Epson ET-2870 Series - Checking for New Faxes (Windows)

Note:
O Check if the FAX Utility and the printer's PC-FAX driver have been installed and the FAX Utility settings have been
made before using this feature.
“Application for
Conguring
Fax Operations and Sending Faxes (FAX Utility)” on page 253
“Application for Sending Faxes (PC-FAX Driver)” on page 253
O If the FAX Utility is not installed, install the FAX Utility using the EPSON Soware Updater (application for updating
soware).
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Important:
O To receive faxes on a computer, the Receive Mode on the printer's control panel must be set to Auto. To make
settings on the printer's control panel, select Settings > Fax Settings > Basic Settings > Receive Mode.
O e computer set to receive faxes should always be on. Received documents are saved in the printer's memory
temporarily before the documents are saved on the computer. If you turn o the computer, the printer's memory
might become full as it cannot send the documents to the computer.
O When received faxes have been temporarily saved to the printer's memory, the
light turns on.
O To read the received faxes, you need to install a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader in the computer.
Related Information
& “Making Settings to Send and Receive Faxes on a Computer” on page 96
Checking for New Faxes (Windows)
By setting up a computer to save faxes received by the printer, you can check the processing status of received faxes,
and whether or not there are any new faxes using the fax icon on the Windows task bar. By setting up the computer
to display a notication when new faxes are received, a notication screen pops up near the Windows system tray,
and you can check the new faxes.
Note:
O Received fax data saved to the computer is removed from the printer's memory.
O You need Adobe Reader to view the received faxes saved as PDF les.
Using the Fax Icon on the Task Bar (Windows)
You can check for new faxes and the operation status by using the fax icon displayed on the Windows taskbar.
1. Check the icon.
O
: Standing by.
O
: Checking for new faxes.
O
: Importing new faxes is complete.
2. Right-click the icon, and then click View Receiving Fax Record.
e Receiving Fax Record screen is displayed.
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