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Note:
When you press the xB&W Start or xColor Start button without making any settings here, the 
fax transmission starts with the existing setting values.
6. Press the xB&W Start or xColor Start button to start the transmission.
To send a black-and-white fax, press the xB&W Start button. To send a color fax, 
press the xColor Start button.
Note:
When the recipient’s fax machine supports only black-and-white fax, a color fax is received as 
a black-and-white fax even if you press the xColor Start button. 
Sending faxes using the one-touch function
When a frequently used recipient fax number is assigned for the One Touch Dial button (A, 
B, or C), you can send a fax to the recipient by simply pressing the corresponding One 
Touch Dial button.
Note:
❏When sending a fax using the One Touch Dial button, the original is transmitted as a 
black-and-white fax.
❏Before using the one-touch dial function, you need to register recipient fax information in 
advance. For details, see For One-touch dial on page 230 or Using the EPSON Speed Dial 
Utility (for Windows only) on page 224.
❏Pressing a One Touch Dial button (A, B, or C) in any mode accesses the Fax mode.
1. Place your original either on the document table or in the Auto Document Feeder. For 
details, see Setting Your Originals on page 129.
2. Press a One Touch Dial button (A, B, or C).
The recipient assigned for One Touch Dial button A, B, or C appears in the second top 
row of the setting items, and then fax transmission starts.
 
						

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Sending faxes using group-dial function
When multiple recipient fax numbers are registered in a group, the same original is sent to 
all the registered recipients by choosing the desired group number. You can enter up to 20 
groups on the product. 
Note:
❏When sending a fax using the group-dial function, the original is transmitted as a 
black-and-white fax.
❏Before using the group-dial function, you need to register multiple recipient fax numbers as a 
group using EPSON Speed Dial Utility. For details, see online help.
1. Make sure that the product is in Fax mode. If not, press the  Fax button to enter the 
Fax mode. 
2. Place your original either on the document table or Auto Document Feeder. For details, 
see Setting Your Originals on page 129.
3. Press the Speed Dial button twice on the control panel.
The group dial list appears in the LCD panel.
4. Press the uUp or dDown button several times until your desired group is selected, 
then press the rRight button.
The selected group appears in the second top row in the LCD panel.
Note:
To display the details of the registered group, press the Advanced/Menu button while a group 
is selected. To return to the group list again, press either the Advanced/Menu button or the 
lLeft button.
5. Make the appropriate settings for your scanning purpose if necessary.
You can specify the Document Size, Density, Image Quality, Polling reception, and 
Overseas transmission mode settings. For details, see Selecting the appropriate 
settings on page 216.
 
						

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Note:
When you press the xB&W Start button without making any settings here, the fax transmission 
starts with the existing setting values.
6. Press the xB&W Start button to start the transmission.
Receiving Faxes
Output paper size
The received fax can be printed in A4, B5, Letter, or Legal. However, when the output 
paper size does not match the received data size, the image of the received data is divided 
according to the output paper size as follows.
Cassette 
paper sizeReceived document size
Letter A4 Legal
B5
*1 Divided
*2 Rotated
*1 Divided
*2 Rotated
*1 Divided
*2 Rotated
Letter
*3 Reduced*1 Divided
A4
*4 Trimmed 
on both 
ends*4 Trimmed 
on both 
ends*1 Divided
*4 Trimmed 
on both 
ends
Legal
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
   
 
						

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In the list above, a shaded area indicates the printable area and a vertical line in the 
shaded area indicates the location of the header information (head of the original).
*1Divided: Received image is output on 2 pages.
*2Rotated: Received image is rotated.
*3Reduced: Received image is reduced in the sub-scan direction only.
*4Trimmed on both ends: Both ends of the received image are trimmed.
Note:
When paper is loaded in both the MP tray and the optional paper cassette, paper in the optional 
paper cassette is printed.
Basics of receiving faxes
When the product has an attached phone, you can select from four reception modes for 
receiving a call. The default is set to the Fax only mode.
To change the reception mode, follow the steps below.
1. Press the  Setup button on the control panel. 
Setting item Description
Auto switching The call is received by the attached 
phone and the product automatically 
answers after the phone rings for a 
certain duration specified by the 
Attached Phone Timeout setting.
Fax only The product automatically answers 
and receives the fax. The phone rings 
at least one time.
Phone only The call is received by the attached 
phone. Fax reception is not 
performed.
TAM When an attached phone detects a 
fax/phone signal while answering an 
incoming call, the product 
automatically receives the fax.
 
						

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The Setup light is lit and the Setup menu appears in the LCD panel.
2. Press the dDown button twice to select Fax Settings, then press the rRight button.
3. Press the dDown button twice to select Reception Settings, then press the rRight 
button.
4. Press the dDown button to select Incoming Mode, then press the rRight button.
The Reception Settings menu appears.
5. Press the uUp or dDown button to select your desired reception mode, then press the 
rRight button.
6. To exit the settings, press the lLeft button several times or another mode’s button.
Receiving faxes when you hear fax tones
This function is used to print fax data after answering the incoming call using the attached 
phone.
Before receiving faxes when you hear the fax tones, make sure that the product is in the 
Fax mode. If not, press the  Fax button to enter the Fax mode.
 
						

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Note:
To use this function, your product needs to have an attached phone, and Incoming Mode in 
Reception Settings needs to be set to Auto switching. For details, see Making Changes to Fax 
Settings on page 216.
1. Answer the incoming call using the attached phone.
2. Press the xB&W Start or xColor Start button after confirming the fax tone.
The received data are printed by page as they are received.
Receiving faxes using fax polling
This function is used to get the information stored in the other party’s fax machine to your 
product.
1. Make sure that the product is in Fax mode. If not, press the  Fax button to enter the 
Fax mode. 
2. Enter the other party’s fax number using the numeric keypad.
3. Press the uUp or dDown button several times until Polling Rcptn appears, then 
press the lLeft or rRight button to select On.
4. Press the xB&W Start or xColor Start button to start the transmission.
Making Changes to Fax Settings
Selecting the appropriate settings
You can change the following settings for transmitting or receiving faxes with the 
appropriate settings.
Document size
You can specify the document size from A4, Letter, and Legal. 
Note:
Legal size documents are available only with the Auto Document Feeder.
1. Make sure that the product is in Fax mode. If not, press the  Fax button to enter the 
Fax mode. 
 
						

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2. Make sure Docu Size is selected. If not, press the dDown button to select the item. 
3. Press the lLeft or rRight button several times until your desired document size 
appears.
4. Press the uUp button to exit the document size setting, or make other settings if 
necessary. 
Density
When sending a fax, you can specify the transmission density from 7 levels (-3 to 3) on the 
control panel. The greater the number, the darker the image. 
1. Make sure that the product is in Fax mode. If not, press the  Fax button to enter the 
Fax mode. 
2. Press the dDown button to select Density. 
3. Press the lLeft or rRight button several times to specify your desired density level.
Note:
You can also set the density by entering the number directly with the numeric keypad.
4. Press the uUp button twice to exit the Density setting, or make other settings if 
necessary. 
Image quality
In black-and-white transmission, you can specify the image quality according to the 
document type. 
You can select the following image qualities.
Items Description
Stndrd 
(Standard)Fax is transmitted with standard image 
quality.
Qlty (Quality) Fax is transmitted with the moiré-removal 
and background-clearance functions 
active. Effective for documents such as 
magazines and catalogs.
 
						

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1. Make sure that the product is in Fax mode. If not, press the  Fax button to enter the 
Fax mode. 
2. Press the dDown button twice to select ImageQlty.
3. Press the lLeft or rRight button several times until your desired image quality 
appears.
4. Press the uUp button three times to exit the image quality setting, or make other 
settings if necessary. 
Polling Reception
You can specify whether to use the polling reception function. When you select On, you can 
import fax data stored in the sender’s fax machine.
1. Make sure that the product is in Fax mode. If not, press the  Fax button to enter the 
Fax mode. 
2. Press the uUp or dDown button several times until Polling Rcptn appears.
3. Press the lLeft or rRight button to select On or Off.
4. Press the uUp button several times to exit the polling reception setting, or make other 
settings if necessary. 
Overseas transmission mode
When you transmit faxes overseas, set this function to On.
1. Make sure that the product is in Fax mode. If not, press the  Fax button to enter the 
Fax mode. 
2. Press the uUp or dDown button several times until Overseas Mode appears.
High QI 
(High Quality)Effective when faxing a document 
containing small characters, graphics or 
thin lines. Although the transmission 
speed is lower, a finer fax can be 
transmitted.
Photo Effective for faxing photos taken with a 
camera. Accurately reproduces the 
gradation and subtle tonal variations. 
Moiré removal is also performed.
 
						

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3. Press the lLeft or rRight button to select On or Off.
4. Press the uUp button several times to exit the overseas mode setting, or make other 
settings if necessary. 
Changing outgoing faxes settings
You can change the number of auto redial attempts and whether to print the sender’s 
information with a transmission data. 
Auto Redial
This function is used to specify the retry interval and the total retries when unable to 
connect to the recipient due to a busy line.
Note:
The number of redial attempts can be set between 0 and 99. If you do not use the auto redial 
function, select 0. 
1. Press the  Setup button on the control panel.
The Setup light is lit and the Setup menu appears in the LCD panel.
2. Press the dDown button twice to select Fax Settings, then press the rRight button.
The Fax Settings menu appears.
3. Press the dDown button to select Transmssn Settings, then press the rRight button.
4. Make sure Auto Redial Tries is selected, then press the rRight button.
5. Press the uUp or dDown button to specify your desired number of redial attempts.
Note:
You can also set the number of auto redial attempts by entering the number using the numeric 
keypad.
6. To exit the settings, press the lLeft button several times or another mode’s button. 
Printing sender information 
This function is used to print sender information with a transmission data. When Print 
Sender Info is set to On, the date, day of week, time, sender’s name, sender’s phone 
number, and page number (fraction style display) are automatically printed at the top of the 
transmission image. 
 
						

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Note:
❏Page numbers will not be printed when performing a manual transmission. 
❏Part of the document may be lost since the above information overwrites the document data.
1. Press the  Setup button on the control panel. 
The Setup light is lit and the Setup menu appears in the LCD panel.
2. Press the dDown button twice to select Fax Settings, then press the rRight button.
The Fax Settings menu appears.
3. Press the dDown button to select Transmssn Settings, then press the rRight button.
4. Press the dDown button to select Print Sender Info, then press the rRight button.
5. Press the uUp or dDown button to select On, then press the rRight button.
6. To exit the settings, press the lLeft button several times or another mode’s button. 
Changing incoming faxes settings
You can set the following items for receiving faxes in Reception Settings.
1. Press the  Setup button on the control panel.
The Setup light is lit and the Setup menu appears in the LCD panel.
2. Press the dDown button twice to select Fax Settings, then press the rRight button.
The Fax Settings menu appears.
Setting Note
On Prints the sender information
Off Does not print the sender information
Reception Settings menu Setting items
Paper Cassette Auto, MP, LC
Incoming Mode Auto switching, Fax only, 
Phone only, TAM
Attached Phone Timeout 1 to 99
Fit to page On, Off