Canon Fax L390 User Guide

Different Ways to Receive a Fax
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Setting the Receive Mode
Set the machine receive mode as follows:1
Open One-Touch Speed Dial panel ➞ press [Receive Mode].
The LCD display shows the current receive mode setting.
2
If you want to change the receive mode, press [Receive Mode] repeatedly until the mode you want 
appears ➞ press [OK].
Each time you press [Receive Mode], the receive mode changes in the following order:
FaxOnly ➞ Manual ➞ AnsMode ➞ FaxTel ➞ FaxOnly ➞ …
Receiving Faxes and...

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What Happens When FaxTel Mode is SelectedSet the FaxTel Mode options as follows:1
Press [Menu].
2
Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  ➞ press [OK].
3
Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  ➞ press [OK].
4
Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  ➞ press [OK] twice.
5
Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to set the time the machine waits before ringing when it receives a call ➞ press 
[OK] twice.
You can use the numeric buttons instead of using [ (-)] or [ (+)] to set the time....

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6
Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to set the time the machine rings while waiting for someone to pick up the handset 
➞ press [OK] twice.
You can use the numeric buttons instead of using [ (-)] or [ (+)] to set the time.
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Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  or  ➞ press [OK].
This setting tells the machine what to do if no one picks up the handset within the specified ring time set in step 6.
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Press [Stop/Reset] to return to standby mode.NOTEThe default settings...

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•The machine then begins receiving the document. (This is particularly convenient if your telephone is located 
away from the machine.)•If you do not hang up after pressing [Start] or the two-digit ID code, the machine beeps intermittently after you 
receive the document. (You can turn the beeping off by disabling the  in the  menu. See p. 16-7 for details.)NOTEIf you have an answering machine connected to your machine that can carry out remote-control...

Receiving Faxes in Memory When a Problem Occurs
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Receiving Faxes in Memory When a Problem Occurs
The machine will automatically receive incoming faxes into its memory if it encounters a problem that 
prevents it from printing normally. The LCD will display  and a message 
showing the problem. See below the error messages, their cause and the action you need to take to 
correct the problem.
NOTE•The machine memory can store up to approx. 510 A4-size pages
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•Once the pages are...

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Receiving While Performing Other Tasks
Since the machine is a multitasking device, it can receive faxes and phone calls while you are entering 
your user information, making copies, or printing.
If you receive a fax while you are making copies or printing, the machine stores the incoming fax in 
memory. Then, as soon as you finish making copies or printing, the machine automatically prints the 
fax. If you are entering registration...

CHAPTER
What’s Polling?
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Setting Up and Using Polling
This chapter shows you how to set up and use polling sending and receiving. Polling is useful when the sending party 
cannot be in the office at the same time.
What’s Polling?
Polling means a fax calls another fax and requests the other fax to send a document that it is holding. 
Unlike normal sending and receiving, in polling the receiver always calls the sender. This is called 
polling to receive a document. The sender sends the document in...

Polling Other Fax Machines to Receive Documents
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Polling Other Fax Machines to Receive Documents
The machine polling feature allows you to request a document to be faxed to you from another fax 
machine. The sender only needs to make sure the document is on his fax machine and ready to be 
sent: when your machine polls that machine, the document is sent automatically. The machine can poll 
any fax machine that supports polling.
Requesting Another Fax to Send a Document
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Setting Up Polling Sending
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Setting Up Polling Sending
This section shows you how to set up your fax to store and hold a document until it is polled by another 
fax to send it.
Setting Up a Polling Box
Before you can use polling sending, you must create a polling box with the  of the 
Menu. The polling box holds the document in the memory until the other party prompts (polls) your fax 
to send the document, or until you delete the document (see p. 8-6).1
Press [Menu].
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NOTE•This password protects your polling box settings from unauthorized access. To change these settings later, you will 
have to enter this password.•For details on how to enter or delete numbers, see “Entering Numbers, Letters, and Symbols,” on p. 3-1.
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Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  ➞ press [OK].
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Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to select  or  ➞ press [OK].
- :The document in the polling box is erased after it is sent in response to a polling...