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CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com
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Automatically retry sending a fax
Important
Fax is automatically set up to retry three
times at ten minute intervals.
You can set up Fax so it continues to try sending your fax if the receiving fax
machine is busy.
To automatically retry sending a fax:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
2 If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other
Hardware. Click View installed printers or fax printers. The Printers and
Faxes window opens.
-OR-
If your Control Panel is in Classic View, double-click the Printers and Faxes
icon. The Printers and Faxes window opens.
3 Right-click Fax, then click Properties. The Fax Properties dialog box opens.
4 Click the Devices tab, then click Properties. The Modem dialog box opens.
5 Specify the number of retries and the amount of time between retries.
6 Click OK.
Automatically canceling a fax
If your notebook tried to send a fax and failed to connect to a fax machine, you
can automatically cancel a failed fax.
To automatically cancel a failed fax:
1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
2 If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other
Hardware. Click View installed printers or fax printers. The Printers and
Faxes window opens.
-OR-
If your Control Panel is in Classic View, double-click the Printers and Faxes
icon. The Printers and Faxes window opens.
3 Right-click Fax, then click Properties. The Fax Properties dialog box opens.
4 Click the Devices tab, then click Properties. The Modem dialog box opens.
5 Click the Cleanup tab.
6 Click to select the Automatically delete failed faxes after check box and
specify the number of days.
7 Click OK.