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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 on the document glass, and close the 
document cover.
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.
4You can select a fax number in one of the following ways:
• Ensure that 
Fax to is highlighted, and then press the   button. 
Press the   button until 
Phone Book is highlighted, and then 
press the   button. Press the   button to select the recipients.
•Press the 
One Touch Dial button.
Lighter2Makes the fax lighter than the original. Works well with 
dark print.
Lighter1
Normal*Works well with standard typed or printed documents.
Darker1Makes the fax darker than the original. Works well with 
light print or faint pencil markings.
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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.
5Press the   (Start) button.
When you are using the document glass, the display prompts you for 
another page. Press the   button to select 
Yes or No, and then press the 
 button.
6The number is dialed and then the printer begins sending the fax when the 
remote fax machine is ready.
 NOTE: Press the   (Cancel) button to cancel the fax job at any time while 
sending the fax.
Sending a Fax Manually
1Load the document(s) face up with top edge in first into the ADF.
OR
Place a single document face down on the document glass, and close the 
document cover.
All EntriesDisplays a list of registered fax numbers. Press the 
 button to select the recipients.
Group DialPress the   button to select the recipients.
SearchSearches a fax number from the Phone Book. Enter 
the text you want to search, and then press the   
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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 using the numeric 
keypad.
• If the document is loaded on the ADF, press the   
(Start) button.
• If the document is not loaded on the ADF, press the   
(Start) 
button, press the  button until the desired setting appears, and 
then press the   button.
 NOTE: Press the   (Cancel) button and the   button to cancel the fax job at 
any time while sending the fax.
Confirming Transmissions 
When the last page of your document has been sent successfully, the printer 
beeps and returns to the standby mode. 
If something goes wrong while sending your fax, an error message appears on 
the display.
If you receive an error message, p
ress the  (Cancel) button to clear the 
message and try to send the document again. 
You can set your printer to print a confirmation report automatically after 
each fax transmission. For more information, see Printing a Report on 
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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 can be used to save scanned documents for 
transmission at a specified time in order to take advantage of lower long 
distance rates. 
1
Load the document(s) face up with top edge in first into the ADF.
OR
Place a single document face down on the document glass, and close the 
document cover.
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 Delayed Start is highlighted, and then 
press the   button.
5Press the   button until On is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
6Enter the start time using the numeric keypad or press the   or   
button to select the start time, and then press the   button.
7Press the   button until Fax to is highlighted, and then press the   
button.
8Ensure that Keypad is highlighted, and then press the   button.
 
						

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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 off and on the printer, the stored documents are sent as soon as 
the printer is activated.
Sending a Fax from the Driver (Direct Fax)
You can send a fax directly from your computer by using the driver.
 NOTE: Only black and white faxes can be sent using Direct Fax.
Example
For Microsoft Windows:
 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: To use this feature, you must install the fax driver.
1Open the file you want to send by fax. 
2Open the print dialog box from the application, and then select Dell 
1355cnw Color MFP FAX
.
3Click Preferences.
Send data via the Dell 1355cnw 
Color MFP FAX driver 
Sending machine (Dell 
1355cn Multifunction 
Color Printer) Send faxReceiving machine (fax 
machine/multifunction 
printer)
 
						

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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 
CUPS web site.
1Open the file you want to send by fax.
2Open the print dialog box from the application, and then select Dell 1355 
Color MFP Fax
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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 
printing, faxing, or copying, except that faxes can only be printed on Letter-, 
A4-, or Legal-sized paper. For details about loading paper, see Loading Print 
Media on page 201. For details about setting the paper type and size in the 
PSI, see Print Media Guidelines on page 189.