Philips LaserMFD 6050 User Manual

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5Select LASER PRO LL2 in the list and click on NEXT.
6A screen informs you that the drivers have been 
installed. Click on the C
LOSE button.
You can now use the multifunction machine to print or 
scan your documents.
Connections
Make sure that your multifunction machine is powered off. 
The connection between the PC and the machine 
requires a USB 2.0 shielded cable no more than 3 meters 
long.
1Locate your USB cable connectors and connect as 
shown below on the...

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Multifunction Terminals Supervision
The software that you have installed contains two 
multifunction machine management applications, 
C
OMPANION DIRECTOR and COMPANION MONITOR, which 
allow you to:
• check whether the multifunction machine is connected 
to your PC,
• monitor the multifunction machine activities,
• monitor the status of the multifunction machine 
consumables from the PC,
• quickly access the graphic editor applications.
To manage the multifunction machine,...

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Status of the connection
The status of the connection between the current device 
and the PC is indicated by a colour. The following table 
defines the possible states of the connection.
Device parameters
1Select a device by clicking on its line in the list and 
click on P
ROPERTIES to configure the scanning 
parameters to be applied for this device when you 
use the S
CAN TO function.
2Select the desired scan M
ODE in the drop-down 
menu.3Select the desired scan R...

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Companion Suite Pro functionalities
Document analysis
The document analysis can be carried out in two ways: 
• either by the S
CAN TO function (application accessible 
from the Companion Director window or from the 
SCAN button on the machine), 
• or directly from a standard compatible application.
Analysis with Scan To
Run the application by clicking on the COMPANION 
D
IRECTOR icon located on your desktop or from the menu 
S
TART >ALL PROGRAMS > COMPANION SUITE > 
C...

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Printing
You have the possibility to print your documents via the 
USB connection or the WLAN connection.
During the installation of the Companion Suite Pro 
software, the L
ASER PRO LL2 printer driver will be 
installed automatically onto your PC.
Printing on the multifunction machine
Printing a document on the multifunction machine from 
your PC is like printing a document in Windows.
1Use the P
RINT command from the FILE menu of the 
currently open application on the...

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• Long sides
• Short sides
8Press OK on the command panel to resume 
printing.
9Even pages are printed on the other side of the 
sheets. Once all pages are printed, remove the 
explanation sheet.Address book 
The address book enables you to store the numbers of 
the contacts you call the most frequently. The purpose of 
this function is to facilitate dialling your contact’s number 
when you want to send an SMS or fax. If you want, you 
can print the list of numbers stored...

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2Select the terminal address book.
3Click N
EW and select GROUP in the displayed 
menu.
4Enter the name of the group. The group may 
consist of contacts from the address book or new 
contacts.  
 
1st case: group members are from the address 
book. 
Click S
ELECT THE MEMBERS. 
 
The selection window is displayed. 
Select a contact or a group in the zone A
DDRESS 
B
OOK, click on   (to add a contact to the group 
you can also double click on it). 
Click on OK. 
 
2nd case:...

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Fax communications
The fax communication enables you to:
• send documents as faxes from one of the scanners of 
your terminal, from the hard disk or from the screen of 
your PC,
• receive fax documents,
• monitor communications through various services: the 
inbox, the outbox, the sent items, the outbox log and 
the inbox log.
Parameters are available to modify the way your terminal 
works with regard to fax communications. You can modify 
these parameters to adapt the fax...

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Send a fax from an application
This method is used to directly send a document you have 
created using a desktop software without printing it 
beforehand.
1From your desktop software, select F
ILE > PRINT.
2Select the printer C
OMPANION SUITE PRO LL2 FAX 
and click OK. 
The fax window is displayed.
3To send your fax to a contact, enter his/her number 
in the field R
ECIPIENTS and click on   or select a 
contact (or a group) from one of the address books 
in the field A...

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The send memory (items sent)
The sent memory is used to keep all faxes you have sent.
The information in the send memory is:
• the recipient of the fax,
• the date the fax was created,
• the date the fax was sent,
• the size of the fax.
The outbox log
The outbox log is used to keep a history of all fax 
communications (successful or rejected) that your 
Terminal processes. The log is printed automatically as 
soon as its contents fill a page.
The information held in the...