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Setting up
Pick an installation spot
Where should you install your fax machine? The location should be:
Clean
Dust buildup can damage your machine. (However, do not use a cover!)
In the open
Allow at least 12 inches of clearance around your machine. Be sure
that you never cover the machine. Its vents must be able to breathe.
Away from direct sunlight
This helps avoid overheating.
Dry
Avoid any location where splatters or sprays (such as from a water founta i n )
could reach your fax machine.
Level, and vibration-free.
Near a phone jack
Your fax machine uses a standard (modular) telephone jack,
also known as an
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Near an
power outlet
The
power cord is about 6 feet long when stretched
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t o i ts limit, and the power cord should never be stretched to its l i m i t .
Power tips
Use a standard three-pronged 120
Make sure the outlet isn t controlled by a wall switch.
If it is, you ll risk occasional shutoffs to the machine, causing you to
lose fax messages.
Don t use an outlet which also is supplying power to a large
appliance, such as a refrigerator or air conditioner.
Such high-consumption appliances can cause draw-downs
(temporary drops in the power available for other equipment on the
circuit) which could damage your fax machine.
Use an electrical surge suppressor, preferably one which guards both telephone
and electrical lines. This device helps to shield your fax machine from damaging
high-voltage electrical surges.
Unlocking the mirror carriage
Your fax machine is shipped with mirror carriage locking plate for protecting your
machine s mirror carriage during shipping.
Important:
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Note: If you must ship your machine for some reason, turn on the transport mode,
Do not turn the power on u n t i l a fter you have unlocked the mirror car-
riage. Otherwise, damage could result.
Gently close the top cover so that you don t catch your hands, possibly
injuring them.
Open the top cover. Loosen the screw which secures the mirror carriage locking
plate, and then slide the plate.
A fter unlocking the mirror carriage, secure the mirror carriage locking plate
mounting screw.
BEFORE YOU USE THE MACHINE, YOU MUST TURN OFF
THE TRANSPORT MODE (see page 1.8).
turn the power off and then lock the mirror carriage (undo the above procedure).
Getting started
1.5
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