Radio Shack TFX-1031 User Manual

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Cat. No. 43-1203

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

TFX-1031

Fax Machine/Telephone

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INTRODUCTION

Your Radio Shack TFX -1031 Fa x Machine/telephone uses advanced telephone and computerized imaging technology to send copies of your important documents. Your fax machine’s microprocessor-controlled functions make it easy to install and use.

The TFX-1031 includes these advanced features:

Memor

Dialin

— lets you program up to 35 phone numbers into mem ory for rapid dialing.

Built-In Te lephone

— lets you make regular phone calls or talk to the op erator of the other fax machine.

Call Request

— lets you request voice contact with the party at the other fax machine (if their fax machine also has the call request feature).

Built-In Answerin Switch

— lets you connect an an-

Machine/Fax

swering machine to the fax machine so it can automatically route voice calls to the answering machine.

Fax Information St am p

— prints your name, phone number, and the date and time on faxes you sen d s o the f ax recipient can identify the fax source.

stem Reports

— let you print out the numbers stored in memory, transmission and reception journals, and user-selected settings. You can also print a quick reference guide (help list) for the fax machine’s basic functions.

Copier Fea ture

— lets you use your

fax machine as a personal copier.

Group 3 Capabilit

— permits faster

fax transmission.

Fine Mo de

— lets you adjust the machine for sending documents with lighter/smaller type, such as from a dot-matrix printer.

ustable Resolution and Contrast

— lets you send the best possible fax according to the document type.

— speed-dials t he l as t num ber

Redial

dialed.

Automatic Reception Mode

— lets you set the fax mac hine to automatically receive documents.

Pollin

— allows you to retrieve documents from an unattended rem ote fax machine.

Tempo rar

Tone Dialing (LDT)

— lets you use tone-access services, such as alternate long distance, from a pulse line.

Hearin

Aid Compatible

— lets you use the telephone with hearing aids that have a T (telephone) switch.

We recommend you record the fax machine’s serial number here. The serial number is on the fax machine’s bottom panel.

Serial Number: _________________

Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserv ed .

CAUTION

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READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLATION

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it illegal to use a computer or other electron ic device to send a message via a fax machine unless the message clearly cont ain s in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page or on the first page:

• The transmission’s date and time

• The name of the individual, business, or other entity sending the message

• The sending machine or business’ phone number

To program this information into your TFX-1031, complete t he steps in “Entering Basic Information” on Page 11.

We designed your fax machine to conform to federal regulations, and you can connect it to most phone lines. However, each fax machin e (and other device, such as a phone or answering machine) that you con nect to the phone line draws power. We refer to this power draw as the ring er equivalence number, or REN. The REN is on the fax machine’s bottom panel.

If you use more than one phone or other device on the line, add up all the RENs. If the total is more than five, phones might not ring. In rural areas, a total of three might impair ringer o peration. If ringer operation is impaired, disconnect a device from the line.

FCC STATEMENT

Your fax machine complies with Part

FCC Rules

68 of quest, provide the FCC registration number and the REN to your telephone company. Both numbers are shown on the fax machine’s bottom panel.

Note:

You must not connect your fax

machine to:

• Coin-operated systems

• Party-line systems

• Most electronic key systems

Warning

: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose t his product to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

This symbol is inten ded to alert yo u to the p r es en c e o f un in su lated d an gerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that mi ght be of suff icient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. Do not open the product’s case.

This symbol is intended to inform you that important operating and

maintenance instructions are included in the literature accompanying this product.

. You must, upon re-

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN.

: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

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CONTENTS

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Choosing a Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting the Handset Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting to the Phone Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Connecting to Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the One-Touch Memory Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Connecting an Extension Phone or Answering Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Settin

Enterin

Usin

Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Up the Fax Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting the Telephone Dialing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Setting the Ringer Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Loading and Replacing Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Basic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Setting Your Phone Number and Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Entering Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Character Code Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Storing Numbers for Automatic Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

the Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Adjusting the Speaker Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Redialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Switching from Pulse to Tone Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chain Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

the Fax Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Making a Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Sending Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Receiving Faxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using Call Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Receiving a Fax at an Extension Telephon e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Polling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using Help Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using the Function Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Printing a Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Setting User Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Clearing Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Clearing a Document Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Clearing a Paper Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Cleaning the Roller and Scanning Glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

The FCC Wants You to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Lightning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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UNPACKING

Locate the following items as you unpack the f ax machine. We recommend you keep the packing material in case you need to move the fax machine in the future.

Fax Machine

Paper Roll

Handset

Modular Phone Cord

AC Power Cord One-Touch Memory Labels

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INSTALLATION

CHOOSING A LOCATION

Select a location for your fax machine that:

• Is not in direct sunlight

• Is near an AC power outlet and modular phone line jack

• Is at least 4 inches from other objects

• Is not near heating or air conditioner units

CONNECTING TO THE PHONE LINE

• Does not block the ventilation openings

Also note these important considerations:

• Keep cords out of the way of normal activities.

• Do not place objects on top of or under the fax machine.

• Do not place the fax machine on a rugged surface or on a thick carpet, which might cause a jam when you feed a document.

CONNECTING THE HANDSET CORD

Connect one end of the supplied coiled cord to the jack on the handset . Then plug the other end into the

HANDSET

fax machine. Place the hand set in its cradle.

jack on the left side of the

Plug one end of t he supplied modular telephone cord into the on the back of the fax machine. Plug the other end of the cord into a modular telephone line jack.

If the phone line does n ot have

Note:

a modular jack, you must update the wiring. You can convert the wiring yourself or have the telephone company update it for you.

• Radio Shack stores sell jacks and adapters to convert older wiring methods to modular wiring.

• The telephone company charges to install the necessary jacks.

• The USOC number o f the jack to be installed is RJ11C.

• This fax machine might not be compatible with external in-line telephone amplifiers.

TEL LINE

jack

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CONNECTING TO POWER

Plug one end of t he supplied 3-prong AC power cord into the AC power jack on the back of the fax machine. Then plug the other end into a standard grounded 3-prong AC power outlet.

Caution:

The polarized 3-prong plug only fits in 3-prong outlets. If the AC outlet does not have holes for all three prongs, have an electrician install a properly grounded outlet.

USING THE ONE-TOUCH MEMORY LABELS

CONNECTING AN EXTENSION PHONE OR ANSWERING MACHINE

To connect an ex tension tele phone or answering machine to your fax machine, plug one end of a modular telephone cord (not supplied) into the

LINE

jack on the fax machine’s left side. Then plug the cord’s other end into the telephone you want to use as an extension or into an answering machine.

Note:

Connecting the fax to an answering machine lets you use the answering machine/fax switch feature. See “Receiving Faxes” on Page 23.

EXT

Peel off the backing from one of the one-touch memory labels and stick the label next to the o ne-to uch m emory keys.

One-Touch

Memory

Label Area

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SETTING UP THE FAX MACHINE

SETTING THE TELEPHONE DIALING MODE

Set / (Tone/Pulse) on the fax machine’s left side for the type of service you have.

If you are not sure what type you have, do this test.

1. Lift the handset and listen for a dial tone.

2. Set / to .

3. Press any number other than 0. If the dial tone stops, you have

touch-tone service. Leave /

set to .

SETTING THE RINGER SWITCH

The ringer switch on the left side of the fax machine lets you set the ringer volume.

Set the switch all the way toward the back of the fax machine for a louder ring. Set the switch to the dot if you do not want the ringer to sound.

You can still make calls with the

Note:

ringer off, and answer calls if you hear an extension phone ring.

If the dial tone continues, you have pulse service. Set / to .

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LOADING AND REPLACING PAPER

Before you use your machine, load the supplied fax paper roll. Replace the paper when the ERROR in dicator lights and the fax machine displays

PAPER

. Your fax machine uses up to

a 98-foot (30-meter) roll.

Notes:

• The outer diameter of the paper roll cannot be more than 2 inches.

• For the best results, use only Radio Shack fax paper. Other papers can cause poor results and even damage the fax machine.

• Thermal fax paper is sensitive to heat and sunlight and eventually fades. If you need to keep a faxed document for a long time, we suggest you make a photocopy of it.

2. Place the paper roll in the compartment so the paper exits from the top of the roll.

3. Pull out the paper edge from the edge of the fax machine as shown.

Follow these steps to load the paper roll.

1. Open the cover by lifting the release lever on the side of the fax

4. Press down on both sides of the cover until it clicks shut.

machine.

The fax machine sounds a tone and feeds out about another inch of paper. Tear off the paper.

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ENTERING BASIC INFORMATION

The TFX-1031 has several basic settings that help you track the documents you send and receive.

SETTING THE DATE AND TIME

Set the date and time so they appear in the top margin of all sent faxes.

To cancel the date and time set-

Note:

ENTER

, then 1.

STOP

any time

. Your fax ma-

or <, then

ting procedure, press before you press chine returns to standby.

1. Press

FUNCTION

: [1] DATE & TI ME

2. Press

ENTER

: [MM-DD] DD-MM

3. Select the date format (month then day, or day then month) by pressing press

DIRECTION >

ENTER

: 10-27-9 6 07 :0 5

• If you make a mistake, use

DIRECTION <

cursor to the incorrect number, then enter the correct number.

6. When you finish, press

or > to move the

ENTER

: 10-15 16:30 TEL

The fax machine displays the date and time, then returns to standby.

SETTING YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND NAME

You must enter your phone number and name before you send a fax, so your fax recipients can identify the f ax source.

Notes:

• It is illegal to send a fax without identifying the individual/entity sending the fax and their phone number.

• The phone num ber and name can be 20 characters each.

4. Press

DIRECTION <

the cursor under the digit you want to change.

or > to mo ve

: 10-2 7-9 6 07 :0 5

5. Use the keypad to enter the correct digit.

Notes:

• Set the time using the 24-ho ur

format (add 12 hours to times after 12 noon; for example, enter 4:30 PM as 16:30).

: 10-15-9 6 16 :3 0

• To stop setting the phone number and name, press before you press machine returns to standby.

1. Press

FUNCTION

STOP

ENTER

, then 0.

any time

. Your fax

: [0] TERM.ID

2. Pres s

ENTER

: TEL.:

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