Canon FAX-L290 Scanner User Manual


 
9-2 Special Features Chapter 9
Special Dialling
Entering Pauses in a Fax/Telephone Number
You may need to enter pauses in a fax/telephone number in the following situations:
–When you dial or register an overseas number. The length and position of the pause
depends on the telephone system of your country.
–When your FAX is connected to a switchboard. For details, see p. 3-9.
Follow this procedure to enter pauses during regular dialling or when registering a
number for speed dialling:
1 When you come to the step that
Ex:
requires you to enter the fax/telephone
number, use the numeric buttons to
enter the number up to where a pause
is necessary.
If you enter the wrong number, press
Clear, then enter the correct number.
2 Press Redial/Pause to enter a pause.
Ex:
A pause entered within a number (p) is
two seconds* long.
For a longer pause, press Redial/Pause
again for another two-second* pause.
Alternatively, you can change the length
of the pause (1 MID PAUSE SET,
p. 14-6).
3 Continue entering the rest of the fax/
Ex:
telephone number with the numeric
buttons.
If you enter the wrong number, press
Clear and start again from step 1.
4 To enter a pause at the end of the
Ex:
number, press Redial/Pause.
A pause at the end of a number (P) is
fixed to ten seconds.
5 Continue with the operation you are
performing.
TEL= 00p811234P
TEL= 00p811234
TEL= 00P
TEL= 00
*The duration of a pause varies depending on the country.