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Contents 1 Introduction ... 1 Machine Parts 2 Front View 2 Rear View 3 2 Control Panel and Configuration Menu ... 5 About the Control Panel 6 Fax Mode Screen 10 About the Fax Mode Screen 10 About the Function Mode Screen 10 Entering Fax Mode 11 Symbol list 11 Configuration Menu Overview 12...
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USER SETTING 25 Specifying Settings in Configuration Menu 26 General Procedure for Specifying Settings in Configuration Menu 26 Memory Reception 27 Setting Up the Memory RX Mode 27 Turning Off the Memory RX Mode 28 3 Sending Faxes ...29 Basic Fax Operation 30 Sending a Fax Using the ADF 30 Sending a Fax Using the Original Glass 32 Improving Resolution 34...
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Changing/Deleting Speed Dial Information 60 Group Dialing 61 Programming Group Dialing 61 Changing/Deleting Group Dialing Information 62 6 Confirmation Mode ... 65 About the Machine’s Counters 66 Checking the Counter for Fax Printing 66 Checking the Counter for Total Scans 66 Checking the Transmission/Reception Result From the Message Window 67 About the Reports and Lists 67 Printing the Reports and Lists 67...
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–Automatic document feeder (ADF) 1a–Document guide 1b–Document feed tray 1c–Document output tray 2–Control panel 3–Output tray 4–Tray 1 (Multipurpose tray) 5–Tray 2 6–Original glass...
Part Name Redial/Pause Auto RX indica- Resolution key Speed Dial key On hook key Description Recalls the last number dialed. Inserts a pause when a number is dialed. For details, refer to “Using the Redial Function” on page 38. Lights up when the automatic reception function is selected.
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Function key Error indicator Display key Message window Displays settings, menus, and messages. Keypad Fax key Scan key About the Control Panel Specifies tray, duplex, ID card copy, and fax set- tings. For details, refer to “Sending a Fax to Multiple Recipients (Broadcast Transmission)”...
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Copy key Stop/Reset key Start key TC Change key Cancel/C key Enters Copy mode. Lights up in green to indicate that the machine is in Copy mode. For details, refer to the Printer/Copier/Scanner User’s Guide. Stops an operation at any time. Exits the menu.
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Menu Select key Enters the menu structure. Copy operations One-touch dial keys About the Control Panel Moves down in the menu structure. Scrolls downward through the available menu choices. For details, refer to “Specifying Settings in Configu- ration Menu” on page 26. Moves down in the menu structure.
About the Fax Mode Screen Press the Fax key to display the Fax mode screen. The following appears in the Fax mode screen. Position Part Name Upper Mode or function name Lower Messages About the Function Mode Screen Press the Function key to display the Function mode screen. The following appears in the Function mode screen.
Entering Fax Mode Before using the Fax function, make sure that the Fax key lits green. Other- wise, press it to enter the Fax mode. Pressing the Speed Dial key, Redial/Pause key or a one-touch dial key switches the machine to Fax mode when it is in any mode other than Fax mode.
The magicolor 2590MF configuration menu accessible from the control panel is structured as shown below. Press the Menu Select key to enter the configuration menu. Menu MACHINE SET- Select TING PAPER SOURCE SETUP 1.AUTO PANEL RESET 2.ENERGY SAVE MODE 3.LCD CON- TRAST 4.LANGUAGE 5.LAMP OFF...
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RX SETTING COMM. SET- TING REPORTING USER SETTING 2.RESOLUTION 3.HEADER 1.MEMORY RX MODE 2.NO. of RINGS 3.REDUCTION 4.RX PRINT 5.RX MODE 6.FOOTER 7.SELECT TRAY 1.TEL LINE TYPE 2.LINE MONI- 3.PSTN/PBX 1.ACTIVITY REPORT 2.TX RESULT REPORT 3.RX RESULT REPORT 1.FAX PTT SETTING 2.DATE&TIME SET HOUR...
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DIRECT PRINT Configuration Menu Overview MINUTE SET YEAR SET MONTH SET DAY 3.DATE FOR- 4.PRESET ZOOM 5.USER FAX 6.USER NAME 1.IMAGE QUALITY 2.PAPER SIZE TRAY1 TRAY2 3.N-UP LAY- PLAIN PAPER LABELS POSTCARD THICK STOCK GLOSSY LETTER...
The machine settings can be changed according to the desired normal oper- ations. All factory default values are shown in bold. For details on specifying settings on the configuration menu, refer to “Specifying Settings in Configuration Menu” on page 26. For details on specifying settings for options in the PAPER SOURCE SETUP, COPY SETTING, DIRECT PRINT, E-MAIL SETTING and SCANNER SETTING menus and for some options in the MACHINE...
FAX REGISTRATION 1.ONE-TOUCH DIAL 2.SPEED DIAL 3.GROUP DIAL Configuration Menu Program one-touch dial keys with fax numbers, allowing the recipient to be specified easily without the need to manually enter the number using the keypad. A maximum of nine one-touch dial keys can be pro- grammed.
TX SETTING 1.SCAN DEN- SITY 2.RESOLUTION 3.HEADER Settings LIGHT Specify the density for scanning a document. Settings STD / FINE / S/F / H/T Select the default scanning resolution (image quality). STD: For documents containing normal text (such as handwriting) (Standard) FINE: For documents containing small text S/F: For documents such as newspapers or those containing detailed illustrations (Super Fine)
RX SETTING 1.MEMORY RX MODE 2.NO. of RINGS 3.REDUCTION 4.RX PRINT Configuration Menu Settings ON / OFF Select whether to allow (ON) memory reception or not (OFF). In cases when confidential faxes are being received, the received documents can be stored in mem- ory and printed at a specified time or when memory reception is turned off (this function is set to OFF).
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5.RX MODE 6.FOOTER 7.SELECT TRAY Settings Settings AUTO RX / MANUAL RX Select whether the reception mode is set to automatic reception or manual reception. AUTO RX: Automatically begins receiving the fax after the set number of rings. MANUAL RX: Does not automatically receive the fax.
COMM. SETTING 1.TEL LINE TYPE 2.LINE MONI- 3.PSTN/PBX Configuration Menu Settings TONE / PULSE Select the dialing system. If this function is not correctly set to the type of dialing system used, faxes cannot be sent and received. Select the correct setting after checking which type of dialing system is used by your telephone line.
REPORTING 1.ACTIVITY REPORT 2.TX RESULT REPORT 3.RX RESULT REPORT Settings ON / OFF After every 60 transmissions/receptions, a report can be printed to show the results of the transmissions/recep- tions. Select whether the report is printed automatically when the 60th transmission/reception is reached. Settings ON / ON(ERROR) / OFF Select whether the report showing the result of a trans-...
USER SETTING 1.FAX PTT SETTING 2.DATE&TIME 3.DATE FORMAT Settings 4.PRESET ZOOM For details on specifying settings, refer to the Printer/ 5.USER FAX 6.USER NAME Configuration Menu Settings USA / UK / VIETNAM / ARGENTINA / AUSTRALIA / AUSTRIA / BELGIUM / BRAZIL / CANADA / CHINA / CZECH / DENMARK / EUROPE / FINLAND / FRANCE / GERMANY / GREECE / HONG...
General Procedure for Specifying Settings in Configuration Menu With the Fax mode screen displayed, press the Menu Select key to enter the configuration menu. Check the name of the menu in the upper line, press the + or , key to select the desired menu, and then press the Menu Select key to specify a setting for an option in the displayed menu.
Memory Reception In cases when confidential faxes are being received, the received document can be stored in memory and printed at a specified time or when memory reception is turned off. Memory reception can be used with the following settings. Start/end time settings: Not set “MEMORY RX MODE”...
Specify the time when memory reception mode ends, and then press the Menu Select key. The PASSWORD screen appears. Enter the password, and then press the Menu/Select key. Memory reception mode is set. The password is required for turning off memory reception mode or changing the start/end times.
This section contains basic information of fax transmission. Only Statement (ST), Letter (LT), Legal (LG), A5, or A4 size docu- ments are available for fax transmission. 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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Using the Speed Dial function – Using the Phone Book function – Using the Redial/Pause key For details on specifying the recipient, refer to “Specifying a Recipient” on page 34. For details on using the Redial/Pause key, refer to “Using the Redial Function”...
Sending a Fax Using the Original Glass Press the Fax key to enter Fax mode. Remove all documents from the ADF. If you are using the original glass to scan, do not load any documents into the ADF. Lift to open the ADF cover. Place the original document face down on the original glass and align the document on the scales above and to the left of the original glass.
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To scan multiple pages from the original glass, check that the message “NEXT PAGE?” appears, replace the document, and then press the Menu Select key. When scanning of the document is finished, press the Start key. The document is scanned, and then the fax is sent. To stop the transmission, press the Stop/Reset key.
The image quality of a document can be adjusted before it is sent as a fax. Press the Resolution key. Using the * and ) keys, select the fax resolution, and then press the Menu Select key. Select the resolution appropriate for the document. - STD: For documents containing normal text (such as handwriting) (Standard) - FINE: For documents containing small text...
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), If the Redial/Pause key is pressed while entering the fax number, a 2.5-second pause is added.
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. The recipient must have been registered with a speed dial in advance. For details, refer to “Programming a Speed Dial Number”...
Using the Search Function of the Phone Book If a recipient is registered with a one-touch dial key and a speed dial number, the recipient can be found by using the List or Search function of the phone book. Follow the procedure described below to search using the Search function of the phone book.
Using the Redial Function To send a fax to the last number dialed, press the Redial/Pause key to recall the fax number. Press the Redial/Pause key. Check that the desired fax number appears in the message window. Specifying Multiple Recipients A fax can be sent to multiple recipients in a single transmission.
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Check that the BROADCAST screen appears, and then press the Menu Select key. Specify the fax number of the recipient. Repeat the appropriate operations described below until all recipients have been specified. – Direct dialing: Enter the fax number of the recipient directly using the keypad.
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. If the machine is not programmed with the current time, the fax cannot be sent at the specified time.
Sending a Fax Manually After Using the Telephone If the machine is connected to a telephone and the same line is used for both phoning and faxing, the document can simply be sent after talking with the recipient over the phone. This is useful, for example, if you want to tell the recipient that you are send- ing a fax.
Specify the fax number of the recipient. If Pulse is selected as the telephone line type, press the porarily 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.
If transmission source information is set in Header setting to be printed, infor- mation such as the sender’s name, fax number, transmission date/time, ses- sion number and page number can be printed by the recipient. The following items in the header. Element Transmission date/time Fax number...
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, LETTER or OFICIO (Mexico only). If the RX Mode parameter on the RX SETTING 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. After completing the telephone conversation, press the Start key to begin receiving the fax. If the handset is picked up and the call is being received from a fax machine, press the Start key to begin receiving the fax. Replace the handset to its cradle.
Adding the Sender’s Information When Printing Faxes If “Footer” in the configuration menu is set to “ON”, information such as the sender’s fax number, reception date/time, session number and page number can be printed 4 mm (0.157") from the bottom edge of the fax that is received and printed.
Method of printing during reception The relationship between the length of the received document and the docu- ment that is actually printed is shown below. The document is printed differently depending on the setting selected for the REDUCTION RX parameter on the RX SETTING menu. REDUCTION RX: ON Recording Footer Length of received...
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Recording Footer Length of received paper size Legal Oficio Printing image [mm] Less than 348 1 page with 100% 348 – 385 1 page with (347/image length)% reduction 386 – 686 Divide into 2 pages with 100% 687 – 1025 Divide into 3 pages with 100% 1026 - Divide into 4 pages with 100%….
REDUCTION RX: OFF Recording Footer Length of received paper size Letter Legal Printing Received Faxes Printing 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 –...
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Recording Footer Length of received paper size Oficio Printing image [mm] 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 –...
REDUCTION RX: CUT Recording Footer Length of received paper size Letter Printing Received Faxes Printing image [mm] Less than 289 1 page 290 – 313 Print into 1 page. 1-24mm of end is cut. 314 – 570 Divide into 2 pages 571 –...
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Recording Footer Length of received paper size Legal Oficio Printing image [mm] Less than 348 1 page 348 – 371 Print into 1 page. 1-24mm of end is cut. 372 – 686 Divide into 2 pages 687 – 710 Divide into 2 pages. 1-24mm of end is cut.
Frequently used fax numbers can be registered with the FAX REGISTRA- TION function so that the fax number can be easily accessed. In addition, this reduces input errors. The following registration methods are available: One-touch dial: Register fax numbers with one-touch dial keys. Press a one-touch dial key to recall them.
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Press the one-touch dial key that you want to program. If the one-touch dial key that is pressed is already registered with a recipient, the message “REGISTERED!” appears. Press the Menu Select key, and then press a one-touch dial key with no recipient reg- istered.
Changing/Deleting One-Touch Dial Information The registered one-touch dial information can be corrected. Press the Menu Select key, then the , key three times. Check that the FAX REGISTRATION screen appears, and then press the Menu Select key. Check that the ONE-TOUCH DIAL screen appears, and then press the Menu Select key.
To change or to delete other one-touch dial information, press the one-touch dial key, and then repeat the procedure starting from step 5. To finish the procedure and return to the Fax mode screen, continue pressing the Cancel/C key until the Fax mode screen is displayed. Speed Dialing Programming a Speed Dial Number Register frequently used fax numbers with speed dial numbers (maximum...
Using the keypad, enter the fax number of the recipient and then press the Menu Select key. The fax number can contain a maximum of 50 characters. For details on entering/editing numbers, refer to “Entering Text” on page 79. To cancel programming, press the Cancel/C key. (To cancel program- ming while the number is being entered, press the Menu Select key, and then press the Cancel/C key.) Select the modem speed, and then press the Menu/Select key.
Change the name, fax number, modem speed as desired. If you try to change the settings for a speed dial number used in group dialing, a confirmation message appears, asking whether or not to keep the changed speed dial number in the group dialing. If the Menu Select key is pressed, the corresponding speed dial num- ber programmed in group dialing is kept.
Enter the name of the group, and then press the Menu Select key. Text up to 20 characters long can be entered for the name. For details on entering/editing text and the characters that can be entered, refer to “Entering Text” on page 79. To cancel programming, press the Cancel/C key.
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Check that the GROUP DIAL screen appears, and then press the Menu Select key. Press the one-touch dial key that you want to change or delete. Press the Cancel/C key. Using the * and ) keys, select either “EDIT” or “DELETE”, and then press the Menu Select key.
The number of operations performed since this machine was installed can be checked using the functions available when the Display key is pressed. The following procedure describes how to check the fax/scanner-related counters. Checking the Counter for Fax Printing This counter shows the total number of fax prints made since this machine was installed.
Result From the Message Window The transmission result information can be checked from the message win- dow. Press the Display key, then the , key twice. Check that the TX/RX RESULT screen appears, and then press the Menu Select key. The TX/RX Result screen appears so that the information can be checked.
The machine can also be set to print this report with each transmis- sion, only when an error occurs, or not at all. For details, refer to “REPORTING” on page 24. SESSION FUNCTION DESTINATION STATION 0001 AAA NEWYORK 012345678 00A0: TX CANCEL RX RESULT REPORT The document number, date received, starting time of reception, number of pages received, time required, mode, and reception result are printed.
MEMORY DATA LIST This is a list of documents waiting to be sent, and documents specified for timer transmission. The document number, type of operation being performed, time, recipient name, and number of document pages are printed. SESSION FUNCTION TIME 0001 18:00 MEMORY IMAGE PRINT...
GROUP DIAL LIST The group dialing settings specified for one-touch dial keys are printed in numerical order of the keys. KEY-NO. NAME OT-01 GROUP-01 DESTINATION STATION OT-02 AAA TOKYO 098765432 OT-04 NJ OFFICE 0P02345678 SP-001 AMSTERDAM OFFICE 0P09876543 About the Reports and Lists...
If the fax cannot be sent correctly, refer to the following table, and then per- form the indicated operation. If the fax still cannot be sent correctly, even after performing the described operations, contact your technical representative. For details on the error messages, refer to “Error Messages on the Message Window”...
Transmission is not pos- sible. Problems When Receiving Faxes 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 technical repre- sentative.
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Faxes cannot be received automatically. The machine is set to receive faxes manually. Memory is full. The telephone line is incorrectly connected. There may be a problem with the caller’s fax machine. Problems When Receiving Faxes Set the machine to auto- matic reception.
Error message LINE PROBLEM (Flashing alter- nately) CHECK LINE *COMM.ERROR* (####) *REDIAL ALL FAILED* All redial attempts failed *MEM.FULL/TX CAN- CEL* *MEM.FULL/RX CAN- CEL* HANG UP THE PHONE Error Messages on the Message Window Cause The telephone dialing system or telephone wiring system is not set correctly.
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Error message ×1.00 TEXT XXX Warn Fax ä[A]ü ×1.00 TEXT XXX Comm. Err ä[A]ü *PLEASE WAIT!* ADMINISTERED BY Cause A fax error occurred while an operation was being performed in Copy mode. A fax transmission error occurred while an opera- tion was being per- formed in Copy mode.
When specifying the user name or programming the recipient name with one-touch dial keys, letters, accented characters, numbers and symbols can be entered. Key Operation Use the keypad to enter numbers, letters, and symbols. List of characters available with each key of the keypad Entering Fax Numbers Keypad Available...
Changing Input Mode Each press of the ters. [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. Press the key to change the input mode so that letters can be entered. Press the 6 key twice.
Correcting Text And Input Precautions To erase all entered text, hold down the Cancel/C key. To delete only part of the entered text, use the * and ) keys to move the cursor (_) to the character that you want to delete, and then press the Cancel/C key.
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