User GuideIM 550/600 series

Basic Procedure for Transmitting Faxes

The machine scans an original to transmit it by fax into the machine's memory before establishing a communication with the destination (Memory Transmission).

You can also transmit a fax while confirming the status of the fax destination.

Sending a Fax While Scanning the Original

1Press [Fax] on the Home screen.

Operation panel screen illustration

2Check that [Fax] and [Memory Transmission] are displayed on the fax screen.

Operation panel screen illustration

3Place the original in the ADF or on the exposure glass.

Setting an Original to Send by Fax on the Scanner

4Press [Settings], and then specify the scan settings.

Sending a Fax at the Image Quality Suitable for the Original

5Specify the destination.

Operation panel screen illustration
  • To enter the fax number manually, select the destination from the destination history, or search for the destination in the address book, press Operation panel screen illustration, and specify the destination.

    Operation panel screen illustration

    You can select only the destination entered using the numeric keypad from the history.

  • To specify the destination again, press Operation panel screen illustration.

    Operation panel screen illustration

6On the [Settings] screen, specify the [Sender] as necessary.

  • When a login user is operating the machine, the login user becomes the sender.

    To receive a transmission result by e-mail, select [Notification of Result]. The e-mail address that you selected the [Use as Sender] check box when registering the address will be used as the e-mail address of the sender.

    Registering E-mail Addresses in the Address Book

  • To print the sender's name on the page received at the destination, select [Stamp Sender Name].

7Press [Start].

To cancel transmission after scanning the original, press [Stop] and operate in [Job Status][Transmission Standby File].

Confirming and Handling a Document in the Fax Queue

Note

  • If the telephone line you are connected to requires time to connect to the public line after you dial the external number, enter a [Pause] after entering the number to specify the time to wait before dialing the number. The machine pauses for about two seconds for each single [Pause] entered.

  • To use tone-dialing in a pulse-dialing environment, press [Tone]. A tone signal is generated for every number you enter afterward.

  • You can perform Immediate transmission only when the total number of destinations specified for all documents exceeds the maximum value.

  • During Immediate transmission, the machine cannot scan an original.

  • The communication that has been initiated first is displayed on the screen when performing three simultaneous communications.

  • For the maximum values of the following items, see List of Maximum Values for Each Setting Item:

    • Number of documents that can be stored in memory when using Memory Transmission

    • Number of pages of documents that can be stored in the memory (ITU-T No.1 chart, resolution "Standard", standard document comprising texts)

    • Number of destinations that can be specified for a document when distributing by Broadcast Transmission

    • Number of destinations that can be specified for any document

    • Number of destinations that can be held in the destination history

    • Number of characters/digits in a destination that can be entered manually