Cannot Send A Fax - Canon MX490 Series Online Manual

Cannot Send a Fax

Is the power turned on?
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• You cannot send faxes if the power is turned off. Press the ON button to turn the power on.
• If you unplugged the power cord without turning off the power (the POWER lamp is lit), reconnecting it turns
on the power automatically.
• If you unplugged the power cord after pressing the ON button to turn off the power (the POWER lamp is
off), reconnect it, then press the ON button to turn on the power.
• If the power was turned off due to power failure, etc., the power is automatically turned on when the power
failure is resolved.
Important
• Confirm that the POWER lamp is off before unplugging the power cord, then unplug the power cord.
If a power failure occurs or you unplug the power cord, all faxes stored in the machine's memory are
deleted.
For details on how to unplug the power cord, refer to
Note
• If the faxes stored in the machine's memory are deleted by a power failure or unplugging the power cord,
the list of the faxes deleted from the machine's memory (MEMORY CLEAR REPORT) will be printed after
turning the machine on.
For details, see Summary of Reports and
Is the document being sent from memory or the fax being received into
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memory?
When the message for the transmission/reception is displayed on the LCD, a fax is being sent from/received into
machine's memory. Wait until the transmission/reception is complete.
Is the machine's memory full?
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Delete contents in memory, then send a fax again.
Document Stored in Machine's Memory
Is the telephone line type set correctly?
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Check the telephone line type setting and change it as necessary.
Setting the Telephone Line Type
Is Hook setting set to Disable?
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When you send a fax manually, dial the number with Enable selected for Hook setting in Security control
under Fax settings, or dial the number using the telephone connected to the machine.
Notice for Unplugging the Power
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Cord.