Customizing fax settings

Changing the fax resolution

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.

  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the home button > Fax > the select button > enter the fax number > Resolution > select the resolution you want

    Note: You can choose from Standard (fastest speed) to Ultra Fine (slowest speed and best quality).

  4. Press the submit button.

Making a fax lighter or darker

  1. Load an original document faceup, short edge first into the ADF tray or facedown on the scanner glass.

    Notes:

    • Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF tray. Place these items on the scanner glass.
    • The ADF indicator light comes on when the paper is loaded properly.

  2. If you are loading a document into the ADF tray, then adjust the paper guides.

  3. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    Fax > the select button > enter the fax number > the select button > Darkness > adjust the darkness of the fax > the submit button

Viewing a fax log

  1. Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.

    Notes:

    • View the printer IP address in the TCP/IP section in the Network/Ports menu. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
    • If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the Web page correctly.

  2. Click Settings > Reports.

  3. Click Fax Job Log or Fax Call Log.

Blocking junk faxes

  1. Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.

    Notes:

    • View the printer IP address in the TCP/IP section in the Network/Ports menu. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
    • If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the Web page correctly.

  2. Click Settings > Fax Settings > Analog Fax Setup > Block No Name Fax.

    Notes:

    • This option blocks all incoming faxes that have a private caller ID or no fax name.
    • In the Banned Fax List field, enter the phone numbers or fax names of specific fax callers you want to block.