Setting Up the FAX/MFC

Follow the instructions below to connect the handset, power cord, and telephone line.

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1Connect the Handset.

Connect the curled handset cord to the bottom of the handset and the left side of the FAX/MFC.

2Connect the power cord.

WARNING

■This FAX/MFC must be grounded using a three-prong plug.

■Since the FAX/MFC is grounded through the power outlet, you can protect yourself from potentially hazardous electrical conditions on the telephone network by keeping the power to your FAX/MFC on when you connect it to a telephone line. Similarly, you can protect yourself when you want to move your FAX/MFC, by disconnecting the telephone line first and then the power cord.

■Lightning and power surges can damage this product! We recommend that you use a quality surge protection device on the AC power line as well as on the telephone line, or unplug the lines during a lightning storm.

■Do not touch the rollers at the paper exit.

3Connect the telephone line.

Connect one end of the telephone line cord to the jack labeled LINE on the left side of the FAX/MFC. Connect the other end to a modular wall jack.

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FAX-2900, FAX-3800 specifications

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