Ricoh sr-pro OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS PC-FAX REFERENCE

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

PC-FAX REFERENCE

Read this manual carefully before you use this product and keep it handy for future
reference.
For safety, please follow the instructions in this manual.

Introduction

To get maximum versa tility from this machin e all opera tors shoul d carefull y read and f ollow th e instruc­tions in this manual. Please keep this manual in a handy place near the machine.

Please read the Safety Informat ion in the “Operating Instructions” before usi ng this mac hine. It c ontains
important information related to USER SAFETY and PREVENTING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS.

Trademarks

Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.

Other product names us ed herei n are for iden tifica tion purp oses on ly and migh t be tradem arks of th eir
respective companies. We disclaim any and all rights in those marks.

Note

The proper names of Windows operating system are as follows:

®

•Microsoft

Windows® 95 operating system

•Microsoft® Windows® 98 operating system

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•Microsoft

Windows NT® Server network operating system Version 4.0

•Microsoft® Windows NT® Workstation operating system Version 4.0

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction................................................................................................ 1

Overview................................... .................................................................... 1

Required Options.......................................................................................... 2

1.Administrator Operations

ScanRouter Professional Station Preparation Procedure..................... 3

Machine Preparation Procedure.............................................................. 4

Processing Transmission Errors............................................................. 5

Error Log List................................................................................................. 5

Non-forwarding Folder List............................................................................ 6

2.Client Operations

NIC FAX Com Redirector Setup............................................................... 7

System Requirements................................................................................... 7

Installing NIC FAX Com Redirector............................................................... 8

Initial Settings................................................................................................ 9

Transmitting a Document Using a PC-FAX Application...................... 10

Recommended PC-FAX Applications ......................................................... 10

PC-FAX Application Settings ............... .................................. ..................... 10

Transmitting a Document............................................................................ 11

Checking Transmission Results............................................................ 12

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Introduction

Overview

With NIC FAX Com Redirector which comes with this product, you can send a
fax from the client computer using a PC-FAX application through ScanRouter
Professional Station without a modem connection.

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NIC FAX Com Redirector

NIC FAX Com Redirector is an application offered by our company for use
with a PC-FAX application when sending a fax to ScanRouter Professional
Station.
With NIC FAX Com Redirector, data which is usually sent from the COM
port on the computer is delivered to ScanRouter Professional Station through
the network. After that, the data is sent to the destination by fax using the mo­dem of the machine which is connected to ScanRouter Professional Station.
With NIC FAX Com Redirector, you can send a fax from the client computer
without a modem connection.

Limitation

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Fax reception is not available with a PC-FAX application when using NIC
FAX Com Redirector.

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The following functions described in the PC-FAX Expander manual can­not be used.

• Fax transmission from the computer, using Quick Dials, Speed Dials, or
Group Dials which are registered in the machine.

• CFM TWAIN scanning

• Scanning from the fax machine using PC-FAX application

• Printing from the fax machine using PC-FAX application

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Document Transmission Flow

A fax document sent from the client computer is transmitted to the destina­tion as illustrated below.

FAX

FAX

FAX

A

FAX

B

FAX

FAX

B

A. ScanRouter Professional Station
B. Client

A Sent by the client computer to ScanRouter Professional Station.

B

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B Sent by ScanRouter Professional Station to the machine.

C Sent by the machine to the destination.

Required Options

To use this function, the same options which are required when using the ma­chine as a network delivery fax machine, must be installed on the machine. For
more information about the required options for a network delivery fax ma­chine, see “Scanner & Fax Reference”.

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