Ricoh FAX880 MP, Operator'S Manual

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WHAT DOES A FAX MACHINE DO?
A fax machine scans your document and converts it into a series of black
and white dots (the number of dots there are across and down the page
depends on the resolution that you selected
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refer to the specifications
section of this manual for details). This series of dots is transformed into an
electrical signal and sent out over the telephone line to the destination fax
machine.
The receiving fax machine reconstructs your document from the incoming
signal, and prints it.
If you are worried about whether the message arrived at the destination, you
can check a report called the TCR (Transaction Confirmation Report). When
you print this report, you can see the result of the most recent fax
communications made by your machine.
You can use your fax machine to send and receive many types of
documents, even photographs.
WHAT DOES THE PRINTER DO?
When you are in printer mode, you will be able to use the machine as a
desktop printer for your personal computer. To ensure that the printer can be
used with a wide range of application programs, emulation modes for
different printer types have been provided.
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