User guide

FX2600 FAX ADAPTER USER GUIDE
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Sending / Receiving Faxes
Mobile Originated FAX (ISU to PSTN)
On your Group 3 Fax Machine, enter: <Country Code><Phone Number><∗><SEND>
The Fax will be sent to and stored in the attached Fax Adapter. The Fax Adapter will then dial the
Iridium Fax Server and send the Fax.
Mobile Originated FAX (ISU to ISU)
At the Fax Machine, enter: <MSISDN><∗><SEND>
The Fax will be sent to and stored in the attached Fax Adapter. The Fax Adapter will then dial the
Iridium Fax Server and send the Fax.
Note: The receiving Fax Adapter must have been properly configured with the correct MSISDN, via
the use of the setup string (as detailed earlier in this document), before attempting an ISU-to-ISU fax,
otherwise the fax will not be delivered
Mobile Terminated FAX (PSTN to ISU)
1. From your Group 3 fax machine, dial the Iridium Fax Server at [phone]
2. After the call is connected, a voice will be heard over the fax machines speaker prompting you to
enter the 12-digit MSISDN of the destination Iridium phone/fax.
3. The fax will scan the pages and send it to the Iridium Fax Server.
For “auto-dialing” fax machines, enter the Fax Server phone number and MSISDN, separated by 3 or
4 “pauses” (Pauses are typically inserted with a dedicated “Pause” button on the fax machine, or
sometimes with a special character like a comma “,”. Check your fax machine documentation for
further information). Example (assuming you are sending a fax to 881631401234):
14803454340,,,,881631401234
Mobile Terminated FAX (ISU to ISU)
At the Fax Machine, enter: <MSISDN><∗><SEND>
Example (assuming you are sending a fax to 881631401234): 881631401234*<SEND>