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Chapter 3: Menus
Fax Status Messages
If an internal fax modem adapter card is installed and the printer
is configured to process fax data, the operator panel will display
different icons to indicate the current fax status.
The following table shows the icons and a description of the
icon meaning.
1 Menu 2
Select 3
Go 5
Return 4
Stop 6
Ready
Status icon Description
Fax Ready The fax processing system is idle and
the modem has the phone line on the
hook. The modem is ready to send or
receive a fax.
Fax Send
Formatting:
(Blinking)
The printer has received a job to be
faxed instead of printed. The job is
being formatted. At this time, the
modem has not been instructed to
make the call to send the job.
Note:
The call to transmit the fax data
is not initiated until the entire job is
formatted and ready for transmission.
Fax Sending The modem and fax processing
system is busy sending a fax.
Formatting &
Fax Sending:
(Blinking)
The printer is sending a job and has
received another job to be faxed. As
one fax job is being formatted, another
job is being sent by the fax processing
system.
Fax Receiving The modem and fax processing
system is busy receiving a fax.
Fax Formatting &
Fax Receiving:
(Blinking)
The printer is receiving a fax and has
another job to be faxed. As one fax job
is being formatted, the other fax is
being received by the fax processing
system.
Fax Error An error occurred during the sending
or receiving of the current fax job.
