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Substitute Reception in Printer's Memory
The printer prints the received fax automatically by default. And furthermore, the printer stores the received
fax in its memory. When the faxes are stored in the printer's memory, the
FAX Memory lamp is lit or flashes.
In the following conditions, the received fax is not printed automatically, only is stored in the printer's
memory. (Substitute Reception) Then
Received in memory is displayed at the Fax standby screen.
• When Do not print is selected for Received documents in Auto print settings under Fax settings
• An error has occurred on the printer:
If you select Print for Received documents in Auto print settings under Fax settings , a received fax
will be printed automatically. However, if any of the following errors occurs, the received fax will not be
printed. It will instead be stored in the printer's memory.
When the error is resolved, the fax stored in the printer's memory is printed automatically.
◦ Paper has run out:
Load paper, then press the OK button.
◦ A different size of paper from that specified by Page size in FAX paper settings is loaded:
Load the same size of paper as that specified by Page size , then press the OK button.
• You pressed the Stop button to cancel printing of a fax:
Press the FAX button to resume printing of the fax.
Important
• When the printer's memory is full, the faxes stored latest overwrite those stored earliest. However, the
unprinted faxes are not overwritten.
Information on Received Faxes
• If the printer's memory is full with the unprinted faxes, the printer cannot receive the faxes. Check the
FAX Memory lamp regularly, print the faxes, and delete them from the printer's memory.
Document Stored in Printer's Memory
• If you unplug the power cord, all faxes stored in the printer's memory are deleted. The next time you
turn the printer on, press the OK button after a confirmation screen is displayed. The list of the faxes
deleted from the printer's memory (MEMORY CLEAR REPORT) will be printed.
Information on Received Faxes
By default, received faxes will be printed immediately after they are received.
In addition, faxes will be stored in the printer's memory automatically when they are received.
However, the printer's memory has an upper limit on the number of faxes or subjects it can contain. When
the amount of stored fax reaches the upper limit of the printer's memory, faxes stored latest will overwrite
those stored earliest.
As long as paper is loaded, the printer will perform printing even when the ink remaining is insufficient.
Therefore, in case ink remaining is low, printed faxes may be unclear due to blurring of ink. In such case if
the amount of stored faxes has reached its upper limit of the printer's memory, faxes stored in the printer's
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