Chapter 9
PC Fax Receive
If you turn on the PC Fax Receive feature your machine will store received faxes in memory and send them to your PC automatically. You can then use your PC to view and store these faxes.
Even if you have turned off your PC (at night or on the weekend, for example), your machine will receive and store your faxes in its memory. The LCD will show the number of stored faxes received, for example:
PC Fax Msg:001
When you start your PC and the PC Fax Receiving software runs, your machine transfers your faxes to your PC automatically.
For PC Fax Receive to work you must have the
If you choose Backup Print On, the machine will also print the fax.
a Press Menu, 2, 5, 1.
25.Remote Fax Opt 1.Fwd/Page/Store
aOff
bFax Forward
Select ab or OK
b Press a or b to choose
PC Fax Receive.
Press OK.
c Press a or b to choose (<USB> or <Parallel>), or your computer name if the machine is connected to a network.
25.Remote Fax Opt 1.Fwd/Page/Store
a<USB>
b<Parallel>
Select ab or OK
Press OK.
d Press a or b to choose On or Off.
25.Remote Fax Opt Backup Print
aOff
bOn
Select ab or OK
Press OK.
e Press Stop/Exit.
IMPORTANT
If you choose Backup Print On, the machine will also print the fax at your machine so you will have a copy. This is a safety feature in case if there is a power failure before the fax is forwarded or a problem at the receiving machine. The machine can store faxes for approximately 60 hours if there is a power failure.
Note
•Before you can set up PC Fax Receive you must install the
•If your machine has a problem and is unable to print faxes in memory, you can use this setting to transfer your faxes to a PC. (For details, see Error and maintenance messages on page 134.)
•PC Fax Receive is not supported in Mac OS. (See PC Fax receiving in the Software User’s Guide on the
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