Setting Up; Pick An Installation Spot; Power Tips; Unlocking The Mirror Carriage - Muratec MFX-1200 Operating Instructions Manual

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
Dry Avoid any location where splatters or sprays (such as from a water foun-
tain) 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 -11.
RJ
Near an power outlet The
AC
stretched to its limit, and the power cord should never be stretched to its limit.

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 tele-
phone and electrical lines. This device helps to shield your fax machine from
damaging high-voltage electrical surges.
Voltage requirements: 120 – 10%, 50 60% Hz.
VAC
Power consumption: Standby
MFX-1200: 17.3
W
MFX-1600: 21.2
W
This helps avoid overheating.
power cord is about 6 feet long when
AC
outlet.
VAC
Transmission Reception Copying
18.2 18.4 1340
W W W
22.0 23.1 1060
W W W

Unlocking the mirror carriage

Your fax machine is shipped with mirror carriage locking plate for protecting your
machine s mirror carriage during shipping.
Important: Do not turn the power on until after you have unlocked the mirror
carriage. Otherwise, damage could result.
Important: Gently close the top cover so that you don t catch your hands, possibly
injuring them.
1
Open the top cover. Loosen the screw which secures the mirror carriage lock-
ing plate, and then slide the plate.
2
After unlocking the mirror carriage, secure the mirror carriage locking plate
mounting screw.
IMPORTANT: BEFORE YOU USE THE MACHINE, YOU MUST
Note: If you must ship your machine for some reason, turn on the transport mode,
turn the power off and then lock the mirror carriage (undo the above proce-
dure).
Maximum
1360
W
1150
W
TURN OFF THE TRANSPORT MODE (see page 1.8).
Getting started
1.5