Konica Minolta OKIFAX 5950 Fax Machine User Manual


 
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Konica FAX 99308
“Help and Helpful Hints” in the User’s Guide summarizes the
features and capabilities directly connected to saving money
and time.
“Helpful Hints (T.37)” provides tips that help you use your
T.37 Internet Fax to its fullest.
PSTN Faxing vs. Internet Faxing
PSTN Faxing is fax communication conducted via telephone
lines. You are probably familiar with PSTN faxing. PSTN
Faxing requires telephone numbers and telephone lines.
Internet Faxing is fax communication conducted via the
Internet. It resembles e-mail communications more than it
does PSTN faxing. Internet Faxing requires e-mail addresses,
mail servers, Internet connections, and fax machines capable
of Internet Faxing.
Internet Fax
Internet Fax is a term with several meanings, depending on
context.
Internet Fax can mean
fax communication conducted via the Internet.
a fax machine capable of Internet Faxing.
the document (fax) sent via the Internet.
E-mail Addresses vs. PSTN (Phone) Numbers
You cannot combine e-mail addresses and telephone numbers
in one communication session.
What does this mean?
You can send a fax to several e-mail addresses or several
telephone numbers, but not a combination of e-mail
addresses and telephone numbers.
Status of Server
Internet Faxing is conducted over the Internet via network
servers.
If the servers are down, running slowly, or experiencing other
problems, Internet Faxing will be adversely affected.
Backup / Archive (Network Scan)
You can use your fax machine to create digital versions of
documents you only have in hardcopy form.
To do this, send the document as an Internet Fax to your e-
mail address. When the document is scanned, a TIFF version
of the document is created. By sending it to yourself, you
will have a digital version of the hardcopy document. You
can then use various software packages to work with the
digital (TIFF) version. One possible software package is an
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) package