Sending a fax
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Contrast
5
If your document is very light or very dark, you
may want to change the contrast. For most
documents, the default setting
Auto
can be
used. It automatically chooses the suitable
contrast for your document.
Use
Light
when sending a light document.
Use
Dark
when sending a dark document.
a
Make sure you are in Fax mode
.
b
Load your document.
c
Press
Menu
,
2
,
2
,
1
.
d
Press
a
or
b
to choose
Auto
,
Light
or
Dark
.
Press
OK
.
Note
Even if you choose
Light
or
Dark
, the
machine will send the fax using the
Auto
setting in any of the following conditions:
• When you send a colour fax.
• When you choose
Photo
as the Fax
Resolution.
Changing Fax Resolution
5
The quality of a fax can be improved by
changing the fax resolution. Resolution can
be changed for the next fax
or
for all faxes.
To change the fax resolution for the
next
fax
5
a
Make sure you are in Fax mode
.
b
Load your document.
c
Press
Fax Resolution
then
a
or
b
to
choose the resolution.
Press
OK
.
To change the default fax resolution
5
a
Make sure you are in Fax mode
.
b
Press
Menu
,
2
,
2
,
2
.
c
Press
a
or
b
to choose the resolution
you want.
Press
OK
.
Note
• You can choose four different resolution
settings for monochrome faxes and two
for colour.
If you choose
S.Fine
or
Photo
and then
use the
Colour Start
key to send a fax,
the machine will send the fax using the
Fine
setting.
• The time to send will increase when
selecting
S.Fine
or
Photo
.
Monochrome
Standard
Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine
Good for small print and
transmits a little slower than
Standard resolution.
S.Fine
Good for small print or artwork
and transmits slower than Fine
resolution.
Photo
Use when the document has
varying shades of grey or is a
photograph. This has the
slowest transmission.
Colour
Standard
Suitable for most typed
documents.
Fine
Use when the document is a
photograph. The transmission
time is slower than Standard
resolution.