Muratec MFX-1300/1700 Reports, Can I transmit a document that s extra long?, What sa default?

Q:Can I transmit a document that s extra long?

A:Yes, fi the receiving fax machine is equipped to handle long documents. Many machines have a special setting which allows them to receive documents that exceed the normal length.

Q:Can I transmit a page from a newspaper?

A:No. A newspaper page can jam in your document feeder. First, use a copy machine to make an appropriately sized copy of the newspaper page, then transmit the copy.

Q:Can I transmit a page with correction fluid on it?

A:Yes, but only if the fluid is completely dry before you begin transmission.

Q:How can I be sure my fax was received?

A:Set your machine to print a confirmation report after each transmission (see pages 3.22).

Q:I don t want to install a dedicated phone line for my fax machine, so I ve connected the machine to a PBX phone system. When I get a fax call, al the phones ring. How do I prevent this?

A:Call your PBX manufacturer or telephone company for assistance. They may be able to convert one of the PBX lines for use only by your fax machine.

Q:Sometimes when I dial a fax call by using either the optional handset or MONITO R/CALL,I don t hear the fax receiving tones from the other machine. Am I doing something wrong?

A:When this happens, try pressing START (and then hanging up the optional handset if you re using it), as usual. It s possible you re calling an older, non-standard fax machine that doesn t emit answering tones. Even a few Group 3 faxes (see Glossary, page 5.18) on the market sound a sending tone but don t sound a receiving tone. After you transmit, call the person at the other fax machine s loca- tion to see if that person got your document.

Q:I inserted a document in the feeder and dialed a fax number, but my machine didn t

transmit the document. Instead, ** Auto Redial ** now appears on my LCD. What does this mean?

A:The remote fax machine was busy, so your machine will try the call again, automat- ically.As long as it hasn t stored more than 99 delayed commands (counting automatic redials), your machine should still accept commands from you. If it has exceeded this quantity and will accept no more commands, try canceling one of the delayed commands (see page 2.8). If the machine stil won t cooperate, keep can- celing commands until it does.

Just in case

Q:The specifications (page AI.1) list an average per-page transmission time, but when I transmit a page it can take much longer. Why?

A:W e base this specification on transmission of an industry-standard test document called ITU-TTest Document 1 (sometimes also called the Slerexe letter ). Fax man- ufacturers use this method to test transmission speeds. However:

The pages you send may be darker, or otherwise contain more information, than ITU-TTest Document 1.

The transmission time measured for test documents doesn t include handshake time the time during which two fax machines introduce themselves to each other and agree on the parameters of the call.

The specification time is based on the use of normal resolution mode. You may be using fine, superfine or grayscale transmission, each of which takes longer than normal mode.

Q:What sa default?

A:A default is a setting that your machine will always refer to if nothing else is pro- grammed. For example, you can set the default for this machine to send a fax by using its memory. If you set this action as the default, that s how your machine will always send a fax, until you tell it to do differently.

Reports

Q:I called the number 011-555-555-1212, but not all of the digits appear on my trans- mit confirmation report (TCR). Why didn t the whole number appear? How can I be sure my document went to the right location?

A:The numbers you enter using the fax keypad are temporarily stored in a memory

buffer,andit s only the last part of the phone number that the buffer remembers. An easy way to avoid getting incomplete telephone numbers on your printoutsisto store your most frequently used numbers as one-touch keys or speed-dial num- bers. These autodialer numbers will appear in their entirety on your TCR.

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