Fax Feature Setting Parameters
This section describes fax feature setting parameters.
Some items might not appear, depending on the model type you are using.
Reception Settings
Specifies the settings for receiving a fax.
Switch Reception Mode
Specifies the reception mode.
Default: [Fax Only]
Fax Only
The machine automatically answers all incoming calls in fax reception mode.
FAX/TEL(Mnl.)
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(Auto)
The machine receives faxes automatically when a fax call is received. Otherwise, the machine starts to ring.
Total No. of Rings (TAD)
Specifies the number of times the external telephone answering device rings before the machine starts to receive faxes in FAX/TAD mode.
Default: 5 times
1 to 20 times, in increments of 1
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] setting under [Admin. Tools].)
Off
On
Number of Rings
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
RX Mode Auto Switch Time
Specifies the length of time the machine tries to detect the fax calling tone in FAX/TEL Automatic mode.
Default: 15 seconds
5 to 99 seconds
Authorized Reception
Sets the machine to receive (or reject) faxes only from the programmed Special Senders. This helps you screen out unwanted documents, such as junk faxes, and prevents the wasting of fax paper.
Default: [Inactive]
Active
Inactive
Auth.RX: Receive Conditions
Specifies whether to receive or reject faxes from the programmed Special Senders.
This setting is available when [Authorized Reception] is enabled.
Default: [Special Sender]
Special Sender
Receive faxes from the Special Senders and reject faxes from all other senders.
Other Than Special Sender
Reject faxes from the Special Senders and receive faxes from all other senders.
Reception File Setting
Sets the machine to store received faxes into memory for printing or forward them to a preset destination.
Use Web Image Monitor to specify the forwarding destination (for details, see Configuring the Fax Settings
).Default: [Print]
Print
Forward
Print Received File
Sets the machine to automatically print the faxes received into memory or store them for later manual printing.
Default: [On]
On
Automatically print out the received faxes and delete from memory.
Off
Store the received faxes in memory for manual printing.
Print Forwarded File
Sets the machine to store the faxes in memory for printing or delete them after forwarding.
Default: [Off]
On
Store the faxes in memory for printing after forwarding.
Off
Delete the faxes from memory after forwarding.
Notify Forward Status
Sets the machine to send e-mail notifications after faxes are forwarded. The e-mail notification destination depends on how the forwarding destination is configured using Web Image Monitor (for details, see Configuring the Fax Settings
).Default: [Inactive]
Active
Inactive
Manual POP
Connects to the POP3 server to receive e-mail messages manually.
Press [Yes] to connect to the POP3 server and receive e-mail messages. Press [No] to exit to the previous level of the menu tree without connecting to the POP3 server.
Select Paper Tray
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 [Tray 1] 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 the tray specified as the priority tray in [Paper Tray Priority] under system settings. If that tray runs out of paper, the machine automatically switches to the other tray to continue printing.
Tray 1
Tray 2
Delete TX Standby File
Deletes unsent fax jobs remaining in the machine's memory. The machine can store up to 5 unsent fax jobs.
This function is only performed when selected.
Delete Selected File
To delete a fax job, select the desired job, and then select [Yes]. Selecting [No] exits to the previous level of the menu tree without deleting the fax job.
Delete All Files
To delete the fax jobs, select [Yes]. Selecting [No] exits to the previous level of the menu tree without deleting the fax job.
Communication Settings
ECM Transmission
Sets the machine to automatically resend parts of the data that are lost during transmission.
This function is not available with Internet Fax transmission.
Default: [On]
Off
On
ECM Reception
Sets the machine to automatically receive parts of the data that are lost during reception.
This function is not available with Internet Fax 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: [Detect]
Detect
Not Detect
Transmission 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
Reception 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
JBIG
Enables transmission and reception of JBIG-compressed images, which require less communication time than MMR-/MR-/MH-compressed images.
Note that to use this function, [ECM Transmission] and [ECM Reception] must also be enabled.
This function is not available with Internet Fax.
Default: [Active]
Active
Inactive
Report Print Settings
Print TX Status 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 (Image Attached)] or [Every TX (Image Attached)] is selected.
Note that if a memory error occurs for LAN-Fax transmission, a transmission report will always be printed regardless of this setting.
The transmission report will be printed on A4 or Letter size paper.
Default: [Every TX (Image Attached)]
Error Only
Prints a report when a transmission error occurs.
Error Only (Image Attached)
Prints a report with an image of the original when transmission error occurs.
Every TX
Prints a report for every fax transmission.
Every TX (Image Attached)
Prints a report with an image of the original for every fax transmission.
Do not Print
Print Fax Journal
Sets the machine to print a fax journal automatically for every 50 fax jobs (both sent and received).
The fax journal will be printed on A4 or Letter size paper.
Default: [Auto Print]
Auto Print
Do not Auto Print
