FAX settings

To access the FAX settings:

1. With the printer powered on and showing the HOME screen, tap the Setup  icon.

2. Tap Device settings.

3. Tap FAX settings.

Tap on the desired setting to make changes.

 These settings can only be adjusted by an administrator.

• FAX user settings

• Advanced FAX settings

• Auto print settings

• Auto save setting

• Security control

• Easy setup

 Before changing the settings, you can confirm the current settings by printing a USER'S DATA LIST.

FAX user settings

• User information settings

  Registers your name and fax / telephone number printed on sent faxes.

• Telephone line type

  Selects the telephone line type setting for the printer.

Advanced FAX settings

• Error reduction setting (VoIP)

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

   When Reduce is selected, V.34 (Super G3) can't 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.

• 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.

• Color transmission

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

  If you select Disconnect, the printer does not send color documents 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 settings

  • ECM TX

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

  • ECM RX

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

  • TX start speed

    Selects the fax transmission speed.

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

    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.

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

    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.

• Activity report

  Selects whether to print an ACTIVITY REPORT automatically.

  If you select Print, the printer prints an ACTIVITY REPORT for the 20 histories of sent and received faxes automatically.

   Learn how to manually print the ACTIVITY REPORT.

• TX report

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

  If you print the report, select Print error only or Print for each TX.

  If you select Print error only or Print for each TX, you can specify the print setting that the first page of the fax is printed along with the report.

• RX report

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

  If you print an RX REPORT, select Print error only or Print for each RX.

Security control

• FAX number re-entry

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

• Check RX FAX information

  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 starts to send faxes.

• Hook key setting

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

• FAX reception reject

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

• Caller rejection

  If you subscribe to the 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 Yes on the subscribing confirmation screen, you can specify the settings of rejection.

   Contact your telephone company to confirm whether it provides this service.

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 touch screen.

 You can specify the setup setting individually or the advanced setting.

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