Muratec F-98 Setting up, Pick an installation spot before going ahead, Powerful tips

Getting started

Setting up

Pick an installation spot before going ahead

Where should you install your fax machine? The location should be:

•Clean — Dust buildup can damage your machine. (Still, do not use a cover! See next item.)

•In the open — Allow at least 12″ of clearance around your machine. Be sure that you never cover the machine. Its vents must be able to “breathe.”

•Away from direct sunlight — This helps avoid overheating.

•Dry — Avoid any location where splatters or sprays (such as from a water foun- tain) could reach your fax machine.

•Level, and vibration-free.

•Near a phone jack — Your fax machine uses a standard (“modular”) telephone jack, also known as an RJ-11.

•Near an AC power outlet — The AC power cord is about 5′ long when stretched to its limit (and that’s not the way to handle a power cord).

Speaking of which …

Powerful tips

• Use a standard three-pronged120 VAC outlet.

• Make sure the outlet isn’t controlled by a wall switch.

If it is, you’ll risk inadvertent shutoffs of your machine, causing you to lose fax messages.

•Don’t use an outlet which also is supplying power to a large appliance, such a refrigerator or air conditioner. Such high-consumption appliances can cause “draw-downs” (temporary drops in the power available for other equipment on the circuit) which could damage your fax machine.

•Use an electrical surge suppressor, preferably one which guards both tele- phone and electrical lines. This device helps to shield your fax machine from damaging high-voltage electrical surges.

Install the printing supplies

Your fax machine prints incoming faxes and copies with a laser print engine. The engine requires two types of printing supplies (sometimes also called consumables):

•The drum cartridge — It yields 20,000 normal letter-sized printouts (see “Specifi- cations,” page AI.1). By “normal,” we’re referring to the amount of text and/or graphics on each page. This is based on an industry-standard test document.

•The toner cartridge — It yields 5,500 “normal”, letter-sized printouts (see “Specifications,” page AI.1).

Note: The toner cartridge included with your machine is a starter cartridge which yields 3,600 printouts (see “Specifications,” page AI.1). Please purchase regular, full-yield toner cartridges from your authorized Muratec dealer.

Here’s how to install these supplies.

1 Swing open the printer cover by pressing the printer cover release.

2 Unpack the drum cartridge from its box.

Important: Shield the drum cartridge from light, especially strong light. Later, if you have to remove the cartridge from the fax, immediately wrap it in a thick cloth to protect it from light.

3 Put the drum cartridge into the printer by aligning the cartridge’s protrusions with the slits inside the printer frame.

Important: You must also reset the drum counter. See “When you install a new drum cartridge …” (page 1.7).