Sending a Fax Message
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APress the Resolution key to
switch between resolutions. The
indicators above the key show the
current selection.

Original Type

If your original contains photo-
graphs, illustrations or diagrams with
complex shading patterns or grays,
select the appropriate Original Type
to optimize image clarity.
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Text (Default Setting)

Text is selected when the Photo
and Text·Photo indicators are not
lit. Select Text to send an original
containing a high-contrast black-
and-white image. Use this setting
even if your original contains text
and photographs if you only want
to send clearer text.
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Text·Photo

Text·Photo is selected when the
Text·Photo indicator is lit. Select
Text·Photo to send an original con-
taining both a high-contrast black-
and-white image, such as text, and
a halftone image such as a photo-
graph.
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Photo

Photo is selected when the Photo
indicator is lit.
Select Photo to send an original
containing a halftone image such
as a photograph or a color original.
Limitation
❒If you select Text·Photo or Photo,
the Resolution is automatically set
to Detail.
Note
❒If you select Text·Photo or Photo,
the transmission will take longer
than when Text is selected.
❒If you send a fax message with
Text·Photo or Photo and the back-
ground of the received image is
dirty, reduce the density setting
and re-send the fax.
❒When the machine is turned on or
modes are cleared, Original Type
is set to Text. You can change this
with the User Parameters. ⇒ P.184
“Changing the User Parameters”
❒By default, the machine returns to
the Original Type home setting af-
ter every transmission. You can
change this with the User Parame-
ters. ⇒ P.184 “Changing the User
Parameters”
APress the {
{{
{
Original Type
}
}}
} key re-
peatedly until the indicator
matching the type you require is
lit.
When both indicators are not lit,
the Original Type is Text.

Image Density (Contrast)

The text and diagrams in your origi-
nal should stand out clearly from the
paper they are written on. If your
original has a darker background
than normal (for example, a newspa-
per clipping), or if the writing is faint,
adjust the image density.
By default, this machine will auto-
matically select a density setting ap-
propriate to the original (Auto Image
Density). If you wish to set the densi-