Xerox FAX System (J) manual Communicating Using F-Codes F-Code Based Communication, Subaddress

Section 5 Other Features of this Fax

Communicating Using F-Codes (F-Code Based Communication)

F-Code Based Communication involves fax communication that includes certain codes (in the form of numbers and symbols), the base of a protocol that has been adopted for use by other facsimile manufacturers as well. By using these codes, such operations as Confidential Communication and Relay Broadcasting – previously available only between facsimiles that were both from the same manufacturer – are now becoming possible between models from different manufacturers.

This fax uses an F-Code Box to transmit documents to, and receive documents from, another party's fax during an F-Code Based Communication. In this case, in order to designate the F-Code Box and password, special codes are used (in this fax they are called the “subaddress” and “F-Code password”, respectively).

In this way, this fax is able to perform F-Code Based Confidential Communications, as well as carry out and Relay Broadcasting, with facsimiles made by other manufacturers and, naturally, with our own models that have F-Code Based Communication capabilities.

*In order to perform an F-Code Based Communication, the other party's fax must have F-Code Based capabilities specific to the communication you are attempting.

*F-Code Based Communication can be used in combination with the other various types of fax communication available in this fax. In addition, if you register, in advance, the appropriate subaddress and F-Code password under a speed-dial key, you will not need to enter that information during the actual transmission or reception procedure. Refer to the procedures for each type of fax communication and for the related registration procedures for more detailed information.

What F-Codes are used in this fax?

In this fax there are two codes used for F-Code Based Communication: a “subaddress” and an “F-Code password”.

zSubaddress

This code must be entered by the transmitting party during an F-Code Based Confidential Transmission and F-Code Based Relay Broadcast Transmission. The subaddress is used to designate the desired box (equal to the F-Code Confidential Box or the F-Code Relay Box, as appropriate, in this fax) that is registered in the other party's fax.

The acceptable length of the subaddress differs depending on model and maker of the fax machine and, if the entered numbers do not match within the parameters of the fax machine that has the shortest acceptable length, F-Code Based Communication will not be successful. Consult with the other party and compare the parameters of both faxes before actually attempting an F-Code Based Communication. In this fax, the subaddress can be up to 20 digits in length and can include any combination of the numerals 0 - 9 and the symbols “*” and “#”.

When attempting an F-Code Based Confidential Communication or an F-Code Based Relay Broadcast Transmission with another fax of this same model, the last 4 digits of the subaddress that you enter must match the 4-digit subaddress that the other party has registered in their fax.

zF-Code password

This code must also be entered by the transmitting party during an F-Code Based Confidential Transmission and F-Code Based Relay Broadcast Transmission. The F-Code password is used to designate the password of the desired box (equal to the F-Code Confidential Box or the F-Code Relay Box, as appropriate, in this fax) that is registered in the other party's fax.

The acceptable length of the F-Code password differs depending on model and maker of the fax machine and, if the entered numbers do not match within the parameters of the fax machine that has the shortest acceptable length, F-Code Based Communication will not be successful. Consult with the other party and compare the parameters of both faxes before actually attempting an F-Code Based Communication. In this fax, the F-Code password can be up to 20 digits in length and can include any combination of the numerals 0 - 9 and the symbols “*” and “#”.

*If you are going to receive documents into an F-Code Confidential Box registered in this fax, F-Code Based Confidential Communication is possible even if the transmitting party does not enter an F-Code password. In order to receive documents into an F-Code Relay Box, however, the transmitting party must enter the appropriate F-Code password.

*If you are going to transmit documents from this fax using the Bulletin Board function and if you register “0000” as the F-Code password for that operation, the receiving party will not need to enter an F-Code password during the actual reception procedure.

What are F-Code Boxes?

By using codes developed for F-Code based Communication, more functional fax communications such as Confidential Communication and Relay Broadcasting are possible with facsimiles made by other manufacturers. In order to accomplish this, you register in the memory of your fax, in advance, a memory box and use that box to transmit documents to, and receive documents from, the other party. That memory box is called an “F-Code Box” in this handbook and there are two such boxes in this fax: an “F-Code Confidential Box” when it is designated for F-Code Based Confidential Communication and an “F-Code Relay Box” when it is designated for F-Code Based Relay Communication. Each F-Code Box is registered with a subaddress and an F-Code password. The subaddress is used to designate the desired box (equal to the F-Code Box in this fax) that is registered in the other party's fax. In this fax, that box is registered as a 4-digit number from “0000” to “9999”. The F-Code password is used to retrieve the documents from the box (equal to the F-Code Box in this fax). In this fax, that password is registered as a 4-digit number that can include any combination of the numerals 0 - 9 and the symbols “*” and “#”.

*You can register up to 100 F-Code Confidential Boxes and 15 F-Code Relay Boxes in this fax machine. (Refer to “Registering New F-Code Confidential Boxes” on page 5-12and “Registering New F-Code Relay Boxes” on page 5-22.)

*If you want to check the information in regard to each F-Code Box, such as the box numbers and data regarding the existence of documents in each respective box, print out an F-Code Confidential Box List or an F-Code Relay Box List, as appropriate. (Refer to “Printing Out an F-Code Confidential Box List” on page 5-17and “Printing Out an F-Code Relay Box List” on page 5-27.)

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