Muratec MFX-1300/1700 Operating Instructions Manual page 33

Basic operation
Resolution, grayscale
Reviewing resolution and grayscale:
Normal resolution ( on the control panel) is suitable for most typed
N O R M
documents and simple drawings.
Fine resolution ( on the control panel) is ideal for maps, moderately compli-
FINE
cated drawings, floorplans or handwritten documents .
Superfine resolution ( -
S FINE
reproduces the detail of extremely complicated drawings or line art.
Grayscale mode (
HALFTO N E
in photos and drawings.
Note: If you send a fax in superfine, certain fax models (especially older, non-Muratec
models) receive it only in fine mode. However, you can send a fax in grayscale
mode to virtually any fax machine currently in use.
To change the resolution setting, press
A glowing indicates the fax is using the setting named by that
LED
. For example, in the drawing (right), the machine is set for
LED
resolution.
Contrast
Setting the contrast allows you to compensate for any excessive lightness or darkness,
as the case may be, of document pages you are sending or copying.
To change the contrast setting, press
A glowing indicates the fax is using the setting named by that
LED
.
LED
Note: To avoid confusing the Light and Dark settings, just
remember Light lightens and Dark darkens
keep it straight.
2.2
on the control panel, S Fine on the
on the control panel; Gray on the ) captures shades
LCD
repeatedly.
RESOLUTION
FINE
repeatedly.
CONTRAST
to
Mixing resolution and contrast in a multiple page
When you send the document with more than one page, you can select different resolu-
tions and contrasts for each page.
Insert your documents, select resolution and contrast for first page, dial and press
. Then follow one of the following two procedures.
STA R T
When the document is placed in the
)
LCD
Select resolution and contrast before the next page is scanned.
When the document is placed on the
1 Remove the previous page and place the next page.
2
Select resolution and contrast. Then press
Dialing pause
HALFTONE
S-FINE
Some long-distance systems require dialing pauses, and pauses can also be useful
FINE
when you re dialing through special telephone exchanges.
NORMAL
To insert a pause, assign
DOCUMENT
/
RESOLUTION REDIAL PA U S E
l a s ts for a factory-set two seconds.
For example, pressing 9 ,
5 5 5 2 0 0 9.
Helpful Ti p : You can change the dialing pause length within 2 to 10 seconds.
Potential problems with call-waiting and voice mail
DARK
Telephone call-waiting signals can stop fax transmission and reception. And any service
such as voice mail which may intercept your calls can keep your fax machine from
NORMAL
receiving fax calls.
LIGHT If you use only one line for both phone and fax, consult your telephone company to see
how you can temporarily disable call-waiting or voice mail while using the fax machine.
CONTRAST
:
ADF
glass:
FBS
NEXT D O C
/ to a Soft key (see page 3.16), and then press
REDIAL PA U S E
.(The pause character ( -/ ) will appear on the
/ ,19725552009 d i a l s 9 [2-second pause] 1 9 7 2
REDIAL PA U S E
(see Changing the pause length, page 4.5.)
.
.) Each pause entered
LCD