PIXMA MX420 Support

FAQs & troubleshooting

Sending Faxes

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Sending a Fax with the Numeric Buttons
Redialing the Number Dialed with the Numeric Buttons

Sending a Fax with the Numeric Buttons

This section describes dialing and sending faxes directly using the Numeric buttons.

Caution

If you enter or register an incorrect fax/telephone number with the Numeric buttons, the fax will be sent to an unexpected recipient. When sending an important fax, we recommend sending the fax after confirming the recipient's condition.

You need to prepare:

Originals to send.

1. Prepare for sending a fax.

(1) Make sure that the power is turned on.

(2) Press the FAX button.

The fax standby screen will appear.

(3) Load the original in the ADF or on the Platen Glass.

Caution

When sending a double-sided document, load the document on the Platen Glass. Double-sided documents cannot be automatically scanned and sent from the ADF.

2. Adjust the scan resolution and contrast as necessary.

(1) Press the right [ Function ] button to select [ TX image qlty ].

The TX image quality settings screen will appear.

(2) Use the button to select the scan resolution.

[ Standard ]: Suitable for text-only documents.

[ Fine ]: Suitable for fine-print documents.

[ Extra fine ]: Suitable for detailed illustration or fine-print quality documents.

If the recipient's fax machine is not compatible with [ Extra fine ] (300x300dpi), the fax will be sent in the [ Standard ] or [ Fine ] resolution.

[ Photo ]: Suitable for photographs.

Caution

When sending a color fax, documents are always scanned in the same resolution (200x200dpi). The image quality (compression rate) is determined by which scan resolution is selected, except that [ Extra fine ] and [ Photo ] provide the same image quality.

(3) Press the button.

(4) Use the or button to select the scan contrast.

(5) Press the OK button.

The screen will return to the fax standby screen.

3. Send the fax.

(1) Use the Numeric buttons to dial the recipient's fax/telephone number.

The following operations are available.

- Press a Numeric button to enter that number.

- Press the button to enter a space.

- Press the button to delete the last character you entered.

- Press the button to enter "#", and the button to enter " ".

- Press the Redial /Pause button to enter a pause "P".

Caution

If you press the left Function button to select [ Add recipient ], you can add recipients by selecting fax numbers registered to a coded speed dial and/or group dial.

(2) Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending.

The machine starts scanning the original.

Caution

Color sending requires that the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.

Do not open the Document Cover until scanning is completed.

(3) Start sending.

When the document was loaded in the ADF

The machine scans the document automatically and starts sending the fax.

Caution

To cancel sending the fax, press the Stop button, and follow the message on the LCD. If documents remain in the ADF after pressing the Stop button, follow the message and press the OK button. The remaining documents are automatically fed out.

When the original was loaded on the Platen Glass

The message will appear after scanning the original.

To send the scanned page, press the OK button to start sending it.

Caution

To send two or more pages, follow the message to load the next page, and press the Color or Black button. After scanning all pages, press the OK button to start sending.

To cancel sending the fax, press the Stop button.

Caution

When your machine is connected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) system, refer to the operating instructions of the system for details on dialing the recipient's fax/telephone number.

Automatic redialing

When the recipient's line is busy, the machine will redial the number after a specified interval.

Unsent documents

Unsent documents, such as those pending redial, are stored in the machine's memory. They are not stored in the case of a sending error.

Do not disconnect the power plug until all documents are sent. If you disconnect the power plug, all unsent documents stored in the machine's memory are lost.

Redialing the Number Dialed with the Numeric Buttons

1. Prepare for sending a fax.

(1) Make sure that the power is turned on.

(2) Press the FAX button.

The fax standby screen will appear.

(3) Load the original in the ADF or on the Platen Glass.

2. Adjust the scan resolution and contrast as necessary.

See step 2 in [ Sending a Fax with the Numeric Buttons ].

3. Select the recipient to redial.

(1) Press the Redial/Pause button.

The fax/telephone numbers dialed with the Numeric buttons will appear.

Caution

The redial list shows 10 fax/telephone numbers from the latest one.

(2) Use the or button (Scroll Wheel) to select the fax/telephone number to redial.

(3) Press the OK button.

The selected number will appear on the fax sending screen.

4. Send the fax.

(1) Press the Color button for color sending, or the Black button for black & white sending.

The subsequent procedure varies depending on whether to load the original in the ADF or on the Platen Glass.

For details, see (3) of step 3 in [ Sending a Fax with the Numeric Buttons ].

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