User GuideIM 550/600 series

Transferring Received Fax Documents to Another Fax DestinationUpdate Version 2.0

RICOH Always Current Technology updates this function. For details, see List of Newly Added Functions (Release Notes).

In addition to printing received faxes from the machine, you can also forward them to another fax. Using the SUB code, you can also deliver the fax to more than one destination or to different destinations by broadcast transmission according to the line the fax was received.

Transferring Received Fax Documents to Another Fax by Forwarding (Settings Screen Type: Standard)

Register an e-mail address to transfer the received faxes in the address book, and specify the address as the forwarding destination in [Forwarding] under [Fax Settings].

You cannot transfer a fax with Memory Lock Reception that requires entering the Memory Lock ID to print.

1Press [Address Book] on the Home screen.

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2Press [Register] on the address book screen.

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3Enter the information of the destination in the input boxes displayed on the [Name] tab, and select the title to classify the destination.

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4Select the [Destinations] tab and press [Fax].

  • Press [Fax] also when registering an IP-Fax destination.

  • When registering an Internet Fax destination, press [Email Address].

5Specify the fax number and send conditions.

  • When registering an IP-Fax destination, specify the protocol ([H.323] or [SIP]) in [Select Line].

  • When registering an Internet Fax destination, register the e-mail address.

6Press [OK].

7Press [Home] () after specifying the settings.

Registering the forwarding destination is completed. Proceed to enable forwarding, and specify the forwarding destination.

8Press [Settings] on the Home screen.

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9Press [Fax Settings] on the Settings screen.

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10Press [Reception Settings][Reception File Settings][Action on Receiving File] to display the configuration screen.

11Select [On] in [Forwarding].

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12Press [Forwarding].

13Press [Receiver].

14Select [Fax] or [Internet Fax], and then specify the forwarding destination.

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To transfer a received fax to more than one destination, specify the destination group.

15Press [OK].

16If you are not printing the forwarding fax on the machine, press [OK] to return to the [Action on Receiving File] screen and then select [Off] in [Print].

17Press [OK].

18Press [Home] () after specifying the settings.

Print Forwarding Mark

You can print a stamp on the printed pages of the forwarded documents at the destination to make them distinguishable from the documents that are received normally. To print the stamp, specify [Print Forwarding Mark] on the Forwarding screen.

  • The stamp is not printed when the forwarding destination is an e-mail address or folder.

  • When you change the setting, the settings in [Forwarding] under [Output Mode Switch Timer] also change automatically.

Note

Distributing Faxes Using Personal Boxes (Settings Screen Type: Standard)

When the SUB Code specified by the sender and the SUB Code in the Personal Box of the machine match, the machine distributes the received document to the destination registered in the Personal Box.

Open a Personal Box and register a destination, and then notify the SUB code to the sender.

1Press [Settings] on the Home screen.

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2Press [Fax Settings] on the Settings screen.

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3Press [Reception Settings][Box Setting][Register/Change/Delete Box] to display the configuration screen.

4Press [Register].

5Select [Personal Box] in [Kind of Box], and then specify the SUB/SEP code, password, and forwarding destination of the box.

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  • SUB/SEP Code: You can enter up to 20 single-byte characters including 0-9, Hash, *, and space. Do not enter a space in the first digit.

  • Password: Specify when restricting access to the Personal Box on the machine. You can use the same characters as the SUB/SEP Code. A key mark () is displayed in front of the box name when you register a password.

  • Receiver: Register a destination to forward the received document to each Box by selecting from the address book. You can specify a fax destination, IP-Fax destination, or Internet Fax destination as the destination to forward the received document.

  • Remote Machine: Remote Machine cannot be specified when registering the destination. [Remote Machine] is displayed only when the Remote Fax function is enabled.

  • Security: Specify the method of encryption to apply or signature to attach to the outgoing e-mail when specifying an Internet Fax or e-mail address as the Receiver.

6Press [OK].

7Press [Home] () after specifying the settings.

Note

  • If a document could not be distributed, a Communication Failure Report is printed and the document is stored as a confidential document. You can print the stored document later.

  • Viewing the Transmission Result of Sent Faxes

  • Receiving Faxes to Personal Boxes

  • To view the list of Boxes that are configured on the machine, press [Fax Settings][Reception Settings][Box Setting][Box Setting: Print List] to print the Box List. The list is useful when notifying the sender of the SUB code.

Distributing Faxes Using Transfer Box (Settings Screen Type: Standard)

When the SUB code specified by the sender and the SUB code in the Transfer Box of the machine match, the machine distributes the received document to the destination registered in Transfer Box by broadcast transmission.

For example, you can use the function to reduce communication costs by sending a document from the headquarters to the machine of the branch office in a remote region and having the branch office distribute the document to sales offices in the same area.

You can confirm the results of the transmission to the end receiver in the SUB Code Transfer Report.

Setting up a Transfer Box

1Press [Settings] on the Home screen.

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2Press [Fax Settings] on the Settings screen.

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3Press [Reception Settings][Box Setting][Register/Change/Delete Box] to display the configuration screen.

4Press [Register].

5Select [Transfer Box] in [Kind of Box], and then specify the SUB/SEP code, password, and Receiving Station of the box.

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  • SUB/SEP Code: You can enter up to 20 single-byte characters including 0-9, Hash, *, and space. Do not enter a space in the first digit.

  • Password: Enter the password using the same characters as the SUB/SEP Code. A key mark () is displayed in front of the box name when you register a password. When a password is specified on the box, notify the sender of the password and have the sender send the document with the password specified as the SID code.

  • Receiving Station: Register up to 5 Receiving Stations selected from the address book to distribute the document for each box. You can specify a fax destination, IP-Fax destination, or Internet Fax destination.

  • Security: Specify the method of encryption to apply or signature to attach to the outgoing e-mail when specifying an Internet Fax or e-mail address as the Receiving Station.

  • File Type to Transfer: Specify the file format of the transferred file when the forwarding destination is an e-mail address or folder.

6Press [OK].

7Press [Home] () after specifying the settings.

Viewing the Distribution Result

A SUB Code Transfer Report is printed on the machine automatically when distributing the document is completed.

Note

  • To view the list of Boxes that are configured on the machine, press [Fax Settings][Reception Settings][Box Setting][Box Setting: Print List] to print the Box List. The list is useful when notifying the sender of the SUB code.

  • The distribution result is not sent to the sender.

  • The received document is deleted after the distribution is completed.

  • When the distribution fails, the received document is printed on the machine.

  • The maximum number of Transfer Boxes that can be registered is 150.

  • You cannot set the same box code on two different boxes.

  • If a parameter other than [Print] is set to [Output Mode] in [General Setting] under [Output Mode Switch Timer] in [Reception File Settings], Transfer Boxes may not be modified or deleted. If this is the case, check the [Output Mode Switch Timer] setting.

Transferring Received Fax Documents to Another Fax by Forwarding (Settings Screen Type: Classic)

Register an e-mail address to transfer the received faxes in the address book, and specify the address as the forwarding destination in [Forwarding] under [Fax Settings].

You cannot transfer a fax with Memory Lock Reception that requires entering the Memory Lock ID to print.

1Press [Address Book] on the Home screen.

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2Press [Register] on the address book screen.

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The items displayed on the screen vary depending on the version of RICOH Always Current Technology that is implemented on the machine.

3Enter the information of the destination in the input boxes displayed on the [Name] tab, and select the title to classify the destination.

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4Select the [Destinations] tab and press [Fax].

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  • Press [Fax] also when registering an IP-Fax destination.

  • When registering an Internet Fax destination, press [Email Address].

5Specify the fax number and send conditions, and press [OK].

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  • When registering an IP-Fax destination, specify the protocol ([H.323] or [SIP]) in [Select Line].

  • When registering an Internet Fax destination, register the e-mail address.

6Press [Home] (Operation panel screen illustration) after specifying the settings.

Registering the forwarding destination is completed. Proceed to enable forwarding, and specify the forwarding destination.

7Press [Settings] on the Home screen.

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8Press [Machine Features Settings] on the Settings screen.

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9Press [Fax Settings][Reception Settings] tab [Reception File Settings] to display the configuration screen, and then press [Forwarding].

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10Press [On] and then display the [Folder] or [Internet Fax] tab.

11Specify the forwarding destination and then press [OK].

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  • To transfer a received fax to more than one destination, specify the destination group.

  • The maximum number of characters that can be entered is 500.

12If you are not printing the forwarding fax on the machine, press OK to return to the Reception File Settings screen and then select [Off] in [Print].

13Press [OK].

14Press [Home] (Operation panel screen illustration) after specifying the settings.

Print Forwarding Mark

You can print a stamp on the printed pages of the forwarded documents at the destination to make them distinguishable from the documents that are received normally. To print the stamp, specify [Print Forwarding Mark] on the Forwarding screen.

Illustration of printing forwarding mark
  • The stamp is not printed when the forwarding destination is an e-mail address or folder.

  • When you change the setting, the settings in [Forwarding] under [Output Mode Switch Timer] and [Forwarding per Sender] also change automatically.

Note

Distributing Faxes Using Personal Boxes (Settings Screen Type: Classic)

When the SUB Code specified by the sender and the SUB Code in the Personal Box of the machine match, the machine distributes the received document to the destination registered in the Personal Box.

Illustration of distributing faxes using personal boxes

Open a Personal Box and register a destination, and then notify the SUB code to the sender.

1Press [Settings] on the Home screen.

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2Press [Machine Features Settings] on the Settings screen.

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3Press [Fax Settings][General Settings] tab [Box Setting] to display the Box Setting screen.

4Confirm that [Program / Change] is selected, and then press [* Not Programmed].

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5Press a [Personal Box], enter the box name, and press [OK].

6On the [Personal Box Setting] configuration screen, specify the SUB/SEP code, password, and forwarding destination of the box.

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  • SUB / SEP Code: You can enter up to 20 single-byte characters including 0-9, Hash, *, and space. Do not enter a space in the first digit.

  • Password: Specify when restricting access to the Personal Box on the machine. You can use the same characters as the SUB / SEP Code. A key mark (Operation panel screen illustration) is displayed in front of the box name when you register a password.

  • Receiver: Register a destination to forward the received document to each Box by selecting from the address book. You can specify a fax destination, IP-Fax destination, or Internet Fax destination as the destination to forward the received document.

  • Remote Machine: Remote Machine cannot be specified when registering the destination. [Remote Machine] is displayed only when the Remote Fax function is enabled.

  • Security: Specify the method of encryption to apply or signature to attach to the outgoing e-mail when specifying an Internet Fax or e-mail address as the Receiver.

7Press [OK].

8Press [Home] (Operation panel screen illustration) after specifying the settings.

Note

  • If a document could not be distributed, a Communication Failure Report is printed and the document is stored as a confidential document. You can print the stored document later.

  • Viewing the Transmission Result of Sent Faxes

  • Receiving Faxes to Personal Boxes

  • To view the list of Boxes that are configured on the machine, press [Fax Settings][General Settings] tab [Box Setting: Print List] to print the Box List. The list is useful when notifying the sender of the SUB code.

Distributing Faxes Using Transfer Box (Settings Screen Type: Classic)

When the SUB code specified by the sender and the SUB code in the Transfer Box of the machine match, the machine distributes the received document to the destination registered in Transfer Box by broadcast transmission.

Illustration of distributing faxes using transfer box

For example, you can use the function to reduce communication costs by sending a document from the headquarters to the machine of the branch office in a remote region and having the branch office distribute the document to sales offices in the same area.

You can confirm the results of the transmission to the end receiver in the SUB Code Transfer Report.

Setting up a Transfer Box

1Press [Settings] on the Home screen.

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2Press [Machine Features Settings] on the Settings screen.

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3Press [Fax Settings][General Settings] tab [Box Setting] to display the Box Setting screen.

4Confirm that [Program / Change] is selected, and then press [* Not Programmed].

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5Press a [Transfer Box], enter the box name, and press [OK].

6On the Transfer Box screen, specify the SUB/SEP code, password, and Receiving Station of the box.

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  • SUB / SEP Code: You can enter up to 20 single-byte characters including 0-9, Hash, *, and space. Do not enter a space in the first digit.

  • Password: Enter the password using the same characters as the SUB / SEP Code. A key mark (Operation panel screen illustration) is displayed in front of the box name when you register a password. When a password is specified on the box, notify the sender of the password and have the sender send the document with the password specified as the SID code.

  • Receiving Station: Register up to 5 Receiving Stations selected from the address book to distribute the document for each box. You can specify a fax destination, IP-Fax destination, or Internet Fax destination.

  • Security: Specify the method of encryption to apply or signature to attach to the outgoing e-mail when specifying an Internet Fax or e-mail address as the Receiving Station.

  • File Type to Transfer: Specify the file format of the transferred file when the forwarding destination is an e-mail address or folder.

7Press [OK].

8Press [Home] (Operation panel screen illustration) after specifying the settings.

Viewing the Distribution Result

A SUB Code Transfer Report is printed on the machine automatically when distributing the document is completed.

Note

  • To view the list of Boxes that are configured on the machine, press [Fax Settings][General Settings] tab [Box Setting: Print List] to print the Box List. The list is useful when notifying the sender of the SUB code.

  • The distribution result is not sent to the sender.

  • The received document is deleted after the distribution is completed.

  • When the distribution fails, the received document is printed on the machine.

  • The maximum number of Transfer Boxes that can be registered is 150.

  • You cannot set the same box code on two different boxes.

  • If a parameter other than [Print] is set to [Output Mode] in [General Setting] under [Output Mode Switch Timer] in [Reception File Settings], Transfer Boxes may not be modified or deleted. If this is the case, check the [Output Mode Switch Timer] setting.