Section 4 Other Features of this Fax
4-9
F-Code Based Communication
F-Code Based Communication involves fax communication that
includes certain codes (in the form of numbers and symbols), the
base of a protocol that has been adopted for use by other
facsimile manufacturers as well. By using these codes, such
operations as Confidential Communication and Relay
Broadcasting – previously available only between facsimiles that
were both from the same manufacturer – are now becoming
possible between models from different manufacturers.
This fax uses an F-Code Box to transmit documents to, and
receive documents from, another party's fax during an F-Code
Based Communication. In this case, in order to designate the
F-Code Box and password, special codes are used (in this fax
they are called the "subaddress" and "F-Code password",
respectively).
In this way, this fax is able to perform F-Code Based Confidential
Communications, as well as carry out and Relay Broadcasting,
with facsimiles made by other manufacturers and, naturally, with
our own models that have F-Code Based Communication
capabilities.
* In order to perform an F-Code Based Communication, the
other party's fax must have F-Code Based capabilities
specific to the communication you are attempting.
* F-Code Based Communication can be used in combination
with the other various types of fax communication available
in this fax. In addition, if you register, in advance, the
appropriate subaddress and F-Code password under a
speed-dial key, you will not need to enter that information
during the actual transmission or reception procedure. Refer
to the procedures for each type of fax communication and
for the related registration procedures for more detailed
information.
(1) Codes used for F-Code Based
Communication
In this fax there are two codes used for F-Code Based
Communication: a “subaddress” and an “F-Code password”.
● Subaddress
This code must be entered by the transmitting party during an F-Code
Based Confidential Transmission and F-Code Based Relay Broadcast
Transmission. The subaddress is used to designate the desired box
(equal to the F-Code Confidential Box or the F-Code Relay Box, as
appropriate, in this fax) that is registered in the other party's fax.
The acceptable length of the subaddress differs depending on model
and maker of the fax machine and, if the entered numbers do not
match within the parameters of the fax machine that has the shortest
acceptable length, F-Code Based Communication will not be
successful. Consult with the other party and compare the parameters
of both faxes before actually attempting an F-Code Based
Communication. In this fax, the subaddress can be up to 20 digits in
length and can include any combination of the numerals 0 - 9 and the
symbols “*” and “#”.
When attempting an F-Code Based Confidential Communication or
an F-Code Based Relay Broadcast Transmission with another fax of
this same model, the last 4 digits of the subaddress that you enter
must match the 4-digit subaddress that the other party has registered
in their fax.
● F-Code password
This code must also be entered by the transmitting party during an
F-Code Based Confidential Transmission and F-Code Based Relay
Broadcast Transmission. The F-Code password is used to designate
the password of the desired box (equal to the F-Code Confidential
Box or the F-Code Relay Box, as appropriate, in this fax) that is
registered in the other party's fax.
The acceptable length of the F-Code password differs depending on
model and maker of the fax machine and, if the entered numbers do
not match within the parameters of the fax machine that has the
shortest acceptable length, F-Code Based Communication will not be
successful. Consult with the other party and compare the parameters
of both faxes before actually attempting an F-Code Based
Communication. In this fax, the F-Code password can be up to 20
digits in length and can include any combination of the numerals 0 - 9
and the symbols “*” and “#”.
(2) F-Code Boxes
By using codes developed for F-Code based Communication, more
functional fax communications such as Confidential Communication
and Relay Broadcasting are possible with facsimiles made by other
manufacturers. In order to accomplish this, you register in the
memory of your fax, in advance, a memory box and use that box to
transmit documents to, and receive documents from, the other party.
That memory box is called an “F-Code Box” in this handbook and
there are two such boxes in this fax: an “F-Code Confidential Box”
when it is designated for F-Code Based Confidential Communication
and an “F-Code Relay Box” when it is designated for F-Code Based
Relay Communication.
Each F-Code Box is registered with a subaddress and an F-Code
password. The subaddress is used to designate the desired box
(equal to the F-Code Box in this fax) that is registered in the other
party's fax. In this fax, that box is registered as a 4-digit number from
“0000” to “9999”. The F-Code password is used to retrieve the
documents from the box (equal to the F-Code Box in this fax). In this
fax, that password is registered as a 4-digit number that can include
any combination of the numerals 0 - 9 and the symbols “*” and “#”.
* You can register up to 100 F-Code Confidential Boxes and 15 F-
Code Relay Boxes in this fax machine. (Refer to “(1) Registering F-
Code Confidential Boxes” on page 4-10 and “(1) Registering F-Code
Relay Boxes” on page 4-17.)
* If you want to check the information in regard to each F-Code Box,
such as the box numbers and data regarding the existence of
documents in each respective box, print out an F-Code Confidential
Box List or an F-Code Relay Box List, as appropriate. (Refer to
“(5) Printing Out an F-Code Confidential Box List” on page 4-14 and
“(4) Printing Out an F-Code Relay Box List” on page 4-20.)
* If you are going to receive documents into an F-Code Confidential
Box registered in this fax, F-Code Based Confidential
Communication is possible even if the transmitting party does not
enter an F-Code password. In order to receive documents into an
F-Code Relay Box, however, the transmitting party must enter the
appropriate F-Code password.
* If you are going to transmit documents from this fax using the
Bulletin Board function and if you register "0000" as the F-Code
password for that operation, the receiving party will not need to
enter an F-Code password during the actual reception procedure.