Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MFX-1500 Muratec
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MFX-1500 plain-paper fax mac hine Operating Instructions.
MAI order numbe r: OMMFX1500 Muratec America , Inc. • 6400 Interna tional P arkway , Suite 1500 • Pla no, T e xas 75093-8213 • phone: 972/364-3300 • fax: 972/ 364-3400 • www .
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As an E NERGY S TA R ® pa r tn er , Mur atec Am er ica , In c. has determined t hat this pr oduc t meet s the E NERGY S TA R guid elin es fo r en er gy ef ficiency .
W elcome to y our Muratec fax/copier! W e kno w you want to use your machine now , without f irst having to climb o v er a mountain of jar gon. So we’ v e di vided these instructions into thre e sec tions. • “Getting s tarte d” (see page 1.1) cov e rs only what you abso lutely have to kno w to use your machine immediately .
What’ s in these operating instructions Not e: Each s ectio n als o co ntain s its own (more abbreviated) t able of content s, as well. Getting started Wha t’ s ins ide this sec tion ................................................................
Be yond the basi cs Wha t’ s ins ide this sec tion .................................................................................................... .................................... 2 .1 Get ti ng ev er ythi ng just the w ay you want it .....
Usin g de pa rtme nt c od es ........................................................................................................................................ 2 .4 7 Ente rin g o r mo dif yin g a de pa rtm en t co de ...........................
Getting star ted A quic k and friendly trip thr ough the basics of your Mur atec fax mac hine ..
Getting start ed 1.1 What’ s inside this section A quic k intr oduction to fax in g eneral ................................ 1.1 General precautions .............................................................. 1.2 Make sure it’ s all ou t of the p ac ka ging .
Getting start ed 1.2 General precauti ons • T o av oid serious injury , neve r di sasse mble the mac hine . E xposed po wer points inside t he mac hine ca n cause e lect rical shock if you touc h them. • Never t urn off the powe r swi tc h (or disc onnec t t he pl ug) or rem ove the pape r c asset te dur ing pri nti ng.
Getting start ed 1.3 Make sure it’ s al l out of the pac ka gin g As you unpack your fax ma chine, chec k for the foll o wing items Main unit Document hopper AC power cord Paper tray Telephone line .
Getting start ed 1.4 What are all the par ts? Not e: Don’ t worry if some of the terms used here are unc lear t o you right now , we will e xplain e v erything fully . O nce you’ re more familiar with thes e terms , this page w ill be an e v en handier reference to your fax machine.
Getting start ed 1.5 Rear vie w 1 7 18 19 LINE PHONE1 PHONE2 24 23 20 21 22 17. LINE jack — Where you plug in t he tel ephone li ne cord. (The othe r end of the c ord plugs into a wal l tel ephone ja ck.) 18. PHONE 2 jack — If you connect a se cond tel ephone to your m achine , thi s is where you plug i n the cord.
Getting start ed 1.6 What do the ke ys do? Here is a brief descript ion of t he keys on your fax machi ne and what t hey do, as well a s a look at your m achine ’ s indicat or lights and t heir me anings. 1. ST AMP ligh t — If glo w ing, indic ates the transmission confirma tion stam p feat ure (see page 2.
Getting start ed 1.7 12. BR O ADCAST — Helps you set up t he process of a fax broa dcast (sendi ng the s ame do cu men t to mo r e th an o n e lo cation ) .
Getting start ed 1.8 CODE SPACE ALPHABET CODE 31. One -T ouch Key s — The keys labeled 01-40 (or 41-80 , if you’ re using fliptab B ) offer one-touch dia ling c on venienc e.
Getting start ed 1.9 Setting up Pic k an installation spot bef ore going ahead T o keep your fax mac hine i n perfect working order , the l ocati on should be: • Cle an — Dust b uild-up can da mage your m achine . (How e v e r , do not use a cov er , which ca n promote ov erheati ng! See next item .
Getting start ed 1.10 Remo ving the transpor t screws Y our fax machi ne is shipped with tr ans port scr ews for protecting your fa x mac hine’ s mirror ca rriage during shipping. Importa nt: Be sure that you do not turn the po wer on u n til after you hav e remov ed the transport sc rew s .
Getting start ed 1.11 3. Unpack a new toner cartrid ge f r om its carto n. Then, holding the toner cart ridge with bot h hands, slo wly s hak e it as s ho wn (no te the ar r o ws). CA UTION ! : Do not thro w the to ner car trid g e in to th e f ire; this w ill av oid an y poss i bility o f ig n itio n an d /o r in ju r y .
Getting start ed 1.12 Attac h the paper -handli ng par ts 1. Attach the document tray by inser tin g it in to the ap p ro p riate holes, a s sho wn. 2. Attach the Multipurpose tr ay b y in s erting its tw o pegs at a slightl y upward angle in to the appropria te hole s, as shown.
Getting start ed 1.13 Attac hing a second phone W ant to att ach a se cond phone (ev en a cordle ss model!) to your fax m achine , so they can share t he same phone jac k? No problem.
Getting start ed 1.14 Setti ng f or legal -siz ed pa per Y our fax comes s et fo r letter -sized p aper . T o set it to us e le g al- s ized p aper : 1. Unlock the pin from the upper set of hole s by reachin g in s ide o f th e p ap er cas s ette and p res s in g the nib, as sh o wn.
Getting start ed 1.15 3. Check the f r o nt corn ers of the p ap er stack a nd make sure the y ar e belo w the tabs. 4. Pu s h th e pap er cas s ette back into its o r ig inal ( clo s ed ) po s ition . Y ou ’ ll feel a click w hen it’ s pro p erly in p lace.
Getting start ed 1.16 Plug in and power up 1. Plug one end of t he tel ephone li ne cord int o the LINE jack o n the machine’ s rear s id e. P l ug the ot her end of the cord into a standard te lephone wall j ack, j ust as you would plug in a phone.
Getting start ed 1.17 Adjust the m onitor speaker’ s v olu me Y ou can set the volume of the monitor s peaker , assu ring that on-hook dialing w ill be as loud (or as soft) as you requi re.
Getting start ed 1.18 EasyStar t Y our M ur atec f ax mach in e co mes w ith EasyStart . It gui des you in ent ering the basic setti ngs required for norma l operat ion — so it’ s easy for you to start using your machine quickly . (Of course, you can make other settings later or change thes e setti ngs.
Getting start ed 1.19 5. The di splay now asks w hether you want to se t the c alenda r/cloc k for automatic r ecog n itio n o f d aylig h t s a ving time ( DS T ).
Getting start ed 1.20 14. T o change the set ting, press PR OGRAM once or tw ice until your choice appear s ( her e, w e’ v e ch ang ed th e s ettin g to P uls e mo d e) . Phone Type: Pulse Program/Enter 15. Pre ss ENTER t o sav e the sett ing and cont inue.
Getting start ed 1.21 Sending fax es Some guidelines How big — and sma ll — your page s ca n be While you’ll probably be sending normal-sized documents mos t of the time, you can fax a piece of .
Getting start ed 1.22 2. T o adj ust the co ntr ast set ti ng, pre ss , or CONTRAST . T o light up an ov erly dark docume nt, pre ss . T o darken an ov erly weak docum ent, press . Her e are th e p os s ib le s ettin g s : Set Contrast Light Dark = Light — Lightens up ov erly dark origina ls.
Getting start ed 1.23 Using m emor y transmi ssion Y our fax machin e h as a g r eat memor y ! A n d , becau s e it d o es , it can f inish f ax job s more qui ckly tha n otherwise would be possible .
Getting start ed 1.24 Sending using the ADF 1. If th e machin e is alr ead y in F ax mode, s kip to s tep 2 . If the m achine is in Copy mode, press COPY / FA X t o change to F ax mode. 2. Adjust the doc ument gui des — by sliding ei ther of the m to the left or right — to fit the pa ge(s) you’ll be fa xing.
Getting start ed 1.25 At the e nd of the opera tion, your fax mac hine bee ps and displays: 972-555-2009 ** Complete ** Importa nt: Whene v er you transmit, whether this way or in the numerous w ays we’ll de scribe throughout this manua l, what actua lly appe ars on the top line of the display w ill depend upon ho w the remote fax number is set.
Getting start ed 1.26 8. Pre ss ST ART . Y our machin e w ill s can th e do cu men t into memo r y . Not e: The mo re “s tuf f” (or b la c k cover age , to use the fax term ) your machine “s ees ” on a p age, th e mo re s lo wly the pag e w ill feed through as the fax scans it — es pecially w h en you trans mit in non- mem ory mode.
Getting start ed 1.27 7. If you’ re using the moni tor speaker, skip to step 8. If you’ re using an optiona l handset, hang up (aft er pressing ST AR T ). Not e: What if th e call f ails f o r s ome r eas o n ? S ee “R ed ialing man u ally , ” righ t co lumn .
Getting start ed 1.28 2. T o change the set ting, use the nume ric keypad to e nter the desired numbe r of redia lings. Y ou ma y enter 02 to 15 . In th is e x amp le, w e’ v e en ter ed 03 . Set # Of Redials # (02-15): 03 3. Pre ss ENTER to sa v e the setting .
Getting start ed 1.29 Receiving fax e s So what’ s the bi g deal, an ywa y?!? That may be what you’ re wondering, upon seeing the title abo ve. After all, telling you how to send fa xes is one thi.
Getting start ed 1.30 F ax Ready mode Us e it if : Y ou ha v e your fax ma chine i nstalle d on a “dedi cat ed” li ne (one it doesn’t share with a second phone ). In thi s mode : Y ou r f ax machin e an s w ers each in co ming call af ter a certain numb er o f r ing s (s ee p ag e 2.
Getting start ed 1.31 Making copies One of the be st things about your fa x machi ne is tha t it doubl es as a copy ma chine. This ma kes it ea sy for you to keep copi es of your importa nt docum ents, such a s insurance forms , receipts and letters .
1.32 How to cop y When usi ng the ADF 1. If n ec essa ry , pre ss COPY / FA X t o change to Copy mode. Oth er w is e, pr o ceed to s tep 2 . 2. Prepare t he docume nt just a s you would to send a fax (if nec essary , review page 1.24). Not e: There a re ce rtain t ypes of document s you ne ver should insert i nto your fax ma chine.
Getting start ed 1.33 COPY F AX When usi ng the FBS 1. If n ec essa ry , pre ss COPY / FA X t o change to Copy mode. Oth er w is e, pr o ceed to s tep 2 . 2. Open the book co ver , place your document f ace down on the FBS and align it w ith th e s cale o n the r ig h t.
1.34 3. Pre ss PA P E R S I Z E ? repeatedly u n til the f o llo wing d is p lay app ear s : Copy Ready Num: 1 Tray → Enter 4. Pre ss ENTER . 5. Then, if n eces s ary , press PA P E R S I Z E ? again to s elect a s ame s ize of recording paper you placed document on the ADF or FBS .
Getting start ed 1.35 Copy pr otection W ith such a vers atile copier b uilt right into your fax machine, you might want to make s ur e it d o es n ’ t become too tempting t o some people whose unauthoriz ed copying could deplete your machine’ s s upplies more rapidly .
Be y ond the basics W e’ve cover ed the “musts. ” Now , let’ s e xplor e the goodies..
Be yond the basics 2.1 What’ s inside in this section Gett ing ever ything jus t the way you want it ............................. 2 .2 A utodia ler ........................................................................................ 2.8 It’ s a great phone, too .
Be yond the basics 2.2 Getting e ver ything just the wa y y ou want it The EasyStart feature (see pages 1.18–1.20) guided you through the ba sic s ettings on your machine. In the next few pa ges, we’ll cove r other settings. Sett ing u p for scans You can s et three paramete rs regarding how your machine s cans doc uments for fax ing.
Be yond the basics 2.3 Using CO DE to en ter characters Certain se ttings give you a c hance to e nter some kind of identifying name. You c an do this with the one-touch ke ys, but you may als o use the CODE ke y in combination with other keys to produce a wide variety of characte rs, as we ll as regular lette rs and numbers.
Be yond the basics 2.4 Reduc tion mar gi n Your fax machine’s r eduction mar gin is mea sured in millime ters ( mm ). We’ll define it by explaining how it’s us ed: When a fax me ssa ge enters yo.
Be yond the basics 2.5 3. To change the s etting, use the numeric keypad to en ter the desired number of rings, from one to nine. Here, we’ve chose n four r ings. Set # Of Rings # (1-9): 4 Note : If you enter 0 (zero), the machine will be ep briefly to warn you that it can’t accept that setting.
Be yond the basics 2. 6 Setti ng t he tran smission conf irmatio n stam p You can set your fax machine so that it will automatically place a small stam p mark on the f ron t of each original document that it s ucces sfully scans . Note : This feature is ava ilable only for document through the docume nt feeder.
Be yond the basics 2. 7 Pr inting y our s ettings After you have your machine s et as you want, have it print a s ettings lis t . We recommend this particularly if you’ll be sharing the mac hine with other users, who might change the settings for one reason or another.
Be yond the basics 2.8 A utodialer Your fax machine’s autodialer is one of its mos t versatile features . It stores your most frequently call ed phone and fax numbers for i nstant recall — so you don’t have t o remem ber them.
Be yond the basics 2.9 Conside ring ca ll gr oups As we’ll explain more fully late r, your fax machine can broadcast — send the s ame fax to numerous remote machine s (see “ Broadcasting,” pages 2.18–2.20). As you “ train” your autodialer, you may wish to s et up call groups .
Be yond the basics 2.10 10. The display now shows : 02:Name :Upper _ or 02:Name :Upper S. W. Region Office_ The machine now is prompting you for a name — a Location ID , remembe r? — so you’ll be able to find it easily in the Eas yDial directory (see page 2.
Be yond the basics 2.11 One - touc h fax dialing Now that you’ve stored a one-touch number or two, let’s disc uss the e ase of using one - touch keys to ma ke calls . You’ll probably use one-touch numbers to dial fax, not voice, calls mos t of the time.
Be yond the basics 2.12 4. Pr ess EN TER . T he display s hows: Erase One-Touch Check Program/Enter Impor tant: If you want to quit without erasing the one-touch numbe r you’ve selec ted, press PROGRAM . The fa x will return to step 3. 5. Pr ess EN TER t o er ase the nu mber .
Be yond the basics 2.13 8. The display now s hows either: 005:Alt. No. _ or 005:Alt. No. 9-1-555-789-3556_ You may now enter (or change) an a lternate number, just a s you entered the regular number. This number, too, can be up to 40 characte rs long.
Be yond the basics 2.14 Note : If you make a mistake or want to erase c haracters e ntered in a previous se tting, press CANCE L to e rase leftward. Or, to change jus t one charac ter in the setting, pres s to move the cursor leftward, or to move it rightward, to that characte r and press CANCE L to erase it.
Be yond the basics 2.15 If you specified non-mem ory transm ission ( ADF only): • Your f ax machine dia ls the other fax mac hine. • When the other machine answers , your fax feeds the docume nt through its sca nner, transmitting a s it goes .
Be yond the basics 2.1 6 EasyDial directo ry d ialing The EasyDial directory dialing feature makes your machine’s a utodialer even more like an electronic phone book. E asyDial sorts and displays numbers alphabetical ly accordin g to their Location ID s, s o you can e asily find them and dial the m.
Be yond the basics 2.17 It’ s a great phone , too As you’ve probably guess ed by now, your fax machine is a dandy phone, too! Let’s see just how da ndy by looking briefly at the machine’s telephone features . Impor tant: All of the instructions on this page as sume you ha ve attache d an optional handset to your fax machine .
Be yond the basics 2.18 Br oadcasting The b asics of b r oadcast ing The fastest way to fax one doc ument to multiple recipient s is br oadcasting — and your fax machine has ve ry powerful broadca sting ca pabilities .
Be yond the basics 2.19 Rela y br oad casting and relay br oadcast initiat ion Relay br oadcasting is a powerful function that takes a dvantage of a remote M uratec “hub” fax machine’ s memory to reduce your total communic ation costs .
Be yond the basics 2.20 8. Use the numeric keypad to ente r the day of the month a nd the time when you want to begin initia ting the relay broa dcast. Then pre ss ENTER . 9. Pr ess ST AR T . If, in step 7, you chose an immediate rela y broadcast initia tion, your fax machine will begin dialing the remote “hub” machine .
Be yond the basics 2.21 Dela y e d transmission Take advantage of lower eve ning and weekend long-distanc e rates with delayed transmission . Your fax mac hine can s tore up to 99 delayed trans mission c ommands, each of which you can progr am up to 31 days in advance.
Be yond the basics 2.22 Re vie wing or cance ling dela y ed comma nds If you’ve stored a delayed c ommand in your fax machine, it will hold it in me mory until it ei ther com plet es the co mm and successf ul ly o r r eaches i ts maxi mu m nu mber of red ial attempts (s ee pages 1.
Be yond the basics 2.23 Revie wing o r canceling par t s of a b roadcast You also ca n review or cance l certain numbers within a broadcast: 1. Pr ess REVIEW COMMANDS . Note : If your machine is attempting to pe rform a command now , it will appear on the dis play.
Be yond the basics 2.24 Batc h transmission Broadcas ting (see pa ges 2.18– 2 .20) gets the s ame docume nt to multiple locations , but what about the revers e? Wouldn’t it be nice if you could ju.
Be yond the basics 2.25 10. The display now shows : 3:Name :Upper _ or 3:Name :Upper Bookkeeping_ The machine now is prompting you for a name for this batch box. If you do not wish to enter or change this batch box’s name , skip to step 12. If you do wish to enter or change this batch box’s name, proceed to step 11.
Be yond the basics 2.2 6 Pr inting a li st of y our batc h bo x es You can easily print a l ist of your bat ch boxes. The list incl udes each box’s identifi er number, the Location ID (if any), fa x number and date /time of sta rt. To print the list, pres s PROGRAM , N , 2 , EN TER .
Be yond the basics 2.2 7 Er asing a doc ument store d in a batc h bo x It’s easy to e rase a doc ument stored in a ba tch box set up on your fax mac hine: 1. If the m achin e is in Fax m ode, pr oceed t o step 2. If it is in Copy mode, press COPY / FA X to cha nge to Fax mode.
Be yond the basics 2.28 Special f eatur es Y our fax machine has num erous special feat ures to make your communicat ions easier . W e’ll co v er them here. Cover pag e F or your greater con v enience, your fax machi ne can store a cover page to se n d a t th e be g inning of each o utgo ing fax .
Be yond the basics 2.29 Ente r ing the c o ver p age messag e 1. If the m achine is in Fax mode, proceed to st ep 2. If it is in Copy mode, pr ess COPY / FA X t o change to Fax mode. 2. Press PROGRAM , K , 2, ENTER . 3. No w , use the one-touch keypad to enter a m essage for the cov er page.
Be yond the basics 2.30 Set ting t he r e ports : TCR s and RCR s Y ou can set your fax machi ne to pri nt r eports . There are two different report s: a transmit confirmation r eport ( TCR ) and a r eceive confirmation r eport ( RCR ) .
Be yond the basics 2.31 1. Press REVIEW COMM ANDS twice. T he LC D w ill s ho w: Conf.Report :Off Program/Enter 2. T o change the setting, press PROGRAM . The “On” setting activates automatic printi ng of a confirmati on report, and the “Of f” setting di sable this pr inti ng, for onl y the next transmi ssion.
Be yond the basics 2.32 6. Press COMMUNICA TI ON OPTIONS , ENTER . T he dis p lay w ill sho w : Delayed Enter Time: 15/17:05 7. Us e th e n ume ric k e ypad to en te r the d a te a n d time w he n your machine should perform the delayed dat abase polling.
Be yond the basics 2.33 The othe r s ide of the c oin: be ing polle d Not only can you poll, you also can be poll ed. T o set up a document for regular or database polli ng by another Murat ec or Murata m achine: 1.
Be yond the basics 2.34 In order t hat you may use OneLine + DR D , your phone com pan y must set up your disti nctiv e ring service. When it does, it w ill as sig n a ring pattern , e x pr es se d in time .
Be yond the basics 2.35 Fa x ing / receiv ing fir st, then ta lk ing 1. While your fax machine i s sending or r eceiving the fax, press MON ITOR / CALL . 2. At the remo te fax mach ine, the rin ge r w ill rin g after th at machin e recei v es each page.
Be yond the basics 2.3 6 K eeping thi ngs secur e Y our machine has a number of features t o enhance the security of your fax comm unications. These security feat ures can help you let your priv ate f.
Be yond the basics 2.3 7 Us ing y our fa x m a c hine during op erat ion pr otect ion 1. When you press any ke y on your machine, the display w ill sho w : Operation Protected Enter Passcode :**** 2. Use the numeric keypad to enter t he four-digit passcode (here, we’ ve entered the passcode we set previously; see page 2.
Be yond the basics 2.38 Printing fr om (and turning off) securit y recepti on When security r eception is act iv e, an incoming f ax goes directl y into your fax m achine’ s memory (b ut is not print ed) and li ghts the MEMO RY RECEIVE li ght.
Be yond the basics 2.39 6. The display now sho ws: 5:Name :Upper _ or 5:Name :Upper Bookkeeping_ The machine now is prompti ng you for a name f or this mailbox. F or e xample, you may w ish to n a me it Ernie i f someone named Erni e is going t o be the usual recipi ent of SecureMai l faxed to this m ailbox.
Be yond the basics 2.40 3. Use the numeri c ke ypad to enter a two-di git number indicati ng ho w long, in number of days ( 01-31 ), you want your fax machi ne to keep receiv ed SecureMail documents. This se ttin g af fects all Secur eMail mailboxes set up on your machine .
Be yond the basics 2.41 6. Use the numeri c ke ypad to enter the appr opriate one- digit num ber for t he desired SecureMail m ailbox i n the remote m achine. In t his example, the number is 8 : S Mail Tx S Mail No. 8_ Note : If you make a m istake, press CANCEL to back up, then enter the cor rect one-digit number .
Be yond the basics 2.42 3. Use the numeric keypad to enter t he four-digit passcode. I n our sample here, we’ ve entered 2099 . Set PIN Mode Enter Passcode :2099 Note : If you enter an in valid passcode, t he machine’ s security feature w ill reject the atte mp t a n d ab o rt th e o p era tio n .
Be yond the basics 2.43 Dia ling fr om the n u meri c keypad while using the PIN mask Note : If the PIN mask feat ure is off, you dial normal ly . If y ou’ ve specifi ed “Mode1” — use “star ” power 1. Enter the phone number, then press the * (“star ”) key and enter the PIN .
Be yond the basics 2.44 Setting securi ty tran smissi on Y our fax’ s s ec u rity tr ansmis sio n feature provides e x tra assurance that your documents go where you’ re sendi ng them.
Be yond the basics 2.45 Set ting y our fa x m a c hine to op erate in a c losed net work 1. If the m achine is in Fax mode, proceed to st ep 2. If it is in Copy mode, pr ess COPY / FA X t o change to Fax mode. 2. Press PROGRAM , J , 0 , 9 , ENTER . The display sho w s your fax’ s curr ent se tting: Closed Net.
Be yond the basics 2.4 6 Enter Fax Number 01:_ or Select BlockJunk No. 01:555-2208 If you hav e not ente re d a fa x nu mb e r in to th is slo t in th e lis t, sk ip to ste p 7 .
Be yond the basics 2.4 7 Us ing departm ent code s Y ou can keep t rack of how your machine is used thr ough its depart ment code feature. When the departm ent code setti ng is activated, the machine .
Be yond the basics 2.48 Ac tiv ating (or tur ning off) de pa rtme nt c ode pr otection Im por tant: This featu re w ill work only if you’ v e set the pas scode (see page 2.36) . 1. If the m achine is in Fax mode, proceed to st ep 2. If it is in Copy mode, pr ess COPY / FA X to change t o F ax mode.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.49 F - Code comm unication F-Code: an intr oduction Y our fax machi ne’ s databa se polling (see pages 2.31–2. 32) and Secure Mail (see pages 2.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.50 5. If you change your mind and wish to sel ect a different F-Code box, just use the num eric keypad to e nter t he two-digit number for the desired box before goi ng on to step 6. 6. Pre ss ENTER . If you are creating this F- Code box for the f i rst time, skip to s tep 8.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.51 11. Use the nume ric keypad to ent er exactly th e s u b - add r es s to id entif y this F - Code box. Not e: The sub-address must be uni que to thi s F-Code box; i. e., no other F-Code box in thi s fax machi ne can have the same sub-address.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.52 17. Each b ulletin box has four additional s ettings : • Pr ot ect ed r eception (s ho wn on the display a s “Rx Protect” ) • A utomatic printing (“ Auto P rin t”) • Do cu m en t o verw ritin g (“Overwr it e Doc .
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.53 19. Decide upon, and the n write down, a four-digit passcode ( 0001-9999 ) for this b ulletin box and put it in a safe place. Importa nt: Do not use 0000 a s a passcode. This disarms prote ction for this box. 20. Us e th e n u meric k e ypad to enter th e fo u r -digit pas s cod e fo r th is bulletin box.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.54 Erasi ng an empty F - Code bo x Importa nt: Y ou can er as e only an em pty F-Code box. If a box is holding a ny documents, you must f irst clear each document. If the box is a bulletin box, you can del ete document s (see “Erasing a docume nt stored in a b ulletin box, ” page 2.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.55 Using a b ulletin bo x Storing a doc ument Y our fax machi ne ca n store up to 30 documents (as oppos ed to pages ) in each b ulletin box. The documents can be either recei ved, or scanned, at the machine, which holds the m for polle d sending.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.5 6 Printi ng a store d document Y ou can print — wit hout erasing i t from me mory — a docum ent stored i n an F- Code bulleti n box set up on your fax ma chine. Here’ s how : 1. If th e machin e is in F ax mode, p r oceed to s tep 2 .
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.5 7 8. The dis p lay w ill s ho w: 03:Erase F-Code Doc. File No. _ 9. Use the nume ric keypad to ent er the document ’ s f ile numbe r ( 1–30 ). Not e: T o erase all document s stored in this box, e nter 0 (zero ) . 10. Pre ss ENTER .
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.58 6 Use the nume ric keypad to ent er your F-Code’ s four-digit passcode. Here we’ v e enter ed 2345 : 03:Print F-Code Doc. F-Code Passcode:2345 7 Pre ss ENTER . • If you’ ve entered the correct pass code, your fax machine will print all docume nts in — and then e rase the m from — the mail box.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.59 13. Pre ss COMMUNICA TION OPTIONS , ENTER . The dis p lay w ill s ho w: Delayed Enter Time: 15/17:05 14. Us e th e n u meric k e ypad to enter th e day an d time w h en the tr an s mis si on should begin, then pre ss ENTER .
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.60 Pr ogrammab le one - touc h ke ys The pr ogram mable one-touch keys 73-80 s imp lif y comp le x fax oper atio ns , letting you real ly tap i nto your mac hine’ s pow er . Not e: Programmabl e one-touc h keys 73–80 ar e a vailable o n flip tab B .
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.61 5. Use the nume ric keypad to ent er the number exactly as your machine should dial it, i ncluding what ev er codes your phone system may requi re. The num ber can be up to 40 chara cte rs in length: 80:Fax Number 9-5550629_ Y our dis p lay can s h o w only 2 0 ch ar acters at a time.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.62 5. Use the nume ric keypad to ent er up to 220 fa x numbers — any combi nation of c all groups, ot her one-t ouch keys, speed-dial numbers and numbers you ent er with only t he numeri c keypad. Importa nt: Do not p ress ENTER .
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.63 5. Use the nume ric keypad to ent er the number exactly as your machine should dial it, i ncluding what ev er codes your phone system may requi re. The num ber can be up to 40 chara cte rs in length: 78:Fax Number 9-5558422_ Y our dis p lay can s h o w only 2 0 ch ar acters at a time.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.64 3. If you change your mind and wish to sel ect a different program mable one- touch key , go bac k to step 2 bef or e goi ng on to step 4. 4. Pre ss ENTER . The di spl ay now shows eit her : 77:Fax Number _ or 77:Fax Number 9-5558743 5.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.65 Pr ogramming regular and database polling Not e: To er as e a program mable one-touc h key , refer t o page 2. 70. Not e: F or databas e p o lling to w o r k , thr ee th in.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.6 6 9. There ’ s a choice to make . Instruct your fax to ca rry out this del ayed command in one of the following ways: Option 1: Perform the c ommand once at a certain time on a cer tain day o f the m onth (F or e xample, “ Do this at 5: 05 PM on the 30th.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.6 7 8. The di splay now s ho ws the next programmabl e one-touc h key . If you do not wis h to en ter o r chan g e any other key’ s programming, press STOP to ret urn your machi ne to i ts usual standby mode . If you do wish to ente r or change this key’ s program ming, go ba ck to ste p 3.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.68 12. There ’ s a choice to make . Instruct your fax to ca rry out this del ayed command in one of the following ways: Option 1: Perform the c ommand once at a certain time on a cer tain day o f the m onth (F or e xample, “ Do this at 5: 05 PM on the 30th.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.69 9. Pre ss ENTER . The dis p lay w ill s ho w: Enter Password _ Not e: If you kno w that thi s sub-address does not have a p asswor d, skip to step 11.
B eyo n d th e b as cs 2.70 Erasing a pr ogrammable one - touc h ke y 1. If th e machin e is in F ax mode, p r oceed to s tep 2 . If it is in Copy m ode, pre ss COP Y / FA X to c hange to Fax mode. 2. Change t o the Fax mode then pre ss P ROGRAM , C , 2 , ENTER .
Be yond the basics 2.71 Custom settings Y our fax machi ne is control led by what we call memory swi tche s (also s o metimes called D IP s witc hes , wher e DI P sta nds fo r d ual i n- line p ac kage ). As you can probably gue ss, these are n’ t real, physical switc hes you can fe el with a finger .
Be yond the basics 2.72 Setting scanner wi dth Y our fax accepts or igin al d o cum ents up to 8.5 ″ wide. The fact ory setting c auses your fax to sca n the middle 8.2 ″ of each 8.5 ″ page. Ho w e v e r , if you wish, you ca n increas e th e s can n in g w id th to th e f u ll 8.
J ust in case… Now , her e’ s how to car e for your mac hine . Also, we’ll sugg est pr ocedur es to try in case of tr ouble . F inally , the Glossary will e xplain fax terms you may encounter .
Ju st in case … 3.1 What’ s inside in this section Clearing pape r jam s .............................................................. 3.2 Print quality pr oblems ........................................................... 3.5 Comm unications problem s .
Ju st in case … 3.2 Clearing paper jams W e ha v e designed your fa x machi ne to work reli ably for ye ars. How e v e r , you may occas io na lly e xperience o n e ty p e o r an o th er o f pap er jam. H ere’ s wh at to d o . If a n original docume nt ja ms 1.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.3 If a printout ja ms inside y our ma c hine T o clear a printout (either a receiv ed fax or a copy) jammed ins ide your machine: 1. Op en th e to p co ver . 2. Op en th e p r inter co ver . 3. Remov e the toner a nd drum ca rtridge.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.4 If a printout ja ms inside at a paper cassette’ s side cover 1. Re move t h e multipur p os e tray . 2. Op en th e s ide co ver . 3. Caref ully r emo ve the jammed sh eet(s ) f ro m th e machin e. 4. Clos e th e s ide co ver back in to its n or mal p o s itio n .
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.5 Print quality pr ob lems If your machine’ s printouts (recei v ed fax es or copies ) de v elop quality problems, chec k the foll o wing descriptions and, when you find the one which a ppears to be li ke yours, try the suggested soluti ons.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3. 6 Printouts ha ve irr egularities • The pape r you’ re using may have absorbed moisture, perhaps due e ither t o high humidi ty or water having be en spilled on the paper s upply at s ome point. T oner will not adhere well to pa per at t he loc ation where the pape r has been w et.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3. 7 Comm unications pr ob lems Occas ionally during trans mis s ions , your fax machine will detect a problem w ith the phone line or will encounter so me other trouble in trans mis s ion or reception. When it does, it will alert you w ith an alarm.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.8 What you see on the display What it means/What to do Com m unicat ion Er r or A co mmun icatio n err o r d is ru pted th e r eceptio n or transmi ssion. If you wer e tr ans m ittin g , pr es s ST OP to clear th e err or message and then r e-try the tr ans miss ion.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.9 What you see on the display What it means/What to do Memo ry O verfl ow During transmi ssion (or copying), you tri ed to Ent er Or Can cel enter more pa ges into me mory than your fa x could store .
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.10 What you see on the display What it means/What to do Please S uppl y P ape r The paper cas s ette o r multip le p ap er f eed er tr ay is out of pape r . Add paper to t he cassette and/or the tray . Please Wait Y our fax machin e’ s prin ter is either w ar min g u p or bus y .
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.11 Specif ic err ors Let ’ s quickly summari ze the error code s you may see on an e rror report: Dia ling e r r or s D .0 .1 , D .0.3 , The rem ote unit didn’t respond, the c all could not be D .0 .8 completed o r , STOP was p resse d whi le th e un it was di a li ng.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.12 “Ch ec k Messa g e” printo ut s When a fax cal l goes awry and your machi ne dete cts an e rror , i t produce s an error prin tou t h ead ed b y th e w o r ds “Ch eck M es s ag e”.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.13 Caring f or y our fax mac hine W ith proper installation and a little maintenance, your fax machine should giv e you dependable service for years to come.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.14 5. Op en th e in n er co ver . Importa nt: Y ou m ust hold the c o v er open. It won’ t stay open by itsel f. 6. Us e th e clo th w ith th e ro ller s cleaner to clean th e f ace o f th e roller s . R ot ate the r o llers by hand to a llow cleaning of t he entire r oller s u r face.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.15 Common questions If you hav e a questi on about using your fax m achine , rea d the sect ion that appli es to your part icula r question.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.1 6 Q: Ho w can I b e s ur e my fa x w as r ecei ved? A: Set your machine to print a conf irmation report after each transmis s ion (s ee pages 2.30–2. 31). Q: I don’t want to instal l a dedi cate d phone li ne for my fax m achine .
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.1 7 How y our fax machine w orks The con cept o f h o w a fax machin e w ork s is s imp le. H er e’ s a simp le analo g y . Let’ s say you want to m ail a gift to a friend: • Y ou take the item, wr ap it and sen d it. • Days late r , your friend r eceives the pack ag e, unwr aps it and uses it.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.18 Glossar y This glossary cont ains term s and words you may encounte r when discussing or reading about fax machines and fax communication. Pleas e us e thes e def initions for refere nce only . Of course, al l informa tion is subjec t to cha nge without notice .
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.19 Delay ed comman d T ransmis s ion or p o lling o p eratio n s et b y the u s er to occu r later , automatically , at a pred etermin ed time. G r eat f or r edu cin g cos ts b y mak in g fax calls d u r ing times , such as lat e at ni ght or on weekends, when tele phone costs are low est.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.20 MH Modified Huf fman, t he standa rd ITU - T Group 3 dat a compre ssion method. A one- dime nsional codi ng scheme t hat com presses data i n horizonta l direc tion only .
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.21 Rela y broadcasti ng Lets s o me M u r atec f ax mach in es s tor e a do cu men t in in ter n al memor y , transmit the doc ument t o the me mory of a rem ote “ hub” fax and t hen instruct that uni t to relay (i.e., re-transmit) the document to each fax in a call group in the “hub” unit.
J u s t in c a se . . . 3.22 Consumab les or der sheet When your fa x machi ne needs e ither a new drum cartri dge or a new toner cartrid ge, it w ill pr int a consum ables or der sheet similar to th e illus tratio n at rig h t. Her e is a k e y to the illu s tratio n: 1.
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Appendix and index AI .1 Specifications Ty p e : Multifu nctio n al, p laten- to p facs imile tran s mitter /recei ver an d co pier . Phone line : Normal Public Switc hed T elephone Net work ( PSTN ) or equivalent. Mo dem sp eed: 14,400 bps with fallba ck to 12, 000, 9,600, 7,200, 4, 800 and 2, 400 bps per ITU - T , V .
Appendix and index AI .2 Regulator y inf ormation Unit ed St at es of A merica Federal Com munications Comm issi on ( FCC ) inf o rma tio n Ringer Equi valence N um ber ( RE N ): AC RE N , 3.
Appendix and index AI .3 Inde x A Ac ti vity jou rn a l .................................................................................................................... 2.29 ADF .....................................................................
Appendix and index AI .4 H Ha n d s et (o p tio n al), s u mma ry o f in s ta llio n .......................................................................... 1.12 I Inserti ng pages (for f axing or copying) ..........................................
Appendix and index AI .5 S Sca n n in g w idth ..................................................................................................................... 2.2 Sec ureM ail .....................................................................
Appendix and index AI .6 Limited warranty This warr anty is made by Murat ec Ameri ca, I nc. ( hereaft er ref erred t o as “Murat ec”). This warra nty is v alid only on M urat ec product s purchased and us ed in the Unit ed Stat es of Ameri ca.
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