Panasonic UF-121 User Manual

Panafax

UF"121

Giiid®

Panasonic

r- IMPORTANT INFORMATION--------------------------------------------------------------------

When requesting information, supplies, or service always refer to the model and serial number of your machine. The model and serial number's plate (Main Name

Plate) is located on the rear of the machine. For your convenience, space is provided below to record the information you may need in the future.

MODEL NO. UF-121 SERIAL NO.

Date of Purchase

Dealer

Address

Telephone Number

( ) Supplies Telephone Number

( )

Service Telephone Number

( ) -

All rights revived.

Printed in Singapore.

The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR UF-121

— External View.................................................................................. 5

— Control Panel........................................................................................ 6

— Function Key........................................................................................ 8

2. INSTALLING YOUR MACHINE

— Caution............................................................................................... 9

“ Unpacking............................................................................................ 10

— Installing the Handset and Cradle

~ Installing Sub-Tray............................................................................... 11

— Connecting the Telephone Line and Power Supply Cord — Installing Recording Paper

Setting the Dialing Method (Tone or Pulse)

— Final Installation Test.............................................................................16

— Lightning Precautions.............................................................................17

3. SETTING UP YOUR MACHINE USER PARAMETERS

— How to Set the Date and Time

— How to Set Your ID Number.................................................................... 19

ONE-TOUCH/ABBREVIATED DIALING NUMBERS

— Storing One-Touch/Abbreviated Dialing Numbers..........................................

— Filling Out the Station Directory Sheet

FAX PARAMETERS — Changing Fax Parameter Settings

(Header Print Position, Dialing Method, Verification Stamp, etc.) — Fax Parameter Table USING MUTE AND ADJUSTING VOLUMES

— Using Mute ........................................................................................29

— Setting the Ringer Volume......................................................................

— Setting the Monitor Volume................................................................... 29

4. SENDING DOCUMENTS

LOADING DOCUMENTS............................................................................. 30

— Documents You Can Send — Documents You Cannot Send — How to Use the Carrier Sheet — How to Load a Document

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TRANSMISSION SETTINGS ......................................................................................................... 32

“ Resolution.................................................................................................................................. 32

™ Original (Contrast).....................................................................................................................34

— Halftone................................................................................................................................. 35

— Automatic Transmission Journal (XMT Journal)...................................................................... 36

MAKING A COPY

DIALING TECHNIQUES............................................................................................................. 38

— Direct Dialing (On-Hook Dialing).............................................................................................. 38

— Off-Hook Dialing................................................................................................................... 40

— One-Touch/Abbreviated Dialing...............................................................................................41

— Redialing.................................................................................................................................43

— What to Do When You Hear a Voice through the Speaker

5. RECEIVING DOCUMENTS

AUTOMATIC RECEPTION .......................................................................................................... 45

MANUAL RECEPTION ............................................................................................................ 45

— How to Set Manual Reception

— What to Do When Your Telephone Rings

DOTTED LINE PAGE SEPARATOR

POLLING ................................................................................................................................. 48

— How to Set the Polling Password............................................................................................

— How to Poll............................................................................................................................. 49

6. USING THE MACHINE'S TELEPHONE

— Making a Regular Call.............................................................................................................. 50

— Making Voice Contact after Sending/Receiving

— Answering a Voice Contact Request.................................................................................... 51

7. PRINTOUT REPORTS AND LISTS

— 32 Transaction Journal............................................................................................................ 52

— Transmission Journal (XMT Journal)

— One-Touch/Abbreviated Dialing Number List...........................................................................56

— Fax Parameter List................................................................................................................. 58

8. PROBLEM SOLVING AND DAILY CARE

— Information Codes................................................................................................................. 60

— Installing a Recording Paper....................................................................................................62

— Clearing a Recording Paper Jam

— Clearing a Document Jam.................................................................................................... 64

Cleaning the Head Roller and Document Scanning Guide

— Cleaning the Thermal Head...................................................................................................

— Changing the Document Feed Tension....................................................................................67

— Refilling or Replacing the Verification Stamp

9. SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 69

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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR UF-121

External View

Handset

Handset Cradle

ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)

Controt Panel

Front View

!□

Line Connector

Monitor Volume

Latch Button (Used to open Receiving Unit)

Line Connector

□

Rear View

Control Panel

ALARM Lamp

Lights when a document becomes jammed, a communication error occurs, or recording paper runs out.

ON LINE Lamp

Lights when communication begins.

POWER Lamp

Lights when tne power is ON.

POWER

ON LINE

ALARM

NORMAL

ORIGINAL

Jr—i

LIGHT

HALF TONE

Provides ON and OFF settings for halftone documents. The cursor on the display indicates Half Tone «ON.

AUTO RCV

Used to set/reset automatic reception. Lights when automatic reception is set.

DISPLAY

Shows Date and Time, or the current operation. • If the other station has an ID, < mark lights up and the display shows the ID number.

AUTO RCV

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STD FINE S.FINE

RESOLUTION

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ORIGINAL

Used to set Normal or Light. The cursor position indicates the current setting. Also used to move the cursor to the left.

One-Touch kw (A - H)

Used for OneTouch Dialing.

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RESOLUTION

Used to set Standard, Fine, or Super-Fine. The cursor position indicates the current set ting. Also used to move the cursor to the right.

PAUSE/REDIAL Used to start Redialing, or to enter a pause when recording or dialing a telephone number.

Function Key

Your machine uses # key to set various functions, as shown in the chart belows.

ABSn

Setting One-Touch/ Abbreviated Number (page 21)

One-Touch key

USER PARAMETERS

STANDBY

■p(l^ Setting Date & Time “(^ 2 ^ Setting ID Number

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■L^ 3 ^Setting Polling Password

— Changing Fax

Parameters

Printing One-Touch/

Abbreviated Number List

START

(page 18) (page 19) (page 48)

(page 26)

(page 56)

Printing Fax Parameter List (page 58)

Printing Transmission

Journal (XMT Journal)

(page 53)

Printing 32 Transaction Journal (page 52)

INSTALLING YOUR MACHINE

Caution

1. Do not install the machine near

heating or air conditioning units.

3. Install the machine on a flat surface, and leave at least 10 cm of space between the machine and other objects.

2. Avoid exposure to direct sunlight.

Do not block the ventilation

openings.

WARNING

5. Do not place heavy objects, or spill

liquids on the machine.

Users are advised to immediately discon> nect the equipment should it ever suffer physical damage which results in the internal parts becoming accessible in normal use.

In this instance users should have the equipment repaired or disposed of.

Unpacking

1. Unpack the cardboard box referring to the illustration shown below.

2. Remove protective styrofoam packing from the facsimile machine.

3. Inspect the unit for any shipping damage.

4. Check that you have ail accessories illustrated below.

Handset Cradle

Carrier Sheet

Quick Guide User's Guide

Styrofoam Packing

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Cardboard Box

1. When you purchased the machine, the telephone line cord had been connected to

the machine.

2. The power supply cord is attached to the rear panel of the machine.

Installing the Handset and Cradle

(1) Plug the telephone handset into the jack on the left side of the machine.

(2) To attach the telephone cradle to the machine»

• Insert the two projections on the cradle into the slots provided on the left side of the machine.

Handset Cradle

Installing Sub-Tray

Install the sub-tray by sliding it downward and inserting it into the slit on the upper cover. See the figure shown below.

Sub-Tray

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Do not lift the Fax with the handset cradle because the cradle is only Inserted into the slots on the machine.

Connecting the Telephone Line and Power Supply Cord

Connect the plug end of the telephone line cord into the telephone jack supplied by the telephone company. Normally, the "TEL*’ jack is not used.

To supply power, plug the Power Supply Cord into wall AC outlet. The power lamp on the control panel will light up.

Your machine uses little power, and you should keep it on at all times. If you keep the machine unplugged for too long, the memory contents, such as the ID number

and the Abbreviated numbers, will be tost.

In case of a power failure the memory is backed up by a built-in battery for up to

7 days if it is fully charged.

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The built-in rechargeable battery requires 48 hours to be fully charged.

Installing Recording Paper

(1) Pull the latch button forward on the right side cover and open the Receiving Unit.

Remove the Head Protective Sheet, and recording paper.

Recording Paper

(2) Remove the wrapper, set the recording paper into the unit and feed the paper

to the Document Feeder cover. Make sure that the recording paper is correctly loaded as shown in the figure below. If it is loaded incorrectly, the received docu

ment will not be printed.

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1. Make sure there is no slack when you load the recording paper.

2. Do not use any other recording paper except for the specified paper.

(3) Close the Receiving Unit carefully by pressing both ends of the unit. When the

cover locks in the right position, you will hear a **ctick" sound.

(4) Then, tear off the recording paper projecting from the unit. The machine is now

loaded to receive faxes.

Setting the Dialing Method (Tone or Pulse)

Your machine can operate with either of two dialing methods (Tone or Pulse), de pending on the type of telephone line you are connected to. Your machine is preset at the factory for Pulse (Rotary) Dialing. If your machine requires Tone Dialing, set

to Tone Dialing using the following procetiure.

Enter the Fax Parameter number.

To return the dialing method to Pulse

Dialing,

To store the new setting.

START

(21 2

(21 1

[2] 2

To return to standby, press I STOp1 .

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The number on the left corner of the display indicates the Fax Parameter number. The number inside the brackets is the standard setting value and the number blink

ing on the right corner is the current setting.

Pulse Dialing must not be used in N.Z. 15

Final Installation Test

After installing your machine, it is advisable to make a copy or send a fax by direct dialing to check if the machine is working properly.

Place the document face down on the ADF.

SPACE

TEUDIAL

01-01-1900 12:00

and enter a full number.

ex:[5][I]!I][IIII][1][4]

(For more details, see page 38.)

5551234_

Lightning Precautions

To minimize the possibility of lightning damage, a surge protector is built into your

machine. Sometimes though this is not enough to protect the machine completely

when a strong lightning surge comes through the telephone line or AC power line.

To further protect the equipment when you know that a thunderstorm is coming, we

recommend that you:

(1) Unplug the telephone line cord from the phone jack. (2) Unplug the power supply cord from the AC outlet.

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(2) AC Outlet

The built-in battery can back up the memory up to 7 days when fully charged. As soon as the thunderstorm is over, plug in the power supply cord and telephone line cord.

Power Supply Cord

Telephone Line Cord

SETTING UP YOUR MACHINE

USER PARAMETERS

Before setting or changing any of the following User Parameters, make sure that

the handset Is on the cradle (On-Hook).

How to Set the Date and Time

The built-in timer helps you to know when you sent or received a document. It Is printed out on the top of each received page. In standby mode, it shows the current date and time on the display.

To set the date and time,

Enter the new day (two digits), month (two digits), year (four digits) and 24-hour clock (four digits).

Ex: 15 Mar., 1990 15:00

5 0

If you make a mistake, move the cursor

to the incorrect number by pressing

a ms

9 015

( I ORIGINAL I ) or[>n( I RESOLÜllO^

then reenter the correct numt>er over it.

START

01-01-1900 12:00

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To set the date and time,

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Blinking number indicates the entering point.

How to Set Your ID Number

When you transmit a document, your ID will appear on the other machine's display. When you receive a document, the sender's ID will appear on your machine's dis play. We suggest you use your facsimile telephone number as your ID. but you may use any number up to 20 digits long.

To set the ID number,

Ex: rn I SPACE

SPACE

If you make a mistake, move the cursor

to the incorrect number by pressing

ЦtЦ№

DIïJlïIü

2 3 4

( I ORIGtNAL I >orr>n( I RESOLUTIOlffîT

then reenter the correct number over it. If

you press 1 STOP I, you will have to start from Step 1 again.

If the ID number is over 15 digits long and you just entered 16th digit, the display clears and then shows only from the 17th digit on. To look at the first part of the ID number, press (IORIGINALI) repeatedly.

START

To set the ID number,

1 212 1111234.

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Toenler“ + . oressiPAUSE I. The display will show “ h". but do not worry, this is correct.

To change the ID number,

Now you can set a new ID number. Move the cursor to the number in the ID number you wish to change by pressing

(lORIQINALhorF^f I RESOLUTION h.

1 212 1111234-

If any unnecessary digits remain after

entering the new number, erase them by

entering a space with the I SPACE I key.

Ex: Change the ID number

E mmm mmmminEs

entered in page 19 to

m mm® Emmmiuii].

Pressr^( I ORIGINAL I) 9 times to move

the cursor to right digit.

Enter .

Press [>] (I RESOLUTION) 7 times to move the cursor to right digit.

Press the I SPACE I key to erase it.

212

213 1111234

213

1111234

111123 _

To set the new ID number,

START

ONE-TOUCH/ABBREVIATED DIALING NUMBERS

One-Touch dialing and Abbreviated diaiing are two fast ways of dialing. To use these dialing methods, you must first record the full numbers, using the foiiowing procedure. You can enter up to 8 One-Touch dialing numbers and up to 10 Abbreviated dialing

numbers.

Storing One-Touch/Abbreviated Dialing Numbers

To set One-Touch diaiing numbers.

One-Touch dialing; go to step 2a. Abbreviated dialing; go to step 2b.

2q To assign a One-Touch diaiing number,

press one of the One-Touch key (A-H).

The character corresponding to the OneTouch key is dispiayed as foilows;

One-Touch key

F Q

Display

£ £

Attan

the keypad.

and enter a one-digit numbers on

-g

Enter the facsimile telephone number (up

to 36 digits, inciuding pauses, spaces,

and siashes).

If you require a special number to access an outside line, input the number first and then a pause by pressing

PAUSE/REDIALI before you enter the

full number. A ” is displayed for a

pause.

You can insert a space by pressing

TEL/PIAL in the telephone number to

make it easier to read. The space does not effect the dialing.

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If you have Pulse (Rotary) Dialing serv ice and you need to change it to Tone Dialing in the middle of a tong number. pressICOPYlto make the change. A “ ”

is displayed for the change.

Ex: [9l I PAUSE/REDIAL I [2

TEL/DIAL

ISBÎÂklilllï

IlSmllJli

FI 9-212 1112345.

(One-Touch)

1 9-212 1112345.

(Abbreviated)

START

To set the number.

If you make a mistake, move the cursor to the incorrect number by pressing or [3. and then enter the correct number over it.

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