DELL 2355dn User Manual

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Faxing
Setting the Printer ID
Setting the Time and Date
Setting Daylight Savings Time
Changing the Clock Mode
Setting Sounds
Toll Save Mode
Setting up the Fax System
Sending a Fax
Receiving a Fax
Automatic Dialing
Other Ways to Fax
Additional Features
Fax Data Back-up
 

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Setting the Printer ID
In most countries, you are required by law to indicate your fax number on any fax you send. 
The printer ID, containing your telephone number and name or company name, will be 
printed at the top of each page sent from your printer.
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Machine ID.
5Enter the Fa x and ID field using the pop-up keyboard.
For details on...

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Setting Daylight Savings Time
If your country switches to Daylight Savings Time each year, use this procedure to 
automatically switch to Daylight Savings Time and to Standard time.
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Day Light Saving.
5Press the left/right arrows to select Manual.
6Enter the Start Time and End Time each using the up/down arrows.
7Press the home icon ( ) to...

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Setting Sounds
Speaker, Ringer, Dial Tone, Fault, Conflict, and Selection
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Initial Setup.
4Press the up/down arrows to select Sound & Volume.
5Press the up/down arrows to select the appropriate option you want.
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Speaker: Turns On or Off the sounds from the telephone line through the speaker, 
such as a dial tone or a fax tone. With this option set to 
Comm. which means 
Comm., the speaker...

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7Press the home icon ( ) to return to the Standby mode.
Once Toll Save mode is activated, your printer stores all of the documents to be faxed into its 
memory and sends them at the programmed time. 
To turn Toll Save mode off, follow steps 1
 and 5 in To l l  S a v e  M o d e and then press the 
left/right arrows until 
Off displays.
Setting up the Fax System
Changing the Fax Setup Options
1Press Setup  Machine Setup from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to...

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Receive ModeYou can select the default fax receiving mode.
•Fax mode (automatic receive mode): The printer answers an incoming call 
and automatically goes into receive mode. The number of rings before the 
printer answers can be set in the 
Ring to Answer option. If the user memory 
is full, the printer can no longer receive any incoming fax. Secure free 
memory to resume by canceling 
Priority Send or printing received faxes.
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Tel mode (manual receive mode): Receives a fax by pressing On Hook Dial...

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Testing Fax line connection 
1Press Setup  Maintenance from the home screen.
2Press the Next ( ) button.
3Press Fax  Line Tes t.
The printer display the test result.
If the fax line connection test has failed, check the telephone line cord connection or 
contact your telephone service provider.
 NOTE: If test pass - you can start using the Fax functionality 
If test fail - Need to direct them to the troubleshooting section for fax. Discard SizeWhen receiving a document as long as or longer than the...

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Sending a Fax
Adjusting the Document Contrast
Use the Contrast setting to fax your documents lighter or darker.
1Press Fax from the home screen.
2Press the Options or Next ( ) button.
3Press the up/down arrows to select Contrast.
4Press the left/right arrows to select the contrast mode you want.
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Lighter works well with dark print.
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Normal works well with standard typed or printed documents.
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Darker works well with light print or faint pencil markings.
Adjusting the Document Resolution
Use the...

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Sending a Fax Manually
1Load the document(s) face up with top edge in first into the DADF (Duplex Automatic 
Document Feeder).
OR
Place a single document face down on the document glass.
For details about loading a document, see 
Loading an Original Document.
2Press Fax  Manual Send from the home screen.
3Press the Next ( ) button.
4Press the Direct Input or Fax List.
5If necessary, adjust the document contrast and resolution to suit your fax needs. See 

Adjusting the Document Contrast or Adjusting...