Setting document resolution and contrast
We recommend you send documents printed using a typewriter, felt tip pen, black ink, or LaserWriter. The paper should be white or very light, and of normal weight not cardboard.
Blue lines on a ruled pad don’t fax well. For more information on what kind of paper you can use for documents, see "Paper type and sizes" on page 1.5. When you send/copy normal documents, you need not adjust the resolution and the contrast.
If you send/copy documents with unusual contrast characteristics, including photographs, you can adjust the resolution and contrast to send a
To adjust the resolution and contrast
1Turn the page face down and insert it into the document feeder. For more information, see "Loading documents" on page 3.2.
2Press Resolution as many times as you want to adjust the sharpness and clarity.
•STANDARD works well for printed or typewritten originals with
•FINE is good for documents containing a lot of detail.
•SUPER FINE works well for documents containing extremely fine detail. SUPER FINE only works if the remote machine also has the SUPER FINE feature.
•SUPER FINE mode is not used when sending documents scanned into memory (i.e. Smart Sending, Broadcasting and Delayed Fax).
•If you are sending document by using memory (broadcasting, delayed tx, for example), SUPER FINE will be changed back to FINE even though you selected SUPER FINE.
3Press Rcv.Mode/Darkness as many times as you want to adjust the darkness.
•NORMAL works well for normal handwritten, typed, or printed documents.
•LIGHTEN works with very dark print.
•DARKEN works with light print or faint pencil markings.
•PHOTO is used when faxing photographs or other documents containing color or gray shades. When Photo is chosen, the resolution is automatically set to FINE.
•When sending/copying is executed, resolution/contrast automatically returns to default.
Sending a fax manually
1Turn the page face down and insert it into the document feeder. For more information, see "Loading documents" on page 3.2.
2Pick up the handset or press Speaker Phone (or On Hook Dial).
3Enter the number of the remote fax machine by using the number keypad.
4Press Start Fax when you hear the fax tone.
5Replace the handset.
THE FAX MACHINE
THE FAX MACHINE
THE FAX MACHINE
THE FAX MACHINE
Sending a fax automatically
To send a fax automatically, you must have already stored numbers into Speed Dial locations. To learn how to register
1Turn the page face down and insert it into the document feeder. For more information, see "Loading documents" on page 3.2.
2Enter the
If you are using the Speed Dial, you have to press Enter.
•The machine scans the document into memory and begins to transmit. If you turned off the Send From Memory option, the machine will first dial and send.
•You can set your machine to print out a Sending Confirm automatically. For more information, see "Sending Con- firm" on page 6.9.
3.3
THE FAX MACHINE
THE FAX MACHINE
