Basic Settings

Set the basic options you want to use for incoming and outgoing faxes.

Note: If the optional fax board is installed on your product, the Expansion Line Settings menu appears. You can select certain settings below for each added line.

Setting	Options	Description
Fax Speed	Fast(33,600bps)	Sets the speed at which you send and receive faxes.
	Medium(14,400bps)
	Slow(9,600bps)
ECM	On	Turns on Error Correction Mode (ECM) to automatically correct errors in sent or received fax data.
ECM	Off	Turns off Error Correction Mode (ECM); color faxes cannot be sent or received.
Dial Tone Detection	On	Automatically dials the number you enter for faxing when the product detects a dial tone.
Dial Tone Detection	Off	Turns off automatic dial tone detection, which may be necessary if the product is connected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) or a TA (Terminal Adapter). However, turning this setting off may cause the product to drop the first digit of a fax number.
Line Type	PSTN	Selects a standard phone line (Public Switched Telephone Network).
Line Type	PBX	Selects Private Branch Exchange, the type of phone line used in office environments where an access code such as 9 must be used to call an outside line.
Header	Your Phone Number	Select to enter the header information and your phone number for inclusion on outgoing faxes.
Header	Fax Header
Receive Mode	Manual	Lets you confirm whether an incoming fax should be printed; a telephone must be connected to the product
Receive Mode	Auto	Automatically receives and prints faxes.
Distinctive Ring	All	If you are using a Distinctive Ring Service on your phone line, your telephone company can assign two or more phone numbers to the same line and assign different ring patterns to each. If you use this service, select the number of rings for your fax number so your product can receive faxes on the correct number of rings. Select All for phones lines that do not use this service.
	Single
	Double
	Triple
	Double&Triple
Rings to Answer	1 to 9	Sets the number of rings before your product receives a fax. If Receive Mode is set to Auto and an answering machine is connected to the product, make sure this setting is set higher than the number of rings your answering machine is set to answer a call.
Remote Receive	Off	Lets you start receiving faxes using your phone instead of operating the product (if the Receive Mode is set to Auto). When you select On, you must also set a Start Code. If you are using a cordless handset with its base connected to the product, you can start receiving the fax by entering the code using the handset.
	On
	Start Code
Rejection Fax	Various	Lets you automatically reject faxes from blocked numbers, with blank headers, or from unrecognized contacts.
Save/Forward File Format	PDF	Saves or forwards a fax as a PDF file. You can also set a password for opening the PDF or allowing printing and editing permissions.
Save/Forward File Format	TIFF	Saves or forwards a fax as a TIFF file.
Cloud Destination List	Various	Allows user to register up to five addresses at a cloud service recognized by Epson Connect. Received faxes may be forwarded to the selected cloud service. To use this feature, the printer must be registered with Epson Connect.

Basic Settings - Fax