Symptom

Cause and Solution

 

 

 

 

 

 

You cannot poll another

¥ The fax machine you are polling may be using a Poll Code.

 

 

machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fax you receive has got

¥ The machine sending you the fax may be faulty.

 

 

blank spaces on it.

¥ A noisy phone line can cause line errors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

¥ Check your machine by making a copy.

 

 

 

¥ The cartridge may be running out of ink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spots on or lines missing

¥ Check if your phone line is noisy.

 

 

from the fax you receive.

¥ Check if the print head is clean by making a copy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are receiving poor-

¥ The fax machine sending you a fax may have a dirty scan

 

 

quality copies.

glass.

 

 

 

¥ Check for a noisy phone line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are some of the words on the

¥ The machine sending you the fax had a temporary

 

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fax you receive stretched?

document jam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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There are lines on copies or

¥ Check your scan glass for marks, and clean it. See page 3.12.

 

 

 

documents you send.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The machine dials a number,

¥ The other fax machine may be turned off, out of paper, or

 

 

but fails to make a connection

cannot answer incoming calls. Speak with the other

 

 

with another fax machine.

machine operator and ask them to sort out the problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You cannot store a document

¥ There may not be enough memory to hold the document

 

 

in memory.

you want to store. If the display shows a ÔMEMORY FULLÕ

 

 

 

message, delete any documents you no longer need from

 

 

 

the memory, then reload the document.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blank areas appear at the

¥ You may have chosen the wrong paper settings in the user

 

 

bottom of each page or on

options set up. See page 2.36 to choose the proper paper

 

 

other pages, with only a small

size.

 

 

strip of text printed at the top.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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