• MANAGING THE MACHINE
              WARNING:
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              CHAPTER
BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT                
MANAGING THE MACHINE
CHAPTER 3 PERIPHERAL DEVICES                
MAKING COPIES
              CONVENIENT COPY FUNCTIONS
SPECIFICATIONS                
MACHINE MAINTENANCE (FOR
COPYING)                
DOCUMENT FILING FUNCTION
              BEFORE USING THE
PRODUCT              
■Original and paper sizes
■The meaning of "R" in original and paper size indications            
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              Energy saving features
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              ■Other optional equipment
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              ■Using the touch panel
■Selecting a function              
■Job status screen (common to print, copy, fax, network scan and Internet fax)
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              MANAGING THE MACHINE
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              ■Applicable plain paper
■Applicable special paper                
■Paper that can be used for automatic two-sidedprinting
              ■User type
              Tray 2 and the bypass tray
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              ■How to change the paper size
■Setting envelopes or postcards                
Loading postcards
Loading envelopes                
Printing onto envelopes or postcards
              Printing onto envelopes
Fusing unit pressure adjusting levers              
■Loading transparency film
Upper paper tray:                
Middle and lower paper trays:
              Lower paper tray:
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              ■Total count
■Default settings                
■List print
■Paper tray settings            
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              GENUINE SUPPLIES
■Proper storage            
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              ■Misfeed in the bypass tray
              ■Misfeed in paper tray
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              PERIPHERAL DEVICES
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              Supplies
              ■Sort mode
■Offset mode                
■Group mode
■Staple sort mode            
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              ■Checking the staple unit
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              ■ Sort mode
■ Group mode              
■Original orientation when using the staple sort or punch function
              ■Saddle stitch function
■Hole punching (only if a punch module is installed)            
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              ■Staple cartridge replacement
              ■Staple jam removal
              ■Disposal of hole punch scrap
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              MAKING COPIES
              ■Size and weight of acceptable originals
■Total number of originals that can be set in the document feeder tray                
■Notes on use of the automatic document feeder
              ■ Using the automatic document
■ Using the document glass                
feeder
              ■Standard original placement orientations
■Automatic copy image rotation - rotation copying            
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              ■USING A STORED ORIGINAL SIZE
              ■1-sidedcopies of 1-sidedoriginals
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              ■Copy output (sort and group)
installed)            
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              ■Automatic exposure adjustment
■Selecting the exposure mode and manually adjusting the exposure level            
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              CONVENIENT COPY
FUNCTIONS            
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              About the explanations of covers and inserts
■Preparations for using covers and inserts              
■Procedure for inserting front and back cover paper
              ■Procedure for adding inserts
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              ■Checking, editing, and deleting cover/insert pages
              ■Examples of covers and inserts
■Symbols used for covers and inserts              
■Covers (One-sidedcopying of one-sidedoriginals)
              ■Covers (Two-sidedcopying of one-sidedoriginals)
              ■Covers (One-sidedcopying of Two-sidedoriginals)
              ■Covers (Two-sidedcopying of two-sidedoriginals)
              ■Inserts (One-sidedcopying of one-sidedoriginals)
■Inserts (One-sidedcopying of two-sidedoriginals)            
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              ■Common operation procedure for using the print menu
              Printing in combination with other special functions
              ■Printing the date on copies
              ■Printing a stamp (reverse text) on copies
              ■Printing the page number on copies
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              Examples of page number printing
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              ■Printing entered text on copies
              Storing text sequences
Editing and deleting stored text              
■Checking and changing the print layout
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              MACHINE MAINTENANCE
(FOR COPYING)            
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              DOCUMENT FILING
FUNCTION              
■Data flow
              ■Quick File folder
■Main folder                
■Custom folder
■Attributes of saved files            
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              ■Using a print job file (printing, deleting, transmitting, etc.)
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              ■Using special functions for scan save
              ■Procedure for searching for a file
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              ■General procedure for using a saved file
              ■[Print]
              ■[Send]
              ■[Property change]
              ■[Move]
■[Delete]                
■[Detail]
              ■Calling up and manipulating a file from the job status screen
              ■General procedure for creating, editing, and deleting user names and folders
              ■Programming a user name
              ■Editing and deleting a user name
              ■Creating a custom folder
              ■Editing/deleting a custom folder
              ■Entering alphabetical characters
              ■Entering numbers and symbols
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              SPECIFICATIONS
              Automatic document feeder
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              ■ Numerics
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              NOTICE
              LASER PRINTER
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              Warranty
Trademark Acknowledgments            
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              ■Windows 95/98/Me
1 On the [Start] menu, select [Settings] and then [Printers]                
3 Set each item
4 Click the [OK] button                
■Windows NT4.0 / 2000 / XP / Server
              ■Selecting document filing
1 Follow steps 1 and 2 on page                
4 Enter a user name and a job name in the
2 Click the [Job Handling] tab                
5 Click the [Apply] button
              1 Open a document created in WordPad
2 Selectmenu. [Print] from the WordPad [File]                
3 Select [SHARP AR-M455NPCL6] from the [Name] drop-downlist
4 Click the desired tab and configure settings              
6 Click the [Paper] tab
              1 Open a document that was created in
4 Click the desired tab and configure                
2 Select [Print] from the WordPad [File]
menu                
3 Select "SHARP AR-M455NPCL6" from the [Name] drop-downlist
              5 Click the [Paper] tab
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              1 Start your Web browser on your computer
4 Close the Help page            
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              1 Click [Submit Print Job] in the link menu of the menu frame
3 Enter the address of the file that you wish to print in [Enter Filename]                
2 Select print settings in [Job Detail]
4 Click [Print]                
Advanced job settings
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              1 Click [Passwords] in the menu frame
2 Enter the current password in "Admin Password                
3 Enter passwords in "User Password" and "Admin Password
4 When you have finished entering all items, click [Submit]              
■Storing an FTP server
1 Click [Pull Print (Panel)] in the link menu of the menu frame                
3 Enter the FTP server information
2 Store the FTP server information in [FTP Server Setup]                
4 Click [submit] to store the entered information
              4 Select the desired file or folder name
5 Select print settings in the print screen                
6 Touch the [PRINT] key
              ■Configuring E-mailprint settings
1 Click [Print Port] in the link menu of the menu frame                
3 Enter the E-mailprint information
4 Click [Submit] and store the entered information                
■Using E-mailPrint
              ■Information setup
1 In the menu frame, click [Information]                
2 Enter the machine information
3 Click [Submit] to store the entered information                
■SMTP setup
              ■Status message setup
1 Click [Status Message] in the menu frame                
■Alerts message setup
1 Click [Alerts Message] in the menu frame                
2 Enter the destination addresses
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              1 Press the [CUSTOM SETTINGS] key
3 Touch the key of the desired item to display its setting screen                
4 Touch the desired setting item on the screen and touch the [OK] key
5 To finish the setting operation, touch the [EXIT] key              
Supplementary explanation of key operation for configuration setting
              ■Copies
■Orientation                
■Default paper size
■Default output tray                
■Default paper type
              ■Line thickness
■PCL symbol set setting                
■PCL font setting
■PCL LINE FEED CODE                
■WIDE A4
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              Printer settings
Interface settings                
Network settings
              2 Touchkey. the [KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS]
3 Use the numeric keys to enter the five-digitkey operator code number                
4 Touch the [PRINTER SETTINGS] key
5 Make desired settings for the selected program                
6 Press the [CA] key to exit the program
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              Default settings
Prohibit notice page printing                
Print density level
Interface settings                
Hexadecimal dump mode
              Enable parallel port
Parallel port emulation switching                
Enable USB port
USB port emulation switching                
Enable network port
              Reset the NIC
IP address setting                
Enable TCP/IP
Enable NetWare                
Enable EtherTalk
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              2 Touch the [LIST PRINT] key
3 Touch the [PRINTER TEST PAGE] key                
4 Touch the [NIC PAGE] key
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              Contents
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Programs for general use of the machine
Programs for the copy function              
Programs for the document filing function
Programming a key operator code              
● General Programs
●Programs for Copy Mode                
●Document filing programs
              3Use the numeric keys to enter the five-digitkey operator code
5 Use the numeric keys to enter the new                
5-digitkey operator code
6Touch the [OK] key. You will return to the screen of step                
7Press the [CA] key to exit the program
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              Account control
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              Job log control
Energy save              
Operation settings
              Device control
              List print
              Key operator code change
Product key                
Initialize and/or store settings
              Copy settings
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              Document filing settings
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              (SOFTWARE INSTALLATION)
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              Software setup guide (for printer) (this manual)
Manuals for use of the printer function                
Help files installed with the software in the "Software CD-ROM(1)
Online Manual contained in the "Software CD-ROM(2)                
SOFTWARE LICENSE
              1. "SOFTWARE CD-ROM(1)
2. "Software CD-ROM(2)              
1. Installation using the installer
2. Installation of the printer driver using the "Add printer wizard                
3. About network environments
              About network environments
              Insert the "SOFTWARE
CD-ROM                
(1)" that accompanied the machine into your CD- ROM drive
Click the [start] button, click [My Computer], and then                
Double-click
              8 Click the [Standard installation] button
13Check the contents of the window and click the [Next] button                
14When the finish setup window appears, click the [OK] button
15Click the [Close] button              
■Installing the printer driver (custom installation)
8 Click the [Custom installation] button                
9 Select the [LPR Direct Print] and click the [Next] button
              14When the printer name window appears, click the [Next] button
16Check the contents of the window and click the [Next] button                
17When the finish setup window appears, click the [OK] button
18Click the [Close] button              
■Using the machine as a shared printer via a server
2 Select the [Shared Printer] and click the [Next] button                
4 Select the network printer that is shared and click the [OK] button
              Installing the software in Windows XP/Server 2003 (USB/parallel interface)
9 Click the [Connected to this computer] and click the [Next] button              
11Follow the on-screeninstructions to install the printer driver
12When the finish setup window appears, click the [OK] button                
13When the finish installation window appears, click the [Close] button
14Connect the machine to your computer an interface cable (page 18)                
15Installation of the printer driver begins
              Installing the software in Windows 98/Me or Windows 2000 (USB/interface)
2 Double-click[My Computer], and then double-clickthe CD-ROMicon                
6 Follow the on-screeninstructions
7 Click the [Printer Driver] button                
8 Click the [Next] button
              13Follow the on-screeninstructions to install the printer driver
15When the finish installation window appears, click the [Close] button              
11Select the printer port and click the [Next] button
              17Follow the on-screeninstructions to install the printer driver
18When the finish setup window appears, click the [OK] button                
19When the finish installation window appears, click the [Close] button
15When the printer name window appears, click the [Next] button            
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              Start Windows XP
Insert the supplied CD-ROMinto the CD- ROM drive                
Click [Add a printer] in [Printer Tasks]
Installing PCL Display Fonts                
5 Follow the on-screeninstructions
              ■Connection with a network connector
■Connection with a USB cable                
■Connection with a parallel interface cable
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              ■CAUTION:
■WARNING:                
■FAX interface cable and Line cable:
■NOTE:            
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              ■Line connection
■ Fax power switch                
■Setting the date and time and programming your sender's name and number
■Lithium battery                
■Other information
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              ■Make sure the fax power switch is turned on
■Make sure the correct date and time have been set                
■Program the sender's name and sender's number
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              ■Condition settings screen
              ■Address book screen (alphabetically ordered)
              ■ Original sizes
■Automatic reduction of faxed document              
Lift the document glass cover and make
Align the edges of the document pages                
1 sure a document is not placed on the
3 and then insert the stack in the document                
document glass. Gently close the cover
              1Touch the [ORIGINAL] key
2Touch the key under [SCAN SIZE]                
3Touch the desired original size key
(Y) of the original with the keys                
4Touch the outer [OK] key
              6 of the original with the keys
3Touch the [CUSTOM SIZE] key                
4Touch the [STORE/DELETE] key
5 Touch the original size key ( ) that you wish to store or delete                
9To exit, touch the [ORIGINAL] key
              ■ Change the resolution
1 Touch the [RESOLUTION] key                
■Resolution settings
              ■ Change the exposure
1 Touch the [EXPOSURE] key                
2Touch the desired exposure key
■Exposure settings            
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              1Make sure the machine is in fax mode
4If needed, adjust the resolution setting. (Refer to page 1-10.)                
5If needed, adjust the exposure setting. (Refer to page 1-11.)
6 If desired, touch the [FILE] key or the [QUICK FILE] key                
2Load the original
              Entering a pause
7Dial the fax number                
8 Press the [START] key
If you have another page to scan, change                
9 pages and then press the [START] key
              1 Perform steps 1 through 6 of "BASIC PROCEDURE FOR SENDING FAXES" (page 2-2)
2Touch the [ADDRESS BOOK] key                
3 Touch the one-touchkey for the desired destination
4 Continue from step 8 of "BASIC PROCEDURE FOR SENDING FAXES" (page 2-3)                
2Touch thekey (Speed Dial key)
              1 Touchkey. the [GLOBAL ADDRESS SEARCH]
2Touch the desired LDAP server key                
4Enter a keyword for search
5Touch the [SEARCH] key                
6Touch the desired destination key
              4Check the original size
5Touch the key under [SEND SIZE]                
3Touch the [ORIGINAL] key
6Touch the key of the desired enlargement or reduction size                
7Touch the OK key
              the original you loaded
              ■Quick On-line
■Storing transmission jobs (memory transmission)                
■If the receiving party is busy
■If a transmission error occurs              
1Press the [JOB STATUS] key
2Touch the [FAX JOB] key                
3Touch the key of the job to which you wish to give priority
4Touch the [PRIORITY] key                
3Touch the key of the job that you wish to cancel
              1The machine will ring* and reception will automatically begin
*Number of rings                
2Reception ends
■If received data cannot be printed            
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              5Check the destinations
4 Touch the [ADDRESS REVIEW] key to              
1Inkey.fax mode, touch the [SPECIAL MODES]
4If desired, set the width of the edge to be                
erased (touch the key or the key to set the width)
2Touch the [ERASE] key                
3Select the desired erase mode
              FAXING A DIVIDED ORIGINAL (DUAL PAGE SCAN)
              4Select the time. (Touch the key or the
key until the desired time appears.)                
2 Touch the [TIMER] key
3 Select the day of the week. (Touch the                
selected.)
              1In fax mode, touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key
2Touch the [2in1] key              
2Touch the [CARD SHOT] key
              5Place the original on the document glass
7Press the [START] key                
10Touch the [READ-END]key
              1In fax mode, touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key and then touch the key
2Touch the [JOB BUILD] key                
6Press the [START] key
8Press the [START] key. (See step 6.)                
9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 until all pages have
              Example of fax page printed out by the receiving machine
■Position of sender's information              
2Touch the [TRANSACTION REPORT] key
3Setting the transaction report to print out (or not print out)              
■Polling
■Polling memory              
2Touch the [POLLING] key and then touch the [OK] key
4 When you have finished entering the destination(s), press the [START] key                
■Manual polling
3When you hear the fax tone from the other machine, touch the [POLLING] key                
2 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key and then touch the key
              ■Scanning a document into memory (Public Box) for polling memory
2 Place the original in the automatic document feeder. (See page 1-7.)                
3In fax mode, touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key and then touch the key
4 Touch the [MEMORY BOX] key and then touch the [DATA STORE] key                
5Touch the [PUBLIC BOX] key
              ■Printing document data in the Public Box
2 Touch the [MEMORY BOX] key and then touch the [PRINT DATA] key                
3Touch the [PUBLIC BOX] key
4Press the [START] key                
■Deleting document data from the Public Box
              1In fax mode, load the document (page 1-7)
2 Touch the [SPECIAL MODES] key and then the [PROGRAM] key              
■Program the fax number of the transfer destination
■Transferring received data                
3Touch the [YES] key
              FAXING DIRECTLY FROM A COMPUTER (PC-FAXFUNCTION)
■Installing the PC-FAXdriver                
■Using the PC-FAXfunction
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              2Touch the [SUB ADDRESS] key
4 Touch the [SUB ADDRESS] key once                
5 Use the numeric keys to enter the
              ■How F-codepolling memory works
■Scanning a document into an F-codepolling memory box              
■Checking and clearing document data in a memory box
1 In fax mode, touch the [SPECIAL MODES]                
3 Enter the fax number, sub-address,and
key and then the key                
passcode of the other fax machine
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              3 Touch the memory box key that has the document data you wish to print
4Press the numeric keys to enter the 4-digitprint PIN                
5Press the [START] key
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              (your machine is the relay machine)
(your machine requests a relay broadcast)            
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              ■Changing the reception mode to "MANUAL RECEPTION
3Touch the [MANUAL RECEPTION] key                
2Touch the [RECEIVE MODE] key
              ■When the machine is in Fax mode
3 Replace the extension phone                
With the extension phone still lifted, touch
■Activating fax reception from an extension phone (remote reception)                
1 If you are on a pulse dial line, set your phone to issue tone signals
              4Lift the extension phone
5Dial the number of the other party or touch a one-touchkey                
6 Speakanswer.to the other party when they
7 After the other party switches to fax reception, press your [START] key                
2Load the original. (see page 1-7)
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              4 Touch the desired key and perform the programming operation
Refer to the pages indicated below for the operation you wish to perform                
Touch the [ADDRESS CONTROL] key
PROGRAM] key              
1Make sure the [FAX] key is checked
2Touch the [NAME] key                
3Touch the [INITIAL] key
4Touch a letter key                
6Touch the [INDEX] key
              When you have finished programming the
one-touch                
key, touch the [EXIT] key
If you wish to program another                
key, touch the [NEXT] key
              1Touch the [AMEND/DELETE] key
4Make sure that your changes are correct, and then touch the [EXIT] key                
2Touch the one-touchkey that you wish to edit or delete
5 To delete a one-touchkey, touch the [DELETE] key in the screen of step                
6Touch the [YES] key
              1 Follow the same steps 1 through 8 of
2Touch the [ADDRESS] key                
3Touch one-touchkeys of the destinations that you wish to store in the group
Touch index keys and the keys as needed                
4Touch the [OK] key in the screen of step
              2Touch the group key that you wish to edit or delete
5Touch the [DELETE] key in the screen of step              
1Touch the [PROGRAM NAME] key
2Touch the [SETTINGS] key                
3Touch the keys for the settings you wish to store
5 Your settings are displayed. Make sure they are correct                
1Touch the [PROGRAM] key
              2Touch the [CUSTOM INDEX] key
3 Touch6]). an index key ([USER 1] to [USER                
4Enter a maximum of 6 characters for the index name
5 If you wish to program another index name, repeat steps 3 and                
When finished, touch the [OK] key
              2Touch the [F-CODEMEMORY BOX] key
5Touch the [SUB ADDRESS] key                
6 Use the numeric keys (0 through 9) to enter a sub-address(max. 20 digits)
4Touch the [BOX NAME] key                
7 To set a passcode, touch the [PASS CODE] key
              8Use the numeric keys to enter a passcode (max. 20 digits)
9Touch the [OK] key                
2Touch the [POLLING TIMES] key
3 Touchtimes. the key for the desired polling                
4 Touch the [OK] key
              2Touch the [PRINT PIN] key
3 Use the numeric keys to enter a 4-digitnumber                
5To exit, touch the [EXIT] key
              2Touch the [RECIPIENT] key
3 Touch the one-touchkeys you wish to include as end receiving machines                
Touch indexes and the keys as needed
5Touch the [OK] key in the screen of step              
2Touch the [F-CODEMEMORY BOX] key. (refer to step 2 on page 6-10)
4Touch the memory box key that you wish to edit or delete                
5Touch the keys as needed to edit or delete the information
3Touch the [SENDING ADDRESS LIST] key                
2Touch the [LIST PRINT] key
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              4Touch the [IMAGE SEND SETTINGS] key
3Use the numeric keys to enter the five-digitkey operator code number                
■Supplementary explanation of key operation for key operator programs
              Default display settings
Example: Normal setting (factory setting)                
Initial resolution setting
              Scan complete sound setting
Fax own number and name set                
Default exposure settings
■Fax default settings                
1Touch the [NAME] key and enter the name
              Pause time setting
Speaker volume settings                
Original print on transaction report
Remote reception number setting                
Transaction report print select setting
              ECM
■Fax send settings                
Distinctive ring detection
Disable of fax number direct entry                
Auto reduction sending setting
              Call timer at memory sending
Date/own number print position setting                
Quick on line sending
Recall in case of line busy                
Recall in case of communication error
              ■Fax receive settings
Auto receive reduce setting                
Number of calls in auto reception
Print style setting                
Fax output tray setting
              Anti junk fax setting
1Touch the [ENTER] key                
2 Enterkeys. the fax number with the numeric
1 Touch the [DELETE] key                
2 Touchdelete. the number key that you wish to
              3 Press the numeric keys to store the fax number
1Touch the [DELETE] key                
2Touchdelete. the key of the number you wish to
4Touch the [LIST PRINT] key                
5Touch the [KEY OPERATOR PROGRAMS LIST] key
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              ■ Numerics