Muratec MFX-1500 manual Autodialer basics

Beyond the basics

Autodialer

Your fax machine’s autodialer is one of its most versatile features. It stores your most frequently called phone and fax numbers for instant recall — so you don’t have to remember them. Now, it’s easy to dial even the most complicated international calls!

Autodialer basics

How do you autodial?

There are two kinds of autodialer numbers. The difference between the two is how you “call them up,” so to speak:

• One-touch— Pressing one of the keys, marked 01–40(fliptab A) and 41–72(fliptab B) on the right side of the control panel.

•Speed-dial— Pressing SPEED DIAL/TEL INDEX followed by a three-digit identifier, from 001 to 128.

How big is the memory?

How many numbers can your fax store? A total of 200 — up to 72 one-touch numbers and up to 128 speed-dial numbers.

Which number is which?

Your fax machine’s autodialer will hold more than just fax numbers: you can store Mom’s phone number along with your warehouse’s fax number.

How? Because, when you command the autodialer to dial a number, the fax checks to see whether there’s a document in the feeder or the flatbed. If there is, the machine dials as a fax machine (i.e., dials while sending fax tones). If there isn’t, it dials as a phone.

EasyDial directory: A preview

Your machine also features a built-in EasyDial directory (see page 2.16). This lets you enter your fax/phone numbers along with descriptive names. (Your machine calls this name a Location ID.) The autodialer sorts these listings alphabetically so, with EasyDial, you can look them up by name as if you were using a phone book!

As you store the numbers — we’ll get to that shortly — you’ll see how to enter the names so you can use this extremely handy feature.

Special dialing characters

Which number do you find easier to read: 919725552009 or 9-1-972-555-2009?

Obviously, it’s the second one. The hyphen (or dash) character (“ -”) separates the number into its various parts — in this example, a 9 for outside-line access, a 1 for long- distance access, the area code and the phone number.

Imagine how much more important this can be if you also have to use special long- distance access codes, country codes for international calling, etc.

Also, certain calls require special symbols besides just numerals to get through. If you make calls to other countries — or just have your fax machine on an unusual phone system — you’ll want to be able to put the appropriate characters in the numbers you store. Otherwise, your autodialer won’t be so “auto” after all!

That’s why your fax machine allows you to enter special dialing characters. Here’s a brief description of these characters, as well as how you can put them in the numbers you store in the autodialer:

Char.	What it does	Keystroke(s)
-	Makes long numbers easier to read. Doesn’t	DIALING OPTIONS
	change dialing operation.	(once)
/	(Has no effect in the United States.)	DIALING OPTIONS
		(twice)
!	Tells your fax machine to pause until it “hears” a	DIALING OPTIONS
	dial tone.	(3 times)
	Enters a pause. Each pause lasts five seconds (or	REDIAL/PAUSE [after
-/	whatever length you set; see page 1.22). Each
		entry of at least one other
	pause uses two of the characters you can store in
		character]
	one phone number.
	If your fax machine is on a pulse (not tone-dialing)
	line, switches from pulse-dialing to tone (“ DTMF”)-	DIALING OPTIONS (once),
-!	dialing. Use after the actual phone number but	then PROGRAM (once),
	before any characters (such as a long-distance	then DIALING OPTIONS (3
	carrier’s access code) which must be in DTMF tone.	times), then PROGRAM
	Do not use on a tone line.

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