Epson Stylus CX9300F User Manual

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Faxing a Photo or Document
This product lets you send faxes by entering 
fax numbers or selecting entries from a 
speed dial list. You can customize the fax 
header information, and select various 
report printing and send/receive settings. 
You can also set up the product to 
automatically receive faxes or set it to ask 
for confirmation before receiving a fax.
Connecting a Phone or 
Answering Machine
Follow these steps to connect the product to 
a phone line and connect a 
telephone/answering machine to the same 
phone line to pick up voice calls.
1. Connect the phone cable leading from 
the wall jack to the LINE port. 
2. Connect one end of another phone cable 
to the telephone or answering machine.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the 
EXT. port on the back of the product.
You can also select to receive faxes 
manually (&“Receiving Faxes” on page 16).
Setting Up Your Fax 
Features
Before sending or receiving faxes, you may 
want to create a fax header, select your fax 
preferences, and set up a speed dial list of 
frequently used fax numbers. 
Checking your selected 
region
Before using the product, you need to select 
the region where you are using the product.
1. Press FSetup.
2. Select Maintenance, then press OK.
3. Select Country/Region, then press OK.
4. If you need to change the region, use 
uord to select your region.
5. Press OK. An information screen is 
displayed.
6. Select Yes, and then press OK to change 
the region.
Note:
❏To cancel changing the region, select No 
and then press OK.
❏When you change the region, the fax 
settings are restored to their defaults.
7. Press yBack until you return to the first 
screen.
Using control panel buttons 
in fax mode
When entering dial numbers and characters 
in Fax mode, you can use the following 
buttons as well as the numeric buttons.
Entering dial number
l, rMoves the cursor to 
the left or right.
 
						

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Entering characters
Creating header information
Before sending or receiving faxes, you can 
create a fax header by adding information 
such as a phone number or name.
Entering your header 
information
1. Press FSetup.
2. Select Fax Settings, then press OK.
3. Select Header & Time, then press OK.4. Select Fax Header, then press OK. You 
see the header information input screen.
5. Use the numeric keypad with other 
buttons on the control panel to enter the 
header information (&“Using control 
panel buttons in fax mode” on page 11). 
You can enter up to 40 digits.
6. Press OK. You return to Header & Time.
Setting up date and time
After entering header information, you can 
set or change the date and time settings.
1. Select Date/Time from the Header & 
Time menu, then press OK. You see the 
Date/Time screen.
2. Use u or d to select the type of date 
display, and then press r.
3. Use the numeric keypad to change the 
date.
Note:
To select daylight savings time, set Daylight 
Time to On.
4. Use u or d to select a 12-hour or 24-hour 
display, and then press r.
5. Use the numeric keypad to change the 
time.
6. If you selected 12h, use u or d to select 
AM or PM.
7. Press OK. You return to Header & Time.
Note:
To select daylight savings time, set Daylight 
Time to On.  [Auto Answer/
Space]Inserts a space or 
moves the cursor one 
character to the right.
 [Speed Dial/
Back Space]Deletes a character 
or moves the cursor 
one space to the left.
 [Redial/Pause] Inserts a pause (-) 
and moves the cursor 
one character to the 
right.
 Display/CropChanges the input 
characters between 
uppercase, 
lowercase, or 
numbers.
l, rMoves the cursor to 
the left or right.
 [Auto Answer/
Space]Inserts a space or 
moves the cursor one 
character to the right.
 [Speed Dial/
Back Space]Deletes a character 
or moves the cursor 
one space to the left.
 
						

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Setting up your phone number
1. Select Your Phone Number from the 
Header & Time menu, then press OK. 
You see the phone number input screen.
2. Use the numeric keypad with other 
buttons on the control panel to enter 
your phone number (&“Using control 
panel buttons in fax mode” on page 11). 
You can enter up to 20 digits.
Note:
When entering your phone number, the * 
button does not work, and the # button 
functions as a + (international phone calls) 
button.
3. Press OK. You return to Header & Time.
Setting up your speed dial 
list
You can create a speed dial list of up to 60 
fax numbers so you can quickly select them 
for faxing. You can also add names to 
identify the recipients and print the speed 
dial list.
Creating a new speed dial list
1. Press FSetup.
2. Select Fax Settings, then press OK.
3. Select Speed Dial Setup, then press OK.4. Select Add Entry, then press OK. You see 
the available speed dial entry numbers.
5. Select or type the speed dial entry 
number that you want to register. You 
can register up to 60 entries.
6. Press OK.
7. Use the numeric keypad with other 
buttons on the control panel to enter 
your phone number (&“Using control 
panel buttons in fax mode” on page 11). 
You can enter up to 64 digits.
8. Press OK.
9. Use the numeric keypad with the other 
buttons on the control panel to enter a 
name to identify the speed dial entry 
(&“Using control panel buttons in fax 
mode” on page 11). You can enter up to 
30 digits.
10. Press OK. You return to Speed Dial 
Setup.
11. If you want to add another speed dial 
entry, repeat steps 4 through 10.
Editing a speed dial entry
1. Select Edit Entry from the Speed Dial 
Setup menu, then press OK. You see the 
registered speed dial entry numbers.
2. Select or type the speed dial entry 
number that you want to edit, then press 
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3. Use the numeric keypad with other 
buttons on the control panel to edit the 
phone number (&“Using control panel 
buttons in fax mode” on page 11).
4. Press OK.
5. Use the numeric keypad with the other 
buttons on the control panel to edit the 
name for the speed dial (&“Using 
control panel buttons in fax mode” on 
page 11).
6. Press OK. You return to Speed Dial 
Setup.
Deleting a speed dial entry
1. Select Delete Entry from the Speed Dial 
Setup menu, then press OK. You see the 
registered speed dial entry numbers.
2. Select or type the speed dial entry 
number that you want to delete, then 
press OK.
3. You see a confirmation message. Press 
OK to delete the entry, or press yBack 
to cancel. You return to Speed Dial 
Setup.
Sending a Fax
Before sending a fax, place your original on 
the document table or the automatic 
document feeder (&“Copying” on page 
19). Then send your fax by entering a fax 
number, redialing the previous fax number, 
or selecting an entry from your speed dial 
list.
Entering or redialing a fax 
number
1. Press Fax to enter Fax mode.
2. Use the keys on the numeric keypad to 
enter the fax number. You can enter up 
to a maximum of 64 characters.
If you want to redial the last fax number 
you used, press
 [Redial/Pause] 
instead of entering a fax number. The 
last fax number is displayed on the LCD 
screen.
3. Press d.
4. Select Color or B&W. 
If you want to change resolution or 
contrast, press xMenu. You can set or 
change these settings.
You can also set the time that you want 
to send your fax (&“Transmission 
timer” on page 15).
5. Press OK. You see the sending 
information screen.
6. Press xStart.
 
						

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Note:
❏If the recipients fax machine prints only in 
black and white, your fax data is 
automatically sent in black and white even 
if you select Color or B&W.
❏If you need to cancel faxing at any time, 
press yStop/Clear.
7. After your original is scanned, you see 
this screen.
If you need to fax another page press OK, 
open the document cover, remove your 
first original, place your next original, 
and close the document cover. Then 
press OK to fax the next page. Repeat 
these steps to fax any other pages.
If you do not need to fax another page, 
press yBack. The printer dials the fax 
number and faxes your document.
Note:
❏If the fax number is busy or there is some 
other connection problem, you see a 
redialing information screen and the 
product redials the number after one 
minute. Wait for the redial, or press 
[Redial/Pause] during the redial 
countdown to redial immediately.
❏Documents scanned up to this point will be 
transmitted after 20 seconds.
Speed dialing a fax number
1. Press Fax to enter Fax mode.
2. Press
 [Speed Dial/Back Space].3. Select or type the speed dial entry 
number that you want to send, then 
press OK.
4. Repeat steps 3 through 7 in the previous 
section to fax.
Transmission timer
You can specify at what time you want to 
send your fax.
1. Carry out steps 1 to 4 from Entering or 
redialing a fax number (&“Entering or 
redialing a fax number” on page 14).
2. Press xMenu, and then select Delayed 
Sending.
3. Press r and then press d.
4. Select Time, and then press OK.
5. Press OK again. The transmission timer 
appears on the LCD screen.
6. Press xStart.
Once it has been scanned, the fax is 
transmitted at the time you specified.
 
						

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Sending faxes from the 
connected phone
If your phone is connected to the product, 
you can send fax data after the connection is 
made.
1. Place your original document or photo 
on the document table (&“Copying” on 
page 19).
2. Dial a number from the phone connected 
to the printer. You see this screen.
3. Select Send, then press OK.
4. Follow steps 4 through 7 from Sending a 
Fax (&“Entering or redialing a fax 
number” on page 14).
5. Put the phone down on the hook.
Note:
If you need to cancel faxing at any time, 
press yStop/Clear.
Receiving Faxes
The product automatically receives and 
prints faxes in Auto Answer mode.
Selecting the paper size
Before receiving a fax, make sure you load 
plain paper and set the Paper Size setting to 
the size of paper you have loaded. Also 
make sure the Automatic Reduction setting 
is set to receive faxes at the size you want 
(&“Selecting Send/Receive Settings” on 
page 17).
Note:
Make sure you selected the Paper Size setting 
that matches the size of paper you have loaded. 
If the incoming fax pages are larger than the 
paper size you loaded, the fax size is reduced to 
fit or printed on multiple pages, depending on 
the Auto Reduction setting you select 
(&“Selecting Send/Receive Settings” on page 
17).
Switching receive mode
When a telephone with an answering 
machine is connected, you can set the 
answer time for the telephone and the 
product, and a connection is made after the 
other party (fax or caller) responds. If it is a 
fax, you can set it to automatically start 
receiving.
1. Press FSetup.
2. Select Fax Settings, then press OK.
3. Select Communication, then press OK.
4. Select Rings to Answer, then press r.
5. Set the number of rings before 
answering, then press OK.
6. Make sure you set the number of rings 
before the answering machine picks up 
to a value less than the Rings to Answer 
setting.
See your telephones documentation for 
the setup method.
7. Press [Auto Answer/Space], and 
turn on Auto Answer mode.
For example, use the following procedure if 
the Rings to Answer is set to five, and the 
answering machine is set to four.
When the phone is answered before the 
fourth ring, or when the answering 
machine picks up on the fourth ring
When it continues to the fifth ring when 
the connected telephone does not have an 
answering machine, or the answering 
machine is switched off
If the other party is a fax, it automatically 
connects to this product and begins receiving 
the fax.
If the other party is a caller, the phone can be 
used as normal or they can leave a message 
on the answering machine.
The product connects to the telephone line. If 
the other party is a fax, it receives and begins 
printing the fax.
The product connects to the telephone line. If 
the other party is a caller it still enters fax 
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Note:
❏When it starts automatically receiving a fax, 
the line switches from the telephone to the 
product, and the telephone is disconnected. 
When receiving a fax, replace the handset 
and wait for the operation to complete.
❏When Auto Answer mode is set to Off, you 
can receive the fax manually by lifting the 
receiver. (&“Receiving faxes manually” on 
page 17)
❏The Rings to Answer setting may be 
unavailable depending on the location.
Receiving faxes manually
If your phone is connected to the product, 
and Auto Answer mode has been set to Off, 
you can receive fax data after the connection 
is made.
1. Load plain paper into the sheet feeder. 
(&“Loading Paper” on page 8)
2. When the telephone rings, lift the phone 
connected to the printer. You see this 
screen.
3. Select Receive, then press OK.
4. If you want to receive the fax, press 
xStart.
5. When you see the previous screen, put 
the phone back on the hook.
Selecting Send/Receive 
Settings
This product is set up to send and receive 
faxes using the following default settings.
Setting and 
OptionsDescription
Paper Size A4, Letter, Legal
The default value varies by 
location.
Indicates the size of the 
paper loaded in the product 
for printing received faxes.
Auto 
ReductionOn (default), Off
Indicates whether large 
received faxes are reduced 
in size to fit on the selected 
Paper Size or printed at 
their original size on 
multiple sheets.
Last Trans Off, On Error (default), On 
Send
Indicates whether or when 
the product prints a report 
for outgoing faxes. Select 
Off to turn off report 
printing, select On Error to 
print reports only when an 
error occurs, or select On 
Send to print reports for 
every fax you send.
DRD All (default), Single, 
Double, Triple, Double & 
Triple/On, Off
This option varies by 
location.
Indicates the type of 
answer ring pattern you 
want to use to receive 
faxes. You must have set 
up your phone system to 
use different ring patterns 
to select an option other 
than All.
 
						

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ECM: On/Off On (default), Off
Indicates whether you use 
Error Correction Mode to 
automatically request 
retransmission of fax data 
that is received with 
detected errors.
V.34: On/Off On (default), Off
Indicates the speed at 
which you transmit and 
receive faxes. 
On is 33.6 Kbps and Off 
14.4 Kbps.
Rings to 
Answer1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
The default value varies by 
location. This setting may 
not be displayed 
depending on the location.
Indicates the number of 
rings that must occur 
before the product 
automatically receives a 
fax.
Dial Tone 
DetectionOn (default), Off
When this is set to On, the 
product dials automatically 
when it detects a dial tone.
It may not be able to detect 
a dial tone when a PBX 
(Private Branch Exchange) 
or a TA (Terminal Adaptor) 
is connected. In that case, 
set to Off.
Resolution Standard (default), Fine, 
Photo
Sets the resolution when 
reading documents and for 
print outs.
Contrast ±0 (default), +4 to -4
Sets the contrast when 
reading documents and for 
print outs.
Setting and 
OptionsDescription
 
						

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Copying
Note:
❏The copied image may not be exactly the 
same size as the original.
❏Depending on the type of paper used, print 
quality may decline in the top and bottom 
areas of the printout, or these areas may be 
smeared.
Copying Photos
You can copy photos from 30×40 mm to 
127×178 mm. You can also copy two 
photos at the same time.
1. Press Photo. 
2. Press OK.
Note:
❏If your photos have faded over time, select 
On to bring them back to life.
❏If you set Color Restoration to On for a 
normal color photo, the photo may not be 
printed correctly.
3. Press OK. Your photo is previewed.
4. Select the number of copies.
5. Press xMenu and change the settings 
(&“Print settings for Photo Print mode” 
on page 41). Then press OK.
6. Press xStart.
Note:
If the edges of the copy are cropped off, move 
the original away from the corner slightly.
Copying multiple photos
Place each photo horizontally.
Note:
❏You can copy two 10×15 cm (4×6 in.) size 
photos at the same time. If the edge of the 
photo is missing after you print, try copying 
them one at a time.
❏Place your photo 5 mm away from the edge of 
the document table. Also when you place two 
photos, position each photo at least 5 mm 
away from the adjacent photo.
❏You can copy several different sized photos at 
the same time, as long as they are larger than 
30×40 mm and all fit inside the 216×297 
mm area.
5mm
5mm5mm
 
						

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Cropping and enlarging a 
photo
You can crop out the rest of the photo and 
print just the main subject by itself when 
you copy a photo.
1. Press Photo.
2. Refer to “Copying Photos” on page 19 
and follow the steps from 2 to 4.
3. Press
 Display/Crop. You see the 
cropping screen.
4. Use the following button to set the area 
you want to crop.
5. Press OK to confirm the cropped image.
Note:
To readjust the frame’s position, press 
yBack to return to the previous screen.
6. When you have finished checking the 
cropped image, press OK. 
Note:
The   icon is displayed on the cropped 
image.
7. Select the number of copies.8. Press xMenu and change the settings 
(&“Print settings for Photo Print mode” 
on page 41). Then press OK to apply the 
new settings.
9. Press xStart.
Copying Documents
1. Press rCopy.
2. Select a copy settings.
3. Press xMenu to change the settings 
(&“Print settings for Copy mode” on 
page 39). Then press OK.
4. Press xStart.
Note:
If the edges of the copy are cropped off, move 
the original away from the corner slightly. Copies +, -Change the frame size.
u, d, l, r Move the frame.
Select Color for color copies or B&W 
for black-and-white copies.
Select a layout option.
Set the number of copies.