Easy setup

The printer must be set up depending on your telephone line and use of the faxing function. Follow the procedure according to the instructions on the LCD.

 Note

• You can specify the setup settings individually or the advanced settings.

   

Add tel. number

You can register the recipient's fax/telephone number to the printer.
 

• Registering Fax Recipients Using the Operation Panel of the Printer

Fax user settings

• Add unit tel. number

  Registers your fax/telephone number printed on sent faxes.
   

  • Registering User Information

• Add unit name

  Registers your name printed on sent faxes.
   

  • Registering User Information

• Telephone line type

  Selects the telephone line type setting for the printer.
   

  • Setting the Telephone Line Type

  
   Note

  • This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.

Adv. fax settings

• Err reduction (VoIP)

  If you select Reduce, it may be possible to reduce the incidence of communication errors when connecting to an internet based telephone line such as an IP phone.

  
   Note

  • When Reduce is selected, V.34 (Super G3) cannot be used. Communication time generally becomes longer than when communicating with V.34 (super G3).
     

  • This setting has priority even if you select 33600 bps for TX start speed or RX start speed.
     

• Auto redial

  Enables/disables automatic redialing.

  If you select ON, you can specify the maximum number of redial attempts and the length of time the printer waits between redial attempts.
   

• Dial tone detect

  Avoids mistransmission when reception and transmission occur at the same time.

  If you select ON, the printer transmits the fax after confirming the dial tone.

  
   Note

  • This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.
     

• Pause time settings

  Sets the length of pause time for each when you enter "P" (pause).
   

• TTI position

  Selects the position of the sender information (outside or inside the image area).
   

• Remote RX

  Enables/disables remote reception.

  If you select ON, you can specify the remote reception ID.
   

  • Remote Reception

• Color transmission

  When faxing color documents using the ADF (Auto Document Feeder), selects whether to convert them into black & white data if the recipient's fax device does not support color faxing.

  If you select If incompatible, end, the printer does not send color documents when the recipient's fax device does not support color faxing.

  If you select If incompat., B&W, the printer send documents in black & white when the recipient's fax device does not support color faxing.
   

• RX image reduction

  Enables/disables automatic reduction of incoming faxes so that they fit in the selected paper.

  If you select ON, you can select the image reduction direction.
   

• Adv. communication

  • ECM TX

    Selects whether to send faxes in Error Correction Mode (ECM).
     

    • Transmission/Reception of Faxes Using ECM
      
       

  • ECM RX

    Selects whether to receive faxes in Error Correction Mode (ECM).
     

    • Transmission/Reception of Faxes Using ECM
      
       

  • TX start speed

    Selects the fax transmission speed.

    Ex:

    
    
     

    The following settings are available.

    33600 bps / 14400 bps / 9600 bps / 4800 bps

    The fax transmission start speed will be faster as the value is bigger.

    
     Note

    • The (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting.

    • Some settings are not available depending on the country or region of purchase.

    • When the telephone line condition or connection is poor, selecting a lower transmission start speed may solve transmission problems.
       

  • RX start speed

    Selects the fax reception speed.

    Ex:

    
    
     

    The following settings are available.

    33600 bps / 14400 bps / 9600 bps / 4800 bps

    The fax reception start speed will be faster as the value is bigger.

    
     Note

    • The (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting.

    • Some settings are not available depending on the country or region of purchase.

    • When the telephone line condition or connection is poor, selecting a lower reception start speed may solve reception problems.

Auto print settings

• Received documents

  Selects whether to print the received fax automatically when receiving a fax.

  If you select Do not print, the received fax is stored in the printer's memory.

  For details on the received fax stored in the printer's memory:
   

  • Fax Documents Stored in the Printer's Memory

• Activity report

  Selects whether to print an ACTIVITY REPORT automatically.

  If you select Print, the printer automatically prints an ACTIVITY REPORT after 20 incoming and / or outgoing faxes.

  For details on how to print an ACTIVITY REPORT manually:
   

  • Summary of Reports and Lists

• TX report

  Selects whether to print a TX REPORT / an ERROR TX REPORT automatically after sending a fax.

  If you want to print this report, select Print error only or Print for each TX.

  If you select Print error only or Print for each TX, you can also have the the first page of the fax included with the report if desired.
   

• RX report

  Selects whether to print an RX REPORT automatically after receiving a fax.

  If you want to print this report, select Print error only or Print for each RX.

Security control

• Fax no. re-entry

  If you select ON, you can set the printer to send faxes after using the Numeric buttons to enter the number twice. By using this setting, you can avoid the mistransmission of faxes.
   

  • Preventing Mistransmission of Faxes

• Check RX fax info

  If you select ON, the printer checks whether the recipient's fax device information matches the dialed number. If it matches the number, the printer will send faxes.
   

  • Preventing Mistransmission of Faxes

• Hook setting

  If you select Enable, you can use the on hook dial function.
   

• Fax RX reject

  If you select ON, the printer rejects the reception of faxes with no sender information or faxes from specific senders.
   

  • Rejecting Fax Reception

• Caller rejection

  If you subscribe to a Caller ID service, the printer detects the sender's Caller ID. If the sender's ID matches the condition specified in this setting, the printer rejects the phone call or fax reception from the sender.

  If you select Subscribed, you can specify the rejection settings.
   

  • Using a Caller ID Service to Reject Calls

  
   Note

  • This setting may not be supported depending on the country or region of purchase. Contact your telephone company to confirm whether it provides this service.