Dell 1355cn User Guide

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Lighter/Darker
To adjust the contrast to make the fax lighter or darker than the original:
1
Press the (Fax) button.
2Press the   button until Lighter/Darker is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
3Press the   or   button to select the desired setting, and then press the 
 button.
 NOTE: Values marked by an asterisk (*) are the factory default menu settings.
Sending a Fax Automatically
1Load the document(s) face up with top edge in first into the ADF:
OR
Place a single document face down...

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•Press the (Contacts) button, select All Entries, Group 
Dial, 
or Search using the   button, and then press the   
button.
•Press the   
(Redial/Pause) button to redial.
•Press the   
(Speed Dial) button. Enter the speed dial number 
between 01 and 99 using the numeric keypad, and then press the   
button.
 NOTE: Before you use the One Touch Dial button, you need to register a 
number for the speed dial. For more information on how to store the number, 
see Automatic Dialing on page 311....

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For details about loading a document, see Loading an Original Document 
on the ADF on page 296.
2Press the   (Fax) button.
3Adjust the document resolution to suit your fax needs. For more 
information, see Resolution on page 298.
If you need to change the contrast, see Lighter/Darker on page 299.
4Press the   button until OnHook is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
5Press the   button until On is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
6Enter the fax number of the remote fax machine...

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Automatic Redialing
If the number you have dialed is busy or there is no answer when you send a 
fax, the printer will automatically redial the number every minute based on 
the number set in the redial settings.
To change the time interval between redials and the number of redial 
attempts, see Available Fax Settings Options on page 291.
 NOTE: The printer will not automatically redial a number that was busy when the 
number was manually entered.
Sending a Delayed Fax
The Delayed Start mode...

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9Enter the number of the remote machine using the numeric keypad, and 
then press the   button.
You can also use speed dial or group dial numbers. For more information, 
see Automatic Dialing on page 311. 
Press the   
(Start) button to begin faxing.
Once Delayed Start mode is activated, your printer stores all the documents 
to be faxed to its memory and sends them at the specified time. After faxing 
in the Delayed Start mode is complete, the data in the memory is cleared.
 NOTE: If you turn...

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4The Printing Preferences dialog box appears. Specify the fax settings. For 
more information, click the 
Help of the driver.
 NOTE: The settings done here are only applied to a single fax job. 
 

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5Click OK to close the Printing Preferences dialog box. 
6Click Print. The Set / Check Fax Transmission: dialog box appears. 
7Specify the destination for the recipient in one of the following ways:
• Enter a name and phone number directly.
• Select a recipient from a phone book saved on your computer.
• Select a recipient from a database other than a phone book or address 
book.
For more information on how to specify the destination, see the 
Help of 
the driver.
 

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 NOTE: Enter the password in the Password field in the Authorization area 
before sending a fax if the Fax service is locked with a password.
8Click Start Sending.
For Apple Macintosh:
 NOTE: The names of the windows and the buttons may be different from those 
given in the following procedure depending on the application you are using.
 
NOTE: When using a USB connection on Mac OS 10.4.x, upgrade Common Unix 
Printing System (CUPS) software to version 1.2.12 or later. You can download it from...

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3Specify the fax settings.
 NOTE: The settings done here are only applied to a single fax job. 
4Click Print. The Fax Recipient dialog box appears.
5Specify the destination for the recipient in one of the following ways:
• Enter a name and phone number directly.
• Select a recipient from a phone book saved on your computer.
 

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 NOTE: Enter the password in the Password field in the Authorization area 
before sending a fax if the Fax service is locked with a password.
6Click OK.
Receiving a Fax
About Receiving Modes
 NOTE: To use the TEL/FAX Mode or Ans/Fax mode, attach an answering 
machine to the phone connector 
() on the back of your printer.
When the memory is full, the fax is received in the TEL Mode.
Loading Paper for Receiving Faxes 
The instructions for loading paper in the PSI are the same whether you are...