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  • Page 1 Laser Plain Paper Facsimile User’s Guide Visit us at: www.samsungelectronics.com/fax Home P/N: JC68-00925A Rev.1.00...
  • Page 2 Trademark Notices • SF-515 and Samsung Logo are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. • Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. • IBM is a trademark of international Business Machines. • Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Installation Chapter 1 Unpacking _________________________________________ 1.1 Control locations and functions _______________________ 1.2 Choosing a location _________________________________ 1.4 Setting up your machine _____________________________ 1.4 Document tray ___________________________________ 1.4 Paper exit tray ___________________________________ 1.4 Document exit tray _______________________________ 1.5 Telephone line ___________________________________ 1.5 Extension phone (optional) ________________________ 1.6 AC power cord ___________________________________ 1.6 Installing the toner cartridge __________________________ 1.7...
  • Page 4 Receiving a fax Receiving a fax ______________________________________3.5 Receiving automatically in FAX mode __________________3.6 Receiving manually in TEL mode ______________________3.6 Receiving in AUTO mode ____________________________3.7 Receiving automatically in ANS/FAX mode ____________3.7 Receiving manually using an extension telephone _______3.8 Making a copy Copying overview ___________________________________3.9 Making a simple copy ________________________________3.9 Advanced copy features ______________________________3.10...
  • Page 5 Additional features Chapter 5 Printing reports______________________________________ 5.1 System setup ________________________________________ 5.2 Group dialling_______________________________________ 5.7 Clearing memory ____________________________________ 5.9 Troubleshooting Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Clearing jams _______________________________________ 6.1 LCD error messages _________________________________ 6.5 Fixing problems _____________________________________ 6.7 Maintenance Cleaning the OPC drum ______________________________ 6.9 Adjusting shading ___________________________________ 6.10 Setting the machine to be checked by phone ____________ 6.10 Sending toner low information to the service company ___ 6.11...

  • Page 6: Important Safety Information

    Important safety information Always be careful when using the machine. To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, and other injuries, keep these safety considerations in mind when installing, using, and maintaining your machine: • Stability. Place the machine on a secure, stable surface. The machine can be seriously damaged if it falls.
  • Page 7 Precautions When using your machine, these precautions should always be followed. 1. Never push objects of any kind into your machine through the case or cabinet openings. They may touch dangerous voltage points, creating a risk fire or shock. Never spill liquid of any kind onto or into the machine. 2.

  • Page 8: Safety Notes

    Safety notes Your machine and the supplies are designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements. Included are safety agency examination and approval and compliance to established environmental standards. Please read the following instructions carefully before operating your machine, and refer to them as needed to ensure the continued safe operation of your machine.
  • Page 9 Installation...

  • Page 10: Unpacking

    Unpacking Once you have unpacked your machine, check to make sure that you have all the parts shown here. If any piece is missing or broken, call your dealer. Toner cartridge Document exit tray Machine * (UK Only) TAM lead Document tray AC power cord (Telephone Answering Machine)

  • Page 11: Control Locations And Functions

    Control locations and functions Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the main components and to understand their functions. Front view Paper tray Paper guides Automatic paper feeder Document tray Document feeder Control panel Document guides Document exit tray Paper exit tray Note: Your machine may look slightly different than the illustration.
  • Page 12 Rear view Power cord connector Telephone line jack Extension telephone jack Inside Cover Toner cartridge Cover release buttons (right and left) Installation...

  • Page 13: Choosing A Location

    Choosing a location To help guarantee the trouble-free operation of your machine, place it on a flat, stable surface near your workstation. Leave enough space to allow for easy paper loading and paper exiting, as well as opening the front cover.

  • Page 14: Document Exit Tray

    Document exit tray Insert the two tabs on the document exit tray into the slots on the front of your machine. Fold out the extender, if necessary. Extender Insert one end first, then the other end by squeezing this leg inward to make the tray easy to insert. Telephone line Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the LINE jack on the back of the machine and the other end into a standard phone wall jack.

  • Page 15: Extension Phone (Optional)

    Extension phone (optional) If you want to use a regular phone or answering machine with your machine, connect the phone into the EXT. jack. Plug the cord of your regular phone or answering machine into the TAM(telephone answering machine) lead and plug the TAD(telephone answering device) lead into the EXT.

  • Page 16: Installing The Toner Cartridge

    Installing the toner cartridge 1. Pulling the cover release buttons found on both sides of the machine toward you, open the cover. 2. Unpack the cartridge from its plastic bag, and then remove the paper rolled around the cartridge. Holding on to each end of the paper, pull it straight out, and then carefully remove it.
  • Page 17 4. Find the cartridge slots inside the machine, one on each side. 5. Grasp the handle at the front of the cartridge and slide it down between the cartridge slots, and push it firmly. 6. Close the cover. Make sure that the cover is securely closed. Installation...

  • Page 18: Loading Paper

    Loading paper For best results, use high quality xerographic paper. The automatic paper feeder can hold a maximum of 150 sheets of plain paper. The maximum capacity may be less, depending on the paper thickness. 1. Pull the paper tray on the automatic paper feeder all the way up. Paper tray Automatic paper feeder 2.
  • Page 19 3. Insert the paper with the print side facing you. Place the print side facing you. 4. Adjust the paper guides to the width of the print material. Slide the guides until they lightly touch the stack of print material. Do not bend the print material.

  • Page 20: Paper Type And Size

    Paper type and size Satisfactory print and receive quality can be obtained with many types of plain paper. Since the quality of plain paper varies widely, test the print quality before buying large quantities of paper. Your machine uses a variety of papers including: •...

  • Page 21: Getting Started

    Getting started...

  • Page 22: Using The Control Panel

    Using the control panel LCD display The display shows the current status of your machine and guides you through various tasks using a menu system for each operation. Resolution Resolution Use to choose the resolution of copied or transmitted documents. One-touch dial Use to call most frequently used numbers with one button.
  • Page 23 Rcv.Mode (Receiving mode)/Contrast When a document is loaded, use to choose the contrast characteristic of copied or transmit- ted documents. When a document is not loaded, use to choose the receive mode you want to use. The selected mode is displayed in Standby mode. Setup Use to setup various system options.

  • Page 24: Using The Number Keypad

    Using the number keypad As you perform various tasks, you will need to enter names and num- bers. For example, when you set up your machine you enter your name (or your company’s name) and telephone number. When you store a one- touch dial or speed dial, you also enter the telephone numbers and names.
  • Page 25 2. When the letter you want appears on the display, press another num- ber key labeled with the next letter you want. If the next letter is printed on the same number button, move the cursor by pressing ❿ ❿ , then press the button. The blinking cursor moves right and the next letter appears on the display.
  • Page 26 Entering numbers You can enter the number of the remote fax machine manually by using the number keypad. The number you pressed appears on the display. TEL:95551212_ When the display asks you to enter a number, you can also use a one- touch dial button (including group dial) or a 2-digit speed dial number.

  • Page 27: Setting Up Your Fax Number And Name

    Setting up your fax number and name Your fax number and name will be printed at the top of each page sent from your machine. 1. Press Setup on the control panel. The display shows the first setup menu; FAX NUMBER/NAME. 2.

  • Page 28: Setting The Time And Date

    Setting the time and date The current time and date are shown on the display when the machine is on and ready for use (standby mode). The time and date are printed on all faxes you send. Note: If power to the machine is cut off for over 30 minutes, when power is restored, the machine prompts you to reset the time and date.

  • Page 29: Adjusting Volume

    Adjusting volume Ringer volume 1. Press ➛ ➛ ¤ ¤ or ❿ ❿ in standby mode. The display shows the current ringer volume setting. 2. Press ➛ ➛ ¤ ¤ or ❿ ❿ ¤ ¤ until you find the desired loudness. Four levels are available;...

  • Page 30: Basic Operation

    Basic operation...

  • Page 31: Sending A Fax

    Sending a fax Preparing documents for faxing or copying You can use the machine to fax or copy documents that are printed on standard letter or A4 size paper. Follow these guidelines to prepare your documents. • Do not attempt to feed the following types of documents into the machine: - wrinkled, curled, or folded paper - chemically processed paper (pressure-sensitive paper, carbon-coated paper, etc.)

  • Page 32: Setting Document Resolution And Contrast

    Setting document resolution and contrast We recommend sending documents printed using a typewriter, felt tip pen, black ink or laserwriter. The paper should be white or very light, and of normal weight – not cardboard. Blue lines on a ruled pad do not fax well. When you send normal documents, you need not adjust the resolution and the contrast.

  • Page 33: Loading Document

    Loading document 1. Turn the page face down. 2. Adjust the document guides to match the width of the document. 3. Slide the sheet down into the document feeder until it is gripped by the machine. Document guide The automatic document feeder seizes and pulls in the page. You can insert up to 20 sheets at a time.

  • Page 34: Sending A Fax Automatically

    Sending a fax automatically 1. After loading a document, enter the number of the remote fax machine using the number keypad. One-touch or speed dialling is also available if you have already stored the number into a one-touch or speed dial number. For information on storing and using numbers in the memory, see page 3.12.

  • Page 35: Receiving A Fax

    Receiving a fax Receiving a fax Receiving modes Your machine has four receiving modes: • In FAX mode, the machine answers an incoming call and immediately goes into receive mode, waiting for a fax to be sent. • In AUTO mode, the machine answers an incoming call expecting to receive a fax.

  • Page 36: Receiving Automatically In Fax Mode

    Distinctive ring pattern detection (DRPD) You can receive a call using distinctive ring pattern detection (DRPD) feature. “Distinctive ring” is a telephone company service which enables a user to use a single telephone line to answer several different telephone numbers. For details on this feature, see page 5.6. Receiving automatically in FAX mode 1.

  • Page 37: Receiving In Auto Mode

    Receiving in AUTO mode 1. Press Rcv.Mode/Contrast until the display shows ‘AUTO MODE’. 2. When you get a call, the machine answers it. If a fax is being sent, the machine goes into receiving mode. If the machine does not detect a fax signal, it will continue ringing to tell you it is a phone call.

  • Page 38: Receiving Manually Using An Extension Telephone

    Receiving manually using an extension telephone This features works best when you are using an extension telephone connected to the extension telephone line jack on the machine. You can receive a fax from someone you are talking to on the extension telephone without having to go to the fax machine.

  • Page 39: Making A Copy

    Making a copy Copying overview When you make a copy, your machine provides several option features you can choose as follows: -Multiple copies : 1 to 99 copies of the document can be made. -Zoom rate : You can reduce or expand the image size by 1% increments from 50% to 130%.

  • Page 40: Advanced Copy Features

    Advanced copy features You can adjust the copy quantity, size and collation. Take the following steps: 1. Load a document with the print side facing down. If necessary, adjust Rcv.Mode/Contrast button to change the contrast. For details on the contrast, see page 3.2. 2.

  • Page 41: Other Functions

    Other functions Redial To redial the number last called Press Redial/Pause. If a document is loaded in the document feeder, the machine automatically begins to send. To search through redial memory 1. Press and hold Redial/Pause for 2 seconds. The redial memory in your machine retains the last 10 numbers called. If you have dialled the same number multiple times, the machine does not count the duplicates.

  • Page 42: Sending A Recall

    Sending a recall Some special phone services require a switch-hook signal for proper operation. For example, if you have call-waiting, you can put a call on hold and take a second call on the same line by pressing the Recall/Status button. 1.

  • Page 43: Automatic Dialling

    Automatic dialling One-touch dialling One-touch dialling lets you use any one of the 10 one-touch buttons to automatically dial a number. Storing a number for one-touch dialling 1. Press and hold one of ten one-touch buttons for 2 seconds that you want to assign.
  • Page 44 3. The display asks you to enter a name. Enter the desired name. For information on how to enter names, see page 2.3. If you do not want to assign a name, skip this step. If you assign a name to the number, the name appears on the display when you press the one-touch button.

  • Page 45: Speed Dialling

    Speed dialling You can store up to 80 numbers in 2-digit speed dial locations (01-80). Storing a number for speed dialling 1. Press and hold Speed for 2 seconds. LOC. [01-80]❿ ❿ ## 2. Enter a 2-digit location number (01 through 80) where you want to store a number, then press Start/Enter.
  • Page 46 Editing a number for speed dialling 1. Press and hold Speed for 2 seconds. 2. Enter the 2-digit location number where the phone number you want to edit has been stored, then press Start/Enter. The display shows the number. TEL:025413000 3.

  • Page 47: Searching For A Number In The Memory

    Searching for a number in the memory There are two ways to search for a number in the memory. You can either scan from A to Z sequentially, or you can search using the first letter of the name associated with the number. Searching sequentially through the memory 1.
  • Page 48 MEMO 3.18 Basic Operation...