Chapter Three
THE FAX MACHINE
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In this chapter, you will learn how to send and receive fax documents, use the four fax
reception modes, and the voice request feature.
Sending a Fax
Preparing a Document
Here are some things you can do to improve the quality of your faxed documents:
¥ Send documents printed using a typewriter, felt trip pen, black ink, or laserwriter.
¥ The paper should be white or very light and of normal weight.
¥ Do not attempt to feed the following types of document into the unit, or they may jam.
Instead, make a photocopy first, and then send the copy.
- Wrinkled or creased paper
- Curled or rolled paper
- Torn paper
- Carbon paper or carbon-backed paper
- Coated paper
- Too thin (less than 0.074mm) or thick (more than 0.15mm) paper
¥ Remove clips, staples, or other similar objects from documents before feeding them
into the machine.
¥ Let ink or paste on documents dry completely before sending.
¥ The machine can transmit documents with the following size.
Maximum
Minimum
216mm
216mm
152mm
127mm
Up to maximum
of 1500mm
Feeding
direction
¥ The shaded parts of the document shown below are not recorded by the receiving
facsimile machine. Write your information within the effective scanning area.
5mm approx.
1.8mm approx.
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