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MFX-1500
plain-paper
fax machine
Operating Instructions
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MAI order number: OMMFX1500 Muratec America, Inc. • 6400 International Parkway, Suite 1500 • Plano, Texas 75093-8213 • phone: 972/364-3300 • fax: 972/364-3400 • www.muratec.com MML item number: D71-90050-60 059821
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Welcome . . .
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® As an ENERGY STAR partner, Muratec America, Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. Copyright © 1998 Muratec America, Inc.; all rights reserved. Muratec, the Muratec logo and all Muratec fax product names contained herein are trademarks of Muratec America, Inc. E S is a registered mark of the United States NERGY TAR Environmental Protection Agency.
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Welcome to your Muratec fax/copier! We know you want to use your machine now, without first Find your serial number and write it down having to climb over a mountain of jargon. So we’ve divided Before you go any further, please note that your machine’s serial number is located on these instructions into three sections. the bar code label as shown on the drawing at right. Due to • “Getting started” (see page 1.1) covers only what you the size of your machine, it’s probably a good idea for you abs
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What’s in these operating instructions Note: Each section also contains its own (more abbreviated) table of contents, as well. Receiving faxes ............................................................................................................................................................. 1.29 Getting started So what’s the big deal, anyway?!? ...................................................................................................................... 1.29 What’s inside this s
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Batch transmission ........................................................................................................................................................ 2.24 Beyond the basics Creating or modifying a batch box ..................................................................................................................... 2.24 What’s inside this section .........................................................................................................................
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Using department codes ........................................................................................................................................ 2.47 Just in case . . . Entering or modifying a department code .................................................................................................. 2.47 What’s inside this section ........................................................................................................................................ 3.1 Clea
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Getting started A quick and friendly trip through the basics of your Muratec fax machine.
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Getting started What’s inside this section A quick introduction to fax in general A quick introduction to fax in general ................................ 1.1 General precautions .............................................................. 1.2 What is a “fax document”? Simply put, a “fax document” is anything a fax user wants to fax to someone else. Make sure it’s all out of the packaging ............................... 1.3 It can be just one page or as many pages as you need. It can be text, a
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Getting started General precautions • To avoid serious injury, never disassemble the machine. Exposed power points inside the machine can cause electrical shock if you touch them. • Never turn off the power switch (or disconnect the plug) or remove the paper cassette during printing. Either can cause the fax machine to jam. • During thunderstorms, disconnect the machine’s plug from the AC power outlet (remember the instruction above: if the machine is printing, wait until the printing ends). You
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Getting started Printing supplies Make sure it’s all out of the packaging As you unpack your fax machine, check for the following items Drum cartridge Toner cartridge Main unit Document hopper Paper tray Fuser cleaner Multipurpose tray Telephone line cord AC power cord Be sure to save the box (or boxes) and packing materials for reshipment. Note: Optional products You may wish also to consult your authorized dealer about the following options for Operating instruction
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Getting started Side cover — Open to fix printout jams. What are all the parts? 6. Note: Don’t worry if some of the terms used here are unclear to you right now, we Multipurpose tray — One of two locations where you put the recording 7. will explain everything fully. Once you’re more familiar with these terms, paper (the paper cassette is the other). Holds only one sheet, either letter, this page will be an even handier reference to your fax machine. legal or half-letter size paper. Front view T
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Getting started Rear view 24 23 22 21 LINE PHONE2 PHONE1 20 17 18 19 LINE jack — Where you plug in the telephone line cord. (The other end of 17. the cord plugs into a wall telephone jack.) PHONE2 jack — If you connect a second telephone to your machine, this is 18. where you plug in the cord. PHONE1 jack — Where you plug in the optional handset. 19. AC power jack — Where you plug in the AC power cord. 20. AC power switch — Turns your fax machine on and off. 21. Paper tray — Holds up the printou
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Getting started What do the keys do? Here is a brief description of the keys on your fax machine and what they do, as MONITOR/CALL — During on-hook dialing, turns the monitor speaker off 6. well as a look at your machine’s indicator lights and their meanings. or on. When you’re sending a fax, activates the call request feature. STAMP light — If glowing, indicates the transmission confirmation stamp 1. ALARM light — If glowing, indicates a problem has occurred during fax 7. feature (see page 2.6)
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Getting started BROADCAST — Helps you set up the process of a fax broadcast (sending In Fax mode: 12. 23. the same document to more than one location). DIALING OPTIONS — Press this to insert special symbols into telephone numbers (see page 2.8). Numeric keypad — Just like the numeric keys on a regular tone-dialing 13. Or, in Copy mode: phone. In addition to dialing phone and fax numbers, they also enter SORT COPY — Press this key to toggle the sorting of printed copies. numbers when you’re makin
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Getting started To press: 0 (zero), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, # or * Use: The numeric keypad. Tip: At no (other) time within this manual will we refer to the letters printed below the numeric keys, such as the abc by the 2 key. They are there only for your greater convenience in using your fax machine as SPACE a telephone. To press: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, or P (or other letter keys ALPHABET CODE CODE which may be required with the use of optional equipment) Use: The one-to
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Getting started Setting up Pick an installation spot before going ahead Please heed these power-ful tips To keep your fax machine in perfect working order, the location should be: VA C • Use a standard three-pronged 120 outlet. • Make sure the outlet isn’t controlled by a wall switch. If it is, you’ll risk • Clean — Dust build-up can damage your machine. (However, do not use a inadvertent shutoffs of your machine, causing you to lose fax messages. cover, which can promote overheating! See next
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Getting started Removing the transport screws Installing the printing supplies Your fax machine is shipped with for protecting your fax Your fax machine prints incoming faxes and copies with a high-speed laser transport screws print machine’s mirror carriage during shipping. The engine requires two types of or : engine. printing supplies, consumables Important: Be sure that you do not turn the power on until after you have • The drum cartridge — It yields up to 10,000 normal letter-sized print
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Getting started Unpack a new toner Grip toner cartridge as shown, 3. 7. cartridge from its carton. to avoid pinching your fingers Then, holding the toner between the toner cartridge Keep the drum slot cartridge with both hands, and the printer frame. Keep free of dust and slowly shake it as shown the drum slot free of dust and other foreign materials. (note the arrows). other foreign materials. Do not touch the drum surface on the cartridge’s bottom. : Do not throw the toner cartridge into
