Panasonic KX-FP330E User Manual
Multi-Function Plain Paper FAX
Model No.
KX-FM330E
Please read this manual before using PANA LINK software.
Initial Preparation PANA LINK Functions Assistance
PANA LINK
Software Guide
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Before Use
This manual describes the many useful features of PANA LINK, available to you after connecting your fax
machine to your computer.
The functions described are as follows:
Printer functions
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Printing documents from Windows®95 or Windows 98 (p. 8)
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Printing a selected file (p. 8)
Fax functions
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Computerised directory for fax and phone numbers (p. 15)
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Sending documents (p. 9 and 10)
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Receiving faxes on your PC (p. 12)
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Viewing faxes on your screen (p. 18)
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Sending a document from the fax machine using the PC (p. 11)
Scanner functions
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Using your fax machine as a scanner (p. 16)
Please read carefully before use to obtain maximum effectiveness from PANA LINK.
For other functions, such as telephone, facsimile, telephone answering device and copier, please read the
Operating Instructions.
Trademarks
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Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners.
Copyright:
This manual is copyrighted by Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. (KME) and its licensee. Under the
copyright laws, this manual may not be reproduced in any form, in whole or part, without the prior written
consent of KME and its licensee.
©
Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co., Ltd. 1999
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Initial Preparation PANA LINK Functions Assistance
Table of Contents
Initial
Preparation
Setup
Connecting to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installing PANA LINK software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Activating PANA LINK software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting up PANA LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting user information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PANA LINK
Functions
Printer
PC Fax
PC Receiving
Phone Call
Address Book
Scanning
Copier
More Information
Printing documents created on the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Sending documents created on the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Sending a document from the fax machine using the PC
. 11
Receiving faxes on your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Making a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Computerised directory for fax and phone numbers . . . . 15
Using your fax machine as a scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PC based copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Communication Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PANA LINK Drivers Properties dialogue box
(The Fax driver and Printer driver) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
PC LINK (turning PC related functions on/off) . . . . . . . . 20
Assistance
Troubleshooting
When a function does not work, check here
before requesting help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Setup
Connecting to a computer
Note:
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A RS232C (DB9 Female/DB25 Male) serial cable less than 3 meters long can also be purchased at a
computer supply store.
If your PC has a 25 pin COM port:
To run Panasonic Multi-Function software (PANA LINK), you need the following software and hardware.
CPU: An IBM compatible personal computer with a 486 or higher processor (Pentium is
recommended.)
Basic software: Microsoft®Windows 95* or Windows 98**
Memory minimum: 16 MB (32 MB or more is recommended.)
Hard disk: More than 40 MB available space
Other: RS232C Serial Port, Panasonic Multi-Function fax machine
* Microsoft Windows 95 operating system (hereafter Windows 95)
**Microsoft Windows 98 operating system (hereafter Windows 98)
If your PC has a 9 pin COM port:
25 Pin Male
RS232C cable
(not included)
25 Pin Male
RS232C cable
(not included)
9 Pin COM port
9 Pin Female
25 Pin COM port
25 Pin Adaptor
(not included)
9 Pin Female
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Setup
Initial Preparation
Installing PANA LINK software
1
Start Windows 95 or Windows 98 and close
all applications.
2
Insert the included CD into your CD-ROM
drive.
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The [Choose Setup Language] dialogue
box will appear.
Select the desired language that you use
with this software from the pull-down menu.
Click [OK].
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If [Choose Setup Language] dialogue box
does not appear:
The installation will automatically start.
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If [Choose Setup Language] dialogue box
does not appear and the installation does
not start automatically:
Click
[Start], choose [Run...]. Type
“d:\setup” (where “d:” is the drive letter of
your CD-ROM drive). Click [OK].
(If you are not sure what the drive letter is
for your CD-ROM drive, please use
Windows Explorer and look for the
CD-ROM drive.)
3
The installation will automatically start.
4
Follow the instructions on the screen until all
files have been installed.
5
Be sure to read the [Readme] file for more
information.
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The display illustrations may differ
slightly from the display of the actual
product.
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The display details are subject to change
for improvement without notice.
Note:
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For detailed instructions on PANA LINK software,
use the [Help] function.
●
The screens shown in these instructions are from
Windows 95.
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Setup
Activating PANA LINK software
1
Click [Start].
2
Point to [Programs], point to [PANA LINK] and click [PANA LINK].
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The PANA LINK main panel will appear.
Send a fax
To send a file
created on the PC.
Dial keypad
Scan
To create an image
file by scanning the
document set in the
fax machine.
Main panel display
Copy
To make a copy of the
document set in the fax
machine.
To minimise.
To minimise to an icon.
Print
To print a file
created on the PC.
To exit PANA LINK.
To register or change data
in the one-touch memory.
To delete data in the onetouch memory.
To switch One-touch page.
One-Touch dial
Reception icon
Displays the number of
received documents which
have not yet been viewed.
To make a
phone call.
Redial
To redial the last
number dialled.
Pause
To insert a pause
in the telephone
number.
Add. book
To store and view
information in your
address book.
To delete one
figure of a
telephone
number.
To stop fax
transmission or
reception.
Comms. Log
To display the record of
transmitted/received fax
documents and manage
the documents waiting to
be sent.
To start fax
transmission or
reception.
To delete a
selected telephone
number.
Viewer
To display an image
sent or received with
PANA LINK.
Setup
To set PANA
LINK options.
Help
For detailed
instructions on
PANA LINK
software.
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Setup
Initial Preparation
Setting up PANA LINK
1
Open the PANA LINK main panel.
2
Click [Setup] in the main panel.
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The [Setup] dialogue box will appear.
3
Change the set value in the [Setup] dialogue
box.
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To change the value without closing the
window, press [Apply].
4
Click [OK].
The items which can be set are [Line],[Transmission],[Reception],[System],[User Information] and
[
Cover Page].
Note:
● For further details, use the [Help] function.
Setting user information
1
Open the PANA LINK main panel.
2
Click [Setup] in the main panel.
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The [Setup] dialogue box will appear.
3
Click [User Information] tab.
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The [User Information] dialogue box will
appear.
The information set here is used for your cover page and the header that prints on the top of each page you
send from the PC.
4
Enter your details in each space.
5
Click [OK].
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Printer
Printing documents created on the PC
1
Open the document you want to print.
2
Select [Print] from the [File] menu.
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The [Print] dialogue box will appear.
3
Select
[PANA LINK-S PRINT]
as the active
printer from the pull-down menu.
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If you want to change the printer setting,
click [Properties]. The [Properties]
dialogue box will appear.
You can change the following:
[Resolution], [Orientation] and [Paper
size].
For further details about the [Properties]
dialogue box, see page 19.
4
Set the [Print range].
5
Click [OK] in the [Print] dialogue box.
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The unit will start printing.
Note:
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For details about the printer driver, use the [Help]
function.
Printing from Windows applications
For example, to print from Microsoft Word, proceed as follows.
1
Open the PANA LINK main panel.
2
Click [Print] in the main panel.
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The [Open] dialogue box will appear.
3
Select the file you want to print.
4
Click [Open] in the [Open] dialogue box.
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The unit will start printing.
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If an application which creates the file
starts, follow the instructions for the
application to print the file.
Printing a selected file
You can print a specific file created with an application.
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