Muratec MFX-1500 2. , 3. 4. , 5. , 6. , 7.

Getting started

1.25

At the end of the operation, your fax machine beeps and displays:

972-555-2009

** Complete **

Important: Whenever you transmit, whether this way or in the numerous ways

we’ll describe throughout this manual, what actually appears on the

top line of the display will depend upon how the remote fax number is

set. The line may even be blank.

Note: What if the call fails for some reason? See pages 1.27–1.28.

Sending using the FBS

1. If the machine is already in Fax mode, skip to step 2.

If the machine is in Copy mode, press COPY/FAX to cha nge to Fax mode.

2. If there isn’t a document in the feeder, skip to s tep 3 .

If there’s a document in the feeder , r emove it.

3. Open the book cover.

4. Place the document face down on the FBS and align it with the document

scale on the right, then gently close the book cover.

Make sure the document is set beyond the right front corner.

CAUTION

!:Gently close the book-cover so that you don’t catch

your hands, possibly injuring them.

When a thick document, such as a book, is on the FBS,

do not press strongly from the top of the book-cover.

This may break the contact glass and cause an injury.

5. Press BOOK DOC SIZE to select the document size, letter (displayed as Ltr),

legal (Legl), half-letter (HLtr) or B4. (Half-letter is 8.5″ wide × 5.5″ tall;

B4, widely used internationally, is 1 0 .1″ × 17.0″.)

B4

HLtr

Legl

Enter Scan Size

Ltr

6. Adjust resolution and contra st if necessary.

If these are OK, skip to step 7. Otherwise, as desired:

Press RESOLUTION to change the resolution.

Press CONTRAST, then press or to change the contrast.

7. Now, enter the fax number.

(In fax terms, you’re calling the remote fax, on its remote fax number.)

Use the numeric keypad to enter the number:

Press Start

919725552009_

As you can see, you also enter any access codes (such as a 9 for “dialing

out” from an office telephone system, or 1 for long-distance) along with the

number, just as you would for a regular phone call.

. . . or . . .

Press a one-touch key to dial the number. (See page 2.9)

. . . or . . .

Press SPEED DIAL/TEL INDEX once, followed by a three-digit speed dial

number, to dial the number. (See page 2.12)

. . . or . . .

Press SPEED DIAL/TEL INDEX twice and search for the name to dial the

number. (See page 2.16)

Contents

Main Page Page Page Welcome to y our Muratec fax/copier! Find your serial number and write it down Whats in these operating instructions Beyond the basics Just in case . . . Appendix and index Page Whats inside this section A quick introduction to fax in general General precautions Make sure its all out of the packaging Printing supplies Optional products Page Page What do the keys do? 12. 13. 30. 14. 15. 16. 17. 31. How to read this manual Youre in control! Setting up Pick an installation spot before going ahead Please heed these power-ful tips Removing the transport screws 1. 2. Installing the printing supplies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1. 2. 3. Attaching an optional handset 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. Loading paper Loading the paper cassette 1. 2. Setting for legal-sized paper 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Installing paper 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Loading the multipurpose tray for copying 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. Turn off the transport mode 1. 2. 3. 4. Adjust the monitor speakers volume 1. 2. 4. 3. EasyStart Clearing settings before beginning 4. 1. 2. 5. 6. 10. 7. 8. 9. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Sending faxes Some guidelines How big and small your pages can be Things NOT to put in your fax Resolution, grayscale and contrast 2. Entering a pause character when dialing Changing the pause length 3. Potential problems with call-waiting and voice mail 2. 3. Toggling between Fax mode and Copy mode Sending using the 2. 3. 5. 4. 6. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Sending a fax with on-hook dialing or a handset: manual transmission 2. 7. 8. Canceling sending a document If the call doesnt go through: redialing Redialing manually 2. 3. 4. 5. Canceling memory transmission or automatic redial: an introduction to 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Receiving faxes So whats the big deal, anyway?!? Different ways to get the job done Reception modes Answering calls manually for both r ecept io n mo des 1. 2. 3. 5. What if you answer a fax call? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. When the paper runs out Getting the word from your machine Receiving when fresh out of paper Making copies Making copy settings Number of pages Copy reduction or enlargement rate Paper source and paper size 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 3. 5. 7. 6. Setting of enlargement or reduction for copy ing 3. Copy protection 1. 2. 3. Page Whats inside in this section Getting everything just the way you want it Setting up for scans Primary transmission mode Gives you four ways to send faxes: either one of Primary contrast mode Sets how light or dark you want faxed documents to be Scanner width Sets how wide an area your fax machine scans per page. 1. 2. 4. 3. Making settings for printing faxes 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 2. 3. Setting 2. Setting silent mode 2. 2. Setting the language Qu es? or, What is it? Printing your settings 2. Printing a program list Autodialer Autodialer basics -! -/ How do you autodial? 2. 3. 9. 4. 5. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 2. 3. 4. 5. ): 4. 5. 7. Printing a list of your one-touch number s Using speed-dial numbers 4. 5. 6. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Fax or If you specified memory transmission ( dialing via speed-dial 1. 2. 3. Erasing a speed-dial number 2. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Its a great phone, too Redial On-hook dialing 1. 2. Broadcasting The basics of broadcasting 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Broadcast news; or, making changes Delayed transmission Setting up a delayed transmission 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. Reviewing or canceling parts of a broadcast 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. Batch transmission Creating or modifying a batch box 9. 3. 4. 11. 12. Erasing an empty batch box 2. 3. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Printing a list of stored batch documents 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Special features Cover page Toggling the cover page 2. 3. 2. 3. 4. Printing the cover page Managing your fax with its journal and reports Setting the activity journal 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. Polling Regular polling 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Continuous polling 1. 2. 6. 7. 8. 9. The other side of the coin: being polled 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. Talking first, t he n s e nding a fa x 1. 2. 4. 5. Talking first, t he n receiving a fa x 1. 2. 3. Responding to a call request 1. 2. Keeping things secure The key to it all: the passcode 6. 2. 3. 1. 2. 8. Print it later, when its safe: security reception Activating security reception 2. Receiving and sending SecureMail Receiving SecureMail Creating, modifying or clearing a SecureMail mailbox 3. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 3. Printing SecureMail you receive 2. 3. 5. Sending SecureMail 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 3. 5. Autodialing while using the PIN mask If youve specified Mode1 the 3. 4. 5. If youve specified Mode2 as you autodial, load the code 3. 4. Dialing from the numeric keypad while using the PIN mask If youve specified Mode1 use star power 1. 2. If youve specified Mode2 the machine guides you 1. 2. 3. 4. Performing batch tra ns m is s ion while us ing the PIN mask 1. 2. 3. Setting security transmission 2. 3. Setting for use of a closed network Setting your fax machines closed network passcode 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Setting your fax machine to operate in a closed network 2. 3. Setting Block Junk Fax 2. 3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 6. 7. Using department codes Entering or modifying a department code 2. 3. 4. 5. Clearing a department code 2. 3. Activating (or turning off) department code protec t ion 2. 3. 5. Sending a fax using a department code 4. 2. Clearing the current department time list F-Code comm unication F-Code: an introduction How sub-addressing works: t hin k of a mailroom Setting up or changing F-Code boxes Which type of box? 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 2. 6. 8. 9. 10. 2. 4. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. Using a security box 6 7 F-Code transmission and polling F-Code transmission 1. 2. 13. 14. 15. F-Code database polling 1. 2. Programmable one-touch ke ys Programming a delayed transmission 2. 7. 8. 9. Programming a broadcast 5. 6. 7 8. 9. Programming a SecureMail transmission 7. 8. Programming a relay broadcast initiation 5. 7. 8. Programming regular and database polling 7. 8. Programming batch transmission 4. 5. 6. 8. Programming F-Code transmission 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Programming F-Code polling 1. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Custom settings A special note about memory switches Sending pages of unlimited length 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. Page Whats inside in this section Were on-line to help you! 1. 2. 3. Clearing paper jams If an original document jams 1. 2. 1. Page Page Print quality problems Pages are blank Pages are black Printouts are too light Printouts are too dark Printouts have irregularities Printouts have white and/or black lines Printouts have toner smudges Printouts have white spots Communications problems Alarm Displayed error messages (listed alphabetically) Page Page Errors Error reports Kinds of error codes Specific errors Dialing errors Reception errors Transmission errors Check Message printouts What error messages can mean Caring for your fax machine Cleaning tips Corrective cleaning Curing frequent jams in the 1. 2. 5. 6. 7. 8. Cleaning the Common questions General questions Sending faxes Reports Receiving faxes Polling How your fax machine works Glossary Page Page Page Consumables order sheet Page Specifications Appendix and index AI.2 Regulatory information United States of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC) information Telephone company procedures Index A B C D H I J L M S T U V W Limited warranty Obligations Exclusions