Customizing fax settings

Changing the fax resolution

Adjusting the resolution setting changes the quality of the fax. Settings range from Standard (fastest speed) to Super Fine (slowest speed, highest resolution).

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

    Note: Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF. Place these items on the scanner glass.

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

  3. From the printer control panel, press the Fax button.

  4. Enter the fax number using the keypad.

  5. Press the Options button.

  6. Press the arrow buttons until Resolution appears, and then press select button.

  7. Press the arrow buttons to change the resolution, and then press select button.

  8. Press start button.

Making a fax lighter or darker

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

    Note: Do not load postcards, photos, small items, transparencies, photo paper, or thin media (such as magazine clippings) into the ADF. Place these items on the scanner glass.

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

  3. From the printer control panel, press the Fax button.

  4. Enter the fax number using the keypad.

  5. Press the Options button.

  6. Press the arrow buttons until Darkness appears, and then press select button.

  7. Press the arrow buttons to make the fax lighter or darker, and then press select button.

  8. Press start button.

Blocking junk faxes

  1. Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web browser.

    Note: If you do not know the IP address of the printer, then print a network setup page and locate the IP address in the TCP/IP section.

  2. Click Settings.

  3. Click Fax Settings.

  4. Click Analog Fax Setup.

  5. Select Block No Name Fax.

    This option blocks all incoming faxes that have a private caller ID or no fax station name.

  6. In the Banned Fax List field, enter the phone numbers or fax station names of specific fax callers you want to block.

  7. Click Submit.

Viewing a fax log

  1. Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web browser.

    Note: If you do not know the IP address of the printer, then print a network setup page and locate the IP address in the TCP/IP section.

  2. Click Reports.

  3. Click Fax Job Log or Fax Call Log.