How To Receive A Document - Basics; Overview Of The Basic Reception Procedure; Reception Mode Overview; Direct Communication And Memory Communication - Minolta MINOLTAFAX 1600e Operator's Manual

How to Receive a Document - Basics

A document can be received in several different ways. These pages explain how to receive a document
and directly print it on your fax machine without using the memory function. For the procedure using
the memory function (memory reception), see "Using the Enhanced Utilities."

Overview of the Basic Reception Procedure

Before receiving a document, the following functions must first be set.
Reception Mode
• This determines the mode in which your fax should be set to receive a document from the other party.
Print Mode p. 3-19
• This determines the zoom ratio at which the document received from the other party is to be printed
through your fax printer.

Reception Mode Overview

Your fax may be in either one of the following two modes when receiving a document from the other
party. Select the appropriate mode according as how you are going to receive the document.
Fax mode
Select this mode when you use your fax mainly as a fax machine. When a document comes in, your fax
rings several times before starting an automatic reception. The number of rings can be set as required. Set
Utilities pp. 8-1, 8-4
TEL mode (Manual RX mode)
Select this mode when you use your fax mainly as a telephone. To receive a fax document, pick up the
Handset, if you hear a fax tone, press the Start Key and hang-up to receive it manually. Note that you can-
not receive a document automatically.

Direct Communication and Memory Communication

A document can be transmitted or received through either direct or memory communication.
"Direct transmission" refers to the transmission of a document to the other party as the fax reads it.
"Direct reception" refers to printing the document while receiving it from the other party. Direct transmis-
sion and reception are collectively called direct communication.
Memory communication is the opposite of direct communication, in which the fax temporarily stores the
contents of the document being transmitted or received in its built-in memory, prior to transmitting or
printing. p. 6-1
Features of direct communication
You can transmit long documents without concern about the memory capacity still available for use. (In
memory communication, transmission or reception of a document is disabled when there is not enough
memory for the document.)
Features of memory communication
• Since the fax scans the content of all pages of a document at high speed before starting a transmission,
you can bring that document back to your desk quickly. The machine also allows you to make the nec-
essary settings for the transmission of another document even while transmitting or receiving the cur-
rent document.
• Memory substitute reception function: The fax will automatically switch from printing or direct recep-
tion to memory reception if the fax runs out of paper or misfeeds, insuring reception of important docu-
ments. The document received is printed as soon as the paper is loaded or the misfeed is cleared.
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