Canon Pixma Mx310 Quick Start Guide

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Faxing
5Press the  OK button.
6Press the Numeric buttons to enter your  name (max. 24 characters, including 
spaces), then press the  OK button.
7Press the  Stop/Reset  button.
„Setting Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time)
Some countries adopt the daylight  saving time (summer time) system that shifts the clock time 
forward or back at certain periods of the year.
You can set the machine to automatically change  the time by registering the day and time that 
daylight saving (summer time) begins and ends.
1Press the  FA X button, then press the  Menu button.
2Press the  [ or  ] button to select  USER SETTINGS , then press the OK button.
3Press the  [ or  ] button to select  SUMMER TIME SET , then press the OK button.
4Press the  [ or  ] button to select  ON or OFF , then press the  OK button.
zIf you select  OFF, go to step 7.
z If you select  ON, go to step 5.
5Set the date and time that summer time stars.
(1) Press the  OK button two times.
Note
For details on how to enter or delete characters, see “Guidelines for Entering Numbers, Letters, 
and Symbols” on page 35.
Note
You can print the User’s data list to confirm the sender information you have registered. See 
“User’s Data List” on page 58.
Note
This setting may not be available depending on the country or region of purchase.
UNITNAME:A
SUMMERTIMESET
ON
SETMONTH
MARCH
 
						

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(2)Press the [ or ] button to select the month when summer time starts, then press the 
OK button two times.
(3)Press the [ or ] button to select the week when summer time starts, then press the OK 
button two times.
(4)Press the [ or ] button to select the day of the week when summer time starts, then 
press the OK button two times.
(5)Press the Numeric buttons to enter the time (in 24-hour format) when summer time starts, 
then press the OK button three times.
Precede single digit with a zero.
6Set the date and time that summer time ends.
(1)Press the [ or ] button to select the month when summer time ends, then press the OK 
button two times.
(2)Press the [ or ] button to select the week when summer time ends, then press the OK 
button two times.
(3)Press the [ or ] button to select the day of the week when summer time ends, then 
press the OK button two times.
(4)Press the Numeric buttons to enter the time (in 24-hour format) when summer time ends, 
then press the OK button.
Precede single digit with a zero.
7Press the Stop/Reset button.
SETWEEK
LASTWEEK
SETDAYOFWEEK
SUNDAY
SETSHIFTTIME
01:00
SETMONTH
OCTOBER
SETWEEK
LASTWEEK
SETDAYOFWEEK
SUNDAY
SETSHIFTTIME
02:00
 
						

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Registering the Destination
„ Registering Coded Speed Dialing
Coded speed dialing allows you to dial fax/te lephone numbers by simply pressing a few buttons.
To dial the number, press the  Coded Dial button, enter the two-digit code assigned to that 
number.
Before you can use coded speed dialing, you  need to register the recipient’s fax/telephone 
numbers for coded speed dialing.
1Press the  FA X button, then press the  Menu button.
2Press the  [ or  ] button to select  CODED DIAL REGIST , then press the OK 
button.
3Press the  [ or  ] button to select a coded speed di aling code (00 - 19), then press 
the  OK button two times.
4Press the Numeric buttons to enter the fa x/telephone number you want to register 
(max. 60 digits (40 digits for Korea), including spaces), then press the  OK button 
two times.
5Press the Numeric buttons to enter a name for the coded speed dialing code (max. 
16 characters, including spaces), then press the  OK button.
The  CODED DIAL REGIST  screen is displayed to enter the next number.
z If you continue registering coded speed dial ing, repeat the procedure from step 3.
z If not, go to step 6.
Note
For a list of the recipients you have registered, print the coded speed dialing list. See “Printing a 
List of the Registered Destination” on page 40.
Notez For details on how to enter or delete numbers, see “Guidelines for Entering Numbers, Letters, 
and Symbols” on page 35.
z Press the  Redial/Pause  button to enter a pause.
z Press the   button to enter a tone.
Note
For details on how to enter or delete characters, see “Guidelines for Entering Numbers, Letters, 
and Symbols” on page 35.
CODEDDIALREGIST
00=
TELNUMBER
TEL=
NAME:A
 
						

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6Press the Stop/Reset  button.
„Changing or Deleting a Registered Information
z To Change a Register ed Number or Name:
1Follow the procedures from step 1 to  3 under “Registering Coded Speed Dialing” 
on page 39.
2Press and hold the  [ button to delete the registered number.
3Press the Numeric buttons to enter the ne w number (max. 60 digits (40 digits for 
Korea), including spaces), then press the  OK button two times.
4Press and hold the  [ button to delete the registered name.
5Press the Numeric buttons to ent er the new name, then press the  OK button.
6Press the  Stop/Reset  button.
zTo Delete an Entire Entry:
1Follow the procedures from step 1 to  3 under “Registering Coded Speed Dialing” 
on page 39.
2Press and hold the  [ button to delete the regist ered number, then press the  OK 
button.
3Press the  Stop/Reset  button.
The name will automatically be deleted when you delete the number.
„Printing a List of the Registered Destination
You can print a list of the recipients registered  for coded speed dialing. You may want to keep the 
list near the machine to refer to it when dialing.
1Press the  FA X button, then press the  Menu button.
2Press the  [ or  ] button to select  PRNT REPORT/LIST , then press the OK button.
3Press the  [ or  ] button to select  SPEED DIAL LIST .
4Press the OK button.
PRNTREPORT/LIST
ACTIVITYREPORT
PRNTREPORT/LIST
SPEEDDIALLIST
PRINTBYNAME?
NO
 
						

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5Press the [ or ] button to select the sorting way, then press the OK button.
YES:Prints the list with the destination name (DESTINATION ID) in alphabetical order.
NO:Prints the list with the registered entries in numerical order.
 
						

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Sending Faxes
„Flow of Sending Faxes
The operation flow of sending faxes is as follows.
Step 1
Load the original to send on the Platen Glass or the ADF.
See “Loading Original Documents” on page 8.
Step 2
Adjust the fax quality and scan contrast.
See “Adjusting the Scan Contrast or the Image Quality (Fax Resolution)” on page 42.
Step 3
Dial the recipient’s number.
Step 4
Send Faxes.
zUsing the Platen Glass
(1) Press the  Color or Black  button.
If you have two or more pages of the origi nal, load the next page on the Platen Glass and 
press the  Color or Black  button.
(2) After scanning all pages of the original, press the  OK button to send the fax.
z Using the ADF
(1) Press the  Color or Black  button.
The fax is sent automatically.
„ Before Sending Faxes
z Adjusting the Scan Contrast or the Image Quality (Fax Resolution)
zAdjusting the Scan Contrast
Contrast is the degree of difference between light and dark. Increasing the scan contrast 
setting further blackens dark areas and whit ens bright areas, whereas decreasing the 
contrast setting reduces the difference betwe en bright and dark areas. You can adjust the 
contrast among three contrast levels.
(1) Press the  FA X button, then press the  FAX Quality button.
(2) Press the  [ or  ] button to select the contrast.
Pressing the  [ button decreases the c ontrast, and pressing the  ] button increases the 
contrast.
(3) Press the  OK button.
1.SCANCONTRAST
-LTDK+
 
						

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z Adjusting the Image Quality (Fax Resolution)
You can adjust the image quality (fax resoluti on) of the document you send. The higher you 
set the image quality setting, the better the output quality will be at the other end, but the 
longer it will take for the transmission. Adjust the image quality according to the type of 
document you are sending.
(1) Press the  FA X button, then press the  FAX Quality button two times.
(2) Press the  [ or  ] button to select the resolution.
STANDARD: Suitable for text-only documents.
FINE: Suitable for fine-print documents.
PHOTO: Suitable for photographs.
(3) Press the  OK button.
„Sending Faxes
This section describes methods of sending  faxes and dialing functions of the machine.
z Memory sending
z Manual sending
z Dialing the coded speed dial
z Redialing
z Sending Faxes (Memory Sending)
1Prepare for faxing.
(1) Turn on the machine.
(2) Load the original on the Platen Glass or the ADF.
(3) Press the  FA X button.
(4) Adjust fax settings as necessary.
See “Adjusting the Scan Contrast or the Image Quality (Fax Resolution)” on page 42.
2Start faxing.
(1)Dial the recipient’s number using the  Numeric buttons or coded speed dialing.
(2) Press the  Color button for color sending, or the  Black button for black & white sending.
Important
When sending a double-sided document, set the document on the Platen Glass. You cannot 
scan double-sided documents from the ADF.
Note
For details on the types and conditions of originals which you can fax, see “Loading Original 
Documents” on page 8.
Note
For details on how to use coded speed dialing, see “Dialing the Coded Speed Dial” on 
page 45.
2.FAXRESOLUTION
STANDARD
 
						

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zWhen the document was loaded on the Platen Glass:
(3) When the following message is  displayed, load the next page on the Platen Glass.
If you have only one page of document to scan, go to step (6).
(4) Press the same button as you pressed in step (2).
(5) Repeat steps (3) and (4) to scan in all pages of the document.
(6) Press the  OK button.
zWhen the document was loaded in the ADF:
The machine starts the transmission automatically  after all pages of the original are scanned.
zSending Faxes after Confirming Connection (Manual Sending)
Use manual sending if you want to talk to the  recipient before sending a document, or if the 
recipient does not have a fax machine that can receive automatically.
1Connect a telephone to the machine.
2Prepare for faxing.
(1) Turn on the machine.
(2) Load the original in the ADF.
(3) Press the  FA X button.
(4) Adjust fax settings as necessary.
See “Adjusting the Scan Contrast or the Image Quality (Fax Resolution)” on page 42.
3Lift the handset of the telephone connected to the machine.
4Dial the recipient’s number on the telephone.
Important
Color sending is available only when the recipient’s fax machine supports color faxing.
NotezTo cancel sending a fax, press the  Stop/Reset button. To cancel sending a fax while it is being 
sent, press the  Stop/Reset button, then follow the instructions on the LCD.
z If documents remain in the ADF after pressing the  Stop/Reset button during scanning, 
“ DOCUMENT IN ADF ” appears on the LCD. Press the  OK button so that the remaining 
document is automatically fed out.
z In case the machine was not able to send a fax, such as when the recipient’s line was busy, the 
machine is equipped with the function to automatically redial the number after a specified 
interval. Automatic redialing is enabled by default. See “Automatic Redialing” on page 46. 
To cancel automatic redialing, wait until the machine starts redialing, press the  Stop/Reset 
button, then follow the instructions on the LCD.
Important
z With manual sending, you cannot use the Platen Glass to load documents.
z You need to connect a telephone to the machine.
Note
For details on the types and conditions of originals which you can fax, see “Loading Original 
Documents” on page 8.
SCANNEXT[START]
TRANSMIT[OK]
 
						

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5Talk through the handset to the recipient.
If you hear a high-pitched signal instead of  the recipient’s voice, go to step 7.
6Ask the recipient to set recipient’s fax machine to receive faxes.
7When you hear a high-pitched signal, press the  Color button for color sending, or 
the  Black  button for black & white sending. Then hang up the handset.
zDialing the Coded Speed Dial
1Prepare for faxing.
See “Prepare for faxing.” on page 43.
2Press the  Coded Dial  button.
3Press the Numeric buttons to enter the tw o-digit code (00 - 19) assigned to the 
number you want to dial.
4Press the  Color button for color sending, or the  Black button for black & white 
sending.
Important
Color sending is available only when the recipient’s fax machine supports color faxing.
Note
To cancel manual sending, press the  Stop/Reset button.
Important
Color sending is available only when the recipient’s fax machine supports color faxing.
Note
To cancel sending a fax, press the  Stop/Reset button. To cancel sending a fax while it is being 
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zRedialing
There are two methods of redialing: Automa tic redialing and Manual redialing. Automatic 
redialing is enabled by default.
z Automatic Redialing
When using memory sending to  send a document and the recipient’s line is busy, the 
machine will redial the number after a specified interval.
You can customize the followi ng automatic redialing settings:
• Whether or not the machine redials automatically
• The number of times the machine redials (1 to 10 times)
• The time interval between redials (1 to 99 minutes)
To change the automatic redialing settings, change the  AUTO REDIAL settings in TX 
SETTINGS  under FAX SETTINGS .
zManual Redialing
To redial the fax number last dialed with the Numeric buttons, press the  Redial/Pause button.
Using Other Useful Sending Functions
„Sending from Your Computer (Windows Only)
If the machine is connected to a computer, you ca n send faxes using the fax driver from any 
application software that has a printing function. For details, refer to the  FAX Driver Guide on-
screen manual.
„ Sending/Receiving Using ECM
This machine is set to send/receive faxes in  ECM (Error Correction Mode). ECM automatically 
corrects errors caused by connection troubl es, cross-checking the sending and receiving 
conditions at the send ing and receiving ends.
Note
zThe range of values you can set for the automatic redialing settings varies depending on 
the country or region of purchase.
z To cancel automatic redialing while redialing is in progress, press the  Stop/Reset button, 
then follow the instructions on the LCD.
z To cancel automatic redialing when redialing is standing by, delete the unsent document 
from the machine’s memory. For details, see “Printing or Deleting a Document in Memory” 
on page 54.
Note
zFor details on sending faxes, see “Sending Faxes (Memory Sending)” on page 43.
z To cancel manual redialing, press the  Stop/Reset button.
Note
zIf the sender’s or receiver’s fax is not ECM-compatible, the fax will be sent/received in the 
standard mode.
z You can disable ECM sending/receiving. Refer to “ECM TX” and “ECM RX” in “FAX SETTINGS” 
of the  User’s Guide  on-screen manual.
z If ECM sending/receiving is enabled, transmission speed may slow down depending on the line 
or connection conditions.