Ricoh FAX5600L manual Manual Overview

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

MANUAL OVERVIEW

Your facsimile machine is equipped with a wide range of labor-saving and cost-saving features. This manual explains each of these features, and how you can put them to use. Note that the external appearance of the machine in some illustrations may be slightly different from the actual machine.

The manual consists of the following sections.

❐How to Use this Manual - This is the section that you are now reading. It contains an overview of the manual and the conventions used by the authors. It also contains quick reference sections on how to input telephone numbers and names, and how to correct errors that you may inadvertently make when operating the machine.

❐General Precautions - This section lists precautions that you should keep in mind when operating the machine. Read this section before you begin to use your machine.

❐Guide to Components - This contains a diagram that shows where the main components of your machine are situated.

❐Operation Panel - This describes the functions of the various buttons and indicators that are on your machine’s operation panel.

❐Installing the Machine - If you are setting up your machine for the first time, a service technician will do the physical installation, so that is not described here. However, this section tells you the best type of place to install your machine.

So, please refer to it when you plan to move the machine to another location.

❐Before you Send your First Fax - This section explains the things that you have to do before you can send your first fax message and lists important features that will make faxing more convenient.

❐Routine Operation - This section describes the features and settings that you will normally be using every day.

❐Advanced Features - This section explains how to take advantage of the special features of your fax machine, including how to set up networks for economical distribution of fax messages over long distances.

❐Reports - This section explains the reports that the machine generates.

❐Looking After the Machine - This section shows you what to do when consumable supplies run out. The user maintenance procedure in this section should be done every six months if you want to keep your machine in top condition.

❐Solving Problems - If your machine cannot communicate, or if it generates error codes or experiences paper jams, refer to this section. Many routine problems do not need to be solved by an experienced technician.

❐Specifications - This is a list of technical data you might like to refer to occasionally.

❐Appendix - This describes the optional hard disk, paper feed unit, and ISDN Group 4 kit. The PC Printer Interface Kit comes with a separate manual.

❐Quick Reference Guide - This indicates how to use this machine at a glance.

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