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Part Names The parts of the machine referred to throughout this manual are illustrated below. Please take some time to become familiar with them. Front View 1–Control Panel 2–Automatic document Feeder (ADF) 2–a:ADF feed cover 2–b:Document guide 2–c:Document feed tray 2–d:Document output tray 2–e:Document stopper The ADF may appear as “docu-...
Rear View 1–Power switch 2–Power connection 3–TEL (telephone) jack This TEL port cannot be used in Singapore. 4–LINE (telephone line) jack 5–USB port 6–10Base-T/100Base-TX (IEEE 802.3) Ethernet Interface port 9 Introduction...
About the Control Panel 7 6 8 7 Control Panel Indicators and Keys Part Name Description Address book Displays the information registered in the favorite list, speed dial destinations and group dial destinations. For details on the favorite list, refer to “Using the Favorite List”...
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Part Name Description / keys Moves up and down through menus, options, or choices. For details, refer to “Specifying Settings in the Utility Menu” on page 36. / keys Moves left and right through menus, options, or choices. For details, refer to “Specifying Settings in the Utility Menu”...
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Part Name Description Start Mono key Starts monochrome copying, scanning or faxing. For details, refer to “Basic Fax Operation” on page 40 or “Receiving Faxes Manually” on page 65. Start indicator Lights up in blue when copying and fax transmission are possible.
Fax Mode Screen Main Screen Indication Description Time Displays the time currently specified with ADMIN. MANAGEMENT/USER SETTING/DATE&TIME in the UTILITY menu. Available Indicates the percentage of memory available for memory fax operations. Fax settings Allows the current settings to be checked and the various settings to be changed.
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Fax settings Press / Press / Press / Indication Description Fax quality Indicates the fax quality that is selected. For details on selecting the fax quality, refer to “FAX TX OPERATION” on page 30 and “Adjusting the Image Quality” on page 44. Fax destination Indicates the specified fax destination.
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Indication Description TIMER TX Select this menu item to specify the time when the fax is to be sent. For details on specifying settings for a timer transmission, refer to “Sending a Fax at a Specified Time (Timer Transmission)” on page 52. Transmission Indicates the fax transmission mode that is mode...
Entering Fax Mode Before using the Fax function, make sure that the Fax key is lit green. Otherwise, press it to enter the Fax mode. Pressing the Redial/Pause key or On hook key switches the machine to Fax mode when it is in any mode other than Fax mode. Symbol list Symbol Description...
Configuration Menu Overview The menu accessible from the control panel is structured as shown below. Only the fax mode items and the items leading to the fax mode items are shown. STD/TEXT FAX TO TIMER TX MEMORY TX CANCEL RESERV. UTILITY MACHINE SETTING...
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TEL/FAX MODE RBT SIGNAL TIME USER SETTING PTT SETTING DATE&TIME DATE FORMAT PRESET ZOOM USER FAX NUMBER USER NAME AUTO REDIAL NUMBER OF REDIAL INTERVAL COPY SETTING DIAL REGISTER FAVORITE SPEED DIAL GROUP DIAL FAX TX OPERA- DENSITY LEVEL TION 19 Control Panel and Configuration Menu...
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QUALITY PRIORITY DEFAULT TX HEADER FAX RX OPERA- MEMORY RX MODE TION NO. of RINGS REDUCTION RX RX PRINT RX MODE FORWARD FOOTER SELECT TRAY REPORTING ACTIVITY REPORT TX RESULT REPORT RX RESULT REPORT SCAN SETTING RESOLUTION 20 Control Panel and Configuration Menu...
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IMAGE FORMAT CODING METHOD FILE SIZE QUALITY PRIORITY DENSITY LEVEL REPORT/STATUS TOTAL PRINT SUPPLIES STA- TX/RX RESULT REPORT TX RESULT REPORT RX RESULT REPORT ACTIVITY REPORT MEMORY DATA LIST MEMORY IMAGE PRINT FAVORITE LIST SPEED DIAL LIST 21 Control Panel and Configuration Menu...
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GROUP DIAL LIST UTILITY MAP CONFIGURATION PAGE DEMO PAGE This appears only when the duplex option has been installed. 22 Control Panel and Configuration Menu...
Utility Menu The machine settings can be changed according to the desired normal opera- tions. All factory default values are shown in bold. For details on specifying settings on the Utility Menu, refer to “Specifying Settings in the Utility Menu” on page 36. Machine configuration settings can also be viewed over your network using a web browser.
MACHINE SETTING Specify settings related to machine operations and displays by selecting MACHINE SETTING in the UTILITY menu. Auto Panel Reset For details on specifying settings, refer to the Printer/Copier/Scanner User’s Guide on the CD. Energy Save Mode LCD Contrast KEY SPEED Language Buzzer Volume...
ADMIN. MANAGEMENT Specify machine administrator settings, such as network settings, by selecting ADMIN. MANAGEMENT in the UTILITY menu. The ADMIN. MANAGEMENT menu is accessible only by the administra- tor. To display the settings for this menu, select ADMIN. MANAGEMENT, use the keypad to type in the 6-digit administrator access code (default: 000000), and then press the Enter key.
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TEL/FAX MODE Setting OFF/ON This is to set whether to automatically switch between telephone and fax in receiving when a telephone is connected to the machine. When it's “ON”, the phone rings for incoming calls and the machine automatically receives fax.
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USER PTT SETTING Settings ARGENTINA / AUSTRALIA / SETTING AUSTRIA / BELGIUM / BRAZIL / CANADA / CHINA / CZECH / DENMARK / EUROPE / FINLAND / FRANCE / GERMANY / GREECE / HONG KONG/ HUNGARY / IRELAND / ITALY / JAPAN / KOREA / MALAYSIA / MEXICO / THE NETHERLANDS / NEW ZEALAND / NORWAY /...
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USER USER NAME Enter your name. A maximum of 32 characters SETTING can be entered. The specified name is printed cont. in the header of outgoing faxes. The default setting is blank. AUTO REDIAL NUMBER OF Settings 1-10 (Default: Depends on PTT REDIAL SETTING) Specify the number of times a redial is...
DIAL REGISTER Register addresses in the favorite list, as speed dial destinations or as group dial destinations by selecting DIAL REGISTER in the UTILITY menu. FAVORITE Frequently specified speed dial destinations and group dial destinations can be registered in the favorite list.
FAX TX OPERATION Specify settings related to fax transmissions by selecting FAX TX OPERATION in the UTILITY menu. DENSITY LEVEL Settings (Light) (Dark) Specify the density for scanning a document. To change the density during transmission from the default setting specified here, refer to “Adjusting the Image Quality”...
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DEFAULT TX Settings MEMORY TX / DIRECT TX Select the desired method for sending documents. MEMORY TX: With this method, the fax trans- mission starts after the entire document is scanned and stored in the memory. The total number of pages is automatically printed with the page number in the header.
FAX RX OPERATION Specify settings related to fax receptions by selecting FAX RX OPERATION in the UTILITY menu. Memory RX Mode Settings OFF / ON Select whether to allow (ON) memory reception or not (OFF). Select ON not to print when receiving confidential faxes or when no one is around, for example, at night.
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RX Print Settings MEMORY RX / PRINT RX Select whether the fax is printed only after all document pages have been received or printing begins as soon as the first page of the document is received. MEMORY RX: Printing begins after all pages have been received.
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Select Tray Settings TRAY1 / TRAY2 Select which paper tray can be used to supply paper when printing received documents or transmission reports. A paper tray that cannot be used for supplying paper can also be specified. If an optional lower feeder unit is not installed, SELECT TRAY cannot be set.
REPORTING Specify report settings by selecting REPORTING in the UTILITY menu. Activity Report Settings OFF / ON After every 60 transmissions/receptions, a report can be printed to show the results of the transmissions/ receptions. Select whether the report is printed automatically when the 60th transmission/reception is reached.
Specifying Settings in the Utility Menu General Procedure for Specifying Settings in the Utility Menu Press the key to select UTILITY, and then press the Enter key. Press the key to select the desired menu, and then press the Enter key to display the selected menu.
Setting Up the Memory RX Mode Press the key to select UTILITY, and then press the Enter key. For details on selecting a menu, refer to “General Procedure for Spec- ifying Settings in the Utility Menu” on page 36. Press the key to select FAX RX OPERATION, and then press the Enter key.
Turning Off the Memory RX Mode Press the key to select UTILITY, and then press the Enter key. For details on selecting a menu, refer to “General Procedure for Spec- ifying Settings in the Utility Menu” on page 36. Press the key to select FAX RX OPERATION, and then press the Enter key.
Basic Fax Operation This section contains basic information of fax transmission. Documents with the following paper sizes can be faxed. Maximum size: A4/Letter (when using the original glass) Width: 140 to 216 mm Length: 148 to 500 mm (when using the ADF) Sending a Fax Using the ADF If the ADF is used, original documents containing multiple pages can be auto- matically scanned.
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Adjust the document image quality. For details on adjusting the document image quality, refer to “Adjusting the Image Quality” on page 44. Specify the fax number of the recipient in one of the following ways: – Direct dialing – Using the favorite list –...
Sending a Fax Using the Original Glass Press the Fax key to enter Fax mode. If the initial mode (UTILITY - MACHINE SETTING - INITIAL MODE) is set to FAX, this step can be skipped. Remove all documents from the ADF. If you are using the original glass to scan, do not load any documents into the ADF.
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To change the displayed scanning area, press the key, select the desired scanning area. Press the Enter key again to start scanning. To scan multiple pages from the original glass, check that the message NEXT appears, replace the document, and then press the Enter key. When PAGE? scanning of the document is finished, press the Start key.
Adjusting the Image Quality The image quality of a document can be adjusted before it is sent as a fax. Adjusting the Resolution Press the key to select the current fax image quality, and then press the Enter key. STD/TEXT, FINE/TEXT, S-FINE/TEXT, STD/PHOTO, FINE/PHOTO or S-FINE/PHOTO may appear, depending on the setting selected for FAX TX OPERATION in the UTILITY menu.
Adjusting the Scan Density Press the key to select the current fax image quality, and then press the Enter key. STD/TEXT, FINE/TEXT, S-FINE/TEXT, STD/PHOTO, FINE/PHOTO or S-FINE/PHOTO may appear, depending on the setting selected for FAX TX OPERATION function in the UTILITY menu. Press the key to select , and then press the Enter key.
Directly Entering a Fax Number Use the numeric keypad to type in the fax number for the recipient. The keys that can be used to enter the fax number are: the number keys (0 through 9), and #. If the Redial/Pause key is pressed while entering the fax number, a 2.5-second pause is added.
If a group dial destination was selected, multiple destinations are speci- fied. To erase the selected destinations, press the Stop/Reset key. Using the Speed Dial Function If a recipient has been registered with a speed dial number, the recipient’s fax number can be dialed simply by pressing a speed dial number key.
Check that LIST is selected, and then press the Enter key. The list of programmed speed dial numbers and group dial numbers is dis- played. Press the key to select the desired destination, and then press the Enter key. If a destination was incorrectly selected, press the Back key, and then perform the operation again from step 1.
Press the key to select the desired destination, and then press the Enter key. If the desired recipient name does not appear in the search results, press the Back key twice to return to the screen allowing you to enter the text to be searched for, and then try searching for different text.
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Specify the fax number of the recipient. – Direct dialing: Enter the fax number of the recipient directly using the key- pad. Press the Enter key. Using the favorite list (including group dial destinations): Press the Address book key, press the key to select the number of the desired speed dial or group dial destination, and then press the Enter key.
Sending a Fax to Multiple Recipients (Group Dial) Multiple destinations can be selected with a group dial destination. Multiple destinations must have been previously registered with a group dial destination. For details, refer to “Registering a Group Dial Destina- tion” on page 79. Press the Address book key 3 times.
Sending a Fax at a Specified Time (Timer Transmission) A document can be scanned and stored in memory to be sent at a specified time. This feature is convenient for sending faxes at discounted calling times. When sending multiple documents together to a single destination at a specified time, batch transmission is useful since only a single connection is required.
Press the key to begin scanning, and then the machine enters trans- TART mission standby mode. appears in the screen when the machine is in standby mode. If you want to cancel a timer transmission, select CANCEL RESERV. For details, refer to “Canceling a Queued Transmission” on page 58. Sending a Batch Transmission Multiple documents can be scanned and stored in the memory of this machine to be sent together to a single destination at a specified time.
Memory Transmission and Direct Transmission There are two methods for sending documents with this machine: memory trans- mission and direct transmission. Memory Transmission With this method, the fax transmission starts after the entire document is scanned and stored in the memory. The total number of pages is automatically printed with the page number in the header.
Specify the fax number of the recipient. Refer to “Specifying a Recipient” on page 45. To send a broadcast transmission to multiple destinations, refer to “Send- ing a Fax to Multiple Recipients (Broadcast Transmission)” on page 49. Press the Start key to begin scanning and sending the fax. To stop the transmission, press the Stop/Reset key.
Specify the fax number of the recipient by using the telephone to dial the fax number. The fax number of the recipient can also specified using the keypad in the control panel of this machine. If Pulse is selected as the telephone line type, press the key to tempo- rarily change the line type to Tone.
Press the Start key to begin scanning and sending the fax. To stop the transmission, press the Stop/Reset key. A message appears, requesting confirmation to cancel the setting. Select YES, and then press the Enter key. Sending a Fax to a Combination of Fax Numbers (Chain Dial) Multiple fax numbers can be combined to specify the recipients.
Canceling a Queued Transmission Of the documents stored in memory and waiting to be sent, a specific document can be selected and deleted. Press the key to select CANCEL RESERV., and then press the Enter key. The CANCEL RESERV. screen appears. If no jobs have been queued in memory, the message NONE appears.
About the Fax Header If transmission source information is set in Header setting to be printed, informa- tion such as the sender’s name, fax number, transmission date/time, session number and page number can be printed by the recipient. The following items are in the header. Element Description Transmission date/time...
Sending a Fax Directly From a Computer (PC-FAX) A fax can be sent directly from a computer through USB or Network, instead of the computer document being printed, then loaded to be faxed. In order to perform a PC-FAX operation, the fax driver must be installed. The fax driver is not compatible with IPP (Internet Printing Protocol).
Address Book Tab The Address Book tab allows you to Register frequently used destinations Register multiple frequently used destinations Edit/delete recipient information Import/export recipient information Displaying PC-FAX Settings Windows Vista From the Start menu, select Control Panel, and then click Hardware and Sound to select Printers.
Basic PC-FAX Transmissions Click Print in the menu of the document to be faxed. A dialog box appears, allowing you to specify the print settings. Select MC160 (FAX) as the printer. Click the Print button. The Destination Settings dialog box appears. The names of buttons that appear differ depending on the application.
Receiving Faxes Automatically When the machine is turned off, faxes cannot be received. Therefore, be sure to leave the machine turned on. To print a received fax, change the paper type to PLAIN PAPER and the paper size to A4, LEGAL 14, LETTER or LEGAL 13.5. If the RX Mode parameter on the FAX RX OPERATION menu is set to AUTO RX, no special operation is needed in order to receive the fax.
Press the Start key. The machine starts receiving the fax. If the machine is in any mode other than Fax mode, press the Fax key to enter Fax mode before pressing the Start key. After completing the telephone conversation, press the Start key to begin receiving the fax.
This area is subject to both hardware limits (the physical media size and the mar- gins required by the machine ) and software constraints (the amount of memory available for the full-page frame buffer). The printable area for all media sizes is the page size minus 4.0mm (0.157") from all edges of the media.
Method of printing during reception The relationship between the length of the received document and the document that is actually printed is shown below. The document is printed differently depending on the setting selected for the REDUCTION RX parameter on the FAX RX OPERATION menu. REDUCTION RX: ON Images are only reduced in the vertical direction.
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Recording Footer Length of received Printing paper size image, mm Legal 14 Less than 348 1 page with 100% 349 – 371 1 page with (347/image length)% reduction 372 – 688 Divide into 2 pages with 100% 689 – 1028 Divide into 3 pages with 100% 1029 - Divide into 4 pages with 100%….
REDUCTION RX: OFF Recording Footer Length of received Printing paper size image, mm Less than 289 1 page 290 – 570 Divide into 2 pages 571 – 851 Divide into 3 pages 852 - Divide into 4 pages or more Less than 285 1 page 286 –...
Recording Footer Length of received Printing paper size image, mm LEGAL 13.5 OFF Less than 335 1 page 356 – 662 Divide into 2 pages 663 – 989 Divide into 3 pages 990 - Divide into 4 pages or more Less than 331 1 page 332 –...
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Recording Footer Length of received Printing paper size image, mm Letter Less than 271 1 page 272 – 295 Print into 1 page. 1-24mm of end is cut. 296 – 534 Divide into 2 pages 535 – 558 Divide into 2 pages. 1-24mm of end is cut.
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Recording Footer Length of received Printing paper size image, mm LEGAL 13.5 OFF Less than 335 1 page 336 – 359 Print into 1 page. 1-24mm of end is cut. 360 – 662 Divide into 2 pages 663 – 686 Divide into 2 pages.
About the Dial Register Function Frequently used fax numbers can be registered with the DIAL REGISTER func- tion so that the fax number can be easily accessed. In addition, this reduces input errors. The following registration methods are available: Favorite: Frequently used speed dial and group dial destinations can be registered on the favorite list to allow the fax number to quickly be recalled.
When registering the first destination in the favorite list, continue with step Check that ADD is selected, and then press the Enter key. Type in the speed dial number (1-220), and then press the Enter key. – To program a group dial number, press the Address book key, type in the group dial number (1-20), and then press theEnter key.
Press the Back key. To delete another destination, repeat the procedure from step 5. Press the key to select FINISH, and then press the Enter key. The destination is deleted from the favorite list. To return to the Fax mode screen, continue pressing the Back key until the Fax mode screen appears, or press the Stop/Reset key.
Use the keypad to enter the fax number of the recipient. The fax number can contain a maximum of 50 characters. For details on entering/editing numbers, refer to “Entering Text” on page 97. Press the key. Press the key to select an item whose settings have already been specified.
Use the keypad to type in the speed dial number (1-220) to be edited/deleted, and then press the Enter key. For details on entering/editing text and the characters that can be entered, refer to “Entering Text” on page 97. Press the key to select EDIT or DELETE, and then press the Enter key.
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Press the key to select GROUP DIAL, and then press the Enter key. The GROUP DIAL screen appears. Use the keypad to type in the group dial number (1-20), and then press the Enter key. For details on entering/editing numbers, refer to “Entering Text” on page 97.
Changing/Deleting Group Dial Information The registered group dial information can be changed. Press the key to select UTILITY, and then press the Enter key. For details on selecting a menu, refer to “General Procedure for Specify- ing Settings in the Utility Menu” on page 36. Press the key to select DIAL REGISTER, and then press the Enter key.
About the Machine’s Counters The operations performed since this machine was installed can be checked with REPORTS/STATUS in the menu. Follow the procedure described below to check the fax-related counters. Checking the Counter for Fax Printing This counter shows the total number of fax prints made since this machine was installed.
Checking the Transmission/Reception Result From the Message Window The results of a maximum of 60 fax transmissions/receptions can be viewed. In addition, the transmission/reception results that are displayed can be printed by pressing the Start Mono key. Press the key to select REPORTS/STATUS, and then press the Enter key.
TX RESULT REPORT The session number, recipient name, date sent, starting time of transmission, number of document pages, time required, mode, and transmission result are printed. The machine can also be set to print this report > with each transmission, >...
ACTIVITY REPORT The operation number, session number, date of operation, starting time of trans- mission/reception, type of operation (transmission or reception), recipient name, number of pages sent/received, mode, and transmission/reception result are printed. The machine can be set to print this report automatically after every 60 transmissions/receptions.
FAVORITE LIST The destinations registered in the favorite list are printed in the order that they appear in the favorite list. FA-NO. DESTINATION STATION DESTINATION NUMBER SPEED SET DATE FA-01 AAA NEWYORK 012345678 33.6 JAN.20.2006 FA-02 AAA TOKYO 098765432 33.6 JAN.20.2006 FA-03 HEAD OFFICE...
If the fax cannot be sent correctly, refer to the following table, and then perform the indicated operation. If the fax still cannot be sent correctly, even after performing the described operations, contact your OKI Printing Solutions dealer or authorized service provider.
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Symptom Cause Solution Transmission is not The transmission Check the transmission possible. procedure may have procedure, and then try been performed sending the fax again. incorrectly. The fax number may be Check the fax number. wrong. The destination in the Check that the keys favorite list, the speed were correctly...
If the fax cannot be received correctly, refer to the following table, and then perform the indicated operation. If the fax still cannot be received correctly, even after performing the described operations, contact your OKI Printing Solutions dealer or authorized service provider.
Other Problems Symptom Cause Solution The number of Memory is full. During batch document pages transmission, the indicated in the number of document transmission result pages indicated in the report is different from transmission result the number of pages in a report may be different batch transmission.
Error Messages on the Message Window Error message Cause Solution ADMINISTERED BY This machine is Exit the Setup Utility. accessing the Setup If no operation is performed for Utility. PLEASE WAIT! 600 seconds, the main screen appears. COMMUNICATION Communication is not Check the transmission results.
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Error message Cause Solution MEMORY FULL While sending a fax, If MEMORY RX MODE is set the size of the data for to ON, cancel memory recep- the scanned image tion mode, and print received has exceeded the documents stored in the mem- capacity of the mem- ory.
PC-FAX Operating system: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows Server 2003 (32-bit/64-bit) Windows XP (32-bit/64-bit) Windows VISTA (32-bit/64-bit) Interface: USB 2.0 Network (TCP/IP(RAW port, LPR)) PC requirements: Minimum specifications: CPU speed: Pentium 200MHz RAM: 128 MB Recommended specifications: CPU speed: Pentium 4/1.6GHz RAM: 256 MB Driver command language: Driver compression:...
Entering Fax Numbers Keypad Available characters Available characters (Registration of USER FAX NO.) * (space)0 (space)0 * To display your fax number, select ADMIN. MANAGEMENT/USER SETTING/ USER FAX NUMBER in the UTILITY menu. 98 Appendix A...
Changing Input Mode Each press of the key switches the input mode between numbers and letters. [1…]: Numbers can be typed in. [A…]: Letters can be typed in. Inputting Example The procedure for entering text is described below, using “NJ Office” as an example.
Correcting Text To erase all entered text, hold down the Back key. To delete only part of the entered text, use the key to move the cursor to the character that you want to delete, and then press the Back key. If the same key is to be used to enter two characters in a row, press the after selecting the first character.