8.4 SPECIAL FEATURES

Macro keys
If you perform the same operation repeatedly, you can automate the operation using a
macro. A macro is a series of the several steps that you group together as a single com-
mand to accomplish the operation automatically.
A macro key faithfully records up to 60 steps you performed to teach the macro.
This panel is of MFX-1330 model.
Macro keys

Steps you can program into a macro key

You can “teach” the Macro keys to carry out any of the following jobs, but you cannot
teach the operation regarding the machine settings.
Copy:
• All of copying procedures
Printouts:
• All of lists you can print out (MENU, 5, 1, 01 to 19)
• Document stored for polling (MENU, 4, 3, 1)
• F-code document stored in bulletin box (MENU, 4, 3, 2)
• Document stored in a batch box (MENU, 4, 3, 3)
• Security receive document (MENU, 4, 3, 4)
• Document stored for delayed command (MENU, 4, 3, 5)
Document storage:
• Regular polling documents (MENU, 4, 1, 1)
• F-code box (bulletin box) documents (MENU, 4, 2, 2)
Communications functions:
• Delayed transmission (pages 4.13)
• Broadcasting (page 4.12)
• Regular polling (page 4.18)
• Batch transmission (page 4.14)
• F-code transmission (page 6.11)
• F-code polling (page 6.12)
NOTE: One Macro key can hold only one job. It cannot combine two or more jobs.