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Receiving Faxes on a Computer
Checking for New Faxes (Windows)
By setting up a computer to save faxes received by the printer, you can check the processing status of received faxes,
and whether or not there are any new faxes using the fax icon on the Windows task bar. By setting up the computer
to display a notification when new faxes are received, a notification screen pops up near the Windows system tray,
and you can check the new faxes.
Note:
❏ Received fax data saved to the computer is removed from the printer's memory.
❏ You need Adobe Reader to view the received faxes because they are saved as PDF files.
Using the Fax Icon on the Task Bar (Windows)
You can check for new faxes and the operation status by using the fax icon displayed on the Windows taskbar.
1. Check the icon.
❏
: Standing by.
❏
: Checking for new faxes.
❏
: Importing new faxes is complete.
2. Right-click the icon, and then click Open the received fax folder.
The received fax folder is displayed. Check the date and the sender in the file name, and then open the PDF
file.
While the fax icon indicates that it is standing by, you can check for new faxes instantly by selecting Check
new faxes now.
Note:
Received faxes are automatically renamed using the following naming format.
YYYYMMDDHHMMSS_xxxxxxxxxx_nnnnn (Year/Month/Day/Hour/Minute/Second_sender's number)
Using the Notification Window (Windows)
When you set to notify you the new faxes exist, a notification window is displayed near the task bar for each the
fax.
1. Check the notification screen displayed on your computer screen.
Note:
The notification screen disappears if no operation is performed for a given length of time. You can change the
notification settings such as the display time.
2. Click anywhere in the notification screen, except for the
The folder you specified to save new faxes opens. Check the date and the sender in the file name, and then
open the PDF file.
Note:
Received faxes are automatically renamed using the following naming format.
YYYYMMDDHHMMSS_xxxxxxxxxx_nnnnn (Year/Month/Day/Hour/Minute/Second_sender's number)
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