Oki Facsimile User Guide

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Handbook

Polling

There are two types of polling: standard and bulletin.

What is Standard Polling?

Normally, when you send faxes, you load documents, select a

location, and then press the Start key to begin transmission.

Sometimes it is more useful to load your documents on your

fax unit and set it to wait for the receiving fax machine to call

and collect them. This is known as setting your unit to be

polled, or setting it for polling transmission. Calling a remote

fax machine to receive documents someone else has loaded is

known as polling or polling reception.

Plan polling arrangements with the other party in

advance, so that everyone is aware of when documents

will be available.

Keep in mind that documents waiting to be polled stay

in the document feeder until they have been removed—

you won’t be able to use the document feeder for other

purposes until polling is completed.

What is Bulletin Polling?

This feature is similar to standard polling. The main

difference is that the document is stored in a personal

mailbox instead of loaded into the document stacker. This

means that the document can be polled by more than one

remote fax machine. The document is not deleted after it is

polled. You can also store different documents in different

boxes, so that you can easily change the document available

for polling.

Sending Documents Requested by Another

Fax Machine (Polling Transmission)

1 Load your documents.

2 Press the Select Function key.

3 Press the 5/Polling One Touch Key. The display shows

BULLETIN POLL.

WAITING TO BE POLLED.