7. Multi-Function Station software
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PC Fax
7.7 Fax sending/receiving
using Multi-Function
Station
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Keep the front cover page open for button
locations.
7.7.1 Sending a computer
document as a fax message from
your computer
You can access the fax function from a Windows
application using Multi-Function Station.
For example, to send a document created from
WordPad, proceed as follows.
1
Open the document you want to send.
2
Select
[
Print...
]
from the
[
File
]
menu.
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The
[
]
dialog box will appear.
3
Select
[
PCFAX Panasonic KX-FLB851
]
(default name) as the active printer.
4
Click
[
]
.
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The
[
Send a Fax
]
dialog box will appear.
5
Enter the fax number using the keypad
display or the directory.
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To stop the operation, click
[
Cancel
]
.
6
Click
[
Send
]
.
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The document will be sent through the
unit from your computer.
Note:
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To stop sending, press
{
STOP
}
on the unit
while sending the document.
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If the document exceeds the memory
capacity of the unit, sending will be canceled.
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Check the journal from Remote Control after
sending or receiving faxes.
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For details, see the help file by selecting
[
Usage Tips
]
from Multi-Function Station.
7.7.2 Receiving a fax into your
computer
You can receive a fax document on your
computer. The received fax document is saved
as an image file (TIFF-G4 format).
To receive a fax document using your computer,
make sure the following features are set
beforehand.
–
PC fax reception (feature #442 on page 65)
1
Press
{
FAX AUTO ANSWER
}
repeatedly to
turn the auto answer setting ON (page 34).
2
Start Multi-Function Station.
3
Select
[
PC FAX
]
.
4
When a fax call is received, your computer
will receive a document through the unit.
Note:
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You can view, print or transfer the received
document using your computer.
Viewing a received document
1.
Select
[
PC FAX
]
from Multi-Function Station.
2.
Select
[
Received Log
]
in
[
Communication
Log
]
.
3.
Click the item you want to view.
4.
Click
[
File
]
in the menu bar, then select
[
View
]
, or click
[
View
]
icon in the toolbar.
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The received fax will be displayed.
If the unit’s memory stores a received fax
document
You can load the document into your computer.
1.
Select
[
PC FAX
]
from Multi-Function Station.
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