Fax Setting Parameters

Specifies the settings for sending a fax.

• Immediate TX

  Sets the machine to send a fax immediately when the original is scanned.

  Default: [Off]

  • Off

    Select this when using Memory Transmission.

  • On

    Select this when using Immediate Transmission.

  • Next Fax Only

    Select this when using Immediate Transmission for the next transmission only.

• Resolution

  Specifies the resolution to use for scanning originals.

  Default: [Standard]

  • Standard

    Select this when the original is a printed or typewritten document with normal-sized characters.

  • Fine

    Select this when the original is a document with small print.

  • Photo

    Select this when the original contains images such as photographs or shaded drawings.

• Density

  Specifies the image density to use for scanning originals.

  Default: [Normal]

  • Light

  • Normal

  • Dark

• Pause Key Time

  Specifies the length of pause time when a pause is inserted between the digits of a fax number.

  Default: 3 seconds

  • 1 to 15 seconds, in 1 second increments

• Auto Redial

  Sets the machine to redial the fax destination automatically when the line is busy or a transmission error occurs, if the machine is in Memory Transmission mode. The number of redial attempts is preset to two or three times, depending on the [Country Code] setting under [Admin Settings], in five-minute intervals.

  Default: [On]

  • Off

  • On

• Transmitter Header

  Sets the machine to add a header to every fax you send. The header includes the current date and time, user fax name and number, job ID, and page information.

  Default: [On]

  • Off

  • On

Specifies the settings for receiving a fax.

• RX Mode

  Specifies the reception mode.

  Default: [Fax Only]

  • Fax Only

    The machine automatically answers all incoming calls in fax reception mode.

  • Manual

    The machine rings when it receives incoming calls. The machine receives faxes only when you manually receive faxes.

  • FAX/TAD

    The machine receives faxes automatically when a fax call is received. Otherwise, the connected telephone answering device answers the call.

  • FAX/TEL

    The machine receives faxes automatically when a fax call is received. Otherwise, the machine starts to ring.

• Auto Reduction

  Sets the machine to reduce the size of a received fax if it is too large to print on a single sheet of paper.

  Note that the machine only reduces the size down to 74%. If further reduction is required to fit the fax on a single sheet, it will be printed on separate sheets without being reduced.

  Default: [On]

  (Default may be [Off] depending on the [Country Code] setting under [Admin Settings].)

  • Off

  • On

• Ring Count Delay

  Specifies the number of times the machine rings before it starts to receive faxes in Fax Only mode.

  Default: 3 times

  • 3 to 5 times, in increments of 1

• F/T Ring Time

  Specifies the length of time the machine tries to detect the fax calling tone in FAX/TEL mode.

  Default: 15 seconds

  • 5 to 99 seconds, 1 second increments

• Tray Use: Fax

  Specifies the tray for printing received faxes. Note that only A4, Letter, or Legal size paper can be used for printing faxes. Make sure to select a tray that contains paper of the valid size.

  If tray 2 is not installed, only [Tray1 Only] appears.

  Default: [Auto]

  • Auto

    The machine uses tray 1 and tray 2 if they contain paper of the same size. In this case, the machine starts to print from tray 1. If tray 1 runs out of paper, the machine automatically switches to tray 2 to continue printing. If tray 2 runs out of paper, load paper in tray 1.

  • Tray1 Only

  • Tray2 Only

Deletes unsent fax jobs remaining in the machine's memory.

This function is only performed when selected.

• Memory Job Clear

  To delete a fax job, select the desired job, and then select [Clear]. Selecting [Not Clear] exits to the previous level of the menu tree without deleting the fax job.

• All Clear

  To delete the fax jobs, select [Clear]. Selecting [Not Clear] exits to the previous level of the menu tree without deleting the fax job.

• ECM TX

  Sets the machine to automatically resend parts of the data that are lost during transmission.

  Default: [On]

  • Off

  • On

• ECM RX

  Sets the machine to automatically receive parts of the data that are lost during reception.

  Default: [On]

  • Off

  • On

• Dial Tone Detect

  Sets the machine to detect a dial tone before the machine begins to dial the destination automatically.

  Default: [Detection]

  • Detection

  • No Detection

• TX Speed

  Specifies the transmission speed for the fax modem.

  Default: [33.6 Kbps]

  • 33.6 Kbps

  • 14.4 Kbps

  • 9.6 Kbps

  • 7.2 Kbps

  • 4.8 Kbps

  • 2.4 Kbps

• RX Speed

  Specifies the reception speed for the fax modem.

  Default: [33.6 Kbps]

  • 33.6 Kbps

  • 14.4 Kbps

  • 9.6 Kbps

  • 7.2 Kbps

  • 4.8 Kbps

  • 2.4 Kbps

• TX Report

  Sets the machine to print a transmission report automatically after a fax transmission.

  When the machine is in Immediate Transmission mode, the image of the original will not be reproduced on the report, even if [Error Only Img] or [Always Prt Img] is selected.

  Default: [Always Prt Img]

  • Error Only

    Prints a report when a transmission error occurs.

  • Error Only Img

    Prints a report with an image of the original when transmission error occurs.

  • Always Printed

    Prints a report for every fax transmission.

  • Always Prt Img

    Prints a report with an image of the original for every fax transmission.

  • Not Printed

• Activity Report

  Sets the machine to print an activity report automatically for every 100 fax jobs (both sent and received).

  Default: [Auto Print]

  • Auto Print

  • Not Printed