You can set
up the product's basic fax settings using the Fax Setting Wizard.
This wizard is automatically displayed when the product is turned
on for the first time. You can also change these settings
individually from the Fax Settings menu.
Press the up or down arrow button, select Setup, and press the OK
button.
Press the up or down arrow button, select Fax Settings and press the OK button. You
see this screen:
Press the up or down arrow button, select Fax Setting Wizard, and press the
OK
button.
Press the up arrow button
to start setting up your fax settings.
Use the numeric keypad to enter the sender name for your
fax source, such as your name or a business name. You can enter up
to 40 characters. Press the OK button when you are
done.
Use the numeric keypad to enter your fax number, up to 20
characters. Press the OK button when you are
done.
On the Distinctive Ring Setting screen, do one of the
following:
If you have
subscribed to a distinctive ring service from your telephone
company, press the up arrow button. Then, select the ring pattern
to be used for incoming faxes and go to step 10.
If you do not
have distinctive ring service, press the down arrow button and go
to the next step.
Note:
Distinctive ring
service allows you to have several phone numbers on one phone line.
Each number is assigned a different ring pattern. You can use one
number for voice calls and another for fax calls. Select the ring
pattern assigned to fax calls in the DRD Setting.
If you select
On or one of the ring patterns
other than All, Receive Mode is
automatically set to Auto.
Do one of the
following:
If you connected an external telephone or
answering machine to the product's EXT port, press the up arrow button and go to
the next step.
If you did not connect an external telephone
or answering machine, press the down arrow button and go to step
11.
Do one of the following:
If you connected an external telephone or
answering machine to the product's EXT port, press the up arrow button to
receive faxes automatically or press the down arrow to receive them
manually.
Note: If you
have connected an external answering machine and selected to
receive faxes automatically, make sure the Rings to Answer setting is correct. If you
select to receive faxes manually, you need to answer every call and
use the product’s control panel or your phone to receive
faxes.
If you did not connect an external telephone
or answering machine, press the up arrow button to receive faxes
automatically.
Note: When no
external telephone is connected to the product, Receive Mode must
be set to Auto; otherwise you
cannot receive faxes.
Press the OK button.
On the Confirm Settings screen, confirm the displayed
settings and press the OK button. (Press the back button if you need to correct
or change the settings.)
Press the OK button to check the fax connection
and print a report of the check result. If there are any errors
reported, try the solutions on the report, and run the check
again.
Note:
If the Select
Line Type screen is displayed, select the correct line type.
If the Select
Dial Tone Detection screen is displayed, select Disable. However, disabling the dial tone
detection function may drop the first digit of a fax number and
send the fax to the wrong number.