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Beyond the basics
F-Code: an introduction
The
ITU
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T
, part of the United Nations agency that maintains international telecom-
munications standards (see the Glossary that begins on page 3.17), has now created
a fax industry standard for using sub-addressing and password-based communica-
tions with not only other Muratec fax machines but also other manufacturers’
machines. One name for this standard is F-Code, and that is what we’ll call it in
these instructions and on your machine’s display.
How sub-addressing works: think of a mailroom
If you are new to the concept of sub-addressing, think about how someone receives
mail addressed to a department within that person’s company. For example, mail
for Accounting gets to the mailroom for the entire company. The Mail Department
then routes the mail to Accounting.
That’s the idea behind sub-addressing. Once your fax and another F-Code-compati-
ble fax begin their communication, they exchange special F-Code signals to indicate
just where the fax really should go. It’s as if the sending fax were saying, “Take this
one and deliver it to room 48” and the receiving fax were replying, “48? OK, will do.”
For greater security, you can set up an
ITU
-
T
-compatible sub-address and password
with F-Code, which lets you use secure transmission and polling in communication
with any other fax machine, so long as it, too, uses the F-Code standard from
ITU
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T
.
To use
ITU
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T
sub-addressing and password features, you must create F-Code boxes
in your machine. Your machine can use up to 10 of these boxes. You can store up to
30 documents (not pages) into each F-Code box.
Creating or modifying an F-Code box
The first step to using the F-Code box is to create F-Code boxes in your fax machine.
This procedure also lets you modify existing F-Code boxes.
Important: To erase an F-Code box, see “Erasing an empty F-Code box” (page
2.30).
To create or modify an F-Code box:
1
Keep pen and paper with you as you follow this procedure. As you decide on a
sub-address and enter it (and, if applicable, a password or
I
.
D
. code), write it
down. Remember to write down which box goes with which sub-address (and
passcode, if applicable). When you’ve completed this procedure, keep the
printed record in a safe place.
2
Press
PROGRAM
,
E
, 1,
ENTER
. Depending on whether you already have a name
entered for F-Code box 01, the
LCD
shows:
or
If this is the F-Code box you want to set, skip to step 4. (However, our sample
displays from this point forward will refer to F-Code box 03, rather than F-
Code box 01.)
3
Use the numeric keypad to enter the two-digit number (01-10) of the F-Code
box you want to create or modify. Here, we’ve entered 0, 3 and see either:
or
4
If you change your mind and want to select a different F-Code box, just use
the numeric keypad to enter the correct two-digit F-Code box number before
going on to step 5.
5
Press
ENTER
. Your next move depends on whether you’re creating or modify-
ing the F-Code box:
If creating — skip to step 7.
If modifying — the
LCD
asks you to enter the proper
I
.
D
. code. Proceed to step
6. The
LCD
shows:
6
Use the numeric keypad to enter the proper
I
.
D
. code (not the
ITU
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T
sub-
address and not the
ITU
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T
password) and then press
ENTER
.
Note: If you enter an invalid
I
.
D
. code, the fax machine will reject the
attempt and abort this operation.
03:Set F-Code Box
Enter I.D. Code:****
Select F-Code Box
03:Muratec America
Select F-Code Box
03:No Number Stored
Select F-Code Box
01:NY Branch Office
Select F-Code Box
01:No Number Stored
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F-Code communication