Troubleshooting and Routine Maintenance
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Printing Received Faxes
Difficulty Suggestions
Condensed print and white streaks
across the page or the top and
bottom of sentences are cut off.
You probably had a bad connection, with static or interference on the telephone
line. Ask the other party to send the fax again.
Vertical black lines when receiving. The sender's scanner may be dirty. Ask the sender to make a copy to see if the
problem is with the sending machine. Try receiving from another fax machine.
Received colour fax prints only in
black and white.
Replace the colour ink cartridges that are empty or nearly empty, and then ask the
other person to send the colour fax again. (See Replacing the ink cartridges on
page 132.) Check that Advanced Fax Operation is set to off. (See Turning off
Advanced Fax Operations on page 71.)
Left and Right margins are cut off or
a single page is printed on two
pages.
Turn on Auto Reduction. (See Printing a reduced incoming fax on page 44.)
Phone Line or Connections
Difficulty Suggestions
Dialling does not work. (No dial
tone)
Make sure the machine is plugged in and not in Power Save mode.
Check all line cord connections.
Change Tone/Pulse setting. (See Quick Setup Guide.)
Lift the external phone’s handset, (or the machine’s handset or cordless handset
if available), and then dial the number to send a manual fax. Wait to hear fax
receiving tone before pressing Mono Start or Colour Start.
The machine does not answer
when called.
Make sure the machine is in the correct receiving mode for your setup. (See
Choosing the Receive Mode on page 40.) Check for a dial tone. If possible, call
your machine to hear it answer. If there is still no answer, check the telephone line
cord connection. If there is no ringing when you call your machine, ask your
telephone company to check the line.
Receiving Faxes
Difficulty Suggestions
Cannot receive a fax. Check all line cord connections.
Make sure the machine is in the correct receiving mode for your setup. (See
Receive mode settings on page 42.)
If you often have interference on the phone line, try changing the menu setting of
Compatibility to Basic. (See Phone line interference on page 132.)
If you connect your machine to PBX or ISDN, set the menu setting of Phone Line
Type to your phone type. (See Setting the Phone Line Type on page 49.)