InkJet Facsimile User Guide SF-3100/SF-3100T Please read this guide before you use this equipment.
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Important Precautions and Safety Information When using this fax machine, these basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Use common sense whenever operating electrical appliances. 3. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product and in the literature accompanying the product. 4. If an operating instruction appears to conflict with safety information, heed the safety information.
In Case of Interference In normal operation, your SAMSUNG fax machine produces and uses radio-frequency energy. In some cases, this can cause interference to other electronic equipment. Part 15 of the FCC rules establishes guidelines limiting the amount of radio-frequency energy which may be produced by electronic equipment. Tests have proven that your Samsung FAX machine meets or exceeds these guidelines, and is classified a “Class B Digital Device” for operation in a residential environment.
Fax Branding The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic device to send any message via a telephone facsimile machine unless such message clearly contains in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page or on the first page of the transmission the following information: (1) the date and time of transmission (2) identification of either business, business entity or individual sending the message; and (3) telephone number of ei
Telephone Company Information FCC IDENTIFICATION NUMBER The Ringer Equivalence Number and FCC Registration Number for this equipment may be found on the label located on the bottom or rear of the machine. In some instances you may need to provide these numbers to the telephone company. RINGER EQUIVALENCE NUMBER The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) is a measure of the electrical load placed on the telephone line, and is useful for determining whether you have “overloaded” the line.
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Setup List of Features ................................................................................................ 1-2 Familiarizing Yourself with Your New Machine ................................................ 1-3 Front View .................................................................................................. 1-3 Rear View................................................................................................... 1-3 Setting FAX Number/Name...........
Table of Contents Answering a Voice Request .................................................................... 3-11 Chapter 4. The Answering Machine Recordng TAM Message (SF-3100T only) ..................................................... 4-2 Checking Your TAM Greeting Message .................................................... 4-2 Monitoring an Incoming Call............................................................................ 4-3 Erasing Old Messages You’ve Heard................................
Table of Contents Volume Setup................................................................................................. 6-12 Clearing Memory ........................................................................................... 6-13 Chapter 7. Care and Maintenance Cleaning the Document Scanner..................................................................... 7-2 Replacing the Print Cartridge ..........................................................................
Setup 1 SETUP Chapter 1 1-1
Setup List of Features Features for both SF-3100 and SF-3100T This machine was designed using the latest technology. It is a full-featured, high-performance machine that not only meets, but exceeds industry standards. The following is a list of its many exciting features: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Features for SF-3100T only • • • • • • Inkjet printing on plain paper 14.
Setup Take a moment to familiarize yourself with your new machine by looking at the pictures on the next few pages. Front View Paper Tray Document Tray Control Panel Document Exit Tray df Chapter 1 Document Guide ASF (Automatic Sheet Feeder) Rear View Handset 000000000000000000000000 0000000 000000 AC Power Socket Connect extension phone or TAM (Telephone Answering Machine) here if applicable. 00000 0000000 00 Familiarizing Yourself with Your New Machine Connect telephone line here. EXT.
Setup CONTROL PANEL Resolution Improve the clarity of a document you are sending. SF-3100T only OGM Use to record or play outgoing message used in TAM Mode. Resolution Erase Use this to erase a message or all messages. OGM Erase Play Play 2 Play incoming messages. Answer Answer Activates the TAM Mode on/off. It lights when in TAM Mode, and blinks when a new message is recorded.
Setup Number keypad Dial numbers manually as you would usually do with the telephone, or enter letters while setting up your machine. ❘➛➛(1) (SF-3100T only) Use to skip back to the previous message. ❿❿❘(3) (SF-3100T only) Use to skip forward to the next message. Receive Mode/Contrast Use to choose special functions such as system setup, cartridge change and maintenance, etc. Advanced FAX Use for advanced fax features like broadcasting, delayed fax, and polling, or to cancel a scheduled job.
Setup You Now have learned what features each button covers. Now, let’s begin setting up your information such as fax name/number and date/time. There are two levels of setup: • Basic: Information such as fax name/number and date/time which must be entered before using the machine. (See page 1-7.) • Advanced: The variables you can set up while using the machine depending on your living area and preferences such as language and ring to answer, etc. (See page 6-8.
Setup Setting FAX Number/ Name FAX Number/Name (Your Number and Name) 1 2 3 4 Press Setup. Press ➛! or ❿!to choose ‘FAX NUMBER/ NAME’ and press Start/Enter. Press Start/Enter when display shows ‘FAX NUMBER’. Enter the fax number to which your machine is connected. •You can enter up to 20 digits, and include special characters (space, plus sign, etc.) •To enter a space, press Redial/Pause or #. •To enter plus symbol (+), press *.
Setup How to Enter Letters Note 1 Note these instructions assume that the display is asking you to enter a name. Press the appropriate button for the letter you want. The letter appears in the display. •To enter an O, for example, press the 6 button three times. Each time you press the button, the display shows a different letter: first M, then N, and O, and finally 6. •For a list of letters and corresponding buttons, see "Keypad Character Assignments" below.
Setup Time/Date Setup The current date and time are shown in the display when the machine is on and ready for use (Standby Mode). The date and time will be printed on all faxes you send. Press Setup. Press ➛ or ❿ to choose ‘TIME/DATE SETUP’ and press Start/Enter. Press Start/Enter when the display shows ‘DATE FORMAT’. Press ➛ or ❿ to select either ‘EUROPE’ or ‘USA’ and press Start/Enter. Press Start/Enter when the display shows ‘TIME/DATE’.
Setup Recording TAM1 Message (SF-3100T only) The TAM (Telephone Answering Machine) message is an outgoing message (OGM) which plays whenever a call comes in and the machine is in TAM Mode. For more information about reception modes, see “Reception Modes” on page 3-6. 1 2 Press and hold OGM until you hear a beep. The display starts counting the recording time. Speak into the microphone when ‘RECORD’ appears in the display. Make sure that you are within a 30cm range.
Automatic Dialling 2 AUTOMATIC DIALLING Chapter 2 2-1
Automatic Dialling One-Touch Dialling One-Touch dialling provides you with quick access to your most frequently used numbers. Before using One-Touch dial, you must first store a number into any of five One-Touch buttons located on the left of the machine’s Control Panel. Storing a Number for One-Touch Dialling 1 Press and hold a One-Touch button for about two seconds. •If a number is already assigned to the button, the display briefly shows the number, then asks if you want to delete.
Automatic Dialling 5 Enter the name by using the keypad. • If you do not want a name, just skip this step. You can assign up to 20 characters to a name. For more information, see “How to Enter Letters” on page 1-8. 6 Press Start/Enter when you’re finished. Dialling a One-Touch Number 1 Press the desired One-Touch button. (1 through 5) number is then automatically dialled. You hear the dialling process through the speaker. •If there is no number stored, ‘NO.
Automatic Dialling Speed Dialling Speed dialling allows you to quick dial your most frequently used numbers. You can easily access the numbers once you have stored them into two-digit Speed Dial locations. Note You can store up to 50 telephone or fax numbers in Speed Dial. Before using Speed Dial, you have to first store the number into the location. Storing a Number for Speed Dialling 1 2 Press and hold Speed for about two seconds. The display asks you to enter the location you wish to assign.
Automatic Dialling 6 7 Press Start/Enter. To store another Speed Dial location, repeat from step 2. Press Stop to exit when you’re finished. Dialling a Speed Number 1 Enter a two-digit speed dial location number. Press Start/Enter to dial the number. The number will be automatically dialled. You can refer to the number assigned to each location by printing Phonebook. To learn how to print Phonebook, see “User Reports” on page 6-5. •To stop Speed Dialling, press Stop at any time.
Automatic Dialling Group Dialling (for MultiAddress Transmissi on) Group Dial uses the One-Touch button for quick access. Numerous Speed Dial numbers can be stored as a Group. By using the Group number, you can send a document to multiple parties through one operation. Your machine will dial the remote numbers in stored sequence. If the number is busy, your machine will dial the next stored number.
Automatic Dialling 7 8 9 Press Stop when you have entered all the desired destinations. The display asks you to enter a name . Enter a name for the Group. If you don’t want to assign a name, skip this step. You can assign up to 20 characters to a name. For more information, see “How to Enter Letters” on page 1-8. Press Start/Enter. Using Group Dialling (Multi-Address transmission) Follow the instructions for the desired operation.
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The Fax Machine 3 THE FAX MACHINE Chapter 3 3-1
The Fax Machine Sending a Fax Sending a fax is very simple if you follow the instructions starting from here. They will describe how to load the document, set the resolution/contrast and dial the number. Loading Document 1 2 Turn the page face down. Be sure that your document is dry and free of staples, paper clips, and other foreign objects. For more information on what kind of paper you can use for documents, see “Acceptable Documents (for ADF)” on page 8-4.
The Fax Machine Setting Document Resolution and Contrast We recommend you send documents printed using a typewriter, felt tip pen, black ink, or laserwriter. The paper should be white or very light, and of normal weight not cardboard. Blue lines on a ruled pad don’t fax well. For more information on what kind of paper you can use for documents, see “Acceptable Documents (for ADF)” on page 8-4. When you send/copy normal documents, you need not adjust the resolution and the contrast.
The Fax Machine Sending a Fax Manually (after Talking) 1 Pick up the handset. •For hands-off operation, press OHD/V.Req. The display shows ‘PHONE.’ •To adjust the speaker volume, press ➛ or ❿ repeatedly to set the proper volume. 2 Enter the number of the remote fax machine by using the number keypad. •If a person answers the telephone, ask him/her to press Start/Enter for the fax signal so that you can send the document. 3 Press Start/Enter when you hear the fax tone.
The Fax Machine Sending a Fax Automatically To send a fax automatically, you must have already stored numbers into either One-Touch button or two-digit Speed Dial locations, or Group Dial. To learn how to register One-Touch Dial, Speed Dial, or Group Dial, see “Automatic Dialling” on page 2-1. 1 2 Load your document(s) top down in the document tray with the printed side facing away from you (up to 15 pages).
The Fax Machine Receiving a Fax Reception Modes Before you receive a fax, be sure to load one of the supported paper sizes for receiving faxes. For information on what paper types you can use, see “Paper Type and Sizes (for the ASF)” on page 8-3. To learn how to load the papers in the Paper Tray, refer to Installation Guide. Your fax machine has various reception modes; FAX, TEL, AUTO and TAM. Note Note for SF-3100T users: To select TAM Mode, you have to press the Answer button, not Rcv.Mode/Contrast.
The Fax Machine Receiving in FAX Mode Before receiving in FAX Mode, you have to set the machine to FAX Mode by pressing Rcv. Mode/Contrast repeatedly until ‘❿FAX MODE’ is displayed. •In Standby Mode, FAX appears in the right hand corner of the display. •When you get a call, the machine answers after the second ring, and receives the fax automatically. When reception is complete, the machine returns to Standby Mode.
The Fax Machine Receiving in AUTO Mode Before receiving in AUTO Mode, you have to set the machine to AUTO Mode by pressing Rcv. Mode/Contrast repeatedly until ‘❿AUTO MODE’ is displayed. •In Standby Mode, AUTO appears in the right hand corner of the display. •When a call comes in, the machine answers it. If a fax is being received, the machine goes into receive mode. If the machine does not sense a fax signal, it will continue ringing to tell you it is a phone call.
The Fax Machine Receiving in TAM Mode (SF-3100T) If you are an SF-3100T user, you can turn on/off the TAM Mode by pressing the Answer button. Once you press Answer to turn TAM Mode on, the display briefly shows the time when the greeting message was recorded and shows countdown as the message is played back. The machine returns to Standby Mode after playing the message back. TAM appears in the right hand corner of the display and the Answer button lights.
The Fax Machine Receiving via an Extension Telephone If you have an extension phone connected to your machine, you can remote-control your fax machine to start receiving: 1 2 Answer the call on the extension phone. Press the buttons *9* (remote receive start code) in sequence when you hear a fax tone. •Your fax machine detects the code and starts to receive the document. •The code is preset at the factory.
The Fax Machine Voice Request If you need to speak to the person after sending or receiving a fax, you can use Voice Request feature to alert the person at the remote site that you want to talk to him/her. You can also respond to a Voice Request made at the remote end. Making a Voice Request 1 Press OHD/V.Req. while a document is being sent or received. •A Voice Request signal is sent to the remote fax machine after the document has been sent or received.
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The Answering Machine 4 THE ANSWERING MACHINE Note The SF-3100T uses electronic memory as a recording medium. Recording time is dependent on the content of the message. The total recording time (TAM OGM + ICM) is about 12 minutes. 4-1 Chapter 4 In this chapter, you will learn how to check your TAM greeting message, monitor incoming calls, play/erase messages, and access your machine from a remote telephone. This chapter is only for SF-3100T users.
The Answering Machine Recordng TAM Message (SF-3100T only) The TAM (Telephone Answering Machine) message is an outgoing message (OGM) which plays whenever a call comes in and the machine is in TAM Mode. For more information about reception modes, see “Reception Modes” on page 3-6. 1 2 Press and hold OGM until you hear a beep. The display starts counting the recording time. Speak into the microphone when ‘RECORD’ appears in the display. Make sure that you are within a 30cm range.
The Answering Machine Monitoring an Incoming Call Call Monitoring is useful for screening calls in case you do not want to be disturbed by the person calling. To use this feature, you have to first set Call Monitoring ON through the TAM Options. To learn how to set this feature on or off, see “TAM Options (SF-3100T only)” on page 6-11. 1 2 When the call monitor option is on and an incoming message is being recorded, you hear the caller’s voice through the speaker.
The Answering Machine Erasing Old Messages You’ve Heard The memory of your machine fills up as messages are recorded. Make room for new messages by erasing old messages that you have already listened to. If the memory becomes full while recording, your machine beeps a warning and disconnects the line. The machine will not function as an answering machine unless you erase the recorded messages. In this case, the message which was being recorded will be lost from memory.
The Answering Machine Playing Back Messages When there are messages waiting to be heard, the Answer button flashes and the display shows that you have new messages, for example, ‘NEW: 1 ICM: 3’. (‘NEW: 1’ indicates there’s one new message, and ‘ICM: 3’ says that there are three incoming messages recorded in total.) Playing Back Newly Received Caller Messages 1 Simply press Play. •The machine briefly displays recorded time then starts to play the message.
The Answering Machine Skipping Backward or Forward To skip backward 1 Press!!❘➛➛ while listening to the message. •The machine skips back to the previous message and plays it. •If you press ❘➛➛!while playing back the first message, the machine will re-play the first message. To skip forward 1 Press!❿❿❘ while listening to a message. •The machine skips forward to the next message and plays it. •If you press ❿❿❘ while playing the last message, the machine beeps and returns to the Standby Mode.
The Answering Machine Message Paging When you’re out of the office or home and you want to be notified whenever there’s new message left on your machine, you need to use the Message Paging feature supplied with your machine. In TAM Mode, you can set your machine to transfer incoming calls to another number. In order to use the Message Paging feature, you must set the Message Paging option to ON. See “User Options” on page 6-7.
The Answering Machine Using the Answering Machine from a Remote Phone You don’t need to be at the machine’s Control Panel to operate the answering machine. If you have access to a Touch-Tone phone, you can operate many features, such as message playback, regardless of where you are. To operate your machine from a remote phone, you need to enter a five-character: Remote Password.
The Answering Machine 3 Enter the Remote Command corresponding to the operation within ten seconds. •When the specified operation is complete, you hear a short beep. You can then enter another command for another operation. If you enter a remote code while the machine is responding to your command, the unit stops the current operation and performs new operation. For the Remote Commands, "Using Remote Commands" below. 4 Using Remote Commands Press #0 to finish the remote session.
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Advanced Fax 5 ADVANCED FAX Chapter 5 In this chapter, you will learn how to use the advanced fax features of your machine. For example, how to send the same documents to many different locations (Broadcasting) or how to set up your machine to send faxes at a preset time (Delayed fax).
Advanced Fax Broadcasting With Broadcasting you can programme your machine to automatically scan and send documents to a number of different recipients. The documents are automatically erased from memory when Broadcasting is finished. 1 2 3 4 5 Turn the document face down and feed it into the machine. Press Advanced FAX and select ‘BROADCASTING’ by pressing ➛ or ❿. Press Start/Enter. The display asks you to enter the fax number of the remote machine. Enter the fax number.
Advanced Fax 6 Press Start/Enter. The document will be scanned into memory before transmission. The display will show each number before starting each transmission. Chapter 5 7 Enter the name if you want to name the transmission. If not, skip this step. •If the scanned pages fill up the remaining memory, your fax machine will display ‘MEMORY FULL’ and ask ‘CANCEL JOB? Y/N’. If you select ‘Y’ and press Start/Enter, the scanned pages will be deleted from memory.
Advanced Fax Delayed FAX Note Your machine can hold only one Delayed FAX i.e., if you want to set up another Delayed FAX you have to cancel the previous job. To learn how to cancel the schedule, see “To Cancel the Scheduled Job” on page 5-8. You can set your machine to send a fax at a later time when you will not be present. Normally it is cheaper to send a fax at night because telephone rates are lower than they are during the day. Therefore you can use Delayed FAX to save money.
Advanced Fax 6 8 Press Start/Enter. The display shows the current time. Enter the time in 24-hour format. •For example, Enter 2230 for 10:30 P.M. •If you set a time earlier than the current time, the document will be sent at that time on the following day. 9 Press Start/Enter when the time appears correctly in the display. The document will be scanned into memory before transmission. The display will show each number before starting each transmission.
Advanced Fax Polling Polling enables you (or a remote fax machine) to retrieve a document. This is useful when a person who has a document to be sent is leaving the office. The person who wants to receive the document at a later time places a call to the machine holding the original, and requests that the document be sent. In other words, it “requests” the machine holding the original.
Advanced Fax Setting Receive Polling 1 3 Press Advanced FAX when you hear a fax tone from the remote machine. The display shows ‘RECEIVE POLLING?’. Press Start/Enter. Your machine starts to retrieve the document. Note You cannot receive a document if the machine you are polling uses a Poll Code. Not all fax machines have polling capability, and polling incompatibility sometimes occurs between fax machines made by different manufacturers.
Advanced Fax To Cancel the Scheduled Job All scheduled jobs remain in memory after they have been set. Cancel unnecessary scheduled jobs to make more memory available. 1 2 3 4 Press Advanced FAX and select ‘CANCEL SCHEDULE’ by pressing ➛ or ❿. Press Start/Enter. The display shows the assigned messages. Select the reserved transmission you want to cancel by pressing ➛ or ❿!repeatedly. Press Start/Enter to cancel the selected schedule. •If you do not want to cancel, press Stop.
Special Features 6 SPECIAL FEATURES Chapter 6 6-1
Special Features REDIAL/ PAUSE The Redial/Pause button has two functions. You can use it to redial the number last called or one of the ten unique numbers recently stored in memory. It can also be used to insert a pause in a number when you are setting up a One-Touch or Speed Dial number. To Redial the Last Number Called 1 2 Press Redial/Pause. The number is dialled automatically. If a document is loaded, the machine automatically begins to send. Pick up the handset when the person answers.
Special Features To Insert a Pause With some private telephone systems, you must dial an access code (9, for example) and listen for a second dial tone before dialling an outside number. In such cases, you must insert a pause in the number when you are registering Auto Dial such as a One-Touch or Speed Dial number. If you are asked for the number when setting up Auto Dial, follow this procedure: 1 Press Redial/Pause to insert a 4-second pause while entering the number.
Special Features Chain Dialling When using special computer services, such as alternate long distance carriers, credit card calls, or bank-by-phone, you must dial the telephone number of the service and wait for the computer to answer before continuing. The length of time before the computer answers can vary, so using a preprogrammed pause after a service number is not advised.
Special Features User Reports Your fax machine can print reports containing useful information — Scheduled Info, System Data, Help report, etc. The following reports are available: Help This report covers the machine’s basic functions and commands. It can also be used as a quick reference guide. Sent Journal and Received Journal Phonebook This report shows all of the numbers currently stored in the fax machine’s memory as One-Touch Dial, Speed Dial and Group Dial.
Special Features Voice Status (SF-3100T only) This report shows the status of the recorded message (Outgoing and Incoming messages). You can see when you have received a message and if you’ve listened to it or not. Multi-Communication This report prints automatically if you have faxed documents to more than one location by using Broadcasting. Call Back Message This report is printed automatically when you do not respond to a remote operator’s Voice Request.
Special Features User Options Your fax machine has various user-selectable features. These options are preset at the factory, but you may need to change them.To find out how the options are currently set, print the System Data List. For more information on printing a report, see “To Print a report” on page 6-6. Setting SYSTEM/TAM(SF-3100T only) Options 1 2 4 5 6 7 Select ‘SYSTEM SETUP’ or ‘TAM SETUP’ (SF3100T only) by pressing ➛ or ❿.
Special Features System Setup Options Option The chart below shows the options in the left column and their suboptions in the right column. When you have entered System Setup, now you can see one of the options in the display by selecting ➛ or ❿. The right column shows the suboptions belonging to the options. Suboption LANGUAGE There are seven languages you can use for display and report. The languages are: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch.
Special Features Suboption DRPD MODE (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) ‘Distinctive Ring’ is a telephone company service which enables a user to use a single telephone line to answer several different telephone numbers. The particular number someone uses to call you on is identified by different ringing patterns, which consist of various combinations of long and short ringing sounds.
Special Features Option Suboption CALLER ID (This option may not work when connected to a PABX.) You can see the number of the person calling you. Choose ON to turn on caller ID display. Choose OFF to disable it. Note that the RCV. START CODE is disabled when this Caller ID option is on. Before using the CALLER ID service, CALLER ID service must be installed on your telephone line by the telephone company.
Special Features TAM Options (SF-3100T only) STATUS CHARGE SAVE Lets you dial into your machine from a remote phone and check whether anyone has left a message without being charged. When Charge Saver is ON, the machine answers your call on the number of rings you have specified in the ‘Rings to Answer’ option. If there is no message, the machine answers on the second ring after the number of ‘Rings to Answer’.
Special Features Volume Setup You can selectively operate alarm and key volume. 1 2 3 Press Setup. Press ➛ or ❿ button until the display shows ‘VOLUME SETUP’. Press Start/Enter. The display shows the type of volume you can choose. •There are two volume types you can choose: ‘ALARM VOLUME’ and ‘KEY VOLUME’. 4 5 6 7 6-12 Scroll through the options by pressing ➛ or ❿! button. Press Start/Enter when the volume type you want appears. Select ON or OFF by pressing ➛ or ❿! button.
Special Features Clearing Memory You can selectively clear information stored in your machine’s memory. 1 Press Setup. 2 Press ➛ or ❿ to choose ‘MEMORY CLEAR’. 3 Select what you want to delete by pressing ➛ or ❿. The types of information you can clear are: •FAX NUMBER/NAME: deletes your system ID. •DEFAULT SETUP: restores user-selectable options to factory default value. •DIAL/SCHEDULE: clears the One-Touch, Speed Dial, or Group Dial numbers stored in memory.
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Care and Maintenance 7 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Chapter 7 7-1
Care and Maintenance Cleaning the Document Scanner To keep your machine working properly, occasionally clean the White Roller, ADF Rubber, and the Scanning Glass. If they are dirty, documents sent to another fax machine won’t be clear. Note If you turn the power off to clean the scanner, documents stored in memory will be lost. 1 2 3 4 7-2 Open the Control Panel. Disassemble the White Roller. At the right-hand end of the White Roller there is a bushing that is secured with a small white tab.
Care and Maintenance 5 6 Carefully wipe the Scanning Glass with a soft, dry cloth. If the glass is very dirty, first wipe it with a slightly dampened cloth, then with a dry one. Be careful not to scratch the glass surface. Replace the roller in reverse order, and then close the Control Panel firmly until it clicks into place.
Care and Maintenance Replacing the Print Cartridge The print cartridge includes the ink supply and the printhead. Each time you replace the print cartridge, you are replacing the printhead as well. When you notice that the print becomes light or ‘INK LOW’ appears in the display, replace the print cartridge. 1 2 3 4 5 7-4 Press Setup. The display shows ‘CHANGE CARTRIDGE’ Press Start/Enter. The Cartridge Carrier moves to the install position. Open the Control Panel and Cartridge Compartment cover.
Care and Maintenance 6 7 8 Insert the Cartridge in the Carrier, then push it firmly until it clicks into place. If the Cartridge moves loosely in the Carrier, it has not clicked into place. Repeat this step. Replace the Cartridge Compartment Cover and Control Panel. The display shows ‘NEW ’. Press Start/Enter after selecting the cartridge type: OLD or NEW. When you put in a new cartridge, you must choose ‘NEW’. When you put in a used cartridge, choose ‘OLD’.
Care and Maintenance Cleaning the Cartridge To maintain good printing quality, we recommend you occasionally wipe the Print Nozzles and Contacts as described below: Wiping the Print Nozzles and Contacts When the print is not clear or dots are missing, the problem may be caused by dried ink on the: • • • 1 2 3 7-6 Print Cartridge nozzles Print Cartridge contacts Print Cartridge carrier contacts and Deflector Press Setup. The display shows ‘CHANGE CARTRIDGE’. Press Start/Enter.
Care and Maintenance 4 5 6 Gently blot and wipe the contacts and nozzles dry. Use a clean cloth dampened with water only to gently clean the entire copper-colored area, including the nozzles and contacts. To dissolve any dried ink, hold the damp cloth against the nozzles for about three seconds. Re-install the Cartridge and close the Cover and Panel. The display shows ‘NEW ’. Press Start/Enter after selecting the cartridge type: OLD or NEW by pressing ➛ or ❿.
Care and Maintenance Cleaning the Cartridge Carrier Contacts and Deflector WARNING! Before cleaning these parts, there should be no scheduled job such as Delayed FAX or Send Polling, etc. Once you have unplugged the power cord from the machine, all the data will be lost. 1 2 Remove the Print Cartridge. Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet or the rear of the machine. Before unplugging, ensure that you have no scheduled job remaining in memory.
Care and Maintenance Cleaning the Printhead If the nozzles seem to be clogged and characters are not printing completely, clean the printhead as described below: 1 2 3 Press Start/Enter and scroll to ‘CLEAN HEAD’ by pressing ➛ or ❿. Press Start/Enter. The test pattern is printed. Examine the test pattern. If print quality does not improve, re-install the cartridge and repeat CLEAN HEAD. If the line is still broken, wipe the nozzles and contacts.
Care and Maintenance Ink Level View Your machine allows you to check the amount of ink remaining. The machine displays a fractional number. For examples, ‘1/8’ means that ink is low and you need to replace the cartridge.‘8/8’ means that a new cartridge is installed. To view the current ink level: 1 2 3 7-10 Press Setup and find ‘MAINTENANCE’ by pressing ➛ or ❿. Press Start/Enter and scroll to ‘INK LEVEL VIEW’ by pressing ➛ or ❿. Press Start/Enter. The display shows the current ink level in fraction.
Care and Maintenance Adjust Shading The shading is adjusted at the factory. If, however, you drop and damage your machine while moving, we recommend you adjust shading for optimized lightness. To adjust Shading, do as follows: 1 Load a plain WHITE sheet of paper (no writing or graphics) into the loading slot. •BE CAREFUL ! Printing quality may be unexpectedly worse if you do not use a plain WHITE paper for the adjustment. 2 4 Press Start/Enter and scroll to ‘ADJUST SHADING’ by pressing ➛ or ❿.
Care and Maintenance Print Cartridge Maintenance The print cartridge life is very sensitive to the content of the received fax or a copy you made. To increase its life, we recommend you follow the instructions below: 1 2 3 4 5 7-12 DO NOT unpack the cartridge until you are ready to use it. Store it in the same environment as the printer. If you have unpacked the cartridge but are not using it, store it in a storage unit.
Care and Maintenance LCD Error Messages Display Meaning The machine is waiting to automatically redial another fax number that was busy or did not answer. DOCUMENT JAM The document you are sending has jammed in the feeder. Clear the document jam, see “Clearing Jams” on page 7-16. LOAD DOCUMENT! You have tried to send a fax and there is no document loaded into the machine. NO ANSWER The other machine has not answered after all your attempts to redial. Or, the other operator does not press START. NO.
Care and Maintenance Fixing Problems Your problem may be listed in “LCD Error Messages” on page 7-13. The chart below shows other problems you can solve yourself. If not, call the service company shown in the “Guarantee.” on page 8-6. Fax Problems Problem Solution The machine is not working, there is no display and the buttons are not working. Unplug the power cord and plug it in again. Check that your socket is live. No dial tone. Check that the phone is connected properly.
Care and Maintenance Print Quality Problems Problem Solution Light or blurred characters. Check ‘Ink Level View’ as described on page 7-10. If the printer cartridge has completely run out, ‘INK LOW’ is displayed. Install a new print cartridge, see “Replacing the Print Cartridge” on page 7-4. Make sure the Print Cartridge is installed correctly. Clean the print cartridge, see “Cleaning the Printhead” on page 7-9. Smudged or dark characters. Make sure the paper is straight and unwrinkled.
Care and Maintenance Clearing Jams Document Jams During Transmission If a document jams during transmission or copying, ‘DOCUMENT JAM’ appears in the display. DO NOT pull the document out of the slot. Doing so could harm your machine. To clear document jam: 1 Open the Control Panel. 2 Carefully remove the jammed document. 3 7-16 Close the Control Panel firmly until it clicks into place.
Care and Maintenance Paper Jams During Printing If the fax paper jams while you are receiving or printing, ‘CHECK PAPER’ appears in the message. DO NOT pull it out. Doing so could harm the fax machine. If the paper is jammed in the Received Paper Output Area Remove the jammed paper by pulling it out smoothly in the direction of the arrow as shown. If the paper is jammed in the Paper Feed Area 1 3 Reload new paper with the print side facing toward you after removing the jammed paper, .
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Appendix 8 APPENDIX Chapter 8 8-1
Appendix Specifications Type of unit Inkjet Desktop Facsimile Transceiver Communication System Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and PABX Compatibility ITU Group3 Compression scheme MH, MR, MMR Modem speed 14400/12000/9600/7200/4800/2400 Scanning method CIS (Contact Image Sensor) Input document size 8.5 inches (216 millimeters) Effective scanning width 8.27 inches (210 millimeters) Effective recording width 8 inches (203 millimeters) Power consumption Standby: 10.1 Watts Sleep Mode: 6.
Appendix Paper Type and Sizes (for the ASF1) Satisfactory print and receive quality can be obtained with many types of plain paper. Since the quality of plain paper varies widely, test the print quality before buying large quantities of paper.
Appendix Acceptable Documents (for ADF1) Single Sheet Document Size Max 8.5 in. (W) x 14 in. (L) (216 mm x 356 mm) Min Thickness of document Paper Quality 8.5 in. (W) x 11.7 in. (L) (216 mm x 297 mm) 5.8 in. (W) x 5.0 in. (L) (148 mm x 128 mm) Effective Scanning Width Number of sheets which can be loaded at a time 2 or More Sheets 8.26 in. (210 mm) - Up to 15 0.07 mm ~ 0.15 mm 0.075 mm ~ 0.
Appendix A Sample of ITU 4% Chart (reduced to 60.
InkJet Facsimile Installation Guide SF-3100/SF-3100T Please read this guide before you use this equipment.
ELECTRONICS P/N : JB68-00227A Rev. 1.
Important Precautions and Safety Information When using this fax machine, these basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and injury to persons: 1. Read and understand all instructions. 2. Use common sense whenever operating electrical appliances. 3. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product and in the literature accompanying the product. 4. If an operating instruction appears to conflict with safety information, heed the safety information.
Installation Make Sure Everything Is in the Box Once you have unpacked your machine, check to make sure you have all the parts shown here. If any piece is missing or broken, contact your dealer. Common Parts Installation a) b) i) h) c) g) d) f) e) a) b) c) d) e) f) Machine Handset Coiled Handset Cord Document Exit Tray Document Tray AC Power Cord g) Telephone Line Cord h) Battery (Type: 6F22 (FC-1) 9V, SF-3100T only) i) Ink Cartridge (For replacement cartridge, use Lexmark P/N 15M0640 or 1380620.
Installation Familiarizing Yourself with Your New Machine Take a moment to familiarize yourself with your new machine by looking at the pictures on the next few pages.
Installation Rear View Installation e) d) 000000000000000000000000 0000000 000000 c) 00000 0000000 00 a) b) EXT.LINE TEL.LINE HANDSET a) AC Power Socket b) EXT. LINE Socket (SF-3100 only) c) TEL.
Installation Connections Please review the safety precautions on first page of this manual, then follow the directions in this Installation Guide to connect your machine and set it up for use. Choosing a Location To help guarantee trouble-free operation of your machine, place it in a spot where: • • • • • • • It is not in direct sunlight or excessive humidity. It is not too close to heating or air conditioning vents. Its ventilation openings are not blocked.
Installation HandSet Plug one end of the coiled cord into the jack on the handset. Then plug the other end into the modular jack on the left side of the machine. Installation Document Tray 1 2 Insert the two tabs on the Document Tray into the slot on the top of your machine. Fold out the Extender on the Document Tray, if necessary.
Installation Document Exit Tray Insert both ends of the Document Exit Tray into the slots on the front of your machine. Telephone Line Plug one end of the telephone line cord into the TEL. LINE jack and the other end into a standard phone wall jack.
Installation Extension Phone (Optional, SF-3100 only) Plug the cord of your extension phone into the TAM Lead and plug the TAM Lead into the socket marked on the back of the machine. Installation 00000000000 000000000 000000 000000 0000 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 00000 EXT.LINE TEL.LINE HANDSET AC Power Cord Plug one end of the cord into the back of the machine and the other end into a standard, grounded AC socket. The machine turns on and the LCD displays ‘SYSTEM INITIAL’.
Installation Backup Battery (SF-3100T only) The battery maintains the setup configuration and messages when a power failure occurs or when power is accidentally disconnected. We recommend you use an alkaline battery because it lasts longer than a conventional battery. The battery can maintain the internal memory for about 20 hours. If the backup battery is weak or missing, the LCD displays a warning message.
Installation Loading Paper To receive faxes or make copies, you should load the paper in the ASF (Automatic Sheet Feeder). You can load approximately 100 sheets of paper. 1 Pull the Paper Support on the ASF all the way up. Installation Paper Support ASF Paper Lever 2 3 4 5 Before loading papers, push down the blue Paper Lever. Failure to do so will result in paper jams while copying or receiving a fax. Fan the papers and insert them into the ASF with the print side facing up.
Installation Installing Print Cartridge When the machine is powered up without the print cartridge installed, the LCD displays ‘NO CARTRIDGE ’. 1 2 3 Press Setup. The display shows ‘CHANGE CARTRIDGE’ Press (Start/Enter). Open the Control Panel (➀) and the Cartridge Compartment Cover (➁) with your hand. ➁ Cartridge Compartment cover ➀Control panel 4 Remove the new print cartridge from its packaging. Hold the print cartridge by the black areas or colored top only. Do not touch the copper area.
Installation 6 Insert the print cartridge in the carrier. Carrier 8 Installation 7 Push the cartridge firmly in the direction of the arrow until it clicks into place. Close the cover and replace the Control Panel after installing the print cartridge. The display shows ‘NEW ’. Press ➛ or ❿ to make your selection. 9 Press (Start/Enter) after selecting ‘NEW’ or ‘OLD’. If the cartridge is installed improperly, ‘NO CARTRIDGE’ is displayed. Remove the cartridge and re-insert it.
Installation Making a Copy Copy a document to verify proper machine operation. You can copy single or multiple page documents. 1 Turn the page face down and insert it into the document feeder. 2 Adjust the document guide to match the width of the document. 3 4 Feed the document into the machine. The automatic document feeder pulls in the page. If necessary, press RCV.Mode$!Contrast to choose the desired contrast for the document. Press (Copy). The display shows ‘NUMBER OF COPIES’.
