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TROUBLESHOOTING

ERROR MESSAGES

COMM.ERROR — There is a problem with a fax communication. This could be caused by a poor-quality phone connection or by someone picking up a telephone on the same line as one of the fax machines. Try again.

NO ANSWER — The fax machine you tried to call did not answer.

POLLING ERROR — The remote fax machine you want to poll is not ready to respond to your poll. Your fax ma- chine cannot receive a fax during poll- ing.

DOCUMENT JAM — The original doc- ument is jammed in the feeder.

NO PAPER — The fax machine is out of recording paper or the cover is open.

OVERHEAT — This could happen when the fax machine receives sever- al all-black pages. When the machine cools down, it automatically returns to standby.

CLEARING A

DOCUMENT JAM

If a document jams during transmis- sion, do NOT pull the document out of the slot. Doing so could harm the fax machine. Follow these steps to re- move the document.

1.Unplug the fax machine’s power cord.

2.Open the cover by lifting up the release lever on the side of the fax machine.

3.Press the roller’s tabs outward and lift the roller out of the fax machine.

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