Muratec F-98 User Manual
Operating Instructions
For Muratec’s F-98 plain-paper fax machines
One-Touch Keys
Press To:
Program A 1 Enter Enter a one-touch key
““2 Enter Erase a one-touch key
““3 Enter Print a list of one-touch keys
Speed-Dial Numbers
Program B 1 Enter Program a speed dial number
““2 Enter Erase a speed dial number
““3 Enter Print a list of speed dial numbers
Programmable One-Touch Keys
Program C 1 Enter Enter a programmable key
““2 Enter Erase a programmable key
““3 Enter Print a list of programmable keys
Polling Documents
Program D 1 Enter Store a polling document
““2 Enter Erase a polling document
““3 Enter Print a polling document
F-Code Features
Program E 1 Enter Set up an F-Code box
““2 Enter Print a list of F-Code boxes
““3 Enter Print an F-Code document
““4 Enter Erase an F-Code box
Delayed Commands
Program F 1 Enter Print a list of delayed commands
““2 Enter Print a document in memory
Activity Journal and Reports
Program G 1 Enter Turn the journal printout on or off
““2 Enter Print a journal of activity
““3 Enter Set up the TCR
Cover Page
Program H 1 Enter Set up a cover page
““2 Enter Enter a cover page
““3 Enter Print a cover page
User Settings
Press To:
Program J 01 Enter Review / change your fax settings
““02 Enter Print your fax settings
““03 Enter Review / change your copy settings
““04 Enter Set paper size
““05 Enter Set the dialing pause
““06 Enter Set # of rings before auto answer
““07 Enter Set the redial
““08 Enter Select ECM mode
““09 Enter Set a passcode
““10 Enter Create a Closed network
““11 Enter Block junk fax
““12 Enter Set service mode
““13 Enter Select memory transmission
““14 Enter Set silent mode
““15 Enter Protect passcode
““16 Enter Set operation protection
““17 Enter Set PIN mode
““18 Enter Set DRD operation
““19 Enter Select stamp operation
““20 Enter Reset drum life
““21 Enter Print Caller ID
““22 Enter Print settings
Security Operations
Program K 1 Enter Set security reception
““2 Enter Print memory reception document
PC-to-Fax Operations
Program L 1 Enter Begin a PC-to-Fax scan
““2 Enter Set RS-232C
(PC-to-fax functions require optional serial cable and software. See inside for details.)
MML item number: D81-90020-60
109801
OMF98 Operating Instructions
Muratec F-98 Quick Reference Guide
Welcome …
As an ENERGY STAR®partner, Muratec America, Inc.,
has determined that this product meets
the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.
Copyright © 1998 by Muratec America, Inc.; all rights reserved.
Muratec, the Muratec logo and all Muratec fax product names contained herein are trademarks of Muratec America, Inc.
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NERGYSTAR
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This manual and any updates to it can be found online at
www.muratec.com
Go to the “Products” section of this site, then click on “F-98”
We know you want to use your machine now, without first having to
climb over a mountain of jargon.
So we’ve divided these instructions into three sections.
•
“Getting started” (see page 1.1) covers only what you absolutely
have to know to use your machine immediately.
•
“Beyond the basics” (see page 2.1) provides more details. When
you have time, look through it to learn more about your machine’s
many features, as well as fax in general.
•
Finally, “Just in case … ” (see page 3.1) will help you decide what
to do if you ever have a problem with your machine. It also tells
you how to give your machine the kind of easy, sensible care that
should help keep troubles to a minimum.
The next two pages show the entire contents of these instructions.
Skim through them now if you’d like (they’ll prove more helpful as
time passes), or just go on past them to “Getting started” and, well,
get started!
And thanks for choosing Muratec.
Find your serial number and write it down
Before you go any further, please note that
your machine’s serial number is located on the
bar code label as shown on the drawing at
right. It’s probably a good idea for you to copy
this down before you set up your machine.
Use the blank at the bottom of this column.
Note: The IClabel and IDlabel, required by
government regulations, do not contain serial number information.
Close up, the bar code label looks something like this:
Important: This is not the exact number which appears on your machine’s label.
This is only gives you an idea of how your label will look.
Now, please copy down your machine’s serial number below for future reference,
and note the machine’s model number:
My machine’s serial number: ________________________________________
My machine’s model number: F-98
IC and ID
label
Bar cord
label
Laser printer
label
Welcome to your Muratec fax machine!
What’s in these operating instructions
Note: Each section also contains its own (more abbreviated) table of contents, as well.
Getting started
What’s inside this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
A quick introduction to fax in general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
Make sure it’s all out of the packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
What are all the parts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
What do the keys do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4
You’re in control! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5
Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6
Pick an installation spot before going ahead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6
Powerful tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6
Install the printing supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6
When you install a new drum cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7
Loading paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7
Attach the paper-handling parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8
Plug in and power up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8
Setting the paper size for the multipurpose tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8
Adjust the monitor speaker’s volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8
Attaching a second phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9
Attaching an optional handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.9
EasyStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10
Clearing settings before beginning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10
What do you want to do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10
Using EasyStart to enter initial settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10
Sending faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12
Some guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12
Adjusting the machine for larger documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13
How to insert a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13
Using memory transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.13
Sending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.14
Sending a fax with on-hook dialing or a handset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.15
If the call doesn’t go through — redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.15
An introduction to Review Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.16
Receiving faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17
Different ways to get the job done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17
Tel Ready mode — when Auto Answer is off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17
Fax Ready mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.18
When the paper runs out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.18
Making copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.19
Beyond the basics
What’s inside this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1
Getting everything just the way you want it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2
Setting up for scans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2
Using
CODE
to enter characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3
Making settings for printing faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3
Making settings for copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4
Setting the number of rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5
Setting
ECM
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.5
Setting silent mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6
Setting the transmission confirmation stamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Printing your settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Printing a program list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Autodialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8
Autodialer basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8
Using one-touch numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9
Using speed-dial numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.11
EasyDial directory dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.14
It’s a great phone, too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
Redial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
You can EasyDial regular phone calls, too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
On-hook dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
Changing the dialing type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
Dialing in the event of a power failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
Broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.16
The basics of broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.16
Delayed broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.16
Relay broadcasting and relay broadcast initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.17
Delayed transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.19
Setting up a delayed transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.19
Reviewing or cancelling delayed commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
Printing a delayed command list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
Printing a stored document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.20
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.21
Cover page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.21
Managing your fax with its journal and reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.22
Polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23
OneLine + distinctive ring detection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.24
Call request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25
Caller-ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.26
F-Code communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.28
F-Code: an introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.28
Creating or modifying a F-Code box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.28
Erasing an empty F-Code box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.30
Printing a list of your F-Code boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.31
Printing a document you receive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.31
F-Code transmission and polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.32
Programmable one-touch keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34
Using the power of programmable one-touch keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34
Programming a delayed transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34
Programming a broadcast / group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35
Programming a relay broadcast initiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.36
Programming regular polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.37
Programming F-Code transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.38
Programming a F-Code polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.39
Programmable one-touch fax dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.41
Erasing a programmable one-touch key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.41
Printing a list of your programmable one-touch keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.41
PC-FAX
connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.42
Requirements for your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.42
Making PC-
FAX
connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.42
Entering the RS-232Csettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.43
Using your fax’s new PCconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.43
Keeping things secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45
The key to it all — the passcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45
Locking up tight — operation protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45
Print it later, when it’s safe — security reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.46
Masking the
PIN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.47
Setting for use with a closed network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.49
Setting Block Junk Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.49
Just in case …
What’s inside this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
We’re online to help you! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1
Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
If an original document jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
If a printout jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2
Print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4
Figuring out communications problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6
LCD
error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8
Caring for your fax machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11
Cleaning tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11
Keep the air vents clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11
Corrective cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12
Common questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13
We’re online to help you! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13
General questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13
Sending faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.13
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.14
Receiving faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15
Polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15
How your fax machine works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16
Appendix and index
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AI
.1
Regulatory information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AI
.2
United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AI
.2
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AI
.2
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AI
.3
Limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AI
.6
Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AI
.7
Getting started
A quick and friendly trip
through the basics
of your Muratec fax machine
1.1
Getting started
A quick introduction to fax in general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1
Make sure it’s all out of the packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
What are all the parts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
What do the keys do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.4
Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6
EasyStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.10
Sending faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.12
Receiving faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.17
Making copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.19
A quick introduction to fax in general
What’s a fax document?
Simply put, a fax document is anything a fax user wants to fax to someone else. It
can be just one page or as many pages as you need. That’s up to you. It can be text,
a photograph or even your child’s latest drawing!
What’s a fax number?
Because your fax operates on standard phone lines, a fax number is just a regular
phone number. And, because your fax is also a high-quality, full-featured telephone,
your fax number can be your regular phone number — just add an optional handset
to your fax. Or you can dedicate a phone number to your fax, letting you use one
number just for ordinary voice calls and one just for fax.
What are resolution and grayscale?
Just as cars are measured by engine size, and stereo systems are measured by
watts per channel, so fax machines are measured by resolution and grayscale.
Resolution refers to the sharpness of a fax transmission. It’s expressed in lines per
inch (lpi). An international agency has defined three specific levels of resolution:
• Normal (203 × 98 vertical lpi)
• Fine (203 × 196 lpi)
• Superfine (203 × 392 lpi).
Similarly, one can judge a fax transmission by its number of grayscale levels, or
shades of gray — really, halftones such as you might see in a newspaper photo. It’s
likely most of your fax documents will be dark text on white paper. However, when
you want to send photographs and other shaded items, you can set your fax
machine to transmit in 64-level grayscale.
So why not always set your fax machine for superfine,
or for grayscale?
Because these settings make your machine send more information, making transmissions last longer and (on long-distance calls) driving up your phone bills. That’s
why, as you’ll see, we’ve made it easy for you to set your fax machine for the most
efficient, and truest, transmission of the types of documents you send!
What’s inside this section
The drawing, below, shows what should be included in the packaging:
1
Fax machine
6
Telephone line cord
2
Document hopper7Ferrite core
3
Paper hopper
8
Toner cartridge
4
Document tray
9
Drum cartridge
5
AC
power cord
10
Operating manual (this one)
Be sure to save the box (or boxes) and packing materials for reshipment.
Note: Don’t worry if some of the terms used here are unclear to you right now.
We’ll explain everything fully. Once you’re more familiar with these terms,
this page will be an even handier reference to your fax machine.
1
Control panel — The keys you use to operate your machine. (See page 1.4
for more details.)
2
Liquid crystal display (
LCD
) — The display (2-line × 20-character) which
shows the machine’s status and lets you see what you’re entering during various operations. (If the
LCD
is blank, the machine is off.)
3
Printer cover release — Push this to open the printer cover.
4
Printer cover — Opens to provide access for changing the toner and drum
cartridges (or, occasionally, fixing printout jams).
5
Printed document exit — Where the printout (fax or copy) emerges.
6
Paper hopper — Holds up the printout (fax or copy) after it emerges.
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
7
1.2
Getting started
Make sure it’s all out
of the packaging
What are all the parts?
7
Scanner cover release — Pull up on this to open the scanner cover.
8
Scanner cover — Open this (by using the scanner cover release) to provide
access to the original document (what you put into the machine for faxing or
copying) during occasional jams.
9
Document feeder — The slot into which you place your original document
for faxing or copying. It holds up to 30 sheets.
10
Document guides — You can move these to adjust for the width of the origi-
nal document so it will feed properly into the machine.
11
Document hopper — Supports the original document for straighter feeding
into the machine. (You can flip it shut if there’s no original document loaded.)
12
Document tray — Supports documents discharged from the original docu-
ment exit.
13
Original document exit — Where the original document comes out.
14
Multipurpose tray — Where you put the recording paper. Holds up to 150
sheets, either letter- or legal-sized. (The optional paper cassette holds up to
500 letter-sized sheets.)
15
AC
power switch — Turns your fax machine on and off.
16
AC
power jack — Where you plug in the ACpower cord.
17
HANDSET
jack — Where you plug in the optional handset.
18
EXT. TEL
jack — If you connect a second telephone to your machine, this is
where you plug in the cord.
19
LINE
jack — Where you plug in the telephone line cord. (The other end of the
cord plugs into a wall telephone jack.)
1.3
Getting started
Here’s a brief description of the keys on your fax machine and what they do, as well
as a look at your machine’s indicator lights and their meanings.
Important: Some of the functions we’ll mention here are covered in the “Beyond
the Basics” section.
1
MEMORY RECEIVE
light — If glowing, indicates your fax machine is receiving
an incoming fax document into the machine’s electronic memory.
2
COMMUNICATION
light — If glowing, advises you the fax machine is communi-
cating with another machine.
3
ALARM
light — If glowing, indicates a problem has occurred during fax com-
munication, printing or scanning. (It’s also accompanied by several beeps
immediately after the problem occurs.) The light stays lit until the machine
prints a Check Message report.
4
AUTO ANSWER
— Selects which mode your fax machine uses to handle incoming calls: answering automatically as a fax machine (auto-answer mode) or
waiting for the user to pick up an optional, connected handset (manual-
answer mode). The
AUTO ANSWER
light next to this key will glow when
auto-answer mode is the current choice.
5
MEMORY TRANSMIT
— Selects which transmission mode your fax machine uses,
whether from memory or from the document feeder. If the
MEMORY TRANSMIT
light next to this key is glowing, your machine will scan documents into memory before trying to send them. Otherwise, your fax machine will send
straight from the feeder, which is slower and also prevents others in your
office from using the fax until your communication is absolutely complete.
6
REVIEW COMMANDS
— Push this to review pending fax commands, view a brief
description of delayed commands.
7
PC-CONNECT
light — Glows when your fax machine is ready to communicate
using the PC-
FAX
feature (see page 2.42).
8
HOLD/DIALING OPTIONS
— Either places a call on hold or takes it off hold. It
also produces a special character during dialing and inserts special symbols
into telephone numbers (see page 2.8).
9
SPEED DIAL/TEL INDEX
— Starts a speed-dialing operation, which you finish by
pushing three of the keys on the numeric keypad. Also displays one-touch and
speed-dial entries sorted alphanumerically, as in a telephone directory.
10
REDIAL/PAUSE
— Redials the last number you dialed. In certain operations, it
also produces a special pause character which can be useful during the dialing of long-distance numbers.
11
Numeric keypad — Just like the numeric keys on a regular tone-dialing
phone. In addition to dialing phone and fax numbers, they also enter numbers when you’re making certain settings.
12
One-touch keys — The keys labeled A–Zand U1–U4 offer one-touch dialing
convenience. You also can use the keys labeled
P1–P
6 for programmable func-
tions: this lets you teach your machine an advanced multi-step function just
once, then recall the function at any time by pressing one of these keys.
Finally, you can use these keys to type in letters and symbols for your user
settings.
1.4
Getting started
What do the keys do?
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13
START
— Begins a manual fax transmission or reception.
14
COPY
— Press this key to make one copy, or multiple copies of a document.
15
STOP
— An all-purpose “Whoa!” key. Stops the current operation, ejects a doc-
ument from the document feeder and cancels alarms.
16
FLASH
— Lets you quickly disconnect a call and go right to the next one with-
out having to hang up the handset.
17
STAMP
— Press this key to set the machine to stamp each page of the original
document automatically when the machine transmits it. The
STAMP
light
next to this key glows when this operation is activated.
18
REPORT
— Press this key to turn on (or off) the confirmation report feature for
the next fax transmission. If the
REPORT
light next to this key is glowing,
your machine will print the confirmation report for the next fax transmission
only. Otherwise, your machine will disable the printing.
19
ENTER
— Much as
STOP
is a “Whoa!” key,
ENTER
is a “Go!” key. It confirms
user settings, begins operations and moves through command levels.
20
CANCEL
— Press this key to delete characters on the
LCD
and cancel com-
mands you have entered into the machine.
21
— The right arrow button scrolls (moves) through features and command
options displayed on the
LCD
.
22
MONITOR/CALL
— During on-hook dialing, it turns the monitor speaker off or
on. When it’s on, it allows you to hear the call you’re making. When using this
feature, you can only hear the communication taking place. You cannot be
heard unless you are using a handset (optional). When you’re sending a fax,
this key also activates the call request feature.
23
— The left arrow button scrolls through features and command options
displayed on the
LCD
.
24
COM-OPTIONS
— Chooses from among five fax options: delayed transmission,
relay broadcast, polling, F-code transmission or F-code polling.
25
PROGRAM
— Any function can be started by first pressing this key and then
entering the function number.
26
BROADCAST
— Helps you send a broadcast fax (sending the same document to
more than one location).
27
CONTRAST
— When a document is in the document feeder, press this key to
toggle among normal, dark or light contrast settings.
28
RESOLUTION
— When a document is in the document feeder, press this key to
toggle among the three resolution modes and the halftone (grayscale) mode.
You’re in control!
We’ve worked hard to make sure your fax machine is easy for you to use. Let’s make
sure there’s no confusion about how to operate it. Below are simple operating tips:
To press: 0 (zero), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, # or *
Use: The numeric keypad.
Tip: At no other time within this manual will we refer to the letters printed
below the numeric keys and their uses (such as accessing abc by pressing
the 2 key.) These letters are there only for your convenience in using your
fax machine as a telephone.
To press:A, B, C, Dor any other letter key
Use: The one-touch key by that name.
Tip: Please don’t confuse the zero (0) with the letter O.
Here’s an example. If we say “press
PROGRAM
, 7,
ENTER
, 0, 8,
ENTER
” …
… you’d press
PROGRAM
… then 7
… then
ENTER
… then 0 (the numeric key zero)
… then 8
… and then, finally
ENTER
Important: Although our example above includes commas, do not enter them into
the fax machine. Those characters appear in our instructions to separate one number from the other, and are not intended for actual entry
by using your control panel.
There is a function (broadcasting) which requires the entry of
commas, but there is a special way to enter them. We will explain this
process when the time comes.
1.5
Getting started
1.6
Getting started
Pick an installation spot before going ahead
Where should you install your fax machine? The location should be:
• Clean — Dust buildup can damage your machine. (Still, do not use a cover! See
next item.)
• In the open — Allow at least 12″ of clearance around your machine. Be sure
that you never cover the machine. Its vents must be able to “breathe.”
• Away from direct sunlight — This helps avoid overheating.
• Dry — Avoid any location where splatters or sprays (such as from a water foun-
tain) could reach your fax machine.
• Level, and vibration-free.
• Near a phone jack — Your fax machine uses a standard (“modular”) telephone
jack, also known as an RJ-11.
• Near an ACpower outlet — The ACpower cord is about 5′ long when stretched
to its limit (and that’s not the way to handle a power cord).
Speaking of which …
Powerful tips
• Use a standard three-pronged 120
VAC
outlet.
• Make sure the outlet isn’t controlled by a wall switch.
If it is, you’ll risk inadvertent shutoffs of your machine, causing
you to lose fax messages.
• Don’t use an outlet which also is supplying power to a
large appliance, such a refrigerator or air conditioner.
Such high-consumption appliances can cause “draw-downs”
(temporary drops in the power available for other equipment on
the circuit) which could damage your fax machine.
• Use an electrical surge suppressor, preferably one which guards both tele-
phone and electrical lines. This device helps to shield your fax machine from
damaging high-voltage electrical surges.
Voltage requirements: 120
VAC
± 10 %, 50–60 Hz
Power consumption: Standby Transmission Reception Copying Maximum
12
W
37
W
373
W
372
W
396
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Install the printing supplies
Your fax machine prints incoming faxes and copies with a laser print engine. The
engine requires two types of printing supplies (sometimes also called consumables):
• The drum cartridge — It yields 20,000 normal letter-sized printouts (see “Specifications,” page AI.1). By “normal,” we’re referring to the amount of text and/or
graphics on each page. This is based on an industry-standard test document.
• The toner cartridge — It yields 5,500 “normal”, letter-sized printouts (see
“Specifications,” page AI.1).
Note: The toner cartridge included with your machine is a starter cartridge which
yields 3,600 printouts (see “Specifications,” page AI.1). Please purchase
regular, full-yield toner cartridges from your authorized Muratec dealer.
Here’s how to install these supplies.
1
Swing open the printer
cover by pressing the
printer cover release.
2
Unpack the drum cartridge from its box.
Important: Shield the drum cartridge from light, especially strong
light. Later, if you have to remove the cartridge from the fax,
immediately wrap it in a thick cloth to protect it from light.
3
Put the drum cartridge into the printer
by aligning the cartridge’s protrusions
with the slits inside the printer frame.
Important: You must also reset the
drum counter. See “When
you install a new drum
cartridge …” (page 1.7).
Setting up
4
Unpack the toner cartridge from its carton.
Then, holding the toner cartridge with both
hands, shake it well as shown (note the arrows).
5
Install the toner cartridge in the printer, making sure that the cartridge’s
four pins (two each at the front and rear sides) fit in the slits inside the
printer frame.
6
Swing the printer cover back down. Push
down on a portion of the cover to lock the
cover into its normal position.
Note: The fax machine will not work if the
cover isn’t closed properly.
When you install a new drum cartridge
Important: Use this setting only when you are installing a new drum cartridge.
Your fax machine keeps track of how many pages go through the drum cartridge to
let you know when the drum needs to be replaced. So, whenever you install a new
drum cartridge, you must “notify” the machine by resetting the drum counter.
(Before resetting it the very first time, you’ll have to finish installing the machine
and then turn it on [see page 1.8].) Here’s how to reset the drum counter:
1
Press
PROGRAM, J
, 2, 0. The
LCD
will show:
2
Press
ENTER
to reset the drum counter.
Loading paper
Your fax machine can hold up to 150 sheets of plain paper in the multipurpose tray,
and your machine will use it to print received faxes and make copies. You can also
attach an optional paper cassette, which holds up to 500 additional sheets of plain
paper. Contact your authorized Muratec dealer for more information on the optional
paper cassette.
The following instructions tell you how to load the paper correctly, which will help
to prevent paper jams and other problems.
Loading the multipurpose tray
You may use either letter- or legal-sized paper in the multipurpose tray, but not
both at the same time. Do not mix paper sizes in one tray.
1
Adjust the multipurpose tray for the
length of paper you plan to load. Pull
slightly upward on the paper-length
guide in the tray, then slide the
guide to the slot (either
LTR
or
LGL
)
for the paper size you’ll be loading.
Important: You must set your
machine to recognize
the size of paper
you’ve loaded (see
page 1.8 for details).
2
Slightly “fan” the paper you will be loading, to help ensure smooth feeding.
3
Insert up to 150 sheets of paper into the tray. Make sure the paper-length
guide and the paper width guide now fit against the paper’s edges.
Important: To avoid paper jams, do not refill this tray without first remov-
ing all of the paper in it. Do not add sheets to an already-loaded
stack.
J20 Reset Drum Life
Program/Enter
1.7
Getting started
Paper-width guide
Paper-length guide
Attach the paper-handling parts
1
Attach the document
tray by inserting it
into the appropriate
holes, as shown.
2
Attach the paper hopper into the
appropriate hole, as shown. Press
gently until the hopper won’t go
in any farther.
3
Attach the document hopper by
inserting its two pegs at a slightly
upward angle into the appropriate holes, as shown.
Plug in and power up
1
Plug one end of the telephone line
cord into the
LINE
jack on the
machine’s rear side. Plug the other
end of the cord into a standard telephone wall jack, just as you would
plug in a phone.
Note: If you have purchased an
optional handset, do not confuse its curled handset cord with the
uncurled telephone line cord.
Note: We’ll get to the
HANDSET
and
EXT.TEL
jacks shortly (see page 1.9).
2
Plug the non-pronged end of the ACpower cord
into the ACpower cord jack on the left side of the
machine (as viewed from the machine’s front).
3
Plug the pronged end of the ACpower cord into a 120
VAC
electrical outlet
(preferably on a surge suppressor, as mentioned on page 1.6).
4
Use the ACpower switch to turn on your
machine. The markings are international
standards: I means on, O means off.
Setting the paper size for the multipurpose tray
The multipurpose tray can hold either letter- or legal-sized paper for your machine.
All you have to do is tell the machine which size the tray is using.
Important: If you use a different size from the size you set here, the machine
won’t print. Be sure to change this setting whenever you load another
paper size.
Note: The optional paper cassette uses only letter-sized paper.
1
Press
PROGRAM, J
, 0, 4,
ENTER
. The
LCD
shows the tray’s current setting:
If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 3.
Otherwise, proceed to step 2.
2
To change the setting, press
PROGRAM
once or twice until your chosen paper
size appears. In this example, we’ve chosen legal-sized paper:
3
Press
ENTER
to save the setting.
Adjust the monitor speaker’s volume
You can set the volume of the monitor speaker, assuring that on-hook dialing will
be as loud (or as soft) as you require.
1
Press
MONITOR/CALL
on the control panel. You now should hear a dial tone,
and the display will show:
Important: If you don’t hear a dial tone, make sure your fax machine is
plugged into a working phone line.
** Tel Mode **
_
Paper Size: Legal
Program/Enter
Paper Size: Letter
Program/Enter
Paper hopper
Document
hopper
1.8
Getting started
1.9
Getting started
2
If the volume you hear is satisfactory, skip to step 4. Otherwise, go on to step 3.
3
Adjust the volume as you like:
To turn the volume up, press . To turn the volume down, press . The display, or
LCD
, indicates the volume. Here are the possible settings:
= Loudest setting.
= Medium setting.
= Low setting.
4
Press
MONITOR/CALL
again to hang up.
Attaching a second phone
Want to attach a second phone (even a cordless model!) to your fax machine, so they
can share the same phone jack? No problem.
Before we go further, let’s explain the idea. You’re plugging the second phone’s
phone line into your fax machine’s
EXT. TEL
jack, not the wall phone jack. In such a
setup, only your fax machine connects to the wall. The second phone receives phone
signals through your fax machine.
Now, let’s proceed …
1
If your second phone is already plugged into a wall phone jack, disconnect it
from that jack, at the jack. Hold onto the phone plug; you’ll need it in step 2.
Note: If your telephone is a model which also requires
AC
power, as is true
for the base of a cordless phone, don’t unplug it from its ACpower
jack!
2
Using the plug mentioned in
step 1, plug the phone cable
from your second phone into
the
EXT.TEL
jack on the rear of
your fax machine.
For information on how to use a connected second phone with your fax machine, see
“Receiving faxes,” beginning on page 1.17.
Attaching an optional handset
If you purchase an optional handset for your fax machine, it comes with installation
instructions. However, here is a summary of how to attach the handset.
Important: Do not connect the handset directly to a telephone wall jack. Connect
the handset only to your fax machine as the instructions describe.
1
Using a small Phillips-head screwdriver, attach the handset cradle to the side
of your fax machine using the screws included with the cradle.
2
Plug one end of the handset cord (it’s curled) into the
HANDSET
jack on the rear of your fax machine.
3
Plug the other end of the handset cord into the jack on the handset. If connected to a phone line, your fax machine is now “off-hook.”
Note: The handset has a small “flash” button which you can press while
holding the handset, putting the fax machine back “on-hook” until you
can hang up the handset properly in step 4.
4
Place the telephone handset onto the handset cradle. The cradle will press
the handset’s “flash” button, hanging up the handset.
Installation complete!
Now, see how our EasyStart feature will have
you up and running within minutes.
** Tel Mode **
Volume:
■■
** Tel Mode **
Volume:
■■■■
** Tel Mode **
Volume:
■■■■■■
1.10
Getting started
Your Muratec fax machine comes with EasyStart. It guides you in entering the
bare-bones settings required for normal operation — so it’s easy for you to start
using your machine quickly. (You can enter other settings later or change settings.
We’ll explain in “Beyond the basics,” beginning on page 2.1.)
Important: At the end of EasyStart, your machine will print a list of its settings.
So first, please be sure you’ve correctly installed your machine and
loaded recording paper into it (see “Setting up,” beginning on page 1.6).
Clearing settings before beginning
Before using EasyStart, clear your machine’s built-in user data memory, which
stores settings. This insures the memory will hold only your settings.
Important: After you use EasyStart, please do not clear the memory again unless
an authorized technician asks you to do so.
To clear the machine’s memory:
1
Press
PROGRAM
, *, 2. The
LCD
now asks whether you’re sure about clearing
the memory:
Note: If you don’t want to proceed, just press
PROGRAM
.
2
If you are sure, press
ENTER
to complete the process by cancelling the existing
user data memory settings.
What do you want to do?
EasyStart will want you to enter a little information, so first, please determine the
following before you begin:
1
The type of dialing your telephone system requires — You may select
either tone or pulse (rotary) dialing.
2
The name and fax number you want to appear on your faxes —
Every fax page you send will arrive at the receiving machine with a single
line of text at the very top of the page. Among other things, this text will list a
name and a fax number. The name must not be longer than 22 characters.
Note: Incidentally, the fax industry term for this text is Transmit Terminal
Identifier (
TTI
). (Another term, Subscriber ID, refers to just the fax
number in the
TTI
.)
Using EasyStart to enter initial settings
Important: Be sure your fax machine has paper before you begin EasyStart, since
this feature can print a list of settings at the conclusion.
Important: If you press
STOP
during EasyStart, your fax machine will return to
standby mode (its normal condition) but will retain what settings you
saved by pressing
ENTER
as described in these instructions.
1
Press
PROGRAM, I, ENTER
.
The
LCD
will display the current setting of the fax’s built-in calendar/clock,
with a cursor appearing under the first digit.
2
Use the numeric keypad to enter the correct date and time, using a
YYMMDD
format for the date and 24-hour (“military”) format for the time. For instance,
to set 8:30 PMon December 11, 1998, press 9 8 12 1 1 2 0 3 0, which results in:
Note: Your fax machine automatically inserts the spaces and date-slash. All
you have to do is enter the digits.
To change only one digit, press to move the cursor leftward, or to move it
rightward, to that digit. Then, enter the correct digit.
3
Press
ENTER
to save the clock setting and continue EasyStart.
Enter Time
’98 12/11 20:30
Enter Time
’99 01/01 00:00
Clear User Settings
Check Program/Enter
EasyStart
1.11
Getting started
4
The
LCD
now asks you to enter your fax number as you want it to appear on
other fax machines’ displays or printouts. The fax industry term for this number is Subscriber ID.
5
Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired number. To put in a dash for
easier reading, as shown here, press
HOLD/DIALING OPTIONS
once. The number
may contain up to 20 characters (numbers and dashes).
Note: If you make a mistake, press
CANCEL
to erase leftward. Or, if you want
to change just one character in the number, press to move the cursor leftward, or , to move it rightward, to that character and press
CANCEL
to erase it. Then re-enter until the fax number is just as you
want it.
6
Press
ENTER
to save the number.
7
The
LCD
now asks you to enter the name you want to appear at the top of
faxes you send. The name may be up to 22 characters in length.
Important: You enter letters and other non-numeric characters through the
one-touch keys.
The word “Upper” means the machine is currently set for entering only
upper-case letters. If you press R, the machine will see it as an R(not an r).
To change it so that pressing a one-touch key will produce a lower-case letter
rather than an upper-case letter, press
U
2/abc. The display will change to:
This means pressing one-touch keys will enter lower-case letters: pressing
R
will produce an r (not an R) on the display.
To switch back for upper-case entries, press
U1/ABC
.
To enter spaces, punctuation and symbols, press
U3/SYMBOL
. This lets you
enter the blue characters shown on the one-touch keypad.
In “Beyond the Basics,” we’ll show you how to use the
CODE
function to enter
a wide variety of characters (see page 2.3). For now, however, become familiar
with the
ABC
, abc and
SYMBOL
keys.
Note: If you make a mistake, press
CANCEL
to erase leftward. Or, if you want
to change just one character in the name, press to move the cursor
leftward, or , to move it rightward, to that character and press
CAN
-
CEL
to erase it. Then re-enter until the name is just as you want it.
8
Press
ENTER
to save the setting and continue.
9
The
LCD
now indicates the type of dialing, tone or pulse, for which your fax
machine is set:
If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 11.
Otherwise, proceed to step 10.
10
To change the setting, press
PROGRAM
once or twice until your choice appears
(here, we’ve changed the setting to Pulse mode):
11
Press
ENTER
to save the setting.
You’re all done!
Phone Type: Pulse
Program/Enter
Phone Type: Tone
Program/Enter
Your Name :Lower
_
Your Name :Upper
_
Your Fax Number
972-555-5525_
Your Fax Number
Year 2000 compliance
Muratec’s entire current line, as well as every Muratec fax machine introduced in the
last decade, is fully tested and Year 2000 ready.
Year 2000 compliance means that all programming or other actions needed to support
the correct processing of date-related fields prior to, during and beyond the turn of the
century are completed have been tested and validated for the accurate and correct
processing of date fields and related logic for Muratec products.
1.12
Getting started
Some guidelines
How big — and small — your pages can be
While you’ll probably be sending normal-sized documents most of the time, you can
fax a piece of paper as small as a notepad sheet or one nearly 3 feet long!
To be precise, the acceptable dimensions (width × length) are:
S
INGLE-SHEET TRANSMISSION
M
ULTIPLE-SHEET TRANSMISSION
Maximum: 11.0″×35.4″ Maximum: 10.1″×14.4″
Minimum: 5.8″× 4.1″ Minimum: 5.8″× 4.1″
Things not to put in your fax
To avoid paper jams and damage to your machine, please don’t insert:
• Folded, curled, torn, wrinkled or very thin pages
• Documents with staples, glue, tape, paper clips or still-wet correction fluid
• “Sticky notes” (or documents with “sticky notes” attached)
• Cardboard, newspaper or fabric
• Pages with duplicating carbon on either side
• Credit cards or similar small, thick items
Some thoughts on resolution, grayscale and contrast
Reviewing resolution and grayscale:
• Normal resolution (“
NORM
” on the control panel) is suitable for most typed docu-
ments and simple drawings.
• Fine resolution (“
FINE
” on the control panel) is ideal for maps, moderately compli-
cated drawings, floorplans or handwritten documents.
• Superfine resolution (“S-
FINE
” on the control panel; “S Fine” on the
LCD
) repro-
duces the detail of extremely complicated drawings or line art.
• Grayscale mode (“
HALFTONE
” on the control panel; “Gray” on the
LCD
) captures
shades in photos and drawings.
Note: If you send a fax in superfine, certain fax models (especially older, non-
Muratec models) will receive it only in fine mode. However, you can send a
fax in grayscale mode to virtually any fax machine currently in use.
Reviewing Contrast:
The rightmost item appearing on the
LCD
(when there’s a document in the feeder) is
the contrast setting. You have three choices:
• Normal (“
NORM
” on the control panel) — Suited to most documents.
• Light — Lightens up overly dark, “muddy” original documents.
• Dark — Darkens weak, “washed-out” images.
Note: Until you become accustomed to using the Light and Dark settings, you
might tend to confuse them. Just remember what we say above — “Light
lightens” and “Dark darkens” — to keep it straight!
Entering a pause character when dialing
Your fax machine provides special dialing characters which you may find useful.
We’ll discuss most of them later (see page 2.8), but you may need to know now
about the pause character. Some long-distance systems require dialing pauses, and
pauses can be useful also when you’re dialing through special telephone exchanges.
To insert a pause character, just press
REDIAL/PAUSE
(after you’ve dialed at least one
other character). -/(the pause character) will appear on the display.
Each pause you enter lasts for a factory-set five seconds (see “Changing the pause
length,” next page, for how to change this setting).
For example, assuming the pause is at the factory setting, pressing 9,
REDIAL/PAUSE
, 19725552009 dials 9 [5-second pause] 1 9 7 2 5 5 5 2 0 0 9.
Important: Each pause uses two of the characters you’re allowed in a number.
Sending faxes
1.13
Getting started
Changing the pause length
The pause is set by the factory to last five seconds, but you can set it to last as long
as ten seconds if necessary. If you find the five-second pause is satisfactory when
you use it with your phone system, do not make this change. But, if you must:
1
Press
PROGRAM, J
, 0, 5,
ENTER
.
If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 3.
Otherwise, proceed to step 2.
2
Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired length of the dialing pause.
Here, we’ve chosen nine seconds.
Note: The length setting requires two digits, so there always must be a lead-
ing zero for lengths other than 10 seconds.
3
Press
ENTER
to save the setting.
Potential problems with call-waiting and voice mail
Telephone call-waiting signals can stop fax transmission and reception. And, of
course, any service — such as voice mail — which may intercept your calls can keep
your fax machine from getting fax calls.
If you must use only one phone line, please consult your telephone company for
information on how you can temporarily disable call-waiting or voice mail while
using the fax machine.
Adjusting the machine for larger documents
If you’re using larger documents, you can adjust the document hopper and the document tray. Just flip the top up or down, as appropriate for your documents’ sizes.
How to insert a document
1
Adjust the document guides — by sliding either of them to the left or right —
to fit the page (s) you’ll be faxing. Your fax machine’s automatic document
feeder will hold up to 30 pages.
Note: Your machine’s scanning width is 8.2″. When you insert a letter-sized
document, your machine scans the center 8.2″ and sends it unreduced
(see pages 2.3–2.4 for more on reduction). This means that there will
be a 0.15″ margin on each side of the page that your fax machine will
not scan.
2
If you’re sending a multi-page document, “fan”
the pages slightly. The bottom sheet should
extend just slightly from the others.
3
Insert the document face up. The fax machine
will “grab” the first page of the document and
position it for faxing. (If need be, readjust the
document guides for the best fit.)
The
LCD
will now show the scanning width set-
ting and the amount of memory available:
Speaking of memory . . .
Using memory transmission
Your fax machine has a great memory! Take advantage of it, and you could:
Save Time. By using your fax machine’s memory, you won’t have to wait for your
machine while it completes the transmission. Simply scan your document into your
fax machine’s memory, and you can walk away with your original in hand.
Save Money. Here’s a real money-saver on long-distance fax calls: if you’re transmitting to another memory-equipped Muratec fax machine, your machine will send
the document directly into the other machine’s memory and hang up! (The receiving
machine then prints out your message from its memory after the call has ended.)
This cuts your actual on-line time to a minimum.
Save Even More Money. Set up a delayed command (see pages 2.19–2.20) to send
your document to that other Muratec fax machine after hours, and you can save
more money, because the line charges will be cheaper.
You can set your fax to always transmit from memory as a default.
Document Ready
A4 Memory100%
Set Dialing Pause
Time (05-10): 09
Set Dialing Pause
Time (05-10): 05
1.14
Getting started
Note: Whether you decide to send your documents from memory or through the
document feeder, you can override that choice one transmission at a time by
pressing
MEMORY TRANSMIT
before you send your document. After complet-
ing the communication, your fax will return to the default setting.
Note: Although it’s probably best to transmit from memory, please note there are
some documents that use up memory more quickly than others. They include
documents with many pages and documents with a lot of dark areas, since
darker pages create more data for your fax machine to “remember” and
send. When the machine’s memory supply is full, it can transmit only
through the document feeder.
To make memory transmission the default:
1
Press
PROGRAM, J
, 1, 3,
ENTER
.
If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 3.
Otherwise, proceed to step 2.
2
To change the setting, press
PROGRAM
once or twice until your chosen mode
appears. In this example, we’ve chosen Off.
3
Press
ENTER
to save the setting.
Sending
Here’s how to fax a document:
1
Insert the document.
When a document is in the feeder, the
LCD
shows the scanning width setting
and the amount of memory available:
2
Adjust resolution and contrast if necessary. If these are OK, skip to step 3.
Otherwise, press
RESOLUTION
to change the resolution and/or press
CONTRAST
to change the contrast.
3
“Toggle” (switch on or off) memory transmission if necessary.
If you want to use your default setting, skip to step 4.
Otherwise, press
MEMORY TRANSMIT
once to “toggle” memory transmission.
4
Enter the fax number.
(In fax terms, you’re calling the remote fax, on its remote fax number.)
As you can see, you also enter any access codes (such as a 9 for “dialing out”
from an office telephone system, or 1 for long-distance) along with the number, just as you would for a regular phone call.
5
Press
START
.
6
Now, everything is up to the machines — yours and the one you’re dialing.
• If you have set the fax to transmit from memory, your machine will first
scan the document into memory, then dial the other fax. When it makes
contact, your machine transmits the stored document from memory.
• If the fax is set for non-memory transmission, your machine simply dials
the other fax. When it makes contact, your machine feeds the document
through, scanning and transmitting it as it goes.
Note: The more “stuff” (or black coverage, to use the fax term) your machine
“sees” on a page, the more slowly the page will feed through as the fax
scans it — especially when you transmit in non-memory mode. Even
if the page itself is relatively clean, sending it in grayscale mode or
certain resolution settings makes your machine “see” more “stuff.”
The same is true if you set the contrast to Dark.
Note: What if the call fails for some reason? See “If the call doesn’t go
through — redialing,” next page.
Important: If you wish to cancel a transmission while it is in progress, you
will need to use the Review Commands function. See “An introduction to Review Commands,” page 1.16.
7
At the end of the operation, your fax machine beeps and displays:
Important: Whenever you transmit, whether this way or in the numerous
ways we’ll describe throughout this manual, what actually
appears on the top line of the display will depend upon information stored in the remote fax. The line may even be blank.
972-555-2009
** Complete **
Press Start
919725552009_
Document Ready
A4 Memory100%
Memory Tx: Off
Program/Enter
Memory Tx: On
Program/Enter
1.15
Getting started
Sending a fax with on-hook dialing or a handset
You also can fax a document by dialing using either the monitor speaker (called “onhook” dialing) or the optional handset.
1
Insert the document.
2
Adjust resolution and contrast if necessary. If these are OK, skip to step 3.
Otherwise, press
RESOLUTION
to change the resolution and/or press
CONTRAST
to change the contrast.
3
Obtain a dial tone. You can do this by either:
• Activating the monitor speaker (by pressing
MONITOR/CALL
)
… or …
• Lifting an optional handset.
In either case, the
LCD
shows:
4
Enter the fax number by using the numeric keypad.
Note: For information on entering one-touch and speed-dial numbers, see
pages 2.8–2.14.
Enter access codes along with the number, just as for a regular phone call.
5
When you hear fax tones from the remote unit, press
START
.
Note: If a person answers the phone, use the optional handset to tell that
person that you’re trying to send a fax. When his/her machine sends
you fax tones, then press
START
.
6
If you’re using the monitor speaker, skip to step 7.
If you’re using an optional handset, hang up (after pressing
START
).
Note: What if the call fails for some reason? See “If the call doesn’t go
through — redialing,” next column.
7
At the end of the operation, your fax machine beeps and displays:
If the call doesn’t go through — redialing
If your call fails, and you dialed without using either the monitor speaker or an
optional handset, your machine will automatically redial the fax call you just tried.
While in this Auto Redial mode, the machine can receive faxes and make as many as 50
fax transmissions.
In this Auto Redial mode, your fax automatically redials the number every few min-
utes (See “Making redial settings,” next page) until one of the following happens:
• It reaches the remote fax machine.
• It has automatically redialed the number for the last try (again, see “Making
redial settings,” next page).
Note: If you used either the speaker or a handset, redial manually (see below).
Note: If the last try fails, your machine may print (and/or display) error messages.
For more information, see pages 3.6–3.10.
Redialing manually
You can always redial calls manually. And remember you must redial manually if
you used either the monitor speaker or an optional handset to dial and the call fails.
To redial a fax call manually without using the monitor speaker or an handset:
1
Confirm that the document is still in the feeder and that your desired resolution and contrast settings are still correct.
2
Press
REDIAL/PAUSE, START
.
To redial a fax call manually by using the monitor speaker or an optional handset:
1
Confirm that the document is still in the feeder and that your desired resolution and contrast settings are still correct.
2
Obtain a dial tone: either press
MONITOR/CALL
or lift the optional handset.
3
Press
REDIAL/PAUSE
.
4
When you hear fax tones from the remote unit, press
START
.
Note: If a person answers the phone, use the optional handset to tell that
person you’re trying to send a fax. When his/her machine sends you
fax tones, then press
START
.
To redial a voice call (using the optional handset) manually:
1
Obtain a dial tone: either press
MONITOR/CALL
or lift the optional handset.
2
Press
REDIAL/PAUSE
. When the other person answers, use the optional hand-
set to speak to that person.
972-555-2009
** Complete **
** Tel Mode **
919725552009_
** Tel Mode **
_
1.16
Getting started
Making redial settings
It’s up to you how many times the fax redials a number and how long it waits between
redials (that length of time between calls is the redial interval). Here’s how to program
the redial settings:
1
Press
PROGRAM, J
, 0, 7,
ENTER
.
If the number of redialings you see is acceptable, skip to step 3.
Otherwise, proceed to step 2.
2
To change the setting, use the numeric keypad to enter the desired number of
redialings, as few as two or as many as 15. In this example, we’ve entered 03,
for three.
Important: Notice that you must enter a leading zero when setting a quan-
tity lower than 10.
3
Press
ENTER
to save the setting.
4
The
LCD
now shows:
If the redial interval (in minutes) you see is acceptable, skip to step 6.
Otherwise, proceed to step 5.
5
To change the setting, use the numeric keypad to enter the desired length (in
minutes). You may enter 3, 4 or 5. In this example, we’ve chosen 4.
6
Press
ENTER
to save the setting.
An introduction to Review Commands
To cancel either a transmission in progress, an automatic redial or a delayed command, you’ll use the Review Commands function. First, a short explanation . . .
• Because your fax machine can store multiple commands in memory, it keeps
track of each command by assigning it a command number, like “C01.”
• Delayed commands, redial attempts and current fax transmissions are all stored
in your fax machine’s memory and given a command number.
The Review Commands function gives you the power not only to check on (review)
each command currently in your machine’s memory but also to delete a command if
you decide not to send the document.
Note: Press
STOP
to cancel a transmission in progress when you are transmitting
from the document feeder. (You cannot use the
REVIEW COMMANDS
key.)
1
Press
REVIEW COMMANDS
.
The
LCD
shows the first command, indicated by its command number and the
phone number the command will dial. If a command is in progress, that will
be the first command the
LCD
shows:
2
If this is the command you want to cancel, skip to step 4.
If this is not the command you want to cancel, proceed to step 3.
3
Press
PROGRAM
to continue on to the next command in the command queue,
then go back to step 2.
4
Press
CANCEL
. The
LCD
shows:
5
If you do want to cancel this command, press
CANCEL
again.
6
The
LCD
now shows the next command.
If you want to cancel it, too, go back to step 4.
If you want to avoid cancelling this command but do want to review other
commands in the queue, press
PROGRAM
and go back to step 2.
If you want to stop reviewing the stored commands, press
STOP
to return the
machine to standby mode.
This function gives you enormous control over your machine’s most powerful features.
For more information on the Review Commands function, please see page 2.20.
C01:5552009
Check Program/Cancel
C01:5552009
Program/Cancel
Set Redial Interval
Inter. (3-5): 4
Set Redial Interval
Inter. (3-5): 3
Set # Of Redials
# (02-15): 03
Set # Of Redials
# (02-15): 02
Different ways to get the job done
Reception modes
Your fax machine has two different reception modes — Tel Ready and Fax Ready —
each of which we’ll explain in a moment. We’ll also give you an idea of which one
you should use, depending upon your setup.
Answering calls manually — for both reception modes
In either reception mode, you can always answer calls manually if you have an
optional handset installed. Just pick it up, as you would if using a normal phone.
If you hear someone speaking to you, use your
optional handset to have a normal phone call.
If you hear distinctive fax tones (“beep — beep
— beep — beep”), press
START
and hang up the
optional handset. Your fax machine will begin
receiving a fax.
Note: Don’t try to answer a call by pressing
MONITOR/CALL
. The monitor function is
for on-hook dialing only.
Answering fax calls using another phone, not the fax machine
If you have one phone line ringing to several phones in your office and you have an
optional handset attached to your fax, there’s no need to run to the fax machine to
answer every call. If you happen to answer a fax call while you’re at another extension within the same office, put the handset down, but don’t hang up. Walk to the
fax machine and pick up the optional handset. Then press
START
.
After you press
START
, you must hang up both the fax machine’s handset and the
second telephone’s handset. Because remote fax machines will wait several seconds
to hear reception tones from your unit, you have about 30 seconds to walk to your
fax, pick up the handset, and press
START
.
Tel Ready mode — when Auto Answer is off
Use it if: • You intend to use the same line for both fax and phone calls
and
• On that line, you’re using at least one other phone which is not
connected to your fax machine
and
• You have installed an optional handset on your fax machine.
In this mode: Your fax machine never answers calls automatically. You must
answer each call as described in “Answering calls manually — for
both reception modes” (this page, left column).
To select Tel Ready:
1
If there isn’t a document in the feeder, skip to step 2.
If there’s a document in the feeder, press
STOP
so it will feed out.
2
Press
AUTO ANSWER
once or twice until the Auto Answer light is off and the
LCD
shows:
It’s easy to make the switch
To toggle between Tel Ready and Fax Ready (see page 1.18), turn off Auto Answer.
(To maintain Tel Ready as your default mode, just leave Auto Answer off.)
Tel Ready
Dec 11 1998 20:30
1.17
Getting started
Receiving faxes
1.18
Getting started
Fax Ready mode
Use it if: You have your fax machine installed on a “dedicated” line (one it
doesn’t share with a second phone).
In this mode: Your fax machine answers each incoming call after a certain num-
ber of rings (see page 2.5) and attempts fax reception.
To select Fax Ready:
1
If there isn’t a document in the feeder, skip to step 2.
If there’s a document in the feeder, press
STOP
so it will feed out.
2
Press
AUTO ANSWER
once or twice until the light is lit. The display shows:
When the paper runs out
Getting the word from your machine
When the multipurpose tray in your fax machine runs out of paper, the machine
beeps, the
ALARM
light glows and the
LCD
indicates the multipurpose tray has run
out of paper.
Of course, your fax machine cannot print fax messages or copies without paper.
However …
Receiving when out of paper
If your machine runs out of paper while you’re away, it will store up to 50 fax recep-
tions (see the note, below) in its memory. This is called out-of-paper reception. Then,
when you refill the paper supply, the fax machine will print the stored messages
automatically. This is a useful feature, especially for overnight and weekend sessions.
Note: How many pages (not receptions) your fax machine can store for out-of-
paper reception will vary. It depends on your machine’s memory capacity
and it also depends on the types of documents being sent to your machine
and the documents’ resolution settings. (See Specifications, page AI.1)
Fax Ready
Check Tray Paper
Fax Ready
Dec 11 1998 20:30
1.19
Getting started
One of the best things about your fax machine is that it doubles as a copier. This
makes it easy for you to keep copies of your important documents, such as insurance forms, receipts and letters.
To make a copy with your fax machine:
1
Prepare the document just as you
would for a fax transmission.
Remember:
• There are certain types of documents you never should insert into
your fax machine. (You might wish
to review “Things not to put in your
fax,” page 1.12.)
• The document can be up to 30 pages
in length.
• If you’re copying a multi-page document, “fan” the pages so that the
bottom page extends just slightly
from the rest.
• Adjust your machine’s document
guides to fit the document.
2
Insert the document face up. (If necessary, re-adjust the document guides for
a correct fit.)
3
Press
COPY
. The
LCD
shows:
If you want to make one copy of each page of the document, skip to step 5.
Otherwise, proceed to step 4.
4
Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired number of copies for each page
in the document. You may choose one (“01”) to 99 copies. Here, we’ve chosen
three copies.
Note: The setting requires two digits, so there always must be a leading
zero for quantities below 10 copies.
5
Press
COPY
to begin the copying process.
Note: The fax machine offers dual-access performance, and can carry out a fax
transmission already programmed in memory while it is copying.
However, the fax cannot send a document from the feeder nor scan a document into memory while copying/printing.
# of pgs. to copy 03
Copy/Stop
# of pgs. to copy 01
Copy/Stop
Making copies
Beyond the basics
We’ve covered
the “musts.”
Now, let’s explore
the goodies.
Beyond the basics
Getting everything just the way you want it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.2
Autodialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8
It’s a great phone, too . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.15
Broadcasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.16
Delayed transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.19
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.21
F-Code communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.28
Programmable one-touch keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34
PC-FAX
connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.42
Keeping things secure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.45
What’s inside this section
2.1
Beyond the basics
The EasyStart feature guided you through the “just-gotta” settings on your machine.
In the next few pages, we’ll cover other settings.
Setting up for scans
You can set parameters regarding how your fax machine scans documents for either
faxing or copying:
• Primary transmission mode — Gives you four ways to send faxes, either one
of the three resolution modes — normal, fine or superfine (“S Fine” on the
LCD
)
— or in grayscale mode (“Gray”).
• Primary contrast mode — Sets how light or dark you want faxed documents
to be when they arrive at their destinations.
1
Press
PROGRAM, J
, 0, 1,
ENTER
. The
LCD
asks which resolution you select:
If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 3.
Otherwise, proceed to step 2.
2
To change the setting, press
PROGRAM
repeatedly until your chosen mode
appears. In this example, we’ve chosen fine resolution.
3
Press
ENTER
to save the setting. The
LCD
asks which contrast setting you select:
If the setting you see is acceptable, skip to step 5.
Otherwise, proceed to step 4.
4
To change the setting, press
PROGRAM
repeatedly until your chosen setting
appears. In this example, we’ve chosen light contrast.
5
Press
ENTER
to save the setting.
Of course, you always can change the resolution and contrast before sending.
To adjust the resolution and contrast:
• Press
RESOLUTION
to change the resolution.
• Press
CONTRAST
to change the contrast.
Contrast: Light
Program/Enter
Contrast: Normal
Program/Enter
Primary: Fine
Program/Enter
Primary: Normal
Program/Enter
Getting everything just the way you want it
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