Relay Broadcasting And Relay Broadcast Initiation; How It Works; Setting It Up, Or Initiating The Initiation - Muratec MFX-1500 Operating Instructions Manual

Relay broadcasting and relay broadcast
initiation
Relay broadcasting is a powerful function that takes advantage of a remote Muratec
"hub" fax machine's memory to reduce your total communication costs.
A "hub" fax machine is one to which you send a document, so the "hub" can relay it to
other machines which you don't actually call. The "hub" performs a relay broadcast,
and the machine which sends the original document to the "hub" has performed a relay
broadcast initiation. Your fax machine can perform either operation; in other words,
your machine can either send to a "hub" unit or be a "hub" unit.

How it works

Let's use this example: when you mail invitations to a party, you're taking part in a relay
operation. After all, you're not personally delivering each invitation to its destination;
rather, you're sending all of the invitations to one central point (the post office) which
then actually does "broadcast" the invitations.
Now, let's be a little more specific about what happens when you perform relay
broadcast initiation:
• You use your fax machine to send a document to at least one call group in a remote
"hub" machine's autodialer. This can occur either immediately or as a delayed
command (see pages 2.21–2.23).
• The remote "hub" unit receives your document and stores it in memory.
• The remote machine retransmits — relays — the document to each fax number in
each call group you specified. This is the relay broadcast you initiated.

Setting it up, or initiating the initiation

For you to perform relay broadcast initiation, three things must be true:
The remote fax machine must be a Muratec fax machine with "hub" capability.
Note: If you're not sure whether the unit to which you want to transmit is a true
"hub" unit, please consult your authorized Muratec dealer or call the Muratec
Customer Support Center at (972) 364-3350.
The call group(s) must exit on the remote fax machine.
You must know each call group's identifier number.
To set up a relay broadcast initiation:
1.
Press / to change to the Fax mode, if necessary.
COPY FAX
2.
Insert the document and make any necessary adjustments as usual.
3.
Press
COMMUNICATION OPTIONS
The display will show:
Relay Tx
Group No. _
4.
Use the numeric keypad to enter the two-digit of each applicable call group in
the remote "hub" fax machine you'll be calling. You may specify up to 10
groups for each relay broadcast initiation. Do not press
To add each group after the first one, press
Below, we've entered 2,
GROUP DIAL
Relay Tx
Group No. 2,4_
Important: Do not insert a comma after the last group number.
Note: If you enter characters by mistake, just press
before proceeding.
5. Press . The display will show:
ENTER
Enter Fax Number
_
6. Enter the fax number for the remote "hub" unit. You may either press a one-
touch key, enter a speed-dial number or just use the numeric keypad as usual.
Do not press .
START
7.
What you do now depends upon when you wish to begin initiating the relay
broadcast.
If you want it to begin now, skip to step 9.
•
• If you want to delay it, press
Note: For more information on delayed transmission, see pages 2.21–2.23.
Beyond the basics
three times and then press .
ENTER
.
START
to add a comma.
GROUP DIAL
, 4.
to clear them
CANCEL
, .
COMMUNICATION OPTIONS ENTER
2.19