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Printing Received Faxes
Difficulty
Suggestions
Condensed print
Horizontal streaks
Top and bottom sentences are
cut off
Missing lines
Usually this is caused by a poor telephone connection. Make a copy; if your copy
looks good, you probably had a bad connection, with static or interference on the
telephone line. Ask the other party to send the fax again.
Vertical black lines when receiving. The sender's scanner may be dirty. Ask the sender to make a copy to see if the
problem is with the sending machine. Try receiving from another fax machine.
Left and right margins are cut off or
a single page is printed on two
pages.
If the received faxes are divided and printed on two pages or if you get an extra
blank page, your
Paper Size
setting may not be correct for the paper you are
using.
(See
Turn on Auto Reduction. (See Advanced User’s Guide:
Printing a reduced
incoming fax
.)
Received colour fax prints only in
monochrome.
Replace each colour ink cartridge that has reached the end of its life, and then ask
the other person to send the colour fax again.
(See
Telephone Line or Connections
Difficulty
Suggestions
Dialling does not work.
(No dial tone)
Check the line cord connections.
(Not available in New Zealand)
Change the Tone/Pulse setting. (See Quick Setup Guide.)
If there is no dial tone, connect a known-working telephone and telephone line
cord to the socket. Then lift the external telephone's handset and listen for a dial
tone. If there is still no dial tone, ask your telephone company to check the line
and/or wall socket.
The machine does not answer
when called.
Make sure the machine is in the correct Receive Mode for your setup.
(See
on page 25.) Check for a dial tone. If possible, call
your machine to hear whether it answers. If there is still no answer, check the
telephone line cord connection. If there is no ringing when you call your machine,
ask your telephone company to check the line.