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Thank you for purchasing this product. This compact machine is ideal for growing
businesses, branch offices, or those users who wish to upgrade to a plain paper
fax machine with a wide range of features.
WHAT DOES A FAX MACHINE DO?
When you write a letter, you normally seal it in an envelope, attach a stamp, and post it in the near-
est letter box. Then in a few days, depending on the postal service, the letter will arrive at its desti-
nation. However, you may not be aware of its arrival until you get a return letter.
A fax machine speeds this process up. After you have written your letter, place it in your fax ma-
chine’s document feeder, dial the destination’s fax number, then press the Start key on your fax ma-
chine’s operation panel.
The fax machine scans your letter, and converts it into a series of black and white dots (the num-
ber of dots there are across the page and down the page depends on the resolution that you se-
lected; refer to the specifications section of this manual for details). This series of dots is
transformed into an electrical signal and sent out over the telephone line to the fax machine at the
destination.
The fax machine at the destination reconstructs your letter from the received signal, and prints it.
The quality of the printed message is not as good as the original, but it is good enough for most
purposes.
If you are worried about whether the message arrived at the destination, you can check the TCR
(Transaction Confirmation Report). When you print this report, you will see the results of the most
recent fax communications made by your machine.
You can use your fax machine to send and receive any type of document, even photographs.
BAD TELEPHONE LINES AFFECT FAX COMMUNICATION
Quick and accurate transmission of fax messages depends
on the condition of the telephone line, If the line condition is
very good, this machine will transmit a letter-size page in 6
seconds. However, if the line is noisy, the speed may be re-
duced significantly, and the data may be damaged.
The symptoms of data loss caused by a noisy telephone
line are seen on the printouts of received messages. An ex-
ample is shown opposite. Note that lines are missing from
the page at the indicated locations. ECM is an effective
countermeasure against this type of error.
The line condition is affected by the weather; thunder-
storms can cause electrical noise on telephone lines. The
operation of the equipment in the telephone exchange,
such as switches, can also cause noise on the line.
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