Canon Pixma Mx492 User Guide

							Sending Faxes by Entering Fax/Telephone NumberThis section describes dialing and sending faxes directly by entering the fax/telephone numbers.
Important
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It may be possible that faxes will reach unintended recipients due to the misdialing or incorrectregistration of fax/telephone numbers. When you send important documents, we recommend that you
send them after speaking on the telephone.
Sending a Fax after Speaking on Telephone
1.
Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2.
Press the  FAX button.
The Fax standby screen is displayed.
3.
Load documents on the platen glass or in the ADF.
Important
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When sending a double-sided document, load the document on the platen glass. Double-sided documents cannot be automatically scanned and sent from the ADF.
Note
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For details on the types, conditions of document, and how to load the document:
Loading Originals
4.
Adjust the scan contrast and resolution as necessary.
Setting Items for Sending Faxes
5.
Use the Numeric buttons to dial the recipient's fax/telephone number.
Use the following buttons to dial the recipient's fax/telephone number.
Numeric buttons: Enters the number.
 button:Enters a space.
 button:Deletes the last character you entered.
 button:
By pressing this button once, "#" is entered. By pressing this button one more time, "P" is entered.
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							6.Press the Color button for color transmission, or the  Black button for black & white
transmission.
The machine starts scanning the document.
Important
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Color transmission is available only when the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.
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Do not open the document cover until scanning is completed.
7.
Start sending.
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If you load the document in the ADF:
The machine scans the document automatically and starts sending the fax.
Note
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To cancel a fax transmission, press the  Stop button. To cancel a fax transmission while it is in
progress, press the  Stop button, then follow the instructions on the LCD.
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If documents remain in the ADF after the  Stop button is pressed while scanning is in progress,
Close the feeder cover  [OK]Eject the document  is displayed on the LCD. By pressing the
OK  button, the remaining documents are automatically ejected.
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If you load the document on the platen glass:
After scanning the document, the confirmation screen asking you if you load the next document is
displayed.
To send the scanned document, press the  OK button to start sending it.
Note
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To send two or more pages, follow the message to load the next page, and press the  Color or
Black  button. After scanning all pages, press the  OK button to start sending.
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To cancel sending the fax, press the  Stop button.
Note
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When your machine is connected to a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) system, refer to the operating
instructions of the system for details on dialing the recipient's fax/telephone number.
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In case the machine was not able to send a fax, such as when the recipient's line was busy, it has thefunction to automatically redial the number after a specified interval. Automatic redialing is enabled by
default.
Automatic Redialing
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Unsent documents, such as those pending redial, are stored in the machine's memory. They are not stored in the case of a sending error.
Document Stored in Machine's Memory
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Do not unplug the power cord until all documents are sent. If you unplug the power cord, all unsent
documents stored in the machine's memory are lost.
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							Resending Faxes (Redialing a Busy Number)There are two methods of redialing: Automatic redialing and Manual redialing.•
Automatic Redialing
If you send a document and the recipient's line is busy, the machine will redial the number after a
specified interval.
Automatic Redialing
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Manual Redialing
You can redial to the recipients dialed using the Numeric buttons.
Manual Redialing
Important
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It may be possible that faxes will reach unintended recipients due to the misdialing or incorrect registration of fax/telephone numbers. When you send important documents, we recommend that you
send them after speaking on the telephone.
Sending a Fax after Speaking on Telephone
Note
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Automatic redialing is enabled by default.
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For details on the basic sending operations:
Sending Faxes by Entering Fax/Telephone Number
Automatic Redialing You can enable or disable automatic redialing. If you enable automatic redialing, you can specify themaximum number of redial attempts and the length of time the machine waits between redial attempts.
Enable and specify the automatic redialing setting on  Auto redial in Adv. FAX settings  under Fax
settings .
Adv. FAX settings
Important
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While automatic redialing, the unsent fax is stored in the machine's memory temporarily until the
sending fax is complete. If a power failure occurs or you unplug the power cord before automatic
redialing is complete, all faxes stored in the machine's memory are deleted and not sent.
Note
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To cancel automatic redialing, wait until the machine starts redialing, then press the  Stop button.
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To cancel automatic redialing, delete the unsent fax from the machine's memory while the machine is
on-standby for a redial operation. For details, see 
Deleting a Document in Machine's Memory .
Manual Redialing Follow the procedure below for manual redialing.
1.
Make sure that the machine is turned on.
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							2.Press the FAX button.
The Fax standby screen is displayed.3.
Load documents on the platen glass or in the ADF.
4.
Adjust the scan contrast and resolution as necessary.
Setting Items for Sending Faxes
5.
Press the  Menu button.
The  FAX menu  screen is displayed.
6.
Use the  button to select  Redial, then press the  OK button.
The  Redial  screen is displayed.
7.
Use the  button to select the recipient's number to redial, then press the  OK button.
8.
Press the  Color button for color transmission, or the  Black button for black & white
transmission.
Important
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Color transmission is available only when the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.
Note
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For manual redialing, the machine memorizes up to 10 recent recipients dialed by entering the fax/
telephone numbers. Note that the machine does not memorize any recipients dialed using the redial
function or selecting from the directory.
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To cancel manual redialing, press the  Stop button. To cancel a fax transmission while it is in
progress, press the  Stop button, then follow the instructions on the LCD.
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If documents remain in the ADF after the  Stop button is pressed while scanning is in progress,  Close
the feeder cover  [OK]Eject the document  is displayed on the LCD. By pressing the  OK button, the
remaining documents are automatically ejected.
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							Setting Items for Sending FaxesIf you select  FAX TX settings  after pressing the  Menu button on the Fax standby screen, you can specify
the settings of the scan contrast and the scan resolution.
Adjust the scan contrast and resolution following the procedure below.1.
Press the  Menu button on the Fax standby screen.
The  FAX menu  screen is displayed.
2.
Use the  button to select  FAX TX settings , then press the OK button.
3.
Use the  button to select  Scan contrast, then press the  OK button.
The  Scan contrast  screen is displayed.
4.
Use the  button to select the scan contrast, then press the  OK button.
The  button decreases the scan contrast, and the  button increases the scan contrast.
By pressing the  OK button, the LCD returns to the  FAX TX settings screen.
5.
Use the  button to select  Scan resolution , then press the OK button.
The  Scan resolution  screen is displayed.
6.
Use the  button to select the scan resolution.
The following settings are selectable on  Scan resolution.
Standard Suitable for text-only documents.
Fine Suitable for fine-print documents.
Extra fine Suitable for detailed illustration or fine-print quality documents.
If the recipient's fax machine is not compatible with  Extra fine (300 x 300 dpi), the fax will be sent in
the  Standard  or Fine  resolution.
Photo Suitable for photographs.
Note
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The * (asterisk) on the LCD indicates the current setting.
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							•When sending a color fax, documents are always scanned in the same resolution (200 x 200 dpi).The image quality (compression rate) is determined by which scan resolution is selected, except
that  Extra fine  and Photo  provide the same image quality.7.
Press the  OK button.
The LCD returns to the Fax standby screen.
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							Sending Faxes Using Useful Functions
Sending a Fax after Speaking on Telephone
Sending a Fax to the Registered Recipient
Sending the Same Document to Several Recipients (Sequential Broadcasting)
Preventing Mistransmission of Faxes
Using the On Hook Dial Function
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							Sending a Fax after Speaking on TelephoneIf you want to speak to the recipient before sending a fax, or if the recipient does not have a fax machinethat can receive faxes automatically, send a fax manually after speaking to the recipient on the telephone to
check whether the recipient can receive faxes.
Important
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It may be possible that faxes will reach unintended recipients due to the misdialing or incorrect registration of fax/telephone numbers. When you send important documents, we recommend that you
send them after speaking on the telephone. See below for the procedure to send a fax manually.
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With manual transmission, you cannot use the platen glass to load documents. Load the documents in
the ADF.
When loading document on the platen glass, send a fax with automatic transmission.
Sending Faxes by Entering Fax/Telephone Number
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To speak to the recipient before sending a fax, you need to connect a telephone to the machine.
For details on how to connect the telephone to the machine:
Basic Connection
Note
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For details on the basic sending operations:
Sending Faxes by Entering Fax/Telephone Number
1.
Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2.
Press the  FAX button.
The Fax standby screen is displayed.
3.
Load documents in the ADF.
4.
Adjust the scan contrast and resolution as necessary.
Setting Items for Sending Faxes
5.
Lift the handset of the telephone connected to the machine.
6.
Use the telephone to dial the recipient's fax/telephone number.
7.
Speak to the recipient.
When you hear a high-pitched signal instead of the recipient's voice, you cannot check whether the recipient can receive faxes. If you want to stop sending the fax, replace the handset. If you want to send
the fax, go to step 9.
8.
Ask the recipient to set the recipient's fax machine to receive faxes.
9.
When you hear a high-pitched signal, press the  Color button or the  Black button.
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							Press the Color button for color transmission, or the  Black button for black & white transmission.
Important
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Color transmission is available only when the recipient's fax machine supports color faxing.
10.
Hang up the handset.
Note
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To cancel a fax transmission, press the  Stop button. To cancel a fax transmission while it is in
progress, press the  Stop button, then follow the instructions on the LCD.
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If documents remain in the ADF after the  Stop button is pressed while scanning is in progress,
Close the feeder cover  [OK]Eject the document  is displayed on the LCD. By pressing the  OK
button, the remaining documents are automatically ejected.
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							Sending a Fax to the Registered RecipientRegistering recipient's fax/telephone number and name in the machine's directory enables you to sendfaxes easily.
Important
•
It may be possible that faxes will reach unintended recipients due to the misdialing or incorrect registration of fax/telephone numbers. When you send important documents, we recommend that you
send them after speaking on the telephone.
Sending a Fax after Speaking on Telephone
Note
•
For details on the basic sending operations:
Sending Faxes by Entering Fax/Telephone Number
1.
Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2.
Press the  FAX button.
The Fax standby screen is displayed.
3.
Load documents on the platen glass or in the ADF.
4.
Adjust the scan contrast and resolution as necessary.
Setting Items for Sending Faxes
5.
Press the  Menu button.
The  FAX menu  screen is displayed.
6.
Use the  button to select  Directory, then press the  OK button.
The screen to select a registered recipient is displayed.
7.
Select a registered recipient.
You can choose a recipient with the two methods. The method can be switched by pressing the 
button.
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When the following screen is displayed on the LCD:
Use the  button to select a recipient, then press the  OK button.
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When  Enter first letter  is displayed on the LCD:
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