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For Fax Advantage assistance, call 1-800-435-7329.
The other party complains that letters on
their received document are distorted or not
clear.
L If your line has special telephone services
such as call waiting, the service may have
been activated during fax transmission.
Connect the unit to a line that does not have
these services.
L The extension telephone on the same line is
off the hook. Hang up the extension
telephone and try again.
L Try copying the document. If the copied
image is clear, there may be something
wrong with the other party’s machine.
The other party complains that smudges or
black lines appear on their received
document.
L The glass or rollers are dirty. Clean them
(page 87).
I cannot send a fax overseas.
L Use the overseas transmission mode of
feature #23 (page 71).
L Add two pauses at the end of the telephone
number or dial manually.
Fax – receiving
I cannot receive documents.
L When you have a single telephone line and
subscribe to a voice mail service, you must
also subscribe to a Distinctive Ring service
(page 49).
I cannot receive documents automatically.
L The receiving mode is set to TEL mode. Set
to TAD/FAX mode or FAX ONLY mode by
pressing {AUTO ANSWER}.
L The time taken to answer the call is too long.
Decrease the number of rings of feature #06
(page 70).
L The greeting message is too long. Shorten
the message (page 54).
The display shows the following, but faxes
are not received.
CONNECTING.....
L The incoming call is not a fax. Change the
receiving mode to TAD/FAX mode or TEL
mode by pressing {AUTO ANSWER}.
A blank sheet is ejected.
L If a blank sheet is ejected after the received
document is printed out, the receiving
reduction rate is not programmed correctly.
Program the proper rate in feature #36 (page
72).
L The other party placed the document in their
fax machine the wrong way. Check with the
other party.
A white line or a smudge appears on your
recording paper.
L The glass or rollers are dirty. Clean them
(page 87).
The printing quality is poor.
Note:
Please do not reuse the ink film!
For best results, use genuine Panasonic
replacement film. Refer to page 7 for further
details.
L The other party sent a faint document. Ask
them to send a clearer copy of the document.
L The thermal head is dirty. Clean it (page 88).
L Some paper has instructions recommending
which side to print on. Try turning the paper
over.
L You may have used paper with a cotton
and/or fiber content that is over 20%, such as
letterhead or resume paper. We recommend
smooth paper such as “Hammermill Jet Print”
for clearer printing.
The other party complains that they cannot
send a document.
L The memory is full of received documents
due to a lack of recording paper or a
recording paper jam. Install paper (page 14)
or clear the jammed paper (page 83).