (your name and fax/telephone number) printed on sent faxes.
TTI position
Selects the position to print the sender information (outside or inside the image area).
After selecting the print position, select FAX to print "FAX" or TEL to print "TEL" before your telephone number.
Offhook alarm
Sets whether to set off an alarm when the handset is off hook.

Adjusts the volume of the dialing sound.
RX ring volume | Adjusts the ring volume when the machine receives a fax. | ||
Line monitor volume | Adjusts the line monitor volume. |
RX ring level
Adjusts the level of the ringing sound the machine makes when it receives a fax (Normal or High).

Specifies the type of telephone line connected to the machine (Rotary pulse or Touch tone).
This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase. |
Activity report
Sets whether to print the Activity report automatically after every 20 transactions.
TX settings
ECM TX
This machine is set to send/receive faxes in ECM (Error Correction Mode) by default..
When the recipient's fax machine is compatible with ECM, the machine resends the fax after correcting errors automatically. When the recipient's fax machine is not compatible with ECM, the fax will be sent/received in the standard mode.
The ECM sending can be disabled.

Sets the length of time paused for each press of the Redial/Pause button.
Auto redial
Enables/disables automatic redialing.
When ON is selected, specify the following.
Redial times | Specifies the maximum number of redial attempts. | ||
Redial interval | Specifies the length of time the machine waits between redial attempts. |
TX start speed
Selects the fax sending speed.

When faxing color documents using the ADF, selects whether to perform automatic black & white conversion if the recipient's fax machine does not support color faxing.

Sets whether to print a transmission report after each transmission.
Attach TX image | When Print error only or Print for each TX is selected, sets whether to print the first page of the document below the transmission report. |
Dial tone detect
If you select ON, the machine transmits the fax after confirming the dial tone. This function may not be supported depending on the country or region of purchase.
RX settings
Auto print received
Sets whether the machine automatically prints the fax it received. When set to OFF, received faxes are stored in memory.
When ON is selected, specify the following.
Print when out of ink | Sets whether to continue printing received faxes when the remaining ink is low. |
ECM RX
This machine is set to send/receive faxes in ECM (Error Correction Mode) by default.
When the sender's fax machine is compatible with ECM, it resends the fax after correcting errors automatically. When the sender's fax machine is not compatible with ECM, the fax will be sent/received in the standard mode.
The ECM reception can be disabled.
FAX priority mode
Specifies the detailed settings when the receive mode is set to FAX priority mode.
Ring start time | Specifies the length of time to allow the machine to judge whether an incoming call is fax or a voice call. | ||
Telephone ring time | Specifies, in seconds, the time the machine rings for a voice call. | ||
Default action | Sets whether to receive the fax after the specified ring time has elapsed. |
DRPD: Set FAX ring pat.
Sets the distinctive ring pattern of a call that the machine assumes as a fax call. If you subscribe to a DRPD service, set this to match the pattern assigned by your telephone company.
This setting is only available in US and Canada.
Incoming ring
Ring count | Specifies the number of times the external device rings with an incoming call when the receive mode is set to FAX only mode or FAX priority mode. |
Manual/auto switch
Sets, when the receive mode is set to TEL priority mode, whether to automatically receive faxes after the external device rang a specified length of time.
RX start time | Specifies the length of time until automatic reception is started when ON is selected. |
Remote RX
Enables/disables remote reception.
Remote RX ID | Specifies the remote reception ID when ON is selected. |
RX image reduction
Enables/disables automatic reduction of incoming faxes so that they fit in the selected paper.
Image reduction direction | Selects the image reduction direction when ON is selected. |
RX start speed
Selects the fax reception speed.
RX report
Sets whether to print a reception report after each reception.
Print Settings
Prevent paper abrasion
Use this setting only if the print surface becomes smudged.
Be sure to set this back to OFF after printing since it may result in lower print quality. |
Extended copy amount
Selects the amount of image that extends off the paper when printing in Borderless (full).
This setting can be applied only when Copy mode is selected. |
If printouts contain margins even though you are printing in Borderless, specifying Large for this setting may help solve the problem. |
Two-sided output Setting
Selects the paper output setting for double-sided documents.
Fast - by back/front:: Documents are ejected from the ADF with the front and back pages of each sheet in the reverse order, to make the processing time shorter.
Wireless Print Settings
When printing from a mobile phone through Bluetooth communication, select the print settings such as page size, media type, layout, etc. This menu appears only when the optional Bluetooth Unit is connected.
PictBridge Settings
For details, refer to "Printing Photographs Directly from a Compliant Device" in the Quick Start Guide.
Bluetooth Settings
You can change the settings such as device name, passkey, etc. for the Bluetooth communication.
LAN Settings
Reset LAN settings
Initializes the network setting information of this machine.
Note that initialization erases all connection settings with computers, disabling printing from computers. After initializing the network settings, connect the machine and your computer with a USB cable and set up the machine again. Make sure this is what you want to do before performing this command. |
Display LAN details
Displays the network setting information of the machine. For details, see Displaying Network Setting Information.
IPv4/IPv6 setting
Selects the IP version setting (IPv4 or IPv6). It is recommended to use the machine with IPv4.
You can enter up to 16 alphanumeric characters in Pre-shared key.
WSD setting
Enables/disables the network protocol supported in Windows Vista.
When you set WSD setting to Enable, the printer icon is displayed on the Network Explorer in Windows Vista. |
Display LAN details
Displays the network setting information of this machine on the LCD.
The following setting information is displayed.Item | Value |
---|---|
Connection | Active/Inactive |
IP address | XXX. XXX. X. XXX |
Subnet mask | XXX. XXX. XXX. XXX |
Default gateway | X. X. X. X |
MAC address | XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX |
MAC address filtering | ON/OFF |
IP address filtering | ON/OFF |
(X can be any number from 0 to 9 or a letter from A to F)
Other Settings
Read/write attribute
Selects whether to allow data to be written onto memory cards from a computer connected via USB or over a wired LAN.
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Volume control
Selects the volume.

Selects the beep volume when pressing the buttons on the Operation Panel.
Alarm volume
Selects the alarm volume.
Country select
Selects the country where you are using the machine. This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.

Use this to adjust the contrast of the LCD if it is too low or too high.
Slide show setting
Specifies the image display quality of the slide show.
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Quiet mode
Enable this function on the machine if you want to reduce the operating noise, such as when printing at night.
Copying,


Printing in fax mode, and

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Key repeat
Enables/Disables continuous input by pressing and holding down the ,
,
, or
button when setting the number of copies, the zoom ratio, etc.
Language Selection
Changes the language for LCD messages and menus.
Reset Setting
Reverts all settings you made to the machine since purchase back to default. However, some data may not be erased, depending on the current usage state of your machine.
Telephone no. only : Reverts the telephone number settings to default.
Setting only : Reverts the machine settings other than the telephone number settings to default.
Reset : Reverts the machine and telephone number settings to default.
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