Canon FAXPHONE B540 User manual

FAXPHONE.B54O/550
User's
Guide

How to usethis User's
Guide
Befirreyou use
this user'sguicle.
read
this list ol'synrbols.
tcrmsand abbreviationsto
becott.tc
tamiliar with thenr.
A conrplete
glossarv
of terrtrsisinclLrded
atthecndof this
gu
ide.
r Document
'fhc
original
sheet(s)
ol'paperyou
send.receivc
orcopvwith
your
FAXPHONE.
. Menu
.Alist
otoptions
or leaturcs
fiornwhich
you
sc'lectanitent
tosetuporchange.
. Numeric
buttons
'fhc nrunclbuttons
on thc operationpancl with drgits0 through9. and# on thent.
oArrow
buttons
'lhe buttons < I > uscdt6
{isplavchoiccsandchange
scttings.These
br.rttons
also
changcthevolunte
setting
o1'thespeaker'.
. STOPbutton
l'rcss jl{ to clncel anv operationor to cancclthe selection
of a ntenuitem.
. START/COPY
button
Prert 1 'l''to stlrl anopcrJtlonor r!':listcr
il \ctting.
r Transaction
number
.\ nunrbcr
ar-rtontaticallv
assigncdeverytirne
you send
or receire
a lax.'fnrnsletron
numbers
are.l-digit decirlal r.turnbersthat
can
hclp you keeptrackol thcdocLrrnent:
rou send
and receive.
. TVRX
N0.XXXX
Rcpresents
thetransaction
numberwhcn
displayr'clontheLCD.
uhcrr-\\\\ irthc
.l-digi
ttransactirin
nurrber.
of[
Stands
lirrtransntit
orsencl.
.RX
Stands
lirr rcccivc.
. NOTE
Anotedcscribesimportantpointsanclhclpful
hints.orhoutouroidntintrrdifficul
ties.
a -^A:,rrr Energl
U/-fff.< FAXPHoNEr-
,ro ,o,,ur,o,i
r*rurrrrn
crgYr'llieierrer
As an Enelgl StarPartner.
Canonhasdetcrminc-dthatthe
FAXPHONEB5'1(y-550
mcctsthcEnersv
Star
guidelincs
tbrcn,
Trademarks
Canon.BJ.and
FAXPHONE
arcrcsisteredtradenrarks
andBubblcJctisatradenrark
of (larron
lnc.
Copyright
'fhis ntanr.ral
is copvrighted
by CanonC-ornputcrsSvstcms.Inc.
(CCSI)
with all rightsrescrvcd.Undcrthc
copyright
laws.this
manualnrav
notbereproducedin irnylirrnr.in wl.role
or part. withoutthe
prior
written
consentoI
CCSI.
O
1996
CanonCornnute
r Svstctns.
Inc.

Welcome
l'hank
1-ou
lirlchoosing
theCanon
FAXPHONE@
ts5:l(y-550Bubble
Jetr\rtircsirni]e.
'I'hc
conrpuet.upriuht
rlesign
ol theFAXPHONE@
B5-l(y-5-50
meansit takesuplcss
sl.ritccitt
,vout
uotk arcu. Antlthe
bLrbble
jct print
mechanrsr.r.r
uses
cut-sheet
plain
paper.
sovou
sctcrispreproductions
of'your
faxdocuments
andcopics.
I'he FAXPHONIT8540/550
has
a number of features
that makeit ideal
for small
to medium-sized
offices
with a singletelephoneline.
Features
Plain paper
ThcI -\ \ t'tlO
\ l-
;1.i.'1.t.lcticr
.lc!ul
.rndA.1sizecut-sheetplainpapcr
lirr
cri
sprepro-
(lUCtlL,rr
.rll(1i.l\!. ill.ri
,rtsllrt .rttJCasr to write On.
Automatic switching between fax and voice calls
'l
heF\\Piii )\F- Iceogntzc:
inconiing
fax
callsandautomaticallyswttches
toreccrr
iltg
tl,,.ji
Automatic dialing
.\ r alictr ,'l .L,.LlrnS
rnethods
letsvou rcgisterlrequentlr
usccllax nuntbersand
phonc
'rrrrlbcrr,rir.l
,1...'. thcrrt sith tlrctrruchol libuttttn.
Error Correction Mode (ECM) Tx/ Rx
Autontalle.ill\i'.:.:-..r'-!,ii.ir'\'rtr\\tL)ltait(\1.\Jucto.r\tcntilndtelephonelinenoise.
Group Dialing
Registers
gl()Ltf
. (r1
l.tr ni|r'rbcr.
rLrl
t0 69 lOcations.lso
)ou cansenda f
ax t()anentire
gfOtlp
In ()llC(rICI-illlrrll.
Delayed transmission
Sendsa lrlx aLrtonnticirllv
atalater
tirne.fbrexarnple.
atni-uhtwhcntelephone
rates
alc to\\ cf.
Polling (receive only)
.Allo$s yor: to retfi!'\c.r t.rr ti'orl]
irn()th!.rpcrsotl
sntachine.
eVenwhen they arearva_v
lrrrnrtheofficc.
Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD)
J-ct\
\ou usc
vourtclephonc
corrpan\''s
specialsen,icc-
tohuveseparatc
l:rxand
rtriec
nLrnrlr.r.
* ith
dittcrentrin-qpattenls
on
asingle
telephontline.
36Odpi copy mode
[-ct:
r
,r
lint,rki.
,,1)ic
. xt
-]60r i(X)
dpr.
One hour battery hack up
Thcdoeurnent\
n thcFAXPr{oNE rrcrrorv
arcsaf'cguarcled
tbr approrinrately
onc
.
'tr
.iLrritt:.r
i,'\\r'l
l;llltllu.

Disclaimer
Canon
Computer
Systems,
Inc.hasreviewedths
manuathoroughly
in
order
thattwi
I
beaneasy
touse
guide
to
your
CanonFAXPHONE540/550
Bubble
Jet
facsrmrle.
All
statements,
techncal
information,and
recommendatonsin
this
manuaandinany
guides
or
relateddocumentsare
believed
reliable,butthe
accuracyandcompleteness
thereofare
nol
guaranteed
or
warranted,andthey
arenot
intendedtobe,
nor
shoLld
lhey
beLrloerstoodtobe.
.ep.ese"lalions
o'warrarlies
Lo.ce/^ingtl-e
ptoducts
descr
bed
YourFAXPHONEhas
beensoldto
you
subjectlothe
limitedwarrantyset
forthin
the
warrantycard.
Further,
CCS|
reserves
the
|ghtto mahe
changes
in
thespecrfications
ofthe
products
described
nthisrnanualat
any
t
mewrthoutnotice
and
withoutobigationto
notfy
any
person
ofsuchchanges.
i you have
any
questions
regardng
your
FAXPHONE
or
theinformation
inths
manual,
please
calltheCanon
ComputerSystemsCustomerCare
Centerat
1-800-4232366
(U
S
A ) or1800-263-1
121
(Canada)
Users in the U.S.A.
PRE.INSTALLATIONREOUIREMENTS
FORCANON FACSIMILE
EQUIPMENT
A. Location
Supplyasr:rtabletabe,cab
net ordesk.SeeSpecif
ications
(p9.113)
forunt's
dimensons
andwe
gflt.
B. Order lnformation
1. On y
asngei
re touchtoneor rotaryteephoneset
is
to
beused.
2 Order anRJt
I,C moduar
lacr
TUSOC
code),whichshould
be
lnstalledbythe
phone
company.
lf
theRJII C
jack
s|.ct
presefl nstalatroncannotoccur.
3 Orciera normal bus
ness ne
iran-
\,arr
ieeplcnecompany
sbus
less
rerlresentatrve
The
Ine
shouldbea
regu
ar
voce
g'ade re cr
ec-
va
3ri use
ore ne o€'
.,rI
DDD
(DIRECT
DISllfiCE
I e-' - l":
or
IDDD
(
NTFRNAT1ONAL
DIRECTDSIANCE
DiA!J
LNE
Ii=YOU
COMN/UNICATE
OVERSEAS
NOTE: Canon recommendsanindividual
linefollowing
industrystandards
le
g.,
the2500
(Touch
tone
or5OO
(Rotary/Pulse
Dal)teiephonesl
Adedicatedextension
offa PBXunit
wthout
"Cal
Waitng"
canbeused
with
your
FAX
unit.
Keytelephone
systemsare
not
recommended
becausetheysencj
nonstandardsignals
to
indivrdualteephones
forrnging
andspecta
codes '"!l-l chmay cause
a FAXerror
C. Power Requirements
Th
s equ
pment
s',r.r
c o€aaiiea:ec la a s:a-lj':r '21 .:'. -C :-'::-".
connect
tn
s uni :aa' aL:e:o. oa,"a' -: sfa'ac '"
:- l:'ar aaa a-:,::
conottlonerseecira il-pe"rrlers.
aapers afC rrr-' -=' -''- : :-" .j:'
interfereswrthcomrtn catcrs eqJ o're.1 arc ile ser:r
-l a-: 'aa= ' '
,:.:.lrdec cll etcn
y J: rot
:.::a-,se
eeal'ca no
se Ar
::- :a Se "tv'
Ci :iier
:'l::Jrrents
CONNECTIONOF THE EQUIPMENT
Thisequ
pmert
comp
reswrthPart68of
tne
FCCrr es Onine
rear
panel
ofthrs
equipment
isa labe
tnai
contains,amongotherrnformation
theFCCRegstratonNumberandRingerEquvalenceNumber(BFNifor
this
equipment
frequested,
thsinformat,cn
mustbe
given
tothe
telephone
company.
Thsequipmert
mai
notbeusedonco
n
service
provided
by
tre ierephonecompany.
Connection
to
party
Ines ssublecl
iosiate
tariff
s
il

NCASEOF EOUIPMENTMALFUNCTION
SfoLrii anv
rrairncr
onoccur
whrch
cannotbecorrectedbythe
procedures
described
intheUser'sGude,
Cis.onneclthe
equ
pment
irom
theteephonelineorunpugthe
power
cord.Theteephone
ine
shou
d notbe
rr,i:rrrrr.:rled
crthe
power
cord
p
uggednuntilthe
problem
is
completely
resolved.
Usersshould
contacl
Canon-aulhorrzedservice
fac rt
esfor
servcing
ofequ
prnent.
nformaton
regardng
authorizedservice
faciity
locat
ons
.an beobtanedbvcalinq
theCanonComputerSVStemsCustomer
CareCenter
CANONCOMPUTERSYSTEMSCUSTOMERCARE
CENTER
1
-800-423-2366
SEVENDAYSAWEEK,6AMTO12I\4IDNIGHTEST.EXCEPT
HOLIDAYS
RIGHTSOF THE TELEPHONE
COMPANY
Sl'.1c i'. e,..rrr
pm.lnl
.ause
rrarryr
to
thetelephore
network,thetelephonecompany
maytemporar
y
ds.crfri-'.tsurvrce
Thtr
teeohonecompanyalso
retains
the
r
ght
to
make
changes
in
faci
it
esandservices
,,^"'ir.ir
lr
ayailet:rlfre
operalonofthisequ
pment
Whensuchchangesare
necessary.thetelephonecompany
-s
re
o-r
rirLi
tu
i.l
ve
adeqrrate
pr
ornot cetotheuser.
WARNING
'rlrr
rrl:
i'aF.:ry cla'r!lescr rloclif
catonstothe-.quipmentunessotherwsespecif
ed nthe
manual.l'fsuch
.irariler-,
or
nrod
ficat
orsshoLrd berrade,
you
couldberequiredtostopoperaton
oftheequipment.
l.li,.'cTf
s.cir Omeirl
lras
be-.rrtestedand
found
tocomply
withthe inritsforaCass
B
dgital
device
r,r,l-...r:ili:
tc
ii'arl15
o1tireFCC
Ru
es.Theseirnrtsaredes
gned
to
provide
reasonable
protect
onagarnst
'ra:'r'u 'rkrrlrirenc-!
f a resiLientiainstal
ation.
Th
sequipmenl
generales
usesandcan
radateradlo
lr.rqLlilr''./
cr-e
r!1,/
arrd l nct,rrstalled
anduseci
ln
accordance
wththeinStruCtlonS,
may
CauSe
harmtUl
' ,r O- ., '. rtir'ts
fl",,cii:- :ra:r(-.src qual.altee
tliat
nterterencewi noloccurinapartrcular
nsta
ator. lfthsequipment
,jrre,q
iri-
rir:
'-arr
lr, f
lerterelrceto
rad
oor televisorr
reception.
whichcanbedetermined
byturningthe
s'-lr
lllr'rrr',T
a'iarr.r
.r, il-c.r:,ers encouragedtotryt(,corectthe nterfererrcebyoneofthe
fol
ow
ng
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as
lt
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lf , a.a;r,
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fferenlf
rom
thatto
wh ch the recever s connected.
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,
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tecfrrciat for
he
p
ff e'
i: ,.r:lir'-arl, ',:.rl-ar Pr.tect
or Acl of 1991makes t un awtul
torany person to usea computer
orotner
iir.irlri-rr
. :a. a.t:
ii. ser'ajarir .Tre SS<19€va a teephone
faxmachineunlesssuch message clearly
conta
ns rn
i lri:ri.t :' .
-. :.o .r ftatlcrrn
oi eachtransnritted
page oron thefirst page ofthetransmiss
on,thedateand
r
ir
',,: :.
sai
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aj Ljenlf caton ofthebus
ness
orotherentrtyor other
indrvidualsendingthe messageand
if
,e
1.,
.ilrr
L r' | .,'niler
rf lhe serdrng
rnachne
or such bus
ness,otfrerentty,or individua.
f
r
arder
1o
i,rra':ir-
tns niormation Into
your
fax
machrne youshouldcomp ete Registering
your
numberand
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ill

lmportant Safety Instructions
'l Read
thesesafetynstructionsand
refer
tothem
aterif
you
have
any
quest
ons.
2 Fo1ow
al warnnqs and nstruct ons
markedonthe
FAXPHONE8540/550.
3 PacetheFAXPHONEonalevelsurface.Donotpiaceitonanunstablecart.stand.ortabie
fthe
FAXPHONE8540/550fa s serousdamagecouldoccur
4 Donot
usethe
FAXPHONE8540/550nearwater
5 Sotsandopenings
onthe
cabnetandonthebackor
bottomare
provided
forventilation.
Toensure
reiab
eoperationofthe
FAXPHONJE8540/550andto
protect
itfromoverheating,do
notblockorcover
theseopenrngs.Donotbiocktheopen
ngsby
placing
theunrtonabed,sofa.
rug.
orothers
mlar
surface,or
near
aradlator orheat
regrsterDonot
place
the
IAXPHONF8540/550
inacosetorbuilt-
n
nsla
lat
o|runless
proper
ventlations prov ded
6 Operatethe
FAXPHONE
8540/550on
y
lronr
thetypeof
power
source
indicatedontheunrt
siabel.lf
you
arenot
sureofthetypeof
power
avaabe,consult
your
dealeror ocal
power
company
7 The FAXPHONE8540/550isequ
pped
w
th
a3-pronq.
ground
ngtype
p
ug.the
plug
has
a
thtrd
(groundng)pn Thrsplugwilonyft ntoagroundng-typeoutlet Thisisasafetyfeature
f
youare
unableto nsertthe
plug
tnto
your
outlet.
contactaneectrican
toreplace
your
outlet
(do
notusea3-to-2
adapter)
Dorot
cjefeat
thesafety
purpose
ofthe
grounding
type
p
ug.
8 Do
not
atow
anything
to
rest
onthe
power
cord anddo
notlocatethe
FAXPHONE8540/550
wherethe
cordwrlbewalkedon.
9 lf
you
use
anextension
cordwiththe
FAXPHONE8540/550.
makesurethatthe
totaoftheampere
ratlngs
ofr
the
productsplugged
into
theextensron
corddoes
not
exceed
theextens
oncord
ampere
rat
ng Also.makesurethatthetotaof
all
products
plugged
ntothe
waloutletdoes
notexceedtne
current
amperageofthecircuit
breaker
I0 Donot
push
oblectsofanykind
intothesotsoropeningson
thecab
net
as
they
may
touch
dangerous
votage
po
nts
orshortout
parts,
whichcou
d result na rskof
fireoreectrc snock
11 Donotsp lliqud ofanykindonthe
FAXPHONE8540/550
1f
you
sp
1lliqurdor
tf
anysubstance
tallsnto
theunit mmediately unpugthe
FAXPHONE
8540/550Call
your
Oanon
Authorized
Service
Fac
ity
(ASF
)
12 UnpugtheFAXPf-lONE8540/550fromthewa1i
outletbeforeceanrng
Seepg.lO0
lOl,fordetarls
13 Fxceplasexpraledesewhere
nthsmanua,donotatternpttoservicetheFAXPHONEB540/550
yourse
L Open ng
and removingnteriorcovers
mayexpose
you
todangerous
vo
tage
po
nts
or
other
risks Refer
a
I
serv
cngtoaCanon
AuthorzedServce
Facilty
(ASF).
14 Unplug thsproduct
f
roirthewaioutetand
referservcingto
qua
fedservice
personnel
undertne
followingcondtons.
o Whenthe
power
cordor
p
ug sdamage
or
frayed.
o lf lquid
hasbeensp ledinto the
unt.
. lftheFAXPHONE8540/550
has
been
exposedto
ratn
orwater
. lt
the
FAXPHONE8540i550
does
notoDerate
normallywhen
you
have
fol
owed
theoperatinq
rrlstrL.]c-
t
oIs. Adlust only
thosecontrosthatare
coveredbytheoperating
rnstructions
In
tns
manJa
In-rproper
adlustmentofothercol-rtro
s
mayr€lsut ndamageafd many
requrreextens
vewor(Dya
quai
fied
technic
al-torestorethe
product
torormaoperattcn
. t
the
FAXPHONE
8540/550
hasbeendropped
orthecab
net
has
been
darnaged
. f
thcFAXPHONE8540/550exhbrts
adistlnctcnange
npertormance
ndrcatrnganeeo
lorservce
Yr-rumlstregtster
your
f
ax
nlmber.
yourname
orcompany
name,
andthe
datearrd1
me r. the
FAXPHONE
8540/550
before
you
useI
Th
srsrequred bythe
FCCru
es
govern
ngtheuseof
lax
equrpment.
See
p9.37.
38.
fordetails
tv

Jsers in Canada
PRE.INSTALLATIONREQUIREMENTSFORCANON FACSIMILE
EOUIPMENT
A. Location
Supp
y
asutabetabc.
oab
net,
ordesk.See
specfications
(pg
113)for
un
t'sdimensonsand
weight.
B. Order Information
1. Prov
deonlya srng
e I
ne
to
touchtoneor
rotary
telephonesetterm
natedwithastandard
4-pin
modular
phonep
ug.
(Touch-tone
srecommendedifavalable
in
your
area.)
2 Orderar RJl
l C
modular
lack
(USOC
cocle),
wh
chshouldbe nstaledbythe
phone
company.
lf
theRJI1-C
lack
s not
present,
rnsta
laton
cannotoccur
3. Orcjerra rormal
bus
ness nefrom
your
teephonecompanys business
representatve.The rne
:frcrrcl
bea rcgular voce
grade ne
orequ
vaent Use oneIne
per
unit.
DDD
(D
RECTDSTANCE
DIAI)LINE
OT
IDDD
(INTERNATIONAT
DIRECTDISTANCE
DIAL)LINEIF
YOU
CON/IVUN
ICATE
OVERSEAS
NOTE: Carcrr
recomirends
anindividual
nefol
ow
ng ndustrystandards
le.g.,
the
2500
(Touch
tone)
or500
(Botary/Putse
D
al)teephonesl
A dedlcatedextension
offa PBXuntwithout
"Camp
On srgnas saso
permiss
blewithaFAX un
t.Key
te
ephonesystemsare
not
recommended
becausetrey
send
non-stafdards
gna
sto
indvidual
telephones
forrngingandspecial
cooes.
!,r'irrcffiray
causea FAX error
C. Power Requirements
Tl'e':
pornrer
ouietshou
d beathree
pronggrounded
receptacle
(S
ngleorDuplex).
ltshouldbe
,roeperdeni
f
rom
copLers.
heatersarconditoners,oranyeectric
equ
pment
that
sthermostaticaily
controlco The
raied
vaue s 120 voltsand
15
arnperes
The
RJll C
modular
lack
shoud be
relatively
a
{)se
tothe
oll",er
outeltofacitatenstalatron
NOTICE
-l.e rcltslry
[]anaclaabe ,CFinl
+ies
certifredequipment
Th
scertrtication
meansthattheequrpment
meets
!rla
n
ieecontnritfrcal'ons
retworks
protective.
operaltona
andsatety
requrrementsThe
Departmentdoes
rilgLrarantee
tlraeqJcrrc|.]:
,",\i
I operatetothe!sers salisfaction.
Belorelsta
lngthseclJ
ll,xi.rt
usersshoud ensurethat
itis
permissible
tobeconnected
tothe
iactlitiesof
i,reoc;lrteecornm..rnicatols .or.tDany
The
equ
prnent
mustalsobe
rnstaled
using
anacceptable
methodof
aofneclor
Insomecases:ire.omDanysinsidewirrngassociatedwthasingle
ineindvidualservicemay
be
exte:rdedbymeanso1ai:ert,fedconnectorassemb
y(telephone
extensoncord).
Thecustomer
shouldbe
aware
t'ratcomprancerJi:hi'reaboveconditrons
nraynot
prevent
degradatonofservice
rn
somesituat
ons.
TheLoad
frlurrber
(LN)
ass
olred
tceachterm
nal
devce
denotesthe
percentage
ofthetotal
loadtobe
itof
recl-odlc atelephorre
oop
!vhch susedbytheclevce.to
prevenl
overloading.
Theterm
nationona oop
n-ay
co,rsstoiarycornbrnatolrofdevicessublect
orlytothe
requirementsthatthetotalof
theLoad
Numtrers
!t a tf,edevcesdoesnot exceed
l0O.
Bepa
rs
tcc-.rtrfed-.qu
pment
shoud be
nradebyanauthorrzedCanadian
maintenance
facilitydesignated
itv
l're
.iuop
er A|y rcpars orateratons
made
by
theusertothlsequipment,
orequ
pment
maltunctons,
mal.,
q
\,e
tireteecomm!llcatonscompanycause
torequesttheusertodisconnect
theequipment
'rforr.tal
.Jlr
regard
rq authorrzedservice tac
lity
iocationscanbeobtanedbyca
lingCanonCanada
below.
CANONCANADA
1
-800-263-1
121
24HOURS
A DAY,7 DAYSAWEEK
Users
srrouldensurefor
tlre
r
.JWn
protectron
thattheelectrical
ground
connect
ons
power
utillty.telephone
res
ar:lirtef
f
a nretal c water
ppe
system
if
present,
areconnectedtogether.
This
precaut
onmaybe
Darlrcit
arr'/fTlportantrrtrural
areas
Gaution
lJsers
sf.o,r
d f
otattenrpttomai(esuchconnectionsthemselves,
butshoud contact
theappropr
ateelectlc
rsoecl,ofr
aLrtf
oi'tv,
oreleclrctanasappropriate.
I'r sd g
ta apparatusdoesnotexceedtheCassB
lim
ts
forradro
noiseemssions
fromdgital apparatus
se1
r)'lt
f tl-eRado irterference
Regu
atons
oftheCanadian
Department
ofCommun
catons.
v

Precautions
General
Mukcsurcthc
placc
whcrc
vou
sctupthe
FAXPHONEsatistiesthe
lirllowingcondi-
tlolts:
. Llsethe
FAXPHONEonly
withinthc
lirllowing
rangesol tcmperature
and
hunrici
itt.
Arnbrcnttemperature:
50'F
kr
90.5''F
(
I0'C to 32.5"C
)
Arrbienthumidity:
l(X,?to80%
RH(rro condcnsirtion)
. Keep
-r-our
FAXPHONE outof direct
sunlight,
asthiscandarnagc
theunit.
Do
notlifi thcFAXPHONE
by'the
handsetcradle
(I-AXPHONE
8-5-50
rinlv).
Donotlifithc
FAXPHONEbythe
opcration
parlel.
I-loldthcFAXPHONE
asshown
when
transp0rtlng
lt.
vt

Precautions
. PlacetheFAXPHONE
onalevcl
surlacc.
. Do not
removethe
BJ
carrridge
fiom
the
printeruntil
it hasto bereplaced
except
when
transpofting
the
FAXPHONE.
If thccanridge
print
hcadisremoved
andlefiunprotected.
it
will dryoutand
you
maynotbe
ableto
useit.
Do notinstalltheFAXPHONE
neardevices
whichcontain
magnetsorgencrate
masnctic
llelds.
DonotslrbjecltheFAXPHONEtostrong
physicalshockorvibration.
Keep
thc'F,\XPHONEclean.
Dustaccumulation
can
preventtheFAXPHONE
fionl
operatrng
properl\'.
Betbre
1or-r
transport
your
FAXPHONE,
makesure
toremove
theBJcartridge.
antl
reco\erthe
pnnt
headll'iththcorangetape.
Afterntovingthe
FAXPHONE.
reload
the
BJcartridge.
Others
Herc
are
sonreother
generalprecautionswhen
vott
areusing
theFAXPHONEot
r'"orkingaround
it.
CAUTION
. Avoid
installing
y'ourFAXPHONEin
placesexposedto
dircctsunlight.
dust.
vibra-
tion.hightemperature
orhumidity.or
onunstable
surfices.
. Toassure
propcr
electricalcontact,make
surethe
FAXPHONE
islirmly pluggedin.
. Nerer
pullonthecordtounplugthe
FAXPHONE.
Pullonthe
plug
itself.
WARN'NG
. Do
notoverloadtheelectricaloutlet
wheretheFAXPHONE
is
plugged
in.
. Never
plugor unplugthe FAXPHONE
when your handsare
wet'
. Foryour safety,unplug the FAXPHONEduring electrical
storms'
. lf you have problems with the FAXPHONE
(smoke,odd smells or
noisesl,immediatelyunplugthe FAXPHONE
from the outlet' Keep
the areaaround the outlet free from clutter so you can unplug the
FAXPHONE
quickly in caseof an emergency.
. Neveruse liquids
or drink beverages
aroundthe FAXPHONE.
Liq-
uidsspilled
onthe FAXPHONE
cancause
afireor electrical
shock.
lf
youaccidentally
spilla liquidon the FAXPHONE,unplug
it immedi-
ately and callyour Canonservice
representative.
. To avoid electricalshock from exposedpower points, never disas-
semble the FAXPHONE.
There are no parts or switches in the
FAXPHONEthat requireadjustment. vil

Tahleof Contents
INTRODUCTION
2. PREPARING
TO USEYOUR
FAXPHONE
Connectinq
tothewall
jack
.... 1?
Connecting
anextension
phone
0r
answeringmachine
(optional)
..13
SettingtheTELLlNETYPE................
..........................14
Setting up to receivefaxes .......................
15
Selecting
thereceivingmode
............... ........."...........15
Receivingdocumentsovera
dedicated
fax1ine............................
16
Receivingdocumentsand
telephonecallsover
ashared
Fax/Telephoneline
(FAX/TEL
SWITCH) ..............18
Receivingdocumentsmanually .................................20
Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD)
feature.... 21
Typesof
ring
patterns ........................21
TurningonDBPDandassigningasetting
toaring
pattern
............22
HowDRPDrespondstocalls ...........24
Communicating
usingtheDistinctive
RingPattern
Detection
(DRPDIfeature ..........24
Main componentsof the FAXPHONE .......28
Frontview ..................28
Rearview ...................29
FAXPHONEcontrols
- the Operation
Panel.............30
Registering
your
nameandnumber ................
...........32
Movingthroughthe
mainmenus............. ..................32
Enteringanumber ..............................33
Enteringa
name ....................... ......34
Personalizing
your
FAXPH0NE....................... ...........35
Registeringthedateand
time ..........36
Registering
your
telephonenumberand
name........................
......37
vill

Table
of Contents
RegisteringOne-touch
Speed
Dialing
numbers
and
names ...'.'39
Registering
Coded
Speed
Dialing
numbers
and
names "."' 41
Registering
Group
Dialing
numbers
and
names
.'."." 42
Begistering
aGroup
Dialingnumber ..........-..........'.
42
Changing
aGroup
Dialingnumber .........................
..44
Printingthe
help
|ist.............. .................'.'
46
Preparing
documents ..".........48
Typesofdocuments
you
canscan
................. ........
'48
Loading
thedocument .............
........
49
Copying
documents ....'....'....'
51
Preparingtosendadocument '...'..'.'.......54
Setting
the
resolution
anddensity .......
.........
.....54
Sending
methods ..........
.........
....55
Dialing
meth0ds
....................... .......55
Sending
documents .'.'....'..'..'
56
Manualsending ....... ....
......56
Directsending .
.......56
Automaticdialing
............. . .......
..57
Directorydialing
............. ....'..........
...58
Memory
sending ..............
............59
Cancelling
sending .......".....
..............60
Redialing ...........'.....
..60
Messages
displayed
during
sending ......
. .......6'l
Clearing
document
jams(ejecting
a
document
from
theADF)
.......62
Delayed
sending ............'....'.'.63
Sending
otherdocuments
whilethe
FAXPH0NE
isset
forDelayed
sending ........
........64
Cancelling
Delayed
sending ...........65
Sequential
broadcasting
................ .....'.'...66
Sending
adocument
tomore
thanone
location
...............................66
Sending
a
document
usingGroup
Dialing
.......
...........................
..67
Receiving
documents ...."'.....'
70
Receiving
documents
manuatty ..............................
.70
Beceivingdocuments
automatically
overa
dedicated
fax
line..
...71
Receivingboth
documents
andtelephone
callsautomatically......71
Receivingdocuments
inmemory . ...................".....72
Printing
documents
inmemory ..............
..
..........73
Bestricting
incomingdocuments ... .......
.73
Receiving
while
registering,
copying
or
printing
..........................
73
Requesting a document from another fax
(Poffing
receptionl .."""..'.'74
Begistering
a
polling
lD..................... "'...........'.'."......74
Reouestinq
another
faxtosenda
d0cument
..............
................
...75
46
tx

6. TELEPHONE,
Tableof Contents
Using
the FAXPHONE asatelephone ......78
Making
telephonecalls
................. .. . .78
Receivingadocumentmanuallyusingtheextension
phone
,........78
Using the FAXPHONEwith an answering machine .. 79
Recordingtheoutgoingmessage..
..........112
79
7. SETTINGS
ANDACTIVIW
REPOBTS
8. SOLUTIONS
TOCOMMON
PROBLEMS

SETTING
UP
Unpacking .............2
Removingthe
shippingmaterials ................
............3
Assemblingthe
FAXPHONE
............. ..........4
Attaching
components ............
..........4
Connecting
theAC
power
c0rd..........,....... .......
......5
Loadingthe paper ....................6
Selecting
therightkindof
paper ............................6
Loadingthe
paper ......
..................6
lnstalling
the BJcartridge ........8
BJcartridge
guidelines ..........
........8
Handlingthe
BJcartrid9e...................,....
.........
......9
Installing
theBJcartridge
....................... . ... .10
Connecting
the phone
line............. ,..........
13
Connecting
tothewalljack
............,.. ..... ..13
Connecting
anextension
phone
oranswering
machine
{optional)..13
setting
the
TELLINETYPE
.............. ..............
......14
Settingup
to receive
faxes .....................'.15
Selecting
the
receivingmode
..........,.... ...... .15
Receivingdocuments
overadedicated
faxline.... ......
..16
Receivingdocuments
andtelephone
callsover
ashared
Fax/Telephone
line
(FAXiTEL
SWITCH)..
..
Receivingdocuments
manually ...........
..................20
Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection (DRPD)
feature.... 21
Typesof
ring
patterns ........................21
Turningon
DRPDandassigning
asetting
toaring
pattern
............22
HowDRPD
res00ndstocars
............ .........................24
Communicating
usingtheDistinctive
Ring
Pattern
Detection
(DRPD)feature ..........24
18

Unpacking
Asyou unpacktheFAXPHONE.savetheclrtonand
packing
nraterial
in
case
you
wrnttolnovc
ol'shrpthc
t-tttit
inthcfuture.
Carelirlly
remove
allitcrnsfromthcbox.
I lt rsbesttohavesorneonehold
thebox
w'hilc
1,ou
lift theFAXPHONEand
its
pro-
tective
packaging
outofthecarton.
Documentation
and
Faceplate
BX-3BJFAX
cartridge
Paper
outputtray
Papertraycover
Handsetand
crad
le
(8550
only)
Main
unit
Paper
tray
Powercordand
Telephone
line
2

Unpacking
II'anvof these
itenrs
aredarnaged
ornrissing.notil'y
your
Canondealer
in'rmcdiatelv.
I Be
sLrretofilloutyourRegistrationcardandsendittoCanorrLl.S.A.Also.savev-our
sales
rcceipttirr
prool
ofpurchrse.
,-72
,Zl'
T
Mainunit
1 ':?.I:.
,i 1.,r..:..
I
Handset/handsetcradle/screws
(FAXPHONE
8550
only)
(a.-=.\
\
Paperoutput
tray Faceplate
/a->^-.
,--1!"?
---'!, c:'
BX-3BJFAX
cartridge
Telephone
line
.-",---
!{_r_
Power cord
\\
\lz,
Papertray
,f
Documentation
. FAXPHONE
8540/550User's
Guide
(this
manual)
. Ouick
StartGuide
. Registration
card
--1
Removingthe shipping materials
Rcnrore theshippingntatcrialsits
shown belovn
3
Remove thistape.

Asse
mbling the FNKPHONE
T<rseehow thc FAXPHONE
looksfullv asscnrblcd.seeMain components ol'thc
FAXPHONE.pg.2ti.
Attaching components
I Paper
Output Tray
7 Placethe
FAXPH0NEinfront
of
you
ona
r flat
surface,Laythe
paper
outputtray
in
lront
oftheFAXPH0NE, 2
3Slidethe
trayundertheFAXPH0NEuntil
thetrayis
completely
inserted.
I Handset (FAXPHONE
B55O
only)
I Aftach
thehandsetcradle. z
Pressfirmly
on
theendofthetraysothat
the
plastic
tabsfitunderthefrontofthe
FAXPHONE.
Connectthehandsets
modular
iack
tothe
handset
iack
onthe
FAXPH0NE.
4
"'s""-aa
')

Assembling the FAXPHONE
I Paper Tray
Makesure
the
paper
leverisinthe
position
shown.
Then,
place
the
paper
trayintothe
FAXPH0NE,making
sure
thetwoknohsfitin
theappropriateslotsintheFAXPH0NE.
F 1 rnlr symbol
indicatestheuseof afunction
(envelope
printing)
thatisnot
available
withthis
rnodel.
I Paper Tray Cover
Placethe
paper
tlay
coverovelthe
paper
tray,
makingsure
thetwotabs
fitintheappropriate
slots
intheFAXPH0NE.
I Faceplate
Fitttre4tabsof
thefaceplate
intothecorespond-
ing
slotsaround
theOne-touch
buttonarea.
t Plugtheotherendof
the
power
cord
into
I a
properlygrounded
ACoutlet
(three-
prong
outlet).
!
{;l3
iTT
'*{
cxd;
ffi
frlr
ffi,
.tr
PlugtheFAXPHONEintoa 120
volt
AC 60
Hzthree-wire
grounded
oullet
Gonnecting the AG power cord
7 Plug
the
power
cordconnector
intothe
I tearoftheunit.
There isno power switch on the FAXPHONE.
The power is on as
long asthe FAXPHONE is
pluggedin. 5

Loading the paper
Selecting
the right kind of paper
The
quality
of thc
papcryouLrscal'tbctsthc printqualitl,
of theFAXPHONE.
Usin-rl
paper
thatmeets
thefbllowingspecifications
will ensure the
best
possibleprinting
results.
Quality LIse
plain
bond.typewriter
qualrtlwithoutcurls,folds,or roughedges
Wcight l7 - 2.1lbs
{64
g/mr
-c)0
g/m')
Thickncss 0.003"-
0.00-5"
(0.08
mnr
-
0.12nrm)
Storage- 6,1"Fto
7-5'F
(
l8'C to24"C)10q(b 6OCt
relativehumidrtl
Size [-ettcr.A,l. Lcsal
resultsaresatislactorl,.
. Do notuse
prlnched
orcolored
papcr.
. Do notuse
glossl'paper.
. Inkdryingtimcwill vary
dcpendingonthe
typeof paper.
. LJsingotherthanthcabove
papr-r
maycause
janrrning
and/orblurled
print.
I Setting the paper size
Thepapersizesettinsdeterlninesthesizeol'therccordingpapcrinthepapertra-v.
The
factor)
settingis
letter
size.lf vouwantto use a paper sizeotherthanletter,
you
mustchangethe PAPIIR SIZE setting.See
FAX PRINTER, pg.90.
ff;,.,'o..o..1,.tluintendtottscfirsttomakesrrreprinting
Loading the paper
I Bemovethe
paper
traycover. t Fanasmallstack
ofup
to100sheets
(up
- to0.4"
(10
mm)thick).
Taptheedge
ofthe
stackona
flat
surface
toeven
thestack.
6

Loading the paper
4
3Lineuptherightedgeofthestack
of
paper
against
therightedgeofthe
paper
trayand
insertithalfwayintothe
paper
tray.
Completeinsertingthestack
of
paper
into
the
papertray
until
itstops.
Holding
thestack
of
paper,
squeezeand
slide
the
paper
guide
until
ittouches
the
leftedgeol
thestack
of
paper.
Make surethestackof paper
does
notexceed
the
paper
limit markon the
right sideof the
f-eeder.
6 Replacethe
paper
traycover.
T
*s
ryi
*-{
""4
&i@
s@
d
ffi
;ffi81
qlg*
wai
5
-
.g
lX . Ilake surethe stackof the paper is flat, held upright and aligned
' rvith the lef't
paper guide.
L)onottirrcetlrenaner
downintothe
FAXPHONE.
. -fhc ton cdgc of the stackdocs not needto be even
7

Installing the E cartridge
The first time you setup the FAXPHONE, you haveto install the BX-3 BJ FAX
cartridge before
youcan beginreceivingand copyingdocuments.
BJ cartridge guidelines
Usc
onlv the CanonBX-3 B.fllAX cartridge i",ith
theFAXPHONE B-540/5.50
81,enabling
the
INKSAVER
mode.inkconsumptioncan
bedecreasedbyasmuchas
I'ifi1'
percent.
resultinginalongercffectivecartridge lif'e.
Thcactualamount
of inkthat
you
use
will vary
depending
onthe
print
densityof a
page.If themajority
of yourprinted outputis
graphics,
youmayneedtochangethe
inkcartridgcrnorcottenthanwhen
you
arcrcccivingorcopyingtexlonly.
Younravneedto replacetheBJ cartridge whcncitherof thefollowing
conditions
extst:
I Yrurprinted outputisnotcrisp
and
clear,andthereare
gaps
inthecharacters
(rntss-
ingdots)er,cn
aliervouhave cleanedthe
print
headonceor twiceand
youhave
removedandreinstalledtheBJcartridgc.
I YouhavebecnusingtheBJcartridgefbr ovcroncyear.
I To
ensureoptimum
printquality.
Canon
recomntendstheuseof thc
cartridges
dcsignatcdbyCanon.Canonaccepts
noliabilityorrcsponsi-
bility fbr
damagcscauscdbytheuseof anycartridge
otherthanthose
designatedbyCanon.
I Canonmakesnurnerousinkcartridges; theBX-3 BJFAX cartridge
is
theonlvone
designedtobeused
withtheFAXPHONE8540/550.
8
Cenor = v
BX-3 ll
II
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