manualshive.com logo in svg

BT DF450, User Manual

Share
Download
BT DF450 User Manual Download Page 1

DF450 plain paper
fax machine

User guide

Summary of Contents for DF450

Page 1: ...DF450 plain paper fax machine User guide ...

Page 2: ...tion Sent document tray Holds the original copies of documents that have been faxed or copied Received document tray beneath sent document tray Holds received faxes and copies of documents Automatic sheet feeder Holds up to 70 A4 sheets of plain paper for copies and incoming faxes Automatic document feeder Holds up to 10 sheets to be faxed or copied LCD display Shows dialled numbers time and date ...

Page 3: ... cover and control panel open BT telephone line cord socket Print head with interchangeable ink cartridge Black paper feed roller White paper feed roller Green release lever for paper feed roller Optical scanner beneath white paper roller ...

Page 4: ...s report on last fax sent REDIAL Redials the last number EXTERNAL If connected to a switchboard can be programmed to give you an outside line ready to dial PAUSE Inserts a pause in a number HOLD Puts a telephone call on hold 2 TONE Use this key to detect secondary dial tone on certain PBXs When this function is activated a colon will appear in the display MONITOR Allows you to dial a telephone num...

Page 5: ...r DF450 3 Setting up 4 Using your DF450 14 Additional features 25 Maintenance 34 Help 36 Technical specifications 46 Technical information 47 Index 49 Hints and tips boxes In this user guide we ve included helpful tips and useful notes They are shown in a grey box ...

Page 6: ... Please read the instructions carefully before use and retain this User Guide for future reference For your records Date of purchase Place of purchase Serial number on base of facsimile Purchase price For warranty purposes proof of purchase is required so please keep your receipt See also page 38 Introduction Customer Helpline If you have problems with your machine call the DF450 Helpline Service ...

Page 7: ...ow these steps to get your DF450 ready Electrical storm warning Note 1 Please note that during periods of electrical storm you should disconnect your DF450 because damage may occur Note 2 If a fault occurs during the 12 month warranty period and it is due to accidental or wilful damage including lightning and electrical damage BT will not replace or repair the equipment free of charge Should any d...

Page 8: ... if you are a residential customer or 152 if you are a business customer 1 Check your telephone wall socket 5 3 Plug into the BT socket Plug the telephone line cord into your socket 2 Plug the telephone line cord into the socket on back of the machine When fitted correctly the line cord should click into place Setting up TEL2 TEL1 LINE ...

Page 9: ...S FUNCTION QUICKDIAL CLEAR LAST TX RX MODE RESOL CONTRAST EXTERNAL HOLD A a REDIAL PAUSE 2 TONE MONITOR START STOP 1 AB C DE F GH I JKL MN O PR S TU V WX Y QZ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ERROR DF 450 Received document tray Sent document tray Automatic sheet feeder cassette The DF450 is designed to be permanently connected ready to receive and send faxes 24 hours a day If you need to turn the machine off sw...

Page 10: ...To fit the sent document tray Slot the automatic sheet feeder cassette into the main unit Make sure it is fully inserted Slot the sent document tray into the front of the main unit It will click into place Setting up 7 To fit the received document tray To fit the automatic sheet feeder ...

Page 11: ...led DF450 with attachments fitted Automatic sheet feeder with document support fully extended Sent document tray with document support fully extended Printer cover Control panel Received document tray Automatic document feeder ...

Page 12: ...r cover on the top of the main unit to reveal the print cartridge housing Remove the print cartridge from its box and remove the protective film from the nozzle Avoid touching the print nozzle or the electrical contacts as this may damage the print cartridge Once paper is inserted in the automatic sheet feeder the display will show check the print head If the print head has been installed the disp...

Page 13: ...release the catch and lift the cartridge out If the display shows CHECK PRINT HEAD remove and re install the print cartridge making sure that the protective film is removed from the nozzle If you keep getting the same message call the BT DF450 Helpline service Freefone 0800 215 200 Replacement ink cartridges You can buy replacement ink cartridges separately saving the cost of a complete print cart...

Page 14: ... 24 hour setting press the buttons Press the START button display shows the date and time eg DD MM YY HH MM 01 01 96 09 22 Cursor flashes on the first digit of the date Setting up START FUNCTION DF450 line cord Answering machine or phone line cord BT socket DF450 Phone or answering machine Answering machine Freestyle 320 INTERCOM POWER IN USE CHARGING Network Services OPTIONS SELECT 1 2 AB C 3 DE ...

Page 15: ... number Your name and fax number can be printed at the top of every fax page you send Press the FUNCTION button until the display shows INSTALLATION If you make a mistake press the STOP button to reset Press the START button the display shows TEL LINE SET UP Press the FUNCTION button until the display shows STATION NAME Press the START button the display shows TYPE YOUR NAME Use the keypad to type...

Page 16: ...ress the A a button to change between CAPITAL LETTERS and small letters Your DF450 has back up batteries fitted In case of a power cut or disconnection from the mains it will remember the date and time as well as any numbers and names stored in the memory Press 6 on the keypad until N appears on the display The whole name is now entered To enter a space press the button 11 Name and fax number posi...

Page 17: ...cting fluid very thick or very thin paper should be between 70 90 gsm for best results stapled or clipped together torn folded crumpled or with punched holes on carbon paper or glossy paper A4 I STD FINE HALF TONE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 P TB SYMBOLS FUNCTION QUICKDIAL CLEAR LAST TX RX MODE RESOL CONTRAST EXTERNAL HOLD A a REDIAL PAUSE 2 TONE MONITOR START STOP 1 AB C DE F GH I JKL MN O PR S TU V WX Y...

Page 18: ... will automatically redial the number every two minutes up to three times Sending small text or pages with pictures If you are sending small print illustrations or photographs you can alter the RESOLUTION and CONTRAST settings to ensure the clearest possible transmission See Additional Features page 25 To see the numbers and names stored in the Quickdial memory press the QUICKDIAL button then the ...

Page 19: ...re sending the DELAYED TX setting is cancelled To receive a fax Your DF450 is pre set to AUTOMATIC RX which means it is ready to receive faxes automatically Remember to make sure there is plenty of paper in the automatic sheet feeder When a call is received your DF450 display shows CONNECTING The fax is received and printed After the last sheet is printed display reverts to AUTOMATIC RX See Settin...

Page 20: ...e will ring twice and if the handset is not picked up your DF450 will take the call and check fo fax tones If your DF450 hears fax tones it will receive the fax normally If it does not hear fax tones your DF450 will beep to indicate an incoming phone call the display will show LIFT HANDSET Lift the handset in order to speak Your DF450 will beep for up to 20 seconds to adjust the time see Additiona...

Page 21: ...r caller to hear your conversation with someone else in the room Press the HOLD button and you can talk without your caller hearing Your caller will only hear a regular tone to show that the line is open Press the HOLD button again to return to your caller TAD FAX RX telephone answering device This allows your DF450 and a connected answering machine to take phone and fax calls When a phone call is...

Page 22: ... connected to a telephone network which has other telephone extensions it is possible to take the call on an extension and if it is a fax call transfer the call to your DF450 To transfer a fax call from a telephone extension Press the button on your telephone twice and replace the handset Your DF450 will automatically take the call If the command conflicts with other equipment or services connecte...

Page 23: ...ings press the STOP button Polling calls are charged to the machine which retrieves the document START FUNCTION 20 Using your DF450 To poll a document from another fax machine You can retrieve a document from another fax machine The other fax machine must be set ready for polling Press the FUNCTION button until POLLING RX is displayed Press the START button the display shows TYPE FAX NUMBER Enter ...

Page 24: ...r you want Press the START button to confirm the setting After confirming the number the display shows SPEED This is already set to the fastest possible transmission speed and you will not normally need to adjust it Press the START button display shows OVERSEAS If you have entered an overseas number press the buttons to select ON from the display as this ensures clearer transmission Press the STAR...

Page 25: ...peat the previous sequence Press the STOP button to return the DF450 to standby mode To enter a phone number Press the FUNCTION button the display shows FAX SET UP Press the START button Press the FUNCTION button until the display shows ONE TOUCH DIAL Press the START button and then the 1 10 button under which you want to store the number name the display shows FAX NO START STOP Press to change th...

Page 26: ...n Press the START button to confirm setting display shows NAME If you make a mistake when keying in a number you can delete it by pressing the CLEAR button You can now key in the name of the person or company whose number you have just entered To enter a name Use the keypad to enter the name To do this press the number button which shows the letter you want By pressing the button you can change th...

Page 27: ...n and the display shows TYPE SPEED 01 32 Using the keypad type in the two digit code you want the display shows FAX NO START STOP Press to change the display to TEL NO START STOP Using the keypad type in the two digit code you want Press the START button Dial the phone number you want Press the START button to confirm Display shows NAME Keep a list handy of all the numbers and names you have store...

Page 28: ...ax monitor Your DF450 is pre set to allow you to hear the signals exchanged during a fax call in the initial connection phase via its in built speaker To switch off the fax monitor Press the FUNCTION button until the display shows INSTALLATION Press the START button Press the FUNCTION button until the display shows DIAGNOSTICS Press the START button until the display shows LINE MONITOR ON Press th...

Page 29: ...ent or received before the failure occurred Print outs Automatic print outs Your DF450 will automatically print an activity report after every 32 transactions It can also be programmed to print individual reports after every successful or failed transmission To automatically print individual reports Press the FUNCTION button until the display shows FAX SET UP Press the START button until the displ...

Page 30: ...mes and numbers stored in the Quickdial memory PRINT OUT EXIT returns you to standby mode without printing If no one touch or Quickdial codes have been programmed display shows EMPTY DIRECTORY and the print out will have the symbol To print a list of installation parameters You can print out a list of your DF450 s current settings answer mode header position etc Press the FUNCTION button until the...

Page 31: ...o confirm your selection Press the STOP button to return the DF450 to standby To change the automatic sheet feeder cassette to take different size paper Your DF450 automatic sheet feeder can hold A4 210mm wide or Legal 216mm wide paper Adjust the automatic sheet feeder if necessary by moving the side supports First remove the paper cover from the front of the automatic sheet feeder Insert a small ...

Page 32: ... paper you are printing on Press the buttons to view the available settings SURPLUS ON SURPLUS OFF or SURPLUS AUTO SURPLUS ON means any overlapping text will be printed onto a separate page SURPLUS OFF means any overlapping text will not be printed Gently pull back the coin to lift out the side supports Remove the black side supports and put them in the correct slot L Legal 216mm wide A4 210mm wid...

Page 33: ...P button to return to standby SURPLUS AUTO is similar to SURPLUS ON but means that your DF450 will not print an additional sheet if the received page is only slightly longer than A4 297mm This prevents the printing of unwanted pages and is your DF450 s default setting Press the START button to confirm your selection Press the STOP button to return your DF450 to standby Adjusting the beep in phone ...

Page 34: ...change the TONE PULSE setting and the PUBL LINE to the PRIV LINE setting If in doubt ask your communications manager or switchboard supplier Press the FUNCTION button until the display shows INSTALLATION Press the START button until the display shows TEL LINE SET UP Press the START button Display shows PUBL LINE PSTN Press the button to select PRIV LINE PBX Press the START button to confirm the se...

Page 35: ...der to give you an outside line This external line command can be stored under the EXTERNAL button Press the FUNCTION button until the display shows INSTALLATION Press the START button until the display shows PRIV LINE PSTN Press the buttons until the display shows PRIV LINE PBX Press the START button display shows PBX DIAL TONE Press the START button display shows EXT LINE PREFIX Press the button...

Page 36: ...n to change display to TX SPEED 4800 Press the START button to confirm setting Press the STOP button to return to standby Diagnostics This feature allows an engineer to remotely test your machine in the event of a problem Your DF450 is pre set to Diagnostics On To switch off diagnostics Press the FUNCTION button until the display shows INSTALLATION Press the START button until the display shows DI...

Page 37: ... print head until it clicks into place Close the printer cover The DF450 will automatically test and clean the print nozzles and then generate a test print out containing a graduated scale graphic images and text Following the print out the display will show CHECK PRINT OUT If the graduated scale is uninterrupted and the dark areas do not contain white lines the print quality is to be considered s...

Page 38: ...t onto the glass Put the roller back and close the console Test that the scanner is clean by copying a blank sheet of paper If the copy is not clear check the glass again If copies are still not clear call the DF450 Helpline Service on Freefone 0800 215 200 Release the green lever on the left hand side of the white roller Lift out the white roller Clean the white roller with a lint free cloth to r...

Page 39: ...ridge may need cleaning Open the printer cover Remove the print cartridge Clean the electrical contacts on the ink cartridge with a dry cotton wool bud Caution Do not touch the nozzles or contacts Contacts Do not touch Nozzles Do not touch Contacts Clean the electrical contacts on the print cartridge in the same way The print cartridge cleaning head may need wiping Wipe the head with a dry cotton ...

Page 40: ...ure paper is inserted correctly Pull out any paper jammed in the cassette housing or received document tray If the paper is jammed in the automatic sheet feeder Open the tray cover Remove the jammed sheet and close the cover You may need to remove the whole paper tray Remove the jammed paper If necessary release the white roller see Cleaning the optical scanner page 35 Refit the white roller if ne...

Page 41: ...torage capacity is about ten pages of the industry standard test sheet shown on page 39 The capacity may be less depending on the document content In the event of power failure the data retained in the document memory will be maintained for several hours Print cartridge life The replacement ink cartridge contains sufficient ink to produce 500 copies of the industry standard test sheet shown on pag...

Page 42: ...Help 39 Industry standard test sheet ...

Page 43: ...not present or Check presence of print head some print nozzles are Replace print head clogged so print quality is affected REMOVE DOCUMENT Document scanning Remove document by pressing PRESS STOP interrupted STOP and re insert correctly PRINT COVER OPEN The printer cover is open or Close cover not correctly closed KEYBOARD OPEN Console is open or not Remove document and close correctly closed cons...

Page 44: ...ocument has been No action received correctly RX ERROR The document reception was Press STOP PRESS STOP unsuccessful TX INTERRUPTED Procedure interrupted by user Press STOP PRESS STOP RX INTERRUPTED Procedure interrupted by user Press STOP PRESS STOP AUTOREDIAL nnn Fax is redialling to get a No action connection DOCUMENT READY Document correctly inserted No action LIFT HANDSET Displayed on receivi...

Page 45: ...the telephone handset has not been lifted Contact the receiving party and retry 03 RECEIVER DOES NOT Remote fax machine not Contact destination party ANSWER answering 04 ERRORS WHILE Error has been detected Repeat transmission from TRANSMITTING RESEND during transmission nn the the page indicated on the FROM PAGE nn page number on which the transmission report error was detected 05 RESEND PAGES Ce...

Page 46: ...AGE NN due to power failure starting from page indicated by nn Journal report messages MESSAGE IN RESULT INTERPRETATION ACTION FIELD 02 Fax machine does not detect Check that the machine is line tone or receives incorrect connected correctly to the line signals and that the handset is on the hook Contact other party and retry connection 03 No answer from remote fax Contact other party 04 Anomaly w...

Page 47: ...ntact other party and ask during reception them to repeat transmission 11 Printer anomaly during Remedy problem and wait until reception The rest of the the memorised document has document is stored in the been printed memory but memory capacity was exhausted before the end of the procedure 13 Remote fax has no document Contact other party for polling transmission 16 Power failure during In the ca...

Page 48: ... document reception with ECM error correction TX POLL Transaction is a polling transmission TX POLL ECM Transaction isapolling transmission with ECM error correction RX POLL Transaction is a polling reception RX POLL ECM Transaction is a polling reception with ECM error correction RD READ ECM Procedure is a reception from a telediagnostic centre with ECM error correction During the reception the t...

Page 49: ...NTING SYSTEM Plain paper with bubble ink jet technology MAX PRINTING WIDTH 208mm PRINTING PAPER A4 210mm x 297 mm Letter Legal PAPER FEED Plain paper sheet feeder 70 sheets of 70 90gsm paper REN 3 Dimensions WIDTH 324 mm DEPTH 325 mm 421mm max WEIGHT 6 3 kg HEIGHT 140 5 mm 230mm max Electrical characteristics POWER SUPPLY 230 VAC 50Hz POWER CONSUMPTION STAND BY 14W TRANSMISSION 25W RECEPTION 20W C...

Page 50: ...rom the originating end Series connection facility Call progress monitor You may connect it to direct exchange lines to extensions with new plug and socket arrangements provided with these direct exchange lines to compatible switchboards You may NOT connect it to shared service party lines The connection to the telecommunication system must be unplugged before the earth is disconnected The connect...

Page 51: ...culties may include difficulties in making a call problems in telephone conversation being experienced by both parties to the call Note The definition of a RBS Relevant Branch System from PSTN lines is given in BS6789 section 6 1 1986 clause 2 4 Connecting to switchboards Your DF450 is approved only for use with a compatible switchboard including those which do not provide secondary proceed indica...

Page 52: ...stics 33 Dialling fax numbers 15 telephone numbers 18 Direct exchange connection 31 Display messages 40 Document jam 37 Document memory 38 Error correction mode ECM 32 Error light 38 External button 32 Fax monitor 25 Fine resolution 25 Half tones resolution 25 Header position 13 Help 36 Hold button 18 Ink cartridge fitting 34 Installation parameters 27 Journal report messages 43 Last number redial...

Page 53: ...18 Reception modes 17 Redial 15 Remote diagnostics 33 REN 47 Replacing ink cartridge 34 paper 9 print head 34 Reports 26 Resolution 25 RX mode 17 Scanner cleaning 35 Sending a fax 15 Sent document tray 7 Setting time and date 11 Settings print out 27 Speed 33 Silence lapse time 30 STD resolution 25 Storing names and numbers one touch 21 Quickdial 23 your name number 12 Surplus setting 29 Switchboa...

Page 54: ...1 Index Transmission report messages 42 Transmitting see sending 15 Technical information 47 Technical specification 46 Using your DF450 14 Volume setting beeper 30 Volume setting speaker 25 Warranty 38 ...

Page 55: ......

Page 56: ...vices described in this publication are subject to availability and may be modified from time to time Services and equipment are provided subject to British Telecommunications plc s respective standard conditions of contract Nothing in this publication forms any part of any contract British Telecommunications plc 1996 Registered Office 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ Registered in England No 180...

Reviews:

No comments

Brands by name

Popular brands

Load more brands