Faxes you send are not arriving at the receiving fax machine.

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

the fax guide), and check the Result column for jobs with a

 

Pending designation.

 

 

NOTE: If the fax is sending very slowly, see "Faxes are transmitting or being received very slowly" in Initial Setup menu on page 29.

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Incoming fax calls are not being answered by the fax (no fax detected).

Cause

Solution

 

 

The rings-to-answer setting might not be set correctly.

Check the rings-to-answer setting. See the fax guide for

 

information about changing the setting.

 

 

The telephone cord might not be connected properly, or the

Check the installation. Make sure you are using the telephone

telephone cord is not working.

cord that came with the device.

 

 

The telephone line might not be working.

Disconnect the fax cable from the telephone jack, and then

 

connect a telephone. Make a phone call to ensure that the

 

telephone line is working.

A voice-messaging service might be interfering with the ability to answer calls.

Do one of the following:

Discontinue the messaging service.

Get a telephone line dedicated to fax calls.

Decrease the rings-to-answer setting for the fax to a number less than the rings-to-answer for the voice mail. See the fax guide for information about changing the setting.

Faxes are transmitting or being received very slowly.

Cause

Solution

 

 

You might be sending or receiving a very complex fax, such as

Complex faxes take longer to be sent or received.

one with many graphics.

 

 

 

The receiving fax machine might have a slow modem speed.

The device fax only sends the fax at the fastest modem speed

 

the receiving fax machine can use.

 

 

The resolution at which the fax was sent or is being received

If you are receiving the fax, call and ask the sender to decrease

is very high. A higher resolution typically results in better

the resolution and resend the fax. If you are sending, decrease

quality, but also requires a longer transmission time.

the resolution or change the Page Content mode setting. See

 

the fax guide for information about changing the settings.

 

 

A poor telephone-line connection is forcing the device fax and

Cancel and resend the fax. Have the telephone company

the sending or receiving fax machine to slow down the

check the telephone line.

transmission to adjust for errors.

 

 

 

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