Multi-Tech Systems MT5600BA, MT5600BL manual Send a Fax, Trio Fax, Microsoft Fax

MultiModemII User Guide

12.To log off the BBS, press ENTER, type G for “good-bye,” and then press ENTER twice again.

Step 5: Send a Fax

To test your modem’s fax capabilities, send the completed registration file that you downloaded in “Step 4: Call the Multi-Tech BBS” to Multi-Tech or to a fax machine in your office.

Trio Fax

1.Depending on which version of the registration file you downloaded, use either Microsoft Word or NotePad to open the registration file.

2.Fill out the registration form and save the file, but do not exit.

3.Select Print from the File menu.

4.In the Name box of the Print dialog box, select Trio DataFax, and then click OK. After a short pause, the Trio Send Fax dialog box opens.

5.If you are sending the registration form to your own fax machine or to another fax modem in your office, under Temporary recipient, type the destination name and phone number in the Name and Number boxes.

If you are sending the registration form to our offices, type Multi-Tech Systems in the Company box, and 612 785-9874in the Number box.

6.Click Next Dialog.

7.Select a cover sheet, and then click Next Dialog.

8.Type a cover sheet message, and then click Next Dialog. A preview window opens.

9.If the fax looks correct, click Send. A dialog box appears that shows the progress of the fax transmission.

10. When transmission is complete, exit Word or Notepad.

Microsoft Fax

Microsoft Fax is installed in Windows 95 as part of the Microsoft Exchange option. To install it under Windows 98, you must locate the \tools\oldwin95\message\us folder on the Windows 98 compact disc. Then, double-click on Wms.exe to install Windows Messaging. Once you’ve installed Windows Messaging, double-click on Awfax.exe to add Microsoft Fax to Windows Messaging.

You can use Microsoft Fax either as a stand-alone fax program or to fax from within another application. In the following procedure you will test your fax modem by running Microsoft Fax as a stand-alone fax program.

1.Depending on which version of the registration file you downloaded, use either Microsoft Word or NotePad to open the registration file.

2.Fill out the registration form.

3.Save the file and exit Word or NotePad.

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