Straight Lines Appear when Sending Faxes from the ADF
There is dust or dirt on the ADF or originals.
Solutions
Clean the ADF, and remove any dust or dirt that adheres to the originals.
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“Cleaning the ADF” on page 109
The Image Quality of the Sent Fax is Poor
The following causes can be considered.
The resolution is set to low.
Solutions
If you do not know the performance of the sender’s fax machine, set the following before sending a fax.
❏
Select
Fax
>
Menu
>
Scan Settings
and then make the
Resolution
setting to set the highest quality
image.
❏
Select
Fax
>
Menu
>
Fax Send Settings
and then enable
Direct Send
.
Note that if you set
Resolution
to
Photo
but you send the fax without enabling
Direct Send
, the fax
may be sent at a lower resolution.
ECM setting is disabled.
Solutions
Select
Settings
>
Fax Settings
>
Basic Settings
and enable the
ECM
setting on the printer's control panel.
This may clear errors that occur due to connection problems. Note that the speed of sending and
receiving faxes may be slower than when
ECM
is disabled.
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Printing, Copying, Scanning, and Faxing Quality is Poor
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The Quality of the Sent Fax is Poor
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