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Sending Faxes with the Numeric Buttons
This section describes dialing and sending faxes directly using the Numeric buttons.
Caution
It may be possible that faxes will reach unintended recipients due to the misdialing or incorrect registration of fax/telephone numbers. When you send important documents, it is recommended that you send them after speaking on the telephone.
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Press the FAX button.
The Fax standby screen is displayed.
Caution
If you have not set up the machine for sending/receiving faxes yet, the message for setup is displayed on the LCD when you press the FAX button for the first time. When you set up for faxing, follow the procedure according to the instructions on the LCD.
3. Load documents on the platen glass or in the ADF.
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.
4. Adjust the scan contrast and resolution as necessary.
Adjust the scan contrast and resolution following the procedure below.
(1) Press the right Function button.
The TX image quality settings screen is displayed.
(2) Use the 
The following settings are selectable on ScanRes..
-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 (300 x 300 dpi), 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 (200 x 200 dpi). 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 OK button.
The LCD returns to the Fax standby screen.
5. Use the Numeric buttons to dial the recipient's fax/telephone number.
Use the following buttons to dial the recipient's fax/telephone number.
-Numeric buttons:
Enters the number.
-Right Function button:
Enters a space.
-Center Function button:
Deletes the last character you entered.
-Left Function button:
By pressing this button, you can add recipients registered to the coded speed dial.
6. Press the Color button for color transmission, or the Black button for black & white transmission.
The machine starts scanning the document.
Caution
7. Start sending.
The machine scans the document automatically and starts sending the fax.
Caution
to eject document. is displayed on the LCD. By pressing the OK button, the remaining documents are automatically ejected.
The Placing documents (platen) screen appears on the LCD after scanning each sheet of document.
To send the scanned page, press the OK button to start sending it.
Caution
Caution
-⋗ Refer to [ Automatic Redialing ] within this webpage.
-⋗ [ Document Stored in Machine's Memory ]
Resending Faxes (Redialing a Busy Number)
There are two methods of redialing: Automatic redialing and Manual redialing.
If you send a document and the recipient's line is busy, the machine will redial the number after a specified interval.
-⋗ Refer to [ Automatic Redialing ] within this webpage.
You can redial to the recipients dialed using the Numeric buttons.
-⋗ Refer to [ Manual Redialing ] within this webpage.
Caution
It may be possible that faxes will reach unintended recipients due to the misdialing or incorrect registration of fax/telephone numbers. When you send important documents, it is recommended that you send them after speaking on the telephone.
Caution
-⋗ Refer to [ Sending Faxes with the Numeric Buttons ] within this webpage.
You can enable or disable automatic redialing. If you enable automatic redialing, you can specify the maximum number of redial attempts and the length of time the machine waits between redial attempts.
Enable and specify the automatic redialing setting on Auto redial in Advanced FAX settings under FAX settings.
Caution
While automatic redialing, the unsent fax is stored in the machine's memory temporarily until the sending fax is complete. If a power failure occurs or you unplug the power cord before automatic redialing is complete, all faxes stored in the machine's memory are deleted and not sent.
Caution
Follow the procedure below for manual redialing.
1. Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2. Press the FAX button.
The Fax standby screen is displayed.
3. Load documents on the platen glass or in the ADF.
4. Adjust the scan contrast and resolution as necessary.
Caution
For details on how to adjust the scan contrast and resolution, Refer to [ Sending Faxes with the Numeric Buttons ] within this webpage.
5. Press the Redial/Pause button.
The Redial screen is displayed.
6. Use the
7. Press the Color button for color transmission, or the Black button for black & white transmission.
Caution
Color transmission is available only when the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.
Caution
to eject document. is displayed on the LCD. By pressing the OK button, the remaining documents are automatically ejected.