Customizing settings

You can modify all the fax options using the operator panel menu. (See the following table for the available options.)The Resolution option can be modified from either the operator panel menu or by pressing the Resolution button. Settings selected using the operator panel menu become the default

settings and are in effect for all fax jobs. Settings selected using the Resolution button remain in effect until a

predefined Timeout period is expired. To change the Timeout period, see page 48.

To modify the Resolution setting for the current fax job, press Resolution repeatedly until the setting you want appears on the display, and then press Select.

Note: See the table below for the recommended setting to select.

To modify all other fax options or to make your Resolution selection the default setting:

1Press Menu.

2Press a scroll button ( or ) until FAX SETUP appears on the top line of the display, and then press Select.

3Press a scroll button to scroll through the fax setup options.

4When the option you want to change appears, press Select.

5Change the setting by pressing a scroll button or enter a value using the numeric keypad, and then press Select.

6Repeat steps 3 through 5, as necessary.

7To return to the Ready prompt, press Stop/Clear.

Note: Pressing Stop/Clear before pressing Select (step 5) cancels all settings for the

 

current job and returns them to their default status.

 

 

Option

Description

Receive Mode

You can select the default fax receiving mode.

 

• In Automatic mode, the machine answers an incoming call and immediately goes into fax

 

reception mode.

 

• In Manual mode, you can receive a fax by pressing the telephone icon and then pressing

 

Start on the control panel when you can hear a fax tone from the remote machine.

 

 

Rings

Specifies the number of times the machine rings (1 to 7) before answering an incoming call.

 

 

Resolution

Used to improve the quality of faxes you send. Depending on the type of document you are

 

sending, select from the following settings:

 

• Standard - use for documents with normal sized characters.

 

• Fine - use for documents containing small characters or thin lines, or documents printed

 

using a dot-matrix printer.

 

• Super Fine - use for documents containing extremely fine detail. This setting is available

 

only if the fax machine you are sending to also supports the Super Fine resolution.

 

• Photo - use for documents containing shades of grey or photographs.

 

 

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Lexmark X215 MFP manual Customizing settings, Option Description