IBM 10/100 Ethernet Mini-PCI Adapter User Manual page 31

• Date and time
You can also include the following information:
• The name of the fax recipient
• The phone number of the recipient
• The fax number of the recipient
• The number of fax pages, including the cover sheet
• Your company, if applicable
Sending a fax
Each software package processes faxing differently. Before you send a fax, check the
software documentation to determine the faxing procedure used by the software.
Opening the fax software installs the device driver and prepares the modem to send the
fax. If you are faxing from another application, you might have to "create" the fax and then
go into the print setup menu to select the fax device driver.
When you enter a fax number, enter the same information that is required for making a
phone call. For example, when you fax to a long distance number, dial a 1, the area code,
and then the number. If you are faxing from a telephone system that requires a 9 for an
outside line, dial 9 before dialing the fax number. You might want to add one or two
commas after the 9 (9,,) to allow enough time to access the outside line. (Each comma
places a two-second delay into your dialing string.)
Receiving a fax
Attention: To receive a fax, your fax software must be open and a fax device driver must
be installed.
For information on how your software processes incoming faxes, refer to your fax
software manual.
A fax device driver must be installed to receive a fax. If you enabled the auto receive
feature, opening the fax software program installs the fax device driver and prepares the
modem to receive a fax. The fax communications software must be open.
You can open and minimize Windows fax packages so that you can receive a fax while you
are working in another program.
Guidelines for successful faxing
• Avoid installing more than one fax software application at a time on your computer.
Conflicts occur frequently if more than one fax program is installed because all fax
software applications use the same types of files for operation.
• Because many fax device drivers keep possession of the COM port after being
installed, you might need to uninstall the fax device driver to use other modem
functions. For instructions about uninstalling the fax device driver, consult your
communications software manual.
• In many Windows application packages, the fax device driver is displayed in a list of
the printer selections. To send a fax, direct the fax to the fax device driver. To receive
a fax, direct the fax to your normal printer selection. For more information on using
fax software to send and receive faxes, refer to the documentation that comes with
your fax software application.
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