Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

The product is receiving faxes but is not

If the product is on a digital system, the

Disable the detect-dial-tone setting.

sending them.

system might be generating a dial tone

If the error persists, contact the system

 

that the product cannot detect.

 

 

service provider.

 

 

 

 

A poor telephone connection might exist.

Try again later.

 

 

 

 

The receiving fax machine might be

Try sending to another fax machine.

 

malfunctioning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The telephone line might not be working.

Do one of the following:

 

 

Turn up the volume on the product

 

 

 

and press Start Fax on the control

 

 

 

panel. If a dial tone exists, the

 

 

 

telephone line is working.

 

 

Disconnect the product from the

 

 

 

telephone jack and connect a

 

 

 

telephone. Try to make a telephone

 

 

 

call to verify that the telephone line

 

 

 

is working.

 

 

 

Outgoing fax calls continue to be dialed.

The product automatically redials a fax

To stop the product from redialing a fax,

 

number if the redial options are set to

press Cancel. Or change the redial

 

On.

setting.

Sent faxes are not arriving at the receiving fax machine.

The control panel shows a low-memory error.

The receiving fax machine might be off

Call the recipient to verify that the fax

or might have an error condition, such as

machine is on and ready to receive

being out of paper.

faxes.

 

 

The originals might be incorrectly loaded.

Verify that the original documents are

 

correctly loaded into the ADF input tray.

 

 

A fax might be in memory because it is

If a fax job is in memory for any of these

waiting to redial a busy number, other

reasons, an entry for the job appears in

jobs that are ahead of it are waiting to be

the fax log. Print the fax activity log and

sent, or the fax is set up for a delayed

check the Status column for jobs that

send.

show a Pending designation.

 

 

The fax might be too large, or the

Try one of the following:

resolution might be too high.

Divide a large fax into smaller

 

 

sections, and then fax them

 

individually.

 

Clear stored faxes to make more

 

memory available for outgoing

 

faxes.

 

Configure the outgoing fax as a

 

delayed fax, and then verify that it

 

will send completely.

 

Make sure that the product is using

 

the lowest resolution setting

 

(Standard).

Problems receiving faxes

Use the table in this section to solve problems that might occur when receiving faxes.

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