Epson WF-C579R Series User Manual page 288

User's Guide
❏ Check that the telephone wall jack works by connecting a phone to it and testing it. If you cannot make or
receive calls, contact your telecommunication company.
❏ To connect to a DSL phone line, you need to use a DSL modem equipped with a built-in DSL filter, or install a
separate DSL filter to the line. Contact your DSL provider.
❏ If you are connecting to a DSL phone line, connect the printer directly to a telephone wall jack to see if the
printer can send a fax. If it works, the problem may be caused by the DSL filter. Contact your DSL provider.
❏ Enable the ECM setting on the control panel. Color faxes cannot be sent or received when ECM is off.
❏ To send or receive faxes using the computer, make sure that the printer is connected using a USB cable or a
network, and that the PC-FAX Driver have been installed on the computer. The PC-FAX Driver is installed
together with FAX Utility.
❏ In Windows, make sure the printer (fax) is displayed in Devices and Printers, Printer, or Printers and Other
Hardware. The printer (fax) is displayed as "EPSON XXXXX (FAX)". If the printer (fax) is not displayed,
uninstall and then re-install the FAX Utility. See the following to access Devices and Printers, Printer, or
Printers and Other Hardware.
❏ Windows 10/Windows Server 2016
Click on the start button, and then select Windows System > Control Panel > View devices and printers in
Hardware and Sound.
❏ Windows 8.1/Windows 8
Select Desktop > Settings > Control Panel > View devices and printers in Hardware and Sound or
Hardware.
❏ Windows 7
Click the start button, and select Control Panel > View devices and printers in Hardware and Sound or
Hardware.
❏ Windows Vista
Click the start button, and select Control Panel > Printers in Hardware and Sound.
❏ Windows XP
Click the start button, and select Settings > Control Panel > Printers and Other Hardware > Printers and
Faxes.
❏ In Mac OS, check the following.
❏ Select System Preferences from the
then make sure the printer (fax) is displayed. The printer (fax) is displayed as "FAX XXXX (USB)" or "FAX
XXXX (IP)". If the printer (fax) is not displayed, click [+] and then register the printer (fax).
❏ Select System Preferences from the
then double-click the printer (fax). If the printer is paused, click Resume (or Resume Printer).
Related Information
"Checking the Status or Logs for Fax Jobs" on page 214
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"Connecting to a Phone Line" on page 70
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"Basic Settings Menu" on page 94
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"Error Code on the Status Menu" on page 250
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"Uninstalling Applications" on page 245
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"Installing the Latest Applications" on page 243
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Solving Problems
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
menu > Printers & Scanners (or Print & Scan, Print & Fax), and
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