5 Sending a Fax

Entering Fax mode

When the machine is idle, the time appears on the LCD. When you want to send a fax, or change fax send or receive settings, press

the (Fax) key to illuminate it in blue.

The LCD shows:

 

 

 

 

 

Fax Resolution

 

Standard

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contrast

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Glass ScanSize

 

Letter

 

 

 

 

 

Phone Book

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fax

 

Press Start

FAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press a or b to scroll through the Fax key options. Some functions are only available when sending black & white faxes.

Fax Resolution (See page 45.)

Contrast (See page 44.)

Glass ScanSize

(MFC-5890CN and MFC-5895CW: See page 41.)

(MFC-6490CW: See page 42.)

Phone Book (See page 79.)

Outgoing Call (See page 81.)

Caller ID hist. (See page 81.)

Broadcasting (See page 43.)

Delayed Fax (See page 46.)

Batch TX (See page 46.)

Real Time TX (See page 45.)

Polled TX (See page 92.)

Polling RX (See page 91.)

Overseas Mode (See page 46.)

Set New Default (See page 47.)

Factory Reset (See page 47.)

When the option you want is highlighted, press OK.

Faxing from the ADF

a Press (Fax).

b Place the document face up in the ADF. (See Using the ADF on page 22.)

c Enter the fax number using the dial pad, One Touch or Speed Dial or Search. (For details, see How to Dial

on page 79.)

Note

You can preview a fax message before sending it by pressing Fax Preview. For details, see How to preview an outgoing fax on page 42.

d Press Black Start or Color Start. The machine starts scanning the document.

Note

•To cancel, press Stop/Exit.

•If you send a black & white fax while the memory is full it will be sent in real time.

•You can send a color fax that is Letter size or a black & white fax that is Ledger size.

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