Sharp MX M283N User Manual

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SENDING THE SAME FAX TO MULTIPLE 
DESTINATIONS (Broadcast Transmission)
This function is convenient when you need to send the same fax to multiple destinations, such as sending a report to 
branch offices in different regions. You can transmit to as many as 500 destinations in one broadcast operation. 
(Combined maximum of 200 file server, desktop, and shared folder destinations.)
It is convenient to store destinations to which you frequently send faxes by broadcast transmission...

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Enter the destination fax number.
(1) Touch the [Address Book] key in the base 
screen.
(2) Touch the one-touch key of the desired 
destination.
(3) Repeat step (2) until all destinations are 
selected.
 In addition to specification by one-touch key, a destination can also be specified using a search number. You can 
also directly enter a fax number with the numeric keys or look up a destination in a global address book. For more 
information, see ENTERING DESTINATIONS (page...

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Check the destinations and then touch 
the [OK] key.
To cancel a specified destination...
Touch the key of the destination that you wish to cancel. A message will appear to confirm the deletion. Touch the 
[Yes] key.
☞CHECKING AND DELETING ENTERED DESTINATIONS (page 4-20)
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Press the [START] key.
Scanning begins.
 If you inserted the original pages in the document feeder tray, all pages are scanned.
A beep will sound to indicate that scanning is finished.
 If you are scanning...

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Contents Resending to unsuccessful broadcast transmission destinations
The results of a completed broadcast transmission can be checked in the job status screen. If transmission to any of the 
destinations failed, resend the fax to those destinations.
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Press the [JOB STATUS] key.
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Touch the [Complete] key.
If the job status screen of fax mode does not appear, touch the 
[Fax Job] tab.
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Resend to unsuccessful destinations.
(1) Touch the [Failed] tab.
(2) Touch the [Retry] key.
 The procedure after the [Retry] key is touched varies depending on whether or not the document filing function was 
used.
Not using document filing
You will return to the base screen with the unsuccessful destinations entered. Place the original and perform the 
broadcast transmission operation.
Using document filing
The document filing operation selection screen will appear with the...

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SENDING A FAX DIRECTLY FROM A 
COMPUTER (PC-Fax)
A document in a computer can be transmitted via the machine as a fax. Faxes are sent using the PC-Fax function in the 
same way as documents are printed. Select the PC-Fax driver as the printer driver on your computer and then select the 
Print command in the software application. Image data for transmission will be created and sent as a fax.
For more information on using PC-Fax, see the Help file for the PC-Fax driver.
 To use the...

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IMAGE SETTINGS
Settings for scanning the original are selected in the base screen of each mode. The current state of each setting 
appears to the right of the key used to select the setting.
(1) [Original] key
Touch this key to set the scan size, send size, and 
orientation of the original, and select 2-sided scanning 
settings.
☞AUTOMATICALLY SCANNING BOTH SIDES OF 
AN ORIGINAL (2-Sided Original) (page 4-47), 
SPECIFYING THE SCAN SIZE AND SEND SIZE 
(Enlarge/Reduce) (page 4-48)...

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AUTOMATICALLY SCANNING BOTH SIDES OF AN 
ORIGINAL (2-Sided Original)
The automatic document feeder will automatically scan both sides of the document.
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Touch the [Original] key.
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IMAGE SETTINGS (page 4-46)
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Specify the binding style of the 2-sided 
original (book or tablet) and the 
orientation in which the original is placed.
(1) Touch the [2-Sided Booklet] key or the 
[2-Sided Tablet] key.
A book and a tablet are bound as shown below.
(2)Touch the appropriate [Image...

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SPECIFYING THE SCAN SIZE AND SEND SIZE
(Enlarge/Reduce)
When the original is placed, its size is automatically detected and displayed in the base screen.
The size of the placed original is indicated as the scan size, and the size to be transmitted is indicated as the send size.
In the above screen, the scan size (the placed original) is A4 (8-1/2 x 11) and the send size is auto. If, for example, the 
scan size were A4 (8-1/2 x 11) and the send size were B5 (5-1/2 x 8-1/2), the...

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Contents Specifying the original scan size (Specify using a standard size)
If the original is a non-standard size or you wish to change the scan size, touch the [Original] key to specify the original 
size manually. Place the original in the document feeder tray or on the document glass and follow the steps below.
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Touch the [Original] key.
The automatically detected original size appears to the right of the [Original] key.
☞IMAGE SETTINGS (page 4-46)
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Touch the [Scan Size] key.
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