Canon printer FAXPHONE L170 User Manual

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Preparing to Send a Fax6-6
Sending Methods
Memory SendingTo use memory sending, you load the document, dial the fax number ➞ press [Start]. See p. 6-7 for more details on 
memory sending.
Since the machine is multitasking, you can even scan a document into the memory while sending a document, receiving a 
document, or printing a report.
Manual Sending Via the HandsetUse manual sending via the handset if you want to speak with the other party before sending a fax to them. With manual 
sending via the handset, dial and converse normally, and when they are ready to receive your fax, press [Start] to begin 
sending. See p. 6-8 for more details on manual sending via the handset.
Dialing Methods
There are several ways of dialing the number of the party you want to send to:
■Regular DialingUse the numeric buttons to dial the recipient’s fax number.
■One-Touch Speed DialingPress the One-Touch Speed Dial button (1 to 32) under which you have registered the number you want to send to. See Chapter 5, “Speed 
Dialing,” for details on registering and using One-Touch Speed Dialing.
■Coded Speed DialingPress [Coded Dial] ➞ enter the two-digit code (00 to 99) under which you have registered the number you want to send to. See Chapter 5, 
“Speed Dialing,” for details on registering and using Coded Speed Dialing.
■Group DialingSend a document to a pre-defined group of fax numbers. (The numbers must already be stored as One-Touch Speed Dialing numbers or 
Coded Speed Dialing numbers.) See Chapter 5, “Speed Dialing,” for details on registering and using Group Dialing.
■Directory DialingPress [Directory] ➞ enter the first letter of the other party’s name and retrieve the number for dialing. See Chapter 5, “Speed Dialing,” for 
details on how to use Directory Dialing. 
						

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Sending Documents
This section describes the different ways to send faxes with the machine.
Memory Sending
You should normally use memory sending to send documents efficiently. If  is displayed, the machine 
cannot scan the documents. In this case, wait for the machine to send any faxes stored in the memory, then scan the 
documents.
NOTE
You can register a new fax job while the machine is waiting to redial the other party’s number automatically. For details on how to set the 
machine to redial automatically, see “Automatic Redialing With Memory Sending,” on p. 6-10.
Follow this procedure for memory sending:
1Load the document in the ADF.
For details on the types of documents you can fax, their requirements, and how to load documents, see “Document Requirements,” on 
p. 6-1, and “Loading Documents in the ADF” on p. 6-3.
2Press [FAX].
If you are already in the FAX standby mode, you can skip this step.
3Adjust any necessary settings for your document.•Press [Image Quality] to select the fax resolution. (See “Adjusting the Image Quality (Resolution),” on p. 6-4.)•Press [Exposure] to select the scan density. (See “Adjusting the Exposure (Density),” on p. 6-5.)
4Dial the other party’s fax/telephone number.
For details on the different dialing methods, see “Dialing Methods,” on p. 6-6.
5Press [Start].
NOTE
To cancel memory sending, press [Stop/Reset]. (See Chapter 11, “System Monitor.”) 
						

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Manual Sending Via the Handset
Use manual sending when you want to talk to the other party before sending a document, or if the other party does not 
have a fax machine that can receive automatically.
Follow this procedure for manual sending:
1Load the document in the ADF.
For details on the types of documents you can fax, their requirements, and how to load documents, see “Document Requirements,” on 
p. 6-1, and “Loading Documents in the ADF” on p. 6-3.
2Press [FAX].
If you are already in the Fax standby mode, you can skip this step.
3Adjust any necessary settings for your document.•Press [Image Quality] to select the fax resolution. (See “Adjusting the Image Quality (Resolution),” on p. 6-4.)•Press [Exposure] to select the scan density. (See “Adjusting the Exposure (Density),” on p. 6-5.)
4Pick up the handset.
5Dial the other party’s fax/telephone number.
For details on the different dialing methods, see “Dialing Methods,” on p. 6-6.
6Talk through the handset to the other party.
If you hear a high-pitched signal instead of the other party’s voice, go to step 8.
7Ask the other party to set their fax machine to receive faxes.
8When you hear a high-pitched signal, press [Start] ➞ hang up the handset.
NOTE
To cancel manual sending, press [Stop/Reset].  
						

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Canceling Sending
Canceling Memory Sending
While Documents Are Being Scanned Using the ADF
1Press [Stop/Reset].
Scanning is canceled.
After All Documents Are Scanned
1While documents are being sent, press [Stop/Reset].
The machine asks you to confirm that you want to cancel.
2Press [ (-)] to cancel sending.•If you change your mind and want to continue sending, press [ (+)] for .•The machine prints an ERROR TX REPORT if a transmission report is set to print automatically. (See “1.TX REPORT,” on p. 15-7.)
CANCEL DURING TX/RX?
 < YES         NO > 
						

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Redialing
Manual Redialing
To redial the last number dialed with the numeric buttons, press [Redial/Pause].
To cancel manual redialing, press [Stop/Reset] ➞ [ (-)].
Automatic Redialing With Memory Sending
With memory sending, you can set the machine to automatically dial the fax number again if the receiving fax machine 
does not answer or if the line is busy. You can also control how many times the machine will redial the number and how long 
it will wait between dialing attempts.
Canceling Automatic RedialingIf you press [Stop/Reset] when waiting to redial, the LCD displays standby mode but you are still in automatic redialing. To 
cancel redialing while the machine is waiting to redial, follow the procedure described in “Deleting a Fax Job,” on p.11-2. To 
cancel while the machine is redialing, do the following: 
❑
Wait until the machine begins redialing.
❑Press [Stop/Reset] ➞ [(-)].
NOTE
The machine can print a list of document stored in memory (DOCUMENT MEMORY LIST), along with the transaction number of each 
document. The document waiting to be sent using automatic redialing will be listed as . To print the list, see “Document 
Memory List,” on p. 12-10.
Setting Up Automatic RedialingYou can set up the following options for automatic redialing:
•Whether or not the machine redials automatically
•The number of times the machine attempts redialing•The time interval between redialing attempts 
						

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Follow the procedure below to adjust the automatic redialing settings.
1Press [Menu].
2Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  ➞ press [Set].
3Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  ➞ press [Set].
4Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  ➞ press [Set].
5Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  to enable automatic redialing or  to disable it ➞ press [Set].•If you selected : Go to step 6.•If you selected : Go to step 8.
6Press [Set] again ➞ use [ (-)], [ (+)], or the numeric buttons to enter the number of times you want the machine to redial ➞ 
press [Set] twice.
7Press [ (-)], [ (+)], or the numeric buttons to select the time interval between redialings ➞ press [Set].
8Press [Stop/Reset] to return to standby mode.
AUTO REDIAL
                  ON➞AUTO REDIAL
 1.REDIAL TIMES
REDIAL TIMES
             02TIMES➞REDIAL INTERVAL
              02MIN.
REDIAL INTERVAL
              02MIN.➞TX SETTINGS
 4.TIME OUT 
						

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Sequential Broadcasting
Sending a Document to More Than One Destination
The machine’s sequential broadcasting feature allows you to send a fax to a sequence of up to 142 fax numbers, using any 
combination of dialing methods as follows:
•One-Touch Speed Dialing: up to 32 destinations•Coded Speed Dialing: up to 100 destinations
•Regular dialing and redialing: 10 destinations
(with the numeric buttons or [Redial/Pause])
You can enter the One-Touch Speed Dialing and Coded Speed Dialing destinations in any order. You can also include one 
destination that you dial manually using the numeric buttons or [Redial/Pause]. Be sure to press [Set] after your entry with 
the numeric keys.
To send a fax to more than one location, do the following:
1Load the document in the ADF.
For details on the types of documents you can fax, their requirements, and how to load documents, see “Document Requirements,” on 
p. 6-1, and “Loading Documents in the ADF” on p. 6-3.
2Press [FAX].
If you are already in the Fax standby mode, you can skip this step.
3Adjust any necessary settings for your document.•Press [Image Quality] to select the fax resolution. (See “Adjusting the Image Quality (Resolution),” on p. 6-4.)•Press [Exposure] to select the scan density. (See “Adjusting the Exposure (Density),” on p. 6-5.) 
						

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4Enter up to 142 fax destinations using any of the following methods:
●One-Touch Speed Dialing:
❑
Press the desired One-Touch Speed Dial button(s).
●Coded Speed Dialing: 
❑
Press [Coded Dial] ➞ enter the two-digit code (00-99) using the numeric buttons.•Be sure to press [Coded Dial] before each code.
●Directory Dialing:
❑
Press [Directory] ➞ enter the first letter of the name of the party you are searching for.
●Regular Dialing: 
❑
Enter the number using the numeric buttons or [Redial/Pause].•Be sure to press [Set] after your entry with the numeric keys.
NOTE
•If you make a mistake, open One-Touch Speed Dial panel ➞ [Delete] to delete the last number, or press [Clear] to delete all numbers you 
entered when you use the numeric keys.
•After entering the first One-Touch Speed Dial button or Coded Speed Dialing code, you have 5 seconds to enter another speed dialing 
button or code before the machine begins sending automatically. If you have entered more than one speed dialing button or code, the 
machine waits for 10 seconds before it begins sending. If you do not want the machine to send automatically, you need to change the 
 setting. See p. 15-9 for more details.
•If you want to review the numbers you entered, use the [ (-)] or [ (+)] to scroll through the numbers.
5Press [Start].
The machine then scans the document into memory, and begins sending it to the destinations in numerical order, starting with the 
One-Touch Speed Dialing numbers, then the Coded Speed Dialing numbers, and finally the numbers dialed with the numeric buttons or 
[Redial/Pause].
NOTE
•If the machine memory becomes full while scanning your document,  appears in the LCD display. If this happens, 
remove the remainder of the document from the Automatic Document Feeder (ADF).Then divide the document into several sections and 
send each section separately.
•Only one broadcasting job will be active at any given time.•To cancel sending, press [Stop/Reset] ➞ follow the instructions in the LCD display. When you press [Stop/Reset], sending to all recipients 
will be canceled. You cannot cancel sending to only one recipient. (See Chapter 11, “System Monitor.”)
Sending a Document Using Group Dialing
If you frequently send faxes to the same group of people, you can create a “group.” Groups are stored under One-Touch 
Speed Dial buttons or Coded Speed Dialing codes. See Chapter 5, “Speed Dialing,” for details on registering numbers 
under groups and using Group Dialing. 
						

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Delayed Sending
Your machine allows you to scan a document into its memory and send it automatically at a preset time. By using this 
feature, you can take advantage of lower long distance rates at night, for example.
You can set up to 142 destinations and up to 20 reservations for delayed sending.
1Load the document in the ADF.
For details on the types of documents you can fax, their requirements, and how to load documents, see “Document Requirements,” on 
p. 6-1, and “Loading Documents in the ADF” on p. 6-3.
2Press [FAX].
If you are already in the Fax standby mode, you can skip this step.
3Adjust any necessary settings for your document.•Press [Image Quality] to select the fax resolution. (See “Adjusting the Image Quality (Resolution),” on p. 6-4.)•Press [Exposure] to select the scan density. (See “Adjusting the Exposure (Density),” on p. 6-5.)
4Open One-Touch Speed Dial panel ➞ press [Delayed Transmission].
5Use the numeric buttons to enter the time at which you want to send the document ➞ press [Set].
Enter the time using the 24-hour clock system. Precede single digits with a zero.
Example:
7:30 a.m. = 07:30
11:30 p.m. = 23:30
6Enter the destination(s) using any of the following 4 methods. 
●One-Touch Speed Dialing:
❑
Press the desired One-Touch Speed Dial button(s).
●Coded Speed Dialing: 
❑
Press [Coded Dial] ➞ enter the two-digit code (00-99) using the numeric buttons.•Be sure to press [Coded Dial] before each code.
●Directory Dialing: 
❑
Press [Directory] ➞ enter the first letter of the name of the party you are searching for.
●Regular Dialing: 
❑
Enter the number using the numeric buttons or [Redial/Pause].•You can enter 10 numbers.•Be sure to press [Set] after your entry with the numeric buttons.
NOTE
If you make a mistake, open One-Touch Speed Dial panel ➞ [Delete] to delete the last number, or press [Clear] to delete all numbers you 
entered when you use the numeric buttons.
TEL=➞DELAYED TX
TX TIME SETTNG 10:00 
						

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7Press [Start].
The machine scans the document into memory.
NOTE
•If the machine memory becomes full while scanning your document,  appears in the LCD display. If this happens, you 
cannot send the document at a delayed time.
•You can only register one preset sending operation at a time.•The machine is a multitasking machine, so you can send, receive, print, and copy other documents even when you have set the machine 
for delayed sending.
•To print, copy, or send other documents after setting the machine for delayed sending, simply follow the procedures described in this Basic 
Guide.
•To cancel a delayed sending, see “Deleting a Fax Job,” on p.11-2.•The machine can print a list of document stored in memory (DOCUMENT MEMORY LIST), along with the transaction number of each 
document. The document to be sent using delayed sending will be listed as  or . To print the list, see 
“Document Memory List,” on p. 12-10.
When the set time comes, the machine dials and sends the document.