Configuring fax settings using the printer control panel

1From the printer control panel, press .

2Press the arrow buttons to scroll to Fax Setup, and then press .

3Configure the fax settings using the selections in the menu:

From here

Address Book

Reports

Ringing and Answering

Fax Printing

Dialing and Sending

Fax Blocking

You can

Set up, view, or print the Address Book.

Print activity logs. Activity logs let you view the sent and received fax history of your printer.

Print confirmation pages or transmission reports. These reports let you know if the faxes that you send are sent successfully.

Set the printer to receive faxes automatically or manually. Turn Auto Answer to On or Off.

Adjust the ringing volume.

Set the number of rings. This is important if you choose to receive faxes automatically (Auto Answer On).

Set the distinctive ring. If you subscribe to the distinctive ring feature on your telephone line, then set the correct pattern for the printer in this menu.

Enable fax forwarding.

Set a manual answer code. This is the code you press to receive faxes manually.

Set the Caller ID pattern that you want. Some countries or regions have multiple patterns.

Set the printer to print incoming faxes to fit a page.

Set the fax footer.

Set your fax name and fax number.

Adjust the dialing volume.

Set the dial method, redial time, number of redial attempts, dialing prefix, and fax sending speed.

Convert sent faxes into modes that receiving fax machines recognize. Otherwise, such faxes are aborted.

Enable error correction during transmission.

Set whether the printer scans the original document before or after dialing the recipient.

Set the printer to scan before dialing so that you do not have to scan the document again if the fax fails. The scanned document is saved in the printer memory. The printer can then retrieve it and automatically redial the number.

If you set the printer to scan after dialing, then the printer does not automatically redial, even when the phone line is busy.

Block unwanted incoming faxes.

Faxing

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