Sharp FO-455 User manual

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PRINTINGOUT REPORTSAND LISTS
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SPECIFICATIONS
QUICKREFERENCEGUIDE
INDEX
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Space is also providedfor other relevant information.
Model Number
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Date of Purchase
Place of Purchase

The FO-455facsimile transceiver is G3 compatible, which meansIt ISable to
communicatewith almost every facsimile machine in use today. In additionto the
basic operationsof sending and receiving documents, it providesavariety of
special features designed to increase the ease and effectivenessof your
communications.
This manualgives you easy-to-follow instructionsfor Installingand usingthe
FO-455.The Table of Contents will show you where instructionsfor usingeach
feature are located. Whilst you may not need to read every section Indetail at first,
we recommendyou at least review them briefly.
If you haveany questions or problems which cannot be solved by reading this
manual, pleasecontact your Sharp dealer.
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●Th/sfacsimilemachine is not designed for use on a line whichhas call waiting,
call forwarding,and some other special services offered by your !elepnone
com,pany./f you attempt to use the fax machine In conjunction with any of these
services,you may experience errors during transmissionand receptionof
facsimliemessages.
●Thisfax machine is not compatible with digital telephonesystems. No other fax
machinesmay be connected to the same line.
For your safety, if any of your equipment is not operating properlyor should any
physical damageoccur to the equipment where Internal parts maybecome
exposed,the equipment should be immediately disconnectedfrom the phone line
and then the power line and returned to aSHARP authorised ServiceCentre for
Inspection,repair, or disposal.
INTRODUCTION

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Never install telephonewiring during aIlghtningstorm.
Neverinstall telephonejacks inwet locationsunlessthe jack isspecificallydesigned
for wet locations.
Nevertouch uninsulatedtelephonewires or terminals unlessthe telephone line has
beendisconnectedat the networkinterface.
Installing or modifying telephone lines should only be under taken by aIiscenced
techician.
Avoid usingatelephone(otherthan acordlesstype) duringanelectricalstorm.There
may be a remote risk of electric shockfrom lightning.
Do not use atelephone inthe vicinity of agas leak.
Do not install or usethe machinenear water, or when
spill any liquids on the machine.
Yfmat t s
you are wet. Take care notto
Number (REN) for this
The Austel Registration Numberand Ringer Equivalence
equipment are shown on the label onthe back of the machine,The telephone
company may requirethese numbers.
The sum of all Ringer EquivalenceNumbers on your telephone line should bethree
or less in order to assure proper servicefrom the telephone company.
ii INTRODUCTION

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Unpacking Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 1-2
Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Loading the Fax Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-5
2IS
Set-up Guide . . . . . . . . . .
ALtOP. . . .
E Y NaFN
Entering Letters for Names . . . . .
Setting the Date and Time . . . .
StRM. . .
AMS. , . . ,
Distinctive Ringing . . . . . . . . . . .
SNfAD
Volume Adjustment . . . . . . . . , .
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2-1
2-2
2-4
2-5
2-7
Z-8
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Sending Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-I
Receiving Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
4UTAM
Operating the Answering Machine . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-I
Remote Operations . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 4-5
Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 4-13
5MC
6MTC
7SF
Anti Junk Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 7-1
Polling . . , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Timer Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
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Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Messages and Signals . . . , . . . . . . 11-4
Clearing Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
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After unpackingyour fax, makesure you have all the items shown below. Ifany are
missing, contact your dealer or retailer.
Warranty card
Receiveddocument
support
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+In addition to the above items, you should havean F080TP adaptor (fax Ilne
cord). This is supplied separately by your dealer.
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Keep the fax away from air conditioners, heaters, direct sunlight, and dust.
Provideeasy access to the front, back, and sides of the fax. In particular, keep
the area in front of the fax clear, or the original document mayjam as It comes
out after scanning.
Ifthe fax is moved from acold to awarm place, it is possiblethat condensation
may form on the reading glass, preventing proper scann[ngof documentsfor
transmission. To removethe condensation, turn on the power and wait
approximately2hours before usingthe fax.
If your area experiencesahigh incidence of lightning or power surges,we
labels
carrier
recommendthat you install surge protectors for the power and telephone lines
Surge protectors can be purchasedat most telephone specialty stores.
INSTALLATION 1-1

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/,Connectthe handset lead to the handset
~> [“and the fax as shown.
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/>.The ends of the handset lead are iden-
‘;/&b ttcal. so they will go into either socket.
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, \ <l j, Placethe handseton the handsetrest.
./ Usethe handsetto make ordinary phonecalls, or
to transmit and receivedocuments manually.
EInstallthe fax machine near an easily ac-
cessible power point230-240 V, 50Hz,
Plug the power lead into a230-240V.
50 Hz, grounded (3-prong)AC outlet.
~6* thepower,ead
.The fax does not have apoweron/off
switch, so the power is turned on and
off by simply pluggingor unplugging
●Caution: When disconnectingthe FO-
455, unplugthe telephone line cord be-
fore unpluggingthe power lead.
For
Insert the small modular plug which ter-
minatesthe F080TP adaptor line cord
into the socket on the back of the fax
marked “TEL. LINE”, Plugthe F080TP
adaptor into the telephone socket onthe
wall,
cBe sureto plug the line cord into the
TEL. LINE socket on the fax. Do not
plug it into the TEL, SET socket.
For NewZealand
Note: Ifyour area experiencesahigh incidence oflightnlng orpowersurges, we
recommendthatyou install surgeprotectors for thepower and telephone
lines. Surgeprotectors can be purchased at most telephonespecialty stores.
1-2 INSTALLATION

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If desired. you can connect an extension phone to your fax.
+ You canconnect an extension phone to the fax to makeand receivecalls like
any other extension phone on your line. For details on receiving faxes from an
extensionphone, see “Receiving Documents” in Chapter 3.
Insertone endof the extensionphone
line either into the socketon the back
side of the F080TP adaptor, or into the
socket marked “TEL. SET” on the fax
(first remove[he seal fromthe socket).
or
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●In NewZealand, not all standard telephones and answeringmachinesWIII
respond to incoming ringing when connected to the extensionsocket of the
equipment.
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Should it be necessaryto move your fax to anew location. first disconnectthe tele-
phone line cord before disconnecting the power lead. When reconnecting,it is nec-
essary to connectthe power lead before connecting the telephonelinecord.
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Flip upthe original documentsupport. Rotate
up. the extender so that it points straight
Attach the receiveddocument support
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1-4 INSTALLATION

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Yourfax prints by aprocess called thermal printing. The print headapplies heat to
special paper which ISchemically treated to changecolour when heatedto acefialn
level.and this creates the printed text or Image.
Followthe steps below to load the sample roll of fax paper provided.
1nGrasp the finger holdon the right side of
the papercompartmentcover, and pull
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up to open it.
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-< Removethe packingpaper fromthe pa-
-. ‘-: ~~’y’
---- >,/ per compartment.
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[t -{‘‘.. ‘B. .Caution! If you are replaclngthe pa-
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-.. J3 ‘J: per, do not touchthe metal strip in the
““--, -,- -.. compartment. It may be hot Ifadocu-
.\ment hasjust been printed.
2Unwrapthe roll of fax paperand insert it
In the compartment.
.IThe roll must be placed so
that the leadingedgeof the paper
feeds from over the top of the roll.
(The paperis onlycoated on one side
for printing. If the roll is placed upside
down, the paperwill come out blank af-
ter printing.)
3Pass the leadingedge of the paper
through the slit betweenthe metal paper
guide andthe protrudingribs, and pull It
out from the other sideof the papercom-
partment cover. Removeany SiaCK.
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Close the cover, and at the same time
pull the paper out through the outlet so
that there is no slack in the compartment,
●Ashort length of the fax paper will
feed out and be cut off. (If this doesn’t
happen, repeatthe Ioadlng procedure.)
Thefax has abuilt-in anti-curl mechanismthat will help to reducepaper curl-
ingproblems, Theanti-curl mechanism will be more effect!ve at the begin-
ning of thepaper roll and less effective towards the end.
To assure along life for your fax and obtain the best reproduction quality, we
recommendthat you use the following Sharp fax (thermal) paper which ISavailable
from your dealer:
FO-40PR THERMAL PAPER (50 mr
+The use of any other paper may result in poor copy quality and excessive
build-up of residue on the head,This is due to the different thermal reactive
characteristics of each manufacturer’spaper.
+Other manufacturerspaper maynot have paper out sensor Ilneat end of roll
which could cause messagesto be lost and may cause the cutter to Jam.(see
Chapter 11 “Clearlng paperjams”)
When the paper runs out, OUT OF PAPERwill appear in the displa}. Receptionand
copyingwili no longer be possible.To replace the paper, first take out the old roll,
then load the new roll as describedabove.
Do not unpackthe paper until you are readyto use it. It may become dlscolouredif:
+It is stored at high humidityor hightemperature.
+It ts exposedto direct sunllght.
+It comes in contactwith glue, thinner, or afreshly copied blueprlnt
+Arubber eraseror adhesivetape is used on It. or it ISscratched
1-6 INSTALLATION

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Before you can begin using your fax, there are some settingswhich must be made
with the keyson the operation panel. Some of the settings are required for basic
use of your fax, others may or may not be necessarydepending on how you want to
use the fax. The proceduresfor makingthe settings are described Inthis chapter [n
the order shown below.
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Enteringyour name and fax/telephone number In the fax
Setting the fax to the current date and time
Selectingthe reception mode
Answering machine set-up
Swmn
+Distinctive ringing: If you subscribeto adistinctive rlnglngservice from your
telephone company (this is aservice which allows you to use several different
devices, each with its own phone number and ringing pattern, on one line), you
may want to select ringing patterns for the fax and/or the built-in answering
machine.
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Storing numbers for automatic dialling: Automatic dialling allows youto dial afull
fax or phone number by simply pressingaRapid Key,or by pressing the S
Dka e a2 n u a d ym
stdfa p n in the fax.
Volume adjustment: Adjustment of the volumeof the speaker. handset,and
ringer.
IS2-1

(ALATOP
Before you makethe settings, take amomentto familiarise yourself with the opera-
tion panel.
Rk
Ptk
automatically redlal
the last number
dlalled. I
Pk
Pressthis key to play DkSDk
rmpthis key ep
During playback,press it recorded messages. a2-digit Speed Dial
to skip forward to the next
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number.
message. \\
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Rk
Pressthis key to \“
repeat playbackof a
message.
Rk—
Pressthis keyto record
a phoneconversation
or amessage.
S P k
Ptkeyto ~
reducethe speed of
messageplayback.
Number keys
Usethese keysto dial
numbers,and enter
numbersand letters
during numberlname
stor]n-gprocedures
REC/fiEMORE&ATPLAY{SKIPDEL:TE
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/Press this kev to search
FPk/Skfa d
Pressthis key to Pressthis keyto dial anumber,or. during a
Increasethe speed of numberwithout plcklng phoneconversation.
message playback. upthe handset press Ii to put the other
party on hold.
2-2 INITIAL SETTINGS

ALOOK AT THE OPERATION PANEL
Display
This displays various
messagesduring operation
and programming.
RECEPTION MODE key
Pressthis key to select the
mode of reception.
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FUNCTIONkey
Press this keyto select RESOLUTION key
various specialfunctions, Pressthis key to aajust the
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resolution and contras~
before sending or copvlng
/adocument.
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RECEPTION
MODEFUNCTIONResolution
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06 07 08 ST(JP
09 10 m
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112 13 14 15 I(n
START/!JEMOR
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16 17 18 19
VOLUME keys
Press these keys to adjust the
volume of the spea~er‘,vhen
the SPEAKER key has been
pressed, or the volumeof the
ringer at all other t~mes.
STOP key
Pressthis key to sto~
operations before
they are completed.
1I I n1\vv9vur fkev
Pressthis-keyto
make acopy of a
document.
Rapid Dial Keys START/MEMORY key
Pressone of these keys to Press this key to send
diai afax or voice number or receive adocument,
automatically. (Note that you or to scan adocument
must attach the Rapid Key Intomemory before
labels.) sending It.
INITIAL SETTINGS 2-3

E Y N A FN)
To haveyour name and faxltelephone number (called the “Senders name” and
“Sendefs number”) printed at the top of every page you transmit. programthem by
pressingthe panel keys as shown below.
+If you enter an Incorrectnumber or letter, press the HOLD keyto movethe
cursor backto the mistake, then enter the correct number or letter. (To movethe
cursorforward, press the SPEAKER key.)
1mPressthe keys shown at left. “ENTRY
MODE” will appear in the display.
2Pressthe “#” key2times. “OWN NUM-
BER SET” will appear in the display.
3~-;:r},,Et:r
mPressthe START key.
4Enter your fax number (max.of 20 dig-
its) by pressingthe number keys. (To in-
@@@ ~@@@ sertaspacebetween digits. pressthe
“#” key.To insert a“+”. pressthe “*”
(Example) key.)
5-:c.,,a;,,l.L
oPressthe Skey.
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6m m Enter your name by pressingthe appro-
ama pnate number keys as shown on the fol-
lowing page. Press each key repeatedly
~~ until the desired letter appears Inthe dls-
mplay. (Max. of 24 characters.)
SPEAKER
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mm (Example: “SHARP”)
Pressthe START keyand then the
STOP key.
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Names are programmed by pressing the numeric keys. You WIIInotice that letters
are indicated above each of the number keys “2” through “9”. To enter aletter (or
number), press the appropriate key one or more times untilthe letter appearsInthe
display (the numberwill appear first, followed by the letters Inthe order indicated
above the key). The keys usedfor entering letters and editing are shown below.
Letters and numbers
To enter aletter or number, press
Space the appropriate key repeatedly until
Pressthis key the desired number/letter appears
twice to enter ain the display (the number appears
rn~nn first. then the letters in the order
Ishown above the key).
/Delete
Symbols
Press either key repeatedly until the
desired symbol appears (see the
symbol list on the following page).
Pressthis key to movethe
cursor to the left.
Cursor right
Press this key to movethe
cursor to the right.
●Toenter two letters in succession which require using the same key, press the
SPEAKER key once afier entering the first letter, thenenter the second letter.
.Tochange one Individualletter to another. move the cursor to thatletter ~nd
enter the desired letter. Thenew letter will simply replace the old one.
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ENTERING LETTERS FOR NAMES
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To enter asymbolfrom the list below, press the “#” keyor the “*” key repeatedlyuntil
the desired symbolappears.
. / !“#s90 &‘()*+,- : ; c= > ‘? @[~]A-‘{I}--
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The followlng ISan example of entenng the name “ABC Co. #l”
+The cursor in the display is Indicatedbelow by arectangle:
IStep Pressthese keys: Display
ABC
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i9aACO.
10 ,ABC CO.
1‘2 mABC co. # 1 ~
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STD A T
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The date and time appear Inthe display and reports, and are printed at the top of
evety pageyou transmit. Set the date and time by pressingthe keys onthe
operation panel as shown below.
oT. correct amistake. press the SPEED DIAL key to move the cursor back to
the mistake, and then enter the correct number.
1Press the keysshown at left. “ENTRY
‘“~”” @MODE” will appear in the display,
2am
Pressthe keysshown at left. “DATE 3
TIME SET” appear !nthe display
Press the START key.
4mEnter a2-dlglt number ‘or the day f’01”
to “31“).
(Example: the 5th)
5Enter a2-digit number for the month
(“01” for January, “02” for February. ’12”
(Example:January) for December etc.)
G@ @ (Eyample: 1996) Enter the last 2digits of the year,
,
7@Enter a2-digit number for the hour (“00”
to “23”) and a 2-digit number for the mln-
(Example: 9:25) ute “00” to “59”).
~m6 Press the START keyand thenthe
STOP key.
INITIAL SETTINGS 2-7

STRM
Yourfax has three modesfor receiving incoming calls and faxes:
ANS mode: Selectthis modewhen you are out and want the built-in answenngma-
chineto answer all calls. Voice messageswill be recorded. and fax messageswill
be receivedautomatically.
TEL mode: Selectthis modewhen you are Inand want to receivebothvoice calls
and fax messageson the same line. You must answer all calls, includingfax mes-
sages, usingthe fax’s handset or an extension phone connectedto the same line.
FAX mode: Selectthis modewhen you only want to receivefax messageson
line. The fax will answer all calls and receive incoming fax messagesautomat-
}cally.(seealso Fax/PhoneChangeover in Chapter 8.)
Strm
RECEPTION
MODEFUNCTIONRESOLUTION
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your
Set the modeof receptionwith the RE-
CEPTION MODE key onthe panel
●To select ANS, press the key until
“GENERALOGM PLAY”appearsin
the display (“ANS” will appearafter
the general outgoing messageplays).
N A mode cannotbe selected
unlessageneral outgoingmes-
sage has been recordedas de-
scribed In ‘)AnsweringMachine
Set-up’iIn this chapter.
.To select TEL. press the key until
“TEL” appears in the display.
.To select FAX, press the key until
“FAX” appears Inthe display,
2-8 INITIAL SETTINGS