Canon Maxify Mb5020 User Guide

Sending Faxes from a Computer
Sending a FAX (Fax Driver) Basic
Creating an Address Book (Fax Driver)
Edit or Remove a Recipient from an Address Book (Fax Driver)
Search for a Recipient in an Address Book (Fax Driver)
Troubleshooting Problems Sending Faxes (Fax Driver)
How to Open the Setting Screen of the Fax Driver
General Notes (Fax Driver)
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Sending a FAX (Fax Driver)You can send faxes using the fax driver from applications that support document printing.
Note
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Only black and white transmission is supported.
1.
Make sure that the machine is turned on.
2.
Open the document you want to fax with an application (such as Notepad), and then click
the Print command. (The command is  Print... on the  File menu.)
3.
In Select Printer  or Name  in the  Print dialog box, select  Canon XXX series FAX  (where
"XXX" is the model name).
4.
Click...

6.
Select a recipient from Recipient Name in the Select Recipient from Address Book
dialog box, then click  Set as Recipient.
The selected recipient is reflected in  Recipient in the Send FAX  dialog box.
Important
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You cannot specify a recipient if there is no recipient registered in the address book. Register the
recipient in the address book and reopen the address book.
For details on how to register recipients in the address book, see "
Creating an Address Book (Fax
Driver) ."
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If the...

•You can register the recipient you entered to the address book by clicking Add to Address
Book... . For details on how to register recipients in the address book, see "
Creating an
Address Book (Fax Driver) ."
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Add the outside line access number before the fax number as needed.
(Example: When the outside line access number is "0" and the fax number is "XXX-XXXX", enter
"0XXX-XXXX".)
7.
Click  Send Now .
When a confirmation message is displayed, click  OK.
Important
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If...

Creating an Address Book (Fax Driver)By using the address book, you can send a fax by simply specifying a recipient from it. You can register the
recipient's name, fax number and other information in the address book.
Registering a recipient (WAB contact) in the address book
You can register an individual recipient (Contact) in the address book.1.
Open the print settings dialog box of the fax driver.
2.
Click  Address Book...  in the displayed dialog box.
Note
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In Windows XP, when you open the...

4.
Select Contact  in the New Entry  dialog box, then click  OK.
Note
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For faxing, you can only specify the  Contact (one recipient). You cannot specify a  Distribution
List .
5.
Enter the  First, Middle , and Last of the contact in the  Name and E-mail tab (Name  tab
when using Windows XP) on the Properties dialog box.
The recipient's name will be printed at the top of the fax received by the recipient.
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6.
Enter the fax number on the Home or Work  tab, then click  OK.
An individual recipient (Contact) is registered in the address book.
Note
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You can also register a recipient by clicking the  Add to Address Book... button on the Send
FAX  dialog box after entering the recipient.
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Add the outside line access number before the fax number as needed.
(Example: When the outside line access number is "0" and the fax number is "XXX-XXXX",
enter "0XXX-XXXX".)
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If you upgrade from...

3.From the Start menu, select  XXXX (user name) , then double-click AppData > Roaming  >
Canon  > MP5  to open the folder.4.
Double-click the ".wab" file.
The address book will be reflected in Windows Vista automatically.
Related Topic
Edit or Remove a Recipient from an Address Book (Fax Driver)
Search for a Recipient in an Address Book (Fax Driver)
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Setup when Opening the Address Book for the First Time
(Windows XP)
In Windows XP, when you open the address book for the first time, the  Setup Windows Address Book
dialog box will be displayed and you can set the Windows Address Book you want to use.
To Create a New Windows Address Book (WAB File) Exclusively for Faxing:
Select  Create a new Windows Address Book file for faxing. , then click OK.
To Use an Existing Windows Address Book: Click  Select existing Windows Address Book file. , select an...

How to Open the Setting Screen of the Fax DriverThe following explains how to display the print settings dialog box or the Properties dialog box of the fax
driver from your application or from the fax/printer icon.
Opening the Print Settings Dialog Box of the Fax Driver from an Application1.
Click the Print command in the application.
In general, you can open the  Print dialog box by selecting Print from the File menu.
2.
Select "your model name," then click  Preferences (or Properties ).
The...