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Sending Faxes
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If a person answers, converse normally, then ask them to press the start button on
their fax. Press [Start/Copy] and hang up.
If you hear a high pitch tone, press [Start/Copy] and hang up.
Canceling Sending
1
Press [Stop/Reset].
Adjusting the Quality of Your Documents
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Setting the Scanning Resolution
Resolution is a measure of the fineness or clarity of a printout. Low resolutions may cause text
and graphics to have a jagged appearance, while higher resolutions provide smoother curves
and lines, crisp text and graphics, and a better match to traditional typeface designs.
1
Load the document face up into the ADF.
See “Loading Documents and Paper” on page 22.
2
Press [Receive Mode/Resolution] to select the resolution.
You can select <FAX STANDARD>, <FAX FINE> or <FAX PHOTO>.
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Setting the Scanning Contrast
Contrast is the difference in brightness between the lightest and darkest parts of a printed
document. You can adjust the contrast your fax uses to send or copy documents, according to
how light or dark your document is.
1
Press [Menu].
2
Use [
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] or [
}
] to select <DATA REGSTRATION>, then press [Start/Copy] twice.
The LCD displays <DATE & TIME>.
Note
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If you pressed [Hook] in step 2, you need to pick up the Handset when a person answers the
phone.
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The fax will beep if the Handset is not hang up properly. Make sure the Handset is seated
properly in its cradle. If you do not want the fax to beep, disable the <OFFHOOK ALARM>
setting (see page 45).
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If an error occurs during sending, the fax beeps intermittently for a few seconds and an error
message appears on the LCD. If this happens, correct the problem then try sending the
document again. See “LCD Messages” on page 73.
Note
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When you cancel sending, you may need to press and hold [Start/Copy] for a few seconds to
feed out the document.
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You can set whether or not the fax prints the TX REPORT (see page 45).
Note
Using a higher resolution will increase the output quality, but will slow down the scanning speed.
Note
You cannot change the resolution setting while the machine is sending a fax or after it starts
scanning.
